by Erica Douglas | Oct 6, 2017 | BLOG, Coaching, Teenage Girls
“My daughter listens to you more than she does to me.” I hear this often from the mothers of the athletes I coach. Sometimes it’s a confession, sometimes it’s a recognition, other times it’s a question, “is that normal?” My response, every time is, “Of...
by Erica Douglas | Feb 8, 2017 | BLOG, Team, Teenage Girls
This is post 3 of 3 on jealousy. (See previous post on recognizing jealousy) My battle with jealousy unfortunately took years to repair and mature. I often regret the amount of time it took to get there. To think of the things my teammate and I could’ve...
by Erica Douglas | Feb 8, 2017 | BLOG, Team, Teenage Girls
This is the post 2 of 3 on dealing with jealousy. (See previous post on how jealousy ruined my potential). Jealousy is arguably one of the oldest human emotions (remember Cain and Abel?). Add on the extra competitiveness we athletes bring to the table, feeling...
by Erica Douglas | Feb 8, 2017 | BLOG, Team, Teenage Girls
This post is part 1 of 3 on coping with jealousy within a team. When I was fourteen, I couldn’t see my jealousy. What I saw was unfair, mean, fake, and about a hundred other teenaged emotions that had NOTHING to do with me, and everything to do with her. Ever...
by Erica Douglas | Nov 28, 2016 | BLOG, Legacy, Teenage Girls
What is one lesson you’ve learned since you were fourteen? I asked that question to fourteen of my former college teammates. We were once all together on the Iowa State campus, but have now spread back out across the country. At fourteen, these girls were...
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