TOP IMAGE CREDIT: TrainerAcademy.Org Smart Lifting:  In recent years, Olympic lifting has become more identifiable and accessible to the general public, and strength training safety has become more integrated in sports and rehabilitation programs. The question that remains on many parents’ minds is, is strength training safe for young athletes? The... Read more

Want to Know a Shocking Fact About Confidence Building and How to Boost Your Confidence in Sports? Watch my video. I know exactly how an athlete feels when a coach says, “you need more confidence if you want to be a better player.” That’s why I want to address how to boost... Read more

Mental toughness trainer, Craig Sigl has another great tip on how to Handle Serious Pressure in sports for you and your young player — to help them play their absolute best come competition time. So let’s get right to it…. Mental Tip: Handle Serious Pressure What do famous clutch players like Tom Brady,... Read more

Kids today have it much tougher than we did. The pressures are far greater, everything moves so much faster, and there is no sign of it letting up. Fitting in, peer pressure, not wanting to disappoint coaches and teammates, and the whole cyber-bullying thing… I appreciate you for following my Level Up... Read more

Follow through and commitment? How about achieving their goals? In our ongoing dialogue about self-motivation, how do you motivate your kid to want to do what it takes to achieve their goals? It’s a big question, isn’t it? You can only remind them so many times before it sounds like... Read more

De La Salle’s Sr. Wrestler Captures First Gold In Program’s History With His Triumph In The 145-Pound Bracket at CIF State Wrestling Championship. Mark Halvorson’s heart sank when Tony Mendoza’s outstretched hand snaked toward the left foot of his De La Salle-Concord wrestling star, Peyton Omania, in the waning moments... Read more

If you’re still with me in this ongoing conversation, you clearly connect with the messages I’ve been espousing, that young basketball players, like Tod, are carrying around mental/emotional baggage that interferes with ones ability to perform to your potential. Remember this equation:  Performance = Potential – Interference Let’s talk about some typical mental... Read more

In our ongoing dialogue on basketball performance entitled, “What you don’t really understand about your kid”, We left off the last email just about to go into C. in my R.A.C.E. Formula with Tod, my game-changing 14 y/o basketball player who inspired me to create all of this. C = Clear Reminding... Read more

Recent History Shows Repeating As North Coast Section Division I Softball Champs Is No Easy Task — But Few Teams Have Been Built For It Like Foothill-Pleasanton • Winning the North Coast Section Division I softball championship with a very young, extremely talented team in 2017 was an impressive feat... Read more

Sheldon-Sacramento Has Built Its Sac-Joaquin Section Softball Dynasty Upon Mastering The Little Things — And The 2018 Squad Is Already At Work • There’s nothing simple about winning three consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section Division I softball championships and seven titles in the last 11 years. And it’s no simple task to... Read more

We continue with Tod’s story. Confidence Part 2. See Part 1 of the Building Confidence in Young Players series: The RACE Formula This could easily be about dozens of boys or girls basketball players I’ve trained in just the same way. The next session he came in in a much better head space.  ... Read more

Undefeated Since 2015, Folsom Boys Soccer Enters The 2018 Postseason On A Mission Of Redemption After 2017 Ended Abruptly Following An Accidental Rule Breach  • It was the most disappointing ending any of them could have imagined. Despite essentially beating Sheldon High of Sacramento, 5-0, in the 2017 Sac-Joaquin Section... Read more