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How to Perfect Connecting With The Middle in Volleyball
Olympian Lindsey Berg Tells How to Perfect Connecting With The Middle as a Setter in Volleyball Connecting with a middle attacker is one of the harder skills to perfect in volleyball. For the setter to put the ball in the right place every time with ease, the timing of the middle attacker... Read more
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Conwright Scoops Double Helping of Hardware
Serving Up Jaden’s Porsche Cup: Conwright scoops double helping of silverware on stunning sportscar debut We’ve been covering this young racer since his early teens growing up – and racing – in the East Bay Area. Talent not withstanding, who would have predicted his ability then would place the... Read more
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
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
Best of the West Basketball and Volleyball Hits the Hardwood
Regency Baptist Academy from Orangevale will be teaming up with Placer Valley Tourism to bring the Best of the West Basketball and Volleyball Tournament back to Hardwood Palace in Rocklin on Nov. 6-8. This will be the third installment for this exciting three-day tournament featuring high school girls volleyball... Read more
2018 High School Football Preview: Christmas in August
Welcome to the 2018 football season. And since I’m technically typing this in July, things feel weird. This year’s mid-August start is new for everyone, and it’s been adjustment for all. Not just overworked editors grumbling about how their summer has never been shorter. In all honestly, it’s hard... Read more
Transfer Of Power: SoCal High School Football Superteams
Athletically Motivated Transfers Have Birthed SoCal Football Superteams While NorCal Has Remained Largely Unaffected If there is one massive difference between Northern California high school football and Southern California in the last few years, you can say it in one word: transfers. As a reaction to the CIF changing... Read more
Being Great Starts When You Believe That YOU CAN
An advantage my daughters had when they played sports was that my wife and I competed in college sports. So we always worked on their athletic mindset to prepare them for competition. We always told them that being great starts when you believe that YOU CAN! This week I asked... Read more
4 Step Formula: Being Ready To Be A College Athlete
If your kid is a mature teenager or young adult already in college, this will be really relevant to you. Have you ever wanted to know the secret formula to get a confident kid (person)? Are you ready to go way deep into the mind of an up-and-coming competitor? I’ve blogged about several... Read more
Five Signs of a Sports Parent You Don’t Want to Become
In my last blog post, I addressed the 7 Attributes of Peak Performance. Today we’ll make a point of addressing the sports parent; specifically what I call, The Parent Role in Sports. Specifically, the parent you DON’T want to become. Lets start with signs and ideas on what you want, and... Read more