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Whether you’re a seasoned fantasy football champion that puts a great deal of time and effort into your fantasy football season or a casual fantasy football fan who’s looking to earn some bragging rights among your friends, it’s important to properly prepare for your fantasy football draft.

While you may make many trades through the season, and you will undoubtedly pick up and drop many players throughout the season, who you draft at the start of the season will have a strong effect on the end result of your fantasy football season.

Get Organized

Putting together a simple excel or Google doc spreadsheet is a good place to start. List out news sources, stats, strengths of schedules, expert rankings and any other information that helps make your information easy to access and use. To cut down on the amount of prep time you can use draft software. Fantasy Football Mastermind provides fantasy football draft software that makes planning for your fantasy football draft a whole lot easier.

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Some people go to the beach to relax, some go to enjoy the views, and then there are some who go because there’s really no better place to exercise than on the beach. What makes Myrtle Beach, South Carolina so different than any other beach is its athletic atmosphere. Myrtle Beach is home to some of the best activies for athletes and adventure seekers, giving families with kids something to do, as well. Here are few complexes and active things to do around Myrtle Beach if you want to do a little more than simply relax.

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It’s been an exciting season for Men’s hockey this year with many expected teams performing well and a few unexpected teams in the mix as well. The current NCAA DI Men’s top ten rankings are as follows according to USCHO.com

1. Quinnipiac
2. North Dakota
3. St. Cloud State
4. Providence (Last year’s national champs)
5. Boston College
6. Michigan
7. Harvard
8. Massachusetts-Lowell
9. Boston University
10. Notre Dame

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Dr. JoAnn Dahlkoetter has identified what she calls the “seven traits of mentally tough runners,” which are a series of mental attributes that allow runners to push past mental and physical distractions during runs. These traits are resilience, focus, strength, preparation, vision, openness and trust. Runners who have these traits are able to succeed far more often than those without, and they can teach us valuable lessons about ourselves and the ways we approach our jobs. Those of us employed in leadership positions can especially benefit from the “mentally tough runner” mindset – here’s how:

1. Resilience: You’re at the helm, and you need to be able to deal with any problem that comes your way. As a resilient leader, you’ll be able to bounce back from any tricky situations, and show your staff in the process how to conquer difficult scenarios with grace and ease.
2. Focus: Believe it or not, having the ability to focus can help you save your company money. If you understand what needs to be done, and are able to do exactly that without wasting time, you’re saving your company tons of money through productivity.  Focus is also important when it comes to your vision (#5 on this list) – you’ll need unwavering focus in order to follow your vision and achieve your goals.
3. Strength: You have to know when to say no, and you have to be able to say no. You have to be able to fight through hard days. Being strong – physically and mentally – is an essential trait of a good leader.
4. Preparation: If you show up to a meeting with nothing prepared, you have missed out on an opportunity. Preparation is an important tool for gaining respect from those around you. Your peers and staff will admire you for being so “on top of things,” and your superiors will take notice of your advance preparation.
5. Vision: Know where you want your team to go! Have goals and dreams! Whether your goals are team-oriented or personal, they will help you (and possibly your team) gain momentum and keep driving you forward.
6. Openness: Be transparent with your staff. If something is not going the way you expected, tell them. If you are not happy with their work, let them know. If you want to change their focus or the direction a project is headed, be open about it. Transparency is key for leaders: those who follow you want to know what’s up, and you need to tell them. Otherwise, if they feel you are trying to hide something from them, they may lose respect for you.
7. Trust: Believe in your staff, and know that they will use your training to succeed. There are two parts to trust in the workplace: trust that you did an excellent job training your staff, and trust that they will do what is expected of them.

Thank you to the Michigan State University Broad College Of Business for providing this guest blog post. 

The Paralympic Games began in 1948 when Ludwig Guttmann, an England native, decided to organize sporting events for World War II veterans and injured ex-service members, which eventually grew into the global sporting event known today for athletes with disabilities. This year, the 2016 Summer Paralympics will take place in Rio from September 7 to September 18 in Maracana Stadium. This will be the first time that the Olympics and the Paralympics will take place in South America. This year, there will be more than 4,000 athletes representing 176 nations in a total of 528 medal events. As of 2016, the Paralympics will include 22 sports with two new sports debuting in the Games: triathlon and canoe sprint.

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ESPN estimated that $95 billion will be bet on NFL and NCAA college football in the 2015-16 season. In comparison, NFL as a whole, which is more powerful and more profitable than it has ever been before, will make roughly $12 billion this year. While $95 billion is a staggering number, what might be even more staggering is that 96% of that 95 billion will be gambled illegally.

That’s a tremendous amount of unregulated gambling going on in the United States and a potential industry ready to flourish. Just looking at explosion of websites like FanDuel and DraftKing, which have recently run into legal issues of their own, there’s no doubt that there’s an incredible demand for organized betting.

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In my opinion, March Madness is the best sporting event in the world. The opening rounds on Thursday and Friday is packed with action and every year there is guaranteed drama and at least one unexpected Cinderella team. It may be December, but College Basketball is happening now and March is not too far away.

There are some great teams this year and people are already picking winners. Here are the current favorites based on Vegas odds:

•  Duke – 7/1
• Kansas – 9/1
• Kentucky – 9/1
• North Carolina – 9/1

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We have all heard of the “freshman 15.” Whether it’s true or not, staying fit no matter what is important. Eating healthy and exercising are things that many of us struggle with simply because exercising takes time out of our busy schedules and eating healthy is expensive. Staying fit shouldn’t have to be hard work though, especially because college students are focusing most of their time on studying. That’s why there are some low-effort ways to ensure that you’re staying healthy in college. Continue reading “5 Tips for Staying Fit in College” »

After the wedding date is set, it’s time to choose a wedding theme. There’s no rule book saying that your wedding has to be set a certain way or even have a theme. In fact, wedding themes include everything from traditional themes to beach themes to extreme wedding themes. The list is endless. One of the most fun themes fanatic couples often choose is going with a “sports” theme.

Now that fall is finally here, football is a prime sport on many people’s radars. While it takes a lot of planning, couples who are a part of families that are ulimate sports fans will have an exciting time planning and celebrating their weddings.

Here are some wedding ideas for the ulimate sports-themed wedding: Continue reading “Wedding Ideas for the Ultimate Sports Fan” »

Killington, Vermont offers mountain bikers some of the most varied trails in the United States. Numerous mountain areas contain over 45 miles of trails to choose from. Choosing a trail that suits each rider may be harder than navigating the trails. But this is only true for beginners, and they have plenty of choices for their needs. More advanced riders can choose steeper downhill trails that will challenge their abilities to keep the bike centered and balanced as they continue to gain speed. All trails feature beautiful scenery and changes in terrain for enjoyment and challenges for all levels of riders. Continue reading “Mountain Biking in Killington, Vermont” »