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 | Apr 2, 2017 | BLOG, Sport Culture, Strength
Yes, girls are afraid of the weight room! Here’s why; The weight room is intimidating. Equipment they’ve never used. Loud grunts and groans. Big strong boys. Boys in general. A coach they’ve never met. A wall of mirrors. The ambiance of a weight room...
by Erica Douglas | Dec 1, 2016 | BLOG, Coaching, Sport Culture
I am fighting a quandary inside myself. There is a voice that whispers, “you traitor.” As though aiming to call out the “female” component of a female athlete is making her less of an athlete. As though I am fighting all those brave women who came before me, who were...
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