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01 Jul ACL Injuries in Female Soccer Players: Time to Take Action

Posted at 17:50h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 6 Comments

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Originally published by Erica Suter on https://girlssoccernetwork.com/ ACL Injuries in Female Soccer Players Mallory Swanson. Beth Mead. Vivianne Miedema. Janine Beckie. Catarina Macario. Christian Press. I'll spare you the rest of the injured list because it's downright tragic. In the last 12 months, more than 20 professional women's soccer...

19 Jun Your Young Daughter Shouldn’t Be Trained Like a Pro

Posted at 15:08h in Blog, Child Development, Speed, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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To better understand why young female athletes (ages 8-12) shouldn't be rushed into advanced movements and speed programs like the pros, adults need to be educated on proper human development, growth, and maturation. This is something that needs to be taken seriously for the physical...

26 May Off Season Soccer Speed, Strength and Conditioning for Girls Soccer

Posted at 16:38h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training, Nutrition by erica 0 Comments

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Originally published by Erica on Girls Soccer Network Summer off season soccer training is the time to become fast, explosive and strong. When games and practices come to an end, it's an excellent opportunity for girls to implement a performance training plan. This must encompass all the...

21 May Fighting for Female Athletes

Posted at 12:16h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training by erica 0 Comments

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The U.S. Women's Soccer Team from the 90s was a spectacle to remember. As a young girl, I was in awe of Mia Hamm. She bolted by defenders, flashed her electric moves, and bombed upper 90 shots. I was captivated by the tenacious woman on the...

10 May Business, Success, and Being Content with What You Have

Posted at 16:48h in Blog by erica 0 Comments

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When you're a coach in the private sector it's easy to be focused on growth, getting followers, and saying yes to everyone. I mean, when you have more athletes, more money, more opportunities, life will be better, right? Not so fast...

03 May Solving Female Athlete ACL Injuries

Posted at 14:37h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog by erica 0 Comments

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I have a solution: how about we stop focusing on what we can't control, and start focusing on what we can? To truly empower female athletes, we have to stop pulling the female card. Here is a list of controllables to start today: 1. Strength train 2. Fuel with...