Placer BloodLINE: Capra Brothers Power Hillmen
High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesSac-Joaquin Section October 5, 2018 0
Joey Capra Is The Last Of A Trio Of Linemen Brothers Who Have Brought A Pac-12 Sparkle — And More Than A Few Banners — To Placer Football • Legends linger a little longer in Auburn, home to the world’s oldest 100-mile trail race, California’s longest-lasting prep basketball tournament... Read more
USTA Tennis Sectionals Slam into Roseville
Tennis: High School & Club October 5, 2018 0
Johnson Ranch Racquet Club takes center court again on Oct. 12-13 for the 2018 Mixed 18 & Over USTA Sectional Championships. Top tennis players from throughout Northern will be competing in levels 6.0 up to 10.0. Matches start at 8:30 a.m. each day of competition and there is no fee... Read more
Are Your Kids Too Hard on Themselves? Show them this video after a big loss or choke in a game. You wonder what to say on the car ride home. Should I say something, keep quiet, make this a teaching moment or what? Unless your child expresses a desire to talk... Read more
Alhambra Volleyball’s Sterling Example
North Coast SectionVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 4, 2018 0
With Her Strong Leadership And Powerful Game, Sterling Parker Is Leaving An Impact On Alhambra Volleyball And A Mark On The Competition • One may be the loneliest number, but being the only senior on the Alhambra High girls volleyball roster has made Sterling Parker reach new levels even... Read more
Popular Spooktacular Meet Will Bring More Than 700 Swimmers, One Of National Acclaim, To Renovated Roseville Aquatic Center • On Oct. 12-14 California Capital Aquatics will host their long-running, Halloween-themed Spooktacular Swim Meet in Roseville. It will do so at the recently renovated Roseville Aquatics Complex (RAC). Placer Valley... Read more
Ja’kobe Harris Tennyson Football SportStar of the Week
High School FootballSportStars of the Week October 1, 2018 0
In his first game of 2018, Ja’kobe Harris set a Tennyson Football school record for touchdowns in a game with six – on just 10 carries. That certainly captured our attention. His prolific season has continued from there. On Sept. 28, Harris helped Tennyson defeat Alameda, 27-22, by scoring... Read more
The typical advice you’re getting from instructors and other mental game coaches isn’t really working. It isn’t really helping you get to the next level, is it? Maybe you’ve read a few sports psychology books on the topic. Notice any patterns? It’s likely you have. They all teach from the... Read more
Rising Capital: D’Marcus Ross Leads Potent Capital Christian
High School FootballSac-Joaquin Section September 28, 2018 0
With Perhaps Sacramento’s Best Two-Way Player Running The Show, Capital Christian Football Eyes A Deep Postseason Run • Needing just six carries Friday night, senior tailback D’Marcus Ross led a potent Capital Christian-Sacramento offensive onslaught as he reached the end zone three times en route to a 56-13 shellacking... Read more
Put Your Mind to Something and There’s No Stopping You
LEVELUP INSIDERS September 25, 2018 1
Last week I started off my blog with a series of questions. This week I have only one. What do you want? Behaviorists, psychologists and those scholars who study human behavior have said that when you put your mind to something, there is nothing that will stop you from getting... Read more
Life Lesson, Parent of Athletes: Keep Perspective
Camps & ClinicsLEVELUP INSIDERS September 23, 2018 0
The quality of your child’s ability is not a direct reflection of the quality of your parenting skills. First, let me say, I am one of you. A parent of athletes. I have two kids, a son now 16 years of age and a daughter, 14. They both have... Read more
Liberty Football Jr. Jay Butterfield Named SportStar of the Week
High School FootballNorth Coast SectionSportStars of the Week September 21, 2018 0
Liberty-Brentwood – Football – Junior Liberty Football Jr. Jay Butterfield, considered the East Bay’s top national recruit for the Class of 2020, the Lions quarterback is off to a stellar junior campaign. On Sept. 7, he had his most prolific night of the season to date. He completed 16... Read more
Prepare in the Weight Room for What Happens on Field
High School FootballLEVELUP INSIDERS September 21, 2018 0
RESISTENCE With this season starting, something is happening for those players out there banging around. It’s time to prepare in the weight room for what going to happens on the field. We’re finally into football season! If you’re like me, you pretty much set your year around this season.... Read more