Being a coach to young female athletes is a rewarding and fulfilling career. With the growing arena of women’s sports, and the impressionable youth years for middle school girls, more coaches are excited and drawn to work within this space. They want to inspire girls...
As much as we shy away from talking about the female athlete menstrual cycle, it is an important discussion to start having if we want to optimize their performance and ensure they feel at their best on the pitch. Period. See what I did there? ;-O You see,...
It will all be okay. I know, your sports career gets uncomfortable. But it will all be okay. Failures are inevitable and you will be put through the ringer, but I repeat: all will be okay. The bad stuff, after all, is as fleeting as the good stuff...
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We all know the girl who grinds the hardest, yet has endless anxiety. We all know the girl who is fastest in practice, yet chokes come game time. We all know the girl who is strongest in the gym, yet still suffers injuries. We all know the girl...
Knees over toes isn't a bad thing. I know, I know. This goes against everything you've been taught about knee health. Before I dive in, I highly recommend you check out The Knees Over Toes Guy. You're welcome. Several studies suggest that lack of ankle mobility is a...
Oftentimes when we watch a speed training session for young girls, it encompasses these things: - Ladder drills - Sprints with minimal rest time (aka conditioning, not speed drills) - Tapping feet in agility rings While ladder drills and agility rings have their place and can be used as...
In case you missed my presentation on training the middle school female athlete at the Redefine Conference, you can watch the recording here: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVEHeGGPe4&list=PL-GHCc7Co2FQy-nRr5pUSeY_Xks0TFxjc&index=13&t=2790s[/embed] Get the Total Youth Female Athlete Fitness video course as well as join our private community of professionals to learn how to teach...
Let me get this out of the way first: today's blog post is not going to be a verbose piece. Nor will it win a Nobel Prize. It will be just enough to read as you're sitting in the waiting room at the dentist office, or meandering...
Knee pain sucks. And it can be nagging a young female athlete for several months to a few years if not treated quickly and properly. When the young girl goes through her most rapid period of growth, the quadriceps muscle can pull on the patella tendon, causing...