More Than My Stats

In this 7th episode of Sport Spotlight Ashleigh Wilson (on IG @hersportsconvo) joins us to answer commonly asked questions for beginners who want to start watching volleyball in the Olympics! Ever wonder why that one athlete is wearing a different jersey? Or why sometimes 4 hits are allowed? We've got you covered! She discusses various volleyball terminology, rules, and what to look for at the 2020 Olympics!

You can keep listening here on our podcast, or watch the video live on our instagram at @morethanmystats in our IGTVs. To get your sport featured DM us on instagram! After this, don't forget to listen to our first parts already released on judo, golf, swimming, rugby, field hockey, and more! 

In this sixth episode of Sport Spotlight Taylor Bullis (on IG @taylormbullis) joins us to answer commonly asked questions for beginners who want to start watching Field Hockey in the Olympics! One super interesting thing is where in the US, only women's field hockey is an option- the rest of the world has field hockey as a male dominated sport. I'm super glad Taylor joined us to explain the rules so we could better understand as we watch Field Hockey this year! She discusses various field hockey terminology, rules, and what to look for at the 2020 Olympics!

Questions Asked In This Episode:

You can keep listening here on our podcast, or watch the video live on our instagram at @morethanmystats in our IGTVs. To get your sport featured DM us on instagram! After this, don't forget to listen to our first parts already released on judo, golf, swimming, and rugby! Our next episode on volleyball will be released tomorrow!

In this fifth episode of Sport Spotlight Rachel Sprague (on IG @spraggot) joins us to answer commonly asked questions for beginners who want to start watching shooting in the Olympics- specifically Rifle! Rachel is a current athlete at UT Martin! This is a sport that definitely isn't as mainstream in collegiate athletics, and I'm sure grateful Rachel took the time to breakdown rifle terminology, rules, and what to look for at the 2020 Olympics!

Questions Asked In This Episode:

1. Can you explain what Shooting as an Olympic Sport looks like and touch on the different categories within that?

2. Can you explain how scoring works for Rifle at Olympics?

3. As someone who competes in the sport- why do you think it's such a compelling sport to compete in and also to spectate?

4. What are some of the terminology we should know or expect to hear if we will be watching shooting for the first time in this olympics?

5. What events or athletes are you looking forward most to watching in Shooting as the Olympics progress and why?

You can keep listening here on our podcast, or watch the video live on our instagram at @morethanmystats in our IGTVs. To get your sport featured DM us on instagram! After this, don't forget to listen to our first parts already released on judo, golf, swimming, and rugby! Our next episode on volleyball will be released tomorrow!

In this fourth episode of Sport Spotlight, COO of @thehiddenopponent Leeann Passaro (find her on instagram @leeannp27) joins us to answer commonly asked questions for beginners who want to start watching or playing rugby! Leeann is actually a former collegiate soccer player who picked up playing rugby recently, and her passion and knowledge about the sport is super helpful! She breaks down rugby terminology, specializations, and what to look for at the 2020 Olympics!

Links from today's instagram:

The Rugby Seven Series

Ilona Maher's Tik Tok

You can keep listening here on our podcast, or watch the video live on our instagram at @morethanmystats in our IGTVs. To get your sport featured DM us on instagram! After this, don't forget to listen to our first parts already released on judo, golf, and swimming!

In this third episode 2016 Olympic Trial swimmer Maggie Werba (IG @maggiebakesgrace ) joins us to answer commonly asked questions for beginners who want to start watching Swimming. She breaks down swimming terminology, specializations, and what to look for at the 2020 Olympics!

You can keep listening here on our podcast, or watch the video live on our instagram at @morethanmystats in our IGTVs. To get your sport featured DM us on instagram! After this, don't forget to listen to our first part just released on Judo and Golf, and stay tuned for our next episode being on Rifle Shooting!

The Sport Spotlight Series is where we highlight different sports and teach you the basics to make them more enjoyable and engaging to watch this Olympics and in the future before Season 2 of our podcast! In this second episode Jordan Koller (@_jordanstar_ on IG) joins us to answer commonly asked questions for beginners who want to start watching Golf. She breaks down Golf terminology, rules, and what to look for at the 2020 Olympics!

You can keep listening here on our podcast, or watch the video live on our instagram at @morethanmystats in our IGTVs. To get your sport featured DM us on instagram! After this, don't forget to listen to our first part just released on Judo, and stay tuned for our next episode being released tomorrow morning on swimming!

Our off-season project is here! Before we come back with our weekly podcast episodes for Season 2, we will be releasing frequent Bonus Episodes during the Tokyo Olympics! "Sport Spotlight" is where we highlight different sports and teach you the basics to make them more enjoyable and engaging to watch this Olympics and in the future! In our first episode Alex Gagnon (@alexhgagnon on IG) joins us to answer commonly asked questions for new spectators for the sport of Judo! She breaks down Judo terminology, rules, and what to look for at the 2020 Olympics!

You can keep listening here on our podcast, or watch the video live on our instagram at @morethanmystats in our IGTVs. To get your sport featured DM us on instagram! Our next episode will feature golf.

We’re ending with a great one! Rachel Manor and Linda Steinhardt,  two Sport Dietitians formerly with UNC Athletics, who take a more therapeutic approach with their athletes than many in their field. This is because they are anti-diet dietitians, and since we have found such a small percentage of dietitians follow this approach (and because many athletes don’t have access to a dietitian at all) I wanted to bring them on to discuss what they do and how they help fight diet-culture! They also shared resources they like for you to check-out.

Recommendations Mentioned in today's podcast: 

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach 

ANTI-DIET: RECLAIM YOUR TIME, MONEY, WELL-BEING, AND HAPPINESS THROUGH INTUITIVE EATING 

Podcasts: Food Psych Podcast , Train Happy , & Maintenance Phase  

Voice in Sport offers expert sessions and Linda is one of those experts! 

Check out Rachel's interviews on The Benched Podcast and Nail Your Nutrition Podcast!)

UNC Sports Nutrition Instagram 

Guest Bios: 

Rachel Manor, Sports Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, former college athlete and 10 years working in collegiate sports, most recently the Director of Olympic Sports Nutrition at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and currently seeing private clients in the Lutz and Alexander nutrition practice. 

Linda Steinhardt, Sports Dietitian, former college athlete, previous Sports Dietitian Fellow at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and currently seeing private clients at WellSport sports medicine clinic in Austin and through Voice In Sport.

Arielle Wilson, four time National Champion at Penn State University volleyball, former professional volleyball player, and now current Georgia Tech recruiting coordinator joins Emily to discuss how recruiting and coaching has changed over the years in collegiate sports. Arielle talks social media, her experience being recruited and now recruiting, and what she wishes she knew as a player looking back.

Follow Arielle on Instagram

Follow Georgia Tech Volleyball on instagram