Dear Youth Athlete, You're not a soccer player. You're not a basketball player. You're not a volleyball player. You're not a hockey player. You're a kid. In fact, you're a kid with a multitude of hobbies, aspirations, and talents. Yes, you might be good at one sport over the other, but...
Let me set the stage. You're plopped on the sofa. You have crutches propped up against it. You are rocking a full-leg boot that feels like a hot air balloon on your leg. You turn Stranger Things on Netflix. You're feeling sorry for yourself. So you crush a pint of Ben...
Hi. Dave Gleason and I did a short collaboration article on how to coach female athletes, from both the male coach and female coach perspective. Yes, being a female coach comes with being a role model, but at the same time, I need to be intense and...
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It was Sunday morning. My alarm went off at 7:30am, and a reminder popped up on my phone, "Die Healthier Podcast 8:00am." I had 30 minutes to grab a large black coffee, plug in my computer, and sign onto Google Hangouts to talk everything youth training and...
"Erica, you're getting in the car and going to soccer practice!" my mom yelled at 6-year-old me. "1...