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Archive for September, 2008

Are You Prepared for Basketball Practices?

Are you prepared for the basketball season?  Ensure that you set the tone early on in the season with the following basketball DVDs on practice organization:
Bill Self’s Guide to Better Basketball Practice
Jay Wright: How to Set the Tone for a Successful Season
Tom Crean: Setting the Tone for a Successful Season
Return to Glory – UCLA Practice [...]

Russ Rose, Penn State #1 in AVCA Poll!

Russ Roseand Penn State University are ranked #1 in the September 29, 2008 AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll.  The Nittany Lions are 14-0 and received all 60 first place votes.  The rest of the Top 15 include:
Penn State (Coached by Russ Rose)
Nebraska (Coached by John Cook)
Texas
USC (Coached by Mick Haley)
UCLA
Stanford (Coached by John [...]

Kirk Everist, Cal #4 in CWPA Rankings

Kirk Everist and the University of Cal – Berkeley Men’s Water Polo team fell from the #1 ranking this week.  The Cal Bears are currently #4 in the CWPA National Water Polo Rankings.  As of the September 24, 20008 rankings, the Top 10 included:
USC
UCLA
Stanford
Cal
Long Beach State
Pepperdine
Loyola Marymount
UC Irvine
UCSB
UC San Diego

Men’s Soccer Teams Ranked in the NSCAA Poll!

 The following programs are ranking in the September 23, 2008 NSCAA / Adidas Division I Men’s Soccer Poll:
Saint Louis (Coached by Dan Donigan)
Indiana (Coached by Mike Freitag)
North Carolina (Coached by Elmar Bolowich)
Ohio State (Coached by John Bluem)
Loyola, MD (Coached by Robert Taylor – Strength & Conditioning)

Waldrum, Notre Dame #1 in NSCAA Poll

The University of Notre Dame Head Women’s Soccer Coach, Randy Waldrum, has guided the Irish to a #1 ranking in the NSCAA / Adidas Division I Poll.  The Irish are currently 8-o on the season!  

Field Hockey Rankings Released!

The STX / NFHCA Division I Field Hockey Coaches Poll was released on September 23, 2008.  The Top 10 are listed below:
Wake Forest
Syracuse
Maryland (Coached by Missy Meharg and Marybeth Freeman)
Connecticut
North Carolina
Iowa (Coached by Lisa Cellucci)
James Madison
Virginia
Duke (Coached by Beth Bozman)
Michigan State

Preseason Men’s Ice Hockey Rankings

The USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine preseason rankings have been announced!  Below are the rankings as of September 23, 2008:
Boston College
Michigan
Notre Dame (Coached by Paul Pooley)
North Dakota
Colorado College
Denver
New Hampshire
Miami (OH) (Coached by Enrico Blasi and Matt Cady)
Minnesota
Boston University (Coached by Jack Parker)
 The following teams also received votes:
UMass (Coached by Don Cahoon)
Maine (Coached by Tim Whitehead)

Every Hundred Years – The Cubs Quest to the World Series

Is there enough magic left in the 2008 baseball season for the Chicago Cubs to end their 100-year championship drought?  Two brothers-in-law certainly hope so, and not just because they’ve each waited patiently for 40 of those 100 years.  Amherst (WI) resident Phil Doll is entering his fourth year of battling Multiple Myeloma.  His brother [...]

New Basketball DVDs featuring Donovan, Auriemma, Meyer, and More!

We have recently released new basketball DVDs featuring Billy Donovan, Geno Auriemma, Don Meyer, Van Chancellor, Franklin Martin, Doug Bruno, and Five-Star Basketball. 
 Billy Donovan: Competitive Drills for Player Development
Geno Auriemma: 14 Drills for Building Offense
Don Meyer: A Playbook for Winning Basketball
Van Chancellor: Multi-Option 1-4 Offense
Frank Martin: Ball Denial Pressure Defense
Doug Bruno: Zone Offense Principles
Doug Bruno: [...]

Don Meyer Involved in a Serious Accident

Coaches – Don Meyer was injured in a serious automobile accident on Friday, September 5.  Please read the following article written by Bob Starkey at LSU…
On September 5, a dear friend of mine and a tremendous friend of our profession, Don Meyer, was involved in an automobile accident.  The great news is that he is [...]