Author: Ricardo Vieira

One would think being a football player all you need is talent but then this can be proved wrong. They are smart football players who are genius-level intellects and college paper writers who are outstanding when it comes to comparing their brain power and intellectual might. Though it is challenging for an athlete to focus both on their education and sports especially during the season, most athletes receive scholarships in return for their sportsmanship. This is a bit tricky because each one is as important as the other and one cannot miss any of them most especially they cannot miss football practice or a game because their scholarship is based on their great sportsmanship. Even with these kinds of scenarios some athletes have overcome barriers and proven to perform excellently both on the field and in their class work. John Urschel This famous Baltimore Ravens player is the first name that comes to mind anytime smart footballers are mentioned. The offensive guard player went to Penn State University and has acquired a bachelors and masters in mathematics. The player who is currently pursuing his Ph.D. had to quit football after three years. He is doing well such that he was already a professor while pursuing his master’s studies and he has published several research papers. Benjamin Watson The New Orleans Saints player has a major in Finance. From the...

Ice or polymer ice – skaters can now choose between skating on a real surface or artificial surface to enjoy the sport. It no more requires freezing water to set up a holiday skating rink as you can use synthetic ice instead. Water and electricity which are so essential for producing ice are absent when you install synthetic ice-rinks because the ice like effects are available from a plastic surface that allows skaters to glide smoothly across it. The feeling of gliding on traditional ice remains almost the same when moving across plastic material that has the resilience and strength just like ice. Besides, the plastic surface is as much frictionless as natural ice which does not allow skaters to feel any difference when they perform on an artificial surface. Matching with the natural feeling To create the feeling of natural ice, manufacturers use high-quality polymer or HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) with high molecular weight and embed special lubricant in it. The lubricant that remains mixed with plastic gradually oozes out from the surface thereby producing a slippery effect that matches with the natural ice surface. It ensures that the gliding ability of plastic ice surface is almost 90% of natural ice. As a result, when skaters perform on the artificial surface, they can do all kinds of maneuver and movements just as they would do on natural ice and...

If you are a soccer fan, you must have heard of La Masia, the famous football academy of FC Barcelona which has been known to churn out world-class talent on a regular basis. Victor Valdes, Xavi, Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, and Cesc Fabregas. These are players who graduated from the same academy and were part of the 2010 World Cup winning team. Xavi and Andres Iniesta are true legends of the game who were known for their passing and playmaking, which was part of their education at the academy. Lionel Messi, who joined the academy at the age of 13 has come out many times to support the academy’s teachings and emphasizes the need to keep on investing in youth. They say that Messi would not have been the player he is today if he did not have the Barcelona DNA ingrained him; meaning focus on possession, passing, and playmaking. The academy is the epitome of what sports academies should be like. The academy has a rigorous routine and coaches available to focus on each aspect of players. Not only on football, but they have started coaching players in the sports of basketball, futsal, handball, and roller hockey too. The 2010 World Cup winning team is the prime reason why sports clubs and franchises across the world; no matter which sport it is, should invest in youth...