How you feel off the field effects how you perform on it.      Your emotions matter. There is a strong relationship between how you feel and how you perform in your sport.    If you arrive to your sport feeling confident, joyful, focused, and secure, you are putting... Read more

Lunchtime is a crucial time for athletes to eat well. It will help serve as a recovery meal if you had a morning workout. It will contribute to the fuel and fluids your body needs for a great afternoon or evening practice. So, how does one eat like a champ?  ... Read more

   Lunchtime is a crucial time for athletes to eat well. It will help serve as a recovery meal if you had a morning workout, or will contribute to the fuel and fluids your body needs for a great afternoon or evening practice.     The lunches offered at school tend... Read more

With talent, experience and brewing confidence, Liberty aims for a return to glory Read more

Challenges. We face them at every level of sports — and youth sports faces challenges of many kinds – especially funding. That’s why SportStars continually endeavors to expand its reach and offer our help. The magazine has one of the lowest ad rate costs of any major sports media in... Read more

Overthinking. It is one of the biggest mental challenges in competitive sports. In my 16 years of practicing mental skills training, I have seen it happen across all sports, both genders, youth, collegiate and pros. No matter who you are, at some point, overthinking will show up. It’s simply a... Read more

Powered by Trucks: Anthony Trucks     If you happen to be, or have been, an athlete in any sport then you know how important it is for you to have the best season of your life every season. For me, the sport of choice was football.     I was blessed to... Read more

   If you happen to be, or have been, an athlete in any sport then you know how important it is for you to have the best season of your life every season. For me, the sport of choice was football.     I was blessed to be able to spend... Read more

   Your nutrition habits before practice are just as vital as they are before a game.     Eating well before practice is just as important as eating well before competition. If you are well fueled, you’ll be better able to train hard, which means that you’ll have an edge over the... Read more

18The Walnut Creek Aquanuts is a world-renowned synchronized swimming club based in Walnut Creek, CA. Our mission is to develop athletes from novice to elite, building both bodies and minds and instilling skills that will serve our swimmers throughout their lifetime. Over 100 athletes, coaches and parent volunteers collaborate each year... Read more

Fueling For Success NUTRITION: JILL DANIELS   Nutrition habits before practice just as vital as before a game   Eating well before practice is just as important as eating well before competition. If you are well fueled, you’ll be better able to train hard, which means that you’ll have an... Read more

June and July brought no rest for the wrestlers of Concord’s Community Youth Center When it comes to wins and losses, Mark Halvorson has done enough this year to justify taking an entire summer off. When he piloted his De La Salle High wrestling team to both a North Coast... Read more