If you have followed me for a length of time, you know I have an affinity for the Pull-Up. Since I hung up my cleats back in 2012, I decided to work hard to improve this movement to see what my body was capable of as...
You're in for a treat today. This week's Technique Tuesday is a private tutorial video from my Total Youth Soccer Fitness 365 program. With soccer season ramping back up again, it's time to ensure kids are monitoring their training load, recovering hard, and staying as resilient as...
Performing a lunge looks simple, but there are several pieces to it that we must address to set youth athletes up for success. It's a great movement for ankle mobility, single leg strength, and trunk stability. Here is a private tutorial video from the Total Youth Soccer...
This much I know: doing simple things is hard. And more often than not, the movements I am doing with my young athletes are simple. However, if they are consistent with these basic exercises for a long period of time, they are able to strengthen the total...
I'm on a female athlete spree. And I love it because there's a lot of dynamic changes going on in their bodies as they go through adolescence, and more often than not, these changes drastically impact performance. This week's tutorial discusses important things to keep in mind...
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...
I am picky with Bear Crawls. For young athletes going through their growth spurt when coordination disturbances are common, and core stability can wane, I want to reinforce contralateral movement patterns of the opposite arm and leg, while simultaneously working on trunk stability. Do not perform Bear...
I'm SO excited. Yes, English Premier League is returning this month. Yes, my favorite soccer pub down the street is open for outdoor seating. Yes, I can leave my house. But also, I get to see my athletes in person for the first time in THREE MONTHS. To say we've...
There aren't many things that scare me, but if I could name a handful they would be: - Tarantulas - Helicopters - Decaf coffee - Sophia the Robot [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq36J9pNaEo[/embed] It's a terrifying list, no doubt. And the interview above? Wow. At least Tony Robbins kept his cool...
I'm back in my gym and ready to crush some deadlifts. But since I've been out of the workout grind for a few months due to quarantine, I need to go back to basics. Before I get into the Hip Hinge movement pattern for young athletes and...