The Resilient Female Basketball Player

08/04/2022

The problem keeps getting worse and not better!

Many speakers open with humorous anecdotes.

07/17/2022

Appreciate this chart as a sobering reminder of how incredibly difficult it is to get to a collegiate level and stay there.

I have been outspoken, as well as many other well educated and informed coaches on youth athletic development, on the fact that our current youth sports model is broken, especially when we take a hard look at the current travel sports model and some of the BS these organizations are selling parents.

Are there some great coaches out there? Yes.
Are there some well run organizations? Yes.
Is there a place for youth travel sports? Absolutely.

The problem lies in the fact that more than 1/2 of the current players in those organizations probably shouldn't be there, since they don't have the fundamentals or skill level they should be spending more time working on, then playing too many games every weekend.

Travel sports were initially designed for the best of the best, but then because all about organizations praying on families and delusions (that your kid is much better then they are right now and you need them) that this is the perfect route for your kid.

Here is a great quote by Coach Lee Taft:

"Don't listen to me, or the other adults who are praying you pay attention to how badly broken the youth model is right now. Simply ask the over 70% of kids who quit before 8th grade, and the HS kids who just are burnt-out after playing 6-months of travel now have to endure 4-months of school ball (which should be the most fun and enjoyable time of all).

Ask them- they will tell you!"

04/10/2022

Many females tend to have biomechanical inefficient patterns that predispose them to increased ACL tear risk, especially with change of direction mechanics. These patterns can easily be improved by a professional who understands functional biomechanics and is an essential step in decreasing your risk, since many ACL injuries happen during these deceleration patterns.

Check out some of these exercises and progressions to help reduce your risk of an ACL tear.

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https://www.felluresportsperformance.com/post/the-acl-epidemic-what-should-female-athletes-be-doing

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Many females tend to have biomechanical inefficient patterns that predispose them to increased ACL tear risk, especially with change of direction mechanics. ...

04/07/2022

The ACL tear epidemic and what female athletes should be focusing on to decrease their risk.

In the first part of the series I discussed what you needed to know and if you didn't see that you can read the blog here: https://www.felluresportsperformance.com/post/the-acl-epidemic-and-what-you-need-to-know-part-1 In this blog I discussed some ACL data, why females are at greater risk, and wher...