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Bring the entire family out for a fun-filled day on Saturday, September 27th from 10am to 1pm at Burrell Fields, San Leandro.  Keep your Soccer, Basketball, Football, and Snow skiers athletes healthy and in the game this season.   This free community health fair offers an opportunity to: “¢... Read more
DAVIS, Calif. – Senior Rachel Schaefer scored a first-half goal and seniors Catie Brown and Allie Carmickle played an amazing game in goal to lead No. 5. seed St. Francis to a 1-0 victory over Davis Wednesday. “Davis is a great team and they are by far the best... Read more
   Novak Djokovic was the name on everybody’s lips recently as he took down former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in the US Open quarter final.     This year’s Wimbledon champion managed to sail through to the semi finals with a final score of 7-6 (7-1), 6-7(1-7), 6-2, 6-4, sending... Read more
  Hey guys, did you know athletes with the higest risk of ACL injury are Soccer, Basketball, Football players and skiers. Truth. But UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and Kasier Permanente are giving you a chance to talk to sports medicine pro’s and elite players to learn how to improve your... Read more
   A look at the most common volleyball-related injuries and how to practice prevention  HEALTH WATCH : Caitlin R. Mouille, PT, DPT, MTC    Volleyball is one of the most popular girls sports with school and club programs located across the country. Each year more than 460,000 high school... Read more
   Heart Rate Variability measurements provide invaluable data for the training process. TRAINING TIME : Tim Rudd for IYCA    Heart rate variability (HRV) has been getting a ton of press lately, and with good reason. Coaches and athletes all know that training, nutrition and recovery always has been,... Read more
   Now that another school year is under way, the fall sports season is not far behind. Among those sports is my favorite “” football. With football comes a lot of sprinting and the test is on to see how well the body has been prepared in the offseason... Read more
Do you have kids itchin’ to get out and play new sports? The First Tee (nationwide golf program) is a fantastic place to start. No only do they teach our kids the sport, but core values that help mould  make them into young people of exceptional character. Check out... Read more
   Don’t wait for a suspected concussion to have your brain scanned     It’s hard to make the concussion statistics any scarier than they already are. Millions of traumatic brain injuries occur each year in sports and recreation-related activities. Many concussions are difficult to detect and many athletes underreport... Read more
   GET MENTAL : Erika Carlson    Do your technical skills matter? Of course. How much time do you spend developing those skills? Most high school/youth athletes spend an average of 10 hours per week practicing and competing at their sport. If you do additional work with specialized technical... Read more
   Last year’s cover story in SportStars by Ben Enos focused on football bragging rights being decided in games between teams from the Bay Area and the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.    At the time Enos wrote the story, the Sac-Joaquin held a 114-90 edge in reported games from the... Read more