Friday, July 16, 2010

“Summer sports camps” plus 3 more

“Summer sports camps” plus 3 more

Summer sports camps

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:43 PM PDT

Editor's note: The following is a list of the remaining local sports camps sent to the IR earlier this season. All camps are still taking campers. Changes in dates have occurred for the Bengal Football and Mt. Helena Gymnastics camps.

Carroll College

Basketball Offensive

Skill Development

Who: Boys and girls entering grades 2-12

When: Grades 5-12, July 19-21

Grades 2-4, July 22-23

Where: Carroll College

Cost: $100 ($165 for on-campus package), $50 for grades 2-4.

Contact: Shawn Nelson 447-4489 or 447-5181

Registration: Call for reservations or pick up a brochure at the P.E. Center. Brochures can also be downloaded at www.carroll.edu/athletics. Sign-ups at the door are also allowed.

Info: For the first time this summer the camp is open to the second through fourth-grade levels. The camp uses an intensive and comprehensive approach similar to NBA-style camps to help each athlete improve their offensive skills.

 

Advantage-In

Junior Tennis

Who: High school/competitive

When: July 19-22 (high school/competitive)

Where: Last Chance Tennis Center

Cost: $125

Contact: Ryan Maurier, 970-219-2602

Info: Balls provided, racquets provided if needed. Instructors are Ryan Maurier, former collegiate tennis player and Helena High assistant tennis coach, and Lander Jewitt, current collegiate tennis player.

Bengal Football Camps

Who: Boys entering grades 1-12

When: Grades 1-6, July 26-29 (10 a.m.-noon)

Grades 7-8, Aug. 17-19 (6-8 p.m.)

High school, July 26-29 (6-8 p.m.)

Where: Helena High School

Cost: $40

Contact: Tony Arntson, 459-6006

Registration: Applications available at all Eastside schools and on the Helena High website

Info: The camps for grades 1-6 and 7-8 will be no-pad camps to teach individual skills. There will be speed and agility testing at the conclusion of both camps.

Bruin Football Camp

Who: Boys entering grades 1-12

When: Grades 1-4, July 26-28 (10:30 a.m.-noon)

Grades 5-8, July 26-29 (10 a.m.-noon)

Grades 9-12, July 26-29 (6-8 p.m.)

Where: Grades 1-4, Northwest Park

Grades 5-12, Capital High School's Tuss Field

Cost: Grades 1-4, $25, Grades 5-12, $35

Contact: Pat Murphy at pmurphy@helena.k12.mt.us

Registration: http://www.chs.helena.k12.mt.us/faculty/pmurphy/campinfo.htm

Badger Football Camp

Who: Boys entering grades 7-12

When: July 26-30

Where: Cascade, Montana

Cost: $45

Contact: Conrad Duffy

Info: The fundamentals of football will be taught, with special emphasis on individual techniques of running, throwing, blocking, tackling and kicking. Gear will be available for checkout at site.

Mt. Helena

Gymnastics Camp

Who: Boys and girls with at least one year of supervised gymnastics experience

When: August 12-14 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)

Where: Mt. Helena Gymnastics Academy

Cost: $150 (day campers), $250 (overnight campers) or $60 per day for day campers

Contact: Denny Allen, 439-2605

Registration: www.helenakidsports.com

Info: Coaches at the camp include Dan Alch of Alaska, Jeanine Heeneford of Flathead Gymnastics, Re-becca Rohrer, choreographer and dance instructor, Chris Bushard of Mismo Gymnastics and Meg Doxtator of Oregon.

Capital City Tennis Camp

Who: Boys and girls elementary through high school.

When: August 2-5

Where: Last Chance Tennis Center

Cost: $100

Contact: Scott Harris, 459-4011

Info: All three courts will be used. Elementary and Middle Schoolers will play from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. daily, with high schools playing from noon-4 p.m. Focus of the camp will be fundamentals and strategy of match play, with a tournament held on the last day. Capital High tennis coach Scott Harris and Helena High coach Ryan Maurier will be the instructors.

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Girls grab rhythmic team gold in style

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 06:25 PM PDT

Girls grab rhythmic team gold in style

2010/07/17

MALAYSIA ended their rhythmic gymnastics campaign in style by capturing the Asean Schools team gold at the National Sports Council (NSC) gymnasium yesterday.

Elaine Koon, Nur Hidayah Abdul Wahid, Elaine Tan and Lydia Wong scored a total of 242.025 points to beat Thailand convincingly for gold.

Thailand's Suthinee Ornman, Sasina Worradee, Titiworada Chaiteerapattarapong and Wanwimon Rodanun scored 190.950 while Singapore (Daphne Theresa Chia, Tong Kah Mun, Megan Chong and Nur Fartini Anuar) were third with 185.175.


Malaysia are expected to grab the lion's share of gold in the individual events as well. The individual all around event will be held today while the apparatus finals -- which offer four gold -- will be held tomorrow.

In artistic gymnastics, Thailand's Nattawat Phochat frustrated Malaysia as he clinched the boys' individual all around gold.

Nattawat secured gold by amassing 77.150 points while Malaysia's Hamzaruddin Nordin settled for silver with 74.550 while Nattawat's compatriot Tissanupan Wichiapradit clinched bronze with 74.00.


The boys' and girls' individual apparatus finals will be held today.


Results

Artistic Gymnastics Boys' Individual All Around: 1 Nattawat Phochat (Tha) 77.150 pts; 2 Hamzaruddin Nordin 74.550; 3 Tissanupan Wichiapradit 74.00.

Rhythmic Gymnastics Team: 1 Malaysia (Elaine Koon, Nur Hidayah Abdul Wahid, Elaine Tan, Lydia Wong) 242.025; 2 Thailand 190.950; 3 Singapore 185.175.

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Gymnastics: Sassa's hard work produces big results

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 06:41 AM PDT


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By Gretchen Andersen
Student Intern

Katie Sassa has more than 200 medals, 50 trophies and 40 leotards — she knows what hard work entails and gets the results she deserves.

As opposed to other sports when there might be an offseason, gymnastics is familiar to no such trend.

Sassa, 16, of Harleysville, is a second-year Level 10 gymnast at Silvia's Gymnastics in Zieglerville. Since age 6, there has been no other sport Sassa loves more than gymnastics.

Sassa recently competed in the Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament in Dallas, Texas. Also known as the JO-NIT, the tournament is very exclusive.

According to its website, only "448 athletes out of the almost 1,500 Level 10s competing at the State Championships level have the opportunity to qualify to the Jr. Olympic National Championships."

Just how difficult is it to qualify?

"If you have a bad day at Regionals, the next three after get to compete," Sassa said.

The JO-NIT, though, is not the only notable competition in which Sassa has competed. She has traveled to South Carolina, Texas, Maryland, Virginia and more for competitions.

In order to prepare for these events, there is extensive training. During the school year she practices Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Friday from 3:30 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 5:30 p.m.

The summer is even more grueling with four hours of practice a day, Monday through Saturday.

Sassa says practice often begins with stretching, followed by warm-up and then 45 minute rotations and practice of routines.

On those special off-days, Sassa said she enjoys hanging out with her friends, shopping or swimming.

From May to October, she doesn't compete. Instead, she and other gymnasts learn new skills by practicing vehemently. Yet, when November rolls around and fall colors become more apparent, so too does Sassa's unwavering drive to win. At that time, she competes in meets almost every other weekend.

Sassa's mom, dad, sisters, aunt and uncle often come to her meets. For all the traveling, helping and cheering, Sassa has her family to thank for their undying support, whether at practice or competitions.

"They're always here for me and have given up a lot of stuff to travel. I like to see them there for me," she said.

Sassa's favorite event is beam, of which she describes as "most challenging, and requires a lot of skill." Last year, Sassa was the 2009 Level 10 State Champion for balance beam.

"I was really surprised, it was unexpected," she said of winning the event.

However, coach Maia Mitova would probably disagree about the "surprise," due to Sassa's never-wavering effort.

"Katie is an amazing kid," Mitova said. "Katie is a very, very respectful kid, very disciplined, she works very hard. Whatever she gets, it's based on hard work — very, very hard work. (Qualifying for the JO-NIT) was amazing for her. We were hoping she was going to make it. At her age, it's very hard. She's at the age where everyone is so, so good, it's very hard to qualify. We were very proud of Katie going down there."

When she is not performing a tumbling run, powering off the vault or trying to stick a landing, Sassa is finishing homework for her high school classes at Souderton Area High School. Sassa is persevering in gymnastics and school for a college scholarship.

Where does she wish to go?

"Penn State," Sassa said, smiling. She has visited the school to watch a gymnastics meet and enjoyed the college.

"Sometimes it's hard with homework," said Sassa. "When I have a big test the next day I have to go home early and study."

But the next day she'll be right back on the mat.

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CrossFit training featured at Spartan Sports

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 12:13 PM PDT

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Spartan Sports Performance in Thatcher features the CrossFit core strength and conditioning program, which is designed to elicit a broad adaptation response.

Offering the program are Eric and Ashley Walker, owners of the business since June 1, when they purchased SimplyFit from Carl and Be Mitchell.

CrossFit is not a specialized fitness program but an attempt to optimize physical competence in each of 10 recognized fitness areas: cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy.

The CrossFit Program was developed to enhance competency at all physical tasks. Athletes are trained to perform successfully at multiple, diverse and randomized physical challenges. This fitness is demanded of military and police personnel, firefighters and many sports requiring total or complete physical prowess.

The program is distinctive in its focus on maximizing neuro-endocrine response, developing power, cross-training with multiple training modalities, constant training and practice with functional movements and the development of diet strategies.

Athletes bike, run, swim and row at short, middle and long distances, guaranteeing exposure and competency in each of the three main metabolic pathways. They are trained in gymnastics from rudimentary to advanced movements to control the body dynamically and statically while maximizing strength to weight ratio and flexibility. A heavy emphasis is also placed on Olympic weightlifting because of this sport's unique ability to develop an athlete's explosive power, control of external objects and mastery of critical motor recruitment patterns.

CrossFit features compound movements and shorter high-intensity cardiovascular sessions. Lateral raises have been replaced with the push press, the curl with pull-ups and the leg extension with squats. For every long-distance effort athletes will do five or six at short distance because compound or functional movements and high intensity or anaerobic cardio are more effective at eliciting nearly any desired fitness result. The CrossFit approach is consistent with what is practiced in elite training programs associated with major university athletic teams and professional sports. CrossFit brings state-of-the-art coaching techniques to the general public and athletes who have no access to current technologies, research and coaching methods.

Is this for me?

Increased power, strength, cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, flexibility, stamina, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy are important to the world's best athletes and to our grandparents. The same methods that elicit optimal response in the Olympic or professional athlete will optimize the same response in the elderly.

You can't load the elderly with the same squatting weight assigned an Olympic skier, but they both need to squat, which is essential to maintaining functional independence and improving fitness. Squatting is just one example of a movement that is universally valuable and essential, yet rarely taught to any but the most advanced athletes.

Who has benefited from CrossFit?

Many professional and elite athletes are participating in the CrossFit Program. Fighters, cyclists, surfers, skiers, tennis players, triathletes and others competing at the highest level are using the CrossFit approach to advance their core strength and conditioning. CrossFit has tested its methods on the sedentary, overweight, pathological and elderly and found they met the same success as athletes. If the program works for Olympic skiers and overweight, sedentary homemakers, then it will work for anyone.

Visit Spartan Sports Performance, and trained professionals will provide a program that fits one's fitness needs. It's located at 2281 W. Highway 70, Thatcher, 928-651-6264 or 928-428-0044.

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