Digging through the menstrual cycle research is tough. There aren't many conclusive, universal findings on how the menstrual cycle impacts ACL risk and performance. Some girls report increased negative symptoms (fatigue, mood fluctuations, digestive issues, bloating, and cramping) during the Follicular Phase, while others, report these icky...
It's been a while since I've written a deep, heart gripping article. I've been jiving a lot with the science and training content lately, and have been enjoying sharing the latest female athlete performance training literature on my YouTube Channel. Alas, today I felt convicted to write...
"It's because she's female and has wider hips...
"Do you have any stretches for my knee?" - every young female athlete with knee pain. As a performance training professional, I assume everyone is on the same page as me and understands that the knee is a joint and cannot be stretched. However, I totally get...
It's the first half. Your female athlete is on fire. She's running off the ball. She's exploding into space. She's bursting past defenders. She looks downright unstoppable. Then, the halftime whistle blows and a switch flips. Hard left turn, in fact. Come the final stretch of the game, she's looking...
The bad news is this: the majority of female athletes have weak hips. Ah, glad that's out of the way now. Let's move onto some better news...
It's year 2022 and I'm still talking about the benefits of strength training for female athletes. For some, the conversation is easy and they get it. For others, I feel I have to cajole them to get under the iron, and that their female athletes...
Explosiveness = power To get scientific, it is the ability to exert force as fast as possible. To get mathematical, speed + strength = power This means female athletes must be both strong and fast to become explosive. They must have strength in these main muscle groups: - Hamstrings -...
Anxiety creeps in. The world crumbles. You fail. You're in a rut. *cue the mental skills gurus* "Do you affirmations!" "Meditate!" "Journal!" "Put motivational sticky notes on your bathroom mirror!" "Meditate again!" "Remove negativity!" "Rub essential oils on yourself!" "Get energy healing done!" "Go to the spa!" ...
The death of Katie Meyer, the Stanford women's soccer goalkeeper and 2019 national champion, was a horrific and devastating event. It jolted millions across the globe, and sparked another wave of mental health discussion in the youth sports community. The loss of a young woman who...