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11 Feb ACL Injury Reduction: Research Says All Girls are Required to Strength Train

Posted at 15:44h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Female Athletes, Strength Training, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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"Hand a girl a barbell and change her life." - Emily Neff, Female Athlete Performance Coach I couldn't agree with my colleague more. All female athletes must strength train. It's non-negotiable. Not only does strength training improve performance, it also decreases chance of ACL injury by 50%. Strength...

09 Feb Nutrition Behavior Change for Athletes: Eating Healthy Once and For All

Posted at 16:07h in Blog, Nutrition, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Changing your nutrition doesn’t happen from getting lectured over and over again. I mean, it's a start, but it will only get you so far. No one wants to be told ad nauseam what foods are healthy. Most people already know what is healthy and what is...

27 Jan Entitlement, Quick Fixes, and Narcissism: Social Media Impact on Youth Athletes

Posted at 15:55h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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"Just go on TikTok...

14 Jan The Soccer Community Gets Speed Wrong and Girls Soccer Players are Suffering

Posted at 13:03h in Blog, Explosiveness, Speed, Uncategorized by erica 4 Comments

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I could make a fortune by putting on a show and being like every other "soccer speed guru" on social media. Alas, I don't. As a result of operating in integrity and telling the truth about speed training, I have lost clients along the way. A lot...

28 Dec Middle School Female Soccer Players: When It’s Too Much

Posted at 15:24h in ACL Injuries, Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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In 11 years of coaching young female soccer players, I continue to be flabbergasted by how many messages I get from parents about their daughters' overuse injuries. It sucks. It's bad. I'm tired. "Our daughter has had knee pain for several months," say several concerned parents. "Our daughter has a...

15 Dec Stop Training Speed with the Just Soccer Ball: Girls Soccer Players Must Do Both

Posted at 16:40h in Agility, Blog, Female Athletes, Speed, Uncategorized by erica 4 Comments

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Soccer players, stop training speed with the just soccer ball. I love posting statements like this on social media because enraged people come out of the woodwork, without looking into its context and the actual programming of the coach. Just look, this caused a cacophony of responses: "You're...

11 Feb ACL Injury Reduction: Research Says All Girls are Required to Strength Train

09 Feb Nutrition Behavior Change for Athletes: Eating Healthy Once and For All

27 Jan Entitlement, Quick Fixes, and Narcissism: Social Media Impact on Youth Athletes

14 Jan The Soccer Community Gets Speed Wrong and Girls Soccer Players are Suffering

28 Dec Middle School Female Soccer Players: When It’s Too Much

15 Dec Stop Training Speed with the Just Soccer Ball: Girls Soccer Players Must Do Both

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