McDonald’s All-American nominee. 2x First Team All-State. Curtis Winter Classic MVP. GSL MVP. 3-star recruit. Colorado State bound. 🐏
The résumé already tells you Jaden can hop. Here’s what the last 14 months built underneath it.
When he walked in he had a left-to-right imbalance we knew could cost him a season at the D1 level. So we didn’t chase a number — we chased the boring stuff. Symmetry. Control. Durability.
2x a week all summer. Every week through the school season. Showing up for the ice bath when he didn’t feel like it. Enduring work that never makes a highlight reel.
The result: all hands on hips!
→ JUMP HEIGHT: 14.7” → 18.2” — up 24%
→ EXPLOSIVENESS (RSI): 0.73 → 0.93 — up 27%
→ PROPULSIVE FORCE IMBALANCE: 11.6% → 3.6% — cut by more than two-thirds
That last one is the whole story. That’s not just a better athlete — that’s a body built to survive a Division 1 season.
But the numbers aren’t what we’re proudest of. It’s the coachability. The focus. The willingness t...