28 Jun Parents, You Can Fix the Youth Sports System
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18 Jun Training Speed, Agility and Strength in Youth Female Soccer
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...
15 Jun Phone App Online Training Program for Kids: Speed, Strength, Agility and Conditioning
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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...
11 Jun Hardcore Off-Season Conditioning for Youth Soccer Players
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I was oscillating between the words "intense" or "serious" or "soul crushing" to precede the title to this post. Hardcore seemed to be the most attention grabbing as well as most suiting. Though it's not good for SEO purposes, I don't care. I'm ready to turn...
11 Jun BIG Announcement: Are You Ready?
You've all been waiting for the big announcement and here it is: I'm starting another podcast. It's crazy, I know. And just when you thought I had a lot to say on The Soccer Queens Podcast, get ready...
03 Jun Why Every Youth Athlete Needs To Social Media Fast
Just like food, social media is consumption. The liking, the scrolling, the clicking, the commenting all impact your internal state as much as the foods you eat. But instead of impacting your digestive system, social media impacts your nervous system. First things first: when I started writing back...
18 May Lessons We Wish We Learned On Training, Nutrition And Mindset As Young Girls
I'm unlearning a lot right now. Now that I'm a woman in my 30s, I find myself pondering why it took me so long to blossom into my authenticity, not care what other people think, lean into my femininity, and follow my purpose wholeheartedly. Looking back, it...
15 May Secrets to Giving Youth Athletes An Edge
There's a lot I've cut out of my life in the past year: - Alcohol - Gluten - Mainstream news - Social media arguments In fact, the buffoonery that happens in the online space is fascinating to observe. For one, when people hate and attack others for their character without...
11 May Normalizing the Discussion Around the Female Athlete Menstrual Cycle
Being a coach to young female athletes is a rewarding and fulfilling career. With the growing arena of women’s sports, and the impressionable youth years for middle school girls, more coaches are excited and drawn to work within this space. They want to inspire girls...
08 May Training During the Female Athlete Menstrual Cycle
As much as we shy away from talking about the female athlete menstrual cycle, it is an important discussion to start having if we want to optimize their performance and ensure they feel at their best on the pitch. Period. See what I did there? ;-O You see,...