03 Jul Complete Guide to Training the Youth Female Athlete
"It's because she's female and has wider hips...
Author: erica
01 Jul Female Athletes Who Practice Discipline…WIN.
Self discipline sets you free. This quote is an inherent contradiction. The word discipline means "obey a set of rules," while the word free means "no longer confined." How can discipline, an act of structure and routine, also be liberating and carefree at the same time? How can...
25 Jun Osgood-Schlatter in Female Athletes: No, You Can’t Stretch Your Knee
"Do you have any stretches for my knee?" - every young female athlete with knee pain. As a performance training professional, I assume everyone is on the same page as me and understands that the knee is a joint and cannot be stretched. However, I totally get...
17 Jun The Factors that Impact Female Athlete Sport Performance
Early in my coaching career, I was all about the training. The reps. The drills. The intensity. The exercise progressions. I'm still all about the training, but it's the bare minimum of my work to get athletes results in the gym and on the field. There's so much more to female...
04 Jun The Strong Female Athlete Book Featured on National Alliance for Youth Sports
I am so excited to be featured in the NAYS discussing the holistic approach to training young athletes. I provide my story on how strength and conditioning bolstered my mental and physical performance at a young age and how it blessed me the rest of...
28 May Making Your Speed and Strength Workouts Effective
No one ever got better by going through the motions. No one ever improved their performance by being comfortable. No one ever improved skills by lacking focus. No one ever succeeded by going half in. For young athletes to get the most out of their training, they must have...
20 May Conditioning Drills for Female Athletes
Keep conditioning simple. Understand the game demands and energy systems used. Understand muscle actions and movements. Here is an excellent podcast with former Orlando Pride Performance Coach, Ivi Casagrande, discussing off-season conditioning for female athletes. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94-qGQjFqhw&t=733s[/embed] Here are some of the drills she mentioned in the episode that I also...
10 May Why Your Female Athlete Is Getting Tired in Games
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It's the first half. Your female athlete is on fire. She's running off the ball. She's exploding into space. She's bursting past defenders. She looks downright unstoppable. Then, the halftime whistle blows and a switch flips. Hard left turn, in fact. Come the final stretch of the game, she's looking...
30 Apr Improving Confidence in Female Athletes: Not Always Rainbows and Positive Self Talk
Every female athlete wants to feel good. She wants to feel at her best and confident. How does she accomplish this? Hint: it's not from affirmation. Sure, this can be a sprinkle to building confidence, but it's not the difference maker. Sadly, many youth female athletes are seeking confidence...
29 Apr Hip Strengthening Drills for Youth Female Athletes
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The bad news is this: the majority of female athletes have weak hips. Ah, glad that's out of the way now. Let's move onto some better news...