The Master

2008 Masters kicked off Thursday morning in a dense fog with the King teeing up the honarary first shot. Can't wait until Arnie, Player, Jack are all together hitting the first tee balls, hopefully joined by Watson in a few years. That's a foursome not to be fooled with.

Check out the online coverege at Masters.org the streaming video has been improved greatly over the last couple years. Live shots at Amen Corner and 15 / 16th holes.

2008 NCAA Champions

Congrats to the Kansas Jayhawks and their 2008 National Championship

One of the best played and coached games by both teams. It held up to all the expectations and more. Coach Bill Self chalked an incredible game plan and the boys executed as such. The ability to pound the ball inside and wear down the bigs from Memphis was a key factor late in the game. You could see the frontline for Memphis wearing their exhaustion on their sleeves.

I predicted the need for KU to play some portion of zone to not only provide a different look but also to slow down the penetration of Rose and CDR. Late in the second half, the Memphis back court found their grove and quickly Coach Self recognized it. Their first effort with the box-n-one was not the answer but Coach Self quickly moved to a 1-2-2 with Rush covering the point. The confusion on Memphis part was evident and I mark that as a big turning point in the game.

This was truly a team effort and shows what's possible when you have kids playing the game for all the right reasons. They never gave up and left us all with something to remember forever.

Tables Have Turned

I've seen GSB Sails pick up a load of boys down on the Blvd. when he needs help with a manure spreader jacked knifed on the Santa Ana. Not exactly like this but pretty close...

Tee Time?

With warmer weather just around the corner, it will soon be time for the afternoon exit. Hobbies are an integral part of overall healthy living. Find something you truly enjoy, make time for it and dedicate yourself to improving performance. These times away from the daily grind and salt mine are not only refreshing but also enable you to get more accomplished when you're in the work arena. A hobby that requires you to push yourself and compete against others on time, score, weight, etc... will sharpen that killer instinct.

Heels Over Head?

In case you needed yet another reason to avoid fitness "mouse traps" typically found on late night info-mmercials. I'm curious if Mr. Globo actually signed up those new prospects after they witnessed the inverted arse press with 1/4 barrel roll.

Happy first day of Spring !!

Bracketology

Sheets are due by 0800 Thursday morning. Tournament Central is setup on Booth St and as you can see my white board will be occupied for the next couple weeks.

Push-Ups Anyone ?

Came across this link via the CrossFit One World blog. They're part of my daily blog rota and always have great links and thoughts on fitness. Check out the NY Times feature on the importance and measurement of the old standard Push-Up. What's your max rep effort? Document then work to improve.

Happy St Patty's Day !! 41 and raining here in KC...Thinkin about getting the sticks out anyway, I'm sure we'll have similar weather over the pond in September.