Erica Mulholland is a strength coach who specializes in young female athletes and the author of Female Athlete High Performance.
Erica joins me to share her expertise on:
Are injury rates higher in young female athletes
What’s going on with knee injuries in young female athletes
What increases knee injury risk and what we can do to reduce that risk
Is early sport specialization a problem for young athletes
How private equity has entered and created problems in youth sports
Talking to parents about the pressure to specialize
Is there an age where young female athletes should start strength training
How to approach load management for young athletes
How to incorporate plyometrics into training
How to ensure young athletes aren’t overtraining
Thoughts on the problems with the “work/life balance” narrative for coaches
And much more
Instagram: @fitsoccerqueen
CHAPTERS
00:01:10 Injury Rates in Female Athletes
00:03:05 Overuse, Fatigue, and Volume Problems
00:05:05 Hormones, Cycle Syncing, and Injury Myths
00:06:00 Strength Training as Injury Prevention
00:08:10 Growth Spurts and Female Athlete Development
00:10:05 Plyometrics and Athletic Development
00:11:05 What Actually Causes Injuries (Fatigue vs Mechanics)
00:13:00 Case Study: Strength and ACL Injury Prevention
00:15:20 Overtraining and Poor Programming
00:17:15 Why “Imbalances” Aren’t the Problem
00:20:10 Reaction Time and Brain-Based Training
00:23:00 Warmups, Recovery, and Sleep
00:24:50 Nutrition Challenges in Female Athletes
00:29:45 Early Sport Specialization
00:31:50 Multi-Sport Athletes and Long-Term Success
00:34:00 Identifying Talent and Development Pathways
00:37:50 Private Equity and Youth Sports Issues
00:38:50 Parental Pressure and Scholarship Myths
00:40:00 Athlete Burnout and Dropout
00:41:00 What Youth Sports Should Actually Teach
00:42:10 Growth of Women’s Sports
00:48:05 Work Ethic vs Work-Life Balance in Coaching
00:51:00 Building a Career in Fitness
00:56:00 Final Thoughts and Takeaways
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