I A little over a year ago, I got to observe my friend Dustin teach a class. He's an excellent and entertaining speaker... seriously one of the best I've ever been around. And while living inside the stories of his lesson, I was introduced to a term that has shaped the last year and a half of my life. "Ubuntu." The origin of this word comes from the Zulu tribe of South Africa. And it translates to: "I am because you are. And you are, because I am." It is the way of being for the Zulu people....
6 months ago • 2 min read
I Imagine you're working on your cornhole game. Walking back and forth, tossing the bags, getting into the zone, studying yourself, experimenting with throwing it high and throwing it low, trying to get swishes and then trying to get slides. Now imagine you have a coach standing right next to you. And after every. single. rep.... they have something to say. "Gotta be balanced, you were off-balance!" "Keep your elbow aligned." "Your arm is going across instead of straight." "Get more arc!"...
7 months ago • 2 min read
I The best ideas I've ever had are ones that I've sat with. This is one of those cases. I've known pretty much since Shooters Shoot started that I wanted to develop a training app of some sort. I had the demo with the developer today. And it's literally going to be exactly what I need--because I've done my due diligence in thinking of this from every angle humanly possible. I don't want to give too much away... but I will tell you it will be the most holistic experience of learning shooting...
7 months ago • 1 min read
I Over the last 6 months or so, I've made the total transition to working only for myself. It's terrifying lol And also liberating! It's time to spread my wings. :) For those of you who don't follow along on social media... a few really big things have happened since we last spoke. :) 1 - I'm running the first completely women-led coach development conference at the Final Four this year: Changing The Game. The video below is one of, but not all of the reasons why I just went for it. It has...
7 months ago • 1 min read
I I've been absolutely giddy the past few days. This is years of my work culminated into not only the best teaching curriculum I've ever developed, but also the best resource for coaches I've ever created. I'm not sure which one I'm more excited about. The coaches that complete their Shooters Shoot Certification will have the green light from me to tell the world you did so in your bio ;) Because you'll have passed a grueling and rewarding month of relentless pursuit of feedback, growth,...
10 months ago • 1 min read
I I'll be brief :) If you missed the last couple of updates, here's more info that includes a link to join the waitlist. Click here for a walkthrough of exactly what you'll get on the inside. :) As I've been finalizing and retooling things, I've become more and more certain: The 8 coaches who enroll will come out of this as completely confident teachers of this craft. For and with any shooter that steps in front of them. And that's such an empowering feeling. For me. For you. And for the...
10 months ago • 1 min read
I "I love everything about it... but the timing is not ideal." I've received this message from a number of coaches since my last email/several posts on Instagram about the Certification Cohort. Many of you are at the start of your seasons, which we all know can be overwhelming -- and I 1000% understand. No amount of money or value is more important than your sanity and ability to be where your feet are--where you're needed most. For those of you who are still on the fence, let me make it...
10 months ago • 2 min read
I I'm excited to announce the inaugural Shooters Shoot Certification Cohort! This is something I've been building over the last year. My goal is to leave coaches better than I found them. To teach them how to have the eye, the understanding, and the methods to solve the madness. This isn’t an online course. In fact, it will closely resemble a college course. It will require you to work with one athlete over four weeks. I suggest it be one that wants it the most—no matter what level they are...
10 months ago • 1 min read
I Quick update and reminder! In the last couple of weeks of building the conference (read: searching for sponsors), I've mostly had conversations that have led to... more conversations, lol. But I'm familiar with this feeling. This is what it feels like to stack days together. To work a string of 8-10-12 hours days with no "real", tangible outcome to show for it... yet. Yesterday, I had a meeting with a billionaire. I got connected with HER (yeah, I said it loud) through a mutual friend when...
12 months ago • 1 min read