05 Mar Enough Fit Shaming: How Female Athletes Can Celebrate Their Achievements and Inspire Others
"I don't mean to brag, but...
Female Athletes
26 Feb Exercises Females Athletes Should Be Doing For ACL Injury Prevention: Sprinter’s Balance
There are several common things I see when I first start working with middle school female athletes: - lack of coordination - lack of stability - lack of balance Of course, there are a multitude of reasons that have led up to these inefficiencies, from lack of free play...
23 Feb Exercises Female Athletes Should Be Doing For Injury Prevention: Lateral Toe Walks
The quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes get a lot of love when training female athletes for ACL injury prevention. One muscle group we cannot ignore are the calves, secondary muscles to providing stability of the knee and elevating joint compression. The calf muscles cross between the ankle...
20 Feb Exercises Female Athletes Should Be Doing for ACL Injury Prevention: Linear Deceleration
I'll be the first to celebrate strong girls. There's something so magical about a teenage girl crushing a 30lb pull over the bar: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUXI5eV_AuI&feature=youtu.be[/embed] And don't you dare take away from her achievement by screeching, "that's a CHIN-UP!!!" Whether a young female athlete does overhand, underhand or neutral, it...
16 Feb Making An Impact Greater Than Sports On Youth Athletes
I had no idea. I mean, I had some idea. But I didn't know the extent of the impact I've had on these kids off the field and out of the gym. When your message is, in fact, building resilient athletes for life, you still don't take the...
05 Feb Exercises Female Athletes Should Be Doing For ACL Injury Prevention: SL Broad Jump
I'm going to get right into today's post. When it comes to jumping drills, we don't want to get crazy. We want girls to execute quality, crisp landings, and progress slowly. Starting on two leg jumps, then progressing to single leg. Here is a challenging broad jump...
04 Feb The Next Journey: I’m Moving To Florida
Plot twist, I know. Truth be told: this has been something that has been marinating for several years. Although it seems like a decision as abrupt as Wall Street changing the rules with GameStop stock, it wasn't. For the longest time, I longed to make my exit out...
02 Feb Exercises Female Athletes Should Be Doing For ACL Injury Prevention: Single Leg RDL with Rotation
"Just find balance" seems to be the buzz phrase of the century. Busy? "Just find balance." Juggling having two jobs, schools, kids? "Just find balance." Coaching 7 days a week, while writing programs, while trying to keep up with the stock market shenanigans? "Just find a balance." Admittedly, I want to jolt...
29 Jan Join the Youth Female Athlete Fitness Coach Education Community
There are many things I am grateful for in my career: - Seeing girls blossom from elementary school to college - Being able to go to work in sweatpants - Laughing in between max velocity runs with my players - Helping female athletes stay healthy and resilient for the...
27 Jan Exercises Female Athletes Should Be Doing For ACL Prevention: Athletic Stance Grooving
There are several things we all need to do every day for optimal health (and hygiene): - Brush teeth - Shower - Exercise - Go to bed - Nourish our bodies - Cuddle with kittens Nail down these, and you're on your way to living a healthy life. Of course, I could...