Esataba leyendo el texto de Bob Dylan sobre llegar a viejo y me llegĂł al cora.
Les comparto esta lĂnea demoledora: "Descubres, al fin, que has comprendido algo que podrĂa haberlo cambiado todo en el pasado, si hubiera llegado cuando aĂșn podĂa cambiarse algo".
Elliot Anderson has played 1,621 minutes more than he did last season, a 52 per cent year-on-year increase before he's even kicked a ball at the World Cup.
For a player so important to England's chances, it's concerning that he is well into the "red zone"
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Qatar is the World Cupâs only group-stage match where one country barely reaches the sea, and the other barely stops being an island.
Bosnia has just 20km of its 1,540km border at Neum. Qatar has only one short land border and more than 560km of coast.
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.
Norway wins the most medals at the Winter Olympics, with a population of just 5.6 million. People say itâs because Norway is a winter wonderland, but theyâre also elite at triathlon, beach volleyball, cycling, and as the world is now seeing, soccer.
A big part of their success is how they treat youth sportsâand itâs the opposite of what we do in the US and Canada. Hereâs what we can learn from Norway:
1. Scorekeeping:
In the US: Youth sports tend to be hyper competitive even at early ages. Leagues almost always keep score.
In Norway: Scorekeeping isnât even allowed until age 13.
Removing winners and losers keeps the focus on the process not outcomes. It keeps kids engaged longer because it minimizes pressure (and tears) and maximizes fun, learning, and growth. The goal isnât to win a third grade championship. Itâs to love sport and keep playing.
2. Trophies:
In the US: If you give everyone a trophy, youâre creating snowflakes who will never gain a competitive edge.
In Norway: Whenever trophies are awarded, they are handed out to everyone.
If getting a trophy makes young kids feel good, we should give them trophies. Maybe theyâll come back and play again next year!!
As for the creation of snowflakes with no competitive edgeâNorwayâs athletes are tough as nails and all they do is win.
3. Prioritizing Fun:
In the US: Far too often, the goal is to win.
In Norway: The national philosophy is âjoy of sport.â
Youth sports in the US are driven by adults, ego, and money. Youth sports in Norway are driven by fun.
Only half of kids in the US participate in sports. The number one reason they drop out: because they arenât having fun anymore. In Norway, 93% of kids participate in youth sports. Fun is the foremost goal.
4. Playing Multiple Sports:
In the US: Thereâs pressure to specialize early and play your best sport year round.
In Norway: Try as many sports as you can before specializing as late as college.
Norway encourages kids to try all types of sport. This reduces injury and burnout and increases all-around athleticism. It also helps promotes match quality, or finding the sport you are best suited for as your body develops, which is impossible if you commit to a single sport too early.
5. Affordability
In the US: There is increasingly a pay-to-play model with high fees for leagues, equipment, and travel. This excludes many kids from playing.
In Norway: Itâs a national priority to keep youth sports affordable and therefore accessible for all.
Kids arenât priced out, which creates opportunities for everyone to participate (and develop into athletes), regardless of their parentsâ income level.
Norwayâs sporting success isnât just speculation or a nice story. A large body of research supports their approach:
âą Studies show athletes who specialize later in life have a significantly higher chance of becoming elite.
âą Soccer players whose motivation is primarily internal (versus external) have more than a 3x better chance of making it to an elite level.
âą The number one predictor of whether or not kids stay in sport is are they having fun.
âą Parents connect winning to having fun whereas kids say having fun is about being with their friends and learning.
We could learn a lot from Norway:
In the US, 70% of kids drop out of youth sports by age 13. This not only diminishes an elite-athlete pipeline, but it also destroys an opportunity for healthy habits and all the character lessons kids can learn from sport.
In Norway, lifelong participation in sport is the norm. The goal isnât to have the best 9U team. Itâs to develop the best athletes. Those are two very different things. And Norway has the medals to prove it.
Lumumba Vea sends a message, highlighting the conflict in DR Congo and the media's silence on the matter, as seen when the media use his image in the stands without mentioning what and who he represents. Photo by Heuler Andrey.
Columbia v DR Congo is the only World Cup group-stage match where both teams sit on the Equator.
There are 13 countries on the Equator in total, four of which are playing in this year's tournament.
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.
@indierod@JMalaparte Compañeros y no hay que repetir imprecisiones. Lo de no deberle al FMI pero financiar con emisión es remplazar dinero de verdad por billetes de monopolio.
When OG hit the shot, everyone in the building went nuts, even the Security Guards.
Here is a great video of the DJ.
How do you even pick the song in that moment? Went with the most likely choice.
Understandable!
Have to imagine this is the most viral NBA Finals social media moment to date.
Estimado @kaka1255 los hijos de Carlos Boozer en el draft.
Hora del examen de prĂłstata.
Aun recuerdo cuando traicionĂł a Lebron para amargarme la vida con el Jazz