{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Between the Shifts — Presented by StopNStarts Hockey","title":"Strength in Motion: Erin Bratcher on Athletic Development","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/49fe67e9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2038,"description":"In this third episode of Between the Shifts from Stop and Starts, the host welcomes Erin Bratcher of EB Athletics to discuss off-ice training and athlete development for parents and players. Bratcher shares her background as a Division I basketball player at Charleston Southern, four-year pro in Germany’s Bundesliga, and her path into strength and conditioning, including building EB Athletics during COVID and developing a 5,000-square-foot facility. They cover how strength gains translate to speed, power, injury prevention, and confidence, and discuss early specialization versus multi-sport benefits, recovery and readiness (sleep, hydration, nutrition), and age-appropriate progression from coordination to loaded lifting. Bratcher explains her TeamBuildr-based in-person and remote coaching, form feedback via video, pricing guidance, and sport-specific programming like groin prevention for hockey and ankle focus for basketball.00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro01:39 Erin Bratcher Background03:54 EB Athletics and Results05:39 Old School vs Modern Training06:39 Why Strength Matters09:15 Sports She Trains10:46 Early Specialization Debate13:19 Building the Gym16:02 Online Platform TeamBuildr18:16 Remote Assessments and Testing18:50 Remote Training Intake19:09 Stop and Starts Mission21:14 Building Athlete Confidence22:47 Recovery and Body Awareness24:21 When Kids Should Train26:07 Assessments and Body Types27:43 Online Coaching and Pricing29:01 Form Checks via Video30:16 Fitness Fundamentals and Readiness31:56 Sport Specific Programming32:42 Wrap Up and Giveaway","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DRVgG6ctxgVr9BwsXPgbx0nGixptBZFOXzj6IpJNd_E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YjBh/N2Q1NmQ5Y2UxMjZi/MTYxYzMwNmE3NzVl/NzliZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}