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[zt] 吕军谈罗马里奥

2010-07-14T16:03:00.001-07:00

发信人: thehitman (hitman), 信区: Soccer
标题: 老段子 - 吕军谈罗马里奥
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Jul 14 13:35:58 2010, 美东)

黄：欢迎回到《天天运动会》，咱们接着就请吕军聊一聊11年前防守罗马里奥的经历。

吕军：我们呢反正当时大家伙抱着是咱们拼了就行了，当然具体的重点任务罗马里奥就交给我了。开场比赛我记得比较清楚，都基本上罗马里奥在边上就是动嘴，因为对手节奏也不是那么很快，也不是那么全力，进攻基本上后场倒脚也相对多一些，他在前面也不动了，但是真是说

黄：你是怎么看他的？是寸步不离？

吕军：寸步不离。

黄：就跟看特务一样？

吕军：那肯定的，就恨不得拿手抱了，但是不允许的。而且罗马里奥也不像有些，当时我在国内看其他的这些个所谓的核心球星很烦你，跟你有一些肢体的接触。罗马里奥很有礼貌，人家也不理你。

李承鹏：他就是很正常。

黄：他在场上表现很文静

吕军：对。但是人家进那第一个球，那我真是印象太深了，当时是我们在进攻，我们进攻我们前面丢了球以后，他们中场队员拿球了，他一出接我得赶快接上啊，他突然摆脱，我这两步跟的是比较快，等我跟上以后，他的进攻队员把我们防守的前卫给摆脱了，跟上来再接，人家一回做，再人家转身这一下，我就

黄：罗马里奥做了一个什么动作？他是回撤接了一下中场的传球，再传给跟进的中场队员，然后紧接着再转身再跑？

吕军：对，等再传，我就

李承鹏：不见了

吕军：就人不见了。说实话，罗马里奥进那球的时候，我最起码离他得有五米，根本就是说一点无能为力，当时我记得符宾封住的角度，我个人认为封的很好，因为正好他要射门了，我在后面看着，看的很清楚，符宾封的时间、位置我认为很好，但他射也不是大力，很诡异，可能脚尖脚弓那么一捅，因为符宾个儿也高，就打一远点。关键他踢球就是咱们国内说的很潇洒，不是拿球带来带去，球星是什么？咱们现在国内有些年轻队员对球星理解就是这场比赛90分钟，我恨不得拿90分钟的球。这才叫球星。

李承鹏：像劳模一样，随时和球在一块。

吕军：好象我遭到了对手十次侵犯，让对手在我身上得了八个红牌，这我就是球星，不是。你要盯完了罗马里奥，我估计再盯完罗纳尔多就会总结出来，噢，这才是真正的球星。

黄：你的队友还跟我说，吕军下来说了，这场球他跑了肯定不到2000米，是我盯人以来最轻松的一场，但是也是最痛苦的一场，因为什么呢？他不动则已，一动我就找不着了。

吕军：进了一个，后来下半场顶一门柱，也是这样。球在对方右后卫发展，我们左边发展的时候，他又一个像那样的出接，这个很难受，在禁区线上，如果我要不跟着他，给他脚下，他一转身一射门很麻烦，我跟着他就不让他转身，但是对方没有传给他，对方那边把我们的边卫突破了，传中了，等于又是离我们往门前包抄的起动，球也传过来了，冒着我顶，他一蹭，顶进门杠，就这两个球我记得的最清楚。他全场基本上没拿什么球，96年的规则没有像现在这么严格，如果他要是真的拿球老乱带，显摆自己，我当时也想过，我就算得一红牌我也得给他一脚啊。

黄：你还有机会飞他，铲他。

吕军：可没有这个机会，关键是。

黄：想踢，人家都不给机会。

吕军：人家不动。

黄：你拉他球衣了没有？拽他没有？

吕军：用不着，你怎么拽啊？

黄：他出接那会儿你拽他呀。

（损友）

吕军：有时候拽他人家也不真出接，你拽就拽了，人家也不跟你计较。他又快，技术又好，脑子又聪明，那么这些东西都不是，这些如果要数的话，全世界都能数出这样的人来，但关键在门前得分的感觉、效率。

walk-in FP at Oakland (CA)

2010-07-14T16:00:00.000-07:00

发信人: faithlove (love faith hope charity), 信区: Immigration
标题: to share: walk-in FP at Oakland (CA)
关键字: FP 485
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Jul 14 14:00:16 2010, 美东)

We got the notice yesterday (7/13) which scheduled us on 8/4 for FP. Because LD got a job offer and needed to start as soon as possible. We tried walk-in this morning at the application support center (ASC) in Oakland, CA.

The ASC in Oakland opens at 8am and there were a dozen of people waiting at the door when we arrived around 7:45am. At 8am, the guard opened the door and let people in. Before we explained why we came without an appointment, the guard stopped us, saying
"Time out...go to speak the guy at the table...he is the boss, if he agrees, come back and fill the information sheet."

We then approached the officer with the following diaglog:

faithlove-- we come here ahead of our appointment because we just got a job offer and need to get the EAD in order to work as soon as possible.

officer-- (looking at the notice) this is for the green card, not for EAD.

faithlove-- Oh...we called the USCIS...get fingerprint done earlier will expedite the whole process, including EAD.

officer-- (looking around) there are not many people now...I can fit you in. (crossing out the 8/4 appointment and wrote 7/14 on the notice)

Overall, the officer is very nice and the fingerprint process is painless. I was worrying some of my fingers were dry (有点掉皮）but FP were accepted.

We arrived at 7:40am and left at 8:50am (bring the notice and Drive License & offer letter). Hope this information helps.

母亲广州3/1日3000过

2010-03-02T15:37:00.000-08:00

Thank God! My mom finally got visa to come to US to visit us...

感谢网络上大家的经验和建议，我把母亲的签证过程分享以下。

我父母去年在广州签了两次，都被拒了，被问问题不超过两个。这次，我妈一个人去签（爸爸已经灰心了），表现还好。拿的是DS160表的确认页，以及护照照片。问题如下：
--为什么要去美国？
去看儿子和媳妇（递我们写的邀请信和材料清单）
--儿子在美国干什么？
。。。（递我们的材料）
--这次几个人去？
一个人
--家里还有什么人？
先生在家，还有个小儿子，亲戚都很近的
--你还在工作吗？（似乎我妈的相片看起来年轻）
退休了。。。
--你儿子结婚了吗？
接了
--他们有小孩吗？
没有（实际上妈妈是非常想过来看小孩）
--家里有房子吗？
有，我先生正忙着装修了。。。

准备的材料根前几次没有什么差别，不过这一次是我妈一个人签，我和老婆一起邀请。对了，第一次的签证官是个亚裔女，第二次是亚裔男；这次是个美国男。

祝大家都有好运气。

where to play soccer in Bay Area (Chinese Community)

2009-03-27T17:18:00.000-07:00

Thursday 6:00-8:30pm Pleasanton, Sports Park at 5800 Parkside Dr., Pleasanton, CA 94588
Saturday 9-11am Sunnyvale (Tigers, the best in the Bay area)
Saturday 3:30-5:30pm Union City (Wild Geese Club), Shorty Garcia Park
Sunday 8:30-10:30am Pleasanton, Emerald Park, Dublin, CA
Sunday 4-6pm Fremont, Warm Springs Park

Must-See Classic Movies

2008-12-29T21:47:00.000-08:00

Central Stations (1989) drama (Brazil) -- "love and hope"

The Truman Show (1998) drama

Dancing in the Dark (1995) drama -- "trust"

Spirited Away (2001) animation -- beautifully made

Shawshank's Redemption (1994) suspension

(more to come ...)

Berklai's Recipe Book

2008-12-24T08:56:00.000-08:00

The purpose of our recipe book is to provide a list of dishes we can make by ourselves, most of which are of Chinese style, in order to save head scratching for dinner choices :)

(to be updated regularly)

Vegi:
三丝（任意三种，土豆丝，青椒丝，红/白罗布丝，豆腐丝，肉丝，。。。）

清炒豆芽

清炒扁豆

Meat:
五花肉卤蛋（可以加豆腐块）

焖鸡块（新鲜鸡切块，焖烧）

Soup:
西红柿蛋汤

酸辣汤（炝锅，放入西红柿丁，接着豆腐丝，青椒丝等，放入生粉，最后搅鸡蛋，撒葱花）

Misc:
面疙瘩汤

葱花蛋饼（比赛前两小时吃，管饱够营养）

First attempt in home gardening

2008-08-02T11:36:00.000-07:00

Let's start with indoor plants as an easy start :) The following plants are in my mind right now:

--Bright, indirect light

(1) Braided Ficus Tree

(2) Chamaedorea Palm

(3) Moth Orchid, Novelty Stripes

--Bright light

(4) Miniature Herb Standard Topiaries

[zt] 国王的七个女儿

2008-06-09T22:39:00.000-07:00

http://www.duwenzhang.com/wenzhang/jingdianwenzhang/yuyan/20070905/895.html

国王有七个女儿，这七位美丽的公主是国王的骄傲。
他们那一头乌黑靓丽的长发远近皆知。所以国王送给他们每人一百个漂亮的发夹。

有一天早上，大公主醒来，一如往常的用发夹整理他的秀发，却发现少了一个发夹，于是他偷偷地到了二公主的房里，拿走了一个发夹。二公主发现少了一个发夹，便到三公主房里拿走一个发夹；三公主发现少了一个发夹，也偷偷地拿走四公主的一个发夹；四公主如法炮制拿走了五公主的发夹；五公主一样拿走了六公主的发夹；六公主只好拿走七公主的发夹。
于是七公主的发夹只剩九十九个。

隔天，邻国英俊的王子忽然来到皇宫，他对国王说：“昨天我养的百灵鸟叼回了一个发夹，我想着一定是属于公主们的，而这也真是一种奇妙的缘分，不晓得是哪位公主掉了发夹？”公主们听到了这件事，都在心里想说：“是我掉的，是我掉的。”可是头上明明完整的别着一百个发夹，所以都懊恼得很，却说不出。只有七公主走出来说：“我掉了一个发夹。”话才说完，一头漂亮的长发因为少了一个发夹，全部披散了下来，王子不由得看呆了。故事的结局，想当然的是王子与公主从此一起过着幸福快乐的日子。

为什么已有缺憾就拼命去补足？一百个发夹，就像是完美圆满的人生，少了一个发夹，这个圆满就有了缺憾；但正因缺憾，未来就有了无限的转机，无限的可能性，何尝不是一件值得高兴的事！人生不可免的缺憾，你怎样面对呢？

逃避不一定躲得过
面对不一定最难受
孤单不一定不快乐
得到不一定能长久
失去不一定不再有
转身不一定最软弱
别急着说别无选择
别以为世上只有对与错
许多事情的答案都不是只有一个
所以~我们永远有路可以走
你能找个理由难过你也一定能找到快乐的理由
懂得放心的人找到轻松
懂得遗忘的人找到自由
懂得关怀的人找到朋友

天冷不是冷心寒才是寒愿你的心都是暖暖的......
人的长大伴随着一些失落，人的成熟附带着一些伤痕，
好在有希望这东西，你总还可以去等；
好在人与人之间，距离产生美感；
好在生命里，快乐比痛苦多；
好在这世界，还有很多美丽；
好在当你成熟的时候，你还不算一无所有！

Soccer Workout in a Nutshell

2008-05-20T10:05:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the resources available on Internet --Berklai

content:

Peak Points
Warming up
Stretching
Edurance
Weight Lifting for Soccer
A Pro's Workout Secret

Peak Points

It takes stamina to excel at soccer. Do wind sprints and other stamina drills.
Don't be fooled: Soccer is a total sport. Do all-body conditioning, focusing on shoulders, chest, abs and legs.
Flexibility is crucial to soccer survival. Stretch often.

Warming Up

Get the body moving, the heart pumping, the blood flowing. This increases muscle temperature, improves reflex time and suppleness, and helps to avoid injury, says Dr. Luxbacher. He recommends a minimum of 10 to 15 minutes of warm-up for soccer players. Anything that gets you sweating should do the trick, but working with a soccer ball helps develop sport-specific skill at the same time, he says.

These three drills are great for getting the blood moving, says Dr. Luxbacher.

Dance on the Ball

The name of this drill describes what it looks like. Truth is, you barely touch the ball. Put it on the ground in front of you and barely touch the sole of one foot to the top of the ball, withdraw it quickly and place the sole of the other foot atop the ball, back and forth, quickly, for 30 seconds to a minute. This combines getting the heart going with a ball-control dexterity drill.

Inside Touch

With your feet shoulder-width apart, tap the ball back and forth between your feet, using the inside of your feet, for 30 seconds to a minute. Do it as fast as you can. Rest and repeat.

Confined Dribbling

Limit yourself to a 10- by 20-yard area and start dribbling the ball slowly. Constantly change your speed and direction as you dribble the ball back and forth within the confines of the area. Keep the ball close to your feet. As you warm up, increase your speed. Do this for about five minutes.

Stretching

Once you''re warmed up, go through a series of gentle, fluid flexibility exercises. Stretch your hamstrings and quadriceps, calves and Achilles tendon, groin, neck and back. See Flexibility on page 32 for a full-body routine and Running on page 181 for a selection of leg stretches. Dr. Luxbacher recommends static stretching—holding each stretch for 15 to 30 seconds—and doing two reps of each.

Dr. Luxbacher also offers this specialized back stretch using a soccer ball.

Ball Stretch

Sit with your knees together, flexed. Slowly roll a soccer ball on the ground around your entire body, keeping both hands on the ball at all times. Roll it ten times in each direction.

Strengthening

Your strength-building routine will focus on your abs, legs, arms and chest. Try this on-field workout.

For the abs, Dr. Luxbacher recommends doing crunches. Do at least 10 and up to 30.

For the legs, here are two exercises Dr. Luxbacher likes. Do one or both in your workout.

For the arms and chest, nothing beats push-ups, says Dr. Luxbacher. You can do 10 to 30 regular push-ups or bent-knee push-ups. Or try Dr. Luxbacher''s ball push-ups or walking push-ups.

Ball Push-Ups

This is a real upper-body strength builder. Get in a full push-up position, but with your hands on the top of a soccer ball. Support your body weight with your hands and toes and keep your legs and body straight.

Lift your body until your arms are straight, then slowly lower your body until your chest touches the ball. Without letting your body sag, do as many reps as you can up to 20 at first. These put a lot of pressure on your wrists; stop if you feel any pain or discomfort.

Step-Ups

Use a 12-inch-high bench or step-box from the gym. Face it and step up with one foot, then the other, and then step off, one foot at a time. Up, up, down, down. That''s one rep. Do 20, rest, and then do it again.

Ball Hops

Keep your feet together and jump from side to side over a ball. Don''t touch the ball. If you can''t make the height, stand just in front or behind the ball and jump from side to side. Go as fast as possible for 30 seconds to a minute, rest, and then do it again.

Walking Push-Ups

While in push-up position (your weight should be on your arms and toes), nudge a soccer ball forward with your head for 20 or more yards, walking on your hands and toes. Keep your body rigid and off the ground.

Endurance

Soccer players need cardiovascular fitness to keep on keeping on in off-and-on bursts of activity for 90 minutes or so. While playing the game itself is a great endurance workout, there''s more you can do than that. Dr. Luxbacher suggests two great endurance exercises, both of which help to have a partner for timing purposes.

Shuttle Runs

Place four cones along a straight line 5, 10, 15 and 20 yards out from the goal line. Race to the first cone and back, then to the second and back, and so on, as fast as you can. Your partner takes off as you return from the furthest cone and you rest. Do four to eight sets.

Cone Training

Put a cone 20 yards from the goal line. Starting at the line, dribble the ball around the cone and back as quickly as possible. Upon returning, pass the ball to your partner, who dribbles around the cone and then passes it back to you. Do 5 to 15 reps.

Wind Sprints

If you are in good condition already, do some timed running—a combination of running and jogging—once or twice a week to get to the next level. Here''s the formula: Run at 85 to 90 percent of your top speed for one to two minutes, then jog for twice as long to recover—two to four minutes—then sprint again, and recover again. Four sprint-jog repetitions equals one set. Do two to four sets, says Covert Bailey, popular fitness writer and author of Smart Exercise.

Cooling Down

When the scrimmage, the running, the exercises are finally finished, don''t just hobble to the locker room. As with all workouts, you need to cool down gradually. Part of this cooldown should be running through your stretches again. Do each stretch twice, suggests Dr. Luxbacher. This will help to prevent—or at least to lessen greatly—any next-day soreness.

Weight Lifting for Soccer

Finally, if you want to turn into a soccer monster, here''s a weight-room workout devised by Sprague. In season, he wants you in the gym two days a week, doing two sets of 10 reps each at 65 percent of your one-rep maximum. Off-season, you''ll work out three times a week, with the amounts and rep counts based on your own periodization schedule (this type of schedule is explained in Basic Fitness on page 118).

* Traditional squats for leg and hip thrust

* Dumbbell lunges for leg and hip thrust

* Pull-ups for upper-body pull

* Leg curls to prevent hamstring injury

* Rumanian dead lifts for back extension

* Military presses for upper-body thrust

* Leg raises with dumbbell or ankle weights for knee lift, kick and torso stabilization

In addition, do this exercise, which gives your body rotational strength.

Reverse Trunk Twists

Lie on your back, with your legs raised at about a 90-degree angle to the ground. Keeping your back as flat as possible, twist at your waist to slowly and gently lower your legs to the ground on one side. Then bring them back to center, and lower to the ground on the other side.

Beginners can start with their knees bent, feet flat on the ground, and should work up to having their

A Pro's Workout Secrets

U.S. soccer team legend Marcelo Balboa is aggressive on the field and even more aggressive when it comes to his training. The following are among his workouts.

Daily bungee running. He ties a bungee cord to another player and tows him around the field for 30 minutes while dribbling, sprinting or running backward in 100-yard intervals.
Daily weight-room lunges, squats, leg extensions to strengthen an injured knee, and weekly dips, curls, pull-ups and bench presses.
Tennis, which provides great footwork, he says, and improves his reaction time.
Mountain biking for two hours, twice a week, in the foothills near his team''s Mission Viejo, California, training center.
Nightly in-line skating, which builds the hips and thighs, he says, and is credited for his powerful kick.
Sprints—series after series of 440-yard and 880-yard—once or twice a day, six days a week, year-round. The whole team does these.

女人心疼男人的10种方式 Z

2007-06-20T11:32:00.001-07:00

发信人: redpoppy (小肥羊~~~~生气就是拿别人过失惩罚自己), 信区: Love
标题: 女人心疼男人的10种方式 Z
发信站: Unknown Space - 未名空间 (Sat Oct 23 21:17:14 2004) WWW-POST

1、当你爱上一个男子，千万别去想自己是不是应该矜持一点。爱他就告诉他，有时候男
人也很爱虚荣，你的表白会让他的自信达到顶点。
　　
　　2、当你已经不爱他了，那么也用最直接的方式告诉他。别去考虑他会不会脆弱，男
人的自尊远比伤痛重要。
　　
　　3、当你们已经相爱，那么就要对他信任，有什么想法就告诉他，不管他支持不支持
。任何一个男子都希望他的女人依靠他。
　　
　　4、在他的朋友面前，要给他十足的地位。面子对男子来说比什么都重要，不要介意
在人前当个小女人，要知道小女人都是男人宠出来的。
　　
　　5、他在打游戏的时候，不论你有多急的事情，也不要直接去关他的电脑。最好是搂
着他，在他耳边轻轻的细语。因为男人对游戏的执迷胜过你看一部精彩的肥皂剧。
　　
　　6、男人每个月也有那几天，跟女人差不多，心情无故低落。这个时候不要问他怎么
了，只要陪在他身边。做好你自己。
　　
　　7、他和朋友出去喝酒、打牌，你不要问他为什么不带你一块前往。男人都愿意做风
筝，只要线还在你手里，那么就放他去飞吧。
　　
　　8、男人都很懒很笨，尽管他爱你，但是不想费尽心思讨好你，你所能做的就是在适
当的时候给他个明示。男人有时候需要女人给他强有力的当头一棒。
　　
　　9、男人不管他外表有多强大，但是骨子里都还是一个孩子。他在任性的时候不要对
他大吼大叫，这对他不起做用。最有效的办法是陪他一起疯。等他平静后轻轻的告诉他你
很爱他。
　　
　　10、男人都是不肯认错的，在他知道错的时候给他一个台阶下。他会知恩图报的。
　　
　　体谅一个男人，那就是把他当成你的爱人、情人、哥哥、朋友、父亲、孩子。爱他，
不要给他负担，给他自由，给自己自由。做女人要知道什么时候该进什么时候该退。什么
时候该挡在他的前面；什么时候该躲在他身后。把他当成你自己一样去爱护，成全了他
的幸福，他才会成全你的幸福。

老色狼给小色狼的Ｎ条忠告

2007-06-20T10:47:00.000-07:00

(original link is http://www.yiding8.com/sd/2007-4-27/LaoSeHangGeiXiaoSeHangDe-TiaoZhongGao.htm )

here I only list those I agree on :) //enjoy

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1、当她要你请她吃饭的时候，你不妨长时间注视她，如果她表现出来的不是乖巧和温情，那你就别破费。

2、你在决定追一个女人的时候，先想想自己能不能在她面前保持本色，否则别去委屈自己。

3、一等色狼爱才女，二等色狼爱淑女，三等色狼爱美女，四等色狼爱妓女。

4、与她上街许多次，她一直阻止你为她花钱并不时问你饿不饿渴不渴累不累，并且你由衷感动的话，则你应该考虑娶她。

5、女人的自尊心比超薄丝袜还脆弱。很多时候你太在乎她的自尊，她就可能不在乎你的自尊，她要变成慈禧的话，你别当李莲英。

7、色狼的最高境界是专一，滥情是菜鸟无能的表现。

8、与其手捧玫瑰西装革履站在楼下等她，不如让她到看你在运动场上，篮球架下如何生龙活虎。

9、多吻她的额头和手背，吻她不敏感的地方，比吻她敏感的地方更能让她有感觉。

11、色狼完全没理由为自己是狼而忘形，记住女人是老虎，老虎比狼厉害。

19、女人用两个极端方式管你索要宽厚与温情：小鸟依人、歇斯底里。

20、对温柔聪明的女人而言，一束百荷比999朵玫瑰更有说服力。

21、适时讲些黄色笑话，经常从背后抱住她轻吻。

23、如果女人看你的时候眼睛从来没有亮晶晶过，那绝对是你的失败。

25、惩治超级自恋不可理喻的女人最好的方式，是直截了当地指出她的缺点，别在乎她的咆哮与掉头离去。

26、在你无法识破女人是否假装高潮之前，你还是别自诩成熟。

27、别对女人期望太高，没有极品好女人，但有极品坏女人。

28、女人时时对你任性，挑剔，冷淡，拒绝却还口口声声说爱你的时候，她只不过是在压榨你利用你。

32、不会凶狠的色狼必不会温柔。

33、色狼就是色狼，不应该披上羊皮，别去刻意表现绅士风度，营造什么浪漫——那样你只能追到不懂事的黄毛丫头。解除外挂原生态一些反而更有魅力。

34、发嗲是女人的温柔一刀。

35、在女人眼中，你的袜子就是你的心灵，你的内裤就是你的精神——保证你的内裤与袜子干干净净是很有必要的。

40、判断一个女孩子能不能成为你的女友最好的方法，是请她去看一部KB片。(Kill Bill or horror movie?!)

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[zt from tt] Clean Contact in Tennis

2005-11-01T13:42:00.000-08:00

Nov 1 2005, 01:29 PM #23
Bungalo Bill

1. Lengthen your swing at/after the contact point
Lengthen your swing out to the target. then come around. If you slow down pro strokes they go way out on almost every shot and then they break off and come around.

It is an optical illusion to be whippy at the ball or snap at it. Go through it, balance yourself, time your backswing so that when you begin the drop you can use this drop to help accelerate the racket.

Have you ever noticed that when a pro uses a similar stroke pattern (the entire swing including were the racket followsthrough) that for some reason it still looks smooth? Or still simply looks right? Do you know why? Because there is LENGTH in their strokes. Length smoothens out the stroke and makes it look pleasing to the eye.

However, what we end up doing is taking what we "think" we see on TV and thinking it is shorter than it really is and worse we think we are doing the same thing. Unfortunately, we get a lot of these "half" arm strokes. Jerky, ugly, and inconsistent. It just don't look the same.

2. Accelerate through contact point with square racquect face
A drill I once used was to slow down the racket speed and focus entirely on hitting the center of the strings for each ball - especially for the backhand side. During the drill, I did not place too much importance on the ball going in or over the net. I placed most of the importance on simply hitting the ball in the center of the strings.

This did several things for a player and that was to learn proper distance away from the ball and in training the visual aspects of judging the ball.

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The key is to develop good racket head speed that is accelerating through the contact zone with a square racket face. You want to develop this racket speed without losing your balance or developing hitches in the swing because you are swinging too slowly or too quickly for your level of development.

Serve: sound technique for more power

2005-10-30T22:41:00.000-08:00

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Bungalo Bill
Hall Of Fame

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimmbomb21
Ok. I was just reading on another thread about Roddick having a huge forearm being a big part of his serve.

It doesnt. The reason Roddick has a big serve:

1. He can extend the distance between his racket head and where the toss is by extremely good flexibility in the shoulder area.

2. He is extremely compact and can transfer energy through his rotation and shoulder energy with a relaxed arm up into the ball.

3. His compact motion calls for him to quicken his acceleration to meet the ball on time. (abbreviated serve motion benefit).

4. He is explosive in the legs which sends energy upward.

5. He tosses way out in the court and simply smacks the puppy.

6. He extends fully.

7. His wrist does not SNAP when he meets the ball. The wrist is actually straight (right where it should be) for clean contact.

8. His arm is like rubber. It just whips into the ball.

Slow his motion down and you will see all of the above and the stuff you learned would quickly become a myth.

Strength is always important but Federer also can hit a mean serve but we dont hear his arm is huge. It is in the mechanics and God given talent to be extremely flexible.

Remember when it comes to the serve, flexibility, relaxation, and your ability to generate quick kinetic energy through the chain goes way farther then muscle strength in the power department for a serve.
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Yesterday, 03:40 PM #17
grimmbomb21
New User

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bungalo Bill
It doesnt. The reason Roddick has a big serve:

1. He can extend the distance between his racket head and where the toss is by extremely good flexibility in the shoulder area.

2. He is extremely compact and can transfer energy through his rotation and shoulder energy with a relaxed arm up into the ball.

3. His compact motion calls for him to quicken his acceleration to meet the ball on time. (abbreviated serve motion benefit).

4. He is explosive in the legs which sends energy upward.

5. He tosses way out in the court and simply smacks the puppy.

6. He extends fully.

7. His wrist does not SNAP when he meets the ball. The wrist is actually straight (right where it should be) for clean contact.

8. His arm is like rubber. It just whips into the ball.

Slow his motion down and you will see all of the above and the stuff you learned would quickly become a myth.

Strength is always important but Federer also can hit a mean serve but we dont hear his arm is huge. It is in the mechanics and God given talent to be extremely flexible.

Remember when it comes to the serve, flexibility, relaxation, and your ability to generate quick kinetic energy through the chain goes way farther then muscle strength in the power department for a serve.

Thanks for the reply. Now are you saying that the muscles in the forearm that rotate the hand and wrist stay loose and relaxed throughout the entire service motion. Just using the shoulder to pronate your arm? Or do you turn your arm in with the forearm muscles, too. Sorry if I'm making you say the same thing 100 different ways. I just want to make sure we're on the same page.

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Yesterday, 08:28 PM #19
TENNIS_99

I remember I was watching on TV one of the Roddick's game a few months ago, a commentator (might be Cliff Drysdale) asked Patrick Mecnore - won't Roddick hurt his shoulder killing serve like that? Patrick answered his power comes from his legs. The big forearm might have something to do with his big forehand. I remember during my days of playing junior tennis, my right forearm was disgustedly bigger than my left forearm.

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Yesterday, 10:24 PM #20
AngeloDS
Semi-Pro

Actually, you get a bigger forearm through pronation. When I first started doing the Roddick style serve, it really makes your forearms sore. You have to really strengthen it, if you want to play long matches.

When I first started, I could only get through maybe 3/4 of a set. The soreness creeps in slowly, and by the time you're up your forearm and hand is pretty much numb from the soreness and using it. I've strengthened my forearms and got use to the soreness.
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Today, 04:04 PM #23
downthemiddle
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Tampa, FL
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Thank you for your question. The low ball toss vs. the high ball toss is a controversial issue. The ball should be at its apex when the arm is fully extended, and body is leaning in a straight and diagonal position into the court (power line). The ball toss should never be higher than what your racket can reach. This method of intruction on the serve comes from the Vic Braden system of teaching.

The hip turn only means that you rotate your knees inward when starting the serve. A good reference point for this movement, would be to imagine your chest facing the fence behind you on your initial turn for the serve.

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Today, 04:19 PM #24
downthemiddle
New User

I forgot to explain what the palm down serve is. Imagine the top of your hand always facing the sky. When you bring your arm up to hit, you want to think like you are thowing a football.

The following movements will help to have a palm down serve. It is hard to explain without visually seeing it, but I will try my best.

1. Cobra position: Racket is loose in hand like you are about to throw a football. The two ends of the football are facing each back fence. This way your hand is palm down and ready to "strike" like a cobra.

2. Next, you want to "comb your hair". Let the racket come over your head (palm down still), which means the top of your hand is still facing the sky.

3. Here is where people have trouble. As Vic Braden sais, "Don't scratch your back, scratch a friend's back". From the "comb your hair position, you want to go to the "talk on the phone" position. Imagine you were talking on the phone with the grip of your racket. This movement allows you to "scratch a friend's back"!

4. A little trick to tell if you are doing these sequences right is to use your hand without the racket, go into cobra, to scratch your head, to talk on the phone and then "high-five your other hand. The high five occurs at the end or pronation of the wrist.

Once again, sorry if this seems confusing. It would be great to buy the Vic Braden videos on serving. He makes strokes a science

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Today, 04:50 PM #25
Bungalo Bill
Hall Of Fame

Quote:

Originally Posted by downthemiddle
Thank you for your question. The low ball toss vs. the high ball toss is a controversial issue. The ball should be at its apex when the arm is fully extended,

Well a high ball toss and a "low" ball toss are not that controversial. Very few players use a high toss (above two feet from what you can reach with the racket).

The guideline for a toss is two feet higher to what you can reach with your racket.

Abbreviated servers tend to toss in the lower end while "normal" serve swings tend to toss in the higher end of the two feet margin for timing.

Quote:

and body is leaning in a straight and diagonal position into the court (power line). The ball toss should never be higher than what your racket can reach. This method of intruction on the serve comes from the Vic Braden system of teaching.

Yes, Vic did numerous tests on how long a ball stays suspended due to gravity taking its effect on the ball. A falling ball will pass through the sweetspot of the racket vs. one being hit at the apex (ball is suspended before it starts to fall). However, most servers do find it easy enough to toss about two feet higher and little the ball come down a little. The distance the ball is coming down does not increase the speed the ball is falling that much for timing.
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Today, 05:01 PM #26
Bungalo Bill
Hall Of Fame

Quote:

Originally Posted by downthemiddle
I forgot to explain what the palm down serve is. Imagine the top of your hand always facing the sky. When you bring your arm up to hit, you want to think like you are thowing a football.

The following movements will help to have a palm down serve. It is hard to explain without visually seeing it, but I will try my best.

1. Cobra position: Racket is loose in hand like you are about to throw a football. The two ends of the football are facing each back fence. This way your hand is palm down and ready to "strike" like a cobra.

2. Next, you want to "comb your hair". Let the racket come over your head (palm down still), which means the top of your hand is still facing the sky.

3. Here is where people have trouble. As Vic Braden sais, "Don't scratch your back, scratch a friend's back". From the "comb your hair position, you want to go to the "talk on the phone" position. Imagine you were talking on the phone with the grip of your racket. This movement allows you to "scratch a friend's back"!

4. A little trick to tell if you are doing these sequences right is to use your hand without the racket, go into cobra, to scratch your head, to talk on the phone and then "high-five your other hand. The high five occurs at the end or pronation of the wrist.

Once again, sorry if this seems confusing. It would be great to buy the Vic Braden videos on serving. He makes strokes a science

Yeah that is a bit confusing. I think the Cobra thing got me.

Basically, for a person learning the serve you dont want them taking a ful swing to begin with. Isolate the most important movements.

When I have sutdents learn:

1. The racket is laid on top of the shoulder with the palm facing the ear. This is the talking on the phne position.

2. the next position is drop the racket down behind the shoulder with the palm still facing the ear. It is like you are carrying something over your shoulder.

3. In order to get the above position, you might want to bring your elbow outward and then back inward as your racket drops. It is like throwing a baseball or a football or one of your children (if you have them).

4. Relax the arm thoroughly and throw your hand up. You should notice that the palm naturally turns to face forward or towards the net. That is when you want to make contact.

5. The arm and wrist should be relaxed.

Once your get the motion of the arm, you can choose whether you want to go with an abbreviated serve or a "normal" serve. Toss and motion would be adjusted accordingly along with lower body introduction.
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Today, 08:35 PM #27
grimmbomb21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bungalo Bill
Yeah that is a bit confusing. I think the Cobra thing got me.

Basically, for a person learning the serve you dont want them taking a ful swing to begin with. Isolate the most important movements.

When I have sutdents learn:

1. The racket is laid on top of the shoulder with the palm facing the ear. This is the talking on the phne position.

2. the next position is drop the racket down behind the shoulder with the palm still facing the ear. It is like you are carrying something over your shoulder.

3. In order to get the above position, you might want to bring your elbow outward and then back inward as your racket drops. It is like throwing a baseball or a football or one of your children (if you have them).

4. Relax the arm thoroughly and throw your hand up. You should notice that the palm naturally turns to face forward or towards the net. That is when you want to make contact.

5. The arm and wrist should be relaxed.

Once your get the motion of the arm, you can choose whether you want to go with an abbreviated serve or a "normal" serve. Toss and motion would be adjusted accordingly along with lower body introduction.

Ok. I tried it your way.( relaxed forearm.) Good Lord!! I'm not taking any tips from anyone else!! When I was really just trying to smack the ball, not thinking too much about everything, the pace was wwwaaayyy faster than I usually hit. The fastest I have clocked my serve was 110mph. Though I have gotten a few faster than that, I didn't have my radar gun with me. But today, wow, nothing even close!!

[zt]俺的浅见-关于打好网球

2005-10-23T13:50:00.000-07:00

标题: Re: 俺的浅见-关于打好网球
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Oct 21 13:33:30 2005)

【在 dokknife (力刀) 的大作中提到: 】
: totally agree.
: I learnd my serve from Ivan Landell(wrong spelling?) on TV.
: I used played a lot volleyball and joined 1980 first Univ sports
: games in ...

呵呵，我有个朋友，夫妇俩和你的背景接近，说不定你们还认识呢。一家
人不说两家话，咱们探讨探讨，一起提高么。吃饱了胡说，大家不要扔砖。

说道肘伤和腕伤，我体会和击球动作是有关的，腕肘用力过度，正确的姿
势应该是让人感觉最舒服的姿势，脚膝腹背都应该参与。正手用腰腹的扭
矩力，反手用腿腰肩背的反弹力，前臂和手腕击球瞬间是FIRM的，只是起
传力作用，网前球主要是调整身体的结构，曲膝，身体放松，胳膊和球拍
STAY FIRM，我们后天很多用力习惯不好，身体结构松松垮垮，
发不出整体力。

你看费德罗在场上一弓一窜的，他用的是先天的腰背力，你如果在他运动
时拍X光照片，他的脊椎是可以伸缩的！！一头老虎阿！我猜他不用教练
的道理可能也在这里。他有他独特的用力习惯，

Soccer Skill/Position

2005-10-14T16:01:00.000-07:00

Note: The following is from Gary Rue’s website, “Exercises of the Day”. --R.J. 7/4/3

This skill/position matching should only be used as a guide.

Content:

Forwards/Strikers

Center Midfielders

Wing Midfielders

Fullbacks

Sweeper

Stopper

Forwards/Strikers
These players should have a decent combination of short distance speed and quickness, shooting and heading abilities and dribbling skills. These players should be able to go long periods without touching a ball, yet become very goal oriented when the opportunity presents itself. Usually, one or two of the team's best athletes are in this position. These players need to be more reactive than cognitive--the opportunities are too short-lived for much thought. They should be very aggressive and perhaps
selfish in nature.
Center Midfielders
Iin most systems, these players are the core to the team. They did need to play defense and provide immediate support to the attack. A coach should want players that have very good field vision and awareness. Good passing and distribution skills are mandatory, but a desire to pass and play within a team system is just as important. These players cannot be timid in traffic. Some combination of strength and quickness is useful--this could be achieved with two different players in a two center halfback system. The ability to maintain ball possession, via dribbling, shielding and passing are also required skills. Speed is normally not a necessity in many systems for this position (especially if the system has more than one center halfback), but a high work rate and good endurance is certainly needed. Because of the frequency of ball touches, the best soccer athlete may be asked to man this position.
Wing Midfielders (and Forwards)
This is a good spot for players that do not like to play in traffic where the opponent pressure is less. Wing players that have great straight ahead speed can cause other teams problems. Dribbling skills at speed are more often a requirement than close-in dribbling. Wing players that have the ability to cross the ball with distance and accuracy can allow a team to develop an attacking style from the wings. Wing players need to be able to recover on defense. Sometimes they are asked to balance a defense on the off-ball side by recovering back and picking up attacking players at the far post.
Fullbacks
Backs should be strong and have a passive aggressive nature. Though this sounds oxymoronic, a back needs to be very controlled at times and then very strong and aggressive in the man-to-man, 50-50 ball battles. Because of the self-checking nature of the other team's attackers, a coach can sometimes get away with using players that have little speed and quickness. In other cases, at higher playing levels, it is very necessary that a fullback have good quickness, average short distance speed and decent kicking skills. Players that are below average in speed can make up for this with good game knowledge and positioning. Exceptional dribbling skills are not a major requirement in this position. Fullbacks do need to be good communicators, constantly directing and offering information to teammates.
Sweeper
This position is similar to the fullback characteristics, however, there are certain differences. This player needs above average short distance and long distance speed, good kicking technique, a very good understanding of the team shape, and good communication skills. He needs to be able direct the players in front of him and run down through balls and breakaway attackers. Since he is support to the players in front of him, he must be able to pick up dribblers as they get past their marks or track down unmarked attackers as they make off-ball runs on goal. Often the sweeper is the first or second best athlete on the team and one of the fastest. This player must be a thinker with decent reaction time.
Stopper
This position requires a combination of sweeper, fullback and center half characteristics. The stopper often has some free rein, must be able to distribute the ball, win balls in traffic and get back to pick up unmarked attackers. At times, the stopper needs to recover into the sweeper
position (deep center) if the sweeper is pulled out.
Goalkeeper
The first criteria is have very good hands--that is, the ability to catch a ball at all heights and angles. These players have to have quick feet and a healthy dose of fearlessness with going after a ball with an attacker coming in hard. Having strength and good size, specifically height, is a given. The goalkeeper must have great vision and awareness. The quicker this player can react, the better. The more experience a player has at this position, the better he should be at dealing with the different situations.

The First Word......

2005-08-05T13:53:00.000-07:00

This is the very first time I experience Blogger, hopefully it will turn out to be fun ......