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...
"We can do better...
In today's world, youth female soccer is similar to a UFC fight. The competition and stakes are high, and there's little room for error. Youth female soccer is competitive. It's exuberant. It's rigorous. It's also a blossoming space with more and more young girls entering the system to...
Phew. It has been a tumultuous several months of building out middle school and high school off-season and in-season programs on my new phone app. While it took an immense amount of work, I'm so thrilled it's out there. Not because it's cool to say I put my...