My department has not had a boss for four months. My boss who was athletic director for 26 years retired leaving big shoes to fill. Little did we know it would take four months to fill the shoes. No interim athletic director was named and we operated as best as we could without an athletic…
It’s Good to be Back
I love coming up with workouts. I enjoy coming up with things for myself and I like being able to do it for our teams. It’s like teaching. You come up with a lesson trying to meet an objective, usually strength and/or speed and figure out what you can that works in the time you…
Use Your Privilege to be Great
I had the privilege to play sports in college. It’s not something every student gets to do and that is why it is a privilege. Mercer men’s soccer team headed to Michigan the end of last week for the District Championship and a chance to qualify for the National Championship. (Unfortunately they lost.) At their…
I Tried
I tried. It’s hard sometimes being the person behind the scenes. That’s what my role is as Sports Information Coordinator. I write articles for our athletic website and also am working on doing what I can to “market” our athletes. This can be highlighting what they are studying, featuring successful alumni athletes, and finding ways…
I Belonged Today
Today was a long crazy day. But it felt good. It felt normal. It felt like I was back. At work we were hosting the men’s Region soccer semifinals (two games) and women’s soccer championship game and a home basketball scrimmage was also going on. Just a little busy for our department today. To make…
Back in the Groove
It feels so good to be back doing strength and conditioning! I missed this so much. Thankfully through physical therapy I’m back doing workouts like I used to and can plan workouts for the teams I used to work with. I had my first workout with the softball team today. I’ve been working with men’s…
Remembering the Loss
We are beyond blessed and grateful for the five healthy children we have been able to have. But between Reese and Alice we lost a baby very early on the pregnancy. I had a missed miscarriage, which is when there are no signs of a miscarriage. It wasn’t until my first prenatal appointment and no…
Embrace Your Role
It’s hard not being the star or the top dog but we don’t always come out as the best and we need to accept where we are at. We have to learn our role whether in the workplace or at home and accept and eventually embrace it. You know I often reference how sports mirror…