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10 Oct The Dead End of Self Love: A Warning for Young Girls

Posted at 11:52h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 12 Comments

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The self care and self love cult is ruining young girls. The Deception and Destruction of Self Love In my early 20s, I pursued self love. I put my needs first. I practiced self care. I figured that if I could just dig up the gold inside...

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...

19 Sep Overcoming Mistakes in Your Sport with Strength and Dignity

Posted at 13:55h in Blog, Confidence, Mindset, Motivation, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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You make a massive mistake in competition. The last feelings you feel are strength and dignity. Instead, you feel frustration. You feel chaos and stress. That's not how it was supposed to go...

25 Aug Osgood-Schlatter Program for Female Athletes Suffering Knee Pain (STRETCHES AND STRENGTH!)

Posted at 14:33h in Blog, Female Athletes, Knee Injuries, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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You feel a dull pain just below your knee cap. "It's no biggie," you say. So you continue to play, and you get away with it for some time. You're still doing fine, and your performance is still the same. Your playing hasn't suffered, so you ignore...

20 Aug Don’t Follow the Crowd in Youth Sports

Posted at 21:01h in Blog, Female Athletes, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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I didn't join a travel team until I was 14-years-old. Until then, all through elementary and middle school, I played on a recreational team called the Blue Bobcats. I loved my rec team. I had a hip coach who was from Austria. He had a cool accent....

13 Aug When Hard Work Doesn’t Pay Off: You Can’t Control Everything

Posted at 14:31h in Blog, Female Athletes, Mindset, Motivation, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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I got cut from the all-state Maryland soccer team when I was 14-years-old. Even though I made the squad and also proved myself as a regional selection the year before, things didn't go my way this time around . I got cut. At first, I thought I...

11 Aug ACL Risk and the Female Athlete Menstrual Cycle: What We Do Know

Posted at 20:20h in Blog, Menstrual Cycle, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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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...

26 Jul 15 Lessons For Young Female Athletes on Training and Life

Posted at 16:46h in Blog, Female Athletes, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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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...

03 Jul Complete Guide to Training the Youth Female Athlete

Posted at 13:13h in Blog, Female Athletes, Menstrual Cycle, Nutrition, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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"It's because she's female and has wider hips...

25 Jun Osgood-Schlatter in Female Athletes: No, You Can’t Do a Few Stretches For Your Knee (You NEED a FULL PROGRAM!)

Posted at 19:31h in Blog, Female Athletes, Knee Injuries, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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"Do you have a few stretches for my knee?" - every young female athlete with knee pain. This won't work. To solve stubborn knee pain during growth spurts, a young girl needs a FULL PROGRAM that addresses strength, flexibility, mobility, and proper load management of her sport. However,...