27Tuesday morning will see students with and without intellectual disabilities be more than just students who attend the same school ““ they will become teammates. At Special Olympics Northern California’s annual Bay Area Games, 30 students receiving special education will compete alongside 30 general education, non-disabled students in Unified... Read more
Storybook Finish
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In some sports, such as track and field, it’s much easier for great California high school athletes to end their careers with a magical moment. It’s the final race, final jump, final relay leg and they do what they usually do. Win, collect a medal, wave to... Read more
How do you find, and maintain, that perfect competitive balance where everything just feels easy? Preseason for spring sports is finishing up; league play is here. Teams are getting more comfortable with each other, players are finding their role on the team and pressure to perform consistently well... Read more
How To Avoid Swimmer’s Shoulder
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Smart Swimmin’ INJURY AVOIDANCE : Hunter Greene, M.D. As swim season hits full stride and swimmers start ratcheting up their training, we’re going to talk about shoulder problems. Specifically how to avoid swimmer’s shoulder. Poor stroke mechanics, training errors, overuse and muscular imbalances are some of the elements that... Read more
Pay Attention to Pain
Health & Fitness April 2, 2015 0
Pushing through discomfort isn’t always a sign of strength; it’s often an avenue to injury. POWERED BY TRUCKS: Anthony Trucks “It’s nothing, I can handle it. I’ll just push through the pain” Worse words have never been uttered when in my presence at the gym. I... Read more
Speed, Quickness and Agility: There’s a fine line between condition training and speed training. If athletes are going to increase their speed, quickness and agility they must train at high speeds. Many times coaches keep the drills too long and the rest too short; this simply becomes... Read more
There’s a fine line between condition training and speed training. And this requires proper recovery. If athletes are going to increase their speed, quickness and agility they must train at high speeds. Many times coaches keep the drills too long and the rest too short. This simply becomes a conditioning... Read more
POWERED BY TRUCKS: Pay Attention to Pain
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Pushing through discomfort isn’t always a sign of strength; it’s often an avenue to injury POWERED BY TRUCKS: Anthony Trucks “It’s nothing, I can handle it. I’ll just push through the pain” Worse words have never been uttered when in my presence at the gym. I... Read more
INJURY AVOIDANCE: Smart Swimmin’
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Don’t let “Swimmer’s Shoulder” drag you under this season INJURY AVOIDANCE : Hunter Greene, M.D. As swim season hits full stride and swimmers start ratcheting up their training, we’re going to talk about shoulder problems. Poor stroke mechanics, training errors, overuse and muscular imbalances are some of the... Read more
FIRST PITCH: OVERwhelmingly Conflicted
CalHiSports Insights April 2, 2015 0
Regular readers of this column probably know our stance on the way the California Interscholastic Federation employs its Open Division within the state basketball championships. It’s never quite won us over. We’ve always understood the logic behind it — separate the most elite programs from the Division I-V... Read more
BEHIND THE CLIPBOARD: Open For Debate
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It’s just not fair. I go to Miramonte, and our girls won the NCS title and beat Bishop O’Dowd. But because O’Dowd lost, they got to play in Division III and won a state championship. We had to play in the Open Division and got beat in the... Read more
Mi’Cole Cayton – Junior – Basketball
BasketballHigh School BasketballSportStars of the Week April 2, 2015 0
The Rams’ junior guard saved her best for last in leading St. Mary’s to the Open Division Championship. In the final, Cayton scored a game-high 21 points and added seven rebounds, five assists and two steals as the Rams defeated Mater Dei-Santa Ana 76-69. Read more
