Dealing with Distractions
By Meg Benevides
From the professional sports world to high school sports, all atheltes are affected by distractions. As a captain, how can you help keep your teammates on track?
Coach to Coach
Fireproof Investments
By Valerie Gin
Everything my friend owned, except for her car, was lost in a fire to her apartment building this week.
Runner to Runner
Redemption
By Cheryl Baird
Blake Russell waited four long years to fulfill her dream of making an Olympic team.
Parent to Parent
Gym Rats
By Debbie Haliday
When I was a younger person one of my favorite things to do was to play pickup basketball.
ATC to ATC
Court Side Seats
By Angie Miller
Court side seats to every game, Personal time with the players, and an invitation to every single practice. These may sound like benefits fans would pay top dollar for, but for the athletic trainer, it's just another part of the job.
Captain to Captain
Legends...in Others' Eyes and Mouths
By Valerie Gin
"Do not call attention to yourself; let others do that for you."
For the month of July, the home page stories will change every Monday to allow our writers some time off this summer! We will resume daily home page features in August! Thanks for reading!
For most of my life as a competitor I was terribly incomplete. I desperately loved the sports in which I participated, I was always conflicted in my heart about how to compete.
Yesterday's Home Page
Keep Moving
By Jen Bell
Boy, I've been exercising a lot lately! Not really. It just seems that way.
Chaplain's Corner
Game, Set, Match or Game, Set, LIFE!
By Alice Simpson, WNBA Chapel Coordinator
I am a chaplain AND a physical education teacher. My days often put me situations where I can help kids make good choices for life. Recently, as I taught tennis rules to my class, one outspoken girl told me that her dad used this rule- "when in doubt, call it out." This referred to calling your lines in or out of bounds.
Play Your Heart Out
Coach Josh Franklin
By Roger Lipe
It's the best-case scenario for a coach. You resign from coaching immediately after winning the highest level championship for which your team can compete. That was the scene for Coach Josh Franklin of Cobden Appleknockers Softball.
For the Love
Bucket List
By Suzy Mathieson
I have a list of things I want to do or experience before I die. I guess you might call this a "bucket list" (to borrow from the recent movie title).
Reflective Replays
Playing for the Roar of the Crowd
By Birdie
My eight year old nephew is pretty quick.
Smile Makers
Photo Galleries
By W4S Contributors
Smile Makers features stories, moments in time captured in pictures to celebrate people who are wired4sport!
Life Lessons in Sport
S.A.D. Basketball - No Regrets
By Sam Lee
About a dozen years ago, I played in a three-on-three basketball tournament at a local high school...
Quips and Quotes
Pressure
By Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods won the US Open under tremendous pressure. Here's his positive take on pressure.
Sports Pages
A Lifer
By Peter McClelland
My father took me to my first Red Sox game in the 1950's.
Beyond the Headlines
Inspiration
By Debbie Haliday
"I coach people, not basketball."
Crossed Wired and Misfires
Untangle Your Hose
By Cheryl Baird
I noticed something while working in my garden.
You Make The Call
He lost the tournament, but won anyway
By Cheryl Baird
Phil Mickelson paid attention to way more than golf during the recent FBR Open.
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