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TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES
EDITORIAL CONTENT 4 :. FROM THE COMMISH Director and Publisher Brian Meeter.
5 :. GOLF FITNESS
8 :. LA CROSSE FITNESS FESTIVAL RETURNS!
The La Crosse Fitness Festival comes back to town. Get active and pick out an event that is right for you!
10 :. LA CROSSE SPARTANS
Exclusive Q&A’s with Spartans Head Coach Gilbert Brown 2/8/2010 1:22 PM Page 1 General Manager, Quarterback, and some staff!
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Believe it or not, golf season is around the corner, here are some tips to enhance your swing!
12 :. MEET THE TRAILS Check out the Kickapoo Valley Reserve by foot, bike, or water!
13 :. VINCE HAMILTON
Vince Hamilton came to La Crosse to play basketball for the Catbirds in 1986, fell in love Apr i l I s s ue. qxp 4/ 8/ 2009 11: 57 AMwith Page the1area and never left.
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Welcome to the SIXTH edition of the Greater La Crosse Sports Connection (GLSC) Thank you to all of you who participated in making the 2010 Greater La Crosse Sports Connection Awards Banquet another smashing success. Congratulations to all the award finalist and the awards winners, you truly deserve being honored for your outstanding accomplishments. To the Hall of Fame inductees, thank you for your contributions and inspiring others to achieve their best! Dick Bennett, you were a class act and gentlemen, thank you for making time to share your expertise and experience with us. The sports banquet was designed to bring our community together to celebrate sports and life. With your help we have done just that. In the past two years, over 20,000 votes were cast for finalists from La Crosse, Holmen, Onalaska, Sparta, Caledonia, Arcadia and other surrounding communities. Who will take home top honors in 2011? It’s up to you! To continue to make this event successful, please participate in the nomination process in the summer of 2010 by visiting our web site.
As we grow, join us and help make the La Crosse Area the best community to celebrate sports and life. For more information on this magazine or the La Crosse Area Sports Commission, please visit www.lacrossesportscommission.com.
Sincerely, Brian Meeter Executive Director La Crosse Area Sports Commission
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GOLF FITNESS
Building Blocks for an Efficient Golf Swing By Kirsten La Mere
Many of you have been anxiously awaiting the start of the new golf season. From researching new equipment to boning up on the latest techniques, now all you need is Mother Nature to cooperate. But what have you done to prepare physically? Months of limited activity have likely taken a toll on your body. A sedentary lifestyle can lead to muscle imbalances resulting in poor posture from tight muscles or weakness from disuse. Physical deficiencies such as poor flexibility, muscle weakness, or muscle imbalance can lead to poor swing mechanics, poor play, and/or injury. Although there is more than one way to swing a golf club, certain accepted physical characteristics are necessary to create an efficient swing. Our bodies operate in an alternating pattern of mobility and stability. Mobility is the combination of range of motion at the joints and flexibility of the muscles. Mobility allows for the generation of elastic energy, which establishes a base for efficient power production. Stability is the combination of balance, strength and muscle endurance. It allows us to keep one part of our body secure while moving an adjacent one, which leads to the generation of speed. If this alternating pattern of mobility and stability is altered in any way, dysfunction and compensation occur. For example, the lumbar spine (lower back) is designed to be stable and the hip joint and thoracic spine (mid back) are designed to be mobile. If mobility at the hip joint and/or thoracic spine is limited, then the lumbar spine compromises stability to obtain more mobility. This abnormal motion in the lumbar spine can lead to injury of the discs (“shockabsorbers� of the spine) or facet joints (small joints that connect the bones of the back). Interestingly, limited hip and thoracic spine mobility are two of the most common findings in male golfers. This may explain the high incidence of low back injuries in golf, which coincidently is the most commonly injured part of the body in amateur golfers. The goal of a golf fitness program, therefore, is to develop and enhance this alternating pattern of mobility and stability, thus increasing the chances for developing an efficient swing and decreasing the likelihood of injury.
A comprehensive golf fitness program should begin with a screening process by a golf fitness professional to identify the dysfunctions within the body. Coordination of the findings, along with input on swing faults from the teaching professional, is used to develop a program to address each of the golfer’s dysfunctions. Program components should include corrective exercises to address the dysfunctions and performance training exercises to enhance swing mechanics. Engaging in an appropriate golf fitness program designed to address your specific needs can keep you on course.
Here are some things to remember when preparing for the upcoming golf season: 1. In the grand scheme of things a general fitness program is good, but in order to maximize swing efficiency a personalized program is paramount. 2. Find a golf fitness professional with understanding of golf swing mechanics to assess your dysfunctions and build an appropriate program tailored specifically to your limitations/ needs. 3. An appropriate golf fitness program will address the following parameters: range-of-motion, flexibility, balance, strength, muscle endurance, as well as neuromuscular efficiency (coordination) and power. 4. When considering a golf fitness program, order of development of specific parameters does matter. If you have mobility limitations, focus on correcting them first. You never want to strengthen a mobility dysfunction. The next step is to move on to build stability and coordination. Once you build a good base, you then can focus on power development.
Kirsten La Mere is a Level 2 Certified Golf Fitness Instructor through Titleist Performance Institute and a Certified Athletic Trainer at Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine.
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Adaptive Alley
Gymnast Strives for the Gold at 2010 National Games
By Jessica Feld
With five Gold gymnastics medals and
Many La Crosse athletes will join McKee next summer including
an Athlete of the Year award to her
three Team Wisconsin soccer players, Mike Thompson, Millinda
name, 52-year-old Nadine McKee is
Heath, and Adam Orr, as well as Team Wisconsin Bowler, Marie
arguably one of La Crosse’s most deco-
Engebrecht, and power lifter, Steve McCain. Heather Stern, the
rated athletes.
Sports Coordinator at the Special Olympics - La Crosse Parks and Recreation will coach the National Games athletics team.
For the past 28 years, Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) athlete McKee
The event will kick off with the Opening Ceremonies that will in-
has competed with the Special Olym-
clude a Parade of Athletes and Lighting of the Torch followed by
pics Wisconsin La Crosse Parks and
competition in 13 different sporting events. Educational seminars
Recreation agency, training year-round in sports including athlet-
will also be offered to athletes and their families. Additional pro-
ics, gymnastics, bowling, bocce, and alpine skiing.
gramming will be aimed to increase public knowledge and understanding of the qualities and capabilities of people with intellectual
McKee proudly discusses her many honors and accomplishments,
disabilities.
but at the end of the day, she says she participates in Special Olympics sports simply to “have fun.”
No stranger to the pressures of National Games, McKee advises her teammates to have fun and “don’t be nervous.” To prepare
SOWI recently selected McKee as one of 64 athletes to represent
the athletes for the big event, an official training camp will be held
Team Wisconsin at the second-ever 2010 National Games, July 18-
April 16-18 in Oshkosh.
23 in Lincoln, Nebraska. During the six-day tournament, Team Wisconsin athletes will compete in aquatics, athletics, bocce, bowl-
To learn more about McKee and Team Wisconsin visit :
ing, golf, gymnastics, power lifting, tennis, basketball, and soccer.
SpecialOlympicsWisconsin.org For more information about the National Games visit :
McKee will lead the gymnastics team as she attempts to reclaim her title and take home her sixth Gold medal in gymnastics. Instead of dancing across the balance beam or vaulting through the air, McKee explained she competes in rhythmic gymnastics, where she incorporates a hoop, ribbon, and ball into a synchronized routine. “My favorite skill is the ribbon,” McKee said. “With the ribbon, you have more movement on the floor.” Beginning in January, McKee will join three other gymnastics from across the state and learn individual floor routines choreographed by Coach Mary Fiegel of West Bend. Over the next six months leading up to the National Games, McKee will balance her time between many of her favorite sports. From perfecting her gymnastics performance to training for downhill skiing and bowling, McKee is keeping herself very busy. She remains modest and focused on bowling—her favorite sport—in which she recently placed fifth at a regional tournament.
Jessica Feld is a Special Olympics Wisconsin PR intern, studies journalism at UW-Madison and enjoys running outside with her two dogs.
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GET FIT LA CROSSE
The La Crosse Fitness Festival is Growing; find the event that’s right for you – then go for it! By Julie Hatlem
There is no argument that our lives are so busy that we do not seem to have enough time for all that we want to do, including being outdoors and finding time to exercise. We spend our days working and our nights trying to catch up on everything else. This year the La Crosse Fitness Festival is geared toward getting you outdoors, and getting you active. With several new activities on the schedule this year, you are bound to find an event that is right for you. The most important thing is to select an activity that you enjoy and have fun. Returning activities from last year’s festival include the La Crosse Marathon, St. Clare Health Mission Half Marathon, Relay Marathon, Three Rivers 5K Run/Walk, Kid’s and Youth fun run and cycling, Health and Fitness Expo, Corporate Challenge, and the La Crosse Cycling Criterium. This year the festival will host several new events: Coulee Region Bike Tours of various lengths including a family bike ride, and the Grandad Cycling Time Trial. How to get started Match your performance goals to your ability to commit to training. If you only have a few hours to train a week, don’t plan to do a marathon. Select exercises that you enjoy and can do for at least 20 minutes, three to five days a week. Consider your motivation for training and competing in an event. Is it a lifestyle change, health reasons, competition, trying something new? Determine where training fits in your life and keep things in perspective. Your participation in an event will be more rewarding if you follow a routine to help you achieve your goals.
Reconnect with family and friends Work out at work. Start a lunchtime walking group with your coworkers. The regular routine and the support of your co-workers may help you stick with your fitness program.
Make fitness a part of your daily routine Use your commute time to workout. If you can bike, run, or walk to work it can be an efficient use of your time. Another benefit is that you will be more relaxed and more productive at work. Wake up early. Get up 30 minutes earlier than you normally do and use that time to walk or run outdoors. If you are not a morning person, experiment with your schedule to find out when you can get some exercise time in. Then make it a routine. Whatever you do, don’t think of exercise as just one more thing on your to-do list. Find an activity you enjoy — whether it’s a bike ride with your friends or a family neighborhood walk — and make it part of your regular routine. You are more likely to keep up with a fitness program you enjoy.
Involve the whole family. Take a walk before or after dinner. Ride your bikes together on weekends. Take daily walks with the family pet. An enthusiastic dog may even give you the motivation you need to lace up your walking shoes.
For more information about the festival, a full calendar of events, and registration information, visit : www.lacrossefitnessfestival.com To register for an event go to : www.active.com
Challenge a friend to participate in an event. Select an activity that you both enjoy and go for it. Working out with a friend often brings a new level of motivation to your workouts.
Julie Hatlem is a Managing Partner with Synergy Leadership Group and enjoys running and biking throughout the Coulee region.
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Q.: Al Reinert, Green Bay: Do you still keep in shape like you did when you played for the Packers? A.: Gilbert Brown: Not like I need to, but I will be going hard real soon. Q.: Mike Hemling, Richland Center: What is the biggest transition from being an NFL player to becoming an IFL Head Coach? A.: G.B.: The biggest thing is to learn the rules, and the eight man thing. [Editors Note: For more information go to http://goifl.com/ to find out more about the history and rules of the IFL.] Q.: Elizabeth Sheckel, Winona, MN: What are your expectations of the team for the upcoming year? A.: G.B: Nothin’ but the championship. Period. Q.: Paul Kellner, La Crosse: Do they still have the Gilbert Burger? A.: G.B: No, not any more. But maybe La Crosse and Burger King could bring it back… Q.: Tim Gaskell, Westby: What was Brett Farve’s greatest quality as a teammate? A.: G.B: Being a leader, but having fun while being that leader. Q.: Travis Gaskell, Westby: Who’s the best running back you ever played against? A.: G.B: No question, its #20, Barry Sanders. The best ever. That guy did moves that the backs today still can’t do! 10 | ISSUE SEVEN | WWW.LACROSSESPORTSCOMMISSION.COM
Q.: Jim Bellomo, Indianapolis, IN: What part of the indoor football league do you think will excite football fans the most? A.: Chris Kokalis: I think it is the quality of the players in this league that will excite football fans the most. This league is a developmental league; we have premier D1, D2, and D3 players all looking to go to the next level, either the NFL (National Football League) or the CFL (Canadian Football League). Typically 2-3 players from each team move on with an invitation to NFL training camps each year. Q.: Sandra Proksch-Troope, La Crosse: Where are the players coming from and what experience do they have? A.: C.K: We have players from throughout the country. We have guys that played college ball and recently graduated and players that were in NFL camps that need a little more experience under their belts. Q.: Ben Risseeuw, La Crosse: What are your attendance goals for the season? A.: C.K: Obviously I would be lying if I didn’t say I hoped for a sell out each game. Ideally though, if we had 3,500-4,000 fans in the stands each game, I would be happy. Q.: Aaron Reinert, La Crosse: What is the main difference (if any) between the Arena Football League and the Indoor Football League? A.: C.K: The Arena Football League has nets surrounding the field whereas the Indoor Football League does not. This makes it much easier for fans to get a football during the course of play. Also, the AFL rules require 2 linebackers to be in the box at all times. In the IFL, the linebackers are allowed to float.
Q.: Jake Miller, Onalaska: What upcoming games or events are you most looking forward to this season? A.: Matt Moes, Team Operations Assistant: I am most excited to get into training camp because that gives us the chance to see what the guys can do in pads. This will allow us to see the true potential of these guys. A.: Kerri Marlborough, Community Relations: I am excited for Saturday, April 3rd, which is our home opener at the La Crosse Center at 7:30 PM. This game is the official start to a month consumed by football, as the Spartans will play at the La Crosse Center every weekend in April! A.: Kristina Steger, Corporate Sponsorship Assistant: I am looking forward to celebrating Spartans wins at both of our post-game sponsors, Big Al’s and Impulse. We already had a great turn out at both spots after our Family Night Scrimmage and we look forward to increasing the community turnout each game.
Q.: Sarah Putnam, La Crosse: Do you hope to eventually go on to the NFL? A.: Jimmy Sangster: Yes, I hope to go to the NFL in the future. Every IFL season about 3 guys get invited to an NFL training camp. If invited, this will allow for work outs with a professional team. Q.: Leanne Meeter, Holmen: Do scouts come to the games, or will you have the opportunity to work out for any pro teams? A.: J.S: I’m sure there will be some in the stands at the La Crosse Center this season. We have a great group of guys; everyone is dedicated not only to football but to the La Crosse community as well. WWW.LACROSSESPORTSCOMMISSION.COM | ISSUE SEVEN | 11
Kickapoo Valley Reserve By Gregg Hoffmann
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Gregg Hoffmann is a veteran journalist and publishes www.midwestdiamondreport.com and www.oldschoolcollectibles.com.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW
Catbird Legend... Vince Hamilton By Gregg Hoffmann
Vince Hamilton came to La Crosse to play basketball for the Catbirds in 1986, fell in love with the area and never left. “I’ve been here ever since,” said Hamilton, who now is the vicepresident of Lorenz Chiropractic, serves as a home school coordinator for the Ho-Chunk Nation, and still is involved with basketball as a youth coach. “It’s a good place to live. There are three major cities within easy reach. You can get to an airport if you do need to travel. It has a lot of stuff to offer. The landscape is beautiful, and the people are nice. It reminds me of my home area of North Carolina.” Hamilton didn’t mention that his home state has considerably milder winters, but then he learned to handle winter while playing for the Catbirds in the Continental Basketball Association. He was a CBA All Star in 1987, played on the Catbirds’ championship teams of 1990-92 and is a member of the all-time Catbirds team. By the time he retired from professional basketball, Hamilton had played more games than any other player in CBA history (412). That record has since been surpassed, but Hamilton still owns the league record for consecutive games played in at 297.
Before playing for the Catbirds, Hamilton was with four other CBA teams for brief periods, including Albany, where Phil Jackson coached at the time. He finished with a 56% shooting percentage for his career and led the CBA in that category five times. After his playing days ended, Hamilton stuck with the Catbirds as an assistant coach and assistant marketing director. He also served as director of basketball operations, assistant coach and community relations director for the La Crosse Bobcats, the successor to the Catbirds. He owned PIBA Marketing from 1994-96. Basketball remained part of his life. For six years until this season, he served as an assistant coach for the UW-La Crosse women’s basketball team. “I had to give it up to coach my sons who are coming up now,” Hamilton said. “I like staying involved with the game and like working with young people.” Vince and his wife Linda have three children, Vincent, Jacksun and Aliyah.
“I think those days will always go down as a beautiful time in sports in this area,” Hamilton said of his years with the Catbirds. “There was always excitement. It became an event to go to, even beyond just the basketball. We were a championship quality team in my early years here, but when Flip (Saunders) came he brought it to another level. He had a philosophy that fit with a lot of guys who wanted to play in the NBA. When the opportunity was there, we pushed the ball up the court. But, then we could execute a team to death, especially if we had a lead in the last four or five minutes.” Hamilton was a draft pick of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers after an outstanding career at Clemson. He was with the Pacers for a while and later in his career also had a stint with what became the Washington Wizards. While Hamilton’s play as a point guard fit into a team concept of the game and helped the Catbirds win, he didn’t have the specialized skills that NBA teams were looking for back in those days. “They would rather call up a guy with a specific skill and plug him into a role,” Hamilton said. “Most of the guys I saw called up fit that description. I don’t regret it though. I had great years here.”
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SPORTS TRAINING
The Importance of Proper Instruction for Youth Softball By Doug Gardner
The “purpose” of all sports camps should be to provide proper mechanics and fundamentals instruction that reduces the risk of injury for players while enhancing a player’s overall ability. Summer youth softball programs are not far off. Right now is a perfect time to start considering what camps and clinics to attend this summer. Summer camps are an excellent opportunity for young softball players to hone their skills and work at perfecting their pitching mechanics. Proper mechanics can help prevent future injuries from repetitively throwing with the wrong motions. Choose a camp that has qualified instructors who are experts in their field of coaching. Going to a qualified camp as a young athlete will give you an edge with a better chance of making the varsity squad.
Whenever our body motions are outside or inside the natural line of motion for which our joints are intended, our joints become stressed and compromised. Too much stress and/or compromise
When you look at the best female softball pitchers in the world,
over a period of time can cause pain and even injury. This pain
girls like Jenny Finch, Cat Osterman, Sarah Pauly, and Monica Ab-
tells us something is wrong. Once we experience pain, we usually
bott, you’ll notice they all have proper mechanics. They’re pitch-
quit doing the things that caused that pain. After some rest and
ing in the Women’s Professional League for a reason. They were
physical therapy, most athletes start doing the same things again
college All-American’s for a reason…It’s because they were taught
that caused the pain, without knowing why the activity caused the
how to pitch properly at a very young age. Most of the girls who
pain in the first place. Learning how to throw properly will do won-
play at the highest levels of college and professional softball have
ders for that pain, and perhaps save a young athlete’s career.
been taught properly how to do the skills necessary to compete at those levels. Without having the proper mechanics an athlete in-
The “purpose” of all sports camps should be to provide proper
creases the risk of injury. Our joints are constructed in a manner
mechanics and fundamentals instruction that reduces the risk of
that allows certain movements and flexibilities.
injury for players while enhancing a player’s overall ability. Volunteer parent coaches often have very little background knowledge of proper mechanics. New to coaching? Join your daughters or young players at these camps if you would like to increase your knowledge of the fine art of proper mechanics and help your athletes get the most out of their talents.
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EVENT ~ Monster Truck Show - La Crosse Center ~ Stansfield Singles Pool Tournament - La Crosse Center ~ Coulee Region Polar Plunge - Pettibone Beach ~ “Sweet, Sweet Spring- Norskedalen Heritage Center” ~ Boys and Girls Club/McDonalds Baseball Clinic ~ Greater La Crosse Golf Show - La Crosse Center ~ La Crosse Sirens Roller Derby - La Crosse Center ~ La Crosse Archery Two Man Scramble - La Crosse Archery ~ ACE in the HOLE Cornhole Tournament to benefit The Children’s Miracle Network-Baus House ~ Grand National Show Choir and Concert Choir Invitational La Crosse Center ~ Custom Auto Show - La Crosse Center ~ Rocco’s Memorial Gun Show - Omni Center ~ Ducks Unlimited Banquet - La Crosse Center ~ Combat USA- Omni Center ~ Stansfield Team Pool Tournament - La Crosse Center
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