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
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
Saturday June 23rd, began the 2018 U.S. Junior Olympics for USA Synchronized Swimming Miami of Ohio’s Natatorium. Athletes from all over the United States competed in figure, solo, duet, team and combo events. Walnut Creek came out on top! Seven times as a matter of fact! The Walnut Creek... Read more
Your Flow State – How to Get There
BlogLEVELUP INSIDERS June 16, 2018 0
How to Get into the Flow State and How To Stop Sabotaging Your Performance Under Pressure When athletes or performers are just about to do their thing under extreme pressure of having to execute their skills, a curious thing happens… A part of your mind tries to take over and... Read more
Renovated, Upgraded Placer County Fair Facilities Has Region Excited To Renew Its Love Of Fair • A little less than one year ago, Placer Valley Tourism entered a 35-year management agreement to take over the Placer County Fairgrounds in Roseville. The aging 80-year old facility and home to the... Read more
A Look At Each Weight Class, Naming Favorites And Potential Bracket Busters • Christmas comes to Stockton twice a year. Barring any unexpected overweight mishaps at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Championship, the best 448 wrestlers in the Central Valley — albeit for a few woeful departures — will... Read more
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Pahulu’s POV: NCS Div1 Championship Freedom vs. Liberty
BlogFootballHigh School FootballLEVELUP INSIDERSNorthern Section December 6, 2017 0
Vaki leads Liberty HS to their 1st NCS Championship Photo Credits: Phillip Walton and Ben Martin. Beautiful football weather on a Saturday night here at Heritage HS in Brentwood to see a football rematch between Liberty Lions vs. Freedom Falcons. Who will win their first NCS Championship? I came... Read more
Welcome to the fifth annual Bay Area 75 — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes from the 2016-17 school year. The only criteria used in generating the list were that the athletes must be from one of the nine Bay Area counties, and they must have... Read more
You’re at the second of four segments. If you haven’t seen the previous entries, find them at the following links (or skip ahead to end, if you must): Nos. 75-51 / Nos. 25-6 / Nos. 5-1 50. TIERRA ROBINSON-JONES Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland – Track & Field – Junior Among the best long sprinters... Read more
You’re at the third of four segments. If you haven’t seen the previous entries, find them at the following links (or skip ahead to end, if you must): Nos. 75-51 / Nos. 50-26 / Nos. 5-1 25. NATE LANDMAN Monte Vista-Danville – Football – Senior The SportStars NorCal Defensive Player of the... Read more