Welcome to Mane Meditation #2, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Welcome to Mane Meditation #1, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.

Dr. Nicole Surdyka (pronounced Surdih-kuh!, IG: @dr.nicolept) is a sports physical therapist based in Los Angeles area, California. She is what I call the queen of rehabbing knees & ankles! In this episode and the Part Two to follow, she breaks down the ins and outs of returning to play, from the moment an athlete gets injured until they step back into a match again. If you are curious about rehab and returning to sport, or in the process of doing it yourself, this episode is for you!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nsurdykaphysio

Coach Ivi Casagrande of the Orlando Pride (NWSL, USA) joins us today to explain how the pros train. What is their annual schedule?What is it like to train half of the USWNT every day? How do they train in the off-season? What is the biggest difference between college and pro ball? What about mental health and stuff? What is it like to troll Marta? She answers all of those questions here and more. Be sure to follow her on social media for more of her knowledge bombs!

Instagram: @ivicasagrande

Welcome back - Season 2 & the first TLMP episode of 2020!

Today we wrap up our round-table with Part Two on youth soccer training. If you haven't heard that episode yet, go check it out (Ep 21). 

Coaches Dave Gleason (IG: @CoachDaveGleason) and Erica Suter (@FitSoccerQueen) hop on to lay out the blueprint for training youth athletes and answer some burning questions about early specialization, soccer burnout, parents, commoditization of young players, strength and conditioning, speed, coordination, and more. Stay tuned for Part Two!

If you haven't listened to Erica or Dave's earlier episodes, those are good places to start.

Erica, ep 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-whats-difference-between-high-potentials-high-performers/id1360916087?i=1000445913785

Dave, ep 10: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-what-is-youth-soccer-strength-conditioning-w-dave/id1360916087?i=1000451403225

Erica, eps 14 & 16: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/14-how-should-we-train-year-round-part-one-w-erica-suter/id1360916087?i=1000454848233

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/16-how-should-we-train-year-round-part-two-w-erica-suter/id1360916087?i=1000456221555

Today I am joined by two incredible coaches to break down the topic of youth soccer training, making this TLMP's first round-table episode! Coaches Dave Gleason (IG: @CoachDaveGleason) and Erica Suter (@FitSoccerQueen) hop on to lay out the blueprint for training youth athletes and answer some burning questions about early specialization, soccer burnout, parents, commoditization of young players, strength and conditioning, speed, coordination, and more. Stay tuned for Part Two!

If you haven't listened to Erica or Dave's earlier episodes, those are good places to start.

Erica, ep 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-whats-difference-between-high-potentials-high-performers/id1360916087?i=1000445913785

Dave, ep 10: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-what-is-youth-soccer-strength-conditioning-w-dave/id1360916087?i=1000451403225

Erica, eps 14 & 16: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/14-how-should-we-train-year-round-part-one-w-erica-suter/id1360916087?i=1000454848233

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/16-how-should-we-train-year-round-part-two-w-erica-suter/id1360916087?i=1000456221555

Gina Kappes (IG: @g.r.i.t._athletics) is a performance coach based out of Mannheim, Germany. She breaks down for us applied neurology and the integration of the brain and the nervous system into performance training, and why things like our eyes matter. As Gina says, "look beyond the ordinary"!

Kaylan Marckese (IG: @kaylan_marckese) is a technical goalkeeping coaching at The Keeper Institute in NJ. Having played at the collegiate, professional, and youth national team levels, she shares with us in this episode how habits change as an athlete develops and climbs the competitive ladder, how to set and change habits, the influence of coaches and community on habit-setting, and what habits set the high performers away from high potentials.

Henry Delaney (IG: @trainnorthwest) is a strength and speed coach in Coos Bay, Oregon. He's the owner and head coach of Northwest Fitness, a sports performance facility that consults with NCAA athletes/programs, MLB & NFL teams, and more. He breaks down the components of speed in soccer, including his thoughts on using technology and coach development.

Henry Online: www.trainnw.com

Today we are joined by Christiana Ogunsami (IG: @ludacris32), a technical goalkeeper coach at The Keeper Institute, to talk about mental skills training. We dive into the psychology of fear and stress, the physiology of breathing and mindfulness, and practical tools for managing fear, stress, mistakes, and more. Don't forget; mental training requires as much work and repetition as ball skills, and practice makes permanent!