BaselinesResource hub
Sports baseline & re-baseline directory
Sport-specific cadence guides for parents, coaches, and athletic trainers.
A baseline captures how an athlete’s brain works on a good day. A re-baseline refreshes that snapshot after a new season, a growth spurt, a medication change, or a cleared concussion. Generic advice lives in how often athletes should re-baseline; the links below tailor cadence to the mechanics of each sport. For org-type guides (school vs club vs college), see baseline testing by pathway.
High-traffic sport guides
Pre-season planning usually starts here: Tackle football, Rugby union, Ice hockey, Cheerleading, Soccer, Girls soccer, Boys lacrosse, and Combat sports. For the full narrative across every activity, read the complete by-sport baseline guide.
Parent questions (all sports)
- Is baseline testing required?
- Cost and insurance
- No baseline after a concussion
- Return-to-learn for students
By pathway
Sports differ by who runs baselines — school athletic trainers, club parents, or college sports medicine staff. Browse by pathway below, or read the full baseline by pathway hub.
School-sponsored sports
Athletic trainers usually run pre-season baselines for these activities. District funding and state law drive coverage.
High school baseline guide · HQ for schools · District program playbook
+ 15 more in the category sections below.
Club-first sports
Parents often book baselines individually — leagues rarely centralize testing. Align with school dates when athletes play both.
Club & travel playbook · Club sports baseline gap · HQ for sports organizations
- Combat sports (boxing, MMA, martial arts)
- Gymnastics
- Rugby sevens
- 7-on-7 football
- Artistic swimming
- Auto racing / karting
- BJJ / judo / grappling
- BMX / motocross
+ 25 more in the category sections below.
Multi-pathway sports
School, club, and college pathways overlap. Document who owns the baseline on the roster.
Aesthetic & performance sports
- Color guard — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Competitive cheerleading — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Gymnastics — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Stunt / competitive cheer variants — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Trampoline & tumbling — baseline & re-baseline cadence
Aquatic sports
- Artistic swimming — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Diving — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Rowing / crew — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Sailing — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Surfing — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Swimming — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Wakeboarding & water skiing — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Water polo — baseline & re-baseline cadence
Collision & field sports
- 7-on-7 football — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Australian rules football — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Baseball — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Box lacrosse — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Boys lacrosse — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Cricket — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Cross country — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Field hockey — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Gaelic football — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Girls lacrosse — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Girls soccer — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Hurling & camogie — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Ice hockey — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Inline / roller / dek hockey — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Pole vault & field events — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Recreational rugby / tag rugby — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Ringette — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Roller derby — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Rugby league — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Rugby sevens — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Rugby union — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Soccer — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Softball — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Tackle football — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Track & field — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Ultimate frisbee — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Wheelchair rugby (murderball) — baseline & re-baseline cadence
Combat & martial arts
- BJJ / judo / grappling — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Combat sports (boxing, MMA, martial arts) — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Taekwondo & kickboxing — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Wrestling — baseline & re-baseline cadence
Court & indoor sports
- Basketball — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Futsal / indoor soccer — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Netball — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Pickleball — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Squash & racquetball — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Team handball — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Tennis — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Volleyball — baseline & re-baseline cadence
Winter & action sports
- Auto racing / karting — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- BMX / motocross — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Curling — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Figure skating — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Road & mountain biking — baseline & re-baseline cadence
- Skateboarding — baseline & re-baseline cadence
Legacy sport hubs (updated in place)
Equestrian, rodeo, ski, adaptive sport, and similar guides predate this cluster. Each now includes a When to re-baseline section pointing back here — we did not create duplicate URLs.