As anyone who's been around sports long enough knows, defense wins championships. This video features a middle school girls' volleyball coach explaining some techniques and drills for improving the defensive play of young female volleyball players. These include teaching your players to call for the ball and pass properly, and making players move around as much as possible during passing drills to get them used to covering as much ground as they can.
In this tutorial, learn how to make someone's beverage completely disappear with a special trick. It will appear as though you are simply leaning over your friend's glass but when you lift your arm their drink will have disappeared! If you would like to know how to do this trick and successfully annoy your friends, follow along with this tutorial. The Trickbusters will debunk the illusion and explain the secrets behind it.
Inverse trig functions are used to find missing angles rather than missing sides. This video explains how to use inverse trig to find a missing angle. From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps (or just finish your homework or study for that next big test).
The nose is one of the many challenging facets of drawing the human face realistically, and its central location makes it impossible to hide your mistakes. This video will demonstrate for and explain to you, the budding artist, how to draw a good-looking nose in pencil.
Gina Trapani explains some clever ways to come up with a large number of passwords while keeping them easy to remember. She says that this is possible by coming up with a pattern in which you combine words or phrases that you can remember easily with the names of the services that you need the passwords for to create a wide variety of easy-to-remember passwords.
Bats are usually associated with negative conotations such as evil, stanic, and just plain ugly. But, these nocturnal creatures are quite fascinating and are unique creatures that are unlike any other on this plane. So if you find one, what do you do? An associate professor of biology explains what to do if you find a bat and how to take care of and rehabilitate it. Enjoy!
WhatHappensNow talks with Edina Minnesota Fire Marshall Tom Jenson who explains how to properly use a fire extinguisher. During the video Tom briefly offers a helpful tip, suggesting to remember the P.A.S.S. acronym when it comes to using a fire extinguisher. P stands for pull, your first step having to pull the pin that holds the extinguishers lever in place. The letter A stands for aim, the second step having you aim the nozzle of the extinguisher at the fire. The third letter S stands for ...
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla explains how he did a certain timelapse technique in conjunction with certin in-camera effects for the "Every Photo Shot for the Conan O'Brien Title Sequence" video.
Conan Elliot is here to explain how to give effective golf drills to children. Using light and short golf clubs-made for young people-are a perfect fit for young children, as they are not too heavy and will not negatively effect their swing. First, have the child take the club in their right hand (or left if they are left-handed), and hold the left hand in the crease of the right elbow. Doing that during a swing can help guide a child into holding the arm into a perfect L shape while swinging...
This video tutorial shows you how to start out creating your dreadlocks. This user explains every part of the process, including care and maintenance.
A line is defined by two connecting points on a graph, and intercepts are the points on both the x- and y-axis, where the line intersects. This video tutorial demonstrates how to graph lines using x and y intercepts in a given area. This instructional video also graphs various examples of equations and explains the associated methodology.
This how-to video will show the proper use of key modulation in music. Follow Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio as he takes you through the uses of key modulation in music writing. Watch as he explains the difference between direct modulation and pivot chord modulation. Once you know the different types of modulation, you can learn how to introduce both of them to your music writing as you continue growing as a muscian.
This video tells us about annotated bibliography, what it is and its elements. Annotated bibliography is basically an evaluation or an assessment of the article you have read. To make an annotated bibliography there are four steps. The first one is to provide the source, the author, where it comes from and the title. The second step is to summarize your reading. The third step is to show that you know what type of article it is, and that means that you have to assess your resource. The fourth...
Kevin Battersby of battersbygolf.com explains how to hit a golf ball straighter with the golf club.
Gmail is a powerful and universal way to send emails. This video will explain how to set up an account, check your mail and compose an email. Gmail is a great way to stay connected and communicate with people.
In this video the instructor explains the concepts of rational and irrational numbers. Multiplying a number by itself gives the value of its square. If you apply the square root to that squared number it returns to you the original number. This square root is also called a radical. A square root of a positive number can have two values. For example the square root of 81 is either 9 or -9; this is because when you multiply 9 with itself the square is 81 and even when you multiply -9 with itsel...
A quick fix is to wet your hands and put it in the bumps of the clothing or your lucky sweater. She explain as you wet the area were the bump is located, you should with your wet hand dab it until the surface is smooth, once this is done, grab a hair blower (any type of hair blower will be good) and with your wet hand dry is as you stroke it gently and see the bump disappear with this simple and shape way to make your cloth look a lot better.
This lively video explains how to discuss future plans in Spanish. Professor Jason explains that it's not that difficult for English people learning Spanish as the same construction is used for 'going to'. There is also a separate future tense, using one set of endings that you simply add to the infinitive, but adding a stress on the final syllable, except for the first person plural. Of course, it's not quite so simple with irregular verbs, which have a special stem which has to be learned b...
The video starts off with two young girls explaining some basic techniques to do a split. The girls explain that stretching is very important before attempting to do splits so that you don't pull any muscles. The girls use a technique of doing a split with one leg elevated on a step stool. This allows them to become more flexible and to do different angled splits. If you're not able to do a split, the girls offer some stretching tips and advise taking it slowly until you become more flexible.
In this video HeightSecrets shows how you can actually grow taller. He explains how he has done research on how to make yourself taller. He starts off by explaining how changing your posture can add one to two inches instantly by just changing your posture. He then goes on to show exercises that can stretch you out a good bit. Not only does he talk about posture and exercise but he then goes on to tell you about how drinking plenty of water and resting can yield better results.
This acoustic guitar video lesson, brought to you by Aaron from Free and Easy Guitar, will teach you how to play "Everybody Knows" by John Legend. Before you begin you will need a capo to play this song the way he performs it. As you follow along with him, he breaks down the strumming and chords used in the song, calling out the chords and explaining the strum pattern he uses to play the song, going into detail on how to finger the chords he uses.
In this electric guitar video lesson, brought to you by JustinGuitar, host Justin Sandercoe, will teach you how to play "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks. This is a great song for those of you wanting to learn how to put your power chords to use. As you follow along with him, he teaches you the chords you need to know, and their progression through the song, breaking down each part of the song, explaining the strum pattern of the guitar riffs.
In this acoustic guitar video lesson from TboneWilson1978, you will learn how to play the song "Go Let It Out" by Oasis. He starts you out by showing which chords you need to know to get started on learning the song, and demonstrates how to finger each of them. He then moves on to the progression of the chords through the song in the verse, and the chorus of the song, stopping at each to explain the chords and their progression.
This informative video from ClearTechInfo.com will show you how to quickly and easily test the download and upload speeds of your internet connection, using a safe and easy to use website testing utility from speedtest.net, explaining what the results of the test mean to you. Also, they take the time to show you the links so that you can share the results of your test with your friends, by posting a link in a forum, or linking to a picture of your test results.
The beyourownit shows you how to remove and reinstall devices in Windows XP. The first thing he shows what to do is Right click on the My Computer icon and select properties then select then choose the hardware TAB. When you click on the Device Manager button, the Device Manager will appear where you can make changes to your computer. The user explains more to help you understand better. If you watch this video, you will find out how to reinstall devices in Windows XP.
Chrischee explains to us why the first take went wrong. Then he goes on to give us detailed instructions on how to prep the hard boiled egg in order to be able to blow the shell off. Make sure to pay close attention as he cracks a hole at the top and bottom of the egg. Kids will enjoy this unique way of getting the egg shell off a hard boiled egg.
This is a how-to video demonstrating the procedure to change the battery of the car PT Cruiser from Chrysler.
This tutorial teaches you how to create a mosaic photo made up of many smaller photos in Photoshop. It explains the use of the crop tool, image resizing, use of sharpen filters and of fading command. It also handles creation of custom patterns with the use of the define pattern command as well as later use of the said pattern for a custom pattern fill. Finally, it describes the use of the overlay blend mode for achieving the desired effect.
This video shows you how to calculate weighted average cost from a transactional data set using SUMPRODUCT function. It explains things very clearly. If you're working with a very large database transactions the SUMPRODUCT function makes it. It works as text if you do the formatting first and then type the number. We put the number in first and then format as text, then press F2 and ENTER.
In this video you are instructed on how to tie a bowtie. The narrator gives you step by step instructions, making it easy for you to understand. He starts off explaining the first steps and guides you all the way through to the last steps. He even offers advice on making it look extra neat by spending a little more time at the end, getting a finer result.
In this how to draw video the artist shows us how to draw an anime face in profile. The artist explains to she doesn't use guidelines to draw the profile, though some people do. She tells us that she used to have a very hard time drawing profiles at first, but practiced a lot and studied profiles so that she was able to get better at it. She says that with hair she likes to draw loosely and lightly. While she talks she continues to draw and demonstrates as she explains. She suggest practicing...
Follow Crazy Chris' instructions, and crazy antics to make your own Monster Footprints. All you need is some wet ground, some gullible friends, and a hunk of Styrofoam. Chris shows us how to cut out Styrofoam monster feet, strap them to your shoes, and go tromping through the forest. He uses these fake prints to show how easy it is to make false claims about Big Foot sightings, and explains how no convincing evidence for these creatures has ever been put forward.
Emo and scene hair, distinct for its haphazard appearing fringes and bangs over the face, is probably the least daunting hairstyle for one to style for themselves, to add a certain personal, and a bit more unconventional touch. In this video, our host explains that, mainly, it's about just doing what you want, and not caring too terribly much, but, if you like the way he's done it, he explains that what he did was cut the sides to create more points coming out across the cheek. Then, for the ...
In this Math tutorial, you will learn how to convert a mixed number into an improper fraction. The narrator explains the process in a very concise yet simple manner that will make math problems involving mixed numbers so much easier to solve. The general idea is to multiply the whole number with the denominator and then add that to the numerator. The explanation and illustration in the video makes it easy to understand.
This technique can be used to write answers for a question asked in the exam or can be used to write a paragraph while applying for a scholarship or while writing a brief letter. The main thing to be considered while writing the paragraph is having an outline, all we need to do is prepare an outline before starting the paragraph. First write the "main idea" that is to be delivered, then the main idea should be supported with additional details, there can be two to three additional points to s...
A very classy man named Matt from the Bow Tie Report begins this video by explaining that bow ties are making a stylish comeback especially among college students. He demonstrates the sort of complicated, yet easy to learn, standard method of tying a bow tie onto himself. After completing the process, which requires a bit of finesse and a lot of practice, Matt shows that a good bow tie needs a lot of tweaking to make the knot just right and looking good.
Ever wonder how much delicious chocolate pudding you could fit inside a sphere as large as the earth? Maybe not, but after watching this video, you could figure it out! Follow along with the narrator as the formula for determining the volume of sphere is explained, accompanied by helpful visual animations that make the calculations come to life. And if you can't hear the instructions, you may need to check your volume.
Anna Saccone shows which colors to wear if you are a brunette, pale, with cool undertones, having any eye color. She explains about some basic colors such as white, cream, and mint green, which work best with your skin undertones and hair color to best accentuate your features and look. Anna gives this general guide as a good base, though depending on specifics that work for you, may change a little since each person is different.
This video explains how to find the sign of slope of a line. The way shown means that you can find whether it is positive or negative without knowing its equation. It uses a simple analogy so that anyone would be able to use this method, even without much math knowledge. Being able to find the slope of a line is very important, as it leads to advanced function and calculus.
Two guys from the YES magazine project crew provide a simple and very cleanly humorous way to make a toga and laurel wreath out of simple and common art supplies and household items. Some of the materials required include: some laurel leaves, some green tissue paper, a bit of red ribbon, scissors, and some cloth (which should be purple if possible). As they explain this simple process, they never fail to display a few silly antics that can amuse the average viewer.
