Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC

Basketball Coach | DJ | Doctor of Physical Therapy | College Professor | 1906

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

On May 5th, I received my doctoral hood from the University of South Carolina and took one step closer to finishing my journey through PT school. Now only one clinical in Arizona and a licensure exam remain until my goal becomes reality

(Almost) Dr. Jaylen Hiller, DPT

[The Principal’s Office @educator4ever36]

It almost always is the parents. Great article.

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

To be honest, it feels like NCHSAA is handing out participation trophies. There were a lot of teams making the playoffs that had no business being in anyone’s playoff bracket

[Jamie Shaw @JamieShaw5]

This season, North Carolina will have

8 boys public school state champions
8 girls public school state champions
4 boys private school state champions
4 girls private school state champions

24 total high school basketball state champions 👀

Does any other state have this many?

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

Parents making and managing social media pages for their 10 y/o athlete will always be weird to me

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

Some will slip through the cracks, but I guarantee you’d see more quality coaching if these 2 requirements were enforced

Certification sets the BARE minimum standard, which means fewer coaches that are all noise with no substance at all levels

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

Every youth sport in the US would benefit from 2 requirements to coach / train :

1) A certification process to coach at every grade level (elementary, middle, and HS)

2) Taking very BASIC Exercise Physiology course

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

The ExPhys course to ensure coaches have a solid understanding of energy system principles & specificity

Training the wrong energy system only makes you perform worse

For example: making a sprinter do 200m repeats with only 30s rest isn’t just tiring. It makes them slower

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

Serratus Anterior, AKA the “boxer’s muscle”

[praise john @praisejohnn]

Please guys what’s this thing called ?

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

I swear NBA games looked so much more live and energetic on TV 10 years ago

I need someone to put a side-by-side photo of an OKC crowd in 2015 vs 2025

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

Being weak / uncoordinated at a young age sets them up for more struggle to catch up in high school. What they need aren’t more sport practices or extra skills training. They need to get stronger.

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

Youth sports Parents:

prioritizing short-term athletic success vs long term physical development at a young age will only set them back more as they get older

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

Your child looks like an All-American dominating at 10 y/o but folds like a lawn chair when they do a squat or lunge

They’re winning 11U tournament MVPs but can’t do 10 full-range pushups

They’re getting “exposure” but look like they’re stuck in mud when they sprint

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

Boy it’s been a minute since I been here lol. But since I am…

[MISS CONGO 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩 @abcdrih]

we used to write essays by hand you know… 😭😭😭

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

I really hope that ain’t his mom sitting there holding the bag and enabling this….Ignorance starts in the home

[My Mixtapez @mymixtapez]

Houston teen showed up flexin’ with 100K cash for prom 💰👀

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

The music I had at 14 years old had actual rappers and singers

The music today’s 14 year olds listen to can’t even compare to this

[Drake Direct @DrakeDirect]

14 years ago today Drake also dropped his iconic “I’m on One” verse

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

All this CC / Angel Reese fallout about a play that frequently happens in the NBA is exhausting

In the NBA, it’s a hard foul

In the WNBA, it’s a week-long discussion on racial disparities

Treat them like basketball players, not archenemies for a headline. Let it go

[Aisha @AishaaaMarie]

Oh Ryan Clark… that monologue…perfection, every damn second of it

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

I’m never doing bonus points in my class ever again lol. What I thought was a nice gesture as a professor has only become a headache to deal with

[Jaylen Hiller, PT, DPT, PPSC @jayofthehill]

Being around them often, I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a kid between 10-18 years old with a short cut lol. Everyone got dreads, twists, fros, and braids