EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – For Excelsior Springs’ student-athletes, the 2021-2022 school year has begun. Or rather, the 2021-2022 sports seasons have. Starting May 31, student-athletes have participated in speed, agility and strength activities at Tiger Stadium to improve their skills. The activities help them with such areas as footwork, agility, hand-eye coordination and explosiveness. The summer training program has been split into two groups: the football program and student-athletes in the district’s other athletic programs. There are 70 Tigers attending football workouts. Numbers for the other sports range from 50 to 60 student-athletes showing up regularly on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. In addition to workouts, many studentathletes will prepare for the upcoming seasons by working with their coaches at camps and in summer sports leagues. Coaches are allowed 20 contact days with their student-athletes during the summer. Offi...