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Word: player (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...opposing player with the ball usually has to waste 15 seconds waiting for a driver to get open and help her out. When that second player receives the ball, she will draw more one-on-one defensive pressure that wastes another 10 seconds. By then, the shot clock is in the red, and it is highly unlikely that the other team will even get a chance to score...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: It's The Defense That Wins Championships | 4/29/1988 | See Source »

Stacey Moran is probably the toughest 5-ft., 6 1/2-in. water polo player you would ever want to meet...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: She's Tough Under Fire | 4/29/1988 | See Source »

...what is this polo player's secret to her success? Her mental approach to the game would be the correct answer...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: She's Tough Under Fire | 4/29/1988 | See Source »

...average hockey family, a middle- to upper-middle class family. The family supports his son by enrolling him in a private school, where the quality of hockey is the best around. After spending a substantial amount of money on the son's high-school experience as a hockey player, the question of which college to attend becomes a financial problem...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Ivy League Hockey: A Long and Winding Road | 4/28/1988 | See Source »

...saying is true, the hardest thing about Harvard--and, by extension, the other Ivies--is getting in. Once a player opts for the Ancient Eight, a coach can usually count on his or her contributions for the next four years. The question remains, however, whether the Ivy athlete is ever free to contribute 100 percent...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Perceptions of Ivy Sports and Athletes | 4/28/1988 | See Source »

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