Helpful Expert Advice To Preventing Major Rugby Injuries
HS / CLUB RUGBYLEVELUP INSIDERS March 1, 2018 0
When it comes to rugby injuries, education and preparation are the keys to prevention. Dr. Jason Ahuero, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, breaks down the sport’s potential injuries and ways to preventing major rugby injuries. “Rugby is the fastest growing youth sport in the United States. So... Read more
Woodcreek High School Swim Invitational Splashes into Roseville
AquaticsSac-Joaquin Section February 28, 2018 0
More Than 1,000 High School Swimmers Compete in Roseville on March 9-10 The 18th Annual Woodcreek High School Swim Invitational is splashing into the newly renovated Roseville Aquatics Complex (RAC) on March 9-10. Woodcreek Aquatics Club and Placer Valley Tourism are thrilled to welcome more than 1,000 student athletes from... Read more
Heritage SC Tops Division at State Soccer Cup Finals
HS / CLUB Soccer February 28, 2018 0
State Soccer Cup Finals Concludes Over Weekend in Modesto. With more than 1,500 teams participating in over 10,000 matches throughout all of NorCal from September 2017 to February 2018, the championship matches for the younger State Soccer Cup were ready. While the sun set on some teams’ chances for... Read more
Basketball Performance = Potential – Interference
High School BasketballLEVELUP INSIDERS February 28, 2018 0
In our ongoing dialogue on basketball performance entitled, “What you don’t really understand about your kid”, We left off the last email just about to go into C. in my R.A.C.E. Formula with Tod, my game-changing 14 y/o basketball player who inspired me to create all of this. C = Clear... Read more
NorCal High School Softball Preseason Top 20
High School Baseball/SoftballRankings February 26, 2018 0
We See No Reason To Doubt The Dynasty That Is Huskies Softball, But A Few Other Defending Section Champions Look Just As Daunting • 1. Sheldon-Sacramento (30-2 in 2017) Sticking the Huskies dynasty right back where we last left it seemed an easy call. Though Sheldon graduated the 2017... Read more
NorCal High School Baseball Preseason Top 20
High School Baseball/SoftballRankings February 26, 2018 0
Valley Christian-San Jose And Elk Grove Begin The Year As 1A and 1B With Plenty Of Talented Clubs In Hot Pursuit • 1. Valley Christian-San Jose (22-11-1 in 2017) The defending Central Coast Section Open Division champions were a relatively easy choice to open the year as NorCal’s No.... Read more
Clayton Valley’s Boy Basketball Team Is Rare Air
High School BasketballNorth Coast Section February 24, 2018 0
With 25 Wins And A Ticket To The Section Semifinals, The Ugly Eagles Boys Basketball Team Is Near Uncharted Altitude Outside the Clayton Valley Charter boys basketball varsity team room, the locker room is practically still at 8:35 on a Friday night in late February. For a moment, all that’s audible is the... Read more
A Mental Toughness Trainers’ Biggest Mistake By An Athlete
High School BasketballLEVELUP INSIDERS February 23, 2018 0
Before becoming the mental toughness trainer, I played a lot of sports, especially golf. (I still do) In addition, as I look back at what held me back (not just in sports, but in life), most it was this: The need to control! (The opposite of trusting yourself and your skills.) Remember the formula... Read more
A Look At Each Weight Class, Naming Favorites And Potential Bracket Busters • Christmas comes to Stockton twice a year. Barring any unexpected overweight mishaps at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Championship, the best 448 wrestlers in the Central Valley — albeit for a few woeful departures — will... Read more
Foothill High School Softball: Queens Of The Hill
High School Baseball/SoftballNorth Coast Section February 22, 2018 0
Recent History Shows Repeating As North Coast Section Division I Softball Champs Is No Easy Task — But Few Teams Have Been Built For It Like Foothill-Pleasanton • Winning the North Coast Section Division I softball championship with a very young, extremely talented team in 2017 was an impressive... Read more
Sheldon High School Softball: Details On Demand
High School Baseball/SoftballSac-Joaquin Section February 22, 2018 3
Sheldon-Sacramento Has Built Its Sac-Joaquin Section Softball Dynasty Upon Mastering The Little Things — And The 2018 Squad Is Already At Work • There’s nothing simple about winning three consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section Division I softball championships and seven titles in the last 11 years. And it’s no simple task... Read more
Cycling Festival adds to Sea Otter Classic
High School Cycling February 22, 2018 0
The 28th Annual Subaru Sea Otter Classic Returns to Monterey With an Even Bigger and Better Cycling Festival for 2018 The cycling festival that started in 1991 with 350 athletes and 150 spectators. It has grown to welcome over 9,600 athletes and 72,500 fans to Monterey, CA each April.... Read more
