Female soccer players need more high intensity running. Not just from small-sided games where they undergo hundreds of cuts and changes of direction. They need high intensity running where they work on speed and speed endurance. In the past, I've written dissertations on conditioning for soccer players,...
I'm going to get right to it today. No lengthy dissertation. I've been tapping away at my keyboard writing my print book, and my fingers are exhausted. Here is a Q&A I did with Simplifaster on making youth strength and conditioning fun: Youth Strength and Conditioning and Injury...
There's been a plethora of controversial topics on this blog. Over the years, I've triggered people with articles on conditioning, the youth sports system, and standing up for your children. If you're still here and resonate with the content, thank you. If you're somehow still here and...
"We can do better...
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...
You've all been waiting for the big announcement and here it is: I'm starting another podcast. It's crazy, I know. And just when you thought I had a lot to say on The Soccer Queens Podcast, get ready...
I'm unlearning a lot right now. Now that I'm a woman in my 30s, I find myself pondering why it took me so long to blossom into my authenticity, not care what other people think, lean into my femininity, and follow my purpose wholeheartedly. Looking back, it...
Being a coach to young female athletes is a rewarding and fulfilling career. With the growing arena of women’s sports, and the impressionable youth years for middle school girls, more coaches are excited and drawn to work within this space. They want to inspire girls...
It will all be okay. I know, your sports career gets uncomfortable. But it will all be okay. Failures are inevitable and you will be put through the ringer, but I repeat: all will be okay. The bad stuff, after all, is as fleeting as the good stuff...
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...