Girls’ Soccer Training

19 Nov Performance Considerations During Female Athlete Growth Spurt

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I have been on a writing marathon the past few weeks and pumping out content faster than you can say "growth spurt." HERE is my most recent published piece for Stack.com on things to consider when young female athletes are going through their most rapid period...

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...

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...

04 Sep Parents, Do The Opposite Of What The Sports System Is Telling You

Posted at 16:56h in Blog, Girls' Soccer Training, Injury Prevention, Long Term Athletic Development, Strength and Conditioning, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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I didn’t enter the travel soccer system until age 13. For the female athlete of today, this is frowned upon, in fact, judged by her friends. Her parents are questioned by their neighbors, and she’s forced into chasing the word “elite” as young as age 8....

25 Aug Female Athlete ACL Injury Reduction Is A Journey, Not A Quick Google Search

Posted at 11:48h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Girls' Soccer Training by erica 0 Comments

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Female athlete ACL injury reduction is a journey, not a quick Google search. Peruse the internet and there are a plethora of balance exercises, prevention programs, and warmups for coaches to get their hands on to keep their female athletes healthy. While some of these are amazing...

23 Aug Appearance on the Cutoffs and Coffee Podcast

Posted at 19:17h in Blog, Girls' Soccer Training, Podcasts, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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Never would I have thought I'd be on a podcast chatting with two colleagues in cutoff shirts, while drinking coffee at 2pm in the afternoon. As crazy as this was, we got into some solid discussion on youth physical training. We talked speed development, injury prevention...

18 Jun Training Speed, Agility and Strength in Youth Female Soccer

Posted at 20:23h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training by erica 0 Comments

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In today's world, youth female soccer is similar to a UFC fight. The competition and stakes are high, and there's little room for error. Youth female soccer is competitive. It's exuberant. It's rigorous. It's also a blossoming space with more and more young girls entering the system to...

11 Jun Hardcore Off-Season Conditioning for Youth Girls Soccer Players

Posted at 22:46h in Blog, Conditioning, Girls' Soccer Training, High Performance, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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I was oscillating between the words "intense" or "serious" or "soul crushing" to precede the title to this post. Hardcore seemed to be the most attention grabbing as well as most suiting. Though it's not good for SEO purposes, I don't care. I'm ready to turn...

29 Apr In-Season Speed and Strength Training For Youth Athletes

Posted at 14:54h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, In-season Training by erica 0 Comments

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"I don't have time...

20 Feb Exercises Female Athletes Should Be Doing for ACL Injury Prevention: Linear Deceleration

Posted at 13:44h in ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training by erica 2 Comments

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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...