Author: erica

21 Sep Online Soccer Speed, Strength and Conditioning Training: How It Works For You

Posted at 16:22h in Blog, Female Athletes, Online Soccer Training, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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"You're going to be with me for a while." This is the opener I tell every potential online athlete. Of course, I also slip in the, "we're going to discuss life during Zoom check-ins" or "meditation for as many reps as possible is in your program" or...

15 Sep Youth Athletes, Are You Becoming More Human or More Robot?

Posted at 17:04h in Blog, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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Lock down exposed a lot. No, not that we clock in at 9 hours of screen time a day. No, not that us doing work with our family within earshot is like nails on a chalkboard. No, not that we hate the news more than we did before. No,...

14 Sep Appearance on the SheWolfe Den Podcast: Youth Training During Times of COVID-19

Posted at 12:44h in Blog, Podcasts by erica 0 Comments

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One thing I love the most about being in a male dominated industry is coming across other female coaches who are on the same mission: to build humans into the strongest versions of themselves mentally and physically. Of course, they're tough to find, but when you...

07 Sep Female Athletes, What Is Your Purpose To Train?

Posted at 12:27h in Blog, Female Athletes, Youth Training by erica 2 Comments

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You line up on the end line. You watch your coach, waiting for him to blow the whistle. You anticipate the start of an intense conditioning run with nervousness and anxiety. You wipe the sweat off your eyes and stutter, almost beginning to sprint before the whistle blows. Your...

02 Sep Articles and Videos for Youth Female Athletes to Get Stronger, Faster and More Confident

Posted at 21:30h in Blog, Female Athletes, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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I have been getting a lot of questions on training the female athlete lately. From a physical standpoint, I get a lot of ACL inquiries, how to develop speed, and how to build confidence. I wanted to put all of my answers in one place and...

01 Sep Staying Active During Virtual School

Posted at 12:27h in Blog, Coaching, Total Youth Soccer Fitness, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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Virtual school has begun. Never in a million years did you think you'd be setting up an office for your 10-year-old to sign into math class and diligently take notes at her work station. In her bedroom. Never did you think you'd be homeschooling your children, while simultaneously...

28 Aug What Coaches and Parents Need to Know About Training the Pre-Adolescent Female Athlete

Posted at 11:55h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training by erica 0 Comments

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I'll be honest: the female athletes who I've worked with over the past 8+ years, who have gone on to play at a high level (ECNL, Division 1 and abroad), are the ones who started with me during pre-adolescence. They were munchkins. They were awkward. They were not...

21 Aug Start from the Ground Up to Heal Yourself and the World

Posted at 10:40h in Blog, Motivation by erica 0 Comments

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I’ve been having a lot of deep thoughts about my values over the past several months, and wondering what truly matters amidst all of the craziness in the world. What I’ve noticed is no matter what goes on, my life values stay the same - never...

17 Aug How Female Athletes Can Level Up And Out-Do Their Competition

Posted at 12:08h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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More skills trainers. More camps. More training sessions. More ball work. More camps. More. More. More. It seems as if everyone is over-training, yet under-preparing. Here's what I mean: instead of focusing on the entirety of the human, young female athletes are focusing on the specialized work, namely,...

12 Aug How Female Athletes Can Trust Themselves and Their Journey

Posted at 14:14h in Blog, Female Athletes, The Soccer Queens by erica 0 Comments

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I have limited space in my brain. There are so many activities that infuse me with joy, such as coaching, writing, reading, podcasting, connecting and traveling. Anything else? No space for it. I am so incredibly protective of my life and energy because I hit rock bottom in high...