Tampa Speed Training

23 Sep Girls Soccer Players NEED Speed, Agility and Strength Year-Round: Our Training in Tampa Lutz Florida

Posted at 12:25h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Tampa Speed Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Recently, I've been asking the question: are girls soccer players becoming soft? Before you get all up in arms and say I'm being too harsh, hear me out. The youth girls game is becoming more intense, fast paced, and demanding. The top travel leagues are now year-round,...

08 Sep ACL Physical Therapy for Girls Soccer Players: Why It’s Not Good Enough and the Re-Tear Rate is So High (PART 2)

Posted at 19:54h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, ACL Rehab, Blog, Tampa ACL Rehab, Tampa Speed Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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This is Part 2 to my multiple part series on acl rehab and physical therapy for girls soccer players. Let's do a review of the research I discussed last time: when girls return back sooner than the 9 month post op mark, re-tear risk goes up....

25 Aug ACL Rehab and Physical Therapy for Girls Soccer Players: Why It’s Not Good Enough and the Re-Tear Rate is So High

Posted at 16:10h in ACL Injuries, ACL Rehab, Blog, Tampa ACL Rehab, Tampa Speed Training by erica 0 Comments

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The research is clear: athletes who return to sport before 9 months post-op have a seven-fold higher rate of getting a second ACL tear compared to those who delayed their return. Sadly, more and more girls soccer players return to full playing prior to the 9...

11 Jul Random Workouts and Circuits DO NOT Work for Female Athletes: True Speed, Agility and Strength Training

Posted at 16:01h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, High Performance, Tampa ACL Rehab, Tampa Speed Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Female athletes, I have a question. Are you doing intentional work, or busy work? Seriously ask yourself this question. It's something you need to get clear on to move to the next level and to reach your performance goals. Too often, many of you think working out is...

30 Apr Reflecting on 13 Years of Training Youth Girls Soccer Players Speed, Strength, and Agility

Posted at 10:19h in Blog, Career, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Tampa Speed Training by erica 0 Comments

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"I'm a Youth Female Athlete Performance Coach," I said at a holiday party with family and friends. I received blank stares and confused faces, then someone asked, "so...

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

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...

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

Posted at 22:46h in Blog, Conditioning, Girls' Soccer Training, High Performance, Tampa Speed Training, 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...

11 Apr Speed Training for Youth Female Athletes: Actually Improving Without Wasting Time

Posted at 19:14h in Blog, Female Athletes, Tampa Speed Training, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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Oftentimes when we watch a speed training session for young girls, it encompasses these things: - Ladder drills - Sprints with minimal rest time (aka conditioning, not speed drills) - Tapping feet in agility rings While ladder drills and agility rings have their place and can be used as...

04 Oct Conditioning for Youth Soccer Players: Stop Jogging Laps.

Posted at 17:44h in Blog, Conditioning, Soccer, Tampa Speed Training, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 5 Comments

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If everyone would take their children to the playground for an hour a day, run around it fast, run hard for 60 seconds or more, rest to eat oranges for a few minutes, then repeat, I wouldn't need to write this article. Alas, here I am:...