Last week our school lost one of the greatest coaches to ever walk the halls of Bloomfield Hills high school. On March 25, 2014 the beloved Mike Rado lost his fight to brain cancer. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of knowing Rado he was the swim coach at Lahser since the program even started and he was the girls assistant coach for one year of Bloomfield Hills high school. Rado also coached a summer club for many years too. Rado swam all his life and was amazing, his times were so fast that we could hardly believe that anyone could swim like that. Although Rado is gone his impact will never go away. I only had one year with Rado as my coach, but it was the best swim season of my life and I could not have wished for more. I will miss  Rado's  jokes, and the smell of his coffee when he walked in the room. You will be missed Mike Rado.

Ultimate Frisbee

What is one of the most fun game in the world, but nobody knows about it? that's right, it is the one and only ultimate Frisbee! Ultimate Frisbee is fun and fast paced and you need little supplies  to play. what makes the sport so fun to play is the simplicity of the game, its pretty much just soccer with your hands, but here is the catch- no running with the Frisbee. Another reason as to why ultimate Frisbee is so great is that all you need is a Frisbee, a place to play like a front yard, and a couple of nets or boxes or whatever you want to throw the Frisbee in. Lastly you need are some friends to play with and good spirit!

cricket

                                            CRICKET
Cricket originated in the 1300s.  This game involves a bat and a ball, somewhat similar to baseball in that sense.  The bat is usually made of white willow wood and the ball is made up of hard leather.  The game is played on a grassy field.  The goal of this game is to score more runs than your opponent (also similar to baseball).  There is always 11 players on the field.  One team is batting and the other is fielding.  Cricket is a very popular sport in the countries of India, England, and Australia.  Cricket is also a game that always has a winner.  There has only been two times in history where the game has ended in a tie.  Blog ya later!!

Soccer

What sport is the most popular sport in the world, played worldwide, and practiced by 13 million Americans? Soccer.  Soccer is played on every continent in the world and is played in more than 178 countries.  Soccer is one of the many sports that requires a high level of fitness.  Speed, agility, strength and stamina are all good cardiovascular fitness traits to have to be an elite player.  However, to be a good soccer player, it takes hard work and dedication, two things that anyone can develop.  Drills like "Cones" , are great drills to practice to make you a better soccer player. You simply are dribbling the ball in between the cones to improve your ball handling skills and to keep the ball under control.  Even this simple drill is practiced still by colleges and high school.  The simple things come in handy in games.  A proper warm up at the beginning of every practice will definitely benefit you for the rest of your practice.  Remember that practice makes perfect and you can never practice enough.  Blog ya Later!

 

Table Tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong is a sport in which two to four players can play. It involves a light weight ball and a table tennis racket. The game is played  on a table divided with a net and the ball can only hit once on each side of the table as you hit it back and fourth. In 1926 the International Table Tennis Federation was founded. The game was invented when middle class Victorians decided to turn their dining room table into miniature versions of a table tennis table one night after dinner. When the game was first invented it had a series of different names, "whif whaf", "gossamer" and "flim flam". 

Baseball

 

Baseball Season

Baseball season is right around the corner.  The Detroit tigers first game is Saturday, March 1.  On the Tigers team, the leading batters are Miguel Cabrera with an average of 350, as of the 2013 season.  Next is Tori Hunter ,at 304.  The Detroit Tigers have a strong roster.  Miguel Cabrera is a winner of the triple crown.  Which means he had the most home runs, and runs batted in , as well as having the leading batting average.  The Tigers have some great pitchers with Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, and Rick Porcello.  So come out and support your team.  Blog ya later!!

Bump, Set, Spike!

Originally called "mintonette" in 1895, Volleyball was all started by William G. Morgan, a physical education director.  His plan: combine sports like basketball, handball, and baseball into a less physical game.  The game was supposed to be for businessmen and older gentlemen.  He blended aspects of tennis like the net and made improvements.  He raised the net 6 feet above the ground.  After watching his players. "volley" back in forth over the net he soon named the game volleyball.  The sport quickly spread around North America and soon traveled around the world.  Who would think that a gym teacher, in his small town Holyoke,  Massachusetts, could create such a popular sport played by many! Blog ya later!