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Best Workout Leggings For High School Athletes
Studies suggest that having new workout gear can help boost motivation to hit the gym, track, court or field. And when it comes to the best workout leggings, high school athletes want both fashion and function when comes to buying a new pair. We are talking about pockets for... Read more
NFL’s Arik Armstead and Pro Dancer Allison Holker Team Up With Yoga Giant For Mental Health

To help encourage mental health, NFL defensive lineman Arik Armstead and professional dancer Allison Holker have teamed up with CorePower Yoga as ambarssadors in a new campaign.

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Best Products To Help With ACL Tear Recovery
An ACL tear is among the most common sports injuries. Athletes with this injury are forced to sit it out on the bench which can be frustrating. However, athletes must take the time to recover. Fortunately, advancements in medical technology and rehabilitation have led to a variety of products designed to help in the treatment... Read more
Beyond the Game: Tackling the Crisis of Referee Shortages in High School and Youth Sports
Whether you’re throwing touchdowns, dunking basketballs, or hitting home runs, every sport needs one vital piece, an unsung hero, the referee. Today, there is a major problem in high school and youth sports—the steady shortage of officials. This issue translates through every major sport in all 50 states. It’s... Read more
Is Sports Betting Legal in California?
Not yet, but you can bet it’s coming. Paid College Athletes and Sports Betting Present Big Changes for California Sports. Two significant changes are on the horizon for California sports in 2020. The recent move to allow payments to NCAA college athletes and a fall approval of sports betting... Read more
SPAAT’s 2019 OAKLAND ESPY AWARDEES
SPAAT Announces The 2019 OAKLAND ESPY AWARDEES A spat (common in sports, popularized by football) is an over-the-cleat ankle tape job that provides support to the ankle, allowing the player to better control his/her body movement and overall athletic performance. Usually, it is part of the player’s ritual of... Read more
Find Success And Value In Hosting Your Sporting Event In Concord
Hosting Your Event In Concord Means Getting Variety Of Support, Including Cash Incentives.  So you want to host a sporting event in the Bay Area. There’s a lot that goes into that obviously, especially cost and an immense amount of I-dotting and T-crossing. Visit Concord wants to help you... Read more
Placer County Pentathlon Returns
Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to compete in a pentathlon? Well now is your chance to find out! The second installment of the Placer County Pentathlon is returning to Rocklin on Saturday, Jan. 27 at Sierra College and registration is currently open. Placer Valley... Read more
Fitness FRENZY Ups Mt. Diablo
Concord Helps Host Pair Of Fitness Forward Events In October, November Get your step counter on. It’s time to get ready for the eighth running of the Diablo Summit Stump. A 30K marathon where the Mount Diablo summit is only the halfway point. The event, which is staged out... Read more
There’s a Sport for That, it’s Curling!
Yes, there’s a sport for everything! Well, in all fairness, we were introduced (reintroduced if you were to Google it) to Curling at the 2014 Olympics. Yep, it’s a sport — and it looks fun! Kind of like Bocce on ice! Wine Country Curling Club (WCCC) is counting down... Read more
The Ultimate Spectator Sport
USA Ultimate College Championships Sail into Placer Valley. Placer Valley Tourism is thrilled to be teaming up with USA Ultimate again after a year hiatus, to bring not one but two exciting tournaments to Maidu Park this month.  First up is the NorCal Division I College Men’s and Women’s... Read more
Making Our List, Checking It Twice
   We’ve almost reached the end to another calendar year. Which is always a little weird in the world of high school sports because we’re only through a third of the academic year. So when it’s naturally a time to reflect back, it feels off because you’re considering two... Read more