Speed

12 Apr Speed, Strength and Agility Training: Why ALL Youth Female Athletes Need It Year-Round

Posted at 18:48h in ACL Injuries, ACL Rehab, Agility, Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Speed, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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My job is simple: turn young female athletes into beasts. It's my one mission year-round. And I'm not talking for a quick few weeks where I train someone under a pathetic lessons model where I hardly see them. Or, they do training for a short stint of...

05 Feb Speed Drills for Youth Soccer Players: Why MOST Do Speed Training WRONG! (INTENT Matters!)

Posted at 15:41h in Blog, Plyometrics, Speed, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Every time I observe a soccer "speed" session, whether it's eyewash crap I see on Instagram of kids tapping through rings and ladders, or whether it's at a local soccer complex here in Tampa, Florida, and all the players are going at slow to moderate...

09 Jan Drop-In Speed Training Sessions Are NOT Youth Athlete Development

Posted at 17:02h in Blog, Speed, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Over 14 years ago, I look back regretfully at all of the stupid things I used to do as a young speed, strength and conditioning coach: - Trained athletes on Sundays the day after a tournament when they should've been OFF recovering. - Trained girls soccer players...

28 Mar Youth Female Athletes Must STOP Focusing On The Outcome of Speed and Have a DEEPER WHY!

Posted at 16:29h in Blog, Explosiveness, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Speed, Strength and Conditioning, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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I got on a Zoom call with my sprint and nutrition coach before I began my six month training plan with her in preparation for the World Track Championships with Team USA. Tearing up on the call, I told her, "I want to compete in this...

19 Jun Your Young Daughter Shouldn’t Be Trained Like a Pro

Posted at 15:08h in Blog, Child Development, Speed, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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To better understand why young female athletes (ages 8-12) shouldn't be rushed into advanced movements and speed programs like the pros, adults need to be educated on proper human development, growth, and maturation. This is something that needs to be taken seriously for the physical...

14 Jan The Soccer Community Gets Speed Wrong and Girls Soccer Players are Suffering

Posted at 13:03h in Blog, Explosiveness, Speed, Uncategorized by erica 4 Comments

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I could make a fortune by putting on a show and being like every other "soccer speed guru" on social media. Alas, I don't. As a result of operating in integrity and telling the truth about speed training, I have lost clients along the way. A lot...

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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Soccer players, 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...

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...

08 Nov Maybe Your Kid Just Isn’t Fast: Speed Training Hard Truths for Youth Athletes

Posted at 16:52h in Blog, Speed, Tampa ACL Rehab, Tampa Speed Training, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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It can be frustrating to see your young athlete as the slowest one out there. They're a step behind every play, they lack that electric spark, and it just seems every time they sprint, they're running through mud. Maybe your kid just isn't fast. Maybe they've done...

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...

Speed

12 Apr Speed, Strength and Agility Training: Why ALL Youth Female Athletes Need It Year-Round

05 Feb Speed Drills for Youth Soccer Players: Why MOST Do Speed Training WRONG! (INTENT Matters!)

09 Jan Drop-In Speed Training Sessions Are NOT Youth Athlete Development

28 Mar Youth Female Athletes Must STOP Focusing On The Outcome of Speed and Have a DEEPER WHY!

19 Jun Your Young Daughter Shouldn’t Be Trained Like a Pro

14 Jan The Soccer Community Gets Speed Wrong and Girls Soccer Players are Suffering

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

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

08 Nov Maybe Your Kid Just Isn’t Fast: Speed Training Hard Truths for Youth Athletes

29 Sep Focus on Performance and Injury Reduction Follows

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