Female Athletes

07 Nov Female Athlete Menstrual Cycle and ACL Injury Risk

Posted at 15:04h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Female Athletes, Menstrual Cycle, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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"Joint laxity increases during the cycle!" "Females are more susceptible to ACL!" "Their hormones are crazy!" Blah, blah, blah. We've heard these phrases time and time again regarding the female athlete and risk for ACL injury, but look. I'm ready to discuss actionable solutions that empower her: - Year-round resistance...

02 Nov The ACL Epidemic: Podcast on Training the Female Athlete

Posted at 14:54h in Blog, Female Athletes, Injury Prevention, Podcasts by erica 0 Comments

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Just when I thought I have exhausted my ability to talk about the importance of strength training for ACL reduction, I get more pumped up and passionate about the topic. I was grateful to be on Austin Jochum's Strength Podcast to have an hour conversation on...

29 Oct Appearance on the Cold Feet Podcast: Intention, Progression and Dedication in Youth Athletes

Posted at 11:14h in Blog, Female Athletes, Podcasts by erica 0 Comments

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Every morning I go for a barefoot walk. Each time I perform this daily ritual, I am transfixed by the sunrise and feel so incredibly at peace, as I admire the tranquility of nature, and the canvas of orange and hot pink brushed across the sky. Nature...

25 Oct Improving Confidence In Female Athletes

Posted at 19:09h in Blog, Female Athletes by erica 0 Comments

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I've been thinking a lot about confidence. There's a lot out there on this topic and there's some confusion on how to truly build it. And I'm talking the steadfast confidence; the type when you know things are about to get wild, yet you plunge into...

21 Oct I’m Writing A Female Athlete Print Book

Posted at 22:27h in Blog, Female Athletes by erica 0 Comments

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Just when I thought my brain was exhausted from dumping out more words, I figured the best way to wrap of 2021 was to write a print book. I'm a unicorn. As I approach over a decade of coaching female athletes speed, strength, agility, and conditioning,...

06 Oct Disastrous Things for Youth Female Athletes

Posted at 14:22h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Injury Prevention by erica 0 Comments

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I was tempted to title this blog, "I Want To Bang My Head Against A Wall" or "Things That Make My Eyes Hurt" but I'm trying to optimize the Google algorithm. I also don't want to be overly dramatic, but this is worth getting a...

30 Sep You Don’t Get A Badge of Honor Playing Two Sports In Same Season

Posted at 14:17h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power by erica 0 Comments

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I'm all for sampling a variety of sports, especially before high school. Ages 0-13 is the most crucial time in a young female athlete's life - to build her body, wire her brain, and expose her to a multitude of environments. [bctt tweet="Ages 0-13 is the most...

22 Sep Debunking Myths on Strength Training for Female Athletes

Posted at 13:56h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training, Injury Prevention, Strength Training by erica 3 Comments

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There are a plethora of reasons and excuses parents make that prevent them from enrolling their female athletes in strength training. Let's get right into it: The Not Enough Time Excuse If girls spend an average of 4-6 hours on their mobile device a day, or if they...

16 Sep 3 Ways to Reduce Chance of Injury

Posted at 12:10h in Blog, Female Athletes, Injury Prevention by erica 0 Comments

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I love freelancing writing for other publications so I can continue to be loud with my message for youth injury reduction training. The most recent article I wrote for Stack.com is a bold one, and suggests numerous methods for recovery that people have not been doing. Hint:...

14 Sep What Age Should Female Athletes Start Strength Training?

Posted at 18:50h in Blog, Female Athletes by erica 0 Comments

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I'm going to get right to it today: youth female athletes should resistance train as soon as possible. Resistance training is the act of loading the body with force, whether it is body weight or with dumbbells, barbells or other modalities that stimulate muscular endurance and...