A lot of coaches have reached out to me interested in adding strength training into their practices but have little to no equipment Look, would having resistance bands and access to a weight room be awesome, yes! But you only need minimal equipment to add in strength training and conditioning Body weight exercises go a… [Read More]
2 Conditioning Drills for Girl Basketball Players
I shared yesterday why conditioning is so important and variations of drills you can do If you missed it, you can check out the blog HERE! There were a few questions about what a few of them were, so I wanted to give you 2 drills 1. 5-10-5 Drill – Click Here 2. T- Drill… [Read More]
Are You Conditioning?
For those of you who are still in pre-season, what type of conditioning are you doing? I always have found the best way to get in “basketball shape” is to play basketball 🙂 But there are a lot of ways to lay the ground work to a solid conditioning foundation You need this foundation so… [Read More]
Why We All Need Recovery Days
Recovery Days Make sure during the pre-season and season you take a day of rest and recovery Recovery is part of the equation for a well round sports performance, strength and conditioning program All colleges are required by NCAA to give an “off day” The body needs to recover so you can push to new… [Read More]
5 Resistance Band Exercises to get Girl Basketball Players Stronger and Game Ready
For those of you that just started your season, send me an email and let me know how the first week or two is going If you haven’t started yet, let me know what you are doing this pre-season to get stronger and game ready Today, I wanted to share 5 resistance band exercises you… [Read More]
3 Resistance Band Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
Happy Monday! Basketball season is starting with games starting this week, I am so so excited For middle school and high school we don’t start until the Monday after Thanksgiving, while others are starting this week Either way, I wanted to share with you 3 resistance band exercises that you can use right on the… [Read More]
Do you want to train with me in person in November?
Do you want to train with me in-person? Basketball season “officially” starts in Massachusetts right after Thanksgiving, so for the month of November, I will be training in person Monday, Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings Why strength and conditioning is so important before and during the season: Get Stronger and develop a solid base, foundation… [Read More]
All Girls Basketball Players Should Be Able To…
Happy Monday! All girl basketball player should be able to…. LandSkipCrawlJumpSprintThrowPush PullSquatHinge Change DirectionPunch All these movements should be included in your training program, are they? If you are not training, let’s start, reply back and let’s get started! Have a great week, Coach Jen PS: If I can help add strength training in with… [Read More]
Why Girl Basketball Players Need to Be Verse in the Weight Room
Did you know if you play basketball in college, at any level you will be spending a lot of time in the weight room? Your strength coach assigned to your team will work with at least 2 to 3 other teams and you will have a bunch of teams in the weight room all at… [Read More]
5 Observations of a High School Weight Room
5 Observations of a High School Weight Room! So after spending 3 hours in the weight room yesterday with high school athletes Here are some observations… 1. Bicep and Tricep are not going to improve your performance, please use lifts that willSquats, DL’s, bench, etc 2. Can we train the abs, core the right way… [Read More]
Strength Challenge for 7 Days
I hope you had a nice weekend! I am running a strength challenge for the next 7 days Are you in? Basketball season all over the country for middle school and high school start at different times, but we can all agree on how important it is to strength training and get ready for the… [Read More]
🏀Pre-Season Basketball Happenings🏀
Basketball started on the 15th for D2 and D3 programs and pre-season basketball is heating up as we are 20 days away from college basketball season With that in mind, we have a lot of events and trainings happening that I think can help you prepare for basketball season whether you are a player or… [Read More]
Free Basketball Workouts
I was updating workout sessions in my online programming for my athletes and teams and I wanted to share with you one session I put together when pressed for time and have minimal equipment Protocol – 30 seconds of work, rest 30 seconds Complete all 10 rounds then rest 2-3 minutes 1. Squats2. Low Plank3…. [Read More]
Why is In-Season Training so Important
I had a few athletes home for the holiday weekend and another few athletes come in as they had no school and wanted to get their workouts in As for my college athletes, they’re are doing great. Everything we did this summer was to prepare them for pre-season and to be verse in their strength… [Read More]
3 Lesson from Game 3 of the WNBA Finals
How was your weekend? Yesterday, I was at Mohegan Sun watching game 3 of the WNBA finals, the Connecticut Sun vs the Washington Mystics I love watching basketball “live”, especially the WNBA and college basketball, not so much with the NBA 🙂 Watching the game yesterday, I had a few observations.. 1. Attend these games… [Read More]
How to Prevent Getting Smacked in the Face
💪How to Prevent Getting Smacked in the Face💪 Let me explain… We are 1 month into school and workouts with the kids Yesterday, I noticed how most of my freshman have no energy, some with little to no effort during our training sessions, they’re just going through the motions And it got me thinking, change… [Read More]
5 Lessons Learned from The Women’s Basketball Summit
The Women’s Basketball Summit kicks off at 9am EST this morning Did you register yet? You must register through this link to get all the interview links- Click Here I started the behind the scenes, all the interviews about 2 months ago and enjoyed talking to all 12 speakers Here is what I learned as… [Read More]
My 5 Go To Kettlebell Exercises for Girl Basketball Players
When I start training my athletes, I have 5 exercises with the kettlebell I want them to be able to So here are my 5 go to kettlebell exercises for basketball players, honestly this could be for any female athletes, regardless of sport 1. Kettlebell Deadlift Every athlete needs to learn the hip hinge and… [Read More]
Stop Doing Crunches, Do This Instead…
Today’s post might ruffle some feathers, but let me explain why I say: Stop Doing Crunches, Do This Instead…. For the love of god, can we stop having our athletes perform ab crunches to “strengthen” their core The job of the core is to stabilize the spine, but more importantly these athletes are in constant… [Read More]
We’re 1 Week Away From The Women’s Basketball Summit
We are 1 week away from The Women’s Basketball Summit We kick off next Monday, September 30th at 9am EST with Dave “the band man” Schmitz To listen to all 13 interviews and have access to the summit, you must claim your ticket at womensbasketballsummit.com The summit agenda is also set with when each speaker… [Read More]
9 Lessons I Learned Working with 30 New Athletes
I started a new semester with 30 new athletes yesterday, some with strength training experience and some with none Mixing the strength training experience can be challenging, but I always teach the basis not matter what level they are at and go through how each training (for the most) part will go Here’s what I… [Read More]
6 Questions to Ask your In-Season Athletes
hope you had a great week! This past Saturday was the first time I saw a bunch of my in-season athletes since Fall sports have started Most of my athletes play a fall sport but their main sport is basketball I love that my young athletes play multiple sports and that the know the importance… [Read More]
Trap Bar Deadlifts Vs. Barbell Deadlifts
I hope you had a great week! I started back at school this week and during the summer, the weight room got a make over with a new platform and squat racks As I was watching some athletes this week, it got me thinking, I would prefer trap bar deadlifts over barbell deadlift I honestly… [Read More]
I Don’t Care How High You Can Jump, I Care If You Can Land!
How was your weekend? With pre-season in full swing and fall AAU starting up, I see a lot of programs talking about increasing your vertical jump in 6 weeks While this is all well and good, we need to teach these athletes how to land Most female athletes have trouble decelerating and landing properly So… [Read More]
Why You Don’t Want to Make Your Athletes Sore!
I have been getting the interviews together for The Women’s Basketball Summit and 2 of the 12 speakers are strength and conditioning coaches at Baylor and Georgia that work primary with the women’s basketball team In both conversations, their roles in getting the girls ready for pre-season and why they never want to make their… [Read More]
What Every Female Athlete Should Be Able to Do….
I posted this other day on my twitter page and received a great response so I wanted to share it with you Your training session shouldn’t be fancy! Can you (female athlete) jump, land, change directions, throw things, hinge, squat, lunge, push, pull, carry heavy things I would also add core work (anti-rotation, anti lateral… [Read More]
August, The Month to Grind
How was your weekend? Can you believe it is August already? The summer is flying by… Last week, most colleges finished up their summer workouts, the kids get to go home for a few weeks before pre-season starts AAU season is over (or at least it should be :)) Fall sports around here (Mass), will… [Read More]
ACL Injury Prevention for Young Female Athletes: Which Programs Work?
My friend, Steph Allen recently wrote an article, ACL Injury Prevention for Young Female Athletes: Which Programs Work? It’s a great article and talks about what your program should include. You can check it out HERE Steph and I had a great conversation for The Female Athlete Summit about her work with female athletes and… [Read More]
Workout and Recovery Work When at AAU Tournaments
A bunch of my athletes are traveling this week or AAU tournaments but also some for 2 weeks for vacation When my athletes travel I always give them resistance bands so they can do some recovery work, especially if they are at a tournament or a strength training workout to supplement their college summer packet… [Read More]
Recruiting 101: What Coaches Are Looking For
I hope you had a nice weekend A bunch of my 8th graders are heading off to Washington DC tomorrow to compete in the AAU tournament starting Wednesday and I wanted to share with you what coaches are looking for Here is an interview I did with Maria Noucas who is the team recruiting coordinator… [Read More]
The One Cure to Help Prevent Knee Injuries
When I first start working with a new athlete or team, I always look to see if they can get into a proper athletic, defensive stance Do they move from their knees or do they move from their hips Watch the 90 second video I put together on what to look for and how to… [Read More]
Why Female Athletes Need to Deadlift
How has your week been? I put together a 90 second video talking about why all female athletes need to deadlift Enjoy 🙂 Have a great weekend! Your friend and coach, Jen
6 Landmine Exercises to Build Strength in Girl Basketball Players
I hope you had a great holiday and weekend with friends and family As you know, I am a huge supporter of female athletes lifting and getting in the weight room We have talked a lot about med ball and kettlebell exercises in the last few weeks Today, I wanted to share with you 6… [Read More]
Why Female Athletes Need to Train with Med Balls
I see a lot of strength and conditioning summer programs for my female athletes from their college strength coaches and it always surprises me that there isn’t any med ball work in these programs Med balls are a staple in my training programs for the summer, because they train power and speed, we are able… [Read More]
3 More Mini Band Exercises to Help Reduce ACL Injuries in Female Athletes
In the last video, I talked about the best injury, ACL prevention program If you missed it, you can check it out HERE! In the blog, I talked about the importance of strength training year round and gave 3 mini band exercises Today, I wanted to give you 3 more: 1. Bridge 2. Marching Bridge… [Read More]
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