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...
I'm sick of social media. Peruse your feed and you'll see posts that promise all the quick fixes and play to your insatiable desire for instant gratification. It knows how to deceive you, keep you scrolling, and search for that "thing" to save you. Your eyes stare...
Recently, I've been asking the question: are girls soccer players becoming soft? Before you get all up in arms and say I'm being too harsh, hear me out. The youth girls game is becoming more intense, fast paced, and demanding. The top travel leagues are now year-round,...
Female athletes, I have a question. Are you doing intentional work, or busy work? Seriously ask yourself this question. It's something you need to get clear on to move to the next level and to reach your performance goals. Too often, many of you think working out is...
"I'm a Youth Female Athlete Performance Coach," I said at a holiday party with family and friends. I received blank stares and confused faces, then someone asked, "so...
I got on a Zoom call with my sprint and nutrition coach before I began my six month training plan with her in preparation for the World Track Championships with Team USA. Tearing up on the call, I told her, "I want to compete in this...
For young, growing female athletes, plant-based anything ain't it. Sure, it sounds healthy and amazing, and like people are doing the right thing, but the deficiencies a vegan diet has for female athletes are immense. As a result, there are tons of health consequences girls may...
In 2020, I deleted my Snapchat. Annoyed by the constant snaps of my friends' Starbucks orders, sushi boat dinners, abroad travels, morning routines, hair appointments, mirror selfies, pedicures, and all things that documented their day-to-day, I decided to cut the chord and delete the app once...
Female empowerment needs to be re-defined. There's a lot of fear mongering going on in girls sports that's actually dis-empowering female athletes. "You have wide hips!" "You're more susceptible to ACL injuries!" "Your period and menstrual cycle increases injury!" These are some of the defeating messages our girls are being...
This post was originally published by Erica on Girls Soccer Network. We here it all the time. "It's just growing pains." When a female athlete is going through her growth spurt and experiencing a myriad of physical, emotional, and hormonal changes, we chalk it up to "well...