South Charlotte Sports Report“HOMETOWN TEAMS ... HOMETOWN KIDS”

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The South Charlotte Sports Report is proud to join forces with one of the lead-ing arm care specialist in the Southeast, Physical Therapist Alan Tyson of Architech Sports and Physical Therapy, to offer a BASEBALL ARM CARE AND VELOCITY DEVELOPMENT CLINIC on December 12th. This unique clinic is designed for both baseball pitchers and their parents to learn valuable information on arm care and velocity development. Our goal is to help reduce the amount of injuries suffered by pitchers in our area.

Alan Tyson of Architech Sports and Physical Therapy has worked with more pitchers on every level of baseball than anyone in the Southeast. His clients range from professional pitchers to 10 year old recreational league pitchers.

“Every day I speak to baseball parents and their number one question is; How do keep my son’s arm healthy? The next question usually comes from the son and he wants to know how he can increase his velocity,” said Tyson. “This clinic is designed

to help provide education and instruction on specific exercises that go hand in hand in reaching both the parent and the son’s goals.”

The statistics on injuries for pitchers are staggering; 45% of pitchers under age 12 have chronic elbow pain, among high school pitchers this number rises to 58%. Pitchers suffer the most injuries (21.6%) of any position in all sports that were fol-lowed over a 3-year period by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association. Alan Tyson and other baseball and arm specialists will provide the best possible exercise and flexibility instruction on how to reduce your son’s chances of becoming an injury statistic.

The athletes will perform flexibility and strengthening exercises specific to pitch-ing and will leave with a plan of what to do before their season starts in February.

Alan has developed two programs; Pitching for Success and Power Pitching to train young pitchers and has written a book entitled the Pitcher’s Toolbox to give

guidance to pitchers wanting to know more about how to train their arm safely. The clinic will combine his knowledge with other guests speakers from both the baseball and physical conditioning industries.

We would like to invite all baseball pitchers ages 12-18 to attend this unique clinic, scheduled to be held inside at Ardrey Kell High School on Saturday, December 12th from 9:00am - 3:30pm Cost to attend is only $90 per pitcher and the enroll-ment is limited to provide the very best instruction.

To enroll in the Baseball Arm Care and Velocity Clinic, please visit www.southcharlottesportscamps.com En-rollment is limited and the clinic will close once all the spaces have been purchased to insure the very best clinic experience.

SEE PAGE 12 FOR MORE CLINIC INFORMATION

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In a perfect world, kids play soccer, hang out with their friends and laugh out loud to-gether with no real worries in the world. Unfortunately we don’t live in a perfect world as tens of thousands of children

across our great country are faced with a family adversity such as Breast Cancer. For one new member of the Charlotte Soccer Academy 92G Mundial Team, Rebekah Jackson, the adversity comes in the form of

her mother’s fight against the disease.

Rebekah’s Mom, Nikki, was diagnosed recently with breast cancer and is undergoing Che-motherapy treatment.

At a recent tournament in Asheville, Mundial Head Coach Bucky McCarley asked Nikki to speak to the girls and share her story and help educate the girls regarding Breast Cancer Awareness. One frightening statistic that comes to the front in all discussions of the disease is that 1 in 7 women are expect-ed to develop Breast Cancer in their lifetime.

Following the talk, the girls went into action on their own. They decided to wear pink headbands and pink shoe laces and had pink Soccer Balls do-nated to the team to use before each game.

After witnessing the early response by the team, Coach

Bucky McCarley challenged the girls to go out and make a difference in the fight against Breast Cancer.

They quickly accepted his challenge. Team “Nikki” was formed and the CSA 92G Mun-dial team walked in The Making Strides event, September 26th along with a team of over 50 people including Coach Bucky and Nikki. Amazingly Nikki had just finished her last chemo treatment 4 days prior to the 5K walk.

Team “Nikki” - CSA 92G Mundial raised over $1,800.00 towards the fight against Breast Cancer.

They have pledged to not stop with just the walk. This very determined group of young soccer players listened to the words of Nikki Jackson and their coach Bucky McCarley. They are bound and determined to make a difference in the fight

against breast cancer.The South Charlotte Sports

Report salutes The Mundial Team for their efforts and re-sponse to such an important challenge. Don’t stop now girls, continue to make an impact on the lives of others!

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92G MUNDIAL TEAMKristin BoiceCaitlin Kelly

Allyson MurrayRebekah JacksonKatherine PetersMorgan HarrisAlexis Chandik

Amanda GranowKrista Loomer

Logan McallisterChristina Giusto

Megan HiblerAlexandra Niles

Jessica JonesAnna Quattlebaum

Carly Griffith

92G MUNDIAL TEAM IS SCORING FOR A CURE

BASEBALL ARM CARE CLINIC TO BE HELD ... Unique clinic set for pitchers age 12-18 and their parents

October 24 & 25 Basketball Tryout Boot CampNovember 14th South Charlotte Sports Report Carolinas Gridiron Classic Bowl GameDecember 12th Baseball Arm Care and Velocity Development ClinicDecember 21 & 22 Basketball CampDecember 21 & 22 Volleyball Skills AcademyDecember 28 & 29 Indoor Baseball and Softball CampDecember 28 & 29 Indoor Football CampJanuary 6th-February 24th 6U & 7U Baseball Skills Development ProgramJanuary 23rd 3rd Annual Greater Charlotte Hot Stove League Baseball and Softball Dinner February 26-28 2nd Annual South Charlotte Sports Youth All Star Basketball Tournament

CSA 92G MUNDIAL TEAM

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THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER

It seems as if once a month, I receive a story idea about a local student-athlete with a mother that is battling breast cancer or another form of cancer. Just looking back across the last few issues, I run into stories about how The 92G Mundial Soccer Team is sup-porting the Mom of a teammate with breast cancer, how Ardrey Kell is helping to support the sister of front office staff member Bridget Wornick and the support that Jane Moll is receiving from the Charlotte Catholic community. Sadly, this disease seems to strike way to many females. The last week or two there have been lots of walks and other fundraisers for Breast Can-cer Research and the very popular Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. These events are fantastic and very worthwhile. They not only raise money for research, but also serve the purpose of making younger females more aware of the disease. These events often bring our children into the mix and provide a great learning tool for chil-dren. They can learn the value of working hard for a goal and how to help other people in a time of need. It seems like every year more and more school children are helping out in the fundraising events and learning lifelong lessons. Take a look at your child’s football team, their classroom, your neighborhood, your swim team, chances are someone from one of your groups is in a fight right now with Breast Cancer. About 1 out of every 7 women will get breast cancer over a 90-year life span. It’s a scary statistic that we all need to be aware of. Clearly there are ways to reduce your risk and I highly encourage every female reading this story to look into those options. Consider it a game of baseball or football, you are the coach, you need to make the best decisions possible to have the best chance to win the game. Follow your game plan and give it everything you possibly have to win! I wish I had an answer to when we would officially be able to declare victory over Cancer. Billions and Billions of dollars have been spent, but for some reason, Breast Cancer and other forms of Cancer are one heck of an opponent. For now, all we can do is continue to raise funds for this and other diseases and hope and pray than the winning answer is just around the corner. To those of you that are in a battle with Cancer at this time, I send out my very best wishes for a successful battle. Please know that you have lots and lots of people pulling for you. I also send out a special note of thanks to the close friends that are right there by your side, those folks are heroes as well and are an inspiration for us all.

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ON THE COURT WITH BRIANNA NORRIS

By Katie Domitrovich, Charlotte Latin School

Fifteen year old Brianna Norris, the daughter of Kim-berly and James Norris, is a sophomore at Covenant Day School and an avid tennis player. She began playing ten-nis at the age of 6, but did not begin playing tournaments until she turned 10. To better her game, Brianna takes, on average, two private lessons per week with her coach Cal-vin Davis. . In total, Brianna estimates her practice time as 6 to 8 hours per week.

Brianna overpowers the competition with her speedy footwork, stating that her strength on the court is her quickness. Still, she aims to improve her fitness by par-taking in weight training and agility training. Currently, the only thing stopping her from being at the top of her game is a back injury, which has kept her out of action for 2 months.

In hopes of getting back on the court, she is presently going to a sports medicine doctor.

When asked if she preferred singles or doubles, Brianna chooses singles saying that “she has more con-trol over the result.” Although she is unsure as to whether or not she wants to play tennis in college, she continues to play the sport for the good com-petition and experiences. She notes that tennis is a “life-time sport,” which is another rea-son why she enjoys it so much. Competing in the Zonal Team Championships this year was one of Brianna’s most memo-rable experiences, saying she enjoyed the team aspect of the entire thing.

Brianna also is a part of her high school tennis team, play-ing position one her freshman and sophomore years. When she was in middle school, Bri-anna was named all-confer-ence and all-state both her seventh and eight grade years. In her freshman year, Brianna was named to the all-confer-ence team. Although she en-joys school tennis, competi-tive tennis is more enjoyable for her, mainly because of the stronger competition in the tournaments.

When she is not on the court, Brianna is a very social person and enjoys hanging out with her friends.

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ALEXIS MARKO

Age: 15School: Marvin Ridge High SchoolGrade: 10th Parents: Dave and Chris Marko Hobbies: Reading , playing music, hanging out with my friends and spending time with my family.I am most proud of: Making the varsity softball team as a freshman, becoming the Drum Major for the MRHS marching band as a sophomore and having a family that supports me in all that I do.If I could donate $100,000: I would give half of the money to my church to help with projects that need funding, and I would give the other half to the Make A Wish Foundation.Best Advice I was ever given: To pursue things that I enjoy doing and to give 100% effort in the process. Favorite Subject: English

Athletic Accomplishments: Alexis is an ultra successful softball player with the Charlotte Blaze Travel Team. Her team won the NC State Championship this summer, a feat accomplished in the past as well. In her championship game, Alexis singled twice in the final inning, with the last hit driving in the winning run. She was also elected to play in the Inagural Battle of the Border All Star Softball Game this summer.

Alexis is also the Drum Major for the Marvin Ridge Mavericks Marching Band.

Academic Accomplishments: Alexis has a 4.25 grade point average at Marvin Ridge. She is an Honor Roll student and has received an Academic letter and bar.

CAMERON WELLS

Age: 17School: South Mecklenburg High SchoolGrade: 12thParents: Tom and Liz Wells Hobbies: Fishing, going to the lake jet skiing, anything outdoors, basketballI am most proud of: My accomplishments received from running since picking up the sport in the 9th grade.If I could donate $100,000: I would give to the Lou Gehrig’s Foundation in memory of my grandmother who passed away with this very disabling disease.Best Advice I was ever given: I may be dreading the miles ahead but will never regret those behind me. Favorite Subject: Business Marketing

Athletic Accomplishments: Cameron Wells, a South Mecklenburg Senior this year, has been a varsity runner on both the South Meck Cross Country and Track teams since his freshman year. He is a three time team MVP in Track & Field and a 2 time team MVP in Cross Country. Cameron has been a two time SW4A All Conference Team Member in Cross Country, finishing 2nd in the confer-ence in 2008. He finished 7th in the west region to be named to the all region team in 2008.

Cameron was a State Qualifier in Cross Country in 2008. Has qualified for the indoor state meet in the 1600m, 3200m and the 1000m twice. His highest finish was 4th in the 1000m at the 2009 indoor state meet. Qualified for the outdoor state meet 5 times. Twice in the 1600 and 800 and once in the 4x800. He capped a stellar outdoor season with a fourth place finish in the mile at the 2009 Outdoor State Championship.

Academic Accomplishments: Cameron is a solid student and a member of the Key Club.

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The two Student-Athletes of the Week will receive a Scholarship to Architech Sports and Physical Therapy for a Functional Movement Screen.

Although he’s only been in the game for six years, senior and left midfielder, Alex Antonescu, 17, is a key player in the Ardrey

Kell soccer team. He has become devoted to the sport over the years, and has been lucky too! Last year , the son of Mario and Simona Selar, suffered a serious injury that resulted in a bro-ken knee and a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Unlike most, Alex had a quick and painless recovery and was right back on the field in no time at all . Alex and his teammates have surely been playing well this year with a current 2-1 conference record and an outstanding 7-2 record overall- talk about teamwork!

How long have you been playing soccer?

“I started playing soccer in 7th grade.”

Do you play for a team out-side of Ardrey Kell?“Yes, I play for Charlotte Soccer Academy which is a club team here in Charlotte.”

Where is the farthest you’ve traveled for a soccer tourna-ment?“I’ve been to Michigan before for a tournament.”

How do you and your team-mates get ready for a big soccer game?“Before we get to the fields, we

get some good food, then watch some ‘YouTube’ videos of our favorite players. When we ar-rive, we listen to some pump-up music and warm our muscles up.”

Who has been the most in-fluential person to develop-ing your game and why?“My dad. He was the one who forced me to play the sport because he used to play in Ger-many professionally, so he took me under his wing.”

What is your favorite thing about playing soccer?“I like the relaxation I get when

playing; my mind clears and stress leaves my body.”

What is your best advice for other players who want to develop their game?“PRACTICE. As a freshman, I made JV and practiced every-day in the summer from A.M. to P.M. Then sophomore year, I made varsity and my coach said I greatly improved.”

Do you have plans to play soccer in college? “Yes, I want to play for UNCW, but if not, anywhere will be fine as long as I can be near the sport forever.”

BEYOND THE GAME WITH ALEX ANTONESCUWritten by Tara Suess, Ardrey Kell, Class of 2010

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After many years of playing the traditional stick and ball sports, eighth grader Daniel Belsito felt like something was missing from his list of sports. It was if the son of Stephen Belsito and Gail Henderson-Belsito was looking for a new challenge when he ran across the sport of tennis. To make a long story short, Daniel began taking lessons locally while at the same time entering state juniors tournaments (12U di-vision) throughout the year.

Just last month he achieved a state ranking of #12 (out of 400) with a match record of 85-41. Daniel finished 4th at the recent State Closed Cham-pionship in Cary, NC and 5th at the State Clay Courts Cham-pionship at Old Providence Racquet Club in August. He started playing and winning tournaments at the 14U level this summer and has already achieved at State ranking of #29 in that age division (36-14 record). In total, he’s won

7 singles and 7 doubles tour-naments over the past 9-10 months.

So how did tennis all come about?

“It happened after watch-ing the sister of a friend of mine play in a tennis tourna-ment up in Statesville in the early summer of 2008 ,” said Daniel. “I was supposed to be there with my friend, Luke, but he had a summer league basketball game at the same time. When my father and I arrived at his sister’s match, we found out that he was not going to be able to come but we decided to stay and watch her play anyway. It looked like a lot of fun, and since I love playing sports by myself, it seemed like it would be a good fit for me.”

Daniel thrives off the one on one challenge of tennis.

“It’s just me out there: when I face a challenge, only I can respond. When I have success, I congratulate my-self (and my family and my

coach, of course) for putting together a winning strategy. This is the first time I have played an individual sport, so it is completely different than everything I have done before. When I get down on myself, there isn’t anyone else who can pick me up when I am on the court. The hardest thing is to keep myself from having a mental breakdown during a match and staying strong out there. There is no coach there during the match, so if my op-ponent is doing something new or different, there is no one to tell me how to respond. I have to figure it out on my own.”

“My father and I spend hours every week online, on the tennis court, in stores, reading books, always look-ing for ways for me to improve my game. Plus I have a great coach, Jeremy Princell, who has taught me a lot of tech-niques and strategies. And I just love to play, so the more I can be on a tennis court some-

place, anyplace, the happier I am and the better I get.”

Over the next few months, Daniel plans to practice both indoors and outdoors for up-coming tournaments.

Daniel is home schooled at The Silvermine Academy and he enjoys math class.

“I love playing with num-bers in my mind and seeing if I can figure out the answers in my head without writing it out on paper. I’m pretty good at it, if I do say so myself. Plus I have always loved spelling. Wait, maybe I shouldn’t say that - I don’t want anyone to think I’m a geek.”

Daniel also enjoys collect-ing sports cards and hanging out with his friends, He es-pecially loves his family time and playing board games and cards with his family.

The South Charlotte Sports Report salutes Daniel for find-ing a sport that provided the perfect challenge and we wish him the best in the future.

DANIEL BELSITO TRANSFORMS INTO A TENNIS PLAYER

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THE Q SHACK COACH OF THE WEEKDR. TIM CLARE

OLDE PROVIDENCE BASEBALL Dr. Tim Clare is the head coach of his youngest son Matthew’s baseball team in the Olde Providence Recreation Association Minors Division. Coach Clare shows a genuine interest in his players and seems to bring out the best in each player. After coaching his older son Chris for many years, Coach Clare is now heaviliy invovled in the athletic development of Mat-thew. With a strong personal athletic background, Coach Clare is able to provide positive instruction for all of his players.

Congratulations to Dr. Tim Clare for being named The Q Shack Coach of the Week.

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Melanie and Megan Recher are sophomore sisters, who play for the Cuthbertson High School Volleyball Team. Together they are leaders on a team with no juniors. On and off the field, they are motivated by family and friends to give everything they’ve got regardless of the task at hand.

Who inspired you to first start playing vol-leyball?Megan: “My church started a rec rec-reation league and I thought it looked like fun.”

Melanie: “My friend’s Mom was start-ing a league at our church and they needed players so she asked me to play.”

Was it tough for the team to bond this year?Megan: “Not at all. All the girls con-nected from the beginning. It’s as if we played together for years.”

Melanie: “Not really. We all got along pretty well. Even though we came from different schools we clicked right away.”

What are some team goals for this year?Megan: “We would really like to make it to playoffs this year.”

Melanie: “Our team wants to make it to playoffs but overall we’re looking to better improve ourselves for the upcom-ing years.”

What motivates you as a player?Megan: “My family and teammates play a big role in my desire to do well.”

Melanie: “The fans are really motivat-ing, but most of my motivation comes from wanting to beat other teams to prove that even though I’m only a sophomore, I can play at their level.”

What has been the most memo-rable part of the season so far this year?Megan: “I’d say the team dinner at our captain’s house has really stood out to me. We were all close, but this really brought us together as, not just team-mates, but also friends.”

Melanie: The whole season has been a blast, however the most memorable time would be the big team dinner we had.”

What has been the biggest chal-

lenge for the team?Megan: “We have a very young team with no juniors. It has been tough play-ing against girls a lot older than us.”

Melanie: “Our biggest challenge is play-ing teams with a lot of juniors and se-niors. It’s hard to get used to how hard they hit, but we are adjusting well.”

Who is your biggest role model, and why?Megan: “My Mom. She juggles so much and makes it looks easy. What really inspires me is her positive attitude towards it too.”

Melanie: “My Dad. He has always been there when it comes to sports. He influences me to keep good grades and practice hard to be the best I can be.”

If you could have three wishes, what would you wish for, and why?Megan: “I’d wish for a healthy, loving family, a successful occupation. Finally, I would want to have a way to pay for college.”

Melanie: “First, I would make sure I had enough money to support my fam-ily and me. Second, I would wish for a career that I really enjoy. Finally, I would be successful in all that I do.”

Where do you see yourself ten years from now?Megan: “I hope that in ten years from now I can be in medical school.”

Melanie: “I see myself out of college and hopefully still participating in sports, whether it is coaching or playing.”

What is your favorite subject in school and why?Megan: “Math; I love how it challenges you and how much it will help you in all aspects of your life. You are always using math.”

Melanie: “Science; I love how you can learn about different things form and are created. Also how things work.”

BEYOND THE GAME WITH MELANIE AND MEGAN RECHER

Written By Brendon Reid, Cuthbertson High School, Class of 2011

MELANIE AND MEGAN RECHER

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Schedule

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The On Deck BSDA is a locally owned 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that prides itself on character development of area youth. On Deck uses baseball training as a vehicle to motivate young athletes to excel academically, as well as athletically. The pro-gram specializes in teaching the participants a strong sense of work ethic, commitment, character, leadership and teamwork. The program is open to all qualified players, regardless of financial status.

Proper golf attire is required….no steel spikes.

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The South Charlotte Sports Report is very proud to announce the return of our volleyball camp featuring two of the best volleyball coaches in the State of North Carolina.

Zoe Bell is the head volleyball coach at Ardrey Kell High School. Before arriving at Ardrey Kell this season, she built the Providence High School volleyball team into a state power. As head coach of Providence, Ardrey Kell and National Travel Teams, Coach Bell has trained nearly every top volleyball in the area over the last de-cade.

Karen Bradbury is the current head coach of Provi-dence High School. She has continued the tradition of excellence in volleyball for the Panthers. Karen also instructs many of the top volleyball players in the community. Over the years, Karen has helped many of her players earn college volleyball scholarships. Her own daughters also came through the Providence Volleyball Program, allowing Karen to relate to the parents of the players she coaches.

With these two outstanding coaches, area volleyball players will have the opportunity to once again receive the best instruction in the area. Whether you are a younger athlete looking for a new sport or a current middle school volleyball player, this is the camp that will allow you to grow and develop as a volleyball player.

Volleyball skill development is emphasized during the on-court instruction in the fol-lowing areas: serving, serve receiving, forearm passing, setting, attacking, team defense, blocking, team reception, attack coverage and team transition. Each camper will receive first class instruction for every position on the volleyball court.

In the three years of publishing The South Charlotte Sports Report, we have inter-viewed a number of the top volleyball players in the South Charlotte community. We asked everyone when and why they began playing volleyball. The answers were all nearly identical, “a friend talked me into trying the sport in middle school or one day I saw people playing volleyball on television and it looked like fun, so I went out for a team.”

The South Charlotte Sports Report Volleyball Camp will offer an opportunity to young

girls looking for a new sport. This camp could very easily be the start for players that will one day become the top players in the area. The instruction will be tailored to each player’s ability, whether your daughter has ever hit a volleyball in her life or if she is the best player on the team right now, this camp will be a perfect match for your daughter.

We hope you will consider our camp over the winter break. Volleyball is a great sport for building confidence, learning teamwork and discipline. The number of college schol-arship opportunities for volleyball grows each year!

Based on the two coaches that are leading this camp and their knowledge of the game, this is the one camp to sign up for fast as we expect all spaces to fill before the camp ar-rives. We have limited this camp to 40 campers to guarantee a low camper/counselor ratio and ensure each child receives as much face-to-face time with coaches.

To enroll in the South Charlotte Sports Report Volleyball Camp, please visit www.southcharlottesportscamps.com

SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORT VOLLEYBALL CAMP TO RETURN ON DECEMBER 21ST & 22ND

...Limited to only 40 campers

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When your child comes home with a note for parent teacher conferences, take some time and be prepared. Remember, you are your child’s best advocate. By speaking to your child beforehand and knowing what questions to ask during the conference, you will be able to get the most out of this valuable session.

Prior to the conference, talk with your child about how he or she feels about school. Make a list of concerns and areas of confidence. There may be issues that teachers are unaware of. Once you are in the conference, be prepared to ask questions, such as:

* What subjects does my child find easy or hard? - Explore ways to help your child enjoy learn-ing. Accentuate the positives and find ways to help them better understand the areas that are a struggle. * Is my child in different groups for different subjects? Why? - Schools often conduct tests and evaluations of students. If your child is a slow reader, he or she might be moved into a group that receives individual attention. Some tests can be medical, like for hearing or sight. If children do not pass these tests at a certain level, their desk may be moved closer to the teacher. Be sure to ask about any changes that have been made since the start of the school year.

* How well does my child get along with others? - Children don’t always tell mom and dad when they have been isolated, but this can become a serious concern regarding social development. Find out if your child is involved in a social group. Ask how the group interacts and if you should be concerned with group norms. * Is there a possible personality clash that may need to be addressed? - Every child has a unique personality, so don’t be afraid to talk with the teacher about personality conflicts. Ask about the specific teaching and learning styles that work best for your child. * Has my child missed classes or assign-ments that I’m unaware of? - If your child is missing classes or not handing in assign-ments, the issue should be addressed im-mediately. Give teachers your phone number and email address so they may contact you if the problem persists.

Most teachers only allow 15-20 minutes per parent session, so make sure to ask the most important questions early. Teachers often use conference time to gain a better under-standing of your home environment, so be prepared to answer questions regarding your child’s habits and hobbies, too.

After the meeting, review your notes. Now that you know how your child is doing, take steps that will assist him or her in school. If the teacher has made you aware of learning difficulties, extra tutoring may be the best remedy. Taking action early will keep small problems from becoming big ones.

GET THE MOST OUT OF PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCESTAKE ACTION TO RESOLVE ISSUES

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Ardrey Kell High School staff members join together to support Aileen’s Army. Aileen is the sister of Ardrey Kell front office employee Bridget Wornick and she is a one year survivor of breast cancer. Aileen’s Army walked for the second year in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. This year, Ardrey Kell participated in the National Denim Day for a Cure.. Everyone paid $5.00 to wear jeans this past Friday and Ardrey Kell raised over $1,500. Featured in the photo are: Lori Lang, Bridget Wornick, Zoe Bell, Sonja Tate, Ro-setta Anderson, Toni Burch and Cheryl Feeney.

BASEBALL ARM CARE AND VELOCITY DEVELOPMENT CLINIC

Alan Tyson, President of Architech Sports and Physical Therapy, has worked with more pitchers on every level of baseball than anyone in the South-east. His clients range from professional pitchers all the way down to 10 year old recreational pitchers. Alan and Tripp Roakes, Publisher of The South Charlotte Sports Report have joined forces to present this clinic with the goal of providing the best advice and instruction possible for area baseball pitchers. This clinic is limited in numbers and enrollment is now open at www.southcharlottesportscamps.com

The South Charlotte Sports Report and Architech Sports have teamed up to deliver a first-class clinic that is designed to both protect and improve the arms’ of local baseball pitchers.

Two very important questions for baseball parents and players.....

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A couple of very important facts for the parent’s of baseball pitchers......45% of pitchers under the age of 12 have chronic elbow pain Among High School Pitchers, 58% have chronic elbow pain. Pitchers suffer the most injuries (21.6%) of any position in sports that were followed in a three year period by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association.

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“Gym class injuries up 150 percent.” “Lack of movement skills increase the risk of trou-ble”, experts say. August 3,2009 U.S. News & World Report

“Occurrence of ACL injuries in youth sports hits All-Time high. More than 70% of all inju-ries are preventable with proper training” In-ternational Youth Conditioning Association.

“Doctors in pediatric sports medicine say it is as if they have happened upon a new child-hood disease, and the cause is the overaggres-sive culture of organized youth sports.” Feb.22 2005 New York Times B.Pennington

Training young athletes is the fastest-grow-ing niche within the entire fitness industry. It’s worth over $4 billion a year in the United States alone. Yet the increase in youth sports related injuries keep climbing. Instead of com-plaining about this epidemic we need to stop and ask ourselves, “why are so many injuries occurring?”

Sport-related injuries can be attributed to two main causes- overuse injuries and infe-rior athletic development programs in some of today’s performance facilities and schools.

Overuse injuries have been linked to specializing in one particular sport at a young age and/or being involved in too many sports/activi-ties during one season.

A study done by Harre in 1982 in the former East Germany, studied two groups of young athletes from 9-12 years old. One group specialized in one sport while the other group participated in a multiple of sports. Two important findings were discovered at the outcome of this study. The group that specialized in one sport had acquired more injuries, and by the age of 18 many athletes were burned out and quit the sport. The group that had played a multitude of sports reported fewer injuries and had reached peak sports performance between the ages of 16-18, around the age of physi-ological and psychological maturation.

As far as training young athletes there are many ar-

eas where we have failed our youth. Look for upcoming articles in which I will be giving some insight on different ways to warm up, stretch, and train our youth. Until then here is something to consider when working with young athletes.

The human organism that we call a “teen-ager” faces unique challenges that must be factored into the programming and coach-ing equation. They tend not to eat well, and don’t sleep much. Teenagers are riddled with stress about school, relationships, and their “futures.” They are under the care of sporting coaches who, more than not, “run” and “condi-tion” these kids into the ground at daily prac-tice. They end up playing 4 soccer matches or 5 baseball games every weekend in the summer to accommodate a youth sporting culture that has gone collectively mad. Throw those reali-ties together and add to the mix that you are talking about an organism that is still in de-velopment from a structural and neural per-spective and you’ve got the recipe for absolute disaster resulting in: over-training, injuries, and lack of appropriate skill acquisition. And to top it off their parents want to sign them up at some facility that claims they can add inches to their vertical in just 6 weeks.

Adolescent athletes are in such a prime phase of growth and development that bio-motor improvements occur quite naturally, Mother Nature has seen to that. Testosterone output is high, muscle density and growth is taking place and neural plasticity, although starting to close, has established a base level of coordination that enables proper summation of forces.

Teenagers get faster, stronger, and more powerful all by themselves. Our job with this demographic is to help prevent injuries, aid in the development of proper skill execution related to power, force, and speed production and add to the training age and knowledge-base of the organism in front of us. It’s not always about making them vomit, tired or so sore that they can’t move for days- right now, it’s about making them better over time.

George Maoury is the owner of Dynamic Sports Performance and is a certified Youth Fitness Specialist through the IYCA. To learn more about how to enhance your pre-teen and teenagers’ athleticism, while preventing inju-ries please contact him at (704) 841-6018 or George@dsp4athletes.com

References: “The Symptomatology of Training Young Athletes” Brian J. Grasso

“Total training for young champions” Bompa,T. (2000)

It’s hard to find a sports roster at South Charlotte Middle School that doesn’t include the last name Carrick. Ashton and John Carrick are very athletic twins. Ashton plays basketball, volleyball and soccer and brother, John, plays football, baseball and basketball for the Shockers.

“My first, foremost, and favorite sport is basketball in which I play -

sition is setter. Last year, I ran track and participated in the long jump, high jump, 400 meter dash, 100 meter dash, and 4x100 relay. Finally, this is my first year playing soccer and I play stopper most of the time. So far this year, I have won the Electric Setter Award and the Leadership Award for school sports as well as being a team captain for volleyball and basketball. Lastly, I have received the 3-on-3 Award for two years now at

“I enjoy playing football, baseball, and basketball. In football, I play fullback and linebacker where I love to smash heads with people. In baseball, I play catcher and first base. In basketball, I play forward. Some accomplishments of mine are winning the 3-on-3 Award at South

Charlotte 2 years in a row and being named a captain in every sport I played my 8th grade year. I was also

Their most important award may be the South Charlotte Middle School 3 on 3 Award. Ashton and John have won these awards by playing three sports and maintaining a continual GPA of not less than

The Carrick’s will head to South Mecklenburg High School next season, adding a new wave of talent to

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BRIAN JACOBSBrian Jacobs, the third grade son of Jason and Staci Jacobs has been selected as the Dynamic Sports Performance Young Athlete of the Week. Brian is in 3rd grade at St. Matthew Catholic School and sports are his life. He plays sports year round, watches sports on TV and maintains excellent grades in school. He is currently working on straight A’s for the first quarter. Currently Brian is in his second year playing tackle foot-ball for the Weddington Titans Mighty Mites under Coach James Shipley. He is a team captain & has really taken on a positive leadership role within the team. He plays

defensive end and running back. Brian also plays basketball for MARA in the Winter, Lacrosse in the Spring, Interclub Golf in the Summer and Brian currently holds the title for State Sparring Champion in Tae Kwon Do for black belts his age.. Congratulations to Brian Jacobs for being named the Dynamic Sports Performance Young Athlete of the Week.

To nominate an area athlete for Young Athlete of the Week, please email Tripp@southchar-lottesports.com. The Young Athlete of the Week award is for students 6th grade and below.

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Sophomore Ray Royal is the starting middle linebacker and fullback for the varsity football team at Cuthbertson High School. Ray brings hard work, determination and the will to win every time he touches the field. With motivation from family and friends,

Ray leaves it all on the field when he plays his sport.

How long have you been playing football?“I’ve been playing football all of my life. My parents joke that when I was born, I had a football in my hand. I just started playing in organized football in eighth grade and have played on the school team ever since.”

Who inspired you to first start playing football?“My Uncle Jimmy first inspired me to play. I will always remember what he told me. He told me that with some practice, I could be the best and go places and be successful.”

What motivates you as a player?“My love for football is what moti-vates me. Football is a game that needs to be played with passion and I love playing it and having the chance

to play at the varsity level in front of a great crowd. The crowd really gets me hyped up too. We have a great student section.”

What are some individual goals that you have?“My goals are to physically and men-tally get better at football.”

What has been the most memo-rable part of the season so far this year?“When we scored the first touchdown of Cuthbertson football history; it was the greatest moment. That’s when we realized why we work so hard at practice. The feeling was unforgettable. The fans were scream-ing, and the sideline went crazy. It was awesome.”

If you could have one super-power, what would it be and why?“I would choose to have a power that

gave me good reflexes so that I could make the tackle every play.”

If you could play for any team in the world, (for your sport) which team would it be, and why?“I would stick with the Cavaliers be-cause no matter what the scoreboard says, our stands are packed. Plus, I could never leave my teammates. They’re like my brothers.”

Where do you see yourself ten years from now?“I see myself coaching football at a small high school in North Carolina .”

What is your favorite subject in school and why?“English because I feel English is something that a person needs to have to be successful in life. You use English a lot more than you would in classes like biology and chemistry.”

BEYOND THE GAME WITH RAY ROYAL

By Brendon Reid, Cuthbertson High School

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ARDREY KELL RUNNERS SUPPORT SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION

Ballantyne Country Club Rally week launched on Sunday September 20th with over 600 neighbors enjoying a day of running, walking, golfing and play-ing carnival games, to raise funds for Susan G Komen and to raise breast cancer awareness in the Charlotte community (www.bccrally.com).

This year, a cross country run was added to BCC Rally’s Family Day activities, to encourage a new group of neighbors to participate in Rally, now in its sixth year. Despite the torrential rain of the night before, about 45 runners gathered on the rather soggy start line positioned on the 18th hole of the Ballantyne Country Club golf course. Family Day was promoted as a fun day out with a run, family walk and golf event, however, as several of Ardrey Kell High Schools top runners live in the neighborhood, it was clear from the start that this event was going to be competitive.

Interestingly, the design of golf courses, which typically incorporates many picturesque hills, lakes and sand traps, may not be such an ideal course for cross country runners. With a wide age range of participants from 8 years old to several over 50, the first long incline up the 18th fairway showed that this was going to be a grueling race.

As the runners battled along the beautiful, but hilly back nine of the course, the AK runners soon broke away. Having raced in a school competition in Cary the day before, the high schoolers were under coaches orders to take it easy. But boys will be boys, and although no one recorded any personal records, there was a lot of effort to turn in a decent time over this unusual course. So it was no surprise that the first seven runners over the line were all from the top ranked Ardrey Kell Cross Country Team. The first four runners Noah Brown, Nick Kapur, Madden Souder and Josh Fisher joined hands as they crossed the line at 18.50 minutes, perhaps unwittingly reinforcing the goal of the event to encourage friends to help friends in the battle against cancer. Max Nagle who had powered down the 18th fairway at the beginning of the race was second and Matthew Dockstader a close third. Try Sports of Blakeney generously donated prizes and Pepsi supplied bev-erages and pink water bottles to all the participants.

After the race, most of the runners attended the carnival and found sufficient energy to throw the ball at the dunk tank and soak a very sporting Brian Zelk, Ardrey Kell Cross Country Coach, repeatedly tipping him into the tanks murky waters!

The Cross Country Race was a great way to launch Rally week. It brought some new faces to this phenomenal community effort and fulfilled the event’s goal to help save lives by raising awareness and supporting Susan G Komen in its promise to help end breast cancer forever.

Coach Shane Black and his Park Sharon Dirt Dawgs have been selected as The Buca Di Beppo Team of the Week. The team of baseball players are a hard work-ing group of kids that simply love the game of baseball. “At the very first practice I asked for teamwork, and the Dirt Dawgs gave it to me,” said Coach Black. “These players worked harder as teammates than just about any group of players I have ever coached....and that makes the difference in winning and losing. Good or bad, these players always encourage and look out for one another. They are a fine group of young men.” Congratulations Dirt Dawgs on winning the Buca Di Beppo Team of the Week Award!

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Marvin Ridge High School was very excited for its first real homecoming football game. To begin the excite-ment, on Wednesday the girls faced off head to head in an intense flag football powder-puff game. This years juniors had a reputation to uphold seeing as they won the pow-

der-puff game their freshman year! Both teams had been practicing outside of school and working hard to perfect their plays. The juniors had a difficult start dropping al-most every ball, where as the seniors made their way easily to their end zone. However, as the game went on, the juniors

began run-ning the ball and leaving the seniors in the dust. Both teams had a total of two touchdowns at the end of the fourth quar-ter and the game went into thirty second overtime. Se-niors were a little confused and tried to get their offensive line ready as the clock ticked closer to zero. Seniors never snapped the

ball so the juniors and seniors ended with a disappointing tie at two touchdowns each.

On Friday, the school at-tended one loud pep rally led by their principal Mr. Bill Cook. Each class followed the drum line down to the foot-ball field. After recognizing all the sports teams and their

captains, the student body was entertained by both their cheerleaders and their dance team. Following these great performances came the spirit stick competition. The stu-dent body was in sections ac-cording to their grade level, and when the spirit stick (an orange and blue maverick head on a wooden stick) made its way towards a grade level they were asked to scream as loud as they could. The loud-est class would be considered the winner. Once again the junior class had a reputation to uphold! This tradition was started only last year and last year’s sophomores (this years juniors) had been rewarded the spirit stick for having the most spirit! So this year the juniors were even louder and more excited as they tried to out scream the seniors for the spirit stick. Even now there is confusion as to who re-ally won. The seniors would tell you that they were given the stick (by a fellow senior classmate) but the juniors and most of the teachers would tell

you that it was the juniors who were really the loudest and that really won.

With this excitement in the student body they came back to school Friday night to support the football team for their first real homecom-ing. Last year’s graduates made their way back to Mar-vin Ridge as well to cheer on their previous team mates. Most everyone could be found in the famous student body ‘orange crush section’ as they cheered and chanted for all to hear. After the homecom-ing queens and princesses were announced it began to rain. Face paint smeared and clothes got soaked. The crowd of orange and blue turned to a crowd of wet umbrellas. Al-though some went home, the rain only seemed to add to the excitement of the game. The Mavericks ended up winning against Lincoln and now have a record of 6-0! I have yet to see more school spirit than the Marvin Ridge Mavericks!

MARVIN RIDGE GETS PUMPED FOR THEIR FIRST REAL HOMECOMING By Kelly Pope, Marvin Ridge High School

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MARA Basketball Cheer(5-13 year olds)

Cheer for our MARA Basketball teams!MARA Basketball cheer sign-ups will begin September 1st and continue through October 18.

Practice begins in late October. Teams cheer a 10 game regular season schedule and finish with a post season tournament in the middle of February.

All activities are at local elementary and/or middle schools.

Fees: Cheer Activity Fee: $75 (uniform not included)Contact our cheer coordinator Brandie Smith

at 980-406-1520 or email at maracheer09@yahoo.com.

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2nd ANNUALSOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORT

BASKETBALL TRYOUT BOOT CAMP

OCTOBER 24TH AND 25TH

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THE SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORT BASKETBALL TRYOUT BOOT CAMP IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE 6TH, 7TH, 8TH AND 9TH GRADE BOYS AND GIRLS FOR THEIR SCHOOL TEAM TRYOUT.

TOP AREA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL COACHES WILL SIMULATE THE TRYOUT EXPERIENCE AND PREPARE THE CAMPERS FOR THE SCHOOL TEAM TRYOUT.

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3RD ANNUAL GREATER CHARLOTTE AREAHOT STOVE LEAGUE DINNER

AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF CHARLOTTE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL

HOSTED BY CAROLINAS BASEBALL CENTER & THE SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORT

JANUARY 23, 20107:00pm

SPECIAL GUEST FOR THE EVENING

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The Biggest Night of Baseball and Softball in Charlotte History!COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATIONS FOR AREA YOUTH

EXCITING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER AUCTIONAUTOGRAPH SESSION WITH PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS

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(A CURRENT OR FORMER PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER WILL JOIN EACH CORPORATE TABLE FOR DINNER)

TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.HOTSTOVEDINNER.COM OR BY MAILING PAYMENT TO South Charlotte Sports, 9901 Zackery Ave, Charlotte, NC 28277

Event to be held at Carolinas Baseball Center, 1108-F Continental Blvd. Charlotte, NC

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SEATING WILL BE ACCORDING TO DATE PURCHASED

The 3rd Annual Greater Charlotte Area Hot Stove League Dinner award nomination period is now open for area baseball and softball players. This season, the awards dinner will present 12 unique awards to area youth and high school baseball and softball players.

The nomination period will close on November 30th at 11:59pm. Parents, coaches and friends may nominate a player or team. To complete the nomination form, please visit www.hotstovedinner.com

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR 12 GREATER CHARLOTTE HOT STOVE LEAGUE AWARDS

* Greater Charlotte Baseball Player of the Year * Greater Charlotte Baseball Pitcher of the Year * Greater Charlotte Youth Baseball Player of the Year (grades 6-9) * Greater Charlotte Softball Player of the Year * Greater Charlotte Youth Softball Player of the Year (grades 6-9) * Comeback Player of the Year***

* Student-Athlete of the Year*** * High School Team of the Year*** * Travel Team of the Year*** (age 18 and under) * Youth Team of the Year*** (age 12 and under) * York County High School Baseball Player of the Year * Contributions to the Game of Baseball Award

These awards include:

*** These awards are open to both baseball and softball players and teams