Walnut Creek Aquanuts Victorious at National Championships
Club Sports February 13, 2012 0
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. ““ WCA athletes returned home victorious from the most elite synchronized swimming competition of the year! More than 350 swimmers from 41 teams across the country competed for titles at the 2014 US National Championships held in Oro Valley, Arizona on April 8-11. The... Read more
Walnut Creek Aquanuts Win Big at Age Group National!
Club Sports February 13, 2012 0
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. ““ 7/11/2014- The Walnut Creek Aquanuts had a very productive June, bringing home several Silver and Bronze medals and top 10 placements from the eSynchro Age Group National competition in Federal Way Washington held June 26, July 5th. The meet was the finale of over... Read more
Aquamaids dominate the podium with gold medals
Club Sports February 13, 2012 0
Federal Way, Washington (July 5, 2014) “” 27 members of the Santa Clara Aquamaids synchronized swimming team competed at the 2014 U.S. eSynchro Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships from June 27-July 5 in Federal Way, Washington, and earned gold medals in every event in 13-15 age group and gold... Read more
13-15 US National Team for 2014
Club Sports February 13, 2012 0
The USA Synchro held a 2-day trial for 13-15 national team on May 25 – May 26. 12 athletes were selected for the national team squad. This team will represent US to compete internationally in the Pan-America Championship this August at Riverside, CA. Of these 12 athletes, 5... Read more
Sherman Fall Fun Meet
Club Sports February 13, 2012 0
On the chilly morning of November 2nd, while most would be curled up in bed on a Saturday morning, the Sherman Divers of Lafayette were poolside, preparing for their annual Fall Fun Meet. Many teams from Northern California came to Sherman Swim School to participate, with 89 divers competing throughout... Read more
Standout LaRocco Commits to Portland
Club Sports February 13, 2012 0
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ““ St. Francis senior Lauren LaRocco has committed to run for the University of Portland this fall. She will officially sign her National Letter-of-Intent on Wednesday. “I am really excited,” said LaRocco. “There are so many benefits to running in college. It is going to... Read more
Six St. Francis Seniors Make Commitments
Club Sports February 13, 2012 0
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ““ Six St. Francis High School seniors signed a National Letter-of-Intent or made a commitment to play collegiate sports next year at schools across the country Wednesday. They were recognized on campus after school and will be part of the school’s formal spring signing day... Read more
GET MENTAL
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
The term “excellence” is thrown around a lot in the world of competitive sports. I’m a fan of this word, so much so that I included it in the name of my business, Excellence in Sport Performance. But like so many terms in the sports world, (i.e. “mental toughness,”... Read more
GET MENTAL: Control the Controllables
Health & FitnessLEVELUP INSIDERS February 13, 2012 0
Tryouts are often met with fear regarding outcome (“Will I make the team?”), politics (“This coach hates me.”) and performance (“Can I play my best in front of this crowd?”). How can you better manage the pressure of tryouts and earn that spot on the team? The answer is surprisingly... Read more
HEALTH: Understanding PRP blood therapy
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
By Dr. Nirav K. Pandya With nearly a whole football season behind us and the basketball season just hitting its stride, injuries in professional athletes are a common source of discussion in the media. It has become increasingly common to hear athletes receiving Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections to recover... Read more
POWERED BY TRUCKS: Have resolve, not a resolution
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
Welcome to the New Year. If you are anything like the MILLIONS of people across the world you have started this New Year with a resolution to exercise more, lift more weights, get stronger, lose weight, etc. The problem with this process is that the major gyms across the... Read more
TRAINING TIME: The importance of push-up technique
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
