Underwater cameras

So today in aquatics my professor used a underwater camera to record some of the studnets swimming strokes. I thought this was a really useful piece of technology for use in the pool especially if you are teaching a aquatics program. You can use the videos to improve swimmers strokes and give them detailed information on their own stroke mechanics. I think this would be a positive addition to any aquatics program.

e folios

SO we just got our efolio assignment and i mus tadmit it looks a little intimadating. I think it is going to take alot of time and effort to be able to create a detailed efolio especially since i have never done one before. I do believe that it is critical to crate one though because it will be a very useful tool when graduation approaches and you have to show proof to youre possible employers of your work done here at SRU. So i guess all the work put into now will eventually save in the long run.

virtual bike riding game

So last week in tech we were showed a picture of a elementary school that had a virtual fitness room. One of the stations had fitness bikes that were hooked up to tv's and as the students pedal the bike they move along a course on the screen. I think this is a really cool way to have the kids work out in a fitness unit while having alot of fun at the same time. If more schools could get technology like this i believe that kids would be more excited about fitness in the classroom setting.

skates cutting people in nhl

So in the past two weeks 2 nhl players have been cut by a skate coming off the ice in hitting them. The 1st incident happened to florid apanthers player richard zednik who had a skate punture hit carotid artery nearly killing him. A few days later a player cut his eye but it wasnt major. These incidents are very severe and they have been rare up until now. This just shows the danger of sports and just how things can happen so randomly without warning. This is a key lesson that shows how we must be very careful during sporting events to ensure the safety of all the participants.

tech websites

Hey i was just wondering how everyone is doing with their websites. I still only finished a few pages but i havent linked them or anything like that. I really never created a web page before so going into the assignment i was a little worried how it would go. So far i dont think it has been that hard but its no where near done. Im just hoping the process keeps going smoothly.

Asthma Article

Today i read one of my articles on Asthma and it was very interesting. IT talked about the effects that chlorine has on asthma for swimmers. There was cases found that chlorine actually effected some swimmers asthma and made the disease effect them more in the water then they were used to all the time. I thought this was interesting cause i never really had trouble with my asthma when i was a swimmer so i dont know how much truth the article has to it. This is something i will want to look more into cause it seems very interesting.

Pond Hockey Tournament

I read a rticle this week about a inaugral hockey tournament held in January up on Lake Placid that i thought was very interesting. The tournament is basically a weekend pond hockey tournament played on Lake Placid in the frigid cold weather. I like this because it brings back the true spirit of the game and how it actually came about. It is a adult tournament and my friends and i are actually planning on participating next year. I think its going to be an interesting experience and im really excited for it.