🏃‍♀️ Ignoring the haters, studying the greats, + more

What’s up y’all? Cici here.

Welcome back to More Her Speed, a weekly no-BS newsletter all about women in coaching.

The Dumbest Folks are always the Loudest

This past weekend I got the opportunity to travel to Arizona with some of my coworkers.

On Saturday, we watched the University of Arizona football team (one of the college teams we work with) take on Mississippi State.

Then on Sunday, we got to watch some of our guys in the NFL during the Cardinals game.

While I was having a nice weekend enjoying some football, somebody commented something on one of my recent instagram posts about being a woman in coaching.

He thinks that women doing things that men have traditionally done isn’t progress…

He thinks that the way it was is the way it should be.

Now I’m not gonna tag him or reference the post here because to be honest… I was pretty unbothered.

I truly don’t listen to opinions like that. I know what WE are trying to build and accomplish as the More Her Speed community, and the overwhelming support we’ve received from all of YOU is incredible.

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Be Careful what you Post

I saw something very motivational this week on social. It comes from none other than the great Nick Saban.

We are coaches or trainers… but we are also role models in some cases.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to tell my younger athletes “Be smart, one wrong decision could cost you a scholarship.”

And it’s true, and tenfold once you get to the college and even professional levels.

When schools are looking for an athlete, they’re going to look at their Twitter, Instagram, and Tik Tok.

Nobody’s perfect, but if a team is going to pay you to represent their organization - they expect you to be close to it.

Look at Laremy Tunsil, who’s draft stock fell DRAMATICALLY after a problematic video hit the internet the night of the draft.

That’s tens of millions of dollars he lost… for ONE failed move.

Saban says you can’t control what happens to you.. but you can control your reactions & be smart about what you put on camera and who you keep around you.

Holding your athletes to a high standard is one of the most important services we can provide.

If at First you Don’t Succeed…

If you’re a member of our community, and have been on the last few webinars, this name should sound familiar..

But for anyone who hasn’t been introduced… please meet MEAGAN VOTA.

Her journey is relatable for most strength coaches, because her RESILIENCE is admirable!

Meagan graduated with her masters in Exercise Phys from University of Louisville in 2022.

She got into Strength and Conditioning during her junior year and applied to over 30 positions anticipating a career after graduation.

One of her first submissions was to IMG amongst a number of other high level programs, but it just wasn’t the right time.

After doing some networking and revisiting the application process, she landed the job at IMG this past summer and works primarily with baseball, girls lacrosse, and developmental tennis teams.

Though she has loved working with the female athletes, she has her sights set on an admin position where she can be a voice and an advocate for athletes.

This story was really cool for me to learn and I wanted to share it with all of you because most of us realize we can’t actually coach forever, so how can we use our voice and our experience to guide those who we have already helped?

If you haven’t already, go follow Meagan.

Quote of the Week

“The one thing you learn is when you can step out of your comfort zone and be uncomfortable, you see what you're made of and who you are.”

-Sue Bird

Take some chances this week.

Appreciate y’all,

Cici