What you should know about Volleyball Safety to make the most of your play timeWritten by Rebecca Blain
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Setting When setting ball, you should always be careful to watch ball, and be in position several ball lengths before arrival. Facing target rather than origin can prevent being hit in face with ball. Losing focus on ball can also result in being unbalanced due to reacting to ball being where you do not expect it. This can result in injury, as sprained wrists and ankles are a likelihood.Serving When performing serve, you want to make certain your lead foot is opposite from your hitting arm. If your lead and hitting arm are both on same side, you will be unbalanced, which can result in a wide serve and injury. You must also make certain to hold a firm wrist position when completing serve.Spiking This can be one of more dangerous aspects of volleyball. When spiking ball, you will be in motion, and using a heavy, hard action on wrist and your body. As you are jumping in this move, you run risk of sprained ankles and other foot related injuries. Injuries resulting from falls are also extremely potential in this move. When performing your spike, there are several things you need to remember. First, you should be jumping with both feet. A one foot jump can lead to injury. Also, you should not perform a "tennis" swing. This is where you side-sweep with one arm, while your other arm swings backwards. This is a risk to yourself and your teammates, and should be avoided. Your wrist should also be held back in this position, and snapped forward on spike. A dead-on hit can jam or sprain your wrist. By keeping these small tips in mind, you should be able to prevent injuries.Passing This is one of most common moves in volleyball. The pass, or forearm bump, is performed by holding your hands together and hitting ball with your forearms. A good pass involves your hands being held together, while your elbows are held straight, and your wrists remain firmly in position. Your body should be positioned towards your target when pass is completed. If any of these things are not done during pass, you run a risk of injury to yourself and others. This is where a great deal of wrist injuries occur, as hitting ball with your hands instead of your forearms can cause sprains or breaks in your wrists.Physical Contact In Volleyball, physical contact should be avoided at all times. As this is a no-contact sport, collisions usually result in injuries that prevent you or your teammates from participating in future games. While many sprains only take a week or two to heal, broken ankles and wrists from collisions take far longer and can ruin your season. Always keep in mind where your teammates and opponents are. By doing this, you can save yourself and your comrades a lot of pain and trouble.At first, all of these volleyball safety tips may be overwhelming. However, without them, you will find yourself out of play due to a painful injury. Persistence in following basic rules of safety can prevent this and enable you to enjoy game to its fullest extent.
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| | The Evolution of Man - The History of HuntingWritten by Rebecca Blain
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The Third Era, The Middle AgesPerhaps one of most interesting times in history of hunting, is middle ages. This is period in time where hunting for food was a vital part of life for many, though restricted. Rules on hunting, such as no hunting in King's Forest, was first real restrictions on hunting present in world. Only rich prospered, and surf classes hunted whatever they could, when they could for survival. Hunting, from boar to deer to fox hunting, became primary sports for nobility of time frame. This started trend of organized hunts for sport. Colonists to New World required as much hunting skills as possible, during this period of time, although they progressed quickly from relying on scavenging and hunting to creating farms and plantations. Popular weapons for use in hunting during this time period was forms of archery, slings and throwing spears. The gun was also used, although it had not quite yet reached full levels of popularity. The Forth Era, The Industrial PeriodOn heels of Middle Ages was Industrial period. This era stretched from beyond 1700s until just after start of 1900s. The evolution of machines brought about great changes in hunting. Large farms became very popular, where livestock was raised instead of practice of hunting wild animals, downgrading hunting to only become a past time. Guns, ranging from muskets to rifles, were being to be used extensively. Archery was downgraded to sport use only, though it was very popular for tests of skill. Present DayThrough these stages of history of hunting, humans have perfected this activity, with a wide range of weapons. Archers, for example, have many types of bows to choose from. Arrows are just as plentiful as bows, from metal to wood, with many different types of tips. Guns have evolved same way, with many types of bullets and guns for different types of hunting. Special guns and equipment designed for moose hunting, for example, wouldn't be same as deer hunting supplies. Competitive hunting, such as fox hunting, is still greatly enjoyed by many people who prefer a little more action to their hunting. In modern world, safety and skill are requirements for hunting, and it is open for anyone who is willing to learn proper weapon handling and obtain all of documents necessary to hunt. Regulations on guns and hunting have been developed to prevent species from going extinct. While hunting is still very popular, modern day has a lot more restrictions that in any other era in history of hunting. Each of these eras of history of hunting have done a lot for sport and trade, giving it a rich heritage that shouldn't be forgotten.
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