Athlete

Your coach, parents, and teammates may not mean to put you under pressure, but comments about your athletic career can make you feel stressed and anxious.

Understanding the pressures that an athlete feels can help you as a parent or coach ensure that athletes feel supported rather than pressured.

Parents and coaches shared information they wish they had before their kids started gymnastics.

Many dance studios have a strict dress code on what to wear for class. Here is a rundown of what you will typically see

Availability of gymnastics programs can depend on your community’s interest and available gyms. Here are some ways you can get started.

Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Team Pineapple VBC Club Director Lloy Ball (a setter for the American national team from 1993–2008) shares basic setting footwork drills to train setter quickness and muscle memory before or after practice.

Small-area games and engaging practice structure were hot topics at the 2018 USA Hockey National Coaches Symposium in Lake Placid, New York. 

Munciana Volleyball based in Yorktown, Indiana, shares eight drills players can run to improve ball control. Many of these drills can even be done at home or outside.

Kennesaw State Volleyball, a DivisionI program in Kennesaw, Georgia, shares two blocking drills to focus on blocking the seam, penetrating the net and watching the attacker in order to effectively line up the block.

KIVA based in Louisville, Kentucky, shares four common bad habits in serving and drills to change the bad habits into good habits.