Teamwork. It’s what sets us apart! If you have a penchant for rugby beyond that of all your friends. If you dream about shepherding the USA team to the RWC Sevens championships, then we want you on our team. Rugby NorCal is looking to hire its next new exec! Ok,... Read more
JPS Battle Of The Unsung Heroes: SportStars High School Challenge
High School Football July 22, 2018 0
SportStars & Visit Concord partnered with Jr. Prep Sports Cali at the first of June for an all-football Ultimate Linemen’s Challenge. Teams from up and down the coast and from Hawaii competed against each other – and in our first SportStars High School Challenge! Who won $500 for their football program? Check... Read more
How to Overcome Fear of Rejection
LEVELUP INSIDERS July 20, 2018 0
Fear of Rejection Holds Kids And Adults Back Big Time. It’s as plain as that! So, what’s the answer, how to overcome fear of rejection? Tension, worry, self-doubt, nervousness, lack of confidence. All these interfere with your ability to perform in sports and live your life the way you want. The... Read more
What Coaches do to Develop You to Be Your Best
LEVELUP INSIDERS July 20, 2018 0
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
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
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
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA July 18, 2018 0
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
High School Baseball/Softball July 15, 2018 2
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
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
LEVELUP INSIDERS July 14, 2018 0
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
BlogLEVELUP INSIDERS July 12, 2018 0
“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
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