If you want to improve your cheerleading abilities outside of practice, one thing you can do is to train your body at home. Having a strong body will help you with body control for tumbling, jumps, and stunts. Listed below are 5-7 exercises that have been placed into categories for each part of the body. The exercises can be done...

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Why is it that physical therapy clinics are filled with mostly young athletes? In large part, it’s because training for youth sports has become more rigorous, more specialized, and is done more often than it ever was in the past. Sports have become a year-round endeavor for most children, and they only play their favorite sport. Without breaks and cross-training,...

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"In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way." Phil Jackson, Sacred HoopsEleven-time NBA champion and Hall of Fame Coach, Phil Jackson, continued the statement from above with: "Of course, it's no accident that things are more likely to go your way...

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March 11, 2020, the day the sports world changed forever. I was driving north on Highway 75 through rural southeast Kansas on my way back to Emporia State University to start my final spring football camp. At 2:00 pm, I got a notification that the NCAA basketball tournament would not be allowing fans at any games due to the new...

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With the world flipping upside down in the past year - virtual school, virtual work, virtual meet-ups with friends, and virtual training - many have had to adapt swiftly to the times. The old model is dying fast in all facets of life. People are becoming more attracted to the convenience and flexibility that the virtual world provides. In the...

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The off-season is an essential time for a baseball player. It allows the athlete to address holes in their game, improve their skills, and lays the physical foundation for in-season success. Because of this, it is essential to approach the off-season seriously and systematically. This article will cover off-season training for baseball players addressing strength and conditioning, speed training, and...

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Multiple components must align to become an elite basketball player. One of the hardest skills in basketball occurs after each missed shot. Successful players such as Dennis Rodman and Russell Westbrook were able to separate themselves from scoring with rebounding. Being a great rebounder is challenging and takes sound technique on the box out, toughness, strength, and endurance to endure...

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Check out any baseball facility that does strength and conditioning work, and you'll most likely see some of the same exercises when comparing them. Some of these exercises will most likely be the trap bar deadlift, safety bar squats, reverse lunge, split squats, Bulgarian split squats, etc. I want to start by saying that these are not bad exercises, but...

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As we're heading into a new week, I always like to reflect on the week prior and ask myself. "How was the week as a whole?" Well, if you lived in Texas, I can guarantee you that everybody can relate to when I say this: It was a pretty rough week. Who would've thought that wewould have a snowstorm in...

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Being a coach of any kind can be a stressful and intimidating job, especially when you are just starting. There are so many factors that go into being a good coach, such as connecting with athletes, gaining their trust and respect, making sure that they are developing the correct way, and interacting with parents. It is a much more complicated...

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