Filed August 7, 2008 at 11:13 am under Football by nate.landas
ESPN has released the preseason FAB 50 national rankings for high school football. The ESPNRISE FAB 50 national football rankings will be released each Monday, starting on Labor Day weekend and continue through the final game of the various state playoffs around the nation.
Plano Senior High School and John Curtis High School made a debut in the preseason rankings. Plano Senior High School (Plano, TX) is ranked #19 after finishing 13-2 last season under head coach, Gerald Brence. Plano lost in the 2007 semifinals to Euless Trinity, who starts the preseason at #1. John Curtis High School (River Ridge, LA) is ranked #23 after finishing 12-2 last season and won the Class AA Championship under legendary head coach, J.T. Curtis. Curtis has won four straight titles (22 overall) and is the second winningest prep coach in U.S. history with a 455-48-6 overall record!
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Filed July 31, 2008 at 11:46 am under Swimming & Diving and Wrestling and Track & Field and Basketball by nate.landas
The following coaches and athletes will represent Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Improve your individual / team skills today with instruction from these Olympic coaches or athletes!
Mike Krzyzewski - Basketball - Men’s Head Coach
Jim Boeheim - Basketball - Men’s Assistant Coach
Gail Goestenkors - Basketball - Women’s Assistant Coach
Mike Candrea - Softball - Head Coach
Eddie Reese - Swimming - Head Coach
Richard Quick - Swimming - Assistant Coach
Gregg Troy - Swimming - Assistant Coach
Michael Phelps - Swimming - Qualified in eight (8) events
Aaron Peirsol - Swimming - Multiple Events
Jeff Huber - Diving - Head Coach
Irving Schexnayder - Track & Field - Men’s Assistant Coach (Jumps / Combined Events)
Ben Askren - Wrestling - Freestyle Wrestling @ 74 kg / 163 lbs
Kevin Jackson - Wrestling - Head Freestyle Coach
Kerry McCoy - Wrestling- Freestyle Coach
Terry Brands - Wrestling - Freestyle Resident Coach
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Filed July 25, 2008 at 10:13 am under All Sports by nate.landas
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Approximately 10,500 athletes from 205 nations are expected to compete in 302 events in 28 sports, only one event more than what was held in 2004. The opening ceremony will kickoff the Olympics in Beijing National Stadium at 8:00pm CST on August 8 and competition will begin on August 9.
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Filed July 22, 2008 at 11:14 am under Volleyball by nate.landas
We have recently released a new volleyball DVD series: John Dunning’s Taking Your Game to the Next Level! The series’ individual titles are:
John Dunning’s Taking Your Setting to the Next Level
John Dunning’s Taking Your Attacking, Serving, & Blocking to the Next Level!
John Dunning’s Taking Your Passing & Defense to the Next Level
John Dunning is the Head Volleyball Coach at Stanford University, one of the premier collegiate volleyball programs in the United States. Dunning has collected four NCAA titles and a career record of 645-135. He was 437-102 in 16 years at Pacific and enters his eighth season at Stanford with a record of 208-33. He was named AVCA Coach of the Year in 2001 and also selected as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2001 & 2007. Prior to beginning his career at the collegiate level, Dunning made a name for himself as one of the country’s top prep and junior club coaches. The founder of the Bay Club, a USAV Junior Club, he also spent nine successful years as the head coach at Sunnyvale’s Fremont High School. He was selected at the California Coaches Association Prep Coach of the Year in 1980 and was a finalist for National High School Coach of the Year in 1984.
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Filed July 18, 2008 at 2:36 pm under Track & Field by nate.landas
After winning the 2008 NCAA Men’s Track & Field Championship, the Florida State Seminoles are preparing for the 2008 Olympics. Seven current and former Seminoles have qualified for the Olympics:
* Dorian Scott will represent Jamaica in the Shot Put. Scott is featured in Harlis Meaders‘ DVD - Becoming a Champion Shot Putter - Beyond the Basics!
* Rafeeq Curry will represent the USA in the Triple Jump. Curry is featured in Dennis Nobles‘ DVD - Becoming a Champion Triple Jumper - Beyond the Basics!
* Brian Dzingai will represent Zimbabwe in the 200m. Dzingai is featured in Ken Harnden’s DVD - Becoming a Champion Sprinter - Beyond the Basics!
Other FSU athletes who have qualified for the 2008 Olympics under Harlis Meaders, Ken Harnden’s, and Dennis Nobles‘ direction are:
* Walter Dix (USA) - 100m, 200m, 4 X 100
* Ngoni Makusa (Zimbabwe) - Long Jump
* Gonzalo Barroihet (Chile) - Decathlon
* Ricardo Chambers (Jamaica) - 400m
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Filed July 16, 2008 at 11:14 am under Soccer by nate.landas
Schellas Hyndman, the former men’s soccer coach at Southern Methodist University, was named the head coach of FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. Hyndman guided his teams to 30 NCAA playoff appearances, 11 quarterfinals, three NCAA Division I College Cups, and owns an overall college record of 466-122-49. Hyndman was also a 7X NSCAA / Adidas Regional “Coach of the Year!”
Schellas Hyndman: 9 Attacking Drills to Score!
Schellas Hyndman: 8 Set Pieces to Score!
2 v 2 Pressure Defense Drills
7 Full-Field Defensive Pressure Drills
Schellas Hyndman: The Basics of the 4-4-2 System
Schellas Hyndman: Attacking with the 4-4-2
Schellas Hyndman: Defending the 4-4-2
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