The Fit Soccer Queen and How Exercise Can Make Us Better Leaders.
The tools for total athlete development continue to evolve. We know it includes more than skills and tactics, Erica Suter shares some insights on how.
There has never been a more important time to guide our young athletes experiences in the most positive manner possible. Their lives outside of the white lines have a massive impact on performance.
In this week’s edition of The Physical Movement:
We meet Erica Suter and she shares with us many insights about working with young athletes including her 7 step athlete inventory which supports a total development model.
We also look at how exercise can make us better leaders.
Erica Suter is a strength and conditioning coach out of Baltimore, Maryland. Her mission is to help youth soccer players become strong, resilient, and creative through exercise, while inspiring them to love movement and sports – to not see these as obligations, but rather, enjoyable escapes from the stressors of life.
If you work with young girl athletes or have one at home, you will want to connect with some of Erica’s thoughts and resources. She is an inspiration and defines what a leader should be for our next generation.
Here is the interview: We hope you enjoy getting to know her as much as we did.
Those in leadership positions around youth sports have to make decisions daily,
When things happen that we don’t plan (also known as the sports environment), stress often elevates. We want the best for our athletes, and when things do not go our way, we feel it. How we handle these situations can dictate the experience for those we lead. To preach preparation for game situations to our athletes and not do the same ourselves is not the example we need to be setting!
Research shows that sustained, chronic stress can cause leaders to become uncertain, unmotivated, and turn their focus towards themselves rather than their teams. Which of course makes sense. No matter how mentally strong you might be, still: Everyone reacts emotionally, especially to things that feel outside their control. But what you can control is how you respond -- and neuroscience shows that aerobic exercise has a "profound ability to lower anxiety levels," both in the moment and for hours later.
We dive in deeper here on how exercise can make use better leaders.
More from The Physical Movement Library:
Parents: Here are 8 ways you can support your local sports organization
5 Quick Tips to Calm Our Athletes Minds.
Attention To Detail: What Most Don’t See is Why Only a Few are Top Performers.
Do No Harm: A Forgotten Principle of Youth Sports Leadership ?
Remaining Calm Under Pressure
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