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02 Sep An Open Letter to Strong Female Athletes

Posted at 19:12h in Blog, Career, Coaching, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 6 Comments

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Dear Strong Female Athlete, Take up space. In fact, so much space that the world rumbles from your strength, people's hearts vibrate from how loud you roar, your friends drop their jaws at your relentless confidence, and the weak are inspired by how hard you go after...

31 Aug Youth Soccer Is Not A Perfect Journey

Posted at 16:10h in Blog, Female Athletes, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Tip: strap in. Youth soccer is a wild ride. Whether you're a soccer kid or parent, you need to get comfortable with one constant: none of this will ever be smooth sailing. I've been involved in the game for over 20 years, and let me tell you, it's...

26 Aug Advice to New Strength Coaches: Entitlement Will Kill You

Posted at 15:09h in Blog, Career, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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Are you a new strength coach who preaches the process to athletes, yet you fail to embody it yourself? Are you a new strength coach who rolls his eyes at the thought of training a 6th grader? Are you a new strength coach who wants to work...

16 Aug Off-Season Training For Soccer: Two Coaches Discuss What It Takes

Posted at 17:37h in Blog, Off Season Training, Soccer, Soccer Science, Strength and Conditioning, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 2 Comments

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Fun fact: no one knows what it takes to train in the off-season. Okay, okay, before you get triggered, here I am explaining why in this two minute video: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj0MEVERcqU[/embed] You see? Off-season training is no joke. It's long. It's a grind. It's a process. As a coach, it...

15 Aug How You Can Train Athletes With Minimal Technology

Posted at 11:17h in Blog, Soccer, Soccer Science, Strength and Conditioning, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Sport science technology is like owning a sexy car: it won't last if you don't have a good mechanic. While most clubs utilize technology in an effective manner - to monitor player loads, elicit a specific conditioning effect, customize to the individual, and tweak fitness programming...

07 Aug Off-Season Training for Soccer Part 1: We Don’t Mess Around.

Posted at 21:12h in Blog, Total Youth Soccer Fitness, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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There are two types of people in this world: those who hustle all summer and can enjoy a week at the beach before pre-season, and those who are lazy all summer and who must endure a one-week cram of training before pre-season. So. Which one are...

28 Jul What It Takes To Be The Best At What You Do

Posted at 20:25h in Blog, Business, Career, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 2 Comments

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Ready for a depressing opening line? Awesome! Here it is: balance is a myth. Yeah, that hurts, doesn't it? Whether you want to be a Division 1 athlete who eventually goes professional, or a dad who wants to have economic security, or who wants to be a good...

26 Jul How Female Athletes Can Improve Their Pull-Ups (And A Poem)

Posted at 16:47h in Blog, Female Athletes, Strength Training, Total Youth Soccer Fitness, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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Pulling yourself up over a bar is immensely powerful, And while you my see it as impossible, I see it as highly probable. You see, all these youth athletes complaining and blaming, While I'm over here explaining that this stuff is oh-so amazing. Yet, they be claiming as they...

13 Jul Why Youth Athletes Need More Creativity

Posted at 22:29h in Blog, Coaching, Total Youth Soccer Fitness, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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It must be an odd time to be a youth athlete. In one corner, there's an abundance of resources, products, markets, camps, trainers, drills and offerings. Yet, burnout is at its apex, overuse injuries are skyrocketing, and free play is waning. In fact, waning so...

04 Jul 20 Lessons for Female Athletes on Training and Life

Posted at 17:28h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Uncategorized by erica 13 Comments

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Somewhere out there, there's a female athlete getting yelled at by her coach for making a mistake. Somewhere out there, there's a female athlete crying and her dad telling her, "you're being sensitive!" Somewhere out there, there's a female athlete scrolling Instagram comparing her body to influencer...