Breakdown the KB Swing… KB Deadlift! Yesterday, I talked about, if I had to pick 1 exercise, what would it be. The Kettlebell Swing The swing is an advanced movement, but the reason I love it so much is because it works everything, strength, power, conditioning, core, etc Today, I wanted to give you a… [Read More]
If I only could pick one exercise….
If I only could pick one exercise…. I get asked this question a lot, “If I only could pick one exercise, what would it be?” This is a loaded question, for many reasons, but just to answer the question. I could pick, The Kettlebell Swing! The KB swing is a total body move, it… [Read More]
Bodyweight and Bands is all you need for the 6 week ACL training program..
Bodyweight and Bands is all you need for the 6 week ACL training program.. As you know I have been talking a lot about ACL injuries and the 6 week online ACL Reduction and Neuromusclar program that is starting next week (Tuesday the 11th) I put together a 90 second video on how resistance bands… [Read More]
(2) 6 Week Online Women’s Basketball Performance Academies
Can you believe it is September 1st is tomorrow We finally go back to school in the Boston area on Tuesday To me, September is the January (New Year) for coaches and athletes. This is the time to set up goals and kick them in the teeth, not January 1st With summer winding down,… [Read More]
7 Insights from The Women’s Basketball Summit
I have 6 interviews today for The Women’s Basketball Summit I love chatting with all these coaches, strength coaches and other experts in their respected field surrounding basketball After today, I have done 16 interviews and here are my takeways thus far… 1. Surround yourself with a great team (build a culture, community) 2…. [Read More]
New Data out on ACL Injury Prevention Programs!
New data just came out supporting ACL Injury Prevention Programs.. There was “conclusive evidence that ACL injury prevention programs reduce the risk of all ACL injuries by half in all athletes and non-contact ACL injuries by two-thirds in female athletes. ” You can check out the data HERE! We know basketball and soccer are the… [Read More]
Let’s Talk Conditioning
Let’s Talk Conditioning… I hope you had a nice weekend! With the fall sport preseason in full swing and fall AAU try-outs and practices starting, let’s talk conditioning! It is called strength and conditioning for a reason 🙂 While I definitely think girls need to spend more time strength training, I also believe there… [Read More]
It’s a Wrap: Summer Sports Performance Training, How to Train Like a Boss
It’s a Wrap: Summer Sports Performance Training, How to Train Like a Boss We just wrapped our sports performance summer training Every female athlete should have been strength training, conditioning this summer to prepare for fall sports and especially for post season basketball as pre-season starts after Labor Day I wanted to send a… [Read More]
Let’s Talk Strength
Last week, we went through where to start… Nail down your athletic stance Work on your mobility and stability Today, let’s talk strength Yes! Girls should absolutely be strength training I spoke with the University of South Carolina head strength coach last week and we talked about how physical the game of basketball is and… [Read More]
Improve Your Speed and Stay Injury Free: Stability and Mobility
Improve Your Speed and Stay Injury Free: Stability and Mobility Yesterday, we went through how to nail down the athletic stance Did you or your athlete set up properly? The next thing we want to nail down to improve your strength, speed, agility and prevent injury is check the stability and mobility of… [Read More]
Improve Your Speed: Nail Down Athletic Stance
One simple way to improve your speed, agility and prevent injury: nail down the athletic stance! I always check my athlete’s athletic stance before we start training and at my clinic’s Athletes always should move from their hips not knees! Watch this 1 minute video, as I go through the proper set up and… [Read More]
Coaches – Do You Want a “Done for You” Blueprint to run ACL Prevention Clinics?
Good Monday Morning Coaches, how would you like a “done for you” blueprint that shows you exactly how to run an ACL injury prevention clinic? I use this exact blueprint with my coaching clients and in my own clinic’s I run before basketball season and before spring AAU season We, as coaches have the… [Read More]
5 Minutes for 5 Days ACL Injury Prevention Challenge (Day 5)
5 Minutes for 5 Days ACL Injury Prevention Challenge (Day 5) Happy Friday! Today is Day 5 🙂 How have you enjoyed the “5 minutes in 5 days” series? Just to recap this week… Monday – proper form and building the athletic stance – click here Tuesday – Ice Skaters – click here Wednesday –… [Read More]
5 Minutes for 5 Days ACL Injury Prevention Challenge (Day 4)
5 Minutes for 5 Days ACL Injury Prevention Challenge (Day 4) Today is day 4! We are moving right along 🙂 Let’s talk strength today Monday, we talked form and foundation Tuesday was single leg work, how to land Yesterday was the 4 way lunge, training all planes of motion Today is the Kettlebell… [Read More]
5 Minutes for 5 Days ACL Injury Prevention Challenge (Day 3)
Good Morning Jen, This week, we are talking about 5 minutes for 5 days for ACL injury prevention You can do these exercises in 5 minutes to help work on your balance, power, single leg strength, strength, landing mechanics and deceleration Monday, I gave you two exercises: defensive stance and single leg balance. Yesterday, we… [Read More]
5 Minutes for 5 Days ACL Injury Prevention (Day 2)
 5 minutes for 5 days for ACL injury prevention Yesterday, I gave you two exercises: defensive stance and single leg balance. Did you do your 5 minute homework? Today, let’s talk about ice skaters Ice Skaters are great for single leg strength, hip stability, lateral movement but also let’s us see how our athletes land… [Read More]
5 Minutes for 5 Days ACL Injury Prevention Challenge
5 Minutes for 5 Days ACL Injury Prevention Challenge Inspired by my friend, Dr. Leslie Desrosiers mini challenge for players and parents, I thought I would put together my own 5 minutes for 5 days for acl injury prevention Over the next 5 days, I will give you one exercises to work on everyday for… [Read More]
Weekly Recap
Just a quick Saturday email to recap the week I had my 2nd of 4 sports performance camps and my two biggest takeaways from the camp: 1. Pay attention to form. These girls have strength training experience but their form was not the greatest. If your coach or trainer is not correcting you (trust… [Read More]
When will ACL Injury Prevention be a Priority?
When will ACL Injury Prevention be a Priority? This is a great question! I have talked with two physical therapist the last week and read this article by my good friend, Erica Suter Here is the link to the article – Click here I put together this 3 minute video where I passionately talk about… [Read More]
AAU is Over, Now What?
How was your weekend? If you were a player, coach or parent that was in Louisville, Chicago, DC or ALT I would love to know how your experience was Now that the AAU season is over, here’s what you should be doing as a player in August 1. Fix What is Broken Meaning, do… [Read More]
Are you local to New England?
Just a quick email on this beautiful Sunday 🙂 If you a local to New England, two things…. 1. I am running sports performance camp this week in Waltham, Mass on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 630-8pm In these sports performance camps, we will go through: ·     An assessment to pick up on… [Read More]
Women’s Basketball Summit 2.0
Women’s Basketball Summit 2.0 I hope you had a fantastic and productive week Just a quick email to announce the next online summit: The Women’s Basketball Summit 2.0 Mark your calendars for Monday, September 24th through Thursday, September 27th The online Women’s Basketball Summit is a 4 day, virtual event to give a platform to… [Read More]
Thursday Training Tip: How to Que the Deadlift
This week, I have talked about: 1. What’s Wrong with AAU Basketball – Click here to read 2. Reducing The Risk of the ACL Injury with Noah Harrison – Click here to read We have talking a lot lately about the acl injury and working on fundamental movements with female athlete, female basketball players I… [Read More]
Reducing the Risk of ACL Injury- Interview with Noah Harrison
How’s your week going? If you or your team was in Washington, DC – how did the tournament go? I have been talking a lot lately about ACL injuries and female athletes I am very passionate about educating and getting the information out there, so athletes, coaches and parents know exactly what they should be… [Read More]
What’s Wrong with AAU Basketball?
Happy Monday! How was your weekend? I was talking with a few friends and coaches last week and we were talking about how the AAU scene has changed and I wanted to share my thoughts with you. Before I go into what I think has changed and not for the better, let’s discuss what’s great… [Read More]
Layering the Lunge: How to Teach Female Athletes How to Lunge
Yesterday, I talked about layering the push up and how to get female athletes to perform perfect push ups Today, I want to talk about layering the lunge But first, why is it important to master these body weight movements? If you look at the performance pyramid, it is layered in 3 sections: Movement being… [Read More]
Layering the Push Up: How to Teach Female Athletes How to do Push ups
The last few weeks, I have been talking about female athletes and the ACL epidemic The anatomy and the menstrual cycle play into ACL injuries, but there isn’t much we can do about this The lack of sports performance training is one thing we can address and help lower the number of non contact ACL… [Read More]
What to do About the ACL Epidemic?
Before I get into what we can do about the ACL epidemic, I wanted to share this thought with you: Last week in Louisville and Chicago all these college coaches were watching the girls play and back at their school, their team is training hard on the track and weight room Why aren’t you? I… [Read More]
Talk Thursday: Mental Performance Training Interview with Jenn Starkey
My interview with Jenn Starkey, was probably one of the most powerful interviews I have done (I have done 60+ interviews in the last year) In this 25 minute knowledge packed, eye opening interview, Jenn and I talk about: * Her story and how she got into mental performance coaching * How she applied… [Read More]
Why do ACL Injuries Increase by 3% Every Year!
I said this during an interview I did with The Phit Female and sadly, this is the reality with female athletes and their training or lack their of Females are 9X more likely to tear their ACL Each year, ACL injuries in females increase by 3% When I played high school and college basketball (1996-2003),… [Read More]
The Big Debate on Female Athletes and ACL Injuries
The Big Debate on Female Athletes and ACL Injuries How was your weekend? I just spent the last 3 days at the Perform Better Training Summit in Providence It is 3 days of lectures and hand on’s presentations with some of the top health, sports and fitness experts in the game! On Saturday, there was… [Read More]
Let’s Talk Sports Performance Training, Soccer and Being a Published Writer with Erica Suter
I am super excited to announce that The Female Athlete Inner Circle is launching on Tuesday, July 10th!The Female Athlete Inner Circle is an online “vault” for female athletes, coaches and parents educating and starting the conversation about everything these female athletes face on and off the playing field! Each month, I will update the… [Read More]
Partner Resistance Band Drill to Teach Speed and Control
The last few weeks, I have been talking and giving you partner resistance band drills you can use whether you are an athlete or coach The resistance bands are a great place to start in teaching athletes how to decelerate “how to stop”, push off with 1 leg, change directions and control you body then… [Read More]
Let’s Talk Recruiting with Renee Lopez
To continue our conversation we started with the female athlete summit, I wanted to share with you one of the best interviews I have done (I have done over 50+ interviews) with you.Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing recruiting consultant, Renee Lopez Renee and I talk about the difference between D1, D2 and… [Read More]
Partner Resistance Band Drills – Backpedal
Partner Resistance Band Drills – Backpedal How was your weekend?Any games? Would love to know how you played or your team!Partner Resistance Band Drills to Teach Deceleration and Speed to Girl Basketball PlayersThe last few weeks, I have been talking about where girls should start strength training with little to no experience (bodyweight and… [Read More]
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