March 11th, 2010
Ryan Miller won the tournament MVP during the hockey event at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. His play was stellar and
 but for one goal given up to Team Canada’s Sydney Crosby, the might have been another miracle on ice for Team USA hockey.
The Wall Street Journal had a recent story by Matthew Futterman highlighting Ryan Miller’s personality and the qualities it takes to play goaltender at such high levels of hockey competition. From the article:
“You have to be absolutely reliable,” Mr. Dryden (a hall of fame NHL Goalie) said. “You have to be disciplined. You have to be responsible. You have to have a lot of understated qualities. You have to decide that there is something more important than you are. You have to be willing to play that way. You can’t grab attention by the lapel and insist on it. You’re going to get it sometimes and not get it other times. The game is going to come to you and you’ve got to be willing to accept that. There are not that many people who are really talented who are willing to accept that.”
The qualities mentioned above are those qualities that can make one a champion no matter what position, sport, or activity they are taking part in. Do you have the mindset of a champion?
If you do or want to develop that attitude, join our free Champions Club for families. It is full of activities and games for those who like to go for the gold. Join Now.
Tags: Champions Club, championship mindset, family activites, Ryan Miller
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February 23rd, 2010
Wow, that is one big dog! We are talking about Giant George, a 4 year old Great Dane living in Arizona. On Monday it became official as the Guinness Book of World Records named Giant George the World’s Tallest Dog. BTW, Giant George is set to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show now that he is officially the tallest dog in the world.
You can watch George play with a 100 pound lab in the video below (btw, George weighs 245 pounds!). Someone should make Giant George their team mascot.
 Click on the above image to watch a fun video of Giant George with some of his friends in Arizona.
Tags: dog lovers, fun video, giant dog, Giant George, Guinness Book of World Records, Oprah Winfrey Show, worlds tallest dog
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February 22nd, 2010
We love sports mascots and the Olympics always brings some good fun with mascots. Check out the three mascots for the 2010  Vancouver Olympics: Quatchi, Miga, and Sumi.
There are fun videos and games at the official Olympic site. BTW, did you know that Quatchi is a sasquatch that comes from the forests of Canada and he loves to play hockey.
Miga is a young sea bear who loves to surf and snowboard and has landed a corked 720 on the half-pipe in a pre-Olympic run. No word if Miga has been training with Sean White of the USA snowboard team.
Sumi is a mountain spirit who, like many Candians, has a background drawn from many places. Sumi works hard to protect and enjoy the beautiful lands of Canada. When not having fun outdoors, Sumi can be found sipping hot cocoa with friends around the fireplace and sharing stories of fun winter sports in and around the world.
Tags: family friendly fantasy football, Miga, Olympic fun, Quatchi, sports mascots, Sumi, Vancouver 2010, Vancouver mascots
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January 15th, 2010
On January 18th we will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in America. Of our our greatest American leaders, MLK Jr. day gives us a chance to reflect on his courage, strength, and leadership skills and also look ahead to continued growth as a country. Get involved this week, learn some history, and participate in some of the great activities available out there.
Our friends over at Kaboose.com have lots of great things to do:
Here another great page full of civil rights historical sites to visit throughout the US.
Have a great time celebrating MLK Jr. Day with your friends and families.
Don’t forget MLK Jr. Day is a day for volunteering so we hope you get out there and lend a hand in your community. Talk to your parents and friends about this.
President Obama’s team of technology folks will be launching a new MLK Technology Challenge to help schools become more connected to the web. Sounds cool. Get involved.
Tags: #MLKTech, civil rights history for kids, Martin Luther King Jr. Day for Kids, MLK Day volunteer opportunity, MLK Jr. Day, MLK Jr. Day activities, MLK Technology Challenge, US history
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January 8th, 2010
The world’s tallest building was officially opened this week in Dubai. The building is called the Burj Dubai and has 200 stories and is over 800 meters tall (or over 2600 feet — there are 3.28 feet in a meter) There are offices, apartments, and a hotel in the Burj Dubai. It took 22 million work hours to complete the building and they have been at it since 2004. Before it was opened, the world’s tallest building was Taipei 101 in Taiwan. Click on the image below to visit the official website of the Burj Dubai.
 The world's tallest building is now the Burj Dubai in Dubai. It is over 800 meters tall.
Tags: build your brain, Burj Dubai, fun science, kids science, skyscrapers, Taipei 101, world's tallest building
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January 4th, 2010
A lot of players and Champions Club members wrote us about their goals for 2010. Successful teams, leaders, and players have long used goals to get them to their vision of the future. As two sport superstar Bo Jackson once said, “Set your goals high and don’t stop until you get there.”
There are a lot of components to successfully completing a big goal, including planning, practicing, visioning, positive attitude, hard work, resiliency and team work. Here are some of the goals for 2010 that were sent in to us.
Joseph (Team Dino, age 6) — learning to surf on his family vacation in Hawaii
Abigail (Our Team, age 9) — beat her Dad in H-O-R-S-E before next Thanksgiving
Lily (Lily’s Lions, age 10) — make her Jr. High School dance team next Fall
Greg (Giants, age 12) — read all of the Harry Potter books
Alex (SmashMouth, Age 14) — save $3,000 from caddying and yard work for car savings fund
Tags: goal setting for kids, kids goals, kids new year's resolutions, parenting
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December 26th, 2009
This post comes from Zach, owner of Grand Theft Football in Dad & Child League 47. Let’s hear what you all think! Add your comments below.
I’m real impressed by Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie. Although Collie is the 3rd WR, I think Pierre Garcon might be able to take the position because he has the most points. But Peyton likes relying on young kids like Collie, so will Collie keep his position or will Garcon take it from him?
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December 23rd, 2009
Monstrously huge performance by BV Wildcats (Open League 128) to take home Team of the Week Honors during Week 15 of the 2009 NFL Fantasy Season. BV Wildcats beat Aimees Uninsurables by nearly 5 points with Aaron Rodgers’ (QB-GB) 43.52 points setting the golden standard.
Maurice Jones-Drew (RB-JAC), Jamaal Charles (RB-KC), Chad Ochocinco (WR/TE-CIN) and Dallas Clark (WR/TE-DAL) had great performances and helped BV Wildcats take home first place of all of the teams competing at Family Fantasy Sports. More amazing perhaps is that Ben Roethlisberger (QB-PIT) scored 38.82 points and sat on BV Wildcats’ bench. Check out BV Wildcats starting roster (with calculations) below to see how they took home the victory.
Other teams in the Top 25 for Week 15 include, Ella Bella (Shoom Kirsch League), A Gold (WKFFL), In Your Face (Dad & Child 80), and Water Buffalo (MuncieBadger League)
 What an impressive week, not to mention the fact that Ben Roethlisberger is on the bench.
Tags: Aaron Rodgers Fantasy Performance, Ben Roethlisberger, family fantasy football, family friendly fantasy football, family friendly fantasy sports, Maurice Jones-Drew
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