One thing I take very seriously is ensuring injured athletes have a diligent return to their sport. This means once they're medically cleared, the real work to get back to game speed, strength and conditioning begins. "Cleared" by the doctor, whether it's an ACL tear, meniscus tear,...
It's been 7 years since I wrote my last major blog on conditioning for soccer players. I'll link it HERE if you're curious to see how far I've come. This blog was written back in 2019, which means: 1. I'm old. 2. Soccer conditioning methods have evolved since...
"We're going to pause strength training for now. It's just too busy with practices, school, and games, and we don't want to overdo it." I get at least a few of these emails at the end of every summer off season each year. After two months of...
This past weekend, I was blessed to have the opportunity to travel across the country to San Francisco, California to speak at the first ever Girls Soccer Network Soccerista Fest. Fun fact: I haven't been to the Bay Area in over 20 years, so when the...
A lot of strength and conditioning coaches would say they found their niche. I think my niche found me. And I'm grateful it did. You see, when I started personal training back in 2012, I worked with all walks of life - from the 70-year-old woman who wanted...
"7am rise and grind!" I see this in a caption on Instagram from a coach that has their U14 girls soccer team running suicides, then performing 10 burpees, then running the suicides again...
Think of the best players in the world. Who comes to mind first? Maybe it's Messi, with his dazzling moves, sharps cuts, and rapid turns against pressure to crack a shot on goal. Or maybe it's Lamine Yamal with his exceptional vision to blast up the field and...
My job is simple: turn young female athletes into beasts. It's my one mission year-round. And I'm not talking for a quick few weeks where I train someone under a pathetic lessons model where I hardly see them. Or, they do training for a short stint of...
One of the biggest misses in girls soccer speed, strength and agility training is plyometrics. Or, should I say, mess? Either way, 99.9% of plyometric training I see on social media or at the soccer fields here in Tampa Florida are wrong for several reasons: 1. Girls aren't popping off...
Athletes who have come to me for ACL return to sport in my training facility in Lutz Florida who were previously untrained in a true strength program prior to ACL injury almost always take longer to return after surgery. I've seen anywhere around 12-14+ months for...