How Coaches Can Champion Better Balance in Youth Sports
Ian Goldberg, Founder and CEO iSport360 As a coach, you witness a lot of sport-related decisions and coaching strategies: You may see other coaches in your area encouraging athletes to specialize [...]
11 Ways Athletes Can Prioritize Safety in Sport
Prioritizing personal safety while training has been making headlines in recent months. How can athletes stay safe when training solo, especially if they're running alone at night or in unfamiliar areas? How can [...]
How to Know the Difference between “Good” and “Bad” Muscle Soreness
MICHELE LABOTZ, MD, FAAPSports Medicine Physician, InterMed Sports Medicine Clinic Muscle soreness is part of being an athlete: It's almost impossible to train in a way that improves strength or fitness [...]
How to Know When It’s Time to Cancel Practice for Heat
In recent years, coaches across the U.S. have been forced to contend with increasingly severe heat waves, as well as episodes of poor air quality due to wildfires and pollution. It can be [...]
How can parents model good teamwork for athletes?
Dr. Charron Sumler, PhD, LPCC Family units are the first teams that children engage with, and the skills that they learn from being part of a family are the skills they [...]
How to Be a Culture Chameleon Without Losing Yourself
Dr. Charron Sumler, PhD, LPCC Being a culture chameleon, or being able to adapt to different environments and social groups, is a skill that often benefits student-athletes who find themselves in [...]
5 Ways to Create Better Teams through Psychological Safety
Dr. Charron Sumler, PhD, LPCC Are you wondering about the concept of 'psychological safety'? Coaches can help build psychological safety on their teams by creating a supportive environment based in trust [...]
USA Cheer Joins Strategic Alliance With Positive Athlete for National Recognition & Scholarships
DALLAS, TX (July 14, 2025) – USA Cheer is proud to announce an exciting Strategic Alliance with Positive Athlete, an organization dedicated to recognizing high school age student-athletes who exemplify character, leadership, resilience and other [...]
3 Things Student-Athletes Should Do When Selecting a College
Dr. Charron Sumler, PhD, LPCC Choosing a college can feel like a monumental decision for both student-athletes and their caregivers. And in many cases, everyone isn’t on the same page about [...]
3 Things Coaches Should Know About Measuring Fitness
Laura Lewis, PhD Measuring fitness is tricky as a coach: Should you be testing youth athletes for metrics like VO2 Max, doing lactate testing, checking body composition, timing them in a [...]