How do you help your kids stay involved in sports? Champion Sports Moms host Wendy Hilliard talks about why it’s so important, especially for teenage girls. She discusses, with podcast producer Pam Majumdar, the factors that lead to sports attrition, how doing sports can positively impact body image, coming back from injury or other breaks, when it’s time to move on, and more.

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1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Benita Fitzgerald Mosley has taken the Olympian mentality and run with it, with massive success in sports as well as business. A member of the 1980 Olympic team, she was the first Black woman to win gold in the 100m hurdles in 1984, and was also an alternate for the U.S. Olympic team in 1988. 

Following her stellar athletic career, Benita has served as USA Track & Field’s Chief of Sports Performance; Chief of Organizational Excellence for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee; and CEO of Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA. She is presently the CEO of Multiplying Good and is a member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum’s Board of Directors.

Benita joins Wendy Hilliard on Champion Sports Moms to talk about helping her daughter navigate the world of college recruitment and how sports prepared Benita for a wildly successful career in business. Benita and Wendy also discuss how the friendships forged in sports builds resilience, the importance of keeping girls in sports, why talent isn’t the most important thing, and more.

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Only take the good stuff from social media, says Wendy Hilliard. On this episode of Champion Sports Moms, Wendy talks about the do’s and don’ts for parents of athletes on social media, how kids look at social media differently, and more. 

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Competition season for gymnastics is about to begin. Champion Sports Moms host Wendy Hilliard talks about how to help your child get ready for the season ahead - no matter the sports. She discusses, with podcast producer Pam Majumdar, why it's important not to put too much pressure on the early-season competitions, how to stay supportive, dealing with the transition to college, and more. 

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Alana Nichols is a pioneer in the world of adaptive sports. The first American female Paralympian to win gold medals at both the Summer Games and the Winter Games, she was also one of the first to go pro. Alana joins Wendy Hilliard on Champion Sports Moms to talk about navigating a life-changing spinal cord injury at the age of 17, the “God moment” that led her to adaptive sports through wheelchair basketball, and why it’s so important for all types of bodies to keep moving. She also discusses her current “momager” life, how to talk to your children about their achievements and make choices in sports, working to make adaptive surfing part of LA2028, and more.

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Annia Hatch’s gymnastics career took her from a successful career in Cuba all the way to representing Team USA at the 2004 Olympics. Now, she’s an entrepreneur and mom to a nationally competitive dancer! Anna joins Wendy Hilliard on Champion Sports Moms to talk about the world of dance, her daughter Faith’s current journey as a competitive dancer, communicating with coaches and teachers, and being a parent while also raising an athlete. Annia also talks about the difference between competing as a teenager versus competing as an adult, and her legendary took her from Cuba all the way to representing Team USA at the 2004 Olympics.

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It’s World Championships week! As the men’s and women’s artistic gymnasts of Team USA compete in Antwerp, Belgium, Champion Sports Moms host Wendy Hilliard reflects on getting to the world level. She discusses the importance of cultivating patience, how athletes and parents can deal with bad meets, injuries, and other delays, how coaches look at sports development differently, and more. 

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As the mother to not one but two Olympic figure skaters, Amy Hughes has navigated the sports mom journey like few others…not to mention four other children-athletes and now grandchildren-athletes! Amy joins Wendy Hilliard on Champion Sports Moms to talk about the worlds of figure skating and hockey, the Olympics during massive successes, being an advocate for breast cancer awareness and how it changed the family and training dynamic, why she and her husband didn’t homeschool their children, and much more. 

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Since making her mark as an NCAA gymnast (West Virginia University), Umme Salim-Beasley has been a college gymnastics coach for Temple University and, currently, Rutgers University. Umme joins Wendy Hilliard on Champion Sports Moms to talk about raising three athletes (none of them gymnasts!) and now navigating the world of Track & Field as a parent. Umme and Wendy discuss the pressure of youth sports, how to change coaches if needed, teaching young athletes to communicate directly with their coach, and much more.

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