TRISTEPS: CYCLE SMART!
CalHiSports Insights September 6, 2013 0
It’s a great time to get out and ride – Here’s how to be safe BY: LIZ ELLIOTT The weather will stay nice enough through October to get out and ride, and you should get out there!! As the summer rounds off and fall begins, kids and parents are... Read more
TRAINING TIME: TRAIN HARD, RECOVER HARD
CalHiSports Insights September 6, 2013 0
TIM RUDD FOR IYCA Without sound recovery practices its only a matter of time before you find your performance suffering, yourself injured or suffering from over-training. Maybe you hate stretching, don’t have time to foam roll or sleep eight hours. My response to all those excuses is “make time... Read more
HEADS UP: Correct head & neck positioning key to preventing traumatic injuries
CalHiSports Insights September 6, 2013 0
HEAD/NECK SAFETY: Dr. Clement K. Jones Here we are in mid-August and football season has started. Athletes at every level — from Pop Warner and Pee-Wee leagues to high school, college and professional teams — are gearing up to play a game notorious for causing serious... Read more
BEHIND THE CLIPBOARD: CHASING POTENTIAL
CalHiSports Insights August 1, 2013 0
The coaches love this new guy who’s tall, strong and fast — but he’s not very skilled. My technique is a lot better, and I also understand what’s going on better than he does. But the coaches keep giving him chance after chance. So what’s more important, his... Read more
I’ve been told I’m good enough to get a scholarship of some sort, and I don’t think my family can afford to send me to college unless I do. But my high school program is really bad, and I’ve realized I need to transfer to have a better... Read more
The end. That’s how movies finish, not how stories begin. But the end for Campolindo athletic director Bob Wilson, how he finished off a 35-year run in sports and education, was more important than how it started. He didn’t want to conclude a rich, joyous merry-go-career... Read more
I play two high school sports, and both coaches have made it really clear that if I don’t play their sport during the summer, I won’t have much of a chance to make varsity. I don’t have time to do both — I have to work — and... Read more
Swimming in Obscurity: Swimmers deserve respect despite lack of spotlight
CalHiSports Insights May 3, 2013 0
I’m a swimmer and it just seems like no one cares. We work harder than anyone, and nobody pays any attention to us. I remember my older brother used to at least get in the paper but now they don’t seem to even put in the scores of the... Read more
Why You Make The Recruiting Process All About YOU
CalHiSports InsightsLEVELUP INSIDERS May 3, 2013 0
Q: I’m getting recruiting letters from schools in the West Coast Conference, but my friends just laugh and say a Pac-12 scholarship is all that counts. What should I tell the West Coast Conference coaches when they call? J.B., Oakland A: Tell them your friends are idiots. OK, they... Read more
Tri STEPS: Stressing the importance of a good warm-up
CalHiSports Insights December 20, 2012 0
Warming up should be a focus in every workout and race. Plan a warm-up sequence before every workout. A good warm-up should include jogging and exercises that help your muscles and joints get ready, as well as work on form, agility, balance, coordination and efficiency. Even in hot weather... Read more
Shoulder Subluxations and Their Treatment
CalHiSports Insightswrestling December 20, 2012 0
Shoulder subluxations are a common wrestling injury. Last year I wrote an article about reducing the risk of wrestling injuries. With the wrestling season upon us, here’s a follow up. Shoulder subluxations, along with other shoulder injuries, are among the most frequently seen high school wrestling injuries. They represent... Read more
BEHIND THE CLIPBOARD: Football’s many intricacies biggest reason for large coaching staffs
CalHiSports InsightsFootballHigh School Football December 20, 2012 0
Why do football teams have so many coaches? The soccer team has just as many players. R.J., Kentfield It does seem like there are a lot of broad-necked men decked out in full Nike apparel on the sidelines of every high school game, but there are reasons that... Read more
