When you get a new pair of ice hockey skates, it’s only natural that the fit isn’t perfect yet as they haven’t had time to conform to your feet. This can cause blisters, rashes, and pain, so making them fit well is a priority. Baking your hockey skates is a popular method to get around…
I remember when I started ice hockey, and I didn’t even know that hockey goalies use different skates as they look quite similar, especially when on the ice. After months passed, I was curious why goalies needed hockey skates of their own and not player skates. In this article, I will explain why there are…
Ice skating can be done in different ways in different sports. Naturally, different ways and sports require different ice skates, and today, you will learn the differences between hockey and speed skates. The difference between hockey and speed skates is that hockey skates are meant for ice hockey that values protection, agility, and swift direction…
Ice skating can be done when playing hockey or figure skating, and the core principle is similar. However, both sports are widely different and require different kinds of ice skates. In this article, I will compare hockey skates to figure skates to see how they are different. Hockey skates differ from figure skates by having…
If you think a hitter’s performance is assessed with batting average, your love for baseball is outdated. That’s how much the sport has evolved and developed over the years. With more statistics and new terms to evaluate each type of player in baseball, the game has upped its quality. Slugging percentage is one of such…
New forms of baseball are evolving, but stats remain unchanged. Baseball is transforming into a game of math and needs more analysis. If you look at the profile of a pitcher, you can see the WHIP statistic associated with him. As a baseball fan, you need to educate yourself about WHIP. So, what is WHIP…
Baseball has a stat to assess the performance of every player type. Like how hitters are evaluated based on batting averages, pitchers are evaluated based on ERA. When someone calls a pitcher a good player, it probably means he has earned a low ERA. Let us first understand what it means. Earned run average (ERA)…
Every sport progresses based on several stats and regulations. In baseball, there are several interesting stats, including at-bat (AB), double (2B), games played (G), runs batted in (RBI), on-base plus slugging (OPS), and batting average (AVG). These stats allow evaluators to assess players’ performance and plan strategies further. A runs batted in (RBI) in baseball…
Assessing players in baseball is crucial to setting goals and planning strategies accordingly. There are several metrics like batting average on balls in play (BABIP), isolated power (ISO), slugging percentage (SLG), runs batted in (RBI), and much more. But, is there a metric exclusively to evaluate a hitter? Well, OPS comes into the picture to…