Hey Friends! This is a long one filled with sports, math, and history, so grab some popcorn and let's get to it! Data is a huge part of sports today and advanced analytics help players and teams understand their strengths and challenges even better. Defense-adjusted Value Over Average or DVOA is an amazing metric used in the NFL. Here’s a breakdown of how it works. The specific details are more involved and proprietary so even if we wanted to we couldn’t share them. What is

While visiting my great uncle and aunt in Albuquerque, about to eat an enchilada, I was asked a question I will never forget: "Red or Green?!" It turns out that this is an iconic question in New Mexico in reference to their fabulous chile options, and if you want some of both, the correct response is “Christmas”. The theme of today’s blog, though rooted in that question, takes us to a different part of the world, namely Italy. I love cooking Italian food and pasta is a stap

Back in 2023, I nearly died. It was a Thursday evening, and I was struggling to breathe. As my Dad carried me to the car, I said in my muffled voice: “Dad, I can’t breathe. Am I going to die?” I vividly recall what he said: “Just breathe, baby. Slow and steady. You are a fighter and you will get through this. We got you.” In the days that followed in the ER at Seattle Children’s Hospital, I learned more about asthma, what triggered the attack I had suffered, the root causes o

Hi Friends! In light of the morning LeBron James news (in case you missed it, he's a 76er), we had to post an updated NBA post free agent move madness power rankings. Bringing in my bro Vivaan (a competitive basketball player) and my Dad (a basketball coach) Siva for their rankings as well. In the interest of time, we'll each pick our top 5 NBA teams who we believe will be in the mix for the NBA Championship in June 2027. We acknowledge this is WAAAAAAAY too early but here it

Hi Friends! If you've been following this blog (I know I'm posting super often and it's hard to keep up), you've learned how the pieces move and some basics in Chess Intro, how to beat the most common beginner's opening in Scholar's Mate? Think Again!, and how to mate with some common combos of pieces in Chess Endgames 101. The next step in your chess learning with me is how to set yourself up for success in the opening phase of the game. The three major principles the video

Hi Friends! Today we're going to be recapping an epic Major League Cricket season and share our Fantasy Football Running Back PPR (points per reception) rankings. For those unfamiliar, the sport of cricket is the second most watched sport in the world, after soccer. The biggest cricket league in the world is the IPL (Indian Premier League) and a few years ago, the league decided to create a linked league in the US, called Major League Cricket. Top players from around the worl

Hi Friends! Continuing our Introduction to Chess series, I've made two videos to help you finish your games. In my opinion, endgames are the foundation of chess. As the great World Champion José Raúl Capablanca said: "In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else." In most beginner games, the game will come down to a situation with very few pieces left. The person who promotes a pawn to a queen first usually wins. To do that though, you need

Hi Friends! Today I'm teaming up with my little brother Vivaan to give you our combined Mario Kart World course track rankings, based on MUSIC! We each played through all thirty tracks paying special attention to the music. We then gave a ranking out of ten and took the average of our rankings. Every track's music earned a combined average of over 5/10 from us, a testament to the quality of the music in this game, and how much we enjoy playing and listening to every track. Wi

Hey Friends! Now that you know how to move the pieces (if you need a refresher, check out Chess Intro), let's learn about a common opening checkmate trap and how to stop it! You won't believe how many games between beginners end like this! Scholar’s Mate, also known as the four-move checkmate, is where White uses the queen and light squared bishop to attack Black’s weak f7 square and deliver checkmate before Black has finished developing. It’s very common among beginners and

Hello and welcome to the Food section of articles on Prodigy Strats. This one is all about my favorite recipes. All these recipes are vegetarian, and as a lifelong vegetarian myself, I encourage you to explore vegetarian or vegan cuisine, not only because it's amazing but because of environmental issues, animal welfare and more. Even as a vegetarian, you can still make dishes that taste like your favorite meat dishes or even better! Today I’ll be showing off my highly versati

Hi Friends! "Cariwch eich calon yn eich llaw." This is a Welsh quote literally translated to “Carry your heart in your hand” meaning travel free and embrace new experiences. Over the last week and a half, July 4-12, 2026, I had the opportunity to travel with Seattle Children’s Chorus to the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Buckle up folks, it’s going to be an epic journey! The journey began at Sea-Tac airport on July 4th. Happy 250th USA! After clearing security, our au

Welcome back! Today we will be doing a brief intro to the wonderful world of sports. We’ll be look over recent news in American football, football, and basketball. I’ll make this one short and sweet, but the next time I do sports content it will be more in-depth and longer. So here we go with the sports intro! Enjoy! FIFA World Cup Final Prediction If you want to watch the World Cup Final, it kicks off at 12 p.m. PDT Sunday! The stage is set. Will LionelMessi and Argentina

Hey Friends! I'm an avid gamer, whether it's board games, card games, or videogames. I actually held a world record in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Bowser Castle 3 200cc with Peachette in the Biddybuggy with azure rollers and the paper glider! Today I'm going to share a new Pokémon TCG deck I enjoy! A version of this deck made the finals of the recent 2026 Japan Championships played by Kabu Fukase, who won the 2025 Japan Championships with Raging Bolt. COOK Dragapult ex with Hide '

Hey Friends! One of the fun things I'm doing this summer is working for Pawn to Queen Chess Coaching, by kids for kids! I was recently promoted and now serve the roles of Advanced Coach as well as Director of Curriculum, where I get to design many exercises and videos to help folks learn chess. Below you'll find my video "How to Play Chess" designed to help someone completely unfamiliar with the game playing in no time! Now that you know how to play the game, check out a ches

Hey Friends! I love music. I have perfect pitch and perfect rhythm and spend a lot of my time practicing and creating music. Here's me playing on my organ! I started my musical journey with my Mom and Dad, both avid musicians. I then learned from the late Conan McLemore who taught me piano and drumming, and got me into my first band, Indigo Dream. He also taught me composition and got me started with music theory, which I've now studied extensively. I've since studied Carnati