For some, high school football is a year-round activity. For others, it doesn’t come into focus until teams start to practice in the August heat. But for me, the start of the next high school football season has always been the Northern California Nike Football showcase event that... Read more
The Summer Trap: Exposure Gets You Seen, But Only Training Makes You Better
Health & Fitness June 1, 2016 0
It seems nowadays more and more parents of athletes are coming to my gym in hopes of getting their athletes healthy again, playing at the level they once were capable. After years of struggling through pain and injury they get to a point where their athlete just can’t... Read more
Hollywood Here We Come
CalHiSports Insights June 1, 2016 0
SportStars will be experiencing a first this month, and many of around headquarters are excited about it. For the first time in our six-plus years, we were asked to appear on television so that our vast knowledge of NorCal high school sports could be broadcast to the... Read more
License To Drill
CalHiSports Insights June 1, 2016 0
Conditioning, Strength Workouts Are Good, But Not As Important As Skills Development Some guys spend the whole summer just working out. They do conditioning and lifting plus they do a lot of skill work. I’m working this summer and I don’t have the money to join a gym and... Read more
Granite Bay Rugby Wins First Championship
Club Sports May 31, 2016 0
To win a championship in a sport as rough as rugby, you need players as tough as granite. Story by Jim Zelinski; Photos by Dan Bandoni. Courtesy of Sports Today Prevailing over a field of the country’s top 24 teams, the Granite Bay Rugby Club has won the national high school... Read more
This is an incredible opportunity for both players and coaches to spend 3 days with Don Kelbick (in Rocklin) and Jim Huber (at our Livermore camp) learning the same strategies that the pros use. This camp is for serious players – both boys and girls. These are 2 and 3-day basketball camps that will... Read more
Rookie at Rugby, USA’s Fastest-Growing Sport?
Club Sports May 20, 2016 0
Rugby NorCal is expanding. Again! This time with the introduction of Rookie Rugby. Executive Director, Mark Carney says to “Invest in your future by playing rugby!”. Rookie Rugby is USA Rugby’s brand of flag rugby,which is safe, non-contact and an easy way to play the game for boys and... Read more
SoCal League Summer Outreach Tour Kicks Off May 26th at Haro Bikes The SoCal High School Cycling League is taking its show on the road and providing a series of informational events to people interested in seeing a high school or middle school mountain bike club form at their... Read more
BE ALERT ABOUT THE NCAA REQUIREMENTS FOR 2016. Prior to participating in an NCAA-certified event, team coaches must submit a team roster to the NCAA and fulfill other recruiting requirements. Bigfoot Hoops shares with us these important data points: Click here for a summary of these requirements. Each coach on the... Read more
“San Jose is excited to welcome international rugby back to the capital of Silicon Valley for the second consecutive year,” said San Jose Sports Authority Executive Director Patricia Ernstrom. “We are proud of our continuing partnership with USA Rugby and we look forward to welcoming fans from our... Read more
Sixteen-year-old high school junior Rachel Lau of Cupertino, Calif., was named the SwimOutlet.com March Swimmer of the Month by USA Synchronized Swimming. She is a member of the Santa Clara Aquamaids and has been swimming for five and a half years. Lau has raised public consciousness of synchro swimming by inviting... Read more
Once again, the Great Northern Weather Bias of 2016 was in play. While the South Conference racers toiled in Saturday’s biting, wet winds, the North Conference was blessed with warm air and crisp, blue skies. How the North Conference Illuminati geo-engineered that for every single weekend of the race... Read more
