by Erica Douglas | Apr 22, 2019 | BLOG, Coaching
Although we’ve never met (in real life), Wyatt and I have a lot in common. We are both coaches kids, born Cyclones, and multi-event athletes. Wyatt reached out to me on Twitter after seeing a local news story of the She Plays mission for more female role models...
by Erica Douglas | Mar 5, 2019 | Athlete, BLOG, Podcast
I suck. I quit. I just can’t do this anymore. Yep, those are all things you say to yourself when you are in a slump. When your performance is below your normal standard. Because it is easy to grow frustrated after all the effort, time and commitment you put into...
by Erica Douglas | Dec 7, 2018 | BLOG, Mindset, Team
Practice. We are talking about practice! When you think of practice, you’re probably thinking about the workout. How hard will it be? How long? How tough will Coach be? Etc. Practice, in our minds is basically a synonym for physical activity, for sweat, for an...
by Erica Douglas | Oct 24, 2018 | BLOG, Coaching, Confidence, Sport Culture
I tell girls to be confident. To just believe they can do it. Today, belief seems shallow. I train girls to work. To push their minds and bodies to the limits. Today, work sounds wasteful. I teach girls to choose. To choose the words they let have value on their...
by Erica Douglas | Oct 1, 2018 | BLOG, Confidence, Team
I am a quitter, and I’m better for it. We are told if you quit you are weak. Giving up is a sign of losing. I disagree! I quit trying to be perfect. Sitting outside a baseball clubhouse, I often see the agony of defeat. These reactions even happen on days when the...
by Erica Douglas | Sep 11, 2018 | BLOG, Mindset
Words can be brutal. Especially the ones that fall into the category of “You’re not good enough”. “You screwed that up”. When other people say brutal things that disappoint me and question my abilities most of the time I can use it as fuel to feed my drive to succeed....
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