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I am trying to teach my 7 year old son to swim. He does not like the water, hates putting his face in the water and is generally pretty resistant to trying new things in the water. I was trying to use a teaching method that does not involve putting your face in the water to learn to swim in really shallow water. He does try, but generally does not like to do it and the progress has been really slow and if something goes wrong he backslides and becomes even more resistant. I am basically trying to teach him the doggy paddle according to a method described in a book called Teach yourself to swim despite your fear of the water. He would like to find a way to learn to swim that is more fun, but doesn't make him go under or put his face in.
With this kind of challenge one might say he is just not ready. The problem is we have 2 ponds on the land we live on and he likes to go there with friends to play. I am concerned for his safety.
Do you have any suggestions that might help in this particular case?
Thank you for your time and efforts in advance.
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Thank you so much for your question, it is very difficult when you need to teach your child to swim and your child doesn't seem to want to learn to swim. You also have the extra worry with the ponds near to your house.
Sometimes the harder you try the more children seem to resist and believe me when I say I've had some children that you would never think they'd learn to swim but eventually they do.
My advice to you is to stop trying to teach him to swim....go to the pool and don't even attempt to even try. Start again he needs to know that swimming and water is fun not somewhere where he has to do practices.
Start playing games, there are some on my website about playing games with hoops lots of suggestions there. Also try floating and push and glide which is also described on my website.
The animal game is fun. Just simply splash around let him splash you and splash him a little. Make it fun and enjoyable you need to make him associate water and swimming with fun. It seems to be that he associates swimming and water with fear and discomfort. Try taking his favourite toys i.e. a toy soldier or monster you know the sort I mean. Don't try to make him swim or put his face in. Gradually let him go by himself a little deeper at a time until he feels comfortable and happy in the water.
When you want to achieve a goal you must break it down..let's take the putting his head in the water for instance. Blowing a ping pong ball or something similar across the pool this helps him to get his face close to the water. There are also items you can buy from a sports shop...but remember to turn it into a game. Make some goals and he has to blow the ball through a floating goal have two balls and have a race across the pool let him win sometimes :).... Next step is to play the tractor game...get him to blow bubbles in the water and make a tractor or car noise or some kind of animal...as he blows bubbles and walk across the pool
Once you have some success with that move onto holding nose and submersing head in shallow water. Then eyes, your child could wear goggles so he can see under water. Hold your hand in front of him when his head is in the water and get him to tell you how many fingers you are showing or an animal or toy etc...keep making it fun...
So any practice can be broken down and done in stages...like your child's doggie paddle. All swimming on the front starts with doggie paddle. Then your child will try to reach out and get hands out of the water. When this is achieved you try to get your child to get elbows and arms out until you have front crawl arms...
Then when he feels comfortable you can start gradual with teaching practices. The practices that you can use will no different to what I describe on my web site. If you are looking for more practices and new or extra ideas. I do have an eBook with games practices etc there are more practices in my book the web site is a taste of what can be done. If you go on the home page there is buy eBook on the nav bar. ITS ONLY £4.79 so you have very little to lose....
What you have going for you is that he is willing to learn, but he is nervous, that is normal lots of children have that fear.
For some reassurance, if he is that frightened of water he is less likely to be getting too close to the pools you are scared of him getting so close to...
All in all you have nothing to lose by just trying games and having fun in the water and it may do you good too. Try not to rush him into anything he doesn't want to do and he will be fine....
If you have any other questions please get back in touch id be pleased to help....
Dale :)
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almost too late. She had turned 30 and had nothing more to show for her
efforts than a nasty reputation of a massage parlor queen and a mistress
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sell you.
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dance or to become a prostitute. Indeed, her job at the Paterson bar had
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reluctant, accepting the job only because she and her husband had gone
there often in the past, knew the owner and the respefrom life as a
go-go dancer and prostitution, how she had fallen into the ill graces of
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there often in the past, knew the owner and the respectable clientele.
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similar role as the stud in Ridgeway's book -- a pack mule around which
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important respect. This was the pre-pink era, in which movie producers
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restriction applied no matter what the women pretended to do or how much
they teased off camera. Often, the women deliberately sought to make the
men in these sets violate this rule (as a matter of personal pride, I
I later learned that some quirk in California law at the time allowed
limp penises picture to be displayed in a much wider public venue than
pictures with the penis full erect, defining one as soft porn and the
other as hard -- though in a few years, all that went out the window to
some degree as hard porn became largely the act itself and everything
short of it considered soft.
Unlike many of those involved in the scene at the time, I found no
pleasure in exposing myself in public. Indeed, I actually came down with
various odd rashes as a result of these exposures, as well as serious
cases of sunburn on otherwise immune part of my anatomy. If anything, I
criticized the whole industry more vigorously than most, especially
during the time when I watched first hand what it did to my girlfriend
at the time -- as well as the dozens of other relatively innocencame
down with various odd rashes as a result of these exposures, as well as
serious cases of sunburn on otherwise im
While Sue -- years later -- took up her career in the skin trade with
the idea that she could skim the surface and not sink into the muck, my
girlfriend in 1970 plunged innocently into the profession, fully
believing she was making a career step into the legitimate movie
industry. She didn't catch on about the modeling ads along Hollywood
Blvd. until she was already in the door of the management office and
taking off her clothing. Even then, she believed management had some
legitimate reason for making her strip.
How could these places put pictures of women in bathing suits in their
glass display cases at sidewalk level if they had something more devious
in mindsomething more
Authorities, indeed, stayed mostly blind to the thriving sex trade in
Los Angeles, allowing offices to open in the most public places. The one
which lured my girlfriend was situated in the middle of the tourist
section along Hollywood Blvd.
But our serious arguments started when I discovered that modeling for
her meant pretending to suck some strange man's penis. I later learned
that we were a classic couple in this regard, in which the male insists
the female quit the profession immediately, and for some odd reason, the
female refusing. When no amount of screaming or broken furniture would
convince her, I decided to tag along -- something utterly forbidden by
the mandates of the agency, and after several armed men escorted me from
the photo sets, I applied as a male model and made sure I got hired for
the same shoots as she did.
At first, remarkably, these shoots seemed like fun. We both me and my
girlfriend as naive as we were, we did not see the deeper implications
of these scenes -- each film seeming more like a beach blanket party
without a blanket, bathing suit or a beach. No one seemed to take any of
it seriously, acting out the positions, with no attempt to be seductive.
Then, jobs got scarce.
The agency and its photographers told us our faces -- but most
particularly my girlfriend's face -- had become much too familiar on the
magazine circuit.
"Men like fresh faces and boobs," one agent told us. "Now if the young
lady want to so something a wee bit heavier, that would be a different
I learned later this was an old dodge, we had tasted the bait, and it
was now time for the industry to try and set the hook. At the time, we
didn't understand this aspect, and after numerous arguments between my
girlfriend and I, she decided to give the heavier scene a try. I didn't
like it, and still tried to stop her, and when I couldn't stop her, I
tagged along -- knowing how likely it would be that I could get beat up.
They didn't. They left me outside the studio to pace back and forth in
their waiting room. My imagination drove me crazy -- all those phony
scenes with our beach blanket parties came back to haunt me, only now I
envisioned them all as real.
As with many of the slimy characters who operate such facilities, this
crew pretended to have some sense of culture, purchasing a piece of
African art for their lobby they clearly knew nothing about, the
full-sized statue of a grass-land warrior, complete with ornamental
wooden chest piece and an authentic iron-tipped spear. For fifteen
minutes, I paced, back and forth before that statue before I noticed the
small quarter inch hole someone had dug into the wall just beside it.
curiosity won out over my impatience and I worked myself behind the
statue and peered into it, and saw that it went completely through the
wall. On the other side, my girlfriend had her mouth around some strange
man's penis.
I fell back from the whole and knocked down the statue, the spear
rattling onto the tile. Then, I ran to the door to the other room,
pounded on the door, but got no response. So I grabbed up the spear and
started hacking. I doubt whether I could of accomplished anything with
such a small attack, but it drew the attention of someone inside, and a
moment later, two huge men appeared as the door opened, telling me to
put the spear down and leave or they would break my head.
"I'm not leaving without my girlfriend," I said, standing ready to get
one good shot at them before they overwhelmed me.
Perhaps my hullabaloo had made the male actor lose his erection, or
management didn't want to have clean up my blood from the floor --
because a moment later, they thrust my naked girlfriend out at me,
tossing her clothing after her.
Eventually my girlfriend did become a prostitute, though I was not
around to witness the unhappy event -- although I did know others over
the years. One woman who lived in the house next door to my rooming
house in Montclair asked me to be her pimp.
"You're the only man I can trust," she said, and grew angry when I
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I will never forget how I learned to hit bunker shots. It was a hot summer day, and there I was 16 years old, toiling away in our club's practice bunker. Thinning some shots, fatting some shots, it was rare to even actually get one ON the green. To this point I had basically figured out golf on my own, with some pointers from my mother and father here and there, and with some athletic ability and some luck, I had achieved a fairly low handicap. But for the life of me, I could not get it out of the bunker with any consistency. After a while the Head Professional hurried out of the pro shop and headed in my direction. This was likely out of concern for member safety; my last shot had nearly hit the pro shop 40 yards beyond the green.
He stood there quietly and watched me chunk my way through a couple more shots. He said simply, "Matt, nobody has ever told you how to do that, have they?" Thankfully, I wasn't in "stubborn 16 year old mode," but rather in "please help me before I start crying mode" and responded, "No! Nobody ever has. Please, please help me." Very quickly he ticked off the setup keys essential to hitting a good bunker shot, a lesson for which I will always be grateful:
As soon as he listed these steps, I realized that I had (as most have) been going about it completely backwards. To that point I had been approaching bunkers this way:
It was quickly apparent where I had gone wrong. I made the correct adjustments and hit the first one not only on the green, but to a couple feet of my intended target. The frustration at that exact moment was nearly uncontrollable. I was obviously delighted at the shot but also SO upset that nobody had bothered to tell me that for YEARS. If bunker play was so simple, why in the world would none of the many who saw me flailing about in practice bunkers take the time to help me as our Pro did that day?
Over the years I have come to the conclusion that very few actually even know the correct setup for a standard bunker shot. It is the least intuitive setup of any golf shot, so in order to learn it correctly, some instruction is required. However, once learned, golfers can be confident that not only can they get out of a bunker (The #1 goal for all of us), but that they have a good chance of getting one close now and then. If you can follow these simple setup keys and be committed to a good solid swing down and through the sand, you will find fear of bunkers to be a thing of the past! Check out the attached video for some visual representation of proper setup and execution, and start hitting your best bunker shots!


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Almost halfway through my first semester at university, I'm finding myself struggling to be inspired by pretty much anything. It's hard when you're living in an apartment, which by the looks of it, should be owned by a homeless person (and that's saying something!). It may just be because I have not settled in, or the fact I'm not working as much as I had been at college, due to the lack of timetabled sessions. Either way, as of tomorrow I am going to attempt to spend most of my day doing creative things: drawing, painting, writing and playing guitar...anything to urge the left side of my brain to get into action!
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In 1995, Oxanthrolone re-appeared with new brand name but its price was significant. It is still the most expensive steroid sold in the market. Even though Anavar is linked with Oxandrolone, but no pharmaceutical company has manufactured it under the name 'Anavar'.
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Hello everyone, Pd0nZ here. Long time player, first time report writer. In this report, I am going to talk about the team that I piloted to a 7-0 Swiss run in the Prague Special Event. Before I do so, however, you may be wondering how an American even ended up in Prague in the first place, especially with Charlotte Regionals both the same weekend and a lot closer to me than Prague.
For those unfamiliar with my history in the game, I have used this game to travel to many places that I haven't been to, and may not have visited otherwise. These are generally urban areas with tourist attractions or places with historic value. The city of Prague, with its rich history and the unique opportunity to play an event there, was something I could not pass up (even for a Special Event) as compared to the closer Charlotte Regionals, and I was able to make the proper arrangements to get the trip to happen.
Team's Achievements
The weekend before this event, Benjamin Tan won a Singapore MSS with a team that had been getting some play: Mega Metagross, Tapu Koko, Tapu Bulu, Incineroar, Porygon2, and Araquanid. This core had picked up strength off of Ben Markham's (BensterVGC) Malmö Regional Finals appearance, as well as Edu's prior use of a similar team, with Landorus-T seeing use over the Bulu. With the release of Incineroar's Hidden Ability, this team patched up one of the Bulu version's few weaknesses: a lack of Intimidate. I exchanged a few messages with both Ben Tan and Nicole Saeed (TamtamVGC) about the team, since Ben had used it, and Nicole played Benster in Malmö Swiss and Top Cut. Nicole was able to suggest Venusaur over Tapu Bulu to me, and after thinking about the team and how it functioned, I realized that it would be a fantastic general addition, as well as a great Pokémon to have in the mirror.
The Team
Araquanid-Totem @ Figy Berry
Ability: Water Bubble
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 188 Atk / 68 Def
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
– Liquidation
– Bug Bite
– Protect
– Wide Guard
- 252+ Atk Landorus-T Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 68 Def Araquanid: 76-90 (43.4 – 51.4%) — 5.1% chance to 2HKO
Standard Araquanid that can mostly take a hit from Landorus-T and deal damage back if needed. Wide Guard was a useful utility move at times, and Bug Bite was good for to remove, or just threaten to remove crucial berries. This was Totem Form to block the use of Sky Drop on Araquanid. Even though Sky Drop is rarely used on Araquanid, Totem Araquanid can freely switch into it, giving its partner an opening to attack when the Sky Drop fails. Totem Araquanid takes increased damage from Low Kick, but also takes reduced damage from Heavy Slam from Celesteela. With the low usage of Kangaskhan in this metagame, I felt that, overall, Totem was the way to go. In the future, with more people realizing that only small Araquanid can learn Sticky Web (which won the event I'm writing about!), regular Araquanid might be worth considering.
Tapu Koko @ Electrium Z
Ability: Electric Surge
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
– Thunderbolt
– Dazzling Gleam
– Protect
– Taunt
Mostly standard Tapu Koko. Taunt was chosen over Volt Switch and HP Ice to give me further help against redirection, Snorlax, and other Pokémon reliant on set up and disruption. There were a few situations where HP Ice may have been more useful, but there were more where Taunt was better to have. I did not miss Volt Switch at all in this tournament.
Incineroar @ Assault Vest
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 92 Atk / 4 Def / 116 SpD / 44 Spe
Adamant Nature
– Flare Blitz
– Knock Off
– Low Kick
– Fake Out
- 252+ SpA Tapu Fini Hydro Vortex (175 BP) vs. 252 HP / 116 SpD Assault Vest Incineroar: 170-204 (84.1 – 100.9%) — 6.3% chance to OHKO (off of Muddy Water)
This spread also gives Incineroar a roughly 75% chance to take a Gigavolt Havoc + Thunderbolt in Electric Terrain from Tapu Koko, allowing Incineroar to KO back using Knock Off followed by Flare Blitz.
This Incineroar ended up being on the bulky side and had a decent amount of speed creep. However, I still had to deal with a speed tie in one set and was actually outsped in a 2nd set. Berry, Z Move, and Assault Vest Incineroar are all legitimate options at this point in the meta, and I saw all 3 of them during my run. This one was Assault Vest based in part on the above calcs. Incineroar's 4th move is also the subject of debate. I chose Low Kick to help me in the mirror and against Fighting weak Pokémon such as Mega Tyranitar. However, depending on the item, other moves are also viable, such as Protect and U-turn.
Porygon2 @ Eviolite
Ability: Download
Level: 50
EVs: 244 HP / 124 Def / 140 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
– Ice Beam
– Thunderbolt
– Trick Room
– Recover
Porygon2 does Porygon2 things: take hits, sets up Trick Room, recovers off damage, threatens Ice weak Pokémon, and otherwise chips things. The EVs allow P2 to take Hydro Vortex in rain from Ludicolo and the follow up Scald from Pelipper. However, Brine variants will still get the KO. Since I did not run into that specific combo in the tournament (even though I faced a rain team), its EVs ended up functioning as general bulk.
Metagross @ Metagrossite
Ability: Tough Claws
Level: 50
EVs: 124 HP / 132 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
– Iron Head
– Ice Punch
– Stomping Tantrum
– Protect
- 252+ Atk Incineroar Flare Blitz vs. 124 HP / 0 Def Mega Metagross: 146-174 (85.3 – 101.7%) — 6.3% chance to OHKO
Mostly standard Mega Metagross, but I opted for extra bulk to better take Incineroar's Flare Blitz. This spread came in handy during this tournament, as I did survive a Flare Blitz with regular Metagross at 1 HP. The extra HP can also assist in taking additional attacks.
Venusaur @ Venusaurite
Ability: Chlorophyll
Level: 50
EVs: 244 HP / 124 Def / 76 SpA / 52 SpD / 12 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
– Energy Ball
– Sludge Bomb
– Protect
– Leech Seed
Spread came out of the Trainer Tower Damage Calculator, except 8 HP was moved to Speed to both speed creep and cover a very rare situation where this Venusaur outspeeds neutral Pheromosa in the Sun before Mega Evolving, even though it would lose that ability to do so the turn it Mega Evolves. Energy Ball was chosen over Giga Drain because various calculations showed Energy Ball had the potential to 2HKO various Pokémon, while Giga Drain was a 3HKO on the same mons. Giga Drain's healing was unnecessary, as healing was taken care of by Leech Seed. This choice worked out in tournament as I needed to 1 v 1 a Porygon2 at one point, and Energy Ball's Sp. Def drop side effect onto the Porygon2 won me the game when I would have lost on Your Time otherwise.
Venusaur was undoubtedly the MVP of the team and my tournament run. It's superior typing, ability, bulk, and Leech Seed recovery gave it the ability to win games by itself, which it did multiple times. I stalled out Mega Metagrosses, a Mega Gyarados, a Cresselia without Psychic, and various other Pokémon throughout the tournament. Its Grass typing gave it the ability to ignore Amoonguss and its Poison typing helped greatly against Fairy types. When the mirror matchup used Tapu Bulu and even an occasional Landorus-T, I found myself at an advantage, and Mega Venusaur would generally be the Pokémon that could drag me over the finish line for a win. This Pokémon was an absolute beast.
Team Play
During the day, I found myself bringing Mega Venusaur, Incineroar, Tapu Koko, and Porygon2 frequently, with Mega Metagross and Araquanid in play to cover specific matchups where I felt one of the other 4 Pokémon would be useless. The leads would be based on the matchup I was facing from my opponent and were not static. In general, this team was equipped to play 3 modes: Fast (Tapu Koko and Mega Metagross), Slow (Porygon2 and Araquanid), and Bulky Stall (Mega Venusaur in combination with any of the other Pokémon). Incineroar, regardless of the mode, provided great utility through Intimidate, Fake Out pressure, item removal, and a bulky switch in. As such, it could be splashed into any of the team's 3 modes and function admirably.
Core Combinations and Common Leads
The fast mode of the team. These two, possessing the Z Crystal, the Mega Stone, and favorable Terrain, are led to get the jump on my opponent offensively. If I feel that my opponent does not have the capabilities to handle this pressure, I will lead this. I will also consider leading this if my opponent has Salamence and/or Tapu Lele, as this lead has advantages over both, and Venusaur is likely worthless in the set.
Sometimes, getting Mega Venusaur out quickly is paramount. Intimidate helps to increase Mega Venusaur's already impressive physical bulk, and Fake Out support allows it to threaten either STAB attacks or Leech Seeds, which can be especially important if an opposing Pokémon has Substitute to otherwise block Leech Seed. Even if it forces a switch, the healing and damage can add up over time.
The Porygon2 is more specially bulky. Incineroar can help on the physical side with Intimidate, and Fake Out plus set up (in this case Trick Room) has been a staple of competitive Double Battles since Journey Across America (JAA) in 2006. Every Pokémon on this team can benefit from Trick Room except for Tapu Koko and Metagross (after it has Mega Evolved), so this can be a powerful combination to get the board positioning in my favor. It also helps that both Incineroar and Porygon2 can hit many common Pokémon for Super Effective damage.
This is more of an uncommon lead, but if the opponent has Charizard Y and no scarfed Landorus, it can work. It threatens the Charizard that would otherwise threaten the Venusaur, allowing the Venusaur to start setting up while Tapu Koko deals big damage. A lead of non-Scarfed Landorus and Charizard Y becomes tricky, however. Making the right call can put the team at an advantage, but the wrong call can see 2 possible KOs with a Sun-boosted Overheat and Earthquake. Be careful with this lead.
Team Match-ups
In Team Preview, I am mainly looking for Pokémon that can severely threaten the Venusaur, such as Salamence or Tapu Lele. Those 2 Pokémon can force my hand and make me bring Metagross instead, depending on the other teammates. Otherwise, I am trying to plot a plan in my head on how to weaken my opponent's team to the point where Mega Venusaur can clean up late game through bulk and Leech Seed absorption, or if I can simply take the knockouts I need in a more conventional matter.
This team relies more on playing than flowcharting. Ultimately, it is a solid team that features a Fire, Water, Grass core, Bulk, positive terrain, and decent offensive capabilities. It allows the user to play the game. There aren't many matchups where one can rely on a predetermined flow chart to take the victory.
Mega Metagross, Mega Tyranitar, Zapdos, Amoonguss, Landorus-T, Tapu Fini/Tapu Lele
This matchup comes down to which Tapu was chosen.
Fini: If it is Tapu Fini, Mega Venusaur should be able to do a lot of work here. There are few Super Effective attacks that can hit the Venusaur, Venusaur can ignore Amoonguss to Leech Seed and hit the Tyranitar and the Tapu Fini for Super Effective damage. Support can be used to protect the Venusaur and make its job easier. Tapu Koko can land a Z Move on 4 out of 6, and Incineroar can hit both Megas and Amoonguss for super effective damage.
Lele: The matchup vs Tapu Lele, on the other hand, is very difficult. Venusaur cannot KO Tapu Lele with a single Sludge Bomb. Amoonguss can do just enough redirection to let Tapu Lele deal lethal damage before it gets KOd. You may be forced to bring Metagross here to deal with Tapu Lele. The good news is that generally 3 of the opponent's Pokémon are known (a Mega, Tapu Lele, Amoonguss), so there may be an opening to play around what the opponent is expected to do.
The "Mirror" (Tapu Koko, Incineroar, Porygon2, Araquanid, Metagross, Tapu Bulu)
Venusaur was added to this team in part to deal with the mirror. Use it! It has a positive matchup against all of the Pokémon on the team, unless Metagross has Zen Headbutt. Even then, the support Pokémon can help Venusaur get into winning board positions and take KOs.
This depends on which Pokémon the rain setter is. If it's Politoed, Venusaur should have the advantage. If it's Pelipper, both Venusaur and Araquanid are threatened by Hurricanes, and it is important to take care. Trick Room is the key to the matchup. If Porygon2 is able to set up Trick Room successfully, Rain will struggle to beat this team. It may be a good idea to leave Tapu Koko behind in this matchup, as Fake Out is important. Incineroar is Assault Vest, so it has enough special bulk to weather the storm, and getting Trick Room up is important. Incineroar helps to accomplish this better than Tapu Koko.
Rundown of Tournament
Round 1 vs Lilli Maier (1-6) WW
Serperior, Suicune, Tapu Koko, Celesteela, Charizard X, Persian
Round 2 vs Ikaros Olofsson (3-4) WW
Hawlucha, Greninja, Salazzle, Paras, Linoone, Volcarona
Round 3 vs Fevzi Azkan (4-3, T32) LWW
Ludicolo, Politoed, Incineroar, Mawile, Gothitelle, Tapu Bulu
I made an adjustment here to bring Regular Metagross after realizing I needed Mega Venusaur and Araquanid to cover the Rain mode. Porygon2 did not deal enough damage to the opposing team to be useful, especially since I could not switch freely, and Tapu Koko was too frail to function. Metagross's spread came in handy in this set, as it survived a Flare Blitz from Incineroar with 1 HP in Game 2.
Round 4 vs Miguel Gonzajlez(5-2, Top Cut) WW
Araquanid, Incineroar, Landorus-T, Metagross, Tapu Koko, Porygon2
Round 5 vs Bartosz Ekiert (5-2, T16) LWW
Tapu Koko, Landorus-T, Cresselia, Incineroar,Gyarados, Kartana
Lost Game 1 on an Ice Beam freeze from Cresselia, but the set was extremely awkward to play as a whole. Could have gone either way, as Mega Gyarados and Cresselia is a core that this team struggles against more than it looks like it does.
Round 6 vs Andrea Nozza (6-1, Top Cut) LWW
Tapu Koko, Metagross, Landorus-T, Incineroar, Porygon2, Araquanid
Incineroars were speed tying in this set, making the situation tricky in all 3 games.
Round 7 vs Lukas Müller (6-1, Top Cut) LWW
Tapu Bulu, Araquanid, Metagross, Incineroar, Porygon2, Tapu Koko
His Incineroar was faster than mine and had U-turn pressure. I had to change my approach to the team to more adequately deal with it. Even then, I only escaped because of a Double Protect in Game 2. It took me calling a Mega Metagross switch out to Tapu Koko as I Sludge Bombed the Mega Metagross slot to finally close out a very difficult Best of 3
Top 8 vs Miguel Gonzajlez LWL
Araquanid, Incineroar, Landorus-T, Metagross, Tapu Koko, Porygon2
I learned in our Swiss set that his Metagross was Zen Headbutt and Hammer Arm. I would later learn that his Tapu Koko was Fast Assault Vest Electroweb and Nature's Madness, and his Landorus-T was Groundium Z and Substitute. These 3 Pokémon, working together, were able to check all 3 of my team's modes at the same time: Fast, Bulk, and Slow. With the matchup drastically in his favor and a night to prepare, I had to play perfectly to overcome him, and I was unable to do so.
I believe that this team still has some value going forward, as it contains 3 modes of play, good typing, including a Fire, Water, Grass core, and Mega Venusaur can cause nightmares for the opponent if the board positioning is in its favor, which its teammates can help it do.
Nicole Saeed is the most obvious person to thank for this run. She got me the team, walked me through it, gave me the Mega Venusaur suggestion, and helped me with various ideas I had. I don't do as well in this tournament without her. Thank you Nicole!
I also need to thank Benjamin Tan. He reached out to me as well after seeing how I performed the week before Prague with this team and some corresponding advice. Thank you as well Ben!
I also need to thank Kamaal Harris. He got on me on Twitter for how I was playing the game the week before after how I played at 2 MSSs; they were words I needed to hear, and they weren't sugarcoated. He got me to reconsider how to play VGC, and it showed in Prague. I needed that tough love to play well again. Thank you Kamaal!
Credit to pupu for the featured image


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Let's simplify the day-to-day during school time. Today I'm going to show you some school hacks that I'm sure that you're going to use!
You can use them daily, in and out school, I hope you too.
If you have to remember something important, and you know that you'll forget it, don't worry.
Just take a photo and write a text with the think that you have to remember and set it as your wallpaper.
What do I do? I take a photo with Snapchat (@thegoldlipstick) and I write there (so easy). Then I save the photo to my phone and later I set it as my wallpaper.
All of us are constantly checking our phone, so you'll see the background and you'll remember.
Use technology! Nowadays there are lots of Apps that can halp you with your day-a-day.
If you want to know the best apps to work with just click here to visit the post where I talk about it.
Have you ever heard about Google Scholar?
Just go to "scholar.google.com" and there you'll find more relevant information!
Use a color code on your notebooks to easily grab the right one.
Only the 10% of the population knows this…
"Ctrl + f" or "command + f"
What do you use this for? To find the word that you're looking for more easily (they'll be highlighted).
This will save you a lot of time. Now you know the secret.
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So now some of your daily things to do will be more simple. If you know more just share it with us!
This is the last post of the "Back to school" serie. I hope you enjoyed it!