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Each sport may have as many as 20 elements or derivatives, giving us more like 500+ activities you can participate in, coach or watch here in Ventura County.
Let’s assume half our 800,000 people participate, coach or watch sports here. There would be 8,000 fans of each sport except most of those 400,000 people play, coach or watch more than one sport. The average local connects to 10 of these sports, giving us closer to 4 million player/coach/fan hits.
Look at age appropriate activities and a clear picture develops of the younger generation doing more sports and the older generation watching and coaching more sports. Those that can, do. Those that can’t, coach. Those that can’t coach, watch.
How about where the sport takes place? Fields, courts, ocean, beaches, backyards, in the air, under the ocean, in pools and on our roads, lakes, river and streams and in homes and businesses, we do sports anywhere there are people that want to compete.
Ventura County has 60 players in Division 1 football, and at least as many in soccer, softball, baseball and track and field scattered across the US. It’s safe to say we have over 500 athletes competing in college sports and probably twice that many that compete in all the sports on the list on a national level. Let’s call it the Ventura 1000 participating in the Ventura 50 sports at the national level.
So here’s the list! Upset that your sport is not on the list? Disagree that a sport is on the list that shouldn’t be? Email me at guystalktime@gmail.com and give your opinion as it will be heard. Let Guys Talk Time, our local Internet sports show on www.blogtalkradio.com, be the definer of what we do, coach and watch here. We wouldn’t be a great sports place if we weren’t passionate about sports so let the discussion begin!
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From May 2007 Volleyball Magazine story: Rogers also puts a lot of work into his family life. Rogers and his wife will be married 10 years this month. Besides Hannah, the couple also has a son, Nate (who just turned 6).
“My family is very important,” said Rogers. “We rented that movie ‘Click’ the other day. In the movie the guy gets to the top of his career, but he doesn’t know his kids. It was poignant. I keep my family as a priority rather than making beach volleyball a career.”
Beach legend Karch Kiraly also had high praise for Rogers: “He’s got the all-around package,” said the three-time Olympic gold medalist. “He’s an incredible defensive player. He has great ball control. He’s a good setter and he can sideout against the best blockers. Todd has really impressed me the last couple of years with how he studies the game and his opponents.”
Tune in to “Guys Talk Time” for discussions on local youth, high school and college men’s and women’s sports, pro sports like beach volleyball, football and basketball. This is a place where there will be discussions about guys and dolls, a place to go, a man cave for us to relax after the workday and feel good about being young or old, single or married, and a man, here in the greatest place in the US, Ventura County. In these troubled times, let Peter and Keith show you how to make life a little easier. We’ll even have women on the show that will reveal secrets you need to know to put the man back in your guyness.
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By: Keith Gunther
What do Ray Anderson, Vice President of Football Operations, Jason Belser
Regional Director of the NFL Players Association and Roger Goodell NFL Commissioner have to do with high school football in Ventura? They started the NFL website, www.usafootball.com, that offers great tips on how to get the most out of the game for the players.
They have taken some of the greatest teachers in the country and published their work on the site. David Jacobson of the Positive Coaching Alliance says it best: "Encourage your child to act with humility and compassion, as those traits enhance performance and show true leadership."
Talking with your high school or youth player can be the most important time to influence their experience in the game. To make sure your athlete uses their time on the gridiron to grow into a successful adult requires de-emphasizing winning and emphasizing their experiences as part of the team. When speaking to a youth football player after a game, listen more and get the youngster to talk about the game from his or her own perspective. The goal is to get them to talk about the game the way they saw it, not for you to tell your child what he or she could have done differently.
Conversation with your child about his or her youth sports experience is one of the single most important factors in the ability to learn life lessons from sports. Three principles that responsible sport parents can apply to their conversations with their children are:
An approach called ELM focuses on effort, learning and mistakes. When players give their best effort, learn along the way and realize that mistakes are not to be feared, they will perform their best, making them winners regardless of the outcome of a game.
Keep "Emotional Tanks" overflowing. Fill the emotional tanks of youth athletes and like a car's gas tank, a full "emotional tank" can take us anywhere, but an empty tank will take us nowhere. Use the ratio of five specific, truthful praises for each correction. Getting players to go all out in drills, conditioning and games calls for positive reinforcement.
Honor the game through the core elements: Rules, Officials, Opponents, Teammates and Self. Treat these elements with respect and players, coaches, parents and fans will all enjoy the football experience.
Begin to look for ways to enforce these principles with more informal "values demonstrations". This means demonstrating the principles and values through actions. By taking those steps ourselves, we create an environment where others can follow. When one parent walks across the bleachers to congratulate a parent of the opponent, it speaks volumes about the culture of the team. That shows individual leadership and a personal commitment to the culture of honoring the game, including opponents. Culture is kept not just on the field, but in the stands as well - cheering for a great play made by an opponent for example. Try sticking around for the Championship game after your team has been eliminated and cheer on the team that narrowly beat your team in a hard, well-fought game. Cheer for the coach because he or she needs praise as well.
It's not easy, but it's worth it. Education through sport can develop children of high character, who lead, persevere, overcome adversity and function as productive team members. Sports provide the ideal classroom for teaching life lessons and parents who demonstrate responsibility lead a good example for their children to follow.
It seems like everyone has a favorite Marv Dunphy story. Here he is at a recent volleyball chalk talk in Camarillo, Ca for coaches at all levels. After coaching them up for 3 hours he put Peter in a headlock and showed us he is still the head knocker! Our blog on a former player for Marv shows how motivational he is and if you listen to our show with Marv from December 11 on www.blogtalkradio.com, you will see what a national treasure he is.
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Widely recognized as one of the game’s premier coaches, Dr. Marv Dunphy has directed Pepperdine to four NCAA men’s volleyball titles and is heading into his 26th season as the Waves’ head coach in 2009. Dunphy, who holds a career record of 469-184 (.718), is noted for his highly technical approach to the game and diligent training methods. He was the 2005 National Coach of the Year and a three-time MPSF Coach of the Year. As a result of his training, 18 different Waves have earned 32 All-American first team accolades. Pepperdine players have been named All-Americans 47 times under Dunphy’s direction. Five different athletes have gone on to earn National Player of the Year honors in Bob Ctvrtlik (1985), George Roumain (1998, 1999), Brad Keenan (2002, 2003), Sean Rooney (2005) and Jonathan Winder (2007). No other men’s program has had more POTY recipients than Pepperdine since the American Coaches Volleyball Association began issuing the awards in 1991. Dunphy held a long, successful coaching tenure with the U.S. National Team. The American squad maintained a No. 1 world ranking and compiled an impressive overall record of 197-31 (.864) during his time as coach. Additionally, the team won every major international tournament: the 1985 World Cup, the 1986 World Championships, the 1987 Pan American Games and, most importantly, the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Since then, he has been an assistant coach at the 2000 Olympics and a consultant coach at the 1996, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. Nineteen of his Pepperdine volleyball players have represented the U.S. National Team, with 10 taking part in the Olympics. In 1994, Dunphy was formally recognized for his immense contribution to the sport, as he was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in A native of nearby After completing his athletics eligibility, Dunphy continued his affiliation with the Pepperdine program, serving as an assistant coach to both Harlan Cohen and Burt DeGroot before assuming the head coaching duties in 1977. The following season, Dunphy led Pepperdine to its first-ever NCAA team championship, as the Waves upended UCLA in five games in Dunphy, who earned a master’s degree in physical education from USC in 1978, left Pepperdine following the 1978 championship season to obtain his doctorate degree in the same subject area at Pepperdine advanced to the NCAA title match in 1983 and 1984, but the Waves were beaten on both occasions by crosstown foe UCLA. However, the tide turned for the fabled “Malibu Roofing Company” in 1985, as Pepperdine rolled to an impressive 25-2 record — still tied as the best single-season mark in school history — and defeated USC in four games at Pauley Pavilion to capture the NCAA title. The victory proved to be a perfect farewell gift to Dunphy, who took a leave of absence following the 1985 season to immediately began working with the U.S. National Team at its In Dunphy’s absence, Pepperdine captured its third NCAA championship in 1986. He returned to the head coaching position in November 1988. Upon returning to In 1998, Pepperdine compiled an impressive 23-5 mark and won the MPSF Tournament with a four-game victory over UCLA at Pauley Pavilion. Unfortunately, UCLA gained its revenge in the NCAA title match, defeating Pepperdine in three games. During the 1999 campaign the Waves notched a solid 20-5 mark and senior outside hitter George Roumain was tabbed the AVCA National Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Roumain was a member of the 2000 Olympic Team along with former Pepperdine players Kevin Barnett and Chip McCaw. Dunphy took another 17-month sabbatical in order to serve as an assistant coach with the U.S. National Team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Pepperdine won the 2002 MPSF regular-season title with a 20-2 mark and then proceeded to win the league’s postseason tournament for the second time in three years. Sean Rooney earned the program’s first player recognized as the AVCA National Newcomer of the Year. In 2003, Pepperdine went 24-6 overall, including 19-3 in the MPSF, advanced to the title game of the MPSF Tournament and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. There, the Waves suffered a hard-fought, five-game setback to eventual national champion Lewis, which later vacated the title. In May of 2003, Dunphy was honored as one of four coaches named to the U.S. Volleyball Association’s Men’s 1978-2002 All-Era Team. Dunphy served the U.S. National Team in a scouting and advisory role during the 2003 World Cup in Pepperdine earned the fifth NCAA title in the program’s history in 2005. The Waves won the regular-season conference crown before earning the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championships by claiming the MPSF Tournament title with victories over Cal State Northridge and That year Dunphy was selected as National Coach of the Year for the first time in his career. He also earned MPSF Coach of the Year honors for the second time after previously picking up the honor in 2002. Dunphy earned MPSF Coach of the Year honors again in 2007 as the Waves went 26-3 overall, won both the MPSF regular-season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in school history. During fall 2007, Dunphy rejoined the U.S. National Team for the World Cup in The 2008 Waves made one of their most unexpected runs to the national championship match, as they began the postseason as the #5 seed in the MPSF Tournament, but won the event with three straight wins away from home. Pepperdine knocked off A popular instructor for |
