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I am not sure about everyone else but Autumn/Fall is by far my favorite time of year. I think we are all wishing for the fall season to begin and stay! The beauty of the outdoors, the crisp smell of leaves, the warmth of bonfires, the excitement of high school sports, and so many other things about this season make it exciting. I guess another reason for the favoritism is that I know that the Holiday season is right around the corner.

We are excited for our Fall Season here at Pinnacle. We literally have something for everyone! No reason for me to go over all of the quality programs we have to offer. You can go to our website – www.pinnaclesports.org – or stop by to get more information.

Something else that I am very excited about but don’t shout it enough is the Mission of Pinnacle Sports. I would like to just remind everyone – including myself – on why we do what we do. It really is very simple. It is to make your

son or daughter, your grandson or granddaughter, your niece or nephew, your brother or sister or yourself a better person through athletics. We use sports and athletics as a tool in DEVELOPING ATHLETES FOR LIFE. This is not just a cute tag line or something that looks good on a business card – it is WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE BELIEVE. We continue to make strides in staffing, training, programming, facilities and all that we do to make Pinnacle Sports your home away from home. Know that we appreciate your commitment and trust in us, who we are and what we do.

Have a wonderful and exciting fall season and please know that we will do all we can to make your Pinnacle Sports experience the absolute best possible.

All the Best,

RICH

Rich Garbinsky, President/GM

A Message From The President

Volume 13, Issue 15 September 2018

PINNACLE SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENTS • Our Winter Leagues are now forming. Soccer: Youth, High School, Open

Men’s, Men’s 30+ & Co-Ed, Softball: High School, Flag Football: Youth and

Adult. Pick up a brochure or check the website, www.pinnaclesports.org, for

information. Spots are limited so register today!

• If you are interested in TEAM TRAINING, field rental, batting cage rental or

need practice time, please contact Lea Burns at extension 102 or email her

at lburns@pinnaclesports.org.

• Do you know anyone looking for a part-time job? Pinnacle Sports is looking

for hard-working individuals who believe in the Mission of Pinnacle Sports

to work as Part Time Ambassadors/Concession workers and youth coaches.

Stop by the front desk to pick up an application.

• Bubble Soccer has Open Bubble Nights currently scheduled for Fridays,

September 28, October 12 and October 26. There will be more scheduled

over the winter months. Check the website for details.

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Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports Program

This month, hundreds of thousands of coaches and parents will be meeting for registration and initial team meetings all across the country. Whether it’s a first meeting or a re-acquaintance, these interactions between coaches and parents are a vital tool in building and fostering a positive and rewarding sports environment for our children. As you head to these meetings, whether you’re the coach or the parent, consider taking a responsible sports approach to help build a strong foundation for a winning season.

A Positive Approach At Liberty Mutual Insurance, we want to champion a responsible sports environment for our kids playing sports. We’ve partnered with experts from across youth sports - like US Youth Soccer - to provide valuable tools, tips and advice to parents and coaches alike. And they universally agree: having positive parents involved with positive coaches creates positive outcomes both on and off the field. If you’re interested in fostering a positive relationship with your son or daughter’s coach this season, consider: 1. Recognize the Coach’s Commitment: Coaches log many hours of preparation beyond the time spent at practices and

games. And you’d better believe they’re not in it for the money (in many cases, coaches are working without any pay). Try to remember this whenever anything goes awry during the season.

2. Make Early, Positive Contact: As soon as you learn who your child’s coach is going to be, introduce yourself, let him or her know you want to help your child enjoy the best possible experience, and offer to assist the coach in any way you’re qualified. Meeting the coach early and establishing a positive relationship will make conversation easier if a problem arises during the season.

3. Fill the Coach’s Emotional Tank: When coaches are doing something you like, let them know about it. Coaching is a stressful job, and many coaches only hear from parents when they decide to voice a complaint. A coach with a full emotional tank will always do a better job.

4. Don’t Instruct During a Game or Practice: Your child is trying to concentrate amid the chaotic, fast-moving action of a game, as well as do what the coach asks of him or her. A parent yelling out instructions hardly ever helps. More often than not, it confuses the child, adds pressure and goes against the coaches’ instruction, which undermines the player-coach relationship, the player-parent relationship and the parent-coach relationship.

5. Observe a "Cooling Off" Period: Wait to talk to the coach about something you are upset about for at least 24 hours. Emotions can get so hot, that it’s often better and more productive to wait a day before contacting the coach. This also gives you time to consider exactly what to say to the coach, and how to say it.

Addressing Issues The relationship between coaches, parents and athletes are like any other relationship: they have their ups and downs. And there are situations that you or youth athlete need to address with the coach. How you address the issue is just as important as resolving the issue itself. Practice a Responsible Sports approach even as you address these issues.

Empowering Your Child to Speak Before you as the parent intervene, make sure you’ve asked yourself, "Is this something that my child should do for his or herself?" There are several advantages to having your children, rather than you, speak directly to the coach. Many coaches are more open to suggestions from players than from parents. The biggest plus here is that this can be an empowering experience for children, even if they don’t get the result they seek. Summoning the courage to talk to the coach can be a great life lesson. Your children may gain important experiences about dealing with people above them in the power structure, at school or in future jobs, by discussing their issue with the coach on their own.

When You, the Parent, Need to Intervene We hope that you don’t find yourself in a situation where you, as a Responsible Sport Parent, need to intervene. But youth soccer has no place for a coach who verbally or physically intimidates his or her athletes. You would never allow a teacher to bully or humiliate a student, and you can’t allow it from a coach. Unless your children are too young to understand what’s going on, talk with them before intervening. If a child is against the idea, but you believe the situation demands that you intervene, tell your child something along the lines of, "I understand that you don’t want me to talk to your coach, but I believe that this is so important that I must do it."

How to Approach the Coach If you’re angry about the situation, it’s best to gain control of yourself and make sure you know exactly what you want and need to say. Use a ‘cooling off’ period to collect your thoughts. Pick a time and place where only the coach can hear you – not during a game or practice, and not where you might be overheard, which could make the coach more defensive. You may need to write and even rehearse what you want to say until it sounds just the way you want it too. Be prepared to support your assertions with specific examples. Then listen carefully to what the coach says in return. Given certain situations, it’s simply the right – and mature, adult – thing to do.

THE COACH-PARENT RELATIONSHIP: A RESPONSIBLE APPROACH

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Whether you are a student or the parent of a student, you likely have one thing on your mind as the new school

year begins: academic performance. From kindergarteners to graduate level college students, concentration

and learning are critical and directly related to how successful the year is and how bright the future looks

career wise.

You may be wondering what academic performance has to do with a newsletter from Pinnacle Sports.

The answer? Everything. The research is conclusive: physical exercise directly impacts how well a student

does academically.

Consistent, daily exercise results in significantly improved concentration, learning and test scores.

In his book, Spark, The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, Harvard Psychiatrist Dr. John

Ratey cites studies that document dramatic increases in the academic performance of students when they begin

adding exercise to their daily schedule.

City Park Collegiate school in Saskatoon Saskatchewan is an inner city school in which many students have

both behavioral and academic challenges. But after bringing treadmills into the class room and letting the

students use them, behavioral and academic problems improved.

Students were able to sit still longer, concentrate better and scores began sky rocketing. In just four months,

the students in Allison Cameron’s class began improving academically. Grade level increases were in the 27%

-36% range, and math increases were similar.1

And all it took was 20 minutes of exercise each morning.

What is it about exercise that causes such significant changes? Scientists are still trying to understand it, but it

appears as though exercise helps to lay down new pathways in the brain, which aids learning. Neurogenesis

also seems to be stimulated by exercise. Neurogenesis is the process by which the brain grows new brain cells.

These new brain cells help build the new pathways along which learning can take place.2

City Park isn’t the only school that has seen improvements in student’s academic and behavioral performance.

At Naperville Central High School west of Chicago, similar results are seen, with students dramatically

improving in reading, math3 and science.

The take-away message? If you are a student, a parent of a student or even a teacher, exercise should be a

top priority. To neglect it is to sabotage potential and open the door for behavioral problems.

There are many ways to get a good workout in. We just so happen to have a program at Pinnacle Sports called

“Pinnacle Performance” that has adult and youth fitness and performance programs available.

Resist the urge to neglect exercise in order to spend more time with the books. Your study time will be much

more productive if you feed your brain with exercise!

Yours in Health and Fitness,

Coach Ryan Hart

Sources: 1 http://impossible2possible.com/modules/baffin/AP%20Word%20Module%202%20-%20Exercising%20your%20Brain.f.pdf 2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4196976/. 3 http://abcnews.go.com/WN/exercise-school-leads-learning/story?id=10371315#.UD-6YKMq4uM

Back to School: How to Make It A Great Year

Coach Ryan Hart CSCS, USAW, MDS-I

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A life-long resident of Medina County,

Brian Taylor has spent his entire life

involved with athletics. He played football

at Brunswick HS where he was a 3-year

letter winner and was voted Offensive Line

MVP as a senior. After graduating from

Brunswick, Brian earned an athletic

scholarship to Taylor University in

Upland, IN. He spent four years on the

Taylor football team before an injury cut

his playing career short. He spent his final

season on the football staff where he found

his passion for coaching and molding

young people through sport. Brian

graduated in 2015 with a BS in Exercise

Science.

Moving back to Brunswick, Brian began

coaching at Brunswick Willets MS as a 7th

grade football coach before joining the

BHS freshman staff the following season.

He spent one season as the Strength and

Track and Field Coach at Wellington HS

in Lorain before joining the Strongsville

HS football staff in 2017. Brian is the

Varsity Offensive Line coach at

Strongsville. He also began the Big Dog

Offensive Line Training academy in 2015.

Big Dog is named after his grandfather

who started him in sports and performance

training.

Coach Taylor is the Football Director at

Pinnacle Sports where in early 2018 he

began organizing and coaching football

programs for all ages. He forged a

partnership with the Cleveland Browns and

NFL Flag to offer flag football programs

for athletes at Pinnacle. Brian also is one

of the Program Directors for the Pinnacle

Sports Summer Day Camp. He is heavily

involved with the Cleveland Browns youth

football efforts by coaching at their

summer youth camps and high school

showcase, assisting with their football

summits and providing “Drills of the

Week” for local coaches.

When not coaching you can find Brian

with his family and girlfriend Olivia,

attending Cleveland Browns games,

visiting one of Lake Erie’s shores and

islands or watching his favorite TV show

“Better Call Saul”. Coach Taylor loves his

job at Pinnacle Sports and looks forward to

a long career in Coaching and Sports

Administration.

Pinnacle Sports welcomes Dance By Spotlight and O’Kennedy-Holland Irish Dance Academy

STAFF SPOTLIGHT on Brian Taylor Director of Football, Manager on Duty, PSSDC Program Director

Pinnacle Sports is pleased to welcome Dance By

Spotlight and O’Kennedy-Holland Irish Dance

Academy to our Pinnacle Sports family. Both groups

will be sharing the space behind the Birthday Party

room located off the main hallway.

Tanya Gall is the owner of Dance By Spotlight and

Eileen O’Kennedy is the owner of the O’Kennedy-

Holland Irish Dance Academy. Both bring not only

years of experience in their craft but a passion and

love for teaching and developing young people

through dance.

Dance By Spotlight offers traditional dance classes

including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and hip hop.

O’Kennedy-Holland Irish Dance Academy offers

traditional Irish Dance for all ages and all levels.

Dance By Spotlight runs programs primarily on

Tuesdays and Thursdays while O’Kennedy-Holland

Irish Dance Academy runs programs primarily on

Mondays and Wednesdays and some Saturdays.

Please stop by at any time to learn more about both

groups.

You can contact Eileen via her website at

www.oharedanceohio.com or you can stop and see Eileen or Tanya at Pinnacle

Sports or call Pinnacle for more information.

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OTHER PROGRAMS AT PINNACLE SPORTS

Register NOW for 2018 Winter

Classes, Leagues and Programs WINTER I: October 29 - December 16, 2018

FOR CHILDREN FROM AGE 3 TO THE ELITE HIGH SCHOOL

ATHLETE AND ADULTS SOCCER: Little Tots Soccer, Pinnacle Preseason Soccer, *Dribble Pass Score, Complete Player Training, High School

Skills with Games, Technical Training School (Internationals)

BASEBALL: Little Tots, Intro to Baseball, *Hit Run Score, Developmental Hitting, Middle/High School Hitting ,

Pitching Classes for all levels, Catching Classes, Middle/High School Pro-Style Training

SOFTBALL: Little Tots, Intro to Softball, *Girls Got Game, Building the Perfect Swing, Intermediate Hitting,

Advanced Hitting, Pitching Classes for all levels, Catching Classes for all levels, Prepare Focus Compete Training

VOLLEYBALL: *Bump Set Score, Skills and Drills

BASKETBALL: *Jump Shoot Score - ages 5-10, Cleveland Basketball School Skills Training - ages 10-18

LACROSSE: Skills Training for Youth, Middle and High School

FOOTBALL: *Pass Catch Score, FUNdamental Skills Training for Youth, Skills Training for Youth and Middle

School, Flag Football for Youth and Middle School

PINNACLE PERFORMANCE: Junior Fit, Sports Performance BASIC and ELITE, Personal Training, Adult

Fitness/Fit RanX

*Signature Classes

In every program we run, Pinnacle Sports integrates Character Development through Coaching

4 Life. We are proud to prepare athletes for a season, a tournament and a LIFETIME!!

LEAGUES FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS

SOCCER: YOUTH LEAGUE (U9-U14), HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS, OPEN MEN’S, 30+ MEN’S, OPEN

CO-ED

BASEBALL: 10U AND 12U - FALL; FEBRUARY-APRIL; SPRING

SOFTBALL: 12U AND 14U - FALL; FEBRUARY-APRIL; SPRING; WINTER HIGH

SCHOOL LEAGUE (NOVEMBER-JANUARY)

BASKETBALL: ADULT OPEN LEAGUE - 18+

FLAG FOOTBALL: YOUTH LEAGUE , ADULT LEAGUE

ROLLER HOCKEY: ADULT OPEN LEAGUE

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PINNACLE SPORTS PARTNERS AND AFFILIATES