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New Trier's mascot is the Trevian, named after soldiers from the city of Trier, Germany, during the Roman Empire. The Trevian mascot was chosen to recognize that immigrants from Trier, Germany, largely settled the Grosse Pointe area of Wilmette. From 1901 to 1948, the school's sports teams were known as the "Terriers" and "Green Wave."
Sports kit manufacturers Manufacturer Country Founded Founder(s) Key people Products Headquarters Total assets Website Adidas: Germany: 18 August 1949 Adolf Dassler [1] Igor Landau, Chairman Bjørn Gulden, CEO Sportswear, sports equipment, toiletries, clothing & accessories: Herzogenaurach, Germany: €5.489 billion (2012) www.adidas-group.com ...
An eyeshield, also referred to as a visor, is a piece of gridiron football equipment that was invented in the 1980s. [2] In the mid 1990s, as an effort to prevent brain and head injuries, headgear became mandatory in the game of football. [ 3 ]
England used an all-black second kit at the 2011 World Cup, which caused controversy in the host nation, as black is the home colour of New Zealand. [83] England wore the kit in one tournament match, against Argentina. Critics in England in 2010 said the team was changing away kits unnecessarily and too often as a "marketing ploy". [84]
helmets and visors intended for users of two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles. The European Commission is currently working to revise Directive 89/686/EEC. The revision will look at the scope of the Directive, the conformity assessment procedures and technical requirements regarding market surveillance.
A visor (also spelled vizor) is a surface that protects the eyes, such as shading them from the sun or other bright light or protecting them from objects. Nowadays many visors are transparent, but before strong transparent substances such as polycarbonate were invented, visors were opaque like a mask .
An Eephus pitch ; a trick pitch thrown like a slow-pitch softball pitch, with a high arcing trajectory and very little velocity (ca. 40-55 mph or less). Specifically, such a pitch thrown ostensibly as a curveball .
Faraimo attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, California where she was a two-sport star, playing volleyball for three years, and softball for four years. As a junior in 2017, she went 27–1 with a 0.60 earned run average (ERA) and 251 strikeouts in 175 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings to help lead CCHS to a CIF-SDS Open Division title, as well as a Western League championship.