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Archive for September, 2006
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PEAK PERFORMANCE
WATCHING SPORTS ON TV, many times you find yourself commenting on the athleticism of a player. Michael Jordan seemed to float in the air, Barry Sanders ran effortlessly cutting, dodging and evading tacklers; examples can be drawn from every sport. -
AZ Cardinals looking for championship team photos
The Arizona Interscholastic Association recently announced that the 4A and 5A high school football championships will be moved to Glendale this year, to be played in the new Arizona Cardinals stadium. Class 4A and 5A Division II title games are scheduled to be played on Dec. 2 , and the Class 4A and 5A Division I will be on Dec. 9.
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Coaches Corner
Arizona Coaches Association Welcomes New President Mike
Brown of Greenway.
The end of 2006 marks the end of the Arizona Coaches Association presidency for me. I welcome Mike Brown as he heads up this organization for the next two years. I have worked with Mike as a coach, as well as on our ACA board, having coached his son in track. Mike will make a great leader for our association. -
Focused on the Finish Line
Treg Jeffery is beginning to bring things into focus… which is not good news for the rest of the runners in 4A-I this year.
The senior at Moon Valley High School plays soccer, ran a year of cross-country, and is putting in his fourth year on the track team, where he was state champion last year in the 400 meter and 800 meter and anchored the 4x400 relay.
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SportZine's VIDEO GAME REVIEW
For those who haven’t already
played it, this review is for Madden NFL 2007 for the Nintendo GameCube. This is
the latest installment of the legendary Madden series, and brings with it everything
you would expect. The things that make this edition new are the Superstar mode,
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"We're keeping the dream alive"
Ann Meyers Drysdale steps
out of broadcasting and onto the floor at US Airways Center, where she will take
the reins of General Manager of the Phoenix Mercury. She plans to provide an
exciting brand of winning basketball that will draw high school fans to the
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POWER POINTS
One of the oldest, yet most beneficial, exercises an athlete can do with little to no equipment is the “Pull-up.” Pull-up or Chinup is a key exercise for upper-body strength and improvement in speed. For the sake of simplicity, we are going to use the term “Pullup” as our universal movement and adjust our hand positions for each movement.
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Get the message… Texting is a problem
Text messaging is the newest recruiting
tool of college coaches – and some are concerned
that it is becoming too intrusive into
the lives of highly-prized high school athletes.
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SportZine Spotlight Game – PEORIA WINS, BUT STRUGGLES
Week four proved to be a focal point for the Peoria panthers and the Westview Knights. Both teams had been ranked in the Top 5 during the opening weeks of the season, but by the fourth game of the season, Peoria had dropped from the rankings and needed a win against Westview to re-establish its footing.
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It’s mid-season: which teams need to CHECKOFF To Another Game Plan?
It’s not even the halfway point in the high school football season, and no team wants to consider itself among the have-nots. Every team believes they will still be playing
in late November, early December.
