The AFL are searching worldwide to find tall players. Here is a highlight package of the 4th international combine held by the AFL (Australian Football League). I would love to see how these guys go if given a chance to play AFL. You can see the top results from this combine, their athleticism matches the Aussie combine efforts.
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AFL now recruiting from the US
May 22nd, 2015 · No Comments · AFL, Testing
Tags: AFL·AFL combine·combine
Bo-taoshi, Unusual Japanese Sport
December 15th, 2014 · No Comments · Unusual
An interesting Japanese unusual sport is called Bo-taoshi, which is a capture-the-flag-like game with elements of rugby and war. Shown below is a game played at its highest level, between cadets of Japan’s National Defense Academy. Two teams of 150 players compete for each other’s pole, the aim is to bring the pole down to a 30 degree angle. You have to watch the video to see how this is done. See more about Bo-taoshi.
Tags: Japan
World Record Raw Bench Press by Eric Spoto
November 2nd, 2014 · No Comments · Bench Press, Weight Lifting
See Eric D. Spoto “Vanilla Gorilla” beaking the raw bench press record with a lift of 722lbs (327.5 kg) . The previous record was 715 lbs by Scot Mendelson. See more about the Bench Press world best scores. Raw bench pressing is done without equipment such as bench shirts. Using such aids there have been lifts above 1000 lbs. I was curious and had to look up what he was sniffing in the video before the lift – and the answer is smelling salts.
EDIT: This record has now been broken by Russian Kirill Sarychev. He lifted 335 kg (738.5lbs) on November 22, 2015.
Tags: world record
Reaction Time Testing with a Champion AFL Player
October 2nd, 2014 · No Comments · AFL, Reaction Time
The 2014 Brownlow medal winner Matt Priddis is put through his paces on a series of reaction time tests at the Edith Cowan University Sports Science department. It shows a good range of basic reaction time tests, then a couple of more sport specific tests that are more relevant to this Aussie Rules footballer. See information about the AFL reaction time test.
Tags: AFL·brownlow medal·reaction time
2014 AFL Grand Final Sprint
September 29th, 2014 · No Comments · AFL
Here is the final for the AFL player sprint race from the 2014 AFL Grand Final day. The winner was the favourite Geelong’s Jordan Murdoch. See more about the Grand Final Sprint.
2013 AFL Grand Final Sprint
September 29th, 2014 · No Comments · AFL
Here is the final for the AFL player sprint race from the 2013 AFL Grand Final day. The winner was Patrick Dangerfield of Adelaide (repeating his wins from 2011 and 2012. See more about the Grand Final Sprint.
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100m Men's Sprint 1932 LA Olympic Games
September 24th, 2014 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s 100m at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games was won by American Eddie Tolan in a world record equalling time of 10.38 seconds. Second placed Ralph Metcalfe, also from the US, was given the same time. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.
Tags: 100m·1932·1932 Olympics·Athletics·events·Los Angeles·olympic games·track and field·USA
Things You Didn't Know About Sports
September 8th, 2014 · No Comments · Sports
If you have an interest in biomechanics, this is a great video to watch. Professor John Barrow is the author of “100 Essential Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know About Sport“, and this is his lecture when he launched the book. The book and the video are full of fascinating things to do with maths and sport. Very interesting for anyone with an interest in biomechanics.
Tags: biomechanics
Gliding Demonstration Sport at the 1936 Olympics
February 20th, 2014 · No Comments · Unusual
There are many unusual sports that have been part of the Olympic Games as demonstration sports. Gliding, or aeronautics, was demonstrated in 1936, and also a gold medal awarded for Swiss Hermann Schreiber for a flight across the Alps in 1935. The IOC were ready to add this as an official sport in 1940, only for the Olympics to be cancelled by the outbreak of war. There was plenty of aeronautic skills shown in the skies during the war, but unfortunately it was never again considered for the Olympics. See more about Aeronautics at the Olympics.
Tags: 1936·1936 Olympics·aeronautics·berlin·demonstration sport·gliding·olympic games
Rugby League (UK) Fastest Man in 2012
October 31st, 2013 · No Comments · Rugby League, Speed
In 2012, 18 of UK’s fastest rugby league players raced the length of Headingley pitch to find the fastest man in Rugby League. The winner was Omari Caro. See more about this event and other sprint races between rugby players.
Tags: 2012·rugby·rugby league·sprinting
