Coach Brian Dietschy’s Journey To State Finals Started In Elementary School
High School BasketballNorth Coast Section April 5, 2018 0
Thirty Years After After Losing A NorCal Basketball Final As A Las Lomas Player, Brian Dietschy Coached A Serendipitous Knights Team Into The State Finals • Brian Dietschy story by CLAY KALLAM | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH The story starts on San Juan Avenue, a quiet Walnut Creek... Read more
Blast from the past – here’s a picture of me back in 2002 when I was at the height of my playing career. It was easy to find time to prioritize staying fit as a young adult. I virtually had no other obligations other than work, working out and... Read more
Why is Baseball Striking Out On TV Air Time?
High School Baseball/SoftballLEVELUP INSIDERS April 5, 2018 0
The state championship basketball games are on TV, even the Division V ones. Kids get excited about basketball and football, even when the teams aren’t that good. But when our baseball team is good, no one seems to care. It just doesn’t seem right. We’re just as good as... Read more
How To Handle Serious Pressure In Competition
LEVELUP INSIDERS April 3, 2018 0
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... Read more
Walnut Creek Aquanuts Gear up for the National Championships• The Walnut Creek Aquanuts had a successful March qualifying all of their Junior and 13-15 athletes for Nationals through the West Zone Championships. March 1-4 the Aquanuts hosted the qualifying event at Clarke Memorial Swim Center. Top level athletes from... Read more
Lindenwood Takes High Point Award at US Senior National Championships Lindenwood University won the High Point Team award Sunday as the U.S. Senior National Championships concluded at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. Santa Clara’s Kate Chow was the High Point Individual winner. Lindenwood won the team final with 82.1000 points, followed... Read more
Jason Kidd may have been fired recently as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, but with his 19-year NBA career that began with the Dallas Mavericks in the 1990s and ended as a member of the New York Knicks five years ago he’s a sure-fire Naismith Basketball Hall of... Read more
You play the game to win- at least that’s what most people think, right?
Camps & ClinicsLEVELUP INSIDERS March 27, 2018 0
Winning Isn’t Everything. Wait. What? What I have learned over many years as the founder of the National Academy of Athletics, as an adult who plays sports, a father of two kids who play sports and a child who grew up playing sports, is that it is actually more... Read more
BEST Camps, Clinics & Combines Report
Camps & Clinics March 23, 2018 0
YOUR ULTIMATE SPRING & SUMMER TRAINING GUIDE IS HERE It’s baaaaaack and it’s BIG! Our Annual Camps, Clinics & Combines Resource Guide turns 8 this year. It’s all grown up and we’re so proud of it. All kidding aside, this is something we’re proud to put out every year. We... Read more
Camper Q & A: Matt Ladrech of Campolindo High School
Camps & ClinicsHigh School Baseball/Softball March 21, 2018 0
Campolindo High School-Moraga Baseball, Class of 2014, Starting pitcher for Cal Baseball What would you tell your younger self so that you could get more out of a camp? Well, just to remember that you are constantly being evaluated. In addition, even the small things matter a lot. Like... Read more
Best Tips for Athletes to Perform Under Pressure
LEVELUP INSIDERS March 21, 2018 0
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... Read more
House of Cheer: Sacramento Sirens Cheer Elite team
Cheer/GymnasticsSac/Joaquin Edition March 20, 2018 0
Danielle Davis and Misty Dawn Mastella coach Cheer in the Sacramento area. And they really take it to the next level! As the event coordinator of the Sacramento Sirens Cheer Elite team, Danielle along with Misty Dawn (who is the Sirens head coach) have led their teams to perform... Read more
