Aloha Parents and Student Athletes, Please do not stay to watch your son or daughter compete on school campuses. This is an ILH rule and has become a substantial issue in recent weeks. The league adamantly asks for your help with compliance. Most other ILH school campuses are drop off only for sporting events. Thank you
Need More Calories? Athletes need to eat to fuel their workouts, practices and competitions. To avoid athletes playing on an empty stomach, the LJA athletic department will be selling snacks after school. If you're interested in purchasing a snack, see Dave Cosier in the weight room or Justin Drain in the athletic training room.
We will have a few options available to accommodate dietary preferences and allergies. If you have any allergies or dietary preferences, please let us know before you choose to buy a snack. All proceeds will go directly into replenishing our snack stockpile
Athletic Banquet-Save the Date The Athletics banquet will be held virtually on May 18th at 6pm. This will be for all participants and their families from season 1 and 2 sports. This will also include a senior recognition for all sports, even if they didn't have a regular season this school year.
Le Jardin Soccer Academy News
Golf Update From Coach Chris regarding the varsity tournament on 4/5/21. Amanda shot even par on the C course, Dante shot 1 over par on the C course and Liam was +4 on the B Course. Shane also continues to really improve.
News from the Athletic Trainer, Justin Drain Returning to exercise after a long break
You took a break from exercising due to injury, time restraints, no access to a gym, etc. and would like to get back into shape or start playing a sport again...how can you make sure you do not get hurt in this process?
The experts tell us slow and steady is the key. When you take time off of exercising and stretching you quickly lose strength, power and flexibility. Trying to lift too much weight, or forcing your body into a stretch or range of motion that it's not ready for yet can result in injury. Doing too much too soon can also result in the breakdown of muscles and delayed onset muscle soreness, which will inhibit progress. Starting slow will help you make safer and quicker progress.
This principle applies to the weight room, as well as athletics. In the weight room start with little to no weight, focus on maintaining proper form and re-building muscle endurance with high reps. Gradually increase load over time. If you are returning to a sport, make sure you properly warm up and then get back to the basic mechanics of the sport, essentially re-teaching your body the muscle memory of playing a sport. Day one should not be full intensity competition.
Kayaking Coach Makes a Splash LJA Head Kayaking Coach Nick Whitcomb competed in the 2020 Olympic trials for canoe and kayaking sprints held on March 19th-21st in Sarasota, Florida. The first place finisher for this event had the chance to join the US team to compete at the World Cup in the 200 meter race. Coach Nick finished 5th in the 200 meter, single kayak (K1), and 4th in the 1000 meter (K2) races. We're proud of you Coach Nick!
Sports Trivia Did you know that the Philippines has competed in the most summer Olympics without winning a gold medal?
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