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XA Score redefines athletic performance by seamlessly integrating real-time data on daily habits, mental health, and readiness to perform. #DoTheNextThingRight

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Developed by coaches, for coaches, and as an outlet for your Student-Athletes. Earning Trust... Redefining Victories... and Changing the Culture... with #XAScore Learn more: xascore.coach
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The value of daily body weight isn’t the number. It’s the conversation it creates. Not: “Why is your weight down today?” But: “I noticed your score trends are off a bit this week. What’s going on?” That shift opens the door to: - sleep - hydration - nutrition - stress - recovery Context drives better coaching. And better coaching drives availability.
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Nutrition is absolutely a competitive advantage. But the real challenge for coaches isn’t knowing that. It’s reinforcing it daily with athletes. One of the simplest tools is daily body weight. Not to focus on weight itself, but to create awareness around fueling, hydration, recovery, and consistency. Small daily signals → better habits → more athletes available to perform. Systems create awareness. Awareness changes behavior.
Ross Garner@CoachRGarner

The biggest competitive advantage at the high school level right now is nutrition. Big time programs are investing through boosters or grants to feed their athletes throughout the day. I think people would be shocked how many kids don’t eat breakfast, and not always by choice

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These guys crushed it today at the Nebraska Strength Coaches Clinic! @NebStrength The staff from @NWBearcat_FB led a session demonstrating their mobility protocol for the room. Real coaches sharing what works. Knocked it out of the park. Love seeing how one of our programs gets it done every day. #OABAAB | #DoTheNextThingRight
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Coaches are here early for the Nebraska Strength Coaches Clinic. @NebStrength If you’ve never been around strength coaches, here’s what you learn fast: They care about one thing above all else. Player availability. The strongest program in the room doesn’t win. The program with the most athletes available does. Looking forward to the conversations today. #NebStrength
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@CoachBMcCaslin @NebStrength Coach, how do you know who’s actually ready to train today? “We use XA Score to spot problems early so more athletes stay available, the daily check-in takes 10 seconds and gives us real insight before training starts.”
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Looking forward to the Nebraska Strength Coaches Clinic @NebStrength today! Strength coaches sit at the center of one of the biggest questions in sports: Who is actually ready to train today? Excited to spend the day talking with coaches who manage the load, recovery, and availability of entire programs. If you’re attending, come say hello. #NebStrength
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Coaches often hear “daily body weight” and think it’s about the scale. It’s really about awareness. As KU’s Director of Performance, Matt Gildersleeve @CoachSleeve explains, when athletes can see their trends daily, it changes behavior. That awareness shows up in availability.
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Every college football program I coached in took daily body weight. Then I asked a room of 100 high school coaches if they did it. Not one hand went up. And I get it. For most, it's not easy... But this isn’t about weight. It’s about hydration, nutrition, and availability. And it might be the most overlooked readiness signal in high school sports.
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Daily body weight isn’t about the number. It’s one of the simplest ways to see what’s changing in nutrition, hydration, and recovery before performance drops. Awareness drives availability. Are you taking a daily body weight? We can help make that easy ➡️ xascore.com
Brad McCaslin@CoachBMcCaslin

Every college football program I coached in took daily body weight. Then I asked a room of 100 high school coaches if they did it. Not one hand went up. And I get it. For most, it's not easy... But this isn’t about weight. It’s about hydration, nutrition, and availability. And it might be the most overlooked readiness signal in high school sports.

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"By the time performance drops, the warning signs were already there." Thank you @carvperformance for bringing this to light... "You’ll see “smoke” (movement changes) before the "fire" (performance failure or injury)..." - Coach Carvajal
Brad McCaslin@CoachBMcCaslin

This is where the coaching side gets interesting. Most athletes don’t realize their “normal” is already a compromised state. If they’re consistently under-slept, their 70% starts to feel like 100%. They adjust movement strategies without knowing it. The performance drop shows up slowly, but the efficiency changes are already happening.

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Exactly... Availability isn’t just about managing load. It’s about the behaviors that shape readiness before practice even starts. The programs that move the needle are the ones that build daily awareness around those behaviors. That’s where consistency and availability start to change.
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This says a lot. Coaches, sport scientists, and leaders all agreeing on one thing: Sleep impacts availability. The next step isn’t just knowing it’s a problem. It’s building daily awareness into the system. That’s where programs separate. → xascore.com
Brad McCaslin@CoachBMcCaslin

At KU Sport Performance Clinic and one stat stuck with me: Football = 38% of all injuries in an athletic department. We track reps. We track GPS. We track load. But most programs still don’t have a daily pulse on sleep. If player availability is the metric… Shouldn’t we pay attention to what athletes do every single night? Awareness has to come before optimization. @XaScore

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The conversation around this post is exactly the point. Most coaches know sleep matters. Very few have a simple system that creates daily awareness and better questions. Tracking isn’t the goal. Changing behavior is. If player availability is the metric, awareness has to be built into the routine. Learn more: xascore.com
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At KU Sport Performance Clinic and one stat stuck with me: Football = 38% of all injuries in an athletic department. We track reps. We track GPS. We track load. But most programs still don’t have a daily pulse on sleep. If player availability is the metric… Shouldn’t we pay attention to what athletes do every single night? Awareness has to come before optimization. @XaScore
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This is exactly what modern accountability looks like. Track the habits and reward the doers. Builds buy-in every day, not just game day. Coaches like @ThadWells are showing how culture becomes behavior when you stop guessing and start seeing it. #DoTheNextThingRight | #CoachToCoach
Thad Wells@ThadWells

I’m doing a clinic this Sunday on our Pride Point Accountability System. It’s how we moved from begging our players to do what’s required to be good. To rewarding those who do. Details in the video below.

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@ThadWells Every coach knows the pain of chasing buy-in. Daily check-ins make it easier to see who’s doing the little things, and who’s just saying they are. Appreciate leaders like @ThadWells who are turning “accountability” into a system.
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