Professional Mascot Kelly Frank just performed 19 NHL games, 12 MLB games, and 3 football games in 2 months...and still had time to deliver a long list of Mascot Tips in this must-read essay.

For well over a decade Kelly Frank has successfully avoided ever having to get a "real job." She is a professional mascot. In her guest essay she pauses long enough to answer questions asked of her as a mascot.

Cudo, Hill, Walker and Carter look back at the last 10 years in 5 categories and shared our picks for the Best of the Decade in each category in a special Audio Roundtable.

As video technology gets cheaper and better, simple solutions now exist for teams and performers at all technology levels at very low costs. Read more from Editor Jon Cudo on the uses for the inexpensive Flip Camcorders.

In the last few years as teams add entertainment options, I have watched the rapid increase in what are often referred to as "circus" time outs. These time outs are a combination of all of a team's entertainment elements thrown into one time out in an effort to create a wild explosion of energy.

Over the years mascots have added a live dimension to a school's spirit on the sidelines of sporting events. Whether a horseback rider, a tethered bulldog, or a costumed teenager, mascots have become a focal point of entertainment and enthusiasm.

Jon Cudo is a 20-year veteran sports entertainment performer, including a 7-year term as the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolf Crunch, 3 years as the Portland Fire's mascot Spot, as well as freelance characters like the King of Sports.