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]
Speed, Strength and Skill Clinic
Join us on Thursdays for 7 weeks starting on July 11th at St. Mark’s in Southboro, Mass We will work on speed drills and strength exercises then spend time on skill work and play
How to Prevent Knee Injuries/ ACL Injuries in Female Athletes
I was speaking with a coach last week that does skill work primarily with lax and soccer players and was asking what kind of band work she could do with them to help reduce knee injuries Before we get into some band exercises, let me be clear, the best injury prevention, ACL prevention program is… [Read More]
How to Become a Better Passer
How to Become a Better Passer! How was your weekend? The weather here in Boston was a perfect 10 yesterday I have shared a lot of med ball exercises the last few weeks and I wanted to share one more that will help you become a better passer, get stronger and work on your explosiveness… [Read More]
What’s Your Summer Plans?
What are your summer plans? I am sure AAU tournaments and camps will be at the top of the list, but what about your sports performance plans? Your strength and conditioning program? Here’s my summer athlete sports performance training schedule this summer Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Waltham, Mass (Metrowest) at 12pm Thursdays starting on… [Read More]
How to Gain a Competitive Advantage This Summer
I have a bunch of seniors heading off to college to play basketball this coming fall, so I get to see their strength and conditioning programs Some of the training programs are solid and some are ok! I would say most of my 8th graders could complete these programs as a lot of these college… [Read More]
If I Had to Pick 1 Exercise for Girl Basketball Players…
If I had to pick 1 exercise that every basketball player should be doing, without a doubt, it would be the kettlebell swing The kettlebell swing is an advanced move, it works on strength, power, stability and core strength You could also use the kettlebell swing as a conditioning exercise depending on how you program… [Read More]
The Kettlebell Clean
Monday, we talked about why every female athlete needs to deadlift and master the hip hinge Once the deadlift, hip hinge is mastered, we can progress over to more power, strength kettlebell exercises Next one up in the kettlebell tool belt is the kettlebell clean The kettlebell clean gets the bell up in the rack… [Read More]
What Size Medicine Balls Should Female Athletes Use?
Happy Friday! The last few weeks I have shared medicine balls exercises I love for female athletes and how we use them this summer to train for power I always get asked “What size medicine ball should I use?” I like having my athletes use no more than 10 pounds when doing regular medicine ball… [Read More]
Does Strength Training Effect Your Shot?
Over the weekend, a parent reached out to me. Here’s is what she wrote: “My daughter plays basketball and she’s doing strength and conditioning since her 11 years old or less like CrossFit and others things now she’s 14 .I noticed that her shots are to long sometimes when before she made almost all of… [Read More]
3 Kettlbell Exercises to Develop Power in Girl Basketball Players
I hope you had a great weekend! The last couple of weeks, we have been talking about training for power this post season The resistance band is a getting starting point to start to train for power, then I like to progress to the kettlebell before we start to use the barbell for hang cleans… [Read More]
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