Okay... so... what is this "study" actually telling us? This is measuring athletes' stated preferences for a fictional narrative that they imagined themselves participating in. Now, if your metric...
Liked On: 04-21-2013, 04:46 AM
even though you intended for this to be a joke thats actually what happens: every fencer pushes for certain calls and some do this more than others. if you watch the season where yakimenko was doing...
Liked On: 03-31-2013, 10:45 AM
There are 2 kinda of situations where coaches "don't get it." 1) The coach doesn't understand why referees make certain calls. 2) The coach doesn't actually know what the most important elements...
Liked On: 11-05-2012, 03:52 AM
Hi! If that is the case, how about making a list of coaching success? If one lists coaches according to their lifetime medal haul in Nationals (over all age/gender categories in one...
Liked On: 11-04-2012, 04:06 AM
Of course! But don't we try to NOT put those people in charge? We generally don't make bad refs referee instructors. We DO, however, put bad coaches in charge of running coaching clinics and...
Liked On: 10-29-2012, 11:41 PM
I seriously can't believe you just typed that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_the_Dominican_Republic Quite a concentration of freakish natural...
Liked On: 10-25-2012, 11:26 PM
Yes, and no. There are 3 primary areas of success we have had over the years. (both result and cause of success?) 1) Something about our club's culture that just makes it natural for everyone to...
Liked On: 10-25-2012, 11:24 PM
Coaches college is an interesting one. Personally, its been one of the biggest positive factors on my coaching. I think CC can have a very different effect on people depending on their background. ...
Liked On: 10-25-2012, 11:24 PM
The fact that it took 10 posts to figure out that the audio video wasn't synced is rather indicative of the critical thinking generally present on fencing.net...
Liked On: 09-22-2012, 03:51 AM
The timings are a set of factors that the FIE uses to try and shape fencing. They wanted less flicking, so they made rules to make it harder to flick. They thought flicking was less cool.* Use the...
Liked On: 09-22-2012, 03:40 AM
All it takes is the right kind of enigmatic, charming personality, enough people swayed by that charisma, and a strong inner circle that will protect the perpetrator and look the other way. As to...
Liked On: 09-15-2012, 01:26 AM
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Liked On: 07-10-2012, 01:30 AM
I think it gets faster after you hit the guard - you should try that.
Liked On: 05-29-2012, 05:11 AM
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Liked On: 05-25-2012, 07:31 PM
The best advice I can give you is to remove your bandana and discontinue using your fancy salute.
Liked On: 05-21-2012, 01:12 PM