Laura Baden

By Laura Baden, LAT, ATC, OPE-C, CES, PES | Earn the Edge Performance | Pittsburgh, PA If your athlete plays basketball, volleyball, soccer, or football, you've probably wondered: how do I help them reach their goals? Most parents invest in more travel teams, more showcases, and more skill work, but overlook the one thing that actually drives performance: physical development. Without it, athletes get overworked, underprepared, and more prone to injury. Here's what actually moves the needle...

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, volleyball, and...

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 professional sports,...