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24 Jun Girls, Growth and GAINZ! Training the Young Female Athlete

Posted at 13:23h in Blog, Child Development, Coaching, Collabs, Female Athletes, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Too often when we talk about youth sports and athletic development, we give examples of boys. And an overwhelming percent of the research in youth athlete development is conducted in boys. Hello… 1972 called - on a rotary dial phone! Have you not heard about...

23 Jun Technique Tuesday: Plyometrics for Female Athletes

Posted at 21:50h in Blog, Blog Video Tutorials, Female Athletes, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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As I write this, my t-shirt is drenched, my hair disheveled, my shoes smelly, and my legs sore. This sums up coaching full days in the humidity of Baltimore, Maryland in the Summer. I'll be honest: I just finished one of these days and I came home...

20 Jun 10 Things Youth Sport Coaches Must Know About Child Development

Posted at 12:31h in Blog, Child Development, Female Athletes, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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You know what I've been loving lately? Pumping out one blog a week. But not just any, short blurb. Rather, an in depth article that is a minimum of 2,000 words. You see, I used to write several articles a week that glossed over general information, leaving the audience...

18 Jun The Queen Speaks: Two Hour Podcast with Dr. Tommy John

Posted at 12:39h in Blog, Podcasts by erica 0 Comments

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You know a conversation dives deep when you have a cacao reishi mushroom drink in-hand, and hop on a podcast with Dr. Tommy John as sage burns in the background. Secret's out, ya'll. I'm obsessed with elevating consciousness, encouraging humans to think critically, and urging everyone to...

16 Jun Technique Tuesday: Acceleration “First Step”

Posted at 12:35h in Acceleration, Blog, Girls' Soccer Training, Soccer, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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Full disclosure: I just finished a two hour podcast interview with my friend Dr. Tommy John. And we didn't talk about training. Not youth strength and conditioning. Not speed development. Not conditioning. Not motor skill learning. Not a peep about youth training. 'But what did you talk about for TWO HOURS?!' you...

15 Jun Youth Athletes: The Hidden Work Matters

Posted at 15:10h in Blog, Mindset, Motivation, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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Everyone wants to be seen. They want to be recognized. They want to be pat on the back. They want their gold star. They want the Instagram tag. Look. I don't want to discount external motivation. It is a good thing when we examine self determination theory - an athlete...