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Sports 101

if recreational and winter league baseball

isn’t enough playtime for your player,

you may consider joining or starting your

own travel ball team. Travel ball baseball

teams are plentiful in Southern California,

offering year round playing opportunities

close to, and far away from, home. Each

weekend of the year, travel ball teams

make an attempt to climb the tournament

brackets, hoping for the ultimate; a

chance to play in the championship

game.

So, you’ve decided playing travel ball

is right for your player. You have two

choices: Try out for an already existing

team or start your own team. if you want

to start your own team, we’ll tell you how

to get started.

#1 FIND OR BECOME THE MANAGER:

This is probably the most important step

of all. The manager typically handles

tournaments, parent coordination, player

fees, field rentals, recruitment, insurance,

bank accounts, uniforms, and will be

the point person for many other items

that come up during the season. The

manager will likely coach the team as

well. The right team manager will ensure

the success and smooth operational flow

of the team.

#2 LEVERAGE PLAYER AND COACH

CONTACTS: You’ve probably been

coaching your player’s team for over a

year and you may already have several

coaching and player contacts. make

those connections! Establish a like-

minded coaching staff who share the

goals of the team. if your talent can

compete with the best of them, you

will seek out good competition. if your

players are just starting out, you’ll work on

nailing the fundamentals and growing the

level of the team. Establish team goals

early on to avoid disagreements and

ensure the team is meeting expectations

later on in the season.

You’ll also need to establish a core group

of at least 10 kids who meet your ability

expectations, whatever level it is, and

who also meet the age requirements.

Player recruitment will also require parent

commitment to time, financial and other

obligations.

#3 GET YOUR FEET WET – PLAY A

TOURNAMENT: We’ve heard coach

after coach say they want to start a travel

ball team. They organize practices, get

parents and kids to commit to the team,

only to never play a single tournament.

We think the best way to get out there

and take a step towards making the team

successful is to organize your coaches,

10+ kids, secure the must haves like team

insurance and dry fit shirts with numbers,

and register for your first tournament.

There will be plenty of time to get fancy

uniforms and matching helmets later.

Organize the opportunity for the players,

parents and coaches to get a taste of this

new version of the lowdown game, and

the excitement of your new team will build

from there.

How to Start a Travelball Team

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IN THE KNOW

We’ve come across resources to help you

get organized and take those first few

steps.

Team Insurance:

Gagliardi insurance Services

www.gsportsinsurance.com

Uniforms:

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Travel Ball Tournaments:

TBl California

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hardcore Baseball

www.hardcorebaseball.pointstreaksites.com

Local baseball community sites with

message boards and other resources:

www.ccyb.net

www.californiatravelbaseballauthority.com

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ASK THE TEAM is your Team a pizza crowd? or a trampoline park crowd? Be creative, just think... what will the Team enjoy the most?

SCHEDULE THE PARTY many kids may have moved on to the next activity by the end of the season. Give plenty of notice so all can attend, but don’t wait too long or half the Team will have moved on to the next sport.

PARTY! Celebrate your successes of the season. distribute trophies, thank players, coaches and parents for a season well done! Enjoy your last event as a Team!

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Spotlight

Excel Youth: Why do you like martial Arts?

Master Domino: Because it’s an activity that is for all age groups

where it can not only be a physical learning program, but also a self

improvement program Whether a person needs self defense, better

fitness, more confidence, stress relief...there are a ton of reasons

why martial arts are so good for people. it is not just a straight

recreationally based program or sport, like say baseball or soccer.

martial arts is an individual learning and self improvement program

that can enhance a child or adult’s life in many ways.

EY: What are the benefits of martial Arts for young people?

MD: it will help a child improve their school grades through the

focus and discipline that is taught in martial arts. it will help a child to

become more confident and sure of themselves, which will enhance

their daily lives in many ways. martial Arts also will provide a great

exercise vehicle for young people and of course, it will teach them

good self defense and awareness in the event they need to call

upon it. martial arts for kids is especially beneficial to help school

age kids against the bullies they will face in school.

EY: how long does it take to get a black belt?

MD: There is no set rigid time limit in attaining a black belt in mugen

Bujutsu (a martial Art invented by domino). it is a very subjective

learning curriculum that attaches itself to each student differently,

based on their particular age and situation. A very advanced student

could attain a black belt in mugen Bujutsu in several years while

another student might need 4 or 5 years. A lot of how mugen

Bujutsu is attached to each student is based on their learning curve

and how consistent they are in attending class practice.

in addition to learning mugen Bujutsu, the students are also learning

the fullness of many of the martial arts that contribute to the mugen

Bujutsu total curriculum. Students will learn and can be certified in

Tae Kwon do, Kickboxing, hapkido, Grappling, and Self defense.

When they are proficient in the individual martial arts, they can earn

higher-level degrees of black belt not only in the individual arts, but

in mugen Bujutsu as well.

The 1-2 Punch Martial Arts is located at 22421 El Toro Road

Suite L in Lake Forest. For more information, call (949) 472-5425

or go to www.joinkaratenow.com

The BenefiTs of MarTial arTs

There is a science to sports conditioning. Bio-motor Athletic

Academy, located in Placentia, develops a bio-motor skill base in

young athletes. The focus is on sports enhancement, which is a

combination of speed, agility, strength and conditioning for younger

kids. This method also helps prevent injuries that occur from sports-

specific training – “tennis elbow” is an example. These types of

injuries occur when athletes repeat the same high-stress movements

over and over again, without developing the skills that allow them to

handle and recover from physical stress.

Bio-motor Athletic Academy is headed by dr. Robert inglis and dr.

Steven Snyder. Both these Physical Therapists are professionally

trained in orthopedics, sports medicine, youth fitness and

conditioning, and have been practicing in OC for over 15 years.

using their scientific method to sports training, they use a broad,

multi-lateral approach that becomes more targeted as the athlete

gets older and becomes more skilled.

“i don’t make better soccer or basketball or baseball players. i make

better athletes,” said dr. inglis.

The academy is broken up into three classes, each with a common

goal to improve the overall strength of the child. The “Athletic

Conditioning” program for 6-9 year olds introduces kids to a wide

spectrum on non-specific exercise stimulus that aids in the natural

development of coordination habits. Simple and fun drills like

skipping, bear crawls, jump roping, and balancing determine what

areas the child excels in and also where he/she needs work. The

“Plyo-Power” program for 10-13 year olds establishes an “athletic

intelligence” through a carefully planned structure that allows

them to learn and comprehend both simple and complex motor

skills. Finally, the “ultimate Athlete” program for 14 years old and

up features a more concerted training application, based on solid

execution and fundamental training habits so that each participant

can maximize their individual athletic goals.

The Bio-Motor Academy offers these programs with six-week

classes at $99-$129, with a 1 week free trial. Go to

www.youthfitnessoc.com or call 714-528-9400.

sporTs enhanceMenT and prevenTion of injury

WE ASKED MASTER DOMINO, A 9TH DEGREE BLACK BELT AND FOUNDER OF THE 1-2 PUNCH MARTIAL ARTS

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