By Laura Baden, LAT, ATC, OPE-C, CES, PES | Earn the Edge Performance If your young athlete trains five days a week, works with a skills coach, eats well, and still falls apart under pressure, the gap isn't physical. It's mental. And it's trainable. What the Research and the Field Have Taught Me After more than two decades working as an athletic trainer, physician extender, corrective exercise specialist, performance enhancement specialist, and as a former college basketball,

What Is Wearable GPS Technology in Sports? Wearable GPS technology refers to small, lightweight tracking devices worn in a vest or waistband, typically positioned between the shoulder blades, that collect real‑time movement and workload data during practices and games. These devices integrate satellite GPS, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers to quantify how much and how hard an athlete moves. [ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ] , [ nature.com ] Originally reserved for prof

Anterior knee pain is one of the most common complaints in basketball players across all levels, from middle school athletes to professionals. It’s often labeled as patellofemoral pain , patellar tendinopathy , or “jumper’s knee,” but in reality, these labels describe where the pain is felt, not why it exists . From a sports medicine and sports performance perspective, anterior knee pain is rarely an isolated knee problem. More often, it’s a load‑management and movement‑qual

Young athletes today face more pressure than ever; pressure to perform, pressure to win, pressure to impress coaches and parents, and even pressure to build a “brand” on social media. While pressure is part of competitive sports, unmanaged stress can affect not only performance but also long-term mental health and identity development. At Earn the Edge Performance , a leader in Pittsburgh-area sports performance and athlete education, we believe in equipping athletes and fami