29 Apr In-Season Speed and Strength Training For Youth Athletes
"I don't have time...
Author: erica
22 Apr Female Athletes Being Beautiful from the Inside Out
We all know the girl who grinds the hardest, yet has endless anxiety. We all know the girl who is fastest in practice, yet chokes come game time. We all know the girl who is strongest in the gym, yet still suffers injuries. We all know the girl...
17 Apr Exercises Female Athletes Should Do for ACL Injury Prevention: Athletic Stance Ankle Mobility
Knees over toes isn't a bad thing. I know, I know. This goes against everything you've been taught about knee health. Before I dive in, I highly recommend you check out The Knees Over Toes Guy. You're welcome. Several studies suggest that lack of ankle mobility is a...
11 Apr Speed Training for Youth Female Athletes: Actually Improving Without Wasting Time
Oftentimes when we watch a speed training session for young girls, it encompasses these things: - Ladder drills - Sprints with minimal rest time (aka conditioning, not speed drills) - Tapping feet in agility rings While ladder drills and agility rings have their place and can be used as...
08 Apr Training the Middle School Female Athlete Presentation at the Redefine Conference
In case you missed my presentation on training the middle school female athlete at the Redefine Conference, you can watch the recording here: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVEHeGGPe4&list=PL-GHCc7Co2FQy-nRr5pUSeY_Xks0TFxjc&index=13&t=2790s[/embed] Get the Total Youth Female Athlete Fitness video course as well as join our private community of professionals to learn how to teach...
06 Apr A Few Quick Movements to Help with Osgood-Schlatter in Female Athletes
Let me get this out of the way first: today's blog post is not going to be a verbose piece. Nor will it win a Nobel Prize. It will be just enough to read as you're sitting in the waiting room at the dentist office, or meandering...
28 Mar Exercises for Knee Pain in Female Athletes: Single Leg Quarter Squat
Knee pain sucks. And it can be nagging a young female athlete for several months to a few years if not treated quickly and properly. When the young girl goes through her most rapid period of growth, the quadriceps muscle can pull on the patella tendon, causing...
23 Mar Inspiring Female Athletes to Be Individuals
I'm over it. I'm over it that you're over-stimulated. Over-outraged. Over-trained. Over-consumed. Over-TikToked. I'm over it. I'm over all the things that are taking you away from being an individual and a human with a colorful canvas of gifts. I'm over it you're distracted from your own strengths, constantly comparing yourself to your...
15 Mar Girls and Growth Spurts: How To Navigate
Being a youth sports parent is the toughest job in the world. It's up there with being King of the North. It's up there with being Beyonce. It's up there with being Frodo. There's an immense amount of pressure and you don't want to screw up. You want to make...
13 Mar Helping Youth Female Athletes with Strength Movements
Some of the best things when it comes to coaching kids include: - I don't have to talk about adult topics like stocks and real estate. - I can be goofy. - I can take a beginner from scratch and watch them blossom. Coaching kids is awesome to say...