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04 Sep Parents, Do The Opposite Of What The Sports System Is Telling You

Posted at 16:56h in Blog, Girls' Soccer Training, Injury Prevention, Long Term Athletic Development, Strength and Conditioning, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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I didn’t enter the travel soccer system until age 13. For the female athlete of today, this is frowned upon, in fact, judged by her friends. Her parents are questioned by their neighbors, and she’s forced into chasing the word “elite” as young as age 8....

03 Sep Speed and Conditioning for Youth Female Soccer Players: Max Effort and Technique Matter

Posted at 12:45h in Blog, Online Programs, Soccer Science, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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Female soccer players need more high intensity running. Not just from small-sided games where they undergo hundreds of cuts and changes of direction. They need high intensity running where they work on speed and speed endurance. In the past, I've written dissertations on conditioning for soccer players,...

01 Sep What Parents Aren’t Told About College Recruiting

Posted at 14:21h in Blog, College Recruiting, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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I got recruited at a high school soccer game. Yes, you heard me right. A high school soccer game. Mind you, it was a state championship final, and we were one of the top high school teams in Maryland who produced Division I beasts. The level was...

25 Aug Female Athlete ACL Injury Reduction Is A Journey, Not A Quick Google Search

Posted at 11:48h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Girls' Soccer Training by erica 0 Comments

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Female athlete ACL injury reduction is a journey, not a quick Google search. Peruse the internet and there are a plethora of balance exercises, prevention programs, and warmups for coaches to get their hands on to keep their female athletes healthy. While some of these are amazing...

23 Aug Appearance on the Cutoffs and Coffee Podcast

Posted at 19:17h in Blog, Girls' Soccer Training, Podcasts, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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Never would I have thought I'd be on a podcast chatting with two colleagues in cutoff shirts, while drinking coffee at 2pm in the afternoon. As crazy as this was, we got into some solid discussion on youth physical training. We talked speed development, injury prevention...

18 Aug Love for Movement is Important for Kids, Crucial for Adults

Posted at 15:20h in Blog by erica 2 Comments

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“The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.” – Mia Hamm I stumbled into the house after dark. Drenched in sweat, rose colored cheeks, with a gradual calming of my huffing and puffing....