Dear Young Female Athlete, You are in control. Yes, you! You control your thoughts, your words, your actions. You control what you consume, how you speak to yourself, what you do. You control your mindset, your affirmations, your daily habits. You control your friend groups, your nourishment, your self care. You control...
I have a secret. It's so ludicrous, so out of this world, so mind blowing and awesome, I don't think you can handle it. Dare I tell you? Can you handle it? Okay, okay. Here it is: you'll get to where you need to go with consistency. 'Wait, that's it?' you...
What if I told you that you are capable? What if I told you that you can take charge of your life? What if I told you that no one can take away your creativity? What if I told you your expression of your unique gifts is the...
Boom. Your body isn't a dumpster. Don't feed it toxic sludge that will bog you down, demotivate you, and leave you malnourished. If you're a female athlete who is playing year-round sports, practicing 3-4 times a week, with games on the weekend, your body needs the fuel to...
I'm on a female athlete spree. And I love it because there's a lot of dynamic changes going on in their bodies as they go through adolescence, and more often than not, these changes drastically impact performance. This week's tutorial discusses important things to keep in mind...
Too often when we talk about youth sports and athletic development, we give examples of boys. And an overwhelming percent of the research in youth athlete development is conducted in boys. Hello… 1972 called - on a rotary dial phone! Have you not heard about...
As I write this, my t-shirt is drenched, my hair disheveled, my shoes smelly, and my legs sore. This sums up coaching full days in the humidity of Baltimore, Maryland in the Summer. I'll be honest: I just finished one of these days and I came home...
You know what I've been loving lately? Pumping out one blog a week. But not just any, short blurb. Rather, an in depth article that is a minimum of 2,000 words. You see, I used to write several articles a week that glossed over general information, leaving the audience...
Thump. Thud. Thump. Repeat x 1000 reps. 'Why do I keep hearing that sound?' I thought. 'And why is it so darn loud?' I was walking through the park, taking what I thought would be a tranquil stroll on a Saturday morning. As I continued wandering, I noticed a pre-adolescent girls'...
If you are a coach to female athletes, you need to be walking the walk right now. No one cares how many wins you have, state cup championship trophies you've stacked, Twitter followers you've acquired, D1 players you sent to college, national coaching licenses you've gotten,...