Mental Skills = Physical Training Insurance
LEVELUP INSIDERS May 30, 2018 0
Get Mental with Erika Westoff, SportStars INSIDER• In this month’s Get Mental column, we take a look at how mental skills becomes insurance for all the physical training you do. Athletes come into my office disappointed and fed up because they simply aren’t performing as well as they can.... Read more
5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning – Part 3 of 5: Mobility
High School GolfLEVELUP INSIDERS May 30, 2018 0
I tend to start my blog posts with a question, “Who wants to hit the golf ball shorter?” None of us, right? We are always looking for ways to lower our handicap and hit longer drives! In today’s post, 5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning, lets address step 3: Mobility.... Read more
Diving Grand Master Champion, Bob Sherman post update: Bob Sherman, founder of Sherman Swim School in Lafayette, has been chosen to be the Grand Marshall of this year’s Walnut Festival parade on Saturday, 9/15. At 90 years old, he is once again Masters National Champion Diver from all levels (1... Read more
In my last post, How to Overcome Negative Self Talk in Competition, talking about how to minimize negative effects, I refer to a pressure tip that says, pressure affects ALL athletes negatively, even world-class athletes. It tenses you up and hurts your ability to think strategically. If you want to perform... Read more
Juniors Play Free on the Ka’anapali Kai Course With Their Own set of Tees! Play Free Golf in Ka’anapali, Maui, Hawaii? Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? Ka’Anapali Golf continues its tradition aimed at introducing golf to the next gen. For the 15th season, their two Lahaina, Maui courses... Read more
Welcome to my Peak Performance blog. I’m thrilled to be invited into the SportStars INSIDERS family! As way of introduction, my name is La Shawn Wells and I am a peak performance coach. I work with students and student athletes to strengthen their mindset and mental toughness so that... Read more
Collection of Best of the Best Form NCVA Teams at Italy World Cup
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA May 21, 2018 0
Success was measured for the NCVA, which made its first appearance at the Cornacchia World Cup in Italy. At the end of March, the NorCal Volleyball Association (NCVA), and its parent organization USA Volleyball, sent two regional volleyball teams to the Cornacchia World Cup in Italy. It was a trip... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Christian Encarnacion-Strand
High School Baseball/SoftballNorth Coast SectionSportStars of the Week May 17, 2018 0
College Park Falcons Baseball Player, Christian Encarnacion-Strand COLLEGE PARK-PLEASANT HILL – SENIOR – BASEBALL It’s been an up and down season for the College Park Falcons baseball team, but not for their senior shortstop. The four-year varsity player recently went 1-for-2 with an RBI double to help fuel a 9-5... Read more
BMX To The MAX
High School Cycling May 17, 2018 0
Roseville’s Oak Creek BMX Facility Prepares To Host Summer Nationals Event In Late June • On June 22-24 the USA BMX Summer Nationals are racing into Roseville. Here at Placer Valley Tourism we couldn’t be more excited! This three- day event will bring thousands of riders and spectators from... Read more
Benicia Is Arguably The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Most Complete Softball Team — Will It Equate To A Division III Title? • At times, softball can become a singular sport: One team’s ace pitcher facing off with the opponent’s big hitter and the game on the line. But the Benicia High... Read more
How to Stop Negative Self Talk I can remember it like it was yesterday… I’m 11 and in the car with my mom and my brother, who is a year younger. We are driving to our baseball game on a Saturday morning. My brother and I were on the... Read more
Folsom Junior Receiver Joe Ngata Left Every Football Scout Drooling In 2017 • Joe Ngata wasn’t wasting any time. Fresh off a 16-0 state championship season, Joe Ngata, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Folsom High School receiver was begging to get back in the gym. “I’ve been back in the gym... Read more
