QBR Camp Goal Post: December 2009 - Vol. 1, No. 12 |
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YULETIDE GREETING QBR Camp Season's Best Wishes Best wishes to all QBR Campers and their families for a Merry Christmas We hope that this is a special time of year to spend with the ones you love --Warmly, Dr. Laird Hayes and the QBR Camp Family Put your name on the QBR Camp website scrolling banner! Email us your accomplishments this past season: your all-league or all-conference or all-state records, how many passes for td's, how many passes caught and # of td's scored, etc: Email my info to QBR Camp GATORADE BRINGS YOU CAMP G When you’re a member of this elite club, you can connect with other players and athletes, get special access to training videos, and upload photos of your G Moments for the entire network to see. So, keep your G up and be proud! You belong to something bigger now. Welcome to the family. Welcome to Camp G. Join it at facebook.com/CampG QBR COACH PRO-FILE Coach Steve Calhoun: Determination, Like any other young sibling wanting to follow in his older brother’s footsteps, football was my passion at a young age. I tried to be the best athlete that I possibly could, working twice as hard as the other athletes in my community and in the county. Growing up in Santa Ana, California, the competition among quarterbacks in the area was fierce which made me more determined to succeed. With a father who proved to be my biggest fan, I was encouraged to play hard and continue the determination necessary to get through tough games. Playing high school football at Santa Ana Valley was difficult because we had very few victories. Even under those circumstances, I was never discouraged. I decided to attend Santa Ana College to further my playing career, which ended up being the best decision of my life. At Santa Ana College, I had the opportunity to work with Coach Tom Shine, who is the best quarterback coach I ever trained with. The things he taught me I still use today in my training of young quarterbacks at Armed & Dangerous and QBR. As a result of his guidance and instruction, I was able to go on to play at New Mexico State University and eventually the Professional German Football League (GFL), where I became Player of the Year in 1996. After my nine year career in Europe, I wanted to stay involved in football which influenced my decision to coach at the high school level for programs such as Loara High School, J. Serra High School and Servite High School. Along the way, I met a man who has influenced me and encouraged me to be the kind of coach I am today. One great story about Dr. Laird Hayes and me was during NFL Europe Referees training in Germany. During this time, he attended a game unaware that I was playing in it. At the press conference following the game, Laird was very impressed with my ability to answer all of the questions in German, highlighting my bilingual skills. Although we did not meet formally at that time, we had the opportunity to work together at QBR Camp eight years later. And this time, Laird expressed how impressed he was with me after he learned that I was the individual participating in the press conference eight years earlier. My experiences with him amplified my desire to pursue my own entrepreneurial aspirations. In 2004 I started my own business called Armed & Dangerous Football. A&D has been successful because of the training, coaching and teaching skills I developed at Quarterback and Receiver Camp. Laird and I both believe in throwing mechanics, footwork and coaching every aspect of the quarterback position. QBR Camp and A&D are striving for the same goals in developing not only skilled quarterbacks, but confident, young men who can take the hard work and determination taught and succeed not only in their athletic aspirations, but also in the professional world. --Coach Steve Calhoun (Coach Calhoun has been working at both QBR California camps and QBR Midwest camps since 2005.) QBR CAMPER FAMILY QUOTES Dear Dr. Hayes and QBR Camp Staff: I just wanted to share with you how your QBR camp has helped my son in achieving his goals. He attended your QBR camp at Cal Lutheran University in July of 2009. We were so very impressed by the quality of coaches and players attending this camp and the fact that this was not a promotional camp. It became obvious right away that good instruction was available to all participants even if one were from Canada. Colton is an honor roll 11th grade student that was afforded the opportunity to start for his high school team. At the beginning of the season in southern Alberta, which was late August, Colton set himself some personal goals for the year. One of these goals was to be the first 11th grade quarterback in the history of his high school to set a new passing record for the season and more importantly win a provincial tier one title. After the first two games of the season he had passed for over 600 yards (450 yards to his two best receivers) with 5 touchdowns, two interceptions and was on his way to not only breaking the season record, but the all time career record for passing yardage at his high school LCI. At the end of the second game, his number one receiver broke his ankle. This left him with really only one proven, seasoned receiver that he could count on. As luck would have it, this receiver broke his ankle at the end of the third game. What an opportunity for some of the other receivers to step up. Although Colton had some success with some of the new and inexperienced receivers (who definitely would benefit from your camp), most games were met with a level of frustration that Colton suppressed for the betterment of the team. As a dad, what I am most proud of, is the fact that Colt focused on helping his team rather than personal achievement on the stats sheet. Even though a provincial title was not achieved, Colton's head coach informed him a couple of days ago that he broke the season record by 40-50 yards which was set in 1999 by a 12th grade quarterback who ironically enough is one of the coaches on this team who went on to play at the University of Calgary. Thank you again for your fantastic hospitality in California and for helping Colton in reaching a milestone in his career. Marc Garner TIPS FROM THE BERKELEY WELLNESS LETTER Self-Care: To halt a calf cramp, try flexing your foot by pointing it upward. Lying down and grabbing the toes and ball of your foot and pulling them toward your knee may help. At the same time, massage the calf muscle gently to relax it fully. Walking may help, too, particularly if you put your full weight on your heels. Fitness: For the best sit-ups, keep your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor and come up to no more than a 30° angle. Skip those old-fashioned straight-leg sit-ups; these can make you over arch and thus strain your lower back. Food and Nutrition: If you’re looking for the most nutritious yogurt, skip the fruit flavored varieties. Most of these contain fruit jam, which is not a significant source of nutrients, but does add the equivalent of eight or nine teaspoons of sugar per cup. The jam also takes up space otherwise filled by yogurt, so jam sweetened varieties contain less calcium, protein, and other nutrients than plain yogurt or flavors such as vanilla or lemon, which don’t contain jam. The best option: add fresh fruit to plain yogurt. Quarterback and Receiver camp is pleased to provide the opportunity for camper families to purchase cancellation insurance with CampProtector.com, click here. In our continued efforts to keep from raising tuition prices, QBR will not process cash refunds. In the event that a cancellation is necessary, QBR will transfer the tuition to the next year. Should you prefer a cash refund, you will be required to purchase cancellation insurance. For details of our QBR Camp tuition policy, click here.
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