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Greatest Sports Injuries 2008-06-19 17:50:00 Former Cardinals Kicker Bill Gramatica - Injured not kicking a field goal.... but celebrating oneA week ago, the Yankees lost starting pitcher Chien Ming Wang, leaving Manager Joe Girardi with just 2 healthy pitchers from the 5 pitchers slated for the rotation and leaving GM Brian Cashman with t Read more:Greatest
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What's the quickest route to the Majors? (Part 2 of 2) 2008-07-10 11:19:00 Here's the second part of our two-part interview with Dana Cavalea, the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the New York Yankees. TAKKLE: What’s it like working with Major League, All-Star athletes every day? DANA: Oh, it’s awesome. They really take their work seriously. They want to get better. They constantly are asking “How do I get better?” We get to educate t Read more:route
What’s the quickest route to the Majors? 2008-07-08 14:33:00 What’s the quickest route
to the Majors? If you’re Dana Cavalea, it’s through hard work and performance training. Cavalea, the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the New York Yankees, has always been a baseball guy. He played the game in high school as well as at the University of South Florida, where he also studied the body, and more specifically, how to make athletes stronger
What do you think? - Answer in our polls -> -> 2008-07-01 16:13:00 After propelling the US Open to its highest ratings in years, Tiger Woods is out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. Simply put, without Tiger Woods, the PGA tour is in trouble. Not only was Tiger its best player, but, perhaps more importantly, its biggest draw. The diehard golf fan watches for great shots and dramatic finishes, but the casual fan watches (or used to watch) for Tiger. Read more:think
Top pitching prospect plummets in draft due to signability 2008-07-25 13:49:00 Even at the age of 10, Holt High (Wentzville, Mo.) pitcher Tim Melville had a fastball good enough to make people cry. "I remember that he would be pitching in Little League and the other teams' kids would go back to the bench after striking out and they would just be so upset there would be tears in their eyes," Melville's mother, Valerie, said. "Tim would just be smiling at them." During las
TAKKLE partners with NCSA 2008-08-14 17:08:00 TAKKLE PARTNERS WITH NCSATAKKLE PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL COLLEGIATE SCOUTING ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE RECRUITING SERVICES AND CONTENT TO TAKKLE USERSNEW YORK, NY and CHICAGO, IL – 08/14/08 – TAKKLE (www.takkle.com), the leading social media site for high school sports, today announced a partnership with the National Collegiate Scouting Association (www.ncsasports.org), the nation’s leading Colle
Melissa Wu brings home a Silver for Australia 2008-08-12 10:14:00 We're very proud to announce that a Takkle athlete, Melissa
Wu has brought home her first medal in her very first appearance in the Olympics at the age of 16. Wu, competed in the 10m synchronized diving competition with partner Briony Cole. With this accomplishment Melissa became the youngest diver in Australia
history to win a medal in the Olympic games. With a total of 5 dives the duo brought in Read more:Silver
How Coaches Evaluate Character 2008-08-12 09:58:00 Character
matters in recruiting. When I ask a coach in any sport what they look for in a recruit the words high character always come up in their top three. Taking a chance on a “risky” recruit can often come back to bite a coach in the butt. In 2007 Texas threw former high profile recruit Robert Joseph off the team for getting caught breaking into cars at a hotel parking lot. The incident Read more:Coaches
A Parents Role in Recruiting 2008-09-02 14:21:00 This picture was taken in late August. That’s my son Jack competing in a cross country event. Lo and behold, that’s me in the background. The picture prompted me to write about the role of parenting in recruiting. It’s something I will write on from time to time here. My wife Nancy and I have six children. All of them have the potential to be college student-athletes. Jack, a 10th grader, is Read more:Parents
8 Man Pick Up with Kort Schubert 2008-08-28 13:44:00 Kort Schubert is a battle-tested and well decorated American rugby player. Notches on Kort’s rugby belt include winning collegiate national championships with Cal, captaining the USA Eagles, playing in the Rugby World Cup, and competing professionally in the Celtic League. His past and present club memberships have included: Ashton FreebootersJesuit High SchoolNorthern California Pelicans (High
The Early Bird gets the Scholarship? 2008-08-27 13:41:00 The landscape of college recruiting has changed in recent years. There is no denying this fact. Most parents and former players remember a time when the senior year would determine the opportunities they had at the collegiate level after the fall seasons were complete. As seniors all over the country are finding out, scholarship offers have been made, some rosters are full and in many cases, doors Read more:Early
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If I Knew Then What I Know Now... 2008-08-26 15:18:00 a former D1 college football recruiting coordinator’s thoughts on what NCSA can do for every college football (all sports) coaches. ”If I knew then what I know now” my college coaching staffs would have had more success recruiting! First, my background. I capped off my days as a center for the Fighting Illini by playing in the Blue Gray All Star Game, and then signed with the Oakland Raider
No Second Chance at a First Time Impression 2008-08-25 15:14:00 Now how does this relate to the recruiting process? In a big way! Trust me! Many of you will be making unofficial visits to game day programs as the school year progresses. For most of you this will be your first personal encounter with various college coaches, and most important event indeed. How you present yourself may determine if a school continues to show interest in you. This first encounte Read more:Second
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Coaches Want to Win Too 2008-08-22 10:17:00 I often hear from Student Athletes that lead off our conversation with the tired line, “I don’t play a lot because my coach doesn’t like me.” What every student athlete needs to understand is that coaches want to win just as bad as anyone. If they don’t “like you,” you have given them a reason to believe that you won’t perform for the team. Many times it seems as though these pro Read more:Coaches
Coaches are Watching More than the Game 2008-08-21 10:25:00 In 23 years as a sportscaster at TV stations across the country, I covered hundreds and hundreds of recruiting stories. I was able to have the access to college coaches to learn all the things they look for in a prospective student-athlete. I once sat down with a highly successful college basketball coach at the NAIA level and asked him what he looks for when he is in the stands at a prospect’s Read more:Coaches
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How athletes are discovered 2008-08-20 08:56:00 A collegiate sports team’s roster is usually made up of players from all parts of the country. Even though most teams take on a local flavor, teams are usually complex in terms of the make-up of the squad. The average fan often wonders how a particular player may have ended up at a particular school. Listed below are the various ways college coaches find out about athletes. Geographical Area
Recruiting with your high school coach 2008-08-19 10:17:00 For eight years prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks I served as a high school football coach basically at every level, from being a freshmen football assistant coach to becoming a head coach at the varsity level. I can assure those were some of the most rewarding years of my professional life. And I sincerely believe some of the finest collegiate coaches that I had the pleasure of work
August 31st is right around the corner, what does that mean to you? 2008-08-18 11:15:00 If you’re a senior in high school and want to play baseball, it certainly means a lot more than the last day of August
. From The College Baseball Blog: As the Recruiting Period winds down the contact period officially end August 31st. Contact Period is permissible for authorized athletic department staff members to make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations. Then the Quiet Pe Read more:corner
Yes, You CAN Receive a Scholarship at a Private College 2008-09-23 10:54:00 I was speaking with a parent of a soccer player recently and she made the comment “it’s a state school so it will be much more affordable”. Many people are under the misconception that public colleges and universities are less expensive than private institutions. Sticker prices at public colleges are often less daunting than those of their private counterparts, however, once academic, athle Read more:Receive
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8 Man Pick Up with Kort Schubert volume 3 2008-09-22 13:25:00 One can deduce from reading "8 Man Pick Up" volumes 1 and 2 that Kort Schubert has seen his fair share of the unforgiving contact sport we call rugby. Along with the excitement and pure athletic exhilaration of rugby competition, comes soreness, pain and inevitable injury. Sometimes, the sidelines resemble bloody scenes from a horror movie if the match is particularly physical. This week w
The Role of Parents in the Recruiting Process 2008-09-18 13:24:00 1. Stress academics more than athletics. Parents
really need to keep the entire recruiting process in perspective. A career can be over in one play; then what happens to their child? Parents should encourage their child to be as good as they can be in both academics and athletics. More doors will be open to the student-athlete who is solid both in the classroom and on the field. 2. Work thro Read more:Process
The Last Scholarship Pick 2008-09-17 14:16:00 I would like for you to reminisce to your former school years. I bet that for the most of you recess was a major part of your early experience. C’mon you remember the running, the jumping, the monkey bars, and most of all the “choosing of teams”. The scene usually began when the two best athletes in the third grade would divide the class into two different teams. “I pick Tommy”; said th Read more:Scholarship
Never Give Up on Your Academic Dreams! 2008-09-15 11:08:00 Through my tenure as a collegiate football coach I can assure that some of my greatest and most satisfying moments as a coach came on graduation day. I never missed the ceremony. I always felt that since I emphasized academic success with the young guys that I recruited, I had to be there on the day that day completed their course work and were so honored at commencement. I always watched as futur Read more:Academic
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2009 Seniors: What are you doing right now? 2008-09-12 17:03:00 It’s the beginning of the fall season and we couldn’t be more excited that football is finally back! This is a critical time for the 2009 seniors as college recruiting ramps up. Many seniors have been through the camp circuit which culminated to their play on the gridiron. Here are some tips for you seniors to find yourself a home for next fall: Get Good Film! Solid footage from the first few Read more:Seniors
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The Disappearing Athletic Department 2008-09-10 14:44:00 Bigger, Better, Biggest. That short phrase can usually sum up most athletic departments and their budgets across the nation. While most schools strive to insulate their athletes with as many athletic department only perks as possible one school in the SEC has chosen to go in the opposite direction to great success. Five years ago this week Vanderbilt president Gordon Gee decided to eliminate th Read more:Disappearing
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8 Man Pick Up with Kort Schubert Vol. 2 2008-09-05 14:30:00 In many cultures outside of the United States, rugby is an ancient institution. Small children play barefoot, bigger children play flag, and touch rugby is a constant presence in school yards or neighborhood streets. Solid rugby skill sets are often second nature for players by junior high. The United States rugby culture, at one time a rich and vibrant one, has for the most part been forgotten
Relationships with Recruiting Coordinators 2008-09-05 14:28:00 Any relationship/friendship if it is to be beneficial to both parties must be based upon trust and loyalty. This quality definitely applies to your relationship with the coach that is recruiting you. Even as a young person you need to “get a feel” for the coach who is attempting to attract you to his or her school. Basically this is an initial instinct as to how comfortable you are with this Read more:Relationships
8 Man Pickup With Kort Schubert: Vol 4 2008-10-10 14:36:00 "8 Man Pick Up" with Kort SchubertVolume 4First-hand war stories from playing in the Heineken Cup, or Europe for that matter, are going to be scarce in the States. Every time RugbyZone asks Kort Schubert anything on any subject, we uncover priceless knowledge for the American rugby youth. With the arrival of the storied European rugby competition, the following Q&A takes us through the Read more:Pickup
Manti Te'o - #6 in the Takkle Top 200 2008-10-10 13:40:00 Te'o is a terrific tackler that plays with his hair on fire. He's fun to watch! Manti drives through the ball carrier as well as anyone and is instinctive in his pursuit angles. He gets the highest compliment by being called "a football player." Video Posted from Manti's Gallery on Takkle.com
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