General Sports

General Sports ~ Bodybuilding

Competitive Bodybuilder

• Natural Progression
• Free Weights
• Competitive
• Night of Champions
• Arnold Classic

The quality of a persons life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

~Unknown

No Pain – No Gain

Colin has experience preparing for competition through a combination of fat loss, oils, and tanning which combined with lighting make the definition of the muscle group more distinct. Colin has working knowledge in diets, muscle groups, intensive muscle hypertrophy, recovery, and sports massage.

General Sports ~ Baseball

Proficient At:

• Pitching
• Batting
• Fielding
• Baserunning

Baseball is the only sport I know that when you’re on offense, the other team controls the ball.

~Ken Harrelson, Sports Illustrated, 6 September 1976

Excellent Player In Any Position

With an honest passion for the pastime sport, Colin can help create action for your scene with great detail & enthusiasm. Whether it’s behind the scene discussing action & saftey, on the field himself crashing through a fence catching that “game changing” pop fly, or training two players to collide; Colin’s abilities as a Player, Coordinator, & Trainer can help create the action in the scene you in-vision.

• Interesting Fact

  Many of the pre-game and in-game strategic decisions in baseball revolve around a fundamental fact: in general, right-handed batters tend to be more successful against left-handed pitchers and, to an even greater degree, left-handed batters tend to be more successful against right-handed pitchers.”

General Info ~ A Game Of It’s Own

Baseball has certain attributes that set it apart from the other popular team sports in the countries where it has a following, games such as American and Canadian football, basketball, ice hockey, and soccer. All of these sports use a clock; in all of them, play is less individual and more collective; and in none of them is the variation between playing fields nearly as substantial or important.

General Sports ~ Golf

Proficient At:

• Foundation of Balance
• Placing Power Into The Ball
• Addressing The Ball
• Golf Swing Basics
• Correct Golf Posture
• The Vardon Grip
• Golf Shots
• Putting

Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose.”

~Woodrow Wilson

For The Love Of The Game

Colin is a golfer who plays for enjoyment and does not receive payment in cash or kind as a reward. Understanding the basics of playing golf, from posture, swing, addressing the ball right through to putting,,, Colin can help with the delivery of your scene.

General Sports ~ Snow Skiing

Proficient On:

• Corduroy
• Corn Snow
• Crud
• Crust
• Powder
• Packed Powder
• Slush
• Granular Snow

When it comes to skiing, there’s a difference between what you think it’s going to be like, what it’s really like, and what you tell your friends it was like.

~Unknown

Comfortable On Any Surface.

From packed powder to granular, it can be difficult to know what kind of snow is actually going to present itself on your production. Having someone who knows the types of snow is important if you want to know what you’ll actually be shooting on. Colin can bring his experience of being in front or behind the camera to assist you.

General Sports ~ Billards

Proficient At:

• Position Options
• Power Follow Shots
• Hit Accuracy
• Speed Control
• Creative Shooting
• Marking Pockets

I learned to approach racing like a game of billiards. If you bash the ball too hard, you get nowhere. As you handle the cue properly, you drive with more finesse.”

~Juan Manuel Fangio

Basic Billiard Techniques

Proper shooting posture, imagining the shot paths and points of contact and aiming the billiard shot with your dominant eye are the three important aspects of billiard techniques. Mastering these skills will help you to have a great game, not just once but with amazing consistency.

Using your dominant eye
It is important that you use your dominant eye for lining up and aiming the balls. Develop a technique for positioning your body in such a way that that your dominant eye and the intended shot are perfectly aligned.

Visualizing the Shot
The next step in honing your pool technique is determining the exact point on the cue ball that will match up with the point identified on the object ball.

Getting a Good Grip
While producing astounding shots using unorthodox grips make for great drama, for starters you are better off employing the simple, consistent grip, which is neither too tight nor too loose.

General Sports ~ Sports Massage

Four Major Types

• Pre-Event
• Post-Event
• Restorative
• Rehabilitative

I’ve tried almost everything out there, and I always come back to one of the oldest and simplest modalities to keep my weary bones running fast and my tired muscles supple and injury free; good old hands-on massage.”

~Mark Allen, Four-time winner Hawaii Ironman Triathlon

Benefits Of Sports Massage

Sports massage was originally developed to help athletes prepare their bodies for optimal performance, recover after a big event, or function well during training. Sports massage emphasizes prevention and healing of injuries to the muscles and tendons.

• Keep In Mind

  You don’t have to be in the Olympics to benefit from sports massage. Sports massage is also good for people with injuries, chronic pain or restricted range of motion.

When Should You Get A Sports Massage?

A sports massage is a good choice if you have a specific problem — a tender knee from running, for instance. It is also be a good idea to see a movement therapist, who can help you identify and correct the movement pattern that might be causing your injury in the first place.