November 2015 – Playin Your Dreams

WELLNESS– “TAKE 5” GAME-PLAN FOR LIFE/SPORTS-THE PLAYBOOK

November 27, 2015August 22, 2023

“TAKE 5” GAME-PLAN FOR LIFE–WELLNESS: THE PLAYBOOK

Dictionary.com defines Wellness as:
noun
1. The quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort.
2. An approach to healthcare that emphasizes preventing illness and prolonging life, as opposed to emphasizing treating diseases.

In other words, one should practice certain principles that are tailored to fit the individual to achieve the state of ‘Homeostasis’ as defined by Dictionary.com:
noun
1. The tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
2. Psychology. a state of psychological equilibrium obtained when tension or a drive has been reduced or eliminated.
3. Entomology. the ability of members of a colony of social insects to behave cooperatively to produce a desired result, as when bees coordinate the fanning of their wings to cool the hive.
Homeostasis in layman’s term: Your body and brain are working at the level or higher as designed for your individual age, wants, and needs.

NFL–PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER OR PPA?

November 20, 2015November 27, 2016

PPA-THE MYTH OF THE PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER/PRO TEAM ATHLETE

On my Homepage, one of my topics was to write about the PPA’s. The time has come. PPA is my acronym for a Pre-Paid Athlete. All of these PPA’s are also known as Professional Team Athletes. Since Pro Football is the ‘King’ of Pro Sports, let me use them as my example. NFL Players modeling new uniforms in 2012.Before I examine today’s PPA, a historical retrospect on the game of football is warranted. Following is info from Wikipedia:(Images added for enhancement.)

“On November 6, 1869, Rutgers University faced Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey) in a game that was played with a round ball and, like all early games, used a set of rules suggested by Rutgers captain William J. Leggett, based on the Football Association‘s first set of rules, which were an early attempt by the former pupils of England’s public schools, to unify the rules of their public schools games and create a universal and standardized set of rules for the game of football and bore little resemblance to the American game which would be developed in the following decades.

It is still usually regarded as the first game of intercollegiate American football. The game was played at a Rutgers field. Two teams of 25 players attempted to score by kicking the ball into the opposing team’s goal. Throwing or carrying the ball was not allowed, but there was plenty of physical contact between players. The first team to reach six goals was declared the winner. Rutgers won by a score of six to four.

PITT FOOTBALL–‘PEDERSON PENALTY AT PITT AND NEBRASKA-PART 2

November 13, 2015August 29, 2016

Does the Fable of the ‘Pederson Penalty actually exist?–PART 2

Before I continue my story, a pause is needed to commemorate a ‘Historical Event’ that occurred on this day in Pitt’s history some years ago. The former Pitt brass did not celebrate this day on their yearly calendar, however I did. Now that a change of leadership has occurred at Pitt, perhaps it is time to do so.

To all Pitt alumni, Pitt Nation, and nostalgia lovers, today marks the 16th year, that the ‘last’ college football game was played in the Oakland Hills on Pitt’s campus, at Pitt Stadium. It is an honor that I can share with you memories of ‘ITS’ existence. This was the beginning.

Desoto Street showing the intersection at Terrace Street and the site of Pitt Stadium.

Wikipedia writes:(Images have been added for enhancement.)

PITT FOOTBALL–‘PEDERSON PENALTY’ AT PITT and NEBRASKA

November 6, 2015August 29, 2016

The ‘Pederson Penalty’ at Pitt and Nebraska. Is it more than just a ‘Fable’?

What is a ‘Fable’? According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the full definition reads:

Full Definition of FABLE: a fictitious narrative or statement: as

a : a legendary story of supernatural happenings

b : a narration intended to enforce a useful truth; especially : one in which animals speak and act like human beings

c : falsehood, lie

²fable

verb

intransitive verb

archaic

: to tell fables

transitive verb

: to talk or write about as if true

For those of you that have been following my posts, I have shared other ‘Fables’ with you. The first one was the ‘600’ in Tiger Stadium at LSU. Number 2 was the ‘Bear Trap Curse’ in Commonwealth Stadium at Kentucky. The third one was the ‘Fulmer Vendetta’ in Neyland Stadium at Tennessee. As with the others, I will present my findings and let you the reader make your own judgement.

The ‘Fable’ that I will present to you in this post is called the ‘Pederson Penalty’ named after Steve Pederson, former Athletic Director at Pitt and Nebraska.

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