Whether it’s a team or individual goal, the race to perfection is common in sports. It’s natural to want to be the best version of yourself, to push your limits, and strive for excellence. However, there’s a fine line between healthy ambition and perfectionism. Perfectionism can be defined as “setting unrealistic goals, self-focus on performance,...Read More

As the excitement and adrenaline fade away after a big game, many athletes find themselves dealing with an unexpected opponent: post-competition blues, or “post-competition depression.” In fact, it’s common for athletes to feel some emptiness or letdown after reaching the peak of intense training and competition (Hammond et al. 2013). If any of those symptoms...Read More

The summer is here, school is out, and parents are looking for things for their student athletes to do over the summer. As a parent of a collegiate athlete, I can tell you first hand that summer months go quickly, so it’s important to get your child involved as soon as possible to give them...Read More

With the end of the regular seasons for football and volleyball, many athletes have come to the realization that they are at the end of their fall playing careers. Other sports like basketball and soccer have begun, yet with it comes the rigorous demands of sports with more games played. As a result, you may...Read More

In the world of sports, there are certain values that are universal. Physical strength, resilience, and determination are just a few celebrated and emphasized athletic characteristics. While these qualities are undoubtedly essential for student athletic success, there are other aspects of strength that we often fail to discuss: the strength it takes to seek professional...Read More

Southside- The Cuba Hunter Center would be the venue to decide the champions of Jacksonville, as the title holders of two leagues would go head to head in basketball battle. The Jax PAL league boasted three teams including the 10U Jax Pal Comets, 12U Jax Pal Comets, and the 14U Julian Woods Elite. Representing the Jacksonville...Read More

Jacksonville- Two time state champions 8U Venom from Fort Caroline Athletic Association will fight to take the first ever 8U World Series title in Jenson Beach on August 6th-9th. This team has put up 23 wins and only 2 losses on the all star season going into the World Series. “The big thing about this...Read More

JACKSONVILLE -“A marching they will go. A marching they will go. All the way to Nationals. A marching they will go.” The long 2018 AAU basketball season has arrived to an expected end for One Team One Dream. One Team One Dream is living the ultimate dream, their AAU Basketball team will advance to the...Read More

TAVARES- Strobe Lights, Disco and Tavares. No, not the popular 70’s music group Tavares, but rather the small central Florida City of Tavares. This was the site where multiple girls basketball exposure teams from Jacksonville, set their hearts on a state championship win. The annual event took place May 19-20 at the monumental Big House...Read More

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – At 12 years old chances are Tyler Waters doesn’t have a clue who Warren Morris is; but like Morris he will live in infamy. In the bottom of the seventh, in a tie game with one out, Waters’ dug deep into the batter’s box and delivered a game clinching three-run walk-off home...Read More