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16 Mar Why Youth Female Athletes Should NOT Go Vegan: SHOCKING Health and Performance Consequences

Posted at 17:57h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Nutrition, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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For young, growing female athletes, plant-based anything ain't it. Sure, it sounds healthy and amazing, and like people are doing the right thing, but the deficiencies a vegan diet has for female athletes are immense. As a result, there are tons of health consequences girls may...

12 Jan Why I’m Not On Social Media Every Day (Advice for Female Athletes and Youth Sports Parents)

Posted at 19:40h in Blog, Body Image, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Life Coaching, Mindset, Motivation, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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In 2020, I deleted my Snapchat. Annoyed by the constant snaps of my friends' Starbucks orders, sushi boat dinners, abroad travels, morning routines, hair appointments, mirror selfies, pedicures, and all things that documented their day-to-day, I decided to cut the chord and delete the app once...

13 Dec Remote Speed and Strength Training for Female Athletes: Is It For YOUR Daughter?

Posted at 18:17h in Blog, Online Programs, Online Soccer Training, Online Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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So you're curious about speed and strength training? You know your daughter needs it to be her healthiest self. You know it improves sport performance. You know it reduces risk of ACL injuries. You know it will take her speed to that next level. However, you still haven't signed her...

27 Nov Mental Health in Girl Athletes is Suffering Because They’re Growing Up Too Fast

Posted at 14:30h in Blog, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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There's such thing as a Sorority Recruitment Consultant. This is a professional who you hire to help your daughter with every aspect of her sorority rush experience, so she doesn't get left behind and gets into the sorority of her dreams (or your dreams, as a...

15 Nov Make Female Athletes Empowered Again

Posted at 15:14h in Blog, Female Athletes, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Female empowerment needs to be re-defined. There's a lot of fear mongering going on in girls sports that's actually dis-empowering female athletes. "You have wide hips!" "You're more susceptible to ACL injuries!" "Your period and menstrual cycle increases injury!" These are some of the defeating messages our girls are being...

13 Oct Growing Pains to Growing GAINS: Empowering Your Female Athlete Through Her Growth Spurt

Posted at 15:01h in Blog, Child Development, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Growth Spurt, Overuse Injuries, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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This post was originally published by Erica on Girls Soccer Network. We here it all the time. "It's just growing pains." When a female athlete is going through her growth spurt and experiencing a myriad of physical, emotional, and hormonal changes, we chalk it up to "well...

07 Oct Girls Soccer Players: Chase Health First, Then Performance Follows

Posted at 16:17h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training, Growth Spurt, High Performance, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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This blog was originally published by Erica Suter on Girls Soccer Network. Warning to girls soccer players: never sacrifice your health for performance. Mary Cain, a pro mid-distance runner, was the fastest in the world at one point. In 2014, she won the 3,000-meter event at the...

09 Sep In Season Strength Training for Busy ECNL Girls Soccer Players

Posted at 16:59h in Blog, Girls' Soccer Training, In-season Training, Soccer, Strength and Conditioning by erica 0 Comments

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In season strength training is a non-negotiable for the ECNL girls soccer player of today. The girls ECNL is the most intense and competitive soccer league in the United States, with the average team practicing 3-4x a week, with 1-2 games on the weekends. Go time for...

07 Aug Don’t Make Girls Hate Exercise

Posted at 15:47h in Blog, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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This post was originally published by Erica Suter on the Girls Soccer Network blog. Don't make girls hate exercise. This is your #1 job as a coach and/or parent to young girls. When it comes to instilling healthy habits for a lifetime, your job is to make exercise,...

20 Jun Stop Training to Pass a Preseason Soccer Fitness Test and Train for the Game

Posted at 18:49h in Blog, Conditioning, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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This blog was originally published by Erica Suter on Girls Soccer Network. Full disclosure: I never jogged two miles around a track. I hate long distance running, so I avoided it like the plague during my 20-year soccer career. I'm proud to say I hardly did any long...

Author: erica

16 Mar Why Youth Female Athletes Should NOT Go Vegan: SHOCKING Health and Performance Consequences

12 Jan Why I’m Not On Social Media Every Day (Advice for Female Athletes and Youth Sports Parents)

13 Dec Remote Speed and Strength Training for Female Athletes: Is It For YOUR Daughter?

27 Nov Mental Health in Girl Athletes is Suffering Because They’re Growing Up Too Fast

15 Nov Make Female Athletes Empowered Again

13 Oct Growing Pains to Growing GAINS: Empowering Your Female Athlete Through Her Growth Spurt

07 Oct Girls Soccer Players: Chase Health First, Then Performance Follows

09 Sep In Season Strength Training for Busy ECNL Girls Soccer Players

07 Aug Don’t Make Girls Hate Exercise

20 Jun Stop Training to Pass a Preseason Soccer Fitness Test and Train for the Game

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