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Head Games

Uncategorized January 22, 2014 0

Sharpening its mental toughness, Folsom is leaving no stone unturned in seeking its first SJS title. Read more

One Last Ride

HS / CLUB Soccer Soccer January 22, 2014 0

Jeff Greenberg has Monte Vista boys soccer playing with extreme purpose, and on track for a title. Read more

Achieving your goals can be a lot easier if you have a strong, calculated method of setting them. Get Mental : Erika Carlson As athletes, I know you hear about goals — A LOT. I know you set them, but the truth is, most athletes fail to accomplish... Read more

Hip Pointer Injuries and Treatment

CalHiSports Insights LEVELUP INSIDERS January 17, 2014 0

Hip pointer injuries occur often in contact sports, but treating hip pointers is easy and can lead to relatively quick recovery Common Injuries A hip pointer is a direct contact injury to the iliac crest, the bony prominence that can be felt along the waistline. This is a very... Read more

7 Steps for Prep

CalHiSports Insights January 17, 2014 0

It’s the triathlete’s tune-up month. Here are some tips to make getting to February that much easier. TriSTEPS : Liz Elliott Happy New Year, and new triathlon season! Triathlon season is February through September, and officially begins February 1. Most of you have been working out... Read more

New Year, New You

LEVELUP INSIDERS January 17, 2014 0

Four tips for keeping your New Year’s fitness goal from flaming out by February POWERED BY TRUCKS : Anthony Trucks About this time of the year everyone is looking to get into the best shape of their lives — AGAIN. The problem is that they enter the same... Read more

Instinctive Athleticism: Top 3 Steps Improving Biomechanics

Health & Fitness LEVELUP INSIDERS January 17, 2014 0

Plyo steps happen naturally to help the body produce force, but improving certain biomechanics can make it more effective. Training Time: Tim Rudd for IYCA The plyo step (see video below) is a movement that the body does instinctively to get your body in optimal acceleration angles — out of... Read more

OBSTRUCTIVE JUSTICE

CalHiSports Insights January 16, 2014 0

Coaches who universally enforce their team rules may be hurting the team in the process. My sister’s orthodontist appointment took a lot longer than expected, so my mom was late — and then she had a flat tire. By the time I got to practice, there were... Read more

FOUR HANDS ARE BETTER THAN TWO

CalHiSports Insights Football High School Football January 16, 2014 0

Welcome to our first print edition of 2014, and our first awards issue of the 2013-14 school year. Well technically not the first award issue. The first award issue was released online only as the first SportStars Digital Weekly. It featured our first All-NorCal Football Team. You... Read more

Isaac Blackburn – Loomis – Wrestling

Multi-Sport SportStars of the Week January 16, 2014 0

The Golden Eagles’ co-captain is off to a good start along with a squad expected to make noise in the Sierra Foothill League and beyond. Blackburn pinned Rocklin’s Logan Bik early in the second round of their 113-pound match during Del Oro’s dominating 70-6 SFL-opening victory, and won three... Read more

Gabby Green – Berkeley – Basketball

Multi-Sport SportStars of the Week January 16, 2014 0

After injuries derailed the greater part of her junior season, it was a pretty good bet that the Panthers’ All-American wing was going to come out for her senior year with a major chip on her shoulder. In fact, the St. Mary’s team as a whole is playing as... Read more

Jam Rewind

Basketball High School Basketball January 16, 2014 0

Notes and video highlights from the 14th playing of the popular East Bay girls basketball tourney. Read more