Mental Health
Overcoming Adversity: The Story of Jim Thorpe
Many of the greatest athletes came before the modernization of sport from over 100 years ago. They produced similar results today's professionals do without using top-line equipment and running on [...]
Looking Closer at the Suspension of Sha’Carri Richardson
Those that are heavily invested in the world of athletics have likely already heard the news of Sha'Carri Richardson and her suspension. Richardson is a professional sprinter from Dallas, Texas, [...]
Simone Biles Opens Minds With Her Heart At 2020 Tokyo Olympics
In the Women’s Gymnastics Team Event, the Russian Olympic Committee won a gold medal over Team USA. The Americans were favored slightly despite trailing the ROC in qualifying because of [...]
Mental Health vs Mental Strength
Being in shape and having big muscles do not determine your internal health. Many times, mental health issues are not physically detectable, much like cardiovascular disease. The big beautiful toned [...]
A Healthy Return to Play
Sports were canceled, and the world has flipped upside down. Zoom trainings on a glowing screen have been replaced practices on a lush grass field. Skills training phone apps have [...]
Use The Red Light – Green Light Method For Better Mental Game
Who didn't play "red light-green light" as a kid? As a camp coach from my high school days on, one of my favorite games to play with the youngsters was [...]
Athletes How To Create Identities Outside Of Sports
What is an Identity? Individual identity is what defines you as a person. People think of when they hear your name and what they see you do out in public. [...]
Student-Athletes: It’s Okay Not To Be Okay
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 [...]
What We’ve Learned About Youth and High School Sports Durning the Pandemic
We've learned a lot through this pandemic and have only scratched the surface on what we'll take away from this. From a high school athletics standpoint, we've seen things take [...]
Finding Balance In The New Year
"Balance" is an interesting word. Google defines it as "noun. A state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc. something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise, mental steadiness [...]
