The early morning surf check wasn’t promising. While the Pass was tempting with its clean, two-foot, southerly swell winding down the bank, every surfer within fifty kilometres (experts, beginners, and everything in between) was thrashing, clawing, and scratching to secure one of the few worthwhile waves on offer. No, I thought. I can’t stand it. Even if I am lucky enough to … [Read more...]
Team Names on Sports Uniforms? Why?
Socrates has been playing and watching sport for decades and one of the (many) things that has mystified and annoyed him from a young age is the way that some teams, (usually basketball teams), emblazon their uniforms with their team name in text. He doesn't get it. And he worries about where this tradition might be heading! When I was a young pup playing hooker for the … [Read more...]
ACL and the sports bra
While driving around town the other day my ear picked up at a story on the radio, and it occurred to me that it might be of interest to my daughter Sal and my son’s partner Gracey who both happen to be good athletes and very good soccer* players. Daughter Jade, a hooper, might also take note. I saw Gracey (who just happens to have a crook knee) the next day and I told her about … [Read more...]
Why are some sports addictive?
My nose is gushing. My eyes are swollen - almost closed. My skin is blotchy and itchy. I am sneezing every few seconds. Allergy. Hay fever. Hence, I am waiting for my turn at the pharmacy counter for the chemist to sell me something that will reduce my misery. I look down at the array of colourful pharmaceutical goodies on display on the shelf just below the counter. What … [Read more...]
Billionaire proposes hybrid Rugby competition! – “Heart of Rugby”
In a move that will rock the sporting globe to its foundations, magazine publishing billionaire, Jed Hawkins, today announced that his new “Heart of Rugby” company will launch its inaugural competition that combines the talents of Australia’s finest Rugby League and Rugby Union players in 2026. Hawkins made the announcement to a shocked group of journalists, sports pundits … [Read more...]