People at the very top don’t just work harder, or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder. MALCOLM GLADWELL; Outliers In 1993, I was 11 years…
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An incident that occurred during practice a few weeks ago in which a skater on my team broke her leg has been weighing heavily on my mind. I often find…
Let me set a scene for you; one that I found myself trapped in over and over and over again: I’m cruising along merrily in my cross training and feeling…
I’ve been feeling a little grouchy/grumpy/anti-social/etc./etc. this week. It’s not a particularly fun state to be in, for me or anyone else, because everything starts getting tarred with a disillusionment brush. These…
We all hear that watching derby is the single best way (off-skates) to get better at playing it. And derby is hecka fun to watch, right? But I’m going to…
Cross training. The phrase we use to describe what we do off-skates to try to improve our performance on-skates, keep injuries at bay, and chase non-skating goals. Whether you’re a HIIT…
A couple of weeks ago I was reading a book written by sports psychologist Jim Loehr (and non-sports psychologist Tony Schwartz) called The Power of Full Engagement. This book is…
(FYI, before I start. I hate the word diary. I just threw up in my mouth a little typing it in the title. Then I realized there was a story…
Going into bouts cold sucks. I’ve long held fast to the assertion that I play much better in the second half. (And even better still in the second bout!) All…
Gymtimidation is both very relevant and very real when it comes to getting (usually) women into the gyms and onto the weight floor (while gently nudging them away from the…