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We often take for granted all of the logic and skills that human athletes demonstrate every day. Our kids can easily surpass the performance of robots, even as young as 3 years old. But HOW we are able to do these tasks so easily?

A psychological look at direct free kicks in soccer/football... ...from the goalkeeper's perspective.

he recent comments made by Kevin Keegan in relation to the massive gap between the top and bottom teams in the premiership raise again the question of whether we have the right model in football.

Visualization is already used extensively in golf to improve performance. Usually, it is suggested to golfers that they visualize the shot at the same speed as in real-life to ensure accuracy and realism but new research suggests there may be more to the speed of the visualization than just keeping it real.

A great example of using a sponsorship across different markets.

Imagine winning a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. No really, go ahead, close your eyes and visualize it. What did you see? Were you standing on the medal platform looking out at the crowd, waving and taking in the scene through your own eyes, or were you a spectator in the crowd watching yourself getting the medal put around your neck? This choice between "first-person" or "third-person" visualization actually makes a difference on our motivation to achieve a future goal.

On Saturday the 30th May, the British and Irish Lions Kicked off their 2009 tour of South Africa. The British and Irish Lions are a special touring party made up from the four 'Home' nations - England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales; South Africa are a notoriously hard playing nation and the current World Champions.

It is interesting to see Martin Johnson\'s comments on the England team''s fitness after their Calcutta match on Saturday. I have been saying this to the young players I work with for a few years, my aim is to train them to beat the All Blacks, not to lie at the bottom of a ruck in 2nd division rugby.

Dumbbell and barbell complexes have proven very popular in recent years amongst the S&C community. They are probably most widely used within Martial Arts circles as they are great at developing large work capacities. The man credited with developing them is Istvan Javorek, Head Fitness Coach at Johnson County Community College.

The calorie conscious and fitness freaks have a reason to rejoice with introduction of HealthKit for iOS 8.

MS Dhoni says that he will think about retirement at the right time but still focus on India tour of Australia series.

Indian cricket team director Ravi Shastri backed Indian bowlers on Tuesday. India already given the ODI series once losing initial 3 ODI matches consecutively in a very 5 ODIs

Australian all all-rounder and hard hitter James novelist during a recent interaction declared that the new ODI rules had bridged the gap between bat and ball.

The upcoming series between India and Australia in 2016 squad will be announced and expected to be joined and more changes in both T20 and ODI's.

When swimmers first started wearing body suits I wasn't swimming, and I found them curious. The technology was pretty marginal, but before long they became de rigeur at all of the top swim meets. Now, it is hard to find anyone, even at masters swim meets, wearing anything else. It's time to go back to good old-fashioned trunks.

Consider these factors when choosing the right basketball shoe type that can best fit your game and playing style.