My Sport Locker

Austin asked:

I was wondering because I play a lot of EA Sports games online and it sounds like a great feature.

greenjelly asked:

This is the Police Quest -in pursuit of the death angel. i did not recieve a manual. the game tells me that it is a score of some sport game that was in a newspaper.

Aspen Gilmore asked:

Decorating a Boy’s Bedroom

There are quite a few options out there for you to choose from when looking for Boys Bedding. When looking for boys’ room décor, it’s a good idea to look online. Not only can you find boy bedding ideas but you can shop online as well.

A boy’s bedroom often represents his personality. It truly is his territory and quiet place in the world and if you design it in a way that makes him happy he’ll not only enjoy being there but he might even keep it clean. Give him some input and you can find he’s much more interested and invested in the process. Although no one can make a magic anything that will make a boy want to clean his room, purchasing new items for it for the purpose of redecorating can definitely help change his attitude about tidiness for a little while, at least.

If a young or teenaged boy is interested in a specific sport or hobby they will want that reflected in their room décor. There are great boys bedding options for sports like soccer, football, lacrosse and hockey plus other interests like military, skateboarding bedding, motocross bedding, snowboarding and pirates. When you’re looking for a theme, the bedding is like the centerpiece to the room so your choice in bedding can either add to or take away from the décor of the bedroom.

Extras look great like wall murals, matching lamps and wallpaper. You can buy curtains and wall decals all in the same themes if your boy is really into something. If you don’t want to go overboard you can use the coloring in the bedspread or comforter that’s the centerpiece for the room as the wall color and accent color. For instance, if your theme is a sports team such as the Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey team with a blue bedding set you might want to use the same shade of blue for the walls and the carpet with white accents throughout the room.

Boys love having their friends over to play video games and hang out in their bedroom and a great way to get your son more proud of his room and therefore keeping it neater is to tell him you’ll redecorate it and allow him to have more friends over and sleepovers if he keeps his room clean. You can even get storage bins and a mock athletic locker for his room in the same theme as his room to really add a finishing touch.

When searching for items to compliment the décor in your boy’s room you can find many online suppliers who sell exactly what you are looking for. If you have trouble with something, you can also find websites that deal with customized and personalized products. You can create a mural based on your child’s team photo. You can create a photo blanket of him shooting the game winning goal into the net. You can create matching wallpaper for his favorite professional wrestler if you cannot find that wallpaper in the stores already.

dresscloth asked:

s are an informal variety of trousers intended for comfort or athletic purposes. In the UK they are varyingly known as track suit bottoms or the more informal jogging bottoms. In Australia and New Zealand they are known as track (or tracksuit) pants. stone islandSweatpants are usually made from cotton, and the chief characteristic distinguishing them from other athletic pants is the elastic band located around the ankles. Sweatpants are traditionally ash gray in color but are now available in essentially any color. They are usually quite “baggy” and loose, which makes them easy to slip into (and out of) and allows a great deal of flexibility and comfort. In addition, this design traps less heat than most conventional trousers, which may be a disadvantage in some contexts (such as cold temperatures) and an advantage in others (such as body heat-increasing aerobic activities). The sweatpant variations listed below are made from different materials. Sweatpants are widely used in schools, sports, etc. because they are comfortable and keep the cold out while they also don’t get too hot in warmer temperatures. Also, with the popularity of ripped jeans, sweatpants are easily ripped at the knees which is popular in most gym classes at school. There are many variations on the sweatpant design that have evolved to define their own categories of athletic pants. These variations include fashion pants, windpants, tearaway pants, and muscle pants. Fashion pants typically refers to “fashion conscious” sportswear, such as the pants produced by Juicy Couture. The distinguishing characteristic is that fashion pants lack the elastic band at the ankles. Very similar to, but not to be confused with sweatpants are windpants, also known as windbreakers, which are lighter and serve to shield the wearer from cold wind rather than insulate. Windpants are almost always made out of polyester or nylon. Some have polyester tricot. Some types of windpants have a separate inner liner made of cotton. Because of this Undergarments are not required while wearing windpants. Due to the substance’s natural friction against both itself and human legs, nylon makes “swooshing” sounds during walking. Windpants often have zippers on each ankle, allowing athletes to unzip the end of each leg to pull the pants over their footwear. Some windpants have zippers that run the full length so the pants can be simply unzipped entirely; in this case, shorts are normally worn underneath. Tearaway pants, also known as breakaway pants, rip-off pants, or (in the UK) popper pants, are another variation of sweatpants, and are closely related to windpants. Tearaway pants are windpants with metal snaps running the length of both legs. Some tearaway pants have snaps on only part of the legs, but normally the snaps run the entire length. Some tearaway pants are reversible. Some do not have pockets but since shorts are usually worn underneath tearaway pants, many people open the top snaps to gain access to pockets in their shorts. Sometimes, there are buttons above each set of snaps to add more closure. The buttons and snaps allow athletes to remove their tearaway pants in a timely manner to compete in some sports. Basketball and track and field are the two sports most commonly associated with tearaway pants and windpants. Adidas is the largest manufacturer of tearaway pants, followed by Nike, Inc.[citation needed] Other manufacturers are Spalding, Russell Athletic, Teamwork Athletic Apparel, Wilson Sporting Goods, And 1, Reebok, Champion, Polo Ralph Lauren, Converse, Old Navy, Foot Locker, Tommy Hilfiger, Fila, and numerous other brands. Muscle pants more closely resemble regular sweatpants than tearaway pants or windpants. Muscle pants are usually made out of thin cotton material. Muscle pants are often characterized by wild patterns and sometimes flamboyant designs. Muscle pants were designed for use in bodybuilding; bodybuilders needed a special kind of pants to accommodate their bulging muscles and bodies while working out. Muscle pants can be traced back to late 1990. A number of brands have manufactured these pants, including International Muscle (previously known as International Baggyz), California Crazee Wear, Platinum Everywear, Zero Gravity, Stonewear USA, Kushi, Appartus, and many others. The most famous brand name of muscle pants was Zubaz, which was licensed to include sports team logos and names on their muscle pants and other apparel. Zubaz’s slogan was “Dare to be Different”. Zubaz were made popular in a 1986 Prince video.

LITTLE GREEN GOD asked:

any ideas to make a PE locker smell better?

i have one of the bigger lockers reserved for people that play sports.

i’ve tried hanging dryer sheets on the little hooks. it works ok, but i don’t really like the smell of the dryer sheets. lol.

BackpackingAddict asked:

Staying at any of the Berlin hostels opens a world of history, culture, great food and fun. This safe, metropolitan city has something for everybody.

Berlin has over 170 museums and galleries. If you love history, don’t miss Deustches Historiches Museum, Topographie des Terrors, Museum Island (5 different museums!), Checkpoint Charlie and Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Art lovers, visit East Side Gallery, which displays 106 paintings along one of the few remaining intact stretches of the Berlin Wall. If you’re a foodie, enjoy a doner kebab and curry-wurst, both Berlin inventions, and imbibe in Germany’s wonderful beer. You don’t have to do a nightclub for a great night out; the Wintergarten Variete is an entertainment cabaret you’ll definitely want to visit. For the adventurous, leave your suits at the hostel and go au natural at one of Berlin’s numerous spas. Finally, and most importantly, take one of Berlin’s famous walking tours. At the end of the day return to your Berlin hostel to share your experiences with like-minded travellers.

Generator Berlin, Berlin, Germany

This modern and expansive Berlin hostel is close to the underground and tram stations, so it’s ideal to explore the city from. Open 24 hours, Generator Berlin has free breakfast, laundry, a restaurant, Internet, linen, comfortable beds, luggage storage, lockers and sinks in every room. What makes Generator Berlin great, however, is the party atmosphere. They have free guided walking tours, pub crawls, bike rentals, a lounge, a game room with foosball and pool table, a BBQ area, summer beer garden and the Generator, a happening on-site bar with great drink specials. Generator Berlin also offers travel information and VIP discounts, and is known for its cleanliness and funky industry-themed décor. Many reviewers comment on the excellence of this Berlin hostel, and one claims that, overall, it’s the ‘perfect hostel’.

Amadeus Hostel Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Amadeus Hostel Berlin offers everything from single rooms to twelve-bed dorms, all with shared bathrooms. Set north of downtown, it’s an easy jaunt from the Amadeus Hostel Berlin to the city’s main attractions: Museum Island, the nightlife of Prenzlauer Berg, the cafes, restaurants and shops of Hackescher Markt and two large urban parks, Maupark and Volkspark Humboldthain. Breakfast at Amadeus Hostel Berlin is cheap and excellent; linen, towels, luggage storage and Internet are free and it’s great value for your money. This clean, secure Berlin hostel is basic but comfortable, and guests all have wonderful things to say about the staff, described as gentle, lovely, kind and helpful.

BackpackerBerlin, Berlin, Germany

BackpackerBerlin hostel is located in the inexpensive ‘alternative’ student neighbourhood of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin. The BackpackerBerlin hostel is small, clean, a great value and near Berlin’s artistic culture and nightlife. It features a well-equipped kitchen, common area, outdoor terrace, laundry, luggage storage and bike rentals. Breakfast, Internet and WIFI are free, coffee is free all day and staff are described by reviewers as warm, friendly and helpful. Of all hostels in Berlin, BackpackerBerlin is most recommended for those seeking a quiet, authentic cultural experience at an unbeatable price.

A&O Hostel City West, Berlin, Germany

The A&O Hostel City West is located in Germany’s oldest, largest zoo, the Zoologischer Garten. Near the popular shopping area of Ku’damm which houses the Gedächtniskirche, the landmark church nearly destroyed by allied forces in WWII, this Berlin hostel has breakfast, around the clock reception, multilingual staff, Internet and WIFI, laundry, lockers and free luggage storage.

With bicycle rentals, free daily newspapers and tickets available for shows, tours and museums A&O Hostel City West is a great base from which to explore Berlin. Or, have a great time without even leaving the hostel: play billiards, foosball, video games or darts, visit the sports bar or Trainspottbar, which has a beer garden and summer roof terrace. Sing your heart out on karaoke Wednesdays, relax in the sauna, enjoy good conversation in the kitchen or lounge or kick back in the TV room – the A&O City West has to be the most entertaining hostel in Berlin. As a recent guest put it, this is one great hostel!

SleepCheap, Berlin, Germany

The SleepCheap hostel in Berlin, true to its name, does have excellent nightly rates but that’s only one of its attractions. It’s close to the metro and Tegel airport and a five-minute walk to the beautiful Baroque Schloss Charlottenburg palace – the largest in Berlin. It’s also near Grunewald forest, Ku’damm shopping district and the trendy Prenzlauer Berg district. SleepCheap hostel Berlin also has two in-house massage specialists, breakfast, great restaurants nearby and cozy décor with hardwood floors, comfy furnishings, a courtyard and even a hostel dog. SleepCheap provides 24-hour reception, luggage storage, a common area, guest kitchen, travel information, free Internet and lockers for security. Recent reviews describe this cozy Berlin hostel as pleasant and atmospheric. One excited reviewer goes further, rightfully claiming that SleepCheap rules!

Albert Alexander asked:

When you hear the word “coach”, what comes first into your mind? Do you picture a basketball team with a man/woman shouting out directions? Or perhaps a football team with a man/woman pacing to and fro and calling out the names of the players?

Coaching is no longer reserved to sports teams; it is now one of the key concepts in leadership and management. Why is coaching popular?

Coaching levels the playing field.

Coaching is one of the six emotional leadership styles proposed by Daniel Goleman. Moreover, it is a behavior or role that leaders enforce in the context of situational leadership. As a leadership style, coaching is used when the members of a group or team are competent and motivated, but do not have an idea of the long-term goals of an organization. This involves two levels of coaching: team and individual. Team coaching makes members work together. In a group of individuals, not everyone may have nor share the same level of competence and commitment to a goal.

A group may be a mix of highly competent and moderately competent members with varying levels of commitment. These differences can cause friction among the members. The coaching leader helps the members level their expectations. Also, the coaching leader manages differing perspectives so that the common goal succeeds over personal goals and interests. In a big organization, leaders need to align the staffs personal values and goals with that of the organization so that long-term directions can be pursued.

Coaching builds up confidence and competence.

Individual coaching is an example of situational leadership at work. It aims to mentor one-on-one building up the confidence of members by affirming good performance during regular feedback; and increase competence by helping the member assess his/her strengths and weaknesses towards career planning and professional development.

Depending on the individuals level of competence and commitment, a leader may exercise more coaching behavior for the less-experienced members. Usually, this happens in the case of new staffs. The direct supervisor gives more defined tasks and holds regular feedbacks for the new staff, and gradually lessens the amount of coaching, directing, and supporting roles to favor delegating as competence and confidence increase.

Coaching promotes individual and team excellence.

Excellence is a product of habitual good practice. The regularity of meetings and constructive feedback is important in establishing habits. Members catch the habit of constantly assessing themselves for their strengths and areas for improvement that they themselves perceive what knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to acquire to attain team goals.

In the process, they attain individually excellence as well. An example is in the case of a musical orchestra: each member plays a different instrument. In order to achieve harmony of music from the different instrument, members will polish their part in the piece, aside from practicing as an ensemble. Consequently, they improve individually as an instrument player.

Coaching develops high commitment to common goals.

A coaching leader balances the attainment of immediate targets with long-term goals towards the vision of an organization. As mentioned earlier, with the alignment of personal goals with organizational or team goals, personal interests are kept in check. By constantly communicating the vision through formal and informal conversations, the members are inspired and motivated. Setting short-term team goals aligned with organizational goals; and making an action plan to attain these goals can help sustain the increased motivation and commitment to common goals of the members.

Coaching produces valuable leaders.

Leadership by example is important in coaching. A coaching leader loses credibility when he/she cannot practice what he/she preaches. This means that a coaching leader should be well organized, highly competent is his/her field, communicates openly and encourages feedback, and has a clear idea of the organizations vision-mission-goals. By vicarious and purposive learning, members catch the same good practices and attitudes from the coaching leader, turning them into coaching leaders themselves. If a member experiences good coaching, he/she is most likely to do the same things when entrusted with formal leadership roles.

Some words of caution though: coaching is just one of the styles of leadership. It can be done in combination with the other five emotional leadership styles depending on the profile of the emerging team. Moreover, coaching as a leadership style requires that you are physically, emotionally, and mentally fit most of the time since it involves two levels of coaching: individual and team.

Your members expect you to be the last one to give up or bail out in any situation especially during times of crises. A coaching leader must be conscious that coaching entails investing time on each individual, and on the whole team. Moreover, that the responsibilities are greater since while you are coaching members, you are also developing future coaches as well.

Monique Southerland asked:

our locker had locks and we could put valuables in them, its not like a sports clothing locker, its a……locker that you can put anything in.

Melih Oztalay asked:

More and more insurance companies are offering discounts on health and fitness club memberships in the Dallas and Houston areas and throughout Texas, so it may be a good time to join a health club to stay in shape and continue to improve upon your overall health. But be careful. If your health club cuts corners when it comes to safety, sanitation and staff training, you may actually be jeopardizing your health by working out there. Now that you know that you should keep your eyes open, here’s what you should expect from a health club:

1. Instruction on the proper use of equipment and facilities.

When you join a health club, someone from the club’s staff should ask you to fill out a health history questionnaire. If you have a serious health problem (e.g., a heart condition or a bad back), the club should require that you obtain medical clearance before starting an exercise program. You should also be invited to a new member orientation session, which is usually a one-on-one session to learn club rules and how to properly use the exercise equipment. Staff members should also work with you to design an exercise program that meets your needs, taking into account any health problems or physical limitations you might have.

2. Staff members who test your fitness when you start an exercise program.

Staff members should check on you periodically after your initial consultation. Even after you’ve been there for a few months, they should be readily available to answer questions and teach you proper exercise techniques. This is possible only if there’s an adequate instructor-to-member ratio. If there are only a few staff members on duty, they may not be able to give you the personal attention you need to exercise safely.

3. Qualified and well-trained staff members.

All staff members should know about health and fitness issues and should be trained in CPR and first aid. In addition, exercise instructors should be certified by a nationally or internationally recognized organization such as the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America or the American College of Sports Medicine.

4. Equipment and facilities are clean and safe to use.

Check out the condition of the equipment and the cleanliness of the facility. Even though state and/or local governments must license health clubs, there’s a chance they may not be closely regulated. However, they may be certified by a national organization, such as the International Health, Racquet and Sports Club Association, which requires members to maintain clean, safe facilities and adhere to a strict code of ethics. So dirty locker rooms and broken equipment can sometimes signal that the club is in financial trouble, especially if the condition inside the club has recently taken a turn for the worse.

These are signs that your health club is adequately maintained:

- The club should have routine sanitation procedures.

- Members should be instructed to clean off machines after use. So look for adequate paper towels and spray bottles of disinfectant.

- The facility should be big enough to accommodate members, even during peak periods. Find out if the club limits memberships to keep crowding to a minimum.

- Exercise equipment should be relatively new, not outdated.

- All equipment should be clean and in good repair. Worn or torn equipment may be a safety hazard.

- Instructions for use should be attached to each machine.

- Mats and flooring should be clean and resilient enough to protect against injury.

- Showers and locker rooms should look and smell clean, with absolutely no mold or mildew visible.

- The pool and hot tub should be sanitized regularly. Signs of inadequate sanitation include pool water that burns your eyes or foam in the hot tub.

- Rules of use should be posted in the pool or hot tub area.

- First aid kits should be well stocked and readily accessible to both staff and members.

5. Adequate security in and around the club.

Health clubs often post signs warning members not to leave valuables in their lockers. Because lockers are notoriously easy to jimmy open, petty thieves often target them. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the health club has lax security, but it does mean that you should find out if the health club is going the extra mile to protect you and your possessions. Determine if your club has:

Security measures in place to ensure that only members or their guests can enter or leave the building, such as membership cards, surveillance cameras or gates.

- Well-lit parking areas.

- Security guards, if the area is especially dangerous.

- A well-attended child-care facility, if the health club offers childcare.

If you notice that your health club is not as clean or safe as it should be, talk to the club’s director. If your concerns aren’t resolved or if serious health violations exist, contact the local or state authority responsible for monitoring business or sanitary practices in your area, such as Texas Attorney General’s office or your city’s Health Department.

Whether you go to a health club or work out on your own, make exercise a high priority in your daily routine because staying active contributes to lasting health.

Dick Moss asked:


At last! After long winter months of running in school hallways after endless hurdle drills on linoleum and cement after dreary, dark training runs on icy roads – Spring had finally sprung. We were finally the recipients of a beautiful, sunny Spring day. And although it was partly snow-covered, 200 meters of our track had melted.

With that familiar spring smell of fresh air and melting dog-doo in our nostrils, we were finally ready to do some serious damage in track practice. To begin the deadly serious business of winning city, regional and provincial championships. And who knows – maybe even qualifying for the Olympic trials later in the summer.

It was a Saturday sprinter practice and our racehorses were ready to tear up the track, unfettered by the threat of looming hallway walls and locker-door collisions.

But surprisingly, it was not just our sprinters who showed up for practice. Two distance runners appeared as well – surprising, because their Saturday workout was just an optional, easy distance run.

“We’ll just go for an easy run,” the two girls – both 15 years old – said as they left the track at a slow jog. I assumed they would head down a paved road where the footing was safe.

Our stadium is in a beautiful setting: surrounded by rocky hills that are crossed with skiing and jogging trails. Although the trails are popular in mid-winter and summer, in the Spring they are a no-man’s land of mud, ice, partially melted snow and leafless trees. It was part way through our workout that I realized the girls had headed onto these trails. My first clue came 20 minutes before they actually jogged back into view. I could hear a fanfare of giggles, screams and laughter echoing sharp and clear off the hills.

One of my sprinters looked at me and asked, “Where in the heck are they – out on the trails? They’ve got to be nuts!”

Another fast 200m for our sprinters, then another. I kept peeking up into the hills, waiting for the source of the laughter to appear. And then I saw them. Both girls, wearing only T-shirts, shorts and shoes, sliding down a snowy slope on their butts. And laughing like crazy. Landing at the bottom, they ran back up the hill and slid down while standing up – downhill skiing without skis.

Their run completed, they jogged back to the track, climbed our timers’ stand and lay on their backs, their muddy feet flopped onto a handrail. Contented, they just lay there, soaking up the sun and the warmth and the fresh air.

For the girls, it had been a great afternoon. No video games, no high-tech toys, no television, no organized team competitions – just a muddy trail, a pair of shoes, a sunny day and a friend to enjoy them with.

One of my older athletes remarked, “Teenagers really are annoying at that age. All they do is giggle.” I didn’t say anything, but I had to disagree. I left that practice feeling happy, and care-free, and very young.

It had occurred to me as I watched them sliding down that hill – and I can still hear their laughter as I write this article – that this is what sports, and fitness, and the professions of coaching and physical education are really all about.

Winning and excellence and personal improvement are admirable goals. But in its essence, sport is really just play. Necessary play. And the joy that comes with movement, and being fit and interacting with nature in a physical way. And being young…and (for us older folks) realizing that being able to play allows us to experience the joy and innocence of youth all of our lives.

I hope the girls always remember that day. And I hope I will too. Especially on those frequent occasions when I take the achievement aspect of sport too seriously. I hope the memory of their laughter ringing off those hills will give me a subtle slap on the face and the reminder that, “Hey, it’s only play after all. This is supposed to be fun!”