Who said that they would give up their career to be awarded just one cap playing rugby for their country? Richard Harris, of course. While many might think that “Dumbledore” would have been more interested in Quiddich, it seems that the Irish master of both stage and screen’s first love was for rugby and he would have given his last dollar to have played for the shamrock … [Read more...]
Match the person with the sports profile…
Come on you lot. Who can match the profiles provided below with the people shown in the pictures. I will come up with a fancy prize for the first person to comment with the correct matches. It's pretty easy really. Profiles 1. This character said they would gladly give up their successful career to get just one cap playing for their country in rugby 2. For a short … [Read more...]
Which is the biggest athlete?
Is the soccer player, the rugby league player or the basketball player the tallest? What about bulk? Is it the league player, the basketballer or the soccer chap. By soccer standards Christiano Ronaldo is considered a pretty hefty fella... and he's not afraid to show off his bulk whenever he scores a goal. Daly Chery-Evans is a littlie by rugby league standards but that is … [Read more...]
The most important statistic in sport
What is the most important statistic in sport? Clearly, it’s the FU-TU ratio. Forget goals scored, assists, tackles, missed tackles, meters gained, passes completed, rebounds, efficiency rating and any one of a hundred other stats. None of them hold a candle to the FU-TU ratio. Every coach on the planet needs to seriously consider the FU-TU rating of every player on … [Read more...]
Should serious young athletes stick to one sport? Not if you believe data from this years NFL draft.
According to Tracking Football, a U.S. American Football recruitment and sports data analysis service, over 88 percent of players drafted into the NFL’s (American National Football League) professional ranks in 2018 played multiple sports in high school. Multi-skilling an advantage? Such a statistic makes one wonder why many coaches still encourage their young athletes to … [Read more...]