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. Did you know that we can train our brains to improve cognitive function, motivation, manage emotions, and improve our interpersonal skills, which leads to better performance in sport? Sport psychologists call this mental training. The methods and techniques to train our brains are psychological skills training programs (mental skills), biofeedback training, and mindfulness approaches to enhance athletic performance are a few of the ways to mentally train our brains. These techniques come from different sciences, and most of them come from psychology. Doctors, CEOs, and athletes alike can use these skills to maximize their performance in different settings. It is considered training, because athletes take an active role in practicing those skills. Just some food for thought.
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.
Here is the registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscOGoqD8rHNNZPDk4qg3Sndzq8MXfNCIp
Track Meet Update Kelsey Carvill won the 800 meter race at our first race of the season. Her time was the fastest of the day in that particular heat and race. Mia Leyshon also had a great day by winning her heat in the 1500. meters. Way to go girls! Kelsey Carvill, Grade 9
Senior Soccer Game On Saturday 4/10 the boys finally got in their senior aloha game against the Le Jardin Soccer Academy Coaching staff after being rescheduled a few times due to rain and field availability. Congratulations to the seniors of our boys soccer program; Cole Ewalt, Tabin Molzhon, Logan Cooper and Dylan Eastmond on a successful high school career.
Golf Update From Coach Chris regarding the varsity tournament on 4/12/21. LJA varsity golfers had a good showing on Monday at the Leilehua golf course, which was the most challenging test for us so far this year. Liam White led the way with a solid score of 78 (+ 2 on back nine), including 6 up and downs! Dante Sbarbaro shot 2 over par on the back nine with a birdie and finished overall with a score of 80. Shane Kilty continues his growth as our only freshman and shot 85, with a birdie. Amanda rallied on her back nine with a 2 over par and also had a birdie, finishing with a score of 86. We have two more events before the ILH Finals.
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!
Sailing Starts Their Season From Coach Leah Ford The sailing team is off to a great start as races began this week at Hawaii Yacht Club. Both LJA boats had top finishes in the Varsity 1 division this past Tuesday, and will continue to race until the end of the month. We're looking forward to the rest of the season!
Sports Trivia Most volleyball players jump about 300 times a match.
"You're so much stronger than your excuses! " -Unknown |