Overuse Injuries Archives

13 Oct Growing Pains to Growing GAINS: Empowering Your Female Athlete Through Her Growth Spurt

Posted at 15:01h in Blog, Child Development, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Growth Spurt, Overuse Injuries, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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This post was originally published by Erica on Girls Soccer Network. We here it all the time. "It's just growing pains." When a female athlete is going through her growth spurt and experiencing a myriad of physical, emotional, and hormonal changes, we chalk it up to "well...

30 Mar Signs of Overtraining in Youth Athletes

Posted at 18:37h in Blog, Early Specialization, Overuse Injuries, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Kids are resilient, right? They have unlimited energy, malleable bodies, and can go for hours without losing gas. When they are young, they ooze passion and motivation. Over-training isn't on a parent's radar because everything is fun and games and orange slices at halftime. Things are good....

16 Feb Multiple Teams in a Season: A Total Disaster for Youth Athletes

Posted at 16:12h in Blog, Female Athletes, In-season Training, Knee Injuries, Overuse Injuries, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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I went to the emergency room in 2018. I had insomnia, two faint spells in a week, and chest tightness that lasted for days. From the outside, I was a healthy woman in her 20s. I strength trained and nourished my body. I spent time outside....

24 Oct Second Appearance on the WVSA Beyond the Pitch Podcast

Posted at 20:45h in Blog, Overuse Injuries, Podcasts by erica 0 Comments

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There are few things in life I do more than once: 1. Watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy. 2. Order tacos. 3. Order more tacos. 4. Appear on the Beyond the Pitch Podcast. I was honored to be a two-peat guest to discuss the dangers of overuse injuries, how...