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So, what kind of sideline parent are you?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

So.. are you one of those parents that park themselves on the 50 and shout out instructions to your kids while they are in the middle of the game? Or, are you one of those parents who quietly lurk near the corner flag and take it all in?

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Is dropping the “F-Bomb” a new form of celebration?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Sportsmanship does not begin with the letter “F.” In fact there are few words used in sports that begin with the 6th letter of the alphabet. So, why has the “F-Bomb” become so popular in pro and high school sports? If you haven’t figured out the word yet, it doesn’t stand for fake, football, forward, [...]

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Email reminds me of painful photo 20 years ago

Posted by bob hammerstrom

It is a small world…I received an email recently from a player who’s football game I photographed 20 years ago for the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

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He has a nose for the ball

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Practices are usually uneventful to shoot for the paper. But when I pulled up the pictures on my laptop and saw the ball on a players’ nose, it stood out to me.

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Defensive roll: defined as taking one in the Gluteus Maximus

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Baseball players learn the technique at a young age. When the ball is thrown at you, turn your other cheeks forward and take one for the team.

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Dirt, sweat and grass - Yum! - Take a drink…

Posted by bob hammerstrom

That’s no Gatorade or Powerade recipe for a sports drink. I’m sure my coaches weren’t thinking of e-coli bacteria, deadly viruses or poisoning when my teammates and I at Whitehall High School in Wisconsin, had to chug water during a break from football practice using an outdoor hose faucet and our football helmets. Looking back [...]

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One BIG cheddarhead on a bike

Posted by bob hammerstrom

I saw this photo on the Associated Press wire tonight, and I just had to put it up on the blog. Now it’s obvious this gigantic Packers player didn’t ride this tiny bike all the way to practice from his home.

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Brett Favre shows his feminine side

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Just like a woman, the former Green Bay Packers and New York Jets quarterback, now a wanna-be Minnesota Vikings starter, just can’t make up his mind whether to come out of retirement or not.

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Who’s your pick to win the MLB All Stars Home Run Derby?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Have you selected your favorite slugger to win the home run derby (actually called the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby) during the Gatorade All Star Workout Break? Oh, how the advertising dollars rule.

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Queen city passes Pay-to-Play for school sports

Posted by bob hammerstrom

The Manchester School District passed a budget including extracurricular user fees for the city’s schools. Pay-to-play has spread to the queen city like a disease among behives.

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