I'm going to get right to it today: youth female athletes should resistance train as soon as possible. Resistance training is the act of loading the body with force, whether it is body weight or with dumbbells, barbells or other modalities that stimulate muscular endurance and...
I've been through a lot. Now that I'm in my 30s, I look back on my teenage and college years and can't help but think, 'wow, I wish I had more guidance.' More guidance on nutrition, sleep, mindset, dating, healthy relationships, and so much more that is...
The past few weeks have warmed my heart. The first Total Youth Female Athlete Fitness Mentorship is underway, and I couldn't be more invigorated by the coaches in the group. They are eager to learn and to impact the young girls they coach. It excites me when...
I didn’t enter the travel soccer system until age 13. For the female athlete of today, this is frowned upon, in fact, judged by her friends. Her parents are questioned by their neighbors, and she’s forced into chasing the word “elite” as young as age 8....
Female soccer players need more high intensity running. Not just from small-sided games where they undergo hundreds of cuts and changes of direction. They need high intensity running where they work on speed and speed endurance. In the past, I've written dissertations on conditioning for soccer players,...
I got recruited at a high school soccer game. Yes, you heard me right. A high school soccer game. Mind you, it was a state championship final, and we were one of the top high school teams in Maryland who produced Division I beasts. The level was...
Female athlete ACL injury reduction is a journey, not a quick Google search. Peruse the internet and there are a plethora of balance exercises, prevention programs, and warmups for coaches to get their hands on to keep their female athletes healthy. While some of these are amazing...
Never would I have thought I'd be on a podcast chatting with two colleagues in cutoff shirts, while drinking coffee at 2pm in the afternoon. As crazy as this was, we got into some solid discussion on youth physical training. We talked speed development, injury prevention...
“The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.” – Mia Hamm I stumbled into the house after dark. Drenched in sweat, rose colored cheeks, with a gradual calming of my huffing and puffing....
I'm going to get right to it today. No lengthy dissertation. I've been tapping away at my keyboard writing my print book, and my fingers are exhausted. Here is a Q&A I did with Simplifaster on making youth strength and conditioning fun: Youth Strength and Conditioning and Injury...