More Than My Stats

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Brought to you by a former University of North Carolina Volleyball player, More Than My Stats brings on current and former players, along with various industry experts to share issues that aren't talk... more

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The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.

More Than My Stats episodes:

January 12, 2021 Ep. 11 | More Than An Athlete: Let's Get To Work | Linda McGee
This is the first part of a series "More Than An Athlete" where ViragoPod will discuss topics that sportswomen face off the court. Emily speaks with a woman with 20+ years of HR experience in discussing tips for getting, keeping, and leaving a job. Linda is a consultant for companies in their HR needs, including hiring new employees. This guest also has 30+ years in dealing with the struggles elite athletes face as she's mom to Virago Project founder and host of ViragoPod, Emily. The book Linda mentioned in today's podcast is Patrick Lencioni's "The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues"
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36min
January 05, 2021 Ep.10 | The Road Less Cycled | Leah Thomas
Team USA cyclist Leah Thomas joins us to discuss the unconventional path many cyclists take to becoming professional cyclists due to not a strong presence of youth cycling. We learn about Leah's journey and talk about how to get involved in cycling. A note for today's episode that we forgot to mention, when Leah refers to "the peleton" it's NOT the stationary bike you see on tv, the peloton is what you call the group of cyclists that are riding together in a pack in a race.
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40min
December 29, 2020 Ep. 09 | Title IX and Name, Image & Likeness | Mercedes Townsend
Mercedes joins The Virago Project in explaining what Title IX is and who it impacts, and the possible upcoming changes to the NCAA NIL bilaws. You can find her on Friends of the Court at @FOTC_sports The website Mercedes talks about to check a school's allocation of money is here: https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search
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45min
December 22, 2020 Ep. 08 | This is Our Why | The Unspoken Arena
We join to talk with the women behind The Unspoken Arena (Sondra and Kassie) to share why we created our podcasts, and why Taylor started The Virago Project. All of us felt really alone, and put on similar strong exteriors- so even if you can't relate to our stories I hope this is a reminder in empathy for not only stranger but people close to you that also aren't sharing everything in their lives. Thanks for your support, and catch us on The Unspoken Arena's podcast in January! Instagram: @theunspokenarena
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45min
December 15, 2020 Ep. 07 | A Collegiate Coach's Perspective | Kristen Kelsay
Kristen Kelsay, former Michigan State university player and coach & current Northwestern coach, joins us to discuss the previous podcast topics from a coach's perspective. She talks about the importance of having conversations on body image and mental health with her athletes, and also defining her athletes by more than their statistics. We also get some behind the scene recruiting tips for prospective athletes. Kristen is on Instagram at @kriskels12
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55min
December 08, 2020 Ep. 06 | Overcoming Injury or Illness | Amanda Peterson
Amanda, a professional volleyball player, joins Emily and Taylor to discuss how to best control the things you can control when it comes to an injury or illness. If you're an athlete or coach this is a "must listen" episode on how to be your own advocate and continue to improve even if you aren't playing.
Amanda's instagram is @amandapeterson75
GutsyAndGlobal.com for her blog about UC and life with a j-pouch
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36min
December 01, 2020 Ep. 5.5 | The Dos and Don'ts of Freshman Year | Bonus Episode with Emily and Taylor
Learn from our mistakes by listening to what we would have done differently our freshman year of college. Emily and Taylor decided to record a bonus episode to touch on some takeaways from their Freshman year after our episode 3 and 5 both touched on how tough of a year it was for both of us. Freshman year has so many unique challenges and we want you to know that is NORMAL and if you feel unhappy or that you may have made the wrong decision, we give a lot of advice on how you can stay grounded and make the best of this year.
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28min
December 01, 2020 Ep. 05 | Overcoming the Bench | Paige Williams
We talk with former UNC Softball player and current Director of Operations for Arkansas Paige Williams.
We get into how hard being a freshman/being benched is, and how to overcome that mindset. Paige is on IG @paige_rene15 and her website is www.paigewilliamscoaching.com Check out this weeks bonus episode on the dos and don'ts of freshman year by the founders of the Virago Project!
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38min
November 24, 2020 Ep. 04 | Your Body is Your Home | Georgie Buckley
Georgie Buckley, dietician and PhD candidate, joins Emily and Sarah Lipson (part of the Virago Project's advisory committee) to take a deep dive on her experience and research in body image in sports. Remember to take a check-in around the holidays and be kind to yourself. Sarah's Twitter @sarah_lipson --
Georgie's links: IG @georgiebuckley_dietitian
Twitter @georgiebuckley_
www.buckleygeorg.wixsite.com/website
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54min
November 17, 2020 Ep. 03 | Embracing Your Identity and Your Body as an Athlete | Taylor Heatherly
Emily and Taylor talk with Taylor Heatherly, a former soccer player at Baylor, on her transition to being a collegiate athlete, and transitioning to be a retired athlete. We talk a lot about the body image struggles women face and have important takeaways throughout the episode.
You can find Taylor on Instagram at @tkheatherly
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56min

FAQs about More Than My Stats:

How many episodes does More Than My Stats have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.