MetroSports Magazine NPC 2015 New York Grand Prix
September/October 2015
New York’s -Bravest -Boldest -Finest -Strongest Football
FDNY vs NYPD Gaelic Football
Longwood Youth Football Tackles MetLife Stadium
Contents
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September/October 2015
Features 4 NPC 2015 NY Grand Prix World Champion Bev Francis Promotes the National Physique Committee’s 2015 NY Grand Prix Bodybuilding & Physique Comp. 22 Bravest, Boldest, Finest & Strongest Football NYC’s Public Service Professionals Compete in a National Football League 34 NYPD/FDNY Gaelic Football New Yorks Finest and New York’s Bravest Compete on the Pitch to Honor a Fallen Comrade 44 6th Annual Sean Tallon Memorial G.A.A. Youth Gaelic Football 46
Longwood Youth Football The LYF 8-year Old Team takes the Field at MetLife Stadium
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19 Athlete of the Month 49 Sports Photo Tip
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Action Photography by Clark Thompson
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Metro Area Bodybuilding
Bev Francis Powerhouse Gym Sponsors the NPC NY State 2015 Grand Prix, Poughkeepsie NY is a competitive sport which, Binodybuilding the U.S., is governed by several sanctioning bodies, most notable among them, the National Physique Committee (NPC) and the International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB). Perhaps it is most appropriate that bodybuilding as a sport be covered in MetroSports Magazine since competitive bodybuilding got its first large-scale exposure in the United States right here in New York City, at Madison Square Garden, in January 1904. On October 24, 2015, the NPC, held its New York State Grand Prix event at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie This event, which attracted over 150 participants equally divided among men and women, was a sanctioned national qualifier. The event was sponsored by Long Island’s Powerhouse Gym owned and operated by multi-sport legend Bev Francis. Bev Francis has had a long and storied career beginning as a high school physical education teacher 4 | September-October 2015
Above: Stephanie Danielsson, Women’s Figure Open B and Overall Champion
Esbon Providence
Jon Giordano
Joseph H. Hall
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in her native Australia. Competing in the sport of shot put, Bev set a national record in 1977 and went on to win the Australian National Shot Put Championship in 1982. Not satisfied as a one sport champion, Bev also took on the sport of powerlifting where she set a world record in 1981 for the women’s bench press and, again in 1982, setting a world record in the squat. In total, Bev broke over 40 world powerlifting records and was inducted into the International Powerlifting Hall of Fame in 1987. Moving on to the sport of bodybuilding, Bev won the World Pro Championships in 1987 and placed second in the 1990 and 1991 Ms. Olympia contests. Bev now operates the Powerhouse Gym in Syosset, N.Y., where she helps train the current and future generations of competitors.
As with all NPC-sanctioned competitions, the NY Grand Prix was conducted in two stages, with a pre-judging session taking place in the morning and the finals held later in the day. Scoring for the competition is performed by a five to seven judge panel and typically takes place in a Relaxed Round, a Comparison Round and a Free Posing Round. In the Relaxed Round judges evaluate the athletes for overall symmetry, paying close attention to how well balanced various muscle groups are to each other. During this round the competitors stand in a relaxed position and do not actively flex their muscles. In the Comparison Round, competitors stand together and actively flex their muscles in a variety of standard poses such as the front double bicep, front lat spread, the side chest and the overhead abdominal and thigh. In the Comparison Round, competitors stand together and actively flex their muscles in a variety of standard poses such as the front double bicep, front lat spread, the side chest and the overhead abdominal and thigh. continued on page 13
Left: Bev Francis
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NPC 2015 NY State Grand Prix
Carolyn Conrad Jamilyn Haight Women’s Physique Open Women’s Bodybuilding Overall Women’s Physique 35+
Chase Morgan-Floyd Bodybuilding Teen A Bodybuilding Junior
Charles Mastaudreu Bodybuilding 35+
Brian Dewitt Bodybuilding Teen A
Paul Woods Bodybuilding 40+
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NPC 2015 NY State Grand Prix
Darron Roberts Gene Lumumba Bodybuilding 50+ Bodybuilding 60+ Bodybuilding Novice Overall
Christopher Dalianis Bodybuilding Novice Lightweight Bodybuilding Open Lightweight
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Ike Chiemelu-Joseph Bodybuilding Novice Middleweight
Anthony Malin Bodybuilding Overall Novice Novice Light-Heavyweight
Esbon Providence Bodybuilding Novice Heavyweight Bodybuilding Open Super Heavyweight
NPC 2015 NY State Grand Prix
Michael Toscano Fred Borzumato Bodybuilding Overall Open Bodybuilding Open Bantamweight Bodybuilding Open Light-Heavyweight
Joe Libertella Bodybuilding Open Heavyweight
George Groot Bodybuilding Wheelchair
Christian Palmer Bodybuilding Open Middleweight
Santo Harris Men’s Physique Teen
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NPC 2015 NY State Grand Prix
Julio Gonzales Men’s Physique Junior Men’s Physique Open B
Candido Perez Men’s Physique Novice B Men’s Physique Open C
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Curtis Wilkerson Men’s Physique 35+ Men’s Physique Open D Men’s Physique Open Overall
Simon Khan Men’s Physique Open A
John Wissemann Men’s Physique Novice Overall Men’s Physique Novice A
NPC 2015 NY State Grand Prix
Colleen Carmon Women’s Figure Novice A Women’s Figure Novice Overall
Ashley Cline Women’s Figure Junior
Kalye Jones Women’s Figure 40+
Jacqueline Carly Women’s Figure Open A Women’s Figure 35+
Sabrina King Women’s Figure 50+ Women’s Figure Novice B
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NPC 2015 NY State Grand Prix
Stephanie Danielson Women’s Figure Open Overall Women’s Figure Open B
Briana Guida Women’s Bikini Novice Overall Women’s Bikini Novice B
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Taryn Murphy Women’s Bikini Junior
Navreet Josan Women’s Bikini Novice A Women’s Bikini Open A
Stacie Ysidro Women’s Bikini 35+
Brianna Stanton Women’s Bikini Novice C
NPC 2015 NY State Grand Prix
Maria Rubio Women’s Bikini Open Overall Women’s Bikini Open B
Bianca Zimmerman Women’s Bikini Open C
Judges may ask competitors to move so that, with the athletes standing next to one another, the judges can compare each in relation to the others as they try to determine their relative placement.In the final round, Free Posing, competitors demonstrate their physiques and highlight their strong points through individually choreographed routines. In some competitions, this may be choreographed to music. In each category, competitors are scored against each other so that the best physique is judged as number one, and in a group of six for example, the least well-developed is judged as six (or last among the group).
Alyssa Davis Women’s Bikini Open D
For each competitor, the lowest and highest judge’s scores are thrown out and the remainder are averaged together. The competitor with the overall lowest score wins. When competing, it is best to have a deeply tanned and lightly oiled body so that, under the bright lighting of the arena, the competitor’s muscular definition will be highlighted and easy for the judges to see. Much of this preparation goes on, back stage, before and between judging rounds. Amateur competitors first participate in sanctioned “National Qualifier” events. Competitors who place in one of the top 2 or 3 positions of an open (nonage restricted category) qualify to move on to compete in a national event and qualify for professional status. MetroSports Magazine | 13
Behind the Scenes
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Above: Last minute preparations before judging
Below: The judging panel at work
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An Interview with NPC Wheelchair Champion George Groot John Gilbert George Groot began his love of bodybuilding and weightlifting as a means of vanity and protection. But now its just become an integral part of his life. Groot won the top award for disabled at the 2015 National Physique Committee New York Grand Prix at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center on October 24. It was Groot second-consecutive victory in that class. “When I first started working out as a freshman in high school it was to prevent myself from being picked on by upperclassmen)” the 41-year-old said. “Now it’s because of my handicap.” Groot’s life changed completely on July 4th 1993 when the then 19-year-old was horsing around and lost control of his Jeep. The vehicle -- which was carrying three passengers rolled -- everyone escaped the accident with minor injuries except for Groot. The nightstick holder in his Jeep struck him in the back of the head, causing a severe head injury. Groot still uses a wheelchair, but is determined be free from it. Groot plans-to return-to the event in 2016, with one difference. “I’d like to be on my feet next year,” Groot said.
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MetroSports Athletes of the Month September/October 2015 MetroSports Magazine selects as its Athlete of the Month for September 2015, bodybuilder and physique competitor Robyn Mays of Worcester, Massachussetts. While not a resident of the NY Metro area, Robyn was one of the most prominent competitors and a multiple category winner at the NPC Summer Classic held in White Plains, NY, capturing 1st place in the Women’s Physique Open and 35+ divisions and in the 40+ and Open Figure divisions. Mays credits her success, in part, to patience and resilience and states that, “I never give up. The tougher a situation gets, the stronger I become.”
MetroSports Magazine has selected as its October 2015 Athlete of the Month one of New York’s Finest, a member of the NYPD Gaelic Football Club and multiple sport athlete, Police Officer Danny McNulty. Working out of the South Bronx 41st Precinct, also known as Fort Apache, McNulty primarily plays the halfback line, although he competes all-out wherever he’s needed. According to NYPD Gaelic Football Club president, P.J. Doherty, “the man is an athletic freak of nature.” We agree. He’s been with the Club since 2002.
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Stephanie Danielsson 2015 NPC NY State Grand Prix Women’s Overall Figure Open Champion Womens Open B Figure Champion 20 | September- October 2015
MSM Interviews NPC Competitor Stephanie Danielsson MSM: What was it that initially attracted you to competing in fitness competitions? Stephanie: Growing up, I was a multi-sport athlete, but due to an injury I stopped playing competitively when I went away to college. I continued to stay active through my workouts, participating in recreational leagues, and coaching a women’s varsity lacrosse team. In 2012, while having dinner with a friend and colleague, I decided to kick off a new blog desiged to encourage me to take on new challenges. For my first challenge, I chose to train for a figure competition (May 2012 NGA North American Championships, Schenectady, NY). This 2015 season is the first time I have made it to the stage in 3 ½ years; a time sprinkled with life changing events, numerous failed attempts, and injury. It wasn’t until I watched my coach, Tozaman, train for the 2015 Arnold Classic that I felt re-inspired. I believe this sport is the ultimate competition with yourself; testing your physical, mental and emotional resolve. It reveals one’s true character. Competing has given me the confidence that through hard-work and determination I have the strength to tackle any obstacle I encounter. Getting back into the game, and proving to myself that I am capable, allows me to step on stage every time already a winner; just as every other athlete has earned the right to say. MSM: What is it like to be a competitor at an NPC event, one of the premier competition circuits in the country? Stephanie: Competing at an NPC event is nothing shy of motivating. The association is a vast network of talented and knowledgeable people; from the judges to staff, guests, and competitors. Each and every competitor brings their A-game and it was an honor to grace the stage with such fierce athletes, driving me to want to
work that much harder. One of the best parts of my experience is the amazing people I had the privilege of meeting and new friends I have acquired, that I hope to have for many years to come. At every event, however, nothing compares to seeing my family in the audience. Their love and support make every little success sweeter. This is my first season as an NPC athlete, competing in the Brooklyn Grand Prix, New York State Grand Prix, and completing my season at the Eastern USA Championships. MSM: Can you tell us something about your training and dietary regimen in preparing for a competition? Stephanie: My training program and dietary regimen were 100% prepared and managed by my coach, Tozaman. Training began 15 weeks out of my first show, NPC Brooklyn Grand Prix on October 3rd. We took no shortcuts getting me stageready. Sweat, tears and tupperware, and support of course. Between my coach, my family and a handful of friends, I had a rock-solid support system carrying me through. Contrary to my first competition season, I did not incorporate high intensity cardio. Lifts remained moderate to heavy and high in volume. Preparation was my key to success this prep. My diet was very strict, and was adjusted every few weeks based on my progress. Having my meals packed for work, workouts, and travel kept me on track. Food has always been my weakness, but by changing my mindset and staying focused it was much less of a struggle this time around. While the process was never easy, it was really the last few weeks that have pushed me passed my breaking point. It is easiest to want to give up here, but you have to push through. I’ve definitely come out a stronger version of myself; inside the gym and out. MetroSports Magazine | 21
Bravest - Boldest - Finest - Strongest (C) Clark Thompson, ClarkShots.com
ew York City, one of the major capiNtals of the world, home to over 8.4 mil-
lion residents and hosting over 54 million visitors each year is kept safe and clean by the professionals working for the various New York City uniformed services including the New York Police Department (NYPD), the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Department of Sanitation (DSNY). To help cope with the stresses of the job, keep these professionals in top physical form, facilitate a sense of comradery, help raise funds for charity and simply to have fun, each of these public service agencies participates in a number of sporting events throughout the year in 22 | September-October 2015
which they compete against each other within the City and with uniformed service members from other cities across the United States and throughout the world. The National Law Enforcement Football League, founded in 1996, launched its inaugural season in the fall of 1997 and in 1998 was expanded to include other public service branches and renamed the National Public Safety Football League (NPSFL). The NPSFL’s ranks include police, firefighters, EMTs and other first responders who compete against each other with a dual mission – to raise funds and awareness for charities and to foster comradery among first responders within cities and across the country.
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In the 18 years since the NPSFL was founded, New York City’s NYPD team, New York’s Finest, has won nine of the NPSFL’s Division I Championships, more than any other of the league’s 20 teams, most recently winning the 2014 Division I Championship in a game against the 2012 champion San Diego Enforcers. NY’s Finest finished the 2015 NPSFL season with a 2-2 record having defeated the FDNY and a team from Texas but dropping contests against the Division I Champion San Diego Enforcers and the Division II Champion NY’s Boldest. The NYPD also fields teams in Gaelic Football (see page 40), baseball, boxing, cricket, soccer, and skiing.
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The FDNY team, New York’s Bravest, also competes in Division I and won the NPSFL National Championship title in 2011, 2008 and 2003. The Bravest finished the 2015 season with a 2-2 overall record, defeating teams from Texas and Florida but dropping games against NYC rivals from the NYPD and NYCD.
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This September marks 14 years since the September 11th terrorist attack on New York’s World Trade Center in which 22 members of the FDNY Football team lost their lives in the line of duty along with 321 of their FDNY colleagues, 23 members of the NYPD, 37 officers of the PAPD and 8 EMTs and paramedics. To honor the lives of these heroic NPSFL members and other NPSFL members who have lost their lives in the line of duty, the NPSFL has established a Hall of Honor. Included in the NPSFL’s Hall of Honor are the following members of the New York Bravest team. Firefighter Mike Cawley - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Tarel Coleman - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Thomas Cullen III - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Tom Foley - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Keith Glascoe - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Billy Johnston - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Lieutenant Patrick Lyons - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Durrell Pearsall - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Steve Belson - FDNY- New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter John Bergin - FDNY- New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Peter Bielfeld - FDNY - New York’s Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Brian Bilcher - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Sal Calabro - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Andre Fletcher - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter John Florio - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Battalion Chief Timothy Haskell - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Lieutenant Charles Margiotta - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Thomas Mingione - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Lieutenant D. O’Callaghan - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Captain Timothy Stackpole - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Firefighter Daniel Suhr - FDNY- New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 Lieutenant Christopher Sullivan - FDNY - New York Bravest - EOW 9/11/01 EOW = End of Watch Under the auspices of the Uniformed Fire Fighters Association of Greater New York, the FDNY – New York’s Bravest - fields teams in baseball, boxing, hockey, football, Gaelic football and auto racing. Yes, that’s NASCAR auto racing. Listed as one of the FDNY’s sports, FDNY Racing competes in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series and has the NYPD as a secondary sponsor. Although not supported by the FDNY or NYPD, proceeds from the FDNY Racing team help support both the FDNY and NYPD Widows and Children’s Fund. FDNY Racing is operated out of Mamaroneck, NY, and Concord, NC, and is owned by Jim Rosenblum. MetroSports Magazine | 27
New York’s Boldest Football had an extraordinary 2015 season capturing the 2015 NPSFL Division II Championship with an overall 6-1 record. They defeated their NYC rivals from the NYPD, FDNY and DSNY as well as teams from Ohio, Virginia and Maryland.
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New York City’s Department of Sanitation Football team, New York’s Strongest, finished their 2015 NPSFL season with a 2-3 overall record. The Strongest prevailed in competition against rival teams from Virginia and Georgia but dropped their contest against the hometown Division I Champion NY’s Boldest and against teams from Pennsylvania and California.
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NYPD vs FDNY Gaelic Football On June 12, 2015, members of the NYPD and FDNY Gaelic Football teams gathered in New York’s Gaelic Park for their annual inter-service match. This year’s charity event was dedicated to helping raise funds to support the families of Police Officers Andrew Dossi and Aliro Pellerano of the 46th Precinct Anti-Crime Team who were shot in the line of duty on January 5th. Below: NYPD and FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums were on hand at Gaelic Park
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The NYPD and FDNY, New York’s Finest and Bravest, respectively, provide essential services that help keep the City safe for all who live, work and visit. While these two essential services work hand-in-hand in many emergency and crisis situations, they’ve had a healthy rivalry between them for over 35 years which they’ve been working out on the green pitch of the Gaelic Football field. The NYPD Gaelic Football Club was founded in the 1970’s and is made up of men and women who serve as police officers with the NYPD. The 2015 team roster has 36 player members and an administrative staff. In addition to the fundraising purpose of this event, the NYPD Gaelic Football Club, a registered 501.c.3 charitable organization, also raises funds to support organizations such the Ronald McDonald House, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the PBA Widows and Childrens Fund. Contributions can be made through the Club’s website at: http://nypdgaelicfootball.org/donation. html
The FDNY Gaelic Football Club also began in the 1970’s with sponsorship by the FDNY Emerald Society. As noted on the FDNY Gaelic Football Club’s website, the rivalry between the FDNY and NYPD Clubs is a rivalry “formed out of respect and love” and “since the tragic disaster of 9/11, there has been a universal bond between Firefighters and Police...new friendships have evolved, and our sport has become a link to further those friendships.” As does the NYPD Club, the FDNY Gaelic Football Club is active in international competitions beginning with the 2002 visit of the Dublin Fire Brigade GFC to New York’s Gaelic Park and expanded in 2005 to include contests against the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue GFC.
The team is scheduled to travel to London this October to compete in the 2015 International Police GAA Tournament.
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Firefighter Sean Tallon Memorial
ver 200 young athletes and their famiO lies gathered to commemorate the life of fallen FDNY firefighter, Sean Tallon, at the 6th Annual Sean Tallon Memorial Gaelic Sports Tournament. Conducted under the jurisdiction of the GAA Minor Board and co-sponsored by the AOH Bronx County Board, the AOH New York County Board, the AOH Queens County Board, the AOH Westchester County Board, AOH Division #18 of Peekskill, and the AOH Myles Scully Division #1 of Yonkers, NY, over 30 youth teams from Westchester, Rockland, Connecticut, New Jersey and the 5 boroughs of NYC came out to historic Gaelic Park in the Bronx for a day of Gaelic Games and to commemorate the life of Firefighter Tallon. 44 | September-October 2015
Sean Patrick Tallon was a 26 year old probationary fighter assigned to Ladder Company 10 and a U.S. Marine Corps reservist who gave his life on September 11, 2001 protecting the citizens of NYC and his fellow firefighters. With Ladder 10 located right across the street from the World Trade Center, Sean was one of the first firefighters to rush into Tower One.
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Longwood Youth Football at MetLife Stadium
Longwood Youth Football’s 8-year old team, coached by Tim Asbell, was the featured half-time event at the August 2015 NY Jets vs Atlanta Falcons perseason game. These young competitors from Middle Island, NY, showed the same grit and determination as the 2013 Superbowl champion Seattle Seahawks did on this same field.
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E. Anderson L. Asbell C. Banegas J. Bennett M. Brescia, III C. Chichester D. Cologrande M. Dent R. Earl J. Gibbs S. Hammel T. Kaleb N. Laino R. Mandaro R. Mitchell R. Morrissey B. Rattmer L. Rizzi S. Samuels-Robinson K. Simmons A. Stearns E. Wesche
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Sports Photo Tip of the Month Ten Tips from MSM Photographer Clark Thompson
1. Arrive early- Scout out a location. How flexible is movement and how close can you be to playing field? 2. Light- Know the direction, intensity, color (is flash allowed). You can stop or show motion. 3, Camera- Know settings that will capture action in your lighting environment (may need two cameras with different focal length lenses). 4. Lens- One that compliments your situation. Frame it tight. (may need more than one lens). 5. Know the sport- You can anticipate where the money shots live. 6. Respect- The players, coaches, referees, and fans. 7. Gear- Filters, gray card, light meter, monopod; (bring what you need, (I never thought I should have bought…with me) This can be a big list so plan accordingly. 8. RAW/JPEG- This depends on speed to clients. Sometimes I have to upload to their FTP site during half time- jpegs are best. SOOC-(Straight Out Of Camera) Learn camera settings to achieve exposure during capture don’t rely on post-production. I prefer RAW. 9. Capture Emotions- Faces of the players during the game as well as players on the bench, coaches, referees and fans. Put a referee in a few shots. 10. Eliminate backgrounds- The term is “bokeh” The more blurry the background the better. The subject should be sharp and jumps off the page.
Bonus section- There’s a lot of “Auto” on cameras and an autofocus (AF) on most lenses. Know what “autos” to leave on and which ones to turn off. You will not be in control if your camera settings are all in automatic. Some you can have on/off simultaneously and others should be avoided. The below is my take when shooting sports. On the lens keep the AF on for sports. Auto White Balance (AWB) you can leave it on, but I do a custom white balance (WB). Don’t use single shot mode, change mode to something that assists in shooting/tracking moving subjects, maybe even continuous mode. S or TV (Shutter or Time Value) Will automatically set the camera’s aperture. A or AV (Aperture or Aperture Value) Will automatically set the camera’s shutter speed. M (Manual) You NEED to set the aperture and shutter speed. Auto ISO - Some newer cameras have this, I don’t use it, I input the value I need and adjust it if necessary. Don’t use any camera icon button for action (running man) or the automatic (square for Canon). I prefer you use AV or A but if you’re not ready use P (program) you can Practice, practice, practice!
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