Turf Talk: Aspire for Greatness: Men’s Gymnastics
“It consists of everyone who gives (a little or a lot) to helping Keep Dreams Alive” – Scott Barclay Barclay, in a nutshell, is a head coach who lives through his team. As his gymnasts progress through training, he is satisfied with what he sees before him. Barclay enjoys seeing a team that works hard. “Scott [Barclay] [...]
Turf Talk: Aspire for Greatness: Cheerleading
Three years is all it took; a lot can happen in that much time. For Rachel Fisher and the ASU cheerleading club, those three years symbolize and are the essence of their team. “I honestly look back on it and through all the rough times can’t believe how far the team has come,” says Fisher, the [...]
Turf Talk: Aspire for Greatness: The Beginning
Scott Barclay never says die. With a bright Sun Devil past, the present all but shined. Barclay—an alumni, a gymnast and coach—found himself trying to find a home for men’s gymnastics. Arizona State, where his past flourished, would soon shed light for the future. He would not let it end differently. Resources. To be at your [...]
Turf Talk: Sailing Smoothly
The cliché that math and science go hand in hand could never be more right. For junior Gerald Byrnes, he could not thank Sir Isaac Newton enough. When it comes down to it, minute calculations and the laws of physics make the sport of sailing much more of a breeze. With the sport of sailing, the [...]
Turf Talk: The Energizer Bunnies of ASU
You keep running and running and running, going and going…when does it end? When do you stop? This time, you can’t. You’ll lose. Arizona State University’s triathlon and cycling club realizes this. If they let up, game over. Their extensive preparation then amounts to nothing. “You’re pushing your body to the max for a long distance,” says [...]
Turf Talk: The Skinny of Thin Wallets
There is a definite imbalance. With Arizona State dishing out money left and right, it leaves some organizations short changed due to priority. In this case, Division I programs usually have priority over club sports; club sports visibly could be healthier in funding. Looking deeper into the problem, is there an alternative source? For the past [...]
Turf Talk: Disorganization in Organizations
Trying to create morality through regulations is a contradiction. What should be right is wrong. To be frank, ethics are overlooked because “the men”—the officials, commissioners and people that “matter”—decide to abide “by the book.” Who says that books can’t be rewritten? We shouldn’t be stubborn to change. Not only in sports but everything, things get [...]
Turf Talk: Showing the Gold
“Black Out” left Sun Devil Stadium pitch black and the sea of gold leaves our team with nothing less than golden results. But with glory in the gear, another color matters; you shed green to bleed maroon and gold. Tempe GameDay, a newly created company, has given “the green” back to people’s pockets while still giving [...]
