SportStars Magazine: California High School Rugby Coverage

Speed And Agility Drills For Fall Sports

Club Sports Football High School Basketball HS / CLUB RUGBY HS / CLUB Soccer Multi-Sport News Running XC-Track-Running August 20, 2024 0

With fall sports quickly approaching, it’s time to get our heads (and bodies ready) for the game. Fall training means a focus on specific sports drills and techniques to increase skill set to prepare for intense competition on the field, court, or track. Whether you’re playing football, soccer, cross... Read more

LIST: NorCal Olympians (Tokyo 2020/21)

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Cycling HS / CLUB RUGBY HS / CLUB Soccer North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Outdoor Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section July 22, 2021 0

Wondering How Many Current Olympians Graduated From NorCal High Schools? This Might Be The List You’re Looking For • TOP PHOTO: Drew Holland, Men’s Water Polo, Miramonte-Orinda ’14 With every Olympics it’s fun to root for Team USA. It’s even more fun when you know the specific athletes are... Read more

3 Rugby Tips and Videos: Stabilizing Strength Exercises

HS / CLUB RUGBY LEVELUP INSIDERS October 7, 2020 0

Rugby Tip of the Month – At Home Strength Exercises I’m extremely grateful for Coach Ed Cosner sharing some Tight 5 wisdom for last month’s segment, but this month I want to show some love to the real work horses around the pitch: numbers 6, 7, 8, 12 and... 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

How do you prepare for game day?

HS / CLUB RUGBY August 23, 2019 0

Rugby Tip of the Month – So how do you prepare for game day? As a high school athlete preparing to take the next step into college rugby, one of the biggest challenges I hear from college coaches is having new players show up unable to manage themselves without... Read more

Are You Fit? Take this Quick Fitness Test

HS / CLUB RUGBY LEVELUP INSIDERS July 18, 2019 0

Are You Fit? Here’s a quick and easy (well) way to find out. Get outdoors and take this 5-minute quick fitness test. An area that players can take ownership of, is their fitness. So, how can you tell if you are fit? Take this quick fitness test! SportStars INSIDER,... Read more

We Reveal Our Annual Ranked Countdown Of The Bay Area Athletes Of The Year For The 2018-19 School Year • Below are the first 55 athletes from our seventh annual Bay Area 75 — SportStars’ rankings of the top 75 Bay Area athletes of the year from 2018-19. The Top... Read more

Rugby Recruiting Process a Warm Up For Your Athlete

HS / CLUB RUGBY Uncategorized May 10, 2019 0

Rugby Chat with Coach Carlson, Quinnipiac University Women’s Rugby Champions Women’s College Rugby in the U.S. is expanding at a rapid clip. As a result there are close to 20 teams who have gone NCAA (NIRA) and more to come! Therefore many prospective students and families have lots of... Read more

Cal, Life to Meet in D1A Nationals at Santa Clara

Club Sports HS / CLUB RUGBY April 29, 2019 0

California and Life University To Meet in National Championship For the second time in two years, The Life University Running Eagles (Marietta, GA) and The California Golden Bears will meet in the D1A Rugby National Championship. Cal and Life have been two of the most dominant programs in collegiate rugby... Read more

Be Recruited by a College Coach. 3 Ways to Stand Out

Camps & Clinics HS / CLUB RUGBY LEVELUP INSIDERS April 9, 2019 1

High School Rugby Tournaments, as well as camps and clinics, are continuing to grow as the best places to be recruited by a college rugby (or other sport) coach. Top tournaments attract the cream of the crop. Meaning a big chunk of the nation’s top talent can be found... Read more

Rugby Position Specific Exercises: Back 3 (Wings & Fullbacks)

HS / CLUB RUGBY LEVELUP INSIDERS Uncategorized March 8, 2019 0

Back 3 (Wings & Fullbacks) We are kicking off a monthly series that will highlight exercises aimed at benefiting specific positions on the field. These position specific exercises are not exclusive to just one position. Certain of them can especially help specific positions improve areas where they are most... Read more

How to Choose a Summer Rugby Camp

HS / CLUB RUGBY LEVELUP INSIDERS February 18, 2019 1

I know we are in the middle of winter, but before you know it, summer will be upon us! With so many amazing rugby camps now being offered (with many selling out quickly!), it is becoming more important to look ahead and plan for your child’s summer rugby camp experiences.... Read more