One thing I take very seriously is ensuring injured athletes have a diligent return to their sport. This means once they're medically cleared, the real work to get back to game speed, strength and conditioning begins. "Cleared" by the doctor, whether it's an ACL tear, meniscus tear,...
It's been 7 years since I wrote my last major blog on conditioning for soccer players. I'll link it HERE if you're curious to see how far I've come. This blog was written back in 2019, which means: 1. I'm old. 2. Soccer conditioning methods have evolved since...
"We're going to pause strength training for now. It's just too busy with practices, school, and games, and we don't want to overdo it." I get at least a few of these emails at the end of every summer off season each year. After two months of...
This past weekend, I was blessed to have the opportunity to travel across the country to San Francisco, California to speak at the first ever Girls Soccer Network Soccerista Fest. Fun fact: I haven't been to the Bay Area in over 20 years, so when the...
A lot of strength and conditioning coaches would say they found their niche. I think my niche found me. And I'm grateful it did. You see, when I started personal training back in 2012, I worked with all walks of life - from the 70-year-old woman who wanted...
"7am rise and grind!" I see this in a caption on Instagram from a coach that has their U14 girls soccer team running suicides, then performing 10 burpees, then running the suicides again...