The annual NHL Draft involves interviews, medical screenings, and fitness tests over a four-day period. Here is part one of two videos from the NHL Combine in 2007 that capture the action of the day, which focus on Stefan Legein and Sam Gagner. (video length 6:55). See part 2. See more on the NHL combine.
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NHL Combine Testing 2007 – Part 1
February 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Ice Hockey, Testing
Tags: draft camp·Ice Hockey·NHL·NHL Combine·USA·winter sports
Cricket Australia Fitness Testing
November 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Cricket, Testing
Details of the Cricket Australia Fitness Testing program, as described by their strength and conditioning coach Stuart Karppinen. The Australian cricket squad follow a set national protocol, as seen in this video includes yo-yo endurance test, standing long jump, sprint and vertical jump test, probably more too.
Blo-Ball
October 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Unusual
Blo-ball is an unusual sport similar to table tennis without the paddles. All you need is a good set of lungs to blow the ping-pong ball back and forth and try and get the ball past your opponent. Read more about blo-ball.
All Blacks Yo-Yo Test
October 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Rugby Union, Shuttle Runs
New Zealand All Black Rugby team performing the yoyo fitness test. The last man standing was player Richie Mccaw scoring 19.2.
Tags: All Blacks·yo-yo
1982 Commonwealth Games Clean and Jerk
September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Weight Lifting
Australian Dean Lukin in the 110kg+ weight lifting class winning the clean and jerk competition at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. This footage shows him lifting 221 kg (487.2 lbs), a new Commonwealth Games record.
Tags: 1982·Australia·Brisbane·Com Games 1982·Commonwealth Games·events·weight lifting
1974 Commonwealth Games 1500m Final
September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Athletics
All about the men’s 1500m at the 1974 Commonwealth Games held in Christchurch New Zealand. This has to be one of the greatest 1500m races of all time. Filbert Bayi of Tanzania raced to the front and took it to the rest of the field.
He held on to win in a time of 3:32.2 – a new world record by almost a full second. Local boy John Walker was happy with his second place, also beating the previous world record.
Tags: 1500m·1974·Christchurch·Com Games 1974·Commonwealth Games·events·new zealand·Tanzania·world record
1986 Commonwealth Games 800m Steve Cram
September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Athletics
A dominating performance by English runner Steve Cram at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 800m men held in Edinburgh, Scotland. His winning time was 1:42.22, a new Commonwealth Games record and and as the commentator said, it was the fastest time of the year to that point.
Tags: 1986·800m·Athletics·Com Games 1986·Commonwealth Games·Edinburgh·England·events·Scotland·Steve Cram
Netball Highlights 2006 Commonwealth Games
September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Netball
Interesting view of some highlights from the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games netball tournament. No commentary, just the sports of sport – makes you feel like you are there. In the final, the world champion’s New Zealand defeated the reigning Commonwealth Games champion Australia 60 to 55.
Tags: 2006·Com games 2006·Commonwealth Games·events·Melbourne
Johnson wins Seoul 1988 Olympics Men’s 100m Final
September 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Athletics
Ben Johnson wins by ‘a mile’ in the men’s 100m sprint event. His time was 9.79 seconds. He was very quickly stripped of his win as he tested positive to performance enhancing drugs. Second in the race (eventual gold medalist) was Carl Lewis and 3rd was UK runner Linford Christie. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.
Tags: 100m·1988·1988 Olympics·Ben Johnson·Canada·drugs·events·olympic games·Seoul·South Korea
