Hugging goals in the stand-around sports...

Does anyone think it's a little funny how in all the stand-around
ball-sports when anyone makes a point everyone jumps on the guy, hugging
him and such. I'd say the free-love started only maybe 5 years ago.
What's up? Pent up emotions? Is new sports-training building up psych
that much higher than before? I know that sport is a love thing but this
seems a little much.

--

Jeff Potter
****
*Out Your Backdoor * http://www.outyourbackdoor.com
for modern folkways and culture revival...
...offering "small world" views on bikes, bows, books, movies...
...new books featuring: XC ski culture, a Gulf Coast thriller
folding bicycles ... with radical novels coming up!
...original downloadable music ... and articles galore!
plus national "Off the Beaten Path" travel forums! HOLY SMOKES!

It's been going on in football for a long time but seems to have spread to
cricket more recently. I get the impression that it is a conscious strategy
promoted by sports psychologists and that it works. What's the potential
application for ski-ing? Especially individual ski-ing? or non competitive
skiing??

From: Jeff Potter
Reply-To:
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 20:17:44 -0500 (CDT)
To: Multiple recipients of list NORDIC-SKI
Subject: Hugging goals in the stand-around sports...

Does anyone think it's a little funny how in all the stand-around
ball-sports when anyone makes a point everyone jumps on the guy, hugging
him and such. I'd say the free-love started only maybe 5 years ago.
What's up? Pent up emotions? Is new sports-training building up psych
that much higher than before? I know that sport is a love thing but this
seems a little much.

--

Jeff Potter
****
*Out Your Backdoor * http://www.outyourbackdoor.com
for modern folkways and culture revival...
...offering "small world" views on bikes, bows, books, movies...
...new books featuring: XC ski culture, a Gulf Coast thriller
folding bicycles ... with radical novels coming up!
...original downloadable music ... and articles galore!
plus national "Off the Beaten Path" travel forums! HOLY SMOKES!