Warming up

Mckibben, author of "Global Warming: Get Up! Stand Up!" The countdown to global devastation began 30 years ago. In 1988, James Hansen, a former NASA scientist presented the issue of global warming before Congress, and the response from US legislation was staggering! McKibben's article attempts to persuade his audience to accept this dreadful truth, as well as doing something about it. Factors such as, fossil fuels, the structure of carbon dioxide, and a neglectful federal government, affect the future of global climate change. Assuming that, we continue to do nothing about global warming, we stand zero chance against the consequences of our actions in the future. With…

Literature Review Warming up before a game or an event has become such an important and common task that researchers have been continuously trying to find ways to improve performance through warming up. Researchers are still trying to figure out whether a 20-30 minute moderate intensity warm up is enough to reach someone’s optimal sprint performance. Many studies have found that the most influential factors that warm-ups have on sprint performance include the increase of muscle temperature…

I planted my foot and turned to protect the ball only to hear a loud crack in my right knee. All I can remember was lying on the ground screaming at the top of my lungs. My teammates, Gretchen and Chloe, surrounded me calmly saying, “stay still”, and, “it’s going to be okay.” I remember seeing black and white spots in my vision, then feeling a pair of strong hands pick me up and place me in the back of a vehicle. My mother was not present at my game so everything that was going through my mind…

Suddenly, my brain processed my surroundings, and my eyes focused on the view ahead of me. As soon as my head was in the right mind, I saw Fantasia in front of me, Hilary besides me, the huge fish net looking net set up high held, with two poles, in front of me, and my coaches along with the other teammates were waiting on the sidelines. “You can do it!” someone hollered instantaneously from the benches. Once I heard the scream, I turned my head quickly to face the screamer with the a voice that…

When I went out there, there was so many people. I was in shock because I couldn’t believe how many people were there. Everyone had there pink shirt on and supported. When the warm- up time was almost over I started to get more and more nervous, I was shaking. When the warm-up was over, we all huddled in and started to get ready to meet the starting line- ups for both teams. I was starting for Senior. When the announcers announced my name I ran out and shook the over girls hand, I was shaking…

One important lesson I learned is that it takes a great amount of planning and volunteers to run an event similar to the one I volunteered for; I was amazed to see how many people were wearing volunteer shirts around the event. Planning was required in the setup of the race, who would speak at the opening ceremonies, where sponsors could set up their tents, what volunteers would work where, the scheduling of the event, different activities the participants could complete, prizes, and various…

We were warming up. I had always thought it was the easiest and most boring part of practice. But I guess in gymnastics it really does matter. Being stretched and warming up skills. “First up cartwheels,” My coach Jason said. Everyone would go through the lines on the floor and do cartwheels. Then we would all go through handstands, back walkovers, and Jumps. I had always loved doing these things because when I got a lot of power I would rebound and I felt like I could touch the sky. “Now…

nervous. I would scream at my defenders, “kicked the ball out,” as they kept pressuring us in the back. I would also scream “Push up,” as they were not pushing the ball up. As Leuzinger was pressuring us in the back trying to take a shot at me, our defenders were defending well. Then, our midfielder Jason Santana stole the ball and kicked it towards our forward Jeramiah. Then he stopped the ball and started outrunning the defender, he was very quick, suddenly, he shoots the ball and I just saw…

This day started out like any other Saturday. I woke up to my dad shaking me, telling me that he let me sleep in as long as possible but we needed to get on the road. I looked at the alarm clock and in big, red letters it read “6:30”. Nonchalantly, I slid out of bed and began my Saturday morning routine. As I ate breakfast, I talked to my dad about strategy, opponents, and if I was confident going into the day. I admitted I was a little nervous, but my dad assured me that it was going to be a…

As I was warming up Coach Harsin came up to me and said,”How are you feeling? You loose and relaxed?” I told her I was ready, but my hip was still tight. She just said it was probably nerves and I agreed, that was very likely today. As the first heat started, I was picturing myself running my best race yet. Then the second heat went. Then it was showtime. As I was walking to my lane, I looked to the infield to Coach Harsin she gave me the thumbs up. Then I looked up to the stands to my parents,…