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Beat The Heat

Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0

   Summer tips for outdoor endurance training  TriSTEPS : Liz Elliott    Woohoo, it’s summer! Bring on the summer heat and training.      Most endurance athletes “” especially triathletes “” spend a lot of our time training and racing in the heat of the day.      For... Read more
   Believe it or not, many athletes may not reach their goals because they fear the pressure success might create   GET MENTAL : Erika Carlson    As athletes, we dream of one day cashing in on all the blood, sweat and tears for the glory of our sport.... Read more
   Following these simple eating guidelines could dramatically improve your health and performance  TRAINING TIME : Tim Rudd for IYCA    Do you know the types of things athletes must do to improve their health, body composition and performance? As a Precision Nutrition Level 1 coach, I have the... Read more
US National Synchronized Swimming Championships The most prestigious synchronized swimming competition in the nation took place April 1-4 at the Soda Aquatic Center in Moraga, CA. Over 350 athletes from all over the US, Canada and Puerto Rico traveled to the East Bay for the week long competition, held... Read more
State of Play By Mark Tennis    Golden State teams have won the U.S. or world title in Williamsport 20 times, which dwarfs the total from any other state.    Every summer in a Pennsylvania community that is still small enough to have just one high school, tens of... Read more

Avoid the ER

Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0

   Many common sports injuries can be treated at urgent orthopedic care facilities with much less hassle than a hospital. GETTING TREATED : By Hunter Greene, M.D.     Broken bones, sprains and other injuries happen when we least expect them: on the playing field, on the job, and even... Read more
   It’s time to show off the body you’ve been building, but don’t forget proper maintenance. POWERED BY TRUCKS: Anthony Trucks    As I write this on the official first day of summer, it’s officially time to show off the body those weights and exercising have developed. With that... Read more
State of Play: Mark Tennis    It may be a surprise to some, but the most people to ever witness a California high school sporting event was the 85,000 who jammed the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the summer of 1957 for the North-South Shrine Game.    This was... Read more

Pitch Prep

Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0

   Three main areas for soccer players to focus on in their offseason training. TRAINING TIME: Tim Rudd for IYCA     The 2014 World Cup is in full swing and I can’t think of a better time to cover the importance of offseason training for soccer.    If athletes... Read more

Knee Knowledge

Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0

   Work on lowering your ACL injury risks next season by using these approaches this summer KNEE HEALTH : Hunter Greene, M.D.    A torn ACL is one of the most serious injuries a football player can suffer. Besides having to possibly sit out the season, players may face... Read more

Queens Court 2014

Basketball February 13, 2012 0

  By MIKE YOUNG | SportStars    The Walnut Creek Rec Center played host to the second annual Pass Tha Ball Queens Court Skills Academy and Showcase that featured some of the top girls basketball talent in Northern California from the 2015, 2016 and 2017 classes. That talent included... Read more
  By CHACE BRYSON | Editor   There can only be one first. And the Nogales National All-Stars are it.    With their 11-4 landslide victory over Puerto Rico on Aug. 4, the boys from Arizona became the first U.S. team to leave Livermore as Intermediate Little League World... Read more