Spokes Ableman speaks!

Ed Hooper has penned another fun-reading article on the USQRA web site. Aside from the last second heroics from Chan fan Ableman, my favourite line in the article was:

"Naturally, we must always thank the refs, even the visually challenged ones and those who count by twos."

Regardless of the sport, we've all been there. Refs are people too, 'ya know. After watching the Super Bowl where there were a significant number of flags that were called back to the video booth and overturned, I'm reminded that even at the highest level in a sport, mistakes can and do happen. It is up to the rest of us to help not only athletes develop, but also referees, who need game experience in which to improve, and club practices and training camps can help out both sides of the whistle - so contact your local refs and invite them out!

Question of the day: Why is it that the champions of the National Football League go out of their way to parade themselves off as WORLD CHAMPIONS, especially with all the rah-rah? Nobody else on the planet plays this brand of their mis-named sport! They are LEAGUE CHAMPIONS or NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, but lay off the 'WORLD' label for use by more developed sports.

Rant over. Back to wheelchair rugby, although that may be a natural segway for a mis-named sport, although at least it's better than 'quad rugby' which is a name that excludes many of its eligible players.