Part 2 of Ultimate Pre-game Preparation discusses some key ways in which the athletes should prepare themselves to play at an optimal intensity level. To accomplish this, one of the first things we must develop is an understanding of why intensity, focus and motivation sometimes take a nose dive in certain games. The myriad of reasons why we play sports and relish competition lies deep within an emotional well commonly called ‘commitment,’ ‘drive,’ and ‘motivation.’

The surprising and just two-time NFL Champion, the Arizona Cardinals are considered for some as the underdog of this year's Super Bowl XLIII, which will be played on February 1st at Tampa, Florida. The Arizona Cardinals finished the regular season with a decent but not surprising record of 9 victories and 7 loses, winning the West division title. However, after classifying to the playoffs of the NFL, many expected them to lose in the first round against the Atlanta Falcons, but things didn't hap

The Denver Broncos hired the 32-year old Josh McDaniels to replace Mike Shanahan who was fired on December 30th after he spent 14 seasons with the team. McDaniels was the New England Patriots offensive coordinator for the past three years and Denver considers he could be a brilliant coach so they brought him to give the team a new start.

After losing the opportunity of going for the BCS Championship and the Big 12 title when they lost against Texas Tech two months ago at the last minute, the Longhorns are now celebrating their victory of last Monday, when they won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.

The quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners, Sam Bradford was named player of the year by the Associated Press; the announcement was made on Monday after he was chosen. This is the third award he gets this year since he was already given the Davey O'Brien Award and the Heisman Trophy.