2018 All-NorCal Football Offense

Unbelievable Effort: 2010 De La Salle Football | A #NeverStop Memory

#NeverStop Project High School Football North Coast Section April 23, 2020 0

De La Salle Football Coach Justin Alumbaugh Contributes To The SportStars #NeverStop Project With A Spartans Moment That Even Caught Him By Surprise • It is always difficult for me to describe moments where I’ve been truly surprised during my coaching career. Teenagers are capable of some incredible things,... Read more

Ian Book Salutes Decade Of Gridiron Bonds For #NeverStop Project

#NeverStop Project High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section April 17, 2020 0

Oak Ridge High Grad And Notre Dame Quarterback Ian Book Delivers A #NeverStop Tip Of The Helmet To Teammates Past And Present • I have had the opportunity and privilege to play with teammates at Notre Dame that have gone on to play in the National Football League and... Read more

SportStars Is Supporting Youth Sports Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

High School Football April 16, 2020 0

Join with us and support small business and youth sports. We’re all doing our part. SportStars upped its commitment from $30,000 to $50,000 in free advertising over the coming months to support small businesses who work in youth sports. We endeavor to make a difference in their lives during... Read more

Brock Hammer (Liberty ’19): #Scrapper | A #NeverStop Salute

#NeverStop Project High School Football North Coast Section April 8, 2020 0

Liberty High Football Coach Ryan Patridge Opens SportStars’ #NeverStop Project With A Tribute To 2019 Graduate, Brock Hammer — A Lion Who Embodied The Term #Scrapper • All ball coaches are looking for scrappers, high school coaches especially. It doesn’t matter their size. We want tough dudes who just... Read more

#NeverStop Project | Calling On Sports Passion In A Time Without Sports

As COVID-19 Keeps Athletes & Coaches Stuck At Home, SportStars Is Asking Them To Share Their Passion For Sports Through Stories, Essays And More — A Call To #NeverStop • So here we are. Stuck at home. With no sports to play. No sports to watch. No definitive end to... Read more

GPP- Maximizing Performance: In-Season Training

High School Football LEVELUP INSIDERS March 20, 2020 0

GPP, General Physical Preparation, is a key for maximum performance. The competitive, or “in-season” phase of the football season begins with the first week of practice in August and ends the day after the last game. During the competitive phase, the goal is to continue to allow you to... Read more

Peak Performance Training: Right Place, Right Time

High School Football LEVELUP INSIDERS March 5, 2020 0

Understanding How To Maximize Your Training So You Can Play Your Best Comes Down to Peaking In my last post, I shared the training concept called periodization. The idea of sectioning your training time and setting specific goals during each section of time. We reviewed the four phases to... Read more

All-NorCal Football Defense 2019: SportStars Honors 26

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section February 12, 2020 0

Meet The 26 Players Comprising SportStars’ All-NorCal Football Defense 2019 Roster — Led By Defensive Player Of The Year, Marcus Jones Jr. • We do things differently at SportStars. Rather than build an all-region roster broken into first- and second-team honors, we build one complete roster. The 26 players... Read more

All-NorCal Football Offense 2019: SportStars Honors 25

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section February 11, 2020 0

Meet The 25 Players Comprising SportStars’ All-NorCal Football Offense 2019 Roster — Led By Offensive Player Of The Year, Jackson Pavitt • We do things differently at SportStars. Rather than build an all-region roster broken into first- and second-team honors, we build one complete roster. The 25 players below... Read more

Marcus Jones Jr. | 2019 SportStars NorCal Defensive Player Of The Year

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section February 7, 2020 1

Tenacious Middle Linebacker Logged 101 Solo Tackles In A Season That Saw Monterey Trail Defeat Folsom And Reach The Section Final • All that Marcus Jones, Jr. has ever wanted and needed is an opportunity. Give him that and he will take care of the rest. Monterey Trail head... Read more

Jackson Pavitt | SportStars 2019 NorCal Offensive Player Of The Year

High School Football North Coast Section February 7, 2020 1

Accounting For 41 Touchdowns, Cardinal Newman’s Jackson Pavitt Was A Prolific Dual-Threat QB — And Just The Right Leader For 3-AA State Bowl Champions • A great quarterback once said, “You can’t have success if you don’t visualize it first.” That great quarterback is the SportStars NorCal Offensive Player of... Read more

Shamar Garrett | 2019 SportStars NorCal Football Player Of The Year

High School Football North Coast Section February 7, 2020 1

After A Remarkable Senior Year, Shamar Garrett Closed His Three-Year Varsity Career With A Place Among De La Salle’s Best Two-Way Skill Players • For as much talent that takes the field for De La Salle year-in and year-out, Northern California’s best football program of the last four decades... Read more