Every time I observe a soccer "speed" session, whether it's eyewash crap I see on Instagram of kids tapping through rings and ladders, or whether it's at a local soccer complex here in Tampa, Florida, and all the players are going at slow to moderate...
One of the biggest things I wish more people understood about strength training for injuries is this: It is PROTECTIVE, not over doing. In fact, playing soccer puts HIGHER FORCES on the tendons, joints, and bones and in a CHAOTIC environment. Changes of direction movements in soccer happen...
I'm going to get right to the point: knee pain can only be resolved with 3 things. No, it's not using a bag of ice after every practice. No, it's not slapping on some KT tape. No, it's definitely not pushing through MORE SOCCER. Oddly enough, the activity that...
Sports parents: beware of nonsense training for youth athletes. Seriously, BEWARE. There's a lot of bs out there that looks flashy and will make you "ooh" and "ahh." Like a kid attached to a resistance band while icky shuffling through a ladder, then jumping over a cacophony...
Over 14 years ago, I look back regretfully at all of the stupid things I used to do as a young speed, strength and conditioning coach: - Trained athletes on Sundays the day after a tournament when they should've been OFF recovering. - Trained girls soccer players...
If there's anything you need to know to not butcher your plyometrics, it's this: SHORT DURATION, MAX EFFORT, LONG REST. That's it. I may just end the blog right there. Kidding. I'm so incredibly passionate about educating girls soccer players (and parents!) on the correct way to do...
Elite is earned. If you want to true, elite level recovery you have to be disciplined with every facet of your training, nutrition, and soccer load management. I only know a tiny fraction of young girls soccer players who are actually doing recovery right. For others, they're relying...
If you're reading this article, please take what I say and think critically. You don't need to do what I did, but consider this perspective, too. Every young girl's journey to college soccer will be different, and I'm not ignorant to the fact that the D1...
There's never a dull moment in the female athlete space. There's always some sort of fear mongering when it comes to female athletes. I've been in this industry a while, as a female athlete speed, strength and agility trainer to young girls for over 13 years...
I've been training youth female athletes for 14 years in speed, strength, and conditioning - starting off in Baltimore, MD for several years, then coming down to Tampa, Florida to impact a new group of young girls. I started my coaching journey in Baltimore, Maryland, worked...