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What Coaches do to Develop You to Be Your Best
What does coach do to develop you to be your best? It’s an interesting question, isn’t it? Or better yet, to develop your kids to be the best version of themselves? I was interested in writing this blog because earlier in the week I saw a post that talked about... Read more
First Tee Golfers Awarded “Power For Good” Scholarship
Varsha Nekkanti has a lot to smile about these days. Pictured above, she has just holed out on a par 3. A hole-in-one. A rising senior at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Nekkanti has been a participant at The First Tee of Silicon Valley for 10 years. She... Read more
USA Softball Western Nationals Swings into Placer
Maidu Park in Roseville and Foskett Park in Lincoln gear up for Major Girls Softball Competition, Skills Competition USA Softball of Sacramento with Placer Valley Tourism will be hosting the USA Softball Western Nationals Championship for the 16u A & B divisions and the 18u B division on July 24-29. The six-day event attracts... Read more
NorCal Vs. The Nation: Several NCVA Shine At Junior National Championships
NCVA Shines At Junior National Championships Several clubs belonging to the Northern California Volleyball Association (NCVA) went wheels up in late June and landed in Detroit to battle it out in the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships. The most successful of those turned out to be the ASICS 14-1... Read more
Antioch Little League’s Royal Run
Antioch Little League Had Just Enough Sign-Ups For One Senior League Softball Team In 2018 — And Those 13 Girls Have Yet To Lose • Summer is in full swing, which guarantees two things: Days are long and Little League all-star tournaments are underway. This holds true for the... Read more
East Bay Equestrian Team Rides High At Nationals
Not Horsing Around Equestrian riding might not to be among the first sports to come to mind when it comes to middle or high school interscholastic competition. But it is alive and well. And there’s an East Bay equestrian team that’s getting awfully good at it. Team KMT, run by... Read more
Why Improvement Stops
You know how it is when you set a goal or decide you to want to accomplish something and then it seems like you keep finding reasons for it not to work or procrastinate on it? Want to know why improvement stops? How about, worse yet, you work and work and you train and... Read more
Mind Games. Why the Game is 90% Mental
“In the big leagues everyone has ability. It always comes down to mind games. Whoever is more mentally strong—wins.” Muhammad Ali Why the game is 90% mental and yet coaches and parents talk about it that way, yet fail to support ways to improve the student athlete mindset?  Because they just... Read more
3 C’s Of Improving Your Athletic Performance Video
The 3 C’s Of Improving Your Athletic Performance Get Mental with Erika Westoff, SportStars INSIDER• Over the years, I have had countless young athletes come into my office asking one simple question: “How can I improve my athletic performance?” The answer is simple: invest in Physical Training Insurance! What... Read more
Turlock High School Football: Gabriel Cordero’s Corps Strength
A Two-Way Turlock Football Star, Gabriel Cordero Chose Joining The Marines Over Pursuing To Play At The Next Level • Despite the braces he sheepishly revealed with wide grins, Turlock High School  football standout Gabriel Cordero was a man amongst boys during back-to-back all-star weekends this summer. The 18-year-old... Read more
800 Compete in Bill Rose Classic Swim Meet
California Capital Aquatics plays Host to a Huge USA Swimming Competition, July 19-22 at the Roseville Aquatics Complex. Nearly 800 Youth Swimmers to Compete at the Bill Rose Classic Swim Meet, a Long Course Championships in Roseville, CA. On July 19-22 the Roseville Aquatics Complex (RAC) will showcase nearly... Read more
West Catholic Athletic League Belongs With The Best
What’s The Toughest League In The State? It’s a debate that changes every year in every sport: What’s the toughest league in the state? For baseball, there are several that are usually in the discussion and they include three from Northern California: the West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) of... Read more