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...
I'm over it. I'm over it that you're over-stimulated. Over-outraged. Over-trained. Over-consumed. Over-TikToked. I'm over it. I'm over all the things that are taking you away from being an individual and a human with a colorful canvas of gifts. I'm over it you're distracted from your own strengths, constantly comparing yourself to your...
Being a youth sports parent is the toughest job in the world. It's up there with being King of the North. It's up there with being Beyonce. It's up there with being Frodo. There's an immense amount of pressure and you don't want to screw up. You want to make...
Some of the best things when it comes to coaching kids include: - I don't have to talk about adult topics like stocks and real estate. - I can be goofy. - I can take a beginner from scratch and watch them blossom. Coaching kids is awesome to say...
"I don't mean to brag, but...
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...
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...
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...