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Posted on 8/21/2017 - 2 minute read
CUI’s men's lacrosse program capped a historic season with their first national championship in May. For a team that had just 12 players a few years ago, “It’s been a pretty incredible turnaround,” says fourth-year coach Ryan Brent, who coached the men’s and women’s club teams.
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By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 7/1/2017 - 2 minute read
By Freda Freeman Posted on 5/3/2017 - 4 minute read
Senior student-athletes who are graduating from Concordia University Irvine this month are proud to be a part of the school’s history in the making. They are honored to have played their respective sports during Concordia’s transition to a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II school.
By Freda Freeman Posted on 3/13/2017 - 4 minute read
To build a human pyramid with a group of girls standing on each other’s backs and shoulders takes not only strong, sturdy muscles but trust, loyalty and a strong family bond.
By Ann Ashmon Posted on 3/1/2017 - 4 minute read
Paula Weishoff is one of the most decorated players in U.S. volleyball history, with three Olympic medals and two Olympic MVP awards.
By Taylor Dennison Posted on 3/1/2017 - 3 minute read
I played softball for ten years and was being recruited by colleges when I was just fourteen. The pressure was intense—pitching lessons, hitting lessons, daily practice. Finally, I stopped enjoying the sport. When the high school volleyball coach invited me to try out, I gave it a shot and fell in love with it.
By Shaleek Blackburn Posted on 9/23/2016 - 2 minute read
“According to a concept developed by two professors from Stanford University, there are two types of mindsets: the growth mindset, the understanding that the hand you are dealt is just the starting point for development, believing basic qualities are things one can cultivate through effort, and the fixed mindset, believing one’s qualities are fixed in stone, which creates an urgency to prove oneself over and over again”
By Shaleek Blackburn Posted on 6/15/2016 - 2 minute read
There’s more to bullying than most coaches think, says Newport Beach attorney and Concordia University Irvine professor of Legal Aspects of Sports, Erik Woodbury.
In order to develop and maintain a leading sports program, coaches must establish authentic, meaningful relationships, not only with student-athletes and their parents, but also with school administrators and the community-at-large, says Jon Hamro, a professor for the Master's of Coaching and Athletic Administration program at Concordia University Irvine.