as a Turlock Bulldogs compete in football and baseball, Mendonca has never been in the school basketball team defeated Pittman - losing each contest a group of arrogant players, including San Francisco 49ers quarterback Division Lin Kaepernick.
"I decline to intercept my junior year, so we hit Pittman," Mendonca said, recalling the first harvest Bowl, played in 2004. "Colin is a great athlete and I think he will be more productive baseball than football, but I guess he's gone the right path."
Good record the Kaepernick movement stand out in Pittman. As a senior, he did all the bees District first team in football and baseball.
He was also an outstanding basketball, but instead reported that, in the NFC Championship Game of the Fox television program last weekend, Kaepernick is not an all countries choose basketball or any sport.
However, at a relatively high level of experience in three sports, play to create the foundation for elite athletes, now led the 49ers sixth Super Bowl. BR /> this argument is not only Mendonça, but the two coaches on different sides Kaepernick in high school competition.
"Many parents believe that children focus, but Colin is a complete player, because he hit a three-sport athlete, said:" Larry Nigro, Pittman Kaepernick football coach, now teaches and coaches in Idaho Emmett
playing three sports is such a difficult thing to do so, "Nigro said, they will be in the Super Bowl in New Orleans. "That's part of his life to help him develop into who he is today is a lot of kids and parents can go and see, learning he will become an asset and team spirit wherever they go, his life, and around a variety of situations and people learned of these assets. "the
Turlock High baseball coach Mark De Mott, the heroic pitching his team at the receiving end Kaepernick, also thanks to the cross-sports competitions Kaepernick development.
"He is an awesome young man," Lamothe said. "Do you like to see good things happen to good people, even if they are the pride of it's like pressure, he did not have such a thing does not fazes him, because he has been in so many different situations, different sports.
"I always tell the kids to play as many sports. If they can play two sports, great, but three sports is very tough.
"These days, it seems all the focus on displaying and personal skills, rather than compete with each other and to learn how to win. This is our battle coach kids can wait until the School of Professional and, in my case.
Pittman basketball coach Harvey Marable he was lucky to have had a mature athlete for two years.
"is a tool of the players," Marable said "He was very intelligent, athletic, a good career ethics. When you have your best player this season, a lot better, a lot easier.
"He also shows that you can play sports in high school, at a great level, it will not hurt you when you go to college." the
Gate East Sa credits high school football gave him a movement toughness,Latest Colin Kaepernick jersey, he has been able to as a professional player, third baseman. Now, looking at Kaepernick play quarterback, Mendonca see a lot of good exercise movements translation from diamond grill.
his football brings different aspects of the sport, "said Mendonca. "Kaepernick all this when he launched and throws his body, like a long-throw from the shortstop, he can support and loading his hind legs, because he throws the baseball."
Perhaps the biggest compliment to the Mendonca give Kaepernick is the Oakland Raiders, February 3, the lifelong fan will support NFC championship, or at least this guy in the red and white No. 7 jersey.
"I'm a die hard Raiders fan, Mendonca said." However, any time a local person to do such a thing, I can not help but root for him. "