Rise and Grind: From the Playing Field to Parenthood

Listen in as we answer a few viewer questions, and then hop into a deep discussion with one of the greatest to ever coach in this generation.

We ask the hard questions, build their dream team, and discuss what it's like to coach in today's landscape of NIL, transfer portal, and conference shifts.

You don't want to miss this!

We dive into the transition between college and being student athletes to the unknown of graduating and getting thrown out into the real world. From a loss of identity, to not having a clue what we were doing-- we know you can relate. It will all work out even better than you expected.

We took your questions and answered!

Here are the topics we hit on:

-Mental toughness

-Composure/Respect as an athlete/parent

-Dealing with injuries

-Avoiding burn out

Tune in as we celebrate our first ever guest on the pod-- Oklahoma State junior pitcher, Ruby Meylan.

We talk growing up, changes, recruiting, transfer portal, and everything in between. This is a deep dive into her story, and we are here for it.

Listen in as we dive into our experience in youth sports, growing up playing and how our environments impacted the athletes we became. We dive a bit into how youth sports are structured today, and would love to hear your feedback!

We continue the conversation about the Olympics-- talking 2020/2021 and beyond!

We dive in to the once in a lifetime (or twice if you're Danielle) experience of playing in the Olympics. From 1996 on, we talk different impact players, roster decisions, and how Danielle reflects on the entire experience (part 1 of 2)

In order to get to know us as your hosts, we both share 3 memorable moments across our softball careers that stand out as pivotal in shaping who we are today. We reflect on past experiences, while looking ahead to what this podcast is meant to represent, and how we plan to best leverage this platform. We want to be a resource, a sounding board, and just a place where we can relate and dig into the hard stuff.