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Like most young athletes, you're probably constantly looking for ways to improve your game. You practice for hours on end, carefully monitor your diet and hit the gym with near reckless abandon. The question is, though, are you really doing everything possible to make yourself the best athlete you can be? For instance, are your workouts geared solely t...
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| Find the Zone
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Written by Dr Tom Ferraro
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 Every athlete has been in the Zone but usually not for long. The Zone is the place where the ball gets bigger, the game slows and your performance excels like never before. It’s the game where you know the ball is going in, the match will be won and the score will be your career best. Wouldn’t it be nice to play that way every...
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| The Renaissance Man
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Written by Jessica Peters
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 Ebby Johnson is a senior in high school and has all of the traits of your well-rounded, geared-to-succeed, 18 year old. He holds the title of valedictorian and is preparing for college by participating in an internship. He likes sports, has a passion for art and is active in his church. Belonging to the deaf community makes Johnson’s achievements even mo...
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 The rivalry in boys lacrosse between St. Anthony’s and Chaminade is among the fiercest anywhere, not just Long Island. The two powers usually battle for CHSAA supremacy, and this year the teams split their first two games in intensely close games before St. Anthony’s prevailed in the championship game, again by the narrowest of margins. If St. Anthony...
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 The Eastern Suffolk BOCES Aviation program has been growing apace. Many high school students are choosing to attend hoping to fulfill their dreams aboard a professional aviation career. According to BOCES, their program is committed to doing so through providing them with mechanical, technical and instinctive skills.
The aviation academy offers an abundanc...
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 Jimi Sobeck can’t get enough thrills, spills and drills.
Growing up in Quogue, Sobeck was skipper on his dad’s racing sailboat and mate while his mom windsurfed. He developed a love for extreme sports such as snowboarding, surfing and motocross; finding his niche in windsurfing racing.
“A big part of racing is sailing knowledge and ...
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 Sitting on the beach and getting a tan is a summer ritual for thousands of Long Islanders. Relaxation can be enjoyable, even fun, but for those looking for something more active to do when the weather is at its best they can try the sport of kiteboarding.
Best Kiteboarding Center New York, located in Amityville, offers lessons and clinics for b...
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 It’s staring right at them, they must take advantage.
Hard work pays off, you get what you put in.
So why stop now?
Motivated by music, the Rocky Point girls lacrosse team has risen to the top of Class B League II finishing the regular season with a record of 15-1, 13-1. Forging ahead of their 13-3 record from last...
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 Long Island has always been one of the centers of high school lacrosse. Coach Bob Moltisanti definitely is a believer in this, as he has seen firsthand the competition in Suffolk County the past two years as a head coach. As he looks to establish a tradition of winning at Connequot, he is well on his way to accomplishing that with an experienced team ...
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| Sayville LAX
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Written by Jessica Peters
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 Coming off of last year’s extremely successful season that ended in a Long Island Championship title, the boys lacrosse program at Sayville High School couldn’t have asked for anything more. They had a team that was laden with talented seniors, ones that had played together as the first PAL Youth Club team in the town when they were in third g...
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| UA Fitness
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Written by Jillian Karlewicz
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 Exclusively for Ultimate Athlete Magazine
All Rights Reserved
Start losing weight and reducing your fat by following these amazing leg and glute workouts!
Hip Thrusts/Bridges:
This exercise is to target your upper glute muscles and hamstrings to get that fully rounded...
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 Division Avenue High School’s head softball coach Eric Rubin was getting ready to kick the team out of practice- unbeknownst to them.
“Yesterday we had a tough loss to Oyster Bay,” the first year coach said. “We
got a hit to start the game, but we didn’t get another for the rest of the game.
We ended up losing 4-0 and played (a sl...
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Building a successful athletic program is a process that takes time, perhaps years, according to Our Lady of Mercy lacrosse coach Tara Kuhn. In that case, the Lady Mustangs are in their formative years, for when they win these days, it is no longer an upset, or a surprise.
Mercy has shot past upstart status to become a viable contender in the ...
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 The St. Anthony’s High School lacrosse team has earned the right to call themselves State Champs as they now have won their 2 nd consecutive CHSAA title. It was no surprise that they would have to face their arch rival in the finals, the Flyers of Chaminade. Both schools are considered the goliaths of the Catholic League. In every season since 1987, ei...
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 A simple evening at the dinner table can become a mini-debate between Norman and Judy Daniels.
“Sometimes we get into philosophical discussions about track and field at home,” joked Judy, Brentwood High School’s boys track coach. But her husband Norman, BHS’ girls track coach, insists that by the time dinner is over they’ve already smoothed ov...
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 For a perennial baseball powerhouse, finding defining distinctions between each team from one season to the next can be a tall task. Once again, MacArthur entered the season a top-seed that fields talented, hard-working players who are expected to earn a playoff berth. But Coach Steve Costello is quick to note that the strength of this season...
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 For the past two years, the New York Knicks have been going through the motions – on the hardwood and in the front office. Sure, team president Donnie Walsh and everyone down (we won’t even mention Jim Dolan) have put up a good façade by saying the right things, but it did not take a genius to figure out that the team was looking ahead to the free agent fren...
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| Bay Shore girls lax
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Written by Jaclynkelli Kronemberg
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 Bay Shore High School’s girls varsity lacrosse team entered the season with a preseason ranking of 4th in Suffolk County Division I and are now slowly climbing to the top and are currently third in the division.
“Our goal is to be division champions again,” said Allison Pfeffer, the girls varsity lacrosse head coach. “We would also like to end ...
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Like Monument Park at Yankee Stadium, the softball field at Bay Shore High School is a testament to the Marauders' rich history, with signs calling attention to the many championship teams and all-star players who have worn the Bay Shore uniform. For the 23rd time in 27 years, Bay Shore won a league championship last season. Their 22-5 record marked...
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 Despite losing seven seniors that committed to playing at Division I schools from last year’s Nassau County championship team, the Garden City boys lacrosse team came into the 2010 season with plenty of hype and were expected to dominate Nassau County Class B. The Trojans, who came into 2010 winners of four Nassau County Class B titles in a row, were ran...
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