Athletes & Coaches

You are more than your stat line.

In the midst of competition, it is easy to focus on your stat line and your contributions on the court. But what about your contributions off the court - to your community, to your teammates, and to yourself? Let me support you in bringing more of who you are authentically to your team and to the community where you compete. We will begin this journey by reflecting on who you are beyond your athletic identity as well as who/ what has supported you to get to where you are today.

Being an athlete gives one a unique opportunity for leadership - both formally and informally. Whether within your athletic team, on a school campus, or in the surrounding community, athletes have a platform to inspire leadership in others and to advocate for social change.

No matter where you are in your athletic journey - from a high school athlete to a professional athlete - I offer packages that support you in stepping into this leadership role, building a cohesive team community, and creating positive change.

**On this page, you will find that verbiage used focuses on athletes and coaches – to make the information as clear as possible. That said, I do this work as a consultant and facilitator for a variety of individuals and organizations, adapting materials for college campuses, athletic departments, grassroots organizers, community groups and leaders in the private sector.

Athlete Identity Workshop — Crafting Your Story

Package Starts at $449

Are you frustrated at only being seen for your stat line? Do you want to bring more of who you are authentically to the community where you compete? Do you struggle when trying to share your full self, your story, with fans, media and your community?

Then this workshop might be for you.

In this workshop, we will:

Identify the values you care about and where/ who they come from
Reflect on challenges you have overcome and hope you see for the future
Develop a story of self that goes beyond your athlete identity

Across two sessions, you will craft your Story of Self. I will pull from my years of experience as both a Division 1 athlete and public narrative coach to guide you through the process of writing your Story. I’ll share live feedback through coaching questions and prompts to help you dig deeper. We will also brainstorm how you can use your story across media platforms. You will leave this workshop with the skills to share your story in a meaningful way to connect with your communities and the social justice issues that you care about.

Deliverable: Upon completion of the workshop, you will receive a 3-5 page Story of Self Brief that includes direct coaching questions on your Story document, a summary of questions to continue reflecting on, and strategies for how to use your story to effectively engage with the community. The power in the Story of Self Brief is using it as a tool throughout your career, seeing multiple “final” versions.

Ready to get started? Contact me here.

Team Building Workshop — Crafting Your Story of Us

Package Starts at $549

Do you watch and analyze game tapes late at night, and wonder how you can build camaraderie and trust within your team? Are you interested in building skills to more effectively communicate with your student-athletes? Do you feel stuck when it comes to trying new coaching techniques or strategies, because they miss the mark?

Then this workshop may be a fit for you and your team.

In this workshop, we will move beyond individual and team statistics, playing time, and positions to identify what shared values bring your athletes to the court every day. By identifying shared challenges your team has overcome and choices your team has made together, you will craft a story of us to redefine the culture in your locker room.

In this session, we will:

Reflect on the shared experiences of your team
Identify shared challenges your team has overcome and choices you have made together
Identify the values you collectively care about from the experiences you have shared
Write a story of us that unites the team and redefines the locker room culture

At the end of our session, you will receive a 3-5 page Clarity Document that includes direct coaching questions on 2-3 story drafts, a summary of questions to continue reflecting on, and strategies for how to use your story effectively. The power in the Story of Us document is using it as a tool to hone your skills that can be adapted and tailored to your specific audience and future teams.

Want to learn more about this process? Contact me here.

Athletes in Action — Crafting Your Story of Now

Pricing Starts at $349

Are you facing a challenge that you need others to help you urgently address right now? Are you struggling to get others to care enough about this issue to act? Being an athlete gifts you with a platform to advocate for social change--but there does not seem to be a handbook on how to meaningfully and authentically do that.

In this session, we will use storytelling to move beyond just the numbers and statistics of the issue before you. By honoring the lived experiences of those impacted by the challenge, you will craft a story of now that motivates us to take action.

In this session, we will:

Learn to turn the specific challenge you are facing into a nightmare we must urgently address
Articulate what the community will look like when this challenge is solved
Write a story of now that motivates us to act immediately
Craft a specific and meaningful ask tailored to your audience

At the end of our session, you will receive a 3-5 page Story of Now Brief that includes direct coaching questions on your story draft, a summary of questions to continue reflecting on, and strategies for how to use your story to motivate others to act. While your Story of Now draft gives you a script to respond to an urgent challenge you face right now, the Story of Now Brief also provides tools to support you in crafting responses to future challenges you will face in your athletic or professional career.

Want to learn more about this process? Contact me here.

Examples of challenges that prompt booking this session: Better equipment for men’s sports versus women’s sports, discriminatory language utilized by staff or fans, no institutional support for LGBTQ athletes, etc.

Athlete Identity and Diversity Inclusion Workshop

4 Part Workshop - Package Starts at $3,999

Do you find your players struggle to bring their full selves to the game because of their respective backgrounds or identities? Do you struggle providing support to all of your players, and find that boilerplate DEI workshops seem to do more harm than good? Are you looking to equip your players’ skill sets beyond their sport and into the classroom and their future lives?

Then this is the workshop for your student athletes!

Workshop Overview

This workshop draws from my experience as a Division 1 athlete, coach, and DEI facilitator – creating a workshop that builds individual confidence and team rapport. Through storytelling, athletes will identify how multiple identities have impacted and continue to impact their experience as an individual athlete as well as their experience playing a specific sport.

These lived experiences and shared values will allow us to create specific and individualized strategies to address the identified challenges and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within their team and athletic department.

Across 4 sessions, athletes will:

Craft their own stories of self that reflect challenges they have overcome in their sport
Define values they share with their community and team
Share choices they have made to act on their values that make them the athlete and individual they are today.
Candidly discuss the challenges of being a student athlete and leader in the community

Building Individual Confidence and Team Chemistry

This workshop is designed to be individualized and specific for each student athlete. In discussing the intersection of different identities within the athletic space, athletes will reflect on their own lived experiences playing their sport.

Deliverable

At the end of our session, athletes will receive a 5 page Strategy Document that details specific strategies your team and athletic department can take to address the challenges you collectively identify.

Next Steps

Interested in the workshop, but not sure if this is a fit for your team? Contact me below to discuss!
Want to learn more about this process? Contact me here.

Navigating Leadership Challenges Through Narrative

5-6 Part Workshop - Package Starts at $7,499

As a team captain or coach, are you struggling to figure out what to say to your athletes in the midst of a PR or emerging crisis in the world? Do you struggle communicating a plan that both addresses the internal needs of the team, as well as the external challenges they will face off the field or court? Do you wish you had the skills and tools to enable your athletes to respond to a challenge more effectively?