Female Athletes

28 Dec Middle School Female Soccer Players: When It’s Too Much

Posted at 15:24h in ACL Injuries, Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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In 11 years of coaching young female soccer players, I continue to be flabbergasted by how many messages I get from parents about their daughters' overuse injuries. It sucks. It's bad. I'm tired. "Our daughter has had knee pain for several months," say several concerned parents. "Our daughter has a...

15 Dec Stop Training Speed with the Just Soccer Ball: Girls Soccer Players Must Do Both

Posted at 16:40h in Agility, Blog, Female Athletes, Speed, Uncategorized by erica 4 Comments

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Stop training speed with the just soccer ball. I love posting statements like this on social media because enraged people come out of the woodwork, without looking into its context and the actual programming of the coach. Just look, this caused a cacophony of responses: "You're not taking...

05 Dec Home Workouts: Equipment Your Female Athlete Needs to Get Fast and Strong

Posted at 14:20h in Blog, Female Athletes, Online Programs, Online Soccer Training, Online Training, Speed, Strength and Conditioning, Strength Training by erica 0 Comments

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Home gyms exploded during COVID. In the first month of lock down, you would be hard pressed to find gym equipment left to buy on Amazon. Everyone was snagging their dumbbells, pull-up bars, resistance bands, and for the more serious lifters, full blown squat racks. There...

24 Nov Missed Periods in Female Athletes: Solutions for a Healthy Menstrual Cycle

Posted at 15:29h in Blog, Female Athletes, Menstrual Cycle, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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A missed period is not a badge of honor. It's a red flag. Full disclosure: I've received several messages from female athletes about missed periods, and their lack of education is alarming. Of course, it's not their fault, as professionals aren't being transparent. Their doctors aren't providing...

20 Oct The Dangers of Female Athlete Triad on Performance and Injury

Posted at 20:02h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Growing up as a young female athlete can be a remarkable and exciting experience. Nothing is more empowering than competing, overcoming challenge, being a part of a team, training toward a goal, working toward a greater purpose, and experiencing the lasting memories of sport. From team...

10 Oct The Dead End of Self Love: A Warning for Young Girls

Posted at 11:52h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 12 Comments

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The self care and self love cult is ruining young girls. The Deception and Destruction of Self Love In my early 20s, I pursued self love. I put my needs first. I practiced self care. I figured that if I could just dig up the gold inside...

29 Sep Focus on Performance and Injury Reduction Follows

Posted at 23:19h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, High Performance, Speed, Strength and Conditioning, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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I didn’t sign up for strength training because I feared injury. Back in the early 2000s, strength coaches didn’t market their programs with the phrase “injury prevention.” The jargon in their marketing focused on speed, strength, and conditioning, and becoming bigger, faster, and stronger. I was sold. These...

31 Aug Use Comparison to Other Athletes as Motivation

Posted at 12:58h in Blog, Female Athletes, Mindset, Motivation by erica 0 Comments

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Comparison doesn’t have to be crippling. You also don’t have to succumb to Theodore Roosevelt’s idea that comparison is “the thief of joy.” It can be, in some sense, when you look around and see everyone else crushing it, running faster, scoring more goals, and getting more...

25 Aug Osgood-Schlatter Program for Female Athletes Suffering Knee Pain (STRETCHES AND STRENGTH!)

Posted at 14:33h in Blog, Female Athletes, Knee Injuries, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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You feel a dull pain just below your knee cap. "It's no biggie," you say. So you continue to play, and you get away with it for some time. You're still doing fine, and your performance is still the same. Your playing hasn't suffered, so you ignore...

20 Aug Don’t Follow the Crowd in Youth Sports

Posted at 21:01h in Blog, Female Athletes, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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I didn't join a travel team until I was 14-years-old. Until then, all through elementary and middle school, I played on a recreational team called the Blue Bobcats. I loved my rec team. I had a hip coach who was from Austria. He had a cool accent....