http://www.championshipproductions.com/news News for Coaches, Athletes & Parents Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:45:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2009/11/13/championship-productions-president-featured-on-cnn-money-small-business/ 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 ... http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2009/11/13/conference-football-championship-is-on-the-line/ 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 ... http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2009/11/10/kansas-tops-preseason-ap-division-i-basketball-poll/ 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 ... http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2009/11/10/iowa-tops-2009-2010-preseason-wrestling-rankings/ 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 ... http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2009/11/09/uconn-unanimous-1-in-ap-womens-basketball-preseason-poll/ 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 http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2009/11/09/new-basketball-dvds-featuring-the-princeton-offense-defense-practice-drills/ 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 ... http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2009/11/08/notre-dame-claims-2009-big-east-womens-soccer-championships/ 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. http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2009/11/06/bolowich-north-carolina-mens-soccer-team-ranked-2/ 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) http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2009/11/03/national-field-hockey-coaches-association-poll/ 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 ... http://www.championshipproductions.com/news/2009/11/03/new-softball-dvd-series-featuring-250-drills/