Football
Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. The most popular of these world-wide is association football (also known as soccer). The English word "football" is also applied to American football, Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby football (rugby union and rugby league), and related games. Each of these codes (specific sets of rules) is to a greater or lesser extent referred to as "football" and sometimes "footy" by its followers. Many of the modern games have their origins in England, but many peoples around the world have played games which involved kicking and/or carrying a ball since ancient times. Full Article on Wikipedia
Vettori hails most realistic video game ever
NEWSDESK: “I spent yesterday trialing an prototype 3D video game – it was incredible,” said Black Caps captain Dan Vettori. “Weird, I thought we were meant to be actually playing cricket, but once I got into it I couldn’t put it down. I’d recommend it to anyone.”
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I am a Dropkick
Not content with blogging on this site like a jockey attempting CPR on a horse with a whip, I’m also bringing down the tone on The Dropkicks, a bad-ass NZ sport site. I’ll be doing a write up on the Chiefs every week during the Super 14, challenging me to improve my sport blogging by *actually watching the games*. It’s the kind of thing that could revolutionise this site. Ah har.
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New sportreview t-shirt
Ever entrepreneurial, sportreview.net.nz is looking to expand the range of t-shirts we offer. As a nation, I think we can all agree that the Black Caps’ success relies solely on captain, selector and coach Dan Vettori being handed MORE responsibilty for the team. Not less – more. Immediately. Imagine a whole ASB stand or bank at the Basin kitted out in these. Expressions of interest the comments.
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Reading list – Game Changers: How Videogames Trained a Generation of Athletes
Wired magazine on how video games are changing the game:Then Brandon Stokley snagged the ball on the play that would soon be dubbed the Immaculate Deflection and pulled his astonishing did-you-see-that Maddenball maneuver. Donny Moore, an EA designer who was sitting to Madden’s left, leaped to his feet. “That’s what happens in the game!” he screamed, ecstatic.
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A Crusaders fan with no interest in Cricket on the Bangladesh series
“…and then Toddy said to me ‘OK mate, I’ve signed your arm, now get out of my bathroom…
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Yo Dodger Blue
Harry Nilsson, of the great songs, magnificent voice and the going on the piss with John Lennon a lot in the 70s is a big fav here at sportreview.
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Links on Friday
Assist of the decade, apparently – it IS a bit goodIf you have kids, sick tomato is a great way to keep them entertained in the school holidays – you’ll treasure these special moments. Bored teenagers working in fast food outlets also enjoy super sick tomato
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Book review – Moneyball
Moneyball is about a new approach to baseball, hiring Harvard statistics nerds to scout talent, going deep inside the stats to find the most effective players. Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane, portrayed as an obsessive perfectionist lead the A’s to the play offs several times early in the noughties with a fraction on the budget of most teams. Using number crunching to scout meant the A’s recruited players who were fat, old or just had weird technique who, crucially, got the job done – on paper.
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Book review: When Freddie Became Jesus
Cricket With Balls’ Jarrod Kimber has written his second book – Ashes 2009: When Freddie Became Jesus (links to bookdepository.com, for free delivery for most of the world).
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Black Caps coaching – Star Wars quiz
The Black Caps’ coaching-set up isn’t that clear – new coach Mark Greatbach gets to advise on team selection, while Dan has final say, and while Dan’s in charge on the field, Mark helps out with batting and gives interviews, but only if Dan’s not around… it’s more complicated than Tony Greig using his hotel swipe card after a hard evening’s awards ceremony.
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