3 Easy and Healthy Breakfasts for Athletes
For young athletes, breakfast is an important meal, but it’s also the most likely to get skipped in order to finish that homework assignment or catch the bus. And as a busy [...]
5 Signs of Dehydration and How to Best Rehydrate
Hot weather is coming, and that means your athletes are at a higher risk of becoming dehydrated during practices and games. And even mild dehydration can impact athletic performance, as well as [...]
3 Times Sports Drinks Should be Your Go-To Recovery Drink
As an athlete, sports nutrition and hydration can get incredibly confusing. Are you supposed to be drinking plain water, or sipping a sports drink, or chugging a protein shake? Do you really [...]
STUNT advances to the final stage for NCAA Emerging Sports for Women Status
All three NCAA Division councils approve STUNT’s addition ahead conference voting in 2023 DALLAS (May 24, 2022) – After a legislative pause due to the COVID pandemic, USA Cheer shares today that the NCAA Division [...]
2022-23 College Cheer Rules Changes
2022-23 College Cheer Rules Changes USA Cheer’s College Cheerleading Rules Committee has voted through several proposals for the 2022-23 school year. The committee received proposals through the public portal and educational service providers, then [...]
What to Expect from a Volunteer Coach
As with volunteer umpires and referees, volunteer coaches are a critical part of keeping youth teams intact and giving kids the opportunity to play. Unfortunately, because of poor treatment of these volunteers, many [...]
Is my young athlete mentally well? When and How to Intervene
Kevin Chapman, PhD Mental wellness can be difficult for parents, coaches, and other guardians to cope with when it comes to young athletes. Is a bad grade on a test [...]
How Parents Can Manage their Own Sport Anxiety
Kevin Chapman, PhD If you’re an athlete’s parent or guardian, you likely feel the same pre-competition nerves and jitters that your athlete does. You may notice that in the minute [...]
How Athletes Can Support Concussion Recovery with Nutrition
Unfortunately, young athletes may find themselves on the sidelines for days, weeks, or even full seasons after concussions. These injuries can be frustrating since there’s no simple rehabilitation timeline, and as the [...]
How to Cope with Disappointments in Sport
Maybe you’ve heard your coach tell you to ‘walk it off’ or ’shake it off’ when something went wrong during a game, or you lost a critical competition. While that advice is [...]