Emphasis Preaching Journal

In basketball one of the drills that a player learns is how to take a charge. Taking a charge is standing in the way of the player with the ball, keeping completely still, and getting knocked down by the opposing player. This sacrifice of one's body can mean the difference between winning and losing in a close game. In hockey a defenseman will often throw himself along the ice to prevent a shot from going into the goal, in essence using his body as a human shield.