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The Top 5 Reasons Hockey Is At The Bottom Of U.S. Sports Daily News

Hockey is usually in the local daily news for all the wrong reasons – at least in the United States.

Here are the top 5 reasons hockey appears at the bottom of U.S. Sports daily news:

First, the National Hockey League has yet to attract a significant hardcore fan base in the United States. How can it expect to compete against the likes of the money-printing factory called the NFL? Not far behind in its popularity and stature is the no-longer fledgling UFC. Both of these sports have cemented themselves in the all important 18 to 35 year old male sports fan category and do not appear to be losing any ground.

The NHL is primarily a gate-driven revenue model, meaning, the majority of its dollars are earned via ticket sales, plus some merchandising revenue. However, both the NFL and UFC are merchandising behemoths. It seems at every restaurant or watering hole one goes to on a Friday night, the accepted dress code now includes an NFL jersey or a UFC shirt! The NHL just isn’t sexy enough. There aren’t as many beer commercials with Bud girls wearing hot pink pumps.

Second, the perception still persists among casual hockey fans that hockey is too violent. Canadian daily local news coverage of hockey spotlights goals and goalie saves more so than American media coverage. Hockey fighting is given a more negative tone by U.S. media. One could argue that the UFC is much more grotesque in its offering but the UFC has done a masterful job in portraying itself as the close hybrid cousin to martial arts, a disciplined and honourable pursuit by real athletes and not bullies and thugs – think Bruce Lee.

Perhaps the NHL should take a page out of the UFC’s marketing mantra and consistently educate its prospective fan base about the ‘code of honour’ that existed ever since hockey’s original six teams first played. Not unlike an incoming fast ball high and tight for some chin music, or, an errant elbow or push on a layup, hockey pugilism also has its place to maintain, ironically, integrity in its sport.

Third, concussions stymies hockey at every level so media coverage can’t help but be negative. Bigger, faster, and more agile players are launching themselves at each other with ever greater force and the results are devastating.
Intertwined with the concussion issue is the relationship hockey fights have on the mental health of players. Canada’s top junior hockey league is now discussing very seriously the possibility of removing certain fighting from its league. For example, ‘staged fighting’ where players invite one another to fight to motivate their respective teams, or create energy for the fans in attendance is on the chopping block. It did not help that the summer of 2011 saw the passing of three NHLers who were all recognized ‘enforcers’ for their teams.

Fourth, the regional nature of grassroots hockey in the U.S. is very distinct, resulting in limited regional, not national, media coverage. Southern California, Michigan, Maine and Ohio are the hockey hubs for youth hockey whereas almost every province of Canada has hockey at every level and age group. The NCAA’s hockey version of the Final Four, the Frozen Four, has proven itself to be a terrific marketing vehicle and though the NCAA provides a wealth of players to the pro ranks, they are often considered a lower tiered feeder system than Canada’s Canadian Hockey League (CHL). This regionalism pervades the big league as well. The financial failures of ‘Sunbelt’ NHL franchises like Phoenix and Atlanta along with tumbling attendance numbers in Dallas and Columbus reflect the Bettman-made Koolaid forced upon hockey fans for several years now.

Fifth, affordability remains the largest stumbling block for the development of youth hockey. It is much easier for kids to run on a field, or play on a court, than skate on a rink. Therefore, hockey lacks the national notoriety at the youth level like U.S. high school football and basketball have attained. However, In typical American style, money has been poured into hockey for the last 30 years and just like soccer in the U.S., hockey has developed relatively quickly. U.S.A. Hockey has championed the sport’s rapid rise to prominence in the past decade. The high school hockey scene is in fact larger in the U.S. than in Canada and this bodes well for future American hockey prospects.

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6 life changing long-term benefits of Therapeutic Yoga

Long-term benefits of Therapeutic Yoga –

It helps us to foster a deep reconnection with our living body, allowing us to access its innate wisdom and intelligence.
It teaches us the skill of emotional regulation. When we can regulate, we open clearer access to the feeling of inner safety which allows us to function in life with more control and ease.
The practice of listening to our body, attuning to its needs and honoring its capacity can support us to live within our own natural limits and boundaries. This gives us more confidence to choose our responses and actions, rather than being at the mercy of our unconscious reactions.
It reshapes our nervous system (our internal alarm/ safety system), bringing more balance to our emotional, mental and physical health.
It encourages compassionate self-inquiry which allows us to befriend ourselves and to be curious about how we are in the world and respond to our experience habitually.
Guides us towards feeling and sensing our experience more- to becoming embodied. To feel connected and aware of more than just the thinking of our experience. This has the effect of increasing the space inside with which we go into the world.
A therapeutic yoga practice is one that resonates with what feels safe and comfortable for each of us in that moment. It is a practice that invites us to be curious, to ask questions, to feel and move in ways that nourish us rather than deplete us.

Our body becomes our guide. The practice of intentionally connecting with our body and felt sense experience (safely and slowly) can help us to increase our capacity to feel, for awareness, for regulation, to tolerate discomfort, for resilience, healing and growth. Our human needs are ever-changing and when we can honour this with a practice that meets us in each moment, we really are honouring ourselves. I am a trauma-informed private yoga teacher offering one-to-one sessions in Cork and internationally. I use a compassionate trauma-informed approach that encourages self-inquiry and promotes embodiment. My intention is to empower clients with techniques that support mindful, bodily presence as a means to heal and transform. If you would like to work with me, you can find more information here in privateyoga website

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INSTANT AND EASY HELP ON SBC GLOBAL PASSWORD RECOVERY

SBC Global is a leading email platform in the internet field that is used for exchanging emails. Moreover, if you want, you can use it either for interacting with your business clients or being in touch with your family and friends. This email account is largely used by users every day. It is simple using this webmail account by the users who can use this to send and receive the information to the client simply.

FEATURES OF SBC GLOBAL EMAIL:

In this, your data can be kept and protected.
It helps you to convert an existing setting into an IMAP setting as well.
It is a safe and reliable account because no users can enter in your inbox from the other device.
The users cannot log in to your account from the other device because it is strictly locked or the file will miss.
HOW TO RECOVER SBC GLOBAL PASSWORD?

Passwords are the most sensitive thing in a mail as there is a tremendous amount of data stored in the email account which may be of prime importance. So the account password must be kept protected at any cost. But to protect the password users may forget the password due to some unavoidable conditions. In case users have two options either follow the steps and get account password recovery number or get direct assistance from the extremely qualified and skilled technicians.

To recovery of password, users have to simply visit the site of the SBC Global account.
When it is opened then users have to open it’s the mail icon which is available in the

The right corner of the screen of the device.
Users can simply type the mail address for which recovery needs to be done and click on “Forgot password”.
Users have to select the name which is present in the upper right corner.
Visit the site of AT&T online Account Management by clicking on “Manage Passwords and security info”.
Users need to enter the mail address to visit the account password recovery page and finally create a strong and secure password for the SBC Global account then click on” Save Change” to enjoy uninterrupted mail service.
In case the users are not getting the above-mentioned steps then use the phone number which is registered with account It can be used for instant recovery. Enter the verification code which you received in number and create a password for an account then click on saves. For recheck login in your account, it gets access or not.
This is the complete process through which you can reset password easily. SBC Global Password Recovery can be done by the above steps. If you still face difficulty or issues while doing this process you can contact experts.

You can reach out to the professionals of SBC Global over the toll free helpline number. These professionals are available at SBC Global Customer Service. They will help you to fix your issues and queries. The main responsibility of this support team is to bridge the gap between SBC and users.

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