Research shows that using exercise punishment to motivate young athletes can impact them negatively, short and long term. The topic of punitive coaching is hot right now.
Female coaches remain exceedingly rare in pro tennis. In 2014 when Amelie Mauresmo was hired by Andy Murray, she became the only female to coach a top pro on the men’s tour. In a New York Times [...]
I am excited to speak about conscious coaching and how the sports culture and coaches can impact female body image. The Women’s Tennis Coaching Association (WTCA) is hosting a conference in New [...]
After years of seeing the struggle and challenges youth sports parents deal with to keep up in the world of their kids’ sports careers, something needs to change. And, the kids are really [...]
Around 70 percent of kids in the United States stop playing organized sports by the age of 13 because “it’s just not fun anymore” says the Washington Post.* Remember those days when your kid was [...]
The definition of team is a group of people working together for a common goal. The Warriors are a team and they are working together for the NBA Championship and have been doing well until now. [...]
Before you read the rest of this blog, I want you to start by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8 This is one of the WORST video’s I EVER seen!!! I wrote an [...]
I’ve written and talked about the psychology of injuries for years. Injuries really do stink but what can make the process easier is to not only deal with the physical aspect of the injury [...]
Katie Ledecky deferred entrance in Stanford for 1-year so she could train for the Olympics. Katie will be headed to Rio and is expected to gain 3 gold medals but as exciting as that is, [...]
“Just two years ago, Schuyler Bailar was one of the fastest high school swimmers in the country — a champion breaststroker with a stellar academic record who had women’s swim [...]
