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...
Chasing perfectionism is a losing game. It leaves young female athletes feeling defeated and flat, and it's a pursuit that becomes an unending cycle of frustration. You see, striving to be perfect goes against the human condition as well as the nature of life. It's hard...
Young girls’ muscles aren’t tight. They’re weak. Stop static stretching them. Just stop. Spare them the nonchalant team stretch at the end of the game, please. There have been numerous times I’ve been out watching soccer games and wandered around the sports complex to only see a team...
The mind-body connection is paramount to understand for reducing chance of injury in female athletes. If the brain is not trained to react quickly, then the muscles will that safeguard the knee will be behind in their firing capabilities, thus increasing poor lower body kinematics. More...
I left the skills world faster than you can say ‘overuse.’ My shift happened in 2013 when I began training in a performance environment and getting girls under the iron to build strength and the resilient shell that is their entire body. After studying Exercise Science...
I am about halfway through finishing my print book on physical and mental training for youth female athletes of all sports. I am so excited to release this heart-filled body of work, and more excited that it will be in everyone's hands. Though I've enjoyed writing...
Secret's out: I'm writing a print book. After several years of blogging, freelance writing, and creating eBooks, I am due for a physical book. Yes, a book you can keep in your bag. Yes, a book you can write in and take notes. Yes, a book you can bring...
There's been a plethora of controversial topics on this blog. Over the years, I've triggered people with articles on conditioning, the youth sports system, and standing up for your children. If you're still here and resonate with the content, thank you. If you're somehow still here and...