Socks "give you a better grip on an apparatus (kind of like chalk)," keep sweaty feet from becoming slippery, and, "help gymnasts get turns around on floor," according to The Gymternet. Others wear socks like Sole Impact Socks to help absorb some of the forceful impact routines can have on the soles of athletes' feet.
Why do gymnasts not wear socks? "Some gymnasts don't need the socks because they do not perform any major turning elements while others feel the socks are distracting during their other skills. Read More...
We may not realize it, but there is very little football that is actually played. Yes, the players run around, return to the huddle, and repeat, but the time the players actually play the game is astoundingly small. Eleven minutes. Yes, in a 3-hour game, the time the ball is in play equals about eleven minutes.
How much of a football game is actually played? An average professional football game lasts 3 hours and 12 minutes, but if you count the time when the ball was actually played, the action lasted only 11 minutes. Read More...
The Jameis Winston Wonderlic Test Score
Having scored a 27, Jameis Winston was a point below Peyton Manning, both Russell Wilson of Seattle Seahawks, and Drew Brees of New Orleans Saints who scored 28.
What was Brady's Wonderlic score? The scouts undoubtedly liked Brady's Wonderlic score of 33, a fair amount higher than the average quarterback score of 26, but considered Brady less valuable than six other quarterbacks, none of whom have even approached the success of Brady on the football field. Read More...