Championship Productions News
Championship Productions’ President featured on CNN Money Small Business
Bill Bergan, President and Founder of Championship Productions, was featured on CNN Small Business. Bergan founded the business in 1976 while he was the Head Track & Field / Cross Country Coach at Iowa State University. Bergan’s passion for helping coaches began in the sport of track, but has grown to educational / instructional DVDs in over 20 sports.
“The amount of success stories we receive is very gratifying. We’re always looking to provide our customers with the best instruction featuring the world’s best coach & athletes. We hope we can help our customers win more games, races, and meets for another 34 years!”
Follow the link below to read the article on CNN.com.
Conference Football Championship is on the Line
We’re in the month of November and many conference championships will be decided in all divisions.
In the NAIA, Morningside College (9-0, 9-0), ranked #4, will play the defending national champion and #1 ranked Sioux Falls College (10-0, 9-0) for the Great Plains Athletic Conference championship on Saturday. Sioux Falls’ 3-4 Defense is ranked #1 and only allowing 6.7 points per game while the Sioux Falls’ Offense is ranked #2 in Scoring Offense (53.8 pts/game). On the other side of the ball, the Morningside Offense is ranked #3 in Scoring Offense (52.8 pts/ game).
Kansas’ Men Tops Preseason AP Division I Basketball Poll!
Bill Self’s Kansas Jayhawks will start the 2009-2010 season ranked #1 in the AP Division I Top 25, followed by Michigan State, the 2009 NCAA tournament runner-up. The preseason Top 25 includes:
1. Kansas (Coached by Bill Self)
2. Michigan State (Coached by Tom Izzo)
3. Texas
4. Kentucky (Coached by John Calipari)
5. Villanova (Coached by Jay Wright)
6. North Carolina (Coached by Roy Williams)
7. Purdue (Coached by Matt Painter)
8. West Virginia (Coached by Bob Huggins)
9. Duke (Coached by Mike Krzyzewski)
10. Tennessee (Coached by Bruce Pearl)
11. Butler (Coached by Brad Stevens)
12. Connecticut (Coached by Jim Calhoun)
13. California (Coached by Mike Montgomery)
14. Washington (Coached by Lorenzo Romar)
15. Michigan
16. Ohio State
17. Oklahoma
18. Mississippi State
19. Louisville (Coached by Rick Pitino)
20. Georgetown
21. Dayton (Coached by Brian Gregory)
22. Georgia Tech (Coached by Paul Hewitt)
23. Illinois (Coached by Bruce Weber)
24. Clemson (Coached by Oliver Purnell)
25. Minnesota (Coached by Tubby Smith)
Iowa Tops 2009-2010 Preseason Wrestling Rankings!
The University of Iowa wrestling program will attempt to win their third consecutive wrestling championship in 2009. The Hawkeyes open the season ranked #1 in the USA Today / NWCA / Intermat Division I Wrestling Poll. The preseason rankings include:
1. Iowa (Coached by Tom Brands and Terry Brands)
2. Iowa State (Coached by Kevin Jackson and Chris Bono)
3. Ohio State (Coached by Tom Ryan)
4. Cornell (Coached by Rob Koll)
5. Minnesota (Coached by J. Robinson)
6. Oklahoma State (Coached by John Smith and Eric Guerrero)
7. Nebraska (Coached by Mark Manning)
8. Missouri
9. Boise State
10. Maryland (Coached by Kerry McCoy)
11. Wisconsin (Coached by Barry Davis)
12. Edinboro
13. Central Michigan
14. Penn State
15. Indiana (Coached by Duane Goldman)
16. American (Coached by Mark Cody
17. Arizona State (Coached by Ben Askren)
UConn Unanimous #1 in AP Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll!
The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team will open the season as the #1 team according to the 2009-2010 AP Division I Women’s Basketball Poll. The preseason top 25 also includes:
1. Connecticut (Coached by Geno Auriemma)
2. Stanford (Coached by Tara Vanderveer)
3. Ohio State (Coached by Jim Foster)
4. Notre Dame
5. North Carolina (Coached by Sylvia Hatchell)
6. Duke (Coached by Joanne Palombo-McCallie)
7. Baylor
8. Tennessee (Coached by Pat Summitt)
9. LSU (Coached by Van Chancellor)
10. Michigan State
11. Xavier
12. Texas (Coached by Gail Goestenkors)
13. Oklahoma (Coached by Sherri Coale)
14. Virginia (Coached by Debbie Ryan)
15. Florida State
16. Arizona State
17. Depaul (Coached by Doug Bruno)
18. California (Coached by Joanne Boyle)
19. Georgia Tech
20. Kansas
21. Georgia (Coached by Andy Landers)
22. Vanderbilt
23. Louisville
24. Middle Tennessee State (Coached by Rick Insell)
25. Rutgers (Coached by C. Vivian Stringer)
New Basketball DVDs featuring the Princeton Offense, Defense & Practice Drills!
We have recently released three new basketball DVDs featuring the Princeton Offense, Practice Drills, and Zone Defense. The DVDs include:
Chris Mooney: Team & Individual Drills for the Princeton Style Offense
Joanne McCallie: 1-2-2 Match-Up Zone & 1-2-1-1 Full Court Press
Oliver Purnell: Fundamental Team Drills for Practice
Notre Dame Claims 2009 Big East Women’s Soccer Championships!
The University of Notre Dame Women’s Soccer Program has had tremendous success under Head Coach Randy Waldrum. Waldrum has guided the Irish to a 17-3-1 overall record and a 10-0-1 record in Big East play. Notre Dame, currently ranked #4 in the NSCAA poll released on 11/3/2009, won their 12th Big East regular season title and 11th Big East tournament in 2009.
Bolowich, North Carolina Men’s Soccer Team Ranked #2
Elmar Bolowich, North Carolina Men’s Soccer Coach, has the Tar Heels playing well. The ACC regular season co-champions hold a 13-2-2 overall record and are ranked #2 in the NSCAA / Adidas Division I Rankings. They will meet NC State in the quarterfinal round of the 2009 ACC Men’s Soccer Championship on Wednesday.
Maryland Ranked #1 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Poll
The following programs / coaches are ranked in the Top 20 of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Poll released on 11/3/2009:
1. Maryland (Coached by Missy Meharg, Tjerk Van Herwaarden, and Marybeth Freeman)
2. North Carolina
3. Virginia
4. Princeton
5. Syracuse
14. Duke (Coached by Beth Bozman)
20. Old Dominion (Coached by Elizabeth Anders)
New Softball DVD Series featuring 250+ Drills!
We have recently produced a new softball DVD series with John Tschida titled Mega Softball Drill Series. This series contains over 250 drills to improve hitting, pitching, and fielding. This series is great for all ages because Tschida covers fundamentals, drills, and error correction.
John Tschida is the head softball coach at the University of St. Thomas (MN) and is regarded among the elite coaches in all of college softball. In 15 years of college coaching, Tschida has won three NCAA championships and became the winningest Division III coach with an overall record of 578-98. Tschida has been named NFCA Division III National Coach of the Year twice and MIAC Coach of the Year eight times!
About Us | Security & Privacy | Affiliates | Help | Contact Us | Site Map | Drake University Distance Learning | Gift Certificates | Request a Catalog
1-800-873-2730 :: info@ChampionshipProductions.com
© 2009 Championship Productions, Inc.