This week's guest is Maryland legendary women’s field hockey coach Missy Meharg. Her impressive resume includes 7 national titles, 19 Final Fours, and 26 conference championships in her 33 seasons at Maryland. Missy shares valuable insight and perspective on shifting to a new virtual reality, how she’s evolved as a coach, and dives deep into team culture.
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On this week's episode Chris & Nancy discuss the stories that are making the news since the Tokyo Olympic Games was rescheduled including:
Tokyo Olympic Games New Date
World champion swimmer has coronavirus
Chelsey Gottell added to WADA committee
Zambia FIFA World Rankings
Irma Testa becomes AIBA athletes Commission vice chair
USA Rugby file for bankruptcy as Rugby Australia report financial deficit
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that the PSA World Rankings have been frozen during the ongoing suspension of the PSA Tour due to the global outbreak of COVID-19.
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In this episode of Tucker Center Talks Dr. Nicole LaVoi, director of the Tucker Center, talks to Courtney Boucher. Courtney is a current doctoral student in Kinesiology at the U of MN, research assistant in the Tucker Center, a two-time Pam Borton Fellow for Women in Sport Leadership. They discuss the inception, purpose and impact of the Women in College Coaching Report, a longitudinal research project the the Tucker Center does each year in collaboration with WeCOACH. Courtney shares her insight about the process of the report card from a student perspective and the idea behind her M.S. thesis at the U of M ('19) in which she examined hiring practices of athletic directors in NCAA D-I institutions over five years, an offshoot of the Women in College Coaching Report Card.
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We continue our series on equestrian legends with all-round horsewoman Betty Ann Gilbert Lester who has succeeded in several equestrian disciplines and regarded with reverence by the equestrian community where she has spent her life in Pennsylvania. Growing up against the background of WWII she soon took to the hunting field with the Rose Tree Hunt Club and Radnor Hunt and then enjoyed competing in both hunters and jumpers.With the early influences of Bill Steinkraus and Bert de Nemethy she found success in the international arena before switching to three day eventing by way of hunter trials. For the past 40 years Betty Ann has concentrated on dressage and credits Germany’s Fritz Stecken and Paul Keck for instilling in her the principles of classical dressage. Betty Ann continues to school dressage horses and also enjoys teaching the next generations.
This episode was first recorded in 2012.
Host: Chris Stafford
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Abby's guest this month is Clipper Round the World sailor, Clara Carrington.  Clara has been a passionate social sailor through her life and having worked shore side for the Volvo Ocean Race, Clara has now embarked on her own round the world race with Clipper.  Clara is racing with team Punta del Este which is currently lying third overall in the Clipper Round The World Race.  Abby chats to Clara from her home in Uruguay having recently returned following the decision to postpone the remainder of the Clipper Race due to the global impact of COVID -19. They discuss how Clara's experience in human resources helped her with the crew's interaction and what she learned from each leg especially with adapting to new crew members and the importance of empathy in a team situation.
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Canadian Canoeist and WiSP Ambassador Haley Daniels was schedule to be in Brasil for the Canadian Team’s final Olympic selection trial. Instead she is adapting her training routine in her apartment in Calgary and like so many athletes especially those in an outdoor sport it’s especially challenging.  Chris Stafford caught up with Haley this week to hear how she is making that adjustment to daily life.
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Solo round the world yachtswoman Dee Caffari knows a thing or two about social distancing - how to cope mentally and physically and she says the biggest challenge is the mental adjustment.  She had never been alone before she took her first solo circumnavigation and she has some advice for all of us who are facing this now.  Dee stresses the importance of routine and making daily bite-size commitments to work, exercise, meals and life in between.
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On this week’s episode Chris & Nancy discuss the implications of postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and how it could potentially be scheduled for the spring of 2021 as well as the effect the Coronavirus is having on elite athletes. Read Nancy’s articles on Inside the Games for up to date coverage.
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US Team Judoka Angelica Delgado is having to make a big adjustment to her training with social isolation in a contact sport. The Miami based athlete is unable to go to the gym or practice with other girls so she is resorting to finding ways at home to stay fit. Angie has been on great form so far this year as she prepared for the Tokyo Olympic Games but with the uncertainty of those games being held in 2020 the return to competition is going to be several weeks away at best but her dreams and goals have not changed.  We caught up with Angie from her home in South Florida.
Host: Chris Stafford
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On this episode we discuss self isolation and the impact it can have on your mental and physical health. Jenny offers a number of ways to alleviate the anxiety that comes with the unknown and how to cope with stress whether you’re alone or with family when your routine has been so drastically changed.  Feeling out of control and scared takes its toll on the mind and body and when we are faced with something so unfamiliar as a pandemic we have to find ways to distract ourselves from the negative effect and turn it into a positive mindset.  We hope you find this helpful and please know that you can reach Jenny on her social media or by emailing your questions to [email protected].  And please remember to wash your hands.
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