After completing his career of more than fifteen years in the NFL, primarily with the San Francisco 49er’s where he received numerous awards including Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX, Sports Illustrated and Sporting News’ Player of the Year Read more
Eric Reveno, took over as University of Portland’s men’s basketball head coach in April, 2006, becoming the 20thcoach in Pilot history. He previously served nine successful seasons as an assistant coach at Stanford. Reveno has had remarkable results building up Read more
Interview with Steve Britschgi, President of Advocates for Athletes, LLC As a former college athlete and parent of a recruited collegiate basketball player Steve understands what it is like to go through the college recruiting process. He has been in Read more
Many coaches and athletes are familiar with the term fight or flight. The phrase is used to describe an instinctual reaction of fight or flight that occurs when faced with a perceived, real or unreal threat. Common physical/mental reactions in Read more
Mark Fadil is clinical director of the Sports Medicine Institute (SMI). SMI offers evaluation and treatment of sports related injuries and provides massage therapy geared towards injury prevention and performance enhancement for individuals and athletes of all abilities. Sz: Mark Read more
Have you written down and begun acting on your New Year Resolutions? Becoming more fit is always one of the top New Year’s Resolutions and a recent online survey rated fitness as number two this year right behind spending more Read more
For 38 years beginning in the fall of 1966, Dick Gould was the Stanford men’s tennis coach. During that reign his teams won 17 NCAA team championships. For thirty-five years every four year member of the team earned at least Read more
Parents and juniors frequently ask me, “What skills and dedication is required to become a really great tennis player?” There are many paths to reaching the top tiers of junior and professional tennis. Nick Saviano, who is one of the Read more
Superstar, Los Angeles Laker Ron Artest continues to make huge strides in lessening the pseudo stigma that has surrounded sports and counseling.
The ability to perform successfully under pressure is a valued quality in sports for players at any level of ability. Competing when “it counts” brings more emotional attachment to the event. The mental game is a learned skill. Each sport Read more