sports
Online training and sports sites 8^^
You can’t spend all your time on the slopes or playing
games—too bad. So when you’re not outdoors doing what
you like best, visit these sites for web-based updates and more.
sportcare.com
The place to go when you
break down. Sportcare has
over 1000 team physicians
and sports medicine special
ists onboard. Although they
have some tips on training,
the focus is identifying what
injury you’ve managed to get,
and what to do about it.
epicski.com
Home of the Barking Bear Forums—chat rooms for ski fanatics.
People really use these forums—all of them had hundreds (some
times thousands) of hits, and were all active every day. Great clas
sifieds to buy/sell used gear.
For skiers, not boarders.
snowboardnetwork.com
Boarder’s delight: News,
updates, competitions, clas
sifieds. Best feature: Boarder
of the week awards, with
interviews that are archived
so you can go back and
read them all. Check out “Snow Rules,” too, the white powdery
online version of “Road Rules,” featuring the on-camera antics of
pro boarders.
boealps.org/skitips.html
If you’ve got a sense of humor about the foibles of ski season (or
you want to develop one), take a quick visit to this site for ski self
deprecation.
adventuresports.com
To complement your inter
est in team sports, go to
adventuresports. Here you
can get the online lowdown
on hiking, rafting, cycling,
climbing and other individ
ual activities. Has special
sections for preseason
training, to get you ready for ski season. Great guides to ski
adventures and eco-tours worldwide.
H'
eteamz.com
A community of college and
pro teams that shares training
information, pregame rituals
and summer training camp
information. The message
boards have incredible traffic,
8 steamtunnels.net
allprotraining.com
This site has information and tips from
professional coaches. Great information
on nutrition, training techniques and spe
cial skills. Aimed at improving all athletes.
APT is easy to use, pleasant to navigate.
www.learn-sports.com
with loads of discussion
about games, practicing and
especially, getting an edge on
opponents.
Concentrates on skiing, running, tennis, coaching
water sports and golf. Most interesting cross train
ing tip: Doing tai chi to improve your skiing. •
For fitness sites, online personal trainers and workout tips go
to steamtunnels.net and search using keyword “fitness.”
• According to the league XFL
doesn’t stand for anything.
• The inaugural XFL
Championship Game is on
April 21,2001.
• Average ticket price is
around $25.
• The XFL will use players who
normally would play for the
CFL, NFL Europe and the
Arena League.
• The XFL contract is six
months, with a league option
for an additional year.
• Training camps will run from
jan. 2 until Jan. 28.
• There will also be incentives
for teams that win. The win
ner of each game will share a
$100,000 bonus. There are
bonuses for teams that make
the playoffs, and a $1 mil
lion bonus for the champi
onship team.
• There are eight teams; they
play ten games.
• Each team will carry 70 play
ers into training camp. Final
rosters will have 38 active
players and 7 practice squad
players.
For profiles of each XFL team, go to steamtunnels.net and
search using keyword “XFL”
Source: XFL.com and xflboard.com