Recent content by rickmac

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    Practice time usage: to scrimmage or not? Whadda say?

    For players to develop skills they need a ball at their feet and a scrimmage ends up with one ball being shared. For them to develop teamwork and a sense for the game they need controlled scrimmages. Mixing the practices with some of each is probably necessary if they are only practicing once a...
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    Squash

    Shock absorbing insoles got rid of my hip/knee pain when I got back I to it....and also broke my ribs a couple of years ago when running into a side wall while still thinking I was young.
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    Greg Bedard's - Boston Sports Journal

    This times a thousand. I think the content is great but the app is slow to load with a great signal and on the train it is useless. If I flip to check an email I have to then start over when trying to go back to the app Still worth it and I will keep supporting them but there needs to be a...
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    US, Canada, Mexico win joint bid for 2026 World Cup

    School pickup jerseys commonly seen: Brady, Gronk, Iring, Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo, Pulisic. He might already be top 50 with the younger kids at least in my area and probably much higher.
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    April brouhaha with the Yankees

    I think some video of him trying to throw a strike with a three ball count would be a decent defense showing there is no way he hit him if that is what he intended.
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    Greg Bedard's - Boston Sports Journal

    Still up...not sure what section to find it in but there is a link to it in the daily notes. Great new mailbag that will be up each week.
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    USMNT: To Rüssia With Love

    I was so ready to talk about how great the young guys looked...but that parking was a joke. Had three cars of us and first car made it to dinner over 50 minutes before the third.
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    Disc Golf near Boston

    Maple Hill in Worcester/Leicester is beautiful...has several levels of course and a great pro shop. Across the street from it is Pyramids - amazing pro shop (Marshall street if you want to find it on line) and one of the first courses around. Down the street is Newton Hill (which is free) and...