Ever have a driving experience where maybe you’ve been stuck behind a vehicle for ages and you just end up hating their guts even though you know absolutely nothing about them? Yep, I have on numerous occasions in fact. Today’s blog includes the top 10 road experiences I’ve had where someone made my blood boil by something small, rude or just outrageous. So here we go, the countdown from 10 is on.
“A load of crap” were the words Declan Rice chose when addressing speculation surrounding his International future following his Man of the Match performance in Irelands 2-1 win vs USA in June. His second Man of the Match performance in just his third senior International. In the same interview, he stated his excitement to make his competitive debut in the newly formed Nations League, with matches against Wales and Denmark scheduled for September. Fast forward three months, Martin O’Neill revealing Rice had requested to be left out of the two International games as he considered switching allegiances to England. Rice’s previous three caps had all come in International friendlies, as the Nations League games are under FIFA rules they are deemed competitive games meaning if he played he would forfeit his ability to switch allegiances, hence, his absence. There seems to be a consensus amongst Irish supporters that Rice is a traitor and should never be considered for Ireland again, even on the off chance he decides not to declare for England, but is this fair?
Close your eyes, take a moment to look back on your childhood memories. Going to bed early, being good because ‘Santa’s’ watching, almost pulling your loose tooth out to get a fiver off the tooth fairy (and yes, a fiver as a child was as good as winning the Lotto). Being so innocent in believing EVERYTHING. The innocence of childhood led us to believe anything, even if it was just made up or never going to happen.
Scrap them, the majority are lies!! All I will say is, if you’re the type of person who is still trying to keep some of your childhood alive, you will snap out of it after reading my top childhood lies told by my family. Trials can be a stressful time for athletes who are looking to take the next step in their sporting career. Commonly at trials, the better players go under the radar and don’t grab the coaches attention enough. They leave feeling bewildered and frustrated that they have blown another opportunity when they know that they are good enough to have gotten through. Here are the do’s and don’ts of having a successful trial. The Do'sBe prepared for your trial
Step 1 and by far the most important regarding going for a trial and hoping to be successful is to be prepared both mentally and physically. Ever hear of the saying ‘Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.’ Trialists should approach the trial with the right mindset and be in peak physical condition. Onlooking coaches, managers and scouts can see an athlete straight away who is in prime condition. Train for your trial, put in the time and graft doing drills on the pitch addressing your weaknesses or hours in the gym getting yourself right. Nutrition is key. Fuel your body with the right foods lay off the takeaways for a few weeks and drink plenty of water. If you are carrying a niggly injury go get it sorted. It is not a good first impression if you are walking into a trial injured. After all first impressions matter. So first off to start what is functional movements. Why do we need to look at these movements? Functional training is defined as movements and exercise that improves a person’s ability to complete daily activities or goals. So to start off before we describe what movements we will use, firstly we can perform a test to see what faults we may have acquired over the years from work, sports or from our everyday life’s. That’s where functional screening comes into play. Following on from this a look into what other professionals prescribe as important movements.
After all this, a layout of movements has been put together along with why their important and what they represent in our daily life. Next, we will take a quick look into who’s trending around social media in terms of Instagram as an example to help whoever reads this with the knowledge to add advanced movements to match these 7 functional movements and add variety to basic movements. Finishing with the benefits that can be achieved by using functional movements as a way of training our body's to suit everyday tasks. |
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