Emotional Father-Daughter Dance: Bamberger Family
High School BasketballNorth Coast Section March 5, 2018 0
Concord’s Bamberger Family Shares A Special Winter Through The Seasons Of Carondelet And Clayton Valley Basketball • Father-Daughter Dance: Eric Bamberger and his daughter Ali have a rule when it comes to breaking down her basketball games. “If I was able to see the game, I get five minutes... Read more
Hopeful Pride – McClatchy High School Girls Basketball
High School BasketballSac/Joaquin Edition March 5, 2018 0
After Falling In The Quarterfinals Of The Section Playoffs, McClatchy High School Girls Basketball Looks To Make The Most Of Its Inclusion In The State Playoffs • *EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an updated version of a story which first appeared in the March 1 issue of SportStars NOW Few... Read more
The University of California, Merced women’s basketball team fell 65-54 to Antelope Valley. In the California Pacific Conference Championship game Tuesday night. The NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Bracket reveal is tomorrow at 4:00pm. If the Bobcats are not selected for an at large bid, they finish the season... Read more
Basketball Performance = Potential – Interference
High School BasketballLEVELUP INSIDERS February 28, 2018 0
In our ongoing dialogue on basketball performance entitled, “What you don’t really understand about your kid”, We left off the last email just about to go into C. in my R.A.C.E. Formula with Tod, my game-changing 14 y/o basketball player who inspired me to create all of this. C = Clear... Read more
Clayton Valley’s Boy Basketball Team Is Rare Air
High School BasketballNorth Coast Section February 24, 2018 0
With 25 Wins And A Ticket To The Section Semifinals, The Ugly Eagles Boys Basketball Team Is Near Uncharted Altitude Outside the Clayton Valley Charter boys basketball varsity team room, the locker room is practically still at 8:35 on a Friday night in late February. For a moment, all that’s audible is the... Read more
A Mental Toughness Trainers’ Biggest Mistake By An Athlete
High School BasketballLEVELUP INSIDERS February 23, 2018 0
Before becoming the mental toughness trainer, I played a lot of sports, especially golf. (I still do) In addition, as I look back at what held me back (not just in sports, but in life), most it was this: The need to control! (The opposite of trusting yourself and your skills.) Remember the formula... Read more
Building Confidence in Young Players: The “A” in RACE
LEVELUP INSIDERS February 20, 2018 0
We continue with Tod’s story. Confidence Part 2. See Part 1 of the Building Confidence in Young Players series: The RACE Formula This could easily be about dozens of boys or girls basketball players I’ve trained in just the same way. The next session he came in in a much better head... Read more
Helpful Tips: Building Confidence in Young Players
High School BasketballLEVELUP INSIDERS February 11, 2018 0
Today I want to share with you how I helped a 14 year old basketball player break through typical youth player struggles. It all starts with this one thing– that you just cannot allow to happen to a youth player. To begin, see if this 3 minute video story relates to... Read more
History & Heart Of Harvard-Westlake Girls Basketball Team
High School BasketballSouthern Section February 6, 2018 0
Harvard-Westlake’s 2017-18 Narrative Involves Several Storylines — But The Wolverines Are Still Working On The Most Important One • The unfolding story of this year’s Harvard-Westlake girls basketball team has more twists and turns than a Shakespearean play, but in reality the facts about the Wolverines’ season up to... Read more
Las Lomas And Northgate: Battle of the Creek Rivalry Meeting
High School Basketball January 8, 2018 0
Rivalry Meeting Of Walnut Creek’s Two Public School Boys Hoops Teams Reaches New Hype Levels • The “Battle of the Creek” is always a big deal in Walnut Creek, pitting the city’s two public schools — Las Lomas and Northgate — against each other. But, this year in boys... Read more
October’s Devastating Tubbs Fire Erased Her Home And Ravaged Her School — But It Couldn’t Damage The Spirit Of Cardinal Newman’s Maiya Flores. • Fans who witnessed Cardinal Newman High play in its West Coast Jamboree championship game on Dec. 30 didn’t just see a top-notch girls basketball team... Read more
Fairfax DNA
High School BasketballLos Angeles City Section December 20, 2017 0
All The Pieces Are In Place For The Renown L.A. City Section Program To Win Its Third State Title — The Lions Just Need To Follow The Formula • Story by RONNIE FLORES | Photos by SAMUEL STRINGER Nearly a soul in the gym was rooting for his team,... Read more
