“Soccer or Basketball?”
That’s all I need to ask the girl at the gym. She looks about 16 and she’s got a 4 inch vertical scar down the middle of her left knee. She’s newly post ACL surgery. That goes without saying.
“Soccer,” she says. She tore it on Halloween but “just had surgery in December.& [...]
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“Soccer or Basketball?”
That’s all I need to ask the girl at the gym. She looks about 16 and she’s got a 4 inch vertical scar down the middle of her left knee. She’s newly post ACL surgery. That goes without saying.
“Soccer,” she says. She tore it on Halloween but “just had surgery in December.& [...]
Washington Spirit Humbled in the Face...
It was a cold and windy night at the Maryland Sportsplex. The first night I could make it out for one of the DC Spirit’s pre-season games. Free tickets online. No excuse not to go, except for the drive and the family schedule. That landed me there on Saturday night, the last game before the regular season campaign commenced, to see the [...]
Want to help your female athletes thi...
Have you ever noticed that girls like to ponder things? Me too.
Have you ever wondered what they’re thinking about? Me too.
Do you know the best way to find out? Ask them.
But don’t expect it to be that easy. You have to read between the lines.
Which means…get it in writing.
I’ve had some great coaching and teaching s [...]
Helping Our Female Athletes Be Confid...
John Daly flanked by W&M soccer standouts
Talk about being surrounded by beautiful women… John Daly is loving this. He would tell you so; the ladies would just nod and smile – and defer to their teammates.
Here’s how I know. I got to enjoy the company of four of these young ladies over brunch at the William and Mary Cele [...]
Strengthening Our Girls Against Concu...
Concussions are rampant in youth soccer, especially with our girls. We know what symptoms to look for. We have taught them proper technique. But girls need to be physically stronger in the challenge in order to protect themselves from injury. Check out the Fit2Finish video for three ways to strengthen your players that are simple, effective, [...]
Concussions in Youth Sports Part II: ...
Read part I of this concussion series here.
Paul Rupp, head Athletic Trainer at Oakton High School in Vienna, Va., has an extensive concussion protocol that is well-documented in athletic training literature. First, when he diagnoses a concussion, the student’s circle of teachers, administrators, counselors and parents are all notified. The a [...]
Penn State, USWNT coach Erica Walsh h...
Coach John Daly and USWNT Coach Erica Walsh with W&M Soccer Athletes
Erica Walsh, assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s National Team and current head women’s soccer coach at Penn State, took time out of her packed schedule to address a gathering at the Third Annual Celebration of Women’s Athletics at her – and my – alma mater, the College [...]
Thank you, Vienna Youth Soccer Strike...
Author’s note: I just finished six weeks working with the Vienna Youth Soccer (VYS) Strikers, 3 teams of U14 girls soccer players who compete in WAGS and ODSL. They are professionally trained by Gerardo Ramirez, Elise Fasick and Andon Tsarev. They invited Fit2Finish to introduce soccer-specific fitness and injury prevention.
Dear Strike [...]
GMU Women’s Soccer, Playing to ...
Do you struggle to help your female athletes play confidently because they’ve been raised to step back?
Check out today’s Soccer Wire to read my article about the ”leadership council” initiated by Head Women’s Soccer Coach Diane Drake. She has created and defined an environment where the cooperation natural to w [...]
Girls Soccer Needs Less Force, More F...
Girls stop at nothing when the game is on the line.
Boys play differently than girls do, even at the top levels of the youth game. Take a couple minutes to watch this video from US Youth Soccer National League championship play.
It begins with boys games, then at about 4 minutes it shifts to the girls’. Watch how the girls are heavier [...]
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