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Emma Leyden

@eleyden

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📍 LA
🏀 Founder of @pickherupball

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✨The Night Before✨
Peep the rainbow that came out for us 🌈
Photography: @juneco.media
Hair: @hairandmakeupbysteph
Makeup: @dawesbeauty
#Wedding #SapphicWedding #WLW #Utah

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Bday disposable cams! We are v spoiled with iPhones 🙃

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In the Swiss Alps with family. In this case Emma.

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June Jams photos (part 1) are in!!!! @kennyjuke captured all the joy & energy so well 💫🌸🌻🧚🍻🎶🫶

Our June Jams guest artists were @the.beantones and @mooreamasa, alongside house band @pappadmusic & host @ellenmcneill. Our resident poet @nicpatino spun typewriter poetry and @raineeblake ran our Pitch Your Friends segment.

Bar sponsored by @lubanziwines @drinksakehigh @skydusterbeer

Goodie Bags by @bigchiefsilverlake & @silverlakenc

Afterparty by @drugstorecowboyla

Best energy to date by @ you <3

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Another fun run, this time with our Founder @eleyden visiting from LA!

More than 10 years ago she started PHU and grew our community to now over 900 players and counting. Pick Her Up provides a year-round weekly safe, fun and competitive place for women to play in the Bay.

Head to the 🔗 in our bio to get on our email list or check out our website where you can sign up to play. See ya next week!

#basketball #womensbasketball #basketballislife #ballislife #pickupbasketball

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63% of ACL injuries in female athletes are non-contact💔

Let’s talk about why Change of Direction (COD) training is essential in late-stage rehab!!

In order for an athlete to “snatch ankles”, they need to be able to produce high amounts of force with rapid muscle activation. Gradual progressions is extremely important before returning into chaotic game play.

Here are some of my favorite drills to help transition from sprinting to introductory COD:

- Frontal plane wall isos
- Wall drills
- Split stance CMJ
- SL broad jump to DL land
- Linear, curvilinear, and S-curve sprints

Side note: Hella fun session being on the court with my athlete! 🙌🏼

DM your questions on COD or return-to-sport rehab 💬

#physicaltherapy #acl #sports #basketball #athlete

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Guess the straights?!? hint there’s 2 😉 Happy Valentines day to all my little cuties out there 💐💖

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Russian splits

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Our very own @sammironey22 won a little something at the @valkyries historic first game ever and we expect nothing less from one of our sharp shooting leaders! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Our founder @eleyden flew in from LA to celebrate the big moment for the Bay, and PHU players and leaders scattered throughout the electric crowd. We are already so proud of the Valkyries and can’t wait for more action!

Next up, we need a PHU off court meet up at a Valkyries game, what do you think? 👇🏽

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Another year in the books 💫 We grew our community, while staying true to our mission of creating safe, consistent spaces for women to hoop.

Swipe through to see the highlights of an incredible year (our 9th year!):
✔️ 50 runs 🗓️
✔️MVPs coming week after week 🏆
✔️786 community members & counting 📈

Here’s to continuing to grow and ball out together in 2025! 🚀✨

#basketball #womensbasketball #pickupbasketball #hoop #women #entrepreneurship #leadership #hoopdreams #ballislife

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See @eleyden’s story HERE!

#behindthetear #knee #kneesurgery #rehab #kneerehab

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