News from Top Tier Lessons!

This week's newsletter is packed with fun questions, healthy recipes, inspiring athletes, local events you won't want to miss, and a must-read blog post! Enjoy reading this weeks newsletter!

News from Top Tier Lessons!

This week's newsletter is packed with exciting questions, healthy recipes, inspiring athletes, local events you won't want to miss, and a must-read blog post! Enjoy reading this weeks newsletter!

Top Tier Question of the Week

Which NCAA championship event is traditionally held in Omaha, Nebraska?

A) NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four


B) NCAA Men’s College World Series


C) NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship


D) NCAA Wrestling Championships

Healthy Recipe to Fuel Athletes

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 tablespoon sherry

  • 1 teaspoon paprika

  • 6 cloves garlic, minced

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 pound peeled and deveined jumbo shrimp

  • 6 ounces fully-cooked chorizo, casings removed, chopped

  • 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped

  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced

  • 2 cups long-grain rice

  • Pinch crushed red pepper flakes

  • 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, plus more for serving

  • Juice of 1/2 lemon, plus slices for serving

Instructions

  • Whisk the olive oil, sherry, paprika, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a medium bowl. Fold in the shrimp until combined. Set aside.

  • Add the chorizo to a 6-quart rice cooker, followed by the red pepper and then the onion. Top with the rice, red pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Pour in 3 cups of water, then place the shrimp on top, making sure all the garlicky oil from the bowl gets into the cooker. Put the lid on the rice cooker and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions. (Depending on your rice cooker, this should take 30 to 35 minutes. If your rice cooker has not turned off after 30 minutes, remove the shrimp, place the lid back on the rice cooker and continue cooking until the machine indicates the cycle is complete.)

  • Use tongs to remove the shrimp to a plate. Fold the parsley and lemon juice into the rice mixture, making sure to mix up the ingredients from the bottom of the pot, until everything is well combined. Spoon the rice into bowls, top with the shrimp, sprinkle with some parsley and serve with a squeeze of lemon, if desired.

This recipe is from Food Network!

Athlete Spotlight

This week, our tennis coach from Northwestern University coach Jackson is in the spotlight! Check out his bio below and book your next lesson by going to our website!

Introducing, Jackson Caldwell!

Love to work with all levels from beginner to advanced. In my career I played all over the country. During juniors, I was top 25 in my recruiting class and got as high as mid 12 utr. My philosophy on coaching is to assist my students with not only the important fundamentals but also to develop the strategic and tactical components of the game.

How Athletics Help Academic Success

Coaches are the backbone of every team and can have a massive impact on the teams and individual players that they coach. They have an important role to not only lead the team to victory but help each player be the best player that they can be. At Top Tier Lessons our coaches strive to not only help your kids get better at their sport but also inspire them to be the best player that they can be. In today’s blog post we are going to be looking at two influential coaches, Herb Brooks and John Wooden.

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About Top Tier Lessons

Based originally in Champaign, Illinois and quickly expanding across the rest of the Midwest, we at Top Tier make it our goal to connect you and your kids to high quality and successful college athletes across every playing field. We are currently offering lessons for several different sports from an array of elite college athletes. As college sports are expanding and becoming more popular throughout the country, we want to guarantee our customers can benefit from this great opportunity to receive quality training with flexible times. Check out our website to learn more.

The correct answer is B! (source: ChatGPT)