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Wikepedia shares, "Memory is the faculty of the mind by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved. Memory is vital to experiences and related to limbic systems, it is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action.[1] If we could not remember past events, we could not learn or develop language, relationships, nor personal identity (Eysenck, 2012)."

“The biggest reward that I’ve received in my life is that after running Future Stars for 36 years is that, I’ve come into the second generation of campers. Parents that attended are now sending their kids to the camp, because they love Future Stars and they fondly remember their experiences.”—Charlie VanDercook

Truth be told, every parent thinks that their child is a star athlete. Finding out that your child is spending a lot of time on the bench and not on the field is often very upsetting for both you and your child.  So what can you do as a parent to talk with your child's coach without breaching courtesy.  Inside Baseball shares some good tips:

Math ∞ Blog shares their results on a numeracy test they gave to 1,580 average Americans all over the country with at least 30 people from each state.  They felt it important to mention that they did not include their readers whom they broadly felt may have a higher numeracy score.

Swim Smooth shares the history of how coaching styles may have contributed to elbow pain attributed to swimming.  "All through the 1990s and much of the 2000s, swim coaches thought the holy grail of good swimming technique was to make the stroke as long as physically possible."  This line of thinking to get maximum mileage from the rear stroke can create 3 problems:

Do you need golf head covers?  Golfers use club head covers to protect the heads and shafts of their woods from damage that can happen during transport of their clubs. Regardless of the distance, that you might be moving your clubs, either in a cart or just pulling them out of your car, any accidental bangs can damage your clubs.   If you have graphite shafted woods, it is recommended that you have head covers with a long sock that protects the shafts, as well.

Field Hockey Sticks shares a detailed review of their choice for top 2018 field hockey sticks and equipment.  Here are some of the categories that they reviewed:

Horse Nation shared an episode of SmartPak's, "Ask the Vet" video series.  SmartPak staff veterinarian and medical director Dr. Lydia Gray responds to fan questions in an easy to understand manner using research-based evidence.  Here are some of the questions she answers:

STEAM Powered Family shares some fun STEAM activities that you can do with your children to whittle away the cold indoor days.  Some of the activities suggested include:

Juggle: verb, juggled, juggling.
1. to keep (several objects, as balls, plates, tenpins, or knives) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching.