Fort Robinson Rodeo - 2022 A rodeo was a natural event/activity at Fort Robinson; herding, roping, branding, feeding and moving the Park's livestock are necessary skills for many park employees. Musical Chairs on horses offers a unique activity to show off their skills. Thought for the Day: Horse sense is the thing a horse has … Continue reading Musical Chairs
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Follow Through A mighty swing from a young left-handed golfer provided this ending position of the right foot. The ball has not moved. I have no idea how this right foot came to this position. Which is needed most here, a coach or medic? Thought for the Day: There are no shortcuts on the quest … Continue reading Footwork 2
SS - Throw to 1st Not exactly a pirouette, but I don't think the lad will be disappointed if he doesn't make the dance team. Thought for the Day: Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.Vince Lombardi
Curling Olympic trials for the U.S. Curling Team are now taking place in Omaha, NE. Results of these trials will select the team to represent the United States in the 2022 Winter Olympics. It's not the kind of action sport that puts you on the edge of your seat; i.e. high drama with "last minute … Continue reading Curling
Cross Country Fall is the season for Cross Country. For first-timers, it is tough getting in shape. After a leisurely summer, the sudden demands on your body to prepare for long distance running (2 miles) is like a fire alarm going off in your bedroom at 2 AM. In training for only three weeks, these … Continue reading Cross Country
6 lb. catfish As instructed by his uncle, the 9 year old was out of bed at 0700 to check the trot lines they had set the night before. The tension on his line turned out to be a 5-6 lb. catfish. Getting the fish over the gunwales was a struggle, but what a thrill! … Continue reading Whopper!
Hot Potatoe Hats off to the inventor of Slo-Pitch softball. The game can be played by all skill levels at any age, a 7-inning game is completed in an hour, injuries are few and most leagues are just for fun. No uniforms required. Thought for the Day: Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other … Continue reading Slo-Pitch
Baseball has long been called "America's pastime"; it's been popular since the mid- 1800's. In this day and age of instant gratification, it is hard to understand the sustained popularity of a sport with so much down time between mere seconds of frenzied action. The baseball season is over for this nine year old who … Continue reading America’s Pastime
Another season of Little League baseball is wrapping up with state tournaments this week. The parents must be relieved after four months of multiple game/practice commitments each week. The eight year-olds in this photo played 35 games during the regular season. Fortunately, my grandson had a coach that kept everything in perspective. Not only is … Continue reading Coaching
It was a hot muggy July day at the Saunders County Fair Grounds in Wahoo, NE, with threatening thunderstorms that occasionally hid the blinding sun. My 16 year-old granddaughter competed in four events in the 4-H horse show: halter, Western pleasure riding, pole bending and barrel racing. The first event was early morning, and her last … Continue reading Long Day
It was a late October afternoon when I arrived in Ithaca, New York. Having driven from Detroit, across Canada, and down the full length (40 miles) of Lake Cayuga, I was only thinking about finding the hotel. But the sight of colorful shells gliding up and down the lake got my full attention When I made … Continue reading Crewing
Nothing says "school is out" than a five-year old T-ball game. Summer is time for the brain to idle for a few months while the body enjoys physical pursuits. Who needs mental stimulus during summer vacation when you're learning the most complicated game on the planet. The young lads are still learning their left hand from their right … Continue reading T-ball
March Madness starts today so forgive me if I seem distracted. See ya! Thought for the Day: What is so fascinating about sitting around watching a bunch of pituitary cases stuff a basketball through a hoop? Woody Allen
The Army-Navy football game was played this last Saturday, the 114th meeting between the two oldest military academies. It is one of my favorite football games of the year, and I've written about it before. The tradition of the game and the spirit in which it is played always sends a chill up my spine … Continue reading Go Army – part II
Whoa Nellie! The exclamation of that famous sports announcer, Keith Jackson, came to mind when I saw this beautiful mane at a local horse show. This was the first horse show I ever attended and had no idea what to expect. This was a show for local amateurs and it was worth the price of … Continue reading The Mane Event
Petanque? "What the heck is petanque?", I asked the chap at the bar during a mid-afternoon break of touring Bath, England. He and his mates were getting very worked up over opening night of Bath's Petanque League. Between fight songs with his petanque team mates, he tried to explain it. It sounded something like … Continue reading Petanque
Ever had one of those senior moments where you go down stairs to get something and half way down you forget what you're after? You sit down on the stairs to try and remember what you needed in the basement. After a few minutes, you can't remember if you were going up or down the … Continue reading Senior Moments
The Little League season is winding down; I have mixed feelings about that. The number of games these little guys plays is extraordinary, no wonder they (me too) get burned out. The hellish-hot days of July are right around the corner--yeh, I know, baseball is a summer sport, but there are limitations to my interest. … Continue reading Do Your Best!
At four and five years old, players are already analyzing their play on the field. The tall player in the red hat says, "Why'd ya swing at that ugly pitch?" "Because", the player in the too-big hat explains, "the hit-and-run sign was on. I had to hit the ball or the runner would be caught … Continue reading Baseball Managers
My mother always said, "Take the good with the bad." That thought came to mind while I watched the first baseball practice of my 4 year old grandson ... there's a lot of good and bad in Little League. Stretching? Yeah, that was definitely not a priority for the four year old future stars. Learning … Continue reading Good and Bad
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