In Episode 12 Brian and Chuck welcome Emily Neff to talk about the importance of strength training for young female athletes. Emily is the founder of Relentless Athletics, a company that specializes in training girls and helping them succeed while also helping them prevent injuries. If you are the parent or coach of a young female athlete, you don't want to miss this episode!

Visit them at Relentless Athletics (relentlessathleticsllc.com)

In Segment 1, we meet Emily and learn the science behind why young girls are far more prone to injury. We learn about steps that parents and coaches can take to reduce the chances of getting hurt. We learn how over-training impacts girls and strategies to take to reduce injuries in multi-sport athletes. Finally, we talk about strategies to train while in season versus out of season.

In Segment 2, Emily walks through the volleyball ages from 12U to 18U and explains differenet goals when training girls at each age. When should you start training? When should you try to increase vertical? How do volleyball players train differently from other sports?

2:06 Meet Emily Neff

4:34 How do girls train differently from boys?

5:38 The baby giraffe syndrome and the science behind training girls

7:45 Should we train girls for speed and agility?

9:15 Volleyball Moms question of the episode. Hurt during tryouts...bad timing?

11:00 Strategies for Multi-Sport athletes.

13:30 Over-Training and what we can do to prevent injury.

16:00 Why so many ACL injuries in girls?

22:00 When to start strength training for young girls

22:30 Training strategies for in-season versus off-season

26:40 Strategies for age groups from 12U through 18U

38:42 Do volleyball players train defferently from other sports?

40:50 Volleyball Moms Question 2 - How to increase vertical.

50:00 Parent responsibilities to prevent injuries.

51:45 What's new at TNT.