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
Valley Christian High School Baseball: Version 2.0
Central Coast SectionHigh School Baseball/Softball February 22, 2018 0
With A Dugout Full Of Returning Talent, Valley Christian-San Jose Prepares For A Year Of New Challenges As It Chases A CCS Open Division Repeat • At 53, John Diatte is not nearly old enough to have come from the time of Satchel Paige. Maybe because he’s been guiding... Read more
Get The Most From Workouts: 3 Step Ladder of Success Formula
LEVELUP INSIDERS February 20, 2018 0
A Formula To Get The Most From Workouts In the next five minutes you’re going to find out three specific steps you can take to get the most out of each training session for the rest of your life. No matter who you are, you’re in training mode at... Read more
Building Confidence in Young Players: The “A” in RACE
LEVELUP INSIDERS February 20, 2018 0
We continue with Tod’s story. Confidence Part 2. See Part 1 of the Building Confidence in Young Players series: The RACE Formula This could easily be about dozens of boys or girls basketball players I’ve trained in just the same way. The next session he came in in a much better head... Read more
Hoop Review Announces 2018 Showcase Schedule
High School Basketball February 19, 2018 0
It’s pretty simple really. Gerry Freitas is renown for bringing in the most elite basketball players for scouts, recruiters — and us to see! Put these HOOP REVIEW 2018 Scouting events on your “must-see” schedule! SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: March 25: So Cal Spring Senior Showcase at Cerritos College, Norwalk April 7-8:... Read more
Folsom Bulldogs Soccer: Unbeaten
HS / CLUB Soccer February 17, 2018 0
Undefeated Since 2015, Folsom Boys Soccer Enters The 2018 Postseason On A Mission Of Redemption After 2017 Ended Abruptly Following An Accidental Rule Breach • It was the most disappointing ending any of them could have imagined. Despite essentially beating Sheldon High of Sacramento, 5-0, in the 2017 Sac-Joaquin... Read more
Seniors Signing NCAA Soccer Programs
HS / CLUB SoccerSac-Joaquin SectionSac/Joaquin Edition February 17, 2018 0
Two Seniors are the pride of St. Francis Seniors Marlee Nicolos (Santa Clara) and Taylor Simpkins (Point Loma Nazarene) each signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer next fall in college at a ceremony at the school Wednesday morning, Feb. 7th. Nicolos, who currently is the leading scorer... Read more
5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning
High School GolfLEVELUP INSIDERS February 16, 2018 0
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! We take swing lessons, buy new clubs, spend absurd amounts of money on gadgets. To be honest, we’ll do anything to play better... Read more