Female Athletes
3 Effective, Fun Volleyball Serving Drills
The skills of a successful volleyball athlete are learned in practice, including becoming an effective server. Practicing serving is as important as any hitting, setting or passing drill, especially when [...]
Soccer Pro Kristen Hamilton Reveals Two Simple Ways Young Players Can Improve Their Games
Kristen Hamilton is elite. The 26-year-old forward was a first-team All-American at the University of Denver, and she’s also the school’s all-time leader in points and goals. She now stars [...]
How Alex Morgan’s College Soccer Coach Helped Her Train to Be a Superstar
If your practice doesn’t mimic what you’ll face during games, maybe it’s time to rethink things. Alex Morgan, star forward for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team, believes many players [...]
How an Elite Club Volleyball Team Learned to Jump Higher Without Any Actual Jump Training
In February 2018, I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to train the 14- and 15-year-old girls volleyball teams of the Chicago Elite Volleyball Club. These girls have been [...]
Desiree Linden Becomes the First American Woman to Win the Boston Marathon Since 1985
On a 38-degree, rainy, windy and all-around pretty gross day in Boston on Monday, Desiree Linden became the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon in over 30 years. [...]
5 Special Considerations for Female Athlete Workouts
Contrary to what some believe, female athletes do not need to train all that much different from male athletes. Just like males, females need to be...
The Guide to Volleyball Conditioning Workouts
Volleyball players need high levels of conditioning to explosively sprint, change directions, jump and hit the ball point after point. However, Tony McClure, former strength coach for the New Mexico [...]
This Insane Volleyball Save May be the Best High School Sports Highlight Ever
When you combine awesome athletic talent and unbelievable effort, you can create moments of everlasting sports magic. Case in point, this superhuman play from Autumn Finney: Autumn is not even [...]
Prevent ACL Injuries in Women’s Basketball with a Two-Step Deceleration Drill
There are several reasons why a female basketball player has a 50 percent greater likelihood of suffering a non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury than her male counterparts. Many experts [...]
How Megan Walker Earned The Right to Become UConn Basketball’s Next Superstar
UConn freshman Megan Walker has had a target on her back for years. Ever since she was named the top women's basketball recruit in the class of 2017 as a [...]
