Author: erica

15 Aug How You Can Train Athletes With Minimal Technology

Posted at 11:17h in Blog, Soccer, Soccer Science, Strength and Conditioning, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Sport science technology is like owning a sexy car: it won't last if you don't have a good mechanic. While most clubs utilize technology in an effective manner - to monitor player loads, elicit a specific conditioning effect, customize to the individual, and tweak fitness programming...

07 Aug Off-Season Training for Soccer Part 1: We Don’t Mess Around.

Posted at 21:12h in Blog, Total Youth Soccer Fitness, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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There are two types of people in this world: those who hustle all summer and can enjoy a week at the beach before pre-season, and those who are lazy all summer and who must endure a one-week cram of training before pre-season. So. Which one are...

28 Jul What It Takes To Be The Best At What You Do

Posted at 20:25h in Blog, Business, Career, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 2 Comments

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Ready for a depressing opening line? Awesome! Here it is: balance is a myth. Yeah, that hurts, doesn't it? Whether you want to be a Division 1 athlete who eventually goes professional, or a dad who wants to have economic security, or who wants to be a good...

26 Jul How Female Athletes Can Improve Their Pull-Ups (And A Poem)

Posted at 16:47h in Blog, Female Athletes, Strength Training, Total Youth Soccer Fitness, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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Pulling yourself up over a bar is immensely powerful, And while you my see it as impossible, I see it as highly probable. You see, all these youth athletes complaining and blaming, While I'm over here explaining that this stuff is oh-so amazing. Yet, they be claiming as they...

17 Jul Appearance on the Muscles and Management Podcast

Posted at 21:01h in Blog, Podcasts by erica 0 Comments

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It was a dark and isolated Friday night with my cat. Honestly, this is the usual set-up at the end of the week: me, my cat, and take-out sushi. Such is the life of a business owner who is on 24/7, who works 365 days a...

13 Jul Why Youth Athletes Need More Creativity

Posted at 22:29h in Blog, Coaching, Total Youth Soccer Fitness, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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It must be an odd time to be a youth athlete. In one corner, there's an abundance of resources, products, markets, camps, trainers, drills and offerings. Yet, burnout is at its apex, overuse injuries are skyrocketing, and free play is waning. In fact, waning so...

04 Jul 20 Lessons for Female Athletes on Training and Life

Posted at 17:28h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Uncategorized by erica 13 Comments

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Somewhere out there, there's a female athlete getting yelled at by her coach for making a mistake. Somewhere out there, there's a female athlete crying and her dad telling her, "you're being sensitive!" Somewhere out there, there's a female athlete scrolling Instagram comparing her body to influencer...

29 Jun Confessions Of A Strength Coach Who Dabbles In Online Training

Posted at 20:08h in Blog, Online Training, Personal Training, Strength Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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While online training will vary with each coach, I'm happy to share my imperfect, chaotic journey. To put things into perspective, I started coaching in person back in 2012, and didn't go online until beginning of 2018. That's a wait of six years. So what does this mean? I'm...

28 Jun Youth Soccer Tournament Survival Guide

Posted at 22:57h in Blog, Soccer, Total Youth Soccer Fitness by erica 0 Comments

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Ever wanted to plop on the couch, eat take-out pizza, and binge watch Netflix after a youth soccer tournament? Or perhaps you don't even make it to those. Instead, you get home late on a Sunday, unpack the smelly cleats and damp socks, shower three times, go...

15 Jun How To Build A Beast Athlete Who Is Resilient, Fast, and Agile

Posted at 17:27h in Blog, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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Hi there. If you clicked on this article, chances are, you're ready to become a beast of an athlete. Or better yet, you're a coach or parent who has grown out of the days of programming the good old jog laps around the pitch, making kids do...