In this episode, sports performance coach, Emily Pappas, discusses the importance of performance training for female athletes, creating an environment for female athletes to excel in, and some common myths surrounding weight training.

Emily is the owner of Relentless Athletics, a strength training and sports nutrition company for female athletes in Pennsylvania. She holds a master's degree in Exercise Physiology and was a recipient of two PhD Fellowships at Temple University and Temple Med. Emily developed the idea of Relentless Athletics as way to fill a void that exists in the S&C industry for the female athlete population.  Relentless is a means to educate female athletes on the importance of strength training and sports nutrition for both their physical and mental development. Through Relentless, Emily aims to use her scientific knowledge, experience, and passion to create a community of female athletes that are stronger and more confident in their ability to work towards any goal they aspire to achieve.

 

In this episode, we hear from Erwin Seguia, a Physical Therapist in New York City, about the assessment and management of concussions in soccer players.

About Erwin:

Erwin Seguia, PT DPT CSCS, Board Certified Sports Physical Therapist, is one of the co-owners of Match Fit Performance, a sports performance and rehabilitation practice based out of New York City. He is certified through Complete Concussions in concussion management, and also affiliated with 'TheFootDoctor Sports,' a group of performance coaches that work with athletes all over the United States. 

When not working, Erwin likes playing football (soccer), Olympic Weightlifting, and napping!

To connect with Erwin, follow him on Instagram @erwinseguiapt or on Twitter @erwinseguiapt

You can also find his business, Match Fit Performance here, and follow them on Instagram @matchfitperformance

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Stephanie Allen, a Physical Therapist in Boston who has successfully implemented an ACL injury risk reduction program in a high school girls' soccer team. We discuss everything from best methods of implementation, road blocks, and key components of a successful program.

 

About Stephanie:

Steph graduated from the Ithaca College DPT program in 2013, then decided to stick around and complete an orthopedic manual therapy residency at Cayuga Medical Center. At the end of 2014, she embarked on the adventure that is travel PT and worked in NY, CA, NM and CO. Hungry to learn more about strength and conditioning and sports physical therapy, she sought out an amazing opportunity in Boston and is now a senior physical therapist at Boston Physical Therapy and Wellness. Here, she is spearheading community outreach and education in youth sports, specifically in the area of ACL injury risk reduction. She is also the cofounder of The Level Up Initiative, which aims to create a culture shift and positive change in healthcare through mentorship of new graduates and students. Steph is passionate about establishing a higher standard in youth training and movement development so as to shift to a more proactive model vs. reactive. She is determined to see ACL injury rates decline, and to see the profession of physical therapy evolve to where the standard of care is reflective of the best available evidence. Steph loves: cooking, lifting and running, FaceTime with her niece and nephew, reading, black coffee, red wine and dark chocolate

 

To connect with Dr. Stephanie Allen, follow her on Instagram at @stephallen.dpt