SBA Spring 2010 News
Douglas and Candice Brooks Named Directors of Athlete Conditioning
Sugar Bowl Academy is absolutely ecstatic to announce that we have made an agreement with Douglas and Candice Brooks to be our new Directors of Athlete Conditioning. The Brooks have been acknowledged among the country’s top trainers in the health/fitness and sport conditioning fields for the past 25 years. Their incredible experience and knowledge in the field will help create an outstanding opportunity for our kids. Their passion for excellence and willingness to work with our staff and within our system will help propel our athletic training program to the forefront of sport academies and differentiate us as the very best in the nation when it comes to our conditioning system. You all know what a difference physical conditioning can make to our kids on the hill and for the rest of their lives, and this attention to providing the very best opportunity for each individual is what we are all about.
As Head Conditioning coach, Luke Patterson will be spearheading the effort with the Brooks regarding what needs to happen between now and September 1 to develop a program that is replicable yet fluid, individualized yet fun, and most of all helps to create a culture of pride in achieving top fitness.
Douglas Brooks holds a Master's degree in exercise physiology. As an author, lecturer, trainer, coach and video personality, his knowledge of fitness is recognized by professionals and the public worldwide. He is the author of eight major books, as well as numerous publications relating to the science of sport conditioning. He conducts lectures and workshops on exercise physiology and strength training across the globe, and conducts product research and development for several sport equipment companies. Douglas is the consulting physiologist and strength/conditioning coach for a number of teams and athletes. In 2007, he was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame, and is a Twist Sport Conditioning Master Coach.
Candice is an internationally known fitness expert and lecturer, and is a past IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year. She has authored four fitness books and has been featured in more than 25 DVDs. As a consultant to several fitness equipment companies, Candice creates exercise programming for athletes and the general public. Her areas of expertise include integrated core programs, stability ball and BOSU programming, sport stretch and yoga, agility and cardiovascular conditioning.
SBA Students Clean Up Highway 40
Sugar Bowl Academy student-athletes spent a rainy Wednesday afternoon sandblasting graffiti off the granite that stretches along the banks of Old Highway 40. Using 800 pounds of sand donated by Truckee North Tahoe Materials, SBA students and staff removed twenty orange, purple, and green stenciled robots from the rock faces.
After viewing the colored spray paint marring the natural environment on Saturday, May 8, SBA students responded maturely by asking how they could clean up the graffiti and prevent further destruction of the natural environment. Jake Scannell, an SBA senior made things clear for the entire SBA student-body, “Stenciling robots on the granite of Donner Summit shows utter disregard for the natural environment that surrounds our school."
A phone call to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office led to an organized graffiti removal effort using a sandblaster rather that toxic chemical removers. On Wednesday afternoon, a small group of students marked off the graffiti areas with orange cones and were followed by a sandblasting crew comprised of several teachers and students who were able to easily remove the graffiti. The rock faces are now free from markings and the Sugar Bowl Academy community vows they will respond in a similar manner if the graffiti continues. Head of School, Tracy Wilson, concluded, “We are proud to the be the ones who’ve removed the unnatural markings and restored the beauty of our natural surroundings. We will continue to take such action if needed.”
