BEHIND THE CLIPBOARD: FIGHTING TRADITION
CalHiSports Insights September 11, 2013 0
BY: CLAY KALLAM Track is the only CIF sport without divisional competition — but maybe not much longer So our track team is really good, but we’re from a small school. When we go to the state meet, we have to compete head-to-head with the... Read more
FIRST PITCH: BEHIND THE GREEN CURTAIN
CalHiSports InsightsFootballHigh School Football September 11, 2013 0
BY: CHACE BRYSON One of the best assignments I ever had in my 10 years of working at the Contra Costa Times was the three football seasons I spent as the De La Salle High football beat writer. Covering the program on a weekly basis allowed me to... Read more
After the tear
CalHiSports Insights September 6, 2013 0
BY: DR. NIRAV K. PANDYA With high school sports season rounding into full swing, there will naturally be an increase in the number of ACL injuries in our clinic. One of the questions patients frequently ask is which type of ACL graft should be used... Read more
Help Prevent ACL Injuries in Football
CalHiSports InsightsLEVELUP INSIDERS September 6, 2013 0
A torn ACL is one of the most serious injuries a football player can suffer. Besides having to possibly sit out the season, players may face loss of scholarship funding and long-term problems from the painful joint condition osteoarthritis. Most ACL injuries do not occur from player-to-player contact. The... Read more
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
