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Nurturing Greatness Beyond the Game! Discover our commitment at Bay Laurel Athletics to young athletes and their parents. Check out our latest blog article, "Nurturing Greatness Beyond the Game: Why Choose Bay Laurel Athletics?" What are your commitments to those you serve? Share in the comments! #BayLaurelAthletics #NurturingGreatness #AthleteJourney https://lnkd.in/g-r4ReCB

May 25, 1935, is remembered as the day when Jesse Owens established four world records in athletics.[15] On that day, Owens achieved track and field immortality in a span of 45 minutes during the Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he set three world records and tied a fourth. He equaled the world record for the 100-yard dash (9.4 seconds) (not to be confused with the 100-meter dash), and set world records in the long jump (26 feet 8 1⁄4 inches or 8.13 metres, a world record that would last for 25 years); 220 yards (201.2 m) sprint (20.3 seconds); and 220-yard low hurdles (22.6 seconds, becoming the first to break 23 seconds). Both 220-yard records may also have beaten the metric records for 200 meters (flat and hurdles), which would count as two additional world records from the same performances. #blackmenspeakpodcast #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory

USFCA’s NCAA Fencing Team SPI and Coaches’ Poll The US Fencing Coaches Association is pleased to present the Season Performance Index (SPI) ratings and the NCAA Fencing Coaches’ Poll. SPI: It is calculated by a formula from team match results which accounts for strength of opponets fenced. Polls: During the regular season we are polling Head Coaches for Pre-Season, Mid-Season, and a Post-Season rankings. Poll points are awarded respective to the maximum number of selections: 15 women’s team, 12 men’s teams, 8 Division III women’s teams, and 6 Division III men’s teams. This roughly corresponds to the top 1/3 of the men and women teams and 1/2 of the Division III teams. https://lnkd.in/g-BGXMbJ

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In honor of National Basketball Association (NBA) All star weekend: When people ask who was the greatest basketball player of all time, they usually talk about championship rings, Lebron with 4? is it Kobe with 5? maybe MJ with 6? In our jobs, most of us are not the main person in the organization. Most of us don't do the main thing the company does. In Basketball terms, most of us are role players. But role players do make a lot of difference, when they know their role, and play it to perfection. My favorite role player of all time is Robert Horry, or by his nickname "Big Shot Rob". He earned that nickname by making a lot of big shots, as a role player. Somehow, he was always in the right place at the right time, and made the right shot. That is the same in our work lives, we need to identify the right moments where we can have an impact, and take the right shot. In our respective teams, most of us can't be Lebron or Kobe or MJ. But we can be Robert Horry. Oh, and by the way, Robert Horry has 7 championship rings, one more than Michael Jordan. Here is a great video about how Robert Horry did it: https://lnkd.in/d55nJPNG

Why Michigan Should be Ranked #1: Defending National Champions In this video, we discuss why Michigan should be ranked number one in college football, considering their national championship win last year. We compare this to other sports where the defending champions hold their spot. Join the debate! #MichiganRanking #DefendingChampions #CollegeFootball #NationalChampions #SportsDebate #CollegeFootballRanking #FootballAnalysis #TeamRankings #CollegeSports #SportingDebate

The most exciting and newest basketball tournament is taking place this fall, 2024 USBC. What I am grateful for is the fact the USBN is changing and improving professional basketball in America. Yes, the USA is home to the National Basketball Association (NBA), the world’s league. But what about the hundreds of other teams that exist and the thousands and thousands of other players that just miss the NBA cut but don’t leave America to go overseas? Where can these teams and players be seen? Where can these players have a chance after college to continue their developmental process that could one day allow them to step onto an NBA court? Where does the next generation of basketball players and their family go to see a game if they cannot afford the cost of an NBA game? Through the USBN, you can find professional basketball teams and pro basketball players that exist and operate in many communities throughout the Nation that exist outside the NBA. Lebron James is not giving up his chair on the NBA court. If you are a graduating college basketball player, this means you might have to wait longer for your chance. USBN wants to make sure these players can continue to play, continue to develop, continue to improve, continue to follow their dream of one day making it to the top, the greatest, the best League in the world, the NBA. But with only 30 teams, and 450 players for the entire planet. If you don’t make it, it doesn’t mean you are not good enough, there is just someone on this planet a little better. And it should not mean you have to give up on your lifetime’s work and dream. The 2024 USBC in presented by USBN and special thanks to friends such as PlaySpark, ANDIEM, WaCover, @sportsfund1 and Playeasy.com #lebronjames #ncaabasketball #basketballplayer #sportingevents #USBN #2024USBC #namingrights #sportssponsorship #usabusiness #naia   

Michigan Football: Ranking and Predictions for the Top 10 Teams Join us as we discuss the potential ranking of Michigan in the college football top 10. We analyze the team's performance and debate their placement in comparison to other contenders. Let's dive into the numbers and see where Michigan truly stands. #MichiganFootball #CollegeFootballRankings #Top10Teams #SportsPredictions #MichiganWolverines #CollegeSports #FootballDebate #FootballAnalysis #SportsDiscussion #TeamRankings

The most exciting and newest basketball tournament is taking place this fall, 2024 USBC. What I am grateful for is the fact the USBN is changing and improving professional basketball in America. Yes, the USA is home to the National Basketball Association (NBA), the world’s league. But what about the hundreds of other teams that exist and the thousands and thousands of other players that just miss the NBA cut but don’t leave America to go overseas? Where can these teams and players be seen? Where can these players have a chance after college to continue their developmental process that could one day allow them to step onto an NBA court? Where does the next generation of basketball players and their family go to see a game if they cannot afford the cost of an NBA game? Through the USBN, you can find professional basketball teams and pro basketball players that exist and operate in many communities throughout the Nation that exist outside the NBA. Lebron James is not giving up his chair on the NBA court. If you are a graduating college basketball player, this means you might have to wait longer for your chance. USBN wants to make sure these players can continue to play, continue to develop, continue to improve, continue to follow their dream of one day making it to the top, the greatest, the best League in the world, the NBA. But with only 30 teams, and 450 players for the entire planet. If you don’t make it, it doesn’t mean you are not good enough, there is just someone on this planet a little better. And it should not mean you have to give up on your lifetime’s work and dream. The 2024 USBC in presented by USBN and special thanks to friends such as PlaySpark, ANDIEM, WaCover, @sportsfund1 and Playeasy.com #lebronjames #ncaabasketball #basketballplayer #sportingevents #USBN #2024USBC #namingrights #sportssponsorship #usabusiness #naia   

Yesterday I heard TV announcers talk about the geographic expansion of lacrosse at the highest levels and decided to take a look to see if the data supports this. Home states/provinces of Men's D1 college lacrosse participants are expanding at the highest levels of the sport. Below are athletes from the top-20 teams by RPI as of April 20th. Athletes from the top ten states & provinces declined from 83% in 2009 to 76% in 2024. Non-hotbed states, provinces and countries are producing an increasing number of D1 men's lacrosse players on the top 20 teams. #sportsanalytics Full dataset: https://lnkd.in/edqftq8U