Last week, I gave you 6 body weight core exercises you can do right on the basketball courtLet’s add 4 more (video below) 1. Low Plank Spider-mans2. Push up Plank3. Shoulder Taps4. Renegade Rows The 6 core exercises last week were: 1. Low Plank with a Reach 2. Low plank with step 3. High Plank… [Read More]
Content is King
We are half way through January! Are you conquering your goals? Did you start to build your online platform? Are you starting to grow your email list? Today, I wanted to talk to you about content Do you deliver quality, free content to your clients, your email list and on social media on a regular… [Read More]
Do you have Knee Pain?
How was your weekend? Basketball season is heating up, athletes have games 2X a week and probably traveling and on the road every other week This is the time of year nagging injuries come up: sore muscles, knee pain, nagging muscle pull, etc When my athletes come to me and they tell me they are… [Read More]
6 Body Weight Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
I was at a middle school basketball game last week and three things I observed was the lack of body awareness, spacial awareness and strength Kids in middle school need to be doing some form of strength training: body weight training is a great place to start So, I wanted to share with you 6… [Read More]
Wisdom Wednesday
How’s your first full week of 2019 off to? I try to ease into 2019 and had a somewhat lazy week last week, but this week, everything starts to crank back up Last week, we talked about having a lead magnet Did you come up with one? Once you have your free offer to give… [Read More]
Are you ready for conference play?
How was your weekend? You will still get 2-3x emails from me every week talking everything basketball and female athletes, but everything will be sent from jen@jenbrickey.com If you have not had a chance, head on over to JenBrickey.com and let me know what you think This new platform is for basketball players, female athletes… [Read More]
2nd Best Exercise for Basketball Players: The Kettlebell Snatch
2nd Best Exercise for Basketball Players: The Kettlebell Snatch Happy New Year! I hope you had a great 2018 and looking forward to an even better 2019! Last week, I told you my top exercise for girl basketball players is the kettlebell swing. Once the athlete masters the kettlebell swing, I would then move onto… [Read More]
Top Exercise for Girl Basketball Players for 2018
Top Exercise for Girl Basketball Players for 2018 I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends If you did not celebrate Christmas, I hope you took some time to rest, relax, recharge and reflex As we close out 2018, I wanted to share with you my top exercise for the… [Read More]
Wisdom Wednesday – Who’s your Ideal Client?
Wisdom Wednesday – Who’s your Ideal Client? Have you planned out your goals for 2019? I started mine last week and will finish off most of them this week Today, I wanted to talk to you about being clear on who your ideal client is… Simple question, right? So write down who you want to… [Read More]
3 Resistance Band Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
3 Resistance Band Exercises for Girl Basketball Players I hope you had a fantastic weekend and want to wish you a very Merry Christmas The last few weeks, I have been giving you exercises you can do right on the basketball court with your team Again, all basketball teams should be doing some form on… [Read More]
5 Lower Body Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
5 Lower Body Exercises for Girl Basketball Players Before I get into the 5 lower body exercises, I wanted to let you know as of January 2nd, Women’s Basketball Performance will be under a new platform, JenBrickey.com I am rebranding so I can put everything in one place, the coaching, virtual summits, etc 🙂 More… [Read More]
Wisdom Wednesday: What’s Your Big 3?
Wisdom Wednesday: What’s Your Big 3? Yesterday, I release my 7 biggest take-aways from the summit, if you missed it, you can check it out here ===> http://www.womensbasketballperformance.com/7-take-aways-from-the-female-fitness-summit/ Now onto the first Wisdom Wednesday – What’s your big 3? We have two weeks left in 2019, have you set time aside and really planned out… [Read More]
7 Take-Aways From The Female Fitness Summit
7 Take-Aways From The Female Fitness Summit I just wanted to follow up with my 7 takeaways from the summit On a side note, I will be starting “Wisdom Wednesday”, where each Wednesday I am going to share a tip, trick, advice to help you grow your online fitness business If you want to receive… [Read More]
5 Resistance Band Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
5 Resistance Band Exercises for Girl Basketball Players How was your weekend? Last week, I gave you 5 body weight exercises you can do right on the basketball court Today, I am giving you 5 resistance band exercises you can do Resistance are pretty inexpensive and I even put a package together called the WBP… [Read More]
5 Body Weight Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
5 Body Weight Exercises for Girl Basketball Players I hope you liked my video on Monday explaining the difference between a deadlift and squat Today, I wanted to give you 5 body weight exercises you can do right on the basketball court Every basketball player should be doing some form on in season strength,… [Read More]
What’s the Difference Between the Squat and Deadlift
What’s the Difference Between the Squat and Deadlift? Happy Monday 🙂 I hope you had a nice weekend! Last week, my students/ athletes and I were talking about what’s the difference between a squat and deadlift. You see I like to educate my athletes on top of the training we do so when… [Read More]
December Confidence Calendar
December Confidence Calendar I cannot believe it is December 🙂 I wanted to make sure I shared with your, the December Confidence Calendar My good friend, Tami Matheny puts this together every month Today’s tip is, “Act as if: Act as if you already have the confidence you desire.” Enjoy 🙂 Your friend and coach,… [Read More]
How to Stay Healthy This Basketball Season
How to Stay Healthy This Basketball Season Whether you are a coach or player, what are you doing to stay healthy this season? Have you added in the in season strength program you downloaded? Coaches, are you having your players foam roll, dynamically stretch and do some form on strength work? Athletes, are you foam… [Read More]
How to Reduce Ankle Rolls and Ankle Sprains
How to Reduce Ankle Rolls and Ankle Sprains Let’s talk ankles Jamming or breaking a finger is part of the game and so is ankle sprains and rolls 🙂 But we can try and reduce ankle sprains and ankle rolls with these 3 exercises The 3 band exercises are: 1. Dorsi Flexion and Plantar Flexion… [Read More]
How to Reduce Hamstring Pulls in Girl Basketball Players
How to Reduce Hamstring Pulls in Girl Basketball Players Monday, I shared 3 foam rolling exercises that every athlete should be doing. You can check that out HERE! Today, I wanted to give you a stretch to reduce hamstring injuries Watch this 75 second video I put together to show you the band 3 way… [Read More]
The 3 Best Spots to Foam Roll to Stay Healthy and Reduce Injuries
The 3 Best Spots to Foam Roll to Stay Healthy and Reduce Injuries How was your weekend? I cannot believe Thanksgiving is on Thursday and the basketball season for public schools starts next Monday outside of Boston All basketball players should be performing an in-season strength program The purpose of the program is to restore… [Read More]
2 Pallof Press Variations for Basketball Players
2 Pallof Press Variations for Basketball Players How was your weekend? A couple of weeks ago, I share 3 pallof press variations I love the pallof press because it teaches our athletes to resist movement with their core. Exactly what they need to do when they play Today, I am giving you 2 more pallof… [Read More]
3 Squat Variations for Basketball Players
3 Squat Variations for Basketball Players I wanted to give you 5 squat variations you can use with your athletes or for yourself on the basketball court All athletes should be squatting and have good form when doing so All these variations can be done on the court, so there is no reason we shouldn’t… [Read More]
Who’s Part of Your Team?
I hope you had a great weekend! College basketball games finally start today and this week But for middle and high school, they don’t start until the Monday after Thanksgiving I know every state is different, but I wanted to share my thoughts about preseason training… Think of me (sports performance coach/ strength coach)… [Read More]
Top Dynamic Warm Up Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
I put together a 75 second video talking about 3 of my favorite dynamic warm up exercises for basketball players My top 3 movement prep dynamic warm up: 1. Traveling Side Lunges 2. Walking Lunge with Twist 3. Squat to Press If you don’t have a plate to hold, have the girls hold onto… [Read More]
Top Dynamic Warm Up Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
I put together a 75 second video talking about 3 of my favorite dynamic warm up exercises for basketball players My top 3 movement prep dynamic warm up: 1. Traveling Side Lunges 2. Walking Lunge with Twist 3. Squat to Press If you don’t have a plate to hold, have the girls hold onto a… [Read More]
Top 2 Single Leg Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
With pre-season is full swing for middle and high school girls basketball, I have been training my athletes and getting them ready for the season Monday, I shared with you my top 3 core exercises right now (if you missed it, you can check it out HERE! Today, I wanted to share my top… [Read More]
Why Girls Need to Participate in Sports
Last week I posted this on social media and the response was amazing, that I wanted to share it with you This is why it is so important girls participate in sports at a young age Sports teach leadership, responsibility, respect for your coaches and for your teammates and life skills they will use… [Read More]
Top 3 Core Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
The last 2 weeks, I have talked about core training with basketball players I have shared low, high and side plank variations Today, I wanted to share my favorite core exercises for my athletes right now 1. Pallof Press 2. Pallof Press with overhead press 3. Pallof Press walk out I love these 3 movements,… [Read More]
3 Ways to Make Side Planks Harder
How was your weekend? Last week, we talked about the core and went through different variations you can use for yourself or your athletes Remember, the job of the core is to stabilize the spine (no movement) while moving your arms and legs Also, as athletes cut, change direction, sprint, they need their torso, core… [Read More]
How to Train your ABS (Core)! Start Here…
Not sure if you know this but I am the head strength and conditioning coach at a local private school outside of Boston In the last 2 weeks, we have talked a lot on ABS and how to train them When I work with my athletes, I always try and educate them so they know… [Read More]
Back to School Sale – My Best Selling Product
Back to School Sale – My Best Selling Product Fall sports are rolling along and college basketball season officially starts on October 15th I finally did a full week of school last week, all the holidays, half days are over 🙂 Middle school, high school basketball start in 6-8 weeks depending on where you… [Read More]
Are these 2 exercises in your training program?
Our preseason training just started its 3rd week and 2 exercises that we have been focusing on a ton is single leg deadlifts and single leg squats I was talking with my athletes because they were talking about how hard these 2 exercises are to perform with good form I 100% agree 🙂 The single… [Read More]
[ASK] How Do You Get Better?
Today, we kick off the 2nd annual Women’s Basketball Summit I was talking with a friend that other day and we were talking about how I am creating a market for girl’s / women’s basketball Of course there is already market for basketball, but predominantly for men’s basketball So it got me thinking… As a… [Read More]
Let’s talk recruiting… on the women’s basketball summit
We have 4 days until we kick off the Women’s Basketball Summit 2.0 Two of the interviews, I spoke with recruiting coordinators at UNH and Loyola Chicago If your daughter or players (or you could be the athlete too) want to play in college you absolutely need to listen to these two coaches: Kelsey Hogan… [Read More]
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