One thing I pride myself in is content creation. With over 700 blogs, 800 YouTube videos and 20,000 Tweets on youth female athlete performance training, there's not shortage of workouts and routines for girls to do. But how do you piece this all together? How do...
Talk about big changes during the growth spurt and beyond. Disrupted coordination. Longer torso. Wider hips. Hormonal changes. And so much more. Since this is such a dynamic time physiologically, coaches need to tweak training for young girls so they are safe and develop quality movement. I wrote an article for Stack.com...
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This much I know: plyometrics can make or break a female athlete. You will either wear them down, or build them up. You see, plyometrics can be central nervous system heavy, and they take a lot of exertion. The tendons, muscles and bones take immense amounts of...
The human body doesn't work in isolation. It's one magnificent system that works simultaneously to bolster human movement and performance. If the feet, ankles and calves are weak, the pelvis is impacted. If the pelvis is flimsy, the ankles are precarious. If the shoulders and back are weak, the...
I love core training. Similar to the trunk of a tree, a sturdy core allows us to move our limbs freely. But not freely as in awkwardly, freely as in smoothly. Here's what I mean: the core encompasses the lumbo-pelvic area, which is an area that needs to...