Tryouts
Soccer Tryouts: 5 Tips to Increase Your Odds of Making the Team
New team. New season. New teammates. New coaches. For many players, the first practice of every soccer season is a new beginning. If you are moving up to the high [...]
Parents, How To Help Your Athlete During Tryouts
Whether it is sitting an exam, asking a boy or girl out on a date, or trying out for a sports team, there are some things that a young person [...]
How to Prepare for Basketball Tryouts
Nerves before a basketball tryout are completely normal. Typically, some of those nerves stem from a fear of the unknown. When you don't know what's...
Preparing for College Cheer Tryouts
Trying out for a cheerleading team can be a very intense and competitive process. The deciding factor between you and someone else could be as small as voice volume during [...]
Stay Strong Over the Holidays With This 10-Minute Routine
The holidays have the potential to seriously derail your nutrition and overall training progress. You probably eat lots of food, which, let’s be honest, is not the healthiest. To make [...]
A Coach Describes What It’s Like to Cut Players
My name wasn’t on the list. The list was taped to the wall of our high school gym, and in an instant, it brought my career playing organized basketball to [...]
Why You Were Cut and How to Make Next Year’s Team
Didn't see your name on the final roster after this season's tryouts? Or maybe your season hasn't begun yet, but you weren't one of the lucky few to make last [...]
How Coaches and Athletes Can Deal with "Cuts"
Regardless of the sport, to build a championship-winning team takes top athletes. Unfortunately, this usually means that not everyone who tries out is up to the standard. Although in most [...]
Tips on How to Make Your Basketball Team
Excelling at this season's basketball tryouts requires dedication and planning. Don't let all your hard preparation work go to waste. Use these tips to impress your coaches, make the team [...]
Tryouts Are a "Head Game"
Tryouts can feel like one of the most anxiety-ridden days of your life. The moment you've spent all that time prepping for has finally arrived. This is your opportunity to [...]