With just over a week to go to the start of the Paralympic Games, athletes making their way to Tokyo include the horses for the Para-dressage competitions. These are divided into five grades depending upon the nature and extent of the impairment and the level of difficulty of the test they perform is relative to their allocated grade. Sydney Collier from Ann Arbor, Michigan is a Grade I rider and part of the U.S. squad currently in quarantine in Aachen, Germany as a traveling reserve. This is the second time she has been named to the Paralympic team having competed in Rio with Western Rose. Since June 2019, Collier has been competing with Going for Gold LLC’s 12 year old Hanoverian gelding, All In One. Show jumper Georgina Bloomberg bought the horse for Sydney who needed a new mount for her Tokyo campaign. The pair have been consistently posting scores in the 70s this year earning them selection to the team as the first traveling reserve. Chris spoke to Sydney last week prior to the team’s departure to talk about the US combinations and who their main rivals will be.

Host: Chris Stafford

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Marci, talks to three coaches from the NCAA Women Coaches Academy 2.0, Class #3 from the sunny beaches of North Carolina where they are vacationing together. Joining the show are Ashley Bastron, Associate Head Coach, Wake Forest Track and Field and Cross Country, LA Lane, Head Coach of Nicholls College Field Hockey, and Kim Chavers, Head Coach of Michigan State Rowing. You will hear their thoughts on the importance of being intentional about creating and sustaining supportive bonds and relationships amongst women coaches, how helpful it has been to lean on each other during challenging times, and the abundance of untapped resources they have within their 2.0 Class.  We talk through having a platform to give back through mentoring and providing leadership resources for other coaches. And you won’t be disappointed as we close out the episode with these rapid-fire questions.

Host: Marci Kornegay
Sponsor: Hudl.

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With the 2020one Tokyo Olympic Games in the rearview mirror Chris and Nancy discuss some of the stories that have followed the games including handball, netball and basketball, as well as the International Olympic Committee decision to review its rules on the criteria for transgender participation. And they each pick one performance from these games that has stood out for them and why. Nancy’s choice is a Jamaican athlete and Chris has picked an American… who could they be? Tune in to our weekly news roundup to find out.

Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen

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This week, Kirstin discusses pre-race day nutrition and pre-workout nutrition. Have you ever asked or wondered how much you should eat, or what should you eat, and when before a workout or race day? We've touched on many aspects of nutrition as we've gone over race preparation in other episodes and we've touched on it in other episodes on nutrition; however, now this topic has its own dedicated episode. As it should. It's a breakdown of all the things you need to know. Kirstin answered the most common questions she gets, such as "What do I eat before race day?", "Should I load up on carbohydrates the day before?", "I get GI distress during most races, could what I'm eating be causing that?", "What should I eat before workouts?". If you've ever had a question about what to eat before a workout or before race day, we unpacked all you need to know to get you ready to feel good and perform.

Host: Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen.

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Eventer and coach Sara Kozumplik Murphy joins Chris this week to review the Olympic events so far with just the team jumping medals to be contested in the closing stages of the Tokyo Games. First Sara shares her impressions of the dressage in which women occupied the top five places with Germany’s Jessica von Bedahl Wendl (TSF Dalera) taking gold ahead of the legend that is Isabell Werth. Isabell announced after that her partner Bella Rose would be retired after these games. And in the team competition it was USA (7747) with two women; Adrienne Lyle and Sabina Shut Kerry (Sancero) who won the silver medal beating GB (7723) by the narrowest of margins. Eventing saw historu being made when Germany’s Julia Krajewski (Amande De B’Neville) claimed the gold medal. Hard to imagine with so many great women riders that this is a first in eventing. As we discuss, the facilities for the horses at these games has been fabulous by all reports because we knew the heat and humidity would be challenging and their welfare is paramount.

Host: Chris Stafford

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Joining Nicole this week is the Tucker Center team of ten summer Gender Equity Interns to talk about the projects they have worked on, the theory behind their research, what they have already learned about research, and what they want everyone to know about the Tucker Center and the work it does for women and girls in sport.

Host: Dr. Nicole LaVoi
A co-production of The Tucker Center and WiSP Sports

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As we head towards the closing stages of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chris and Nancy reflect on some of the highlight performances as well as some headlines around the athlete’s stories off the field.  Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen joins in the conversation to talk about the pressures facing athletes and impact on their mental health. Some athletes have lost parents during the games, others have seen their Olympic dreams collapse though injuries. Invariably we have seen new champions emerge, there have also been surprisingly disappointing performances and many surprises as happens with Olympic Games.

Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen

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Kirstin discusses the concept of time; the thing we always seem to want more of. Time is such a funny entity. It seems when we “create space" in our schedule it often gets filled up by other things. Is it really that great or healthy to be busy? One of the most common questions I receive is: ”how do you have time to train?". My answer: everyone has time - it just depends on what you prioritize. In this episode. you’ will hopefully find some fresh perspectives as well as some tips for creating time for training, family and friends, and, just as importantly, for rest. 

Host: Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen

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This week our guest is Nicole Mandracchia who, like so many riders, has had her career with horses interrupted by injuries. First it was a hole in her patellofemoral ligament followed by a tear of the hip labrum. She has become a regular blogger for The Chronicle of the Horse sharing her stories from the horse world and how she has faced surgeries to repair her injuries and free her from pain. Nicole grew up riding in New Jersey and was a working student while in school. She has groomed and barn managed for Val Renihan, Robin Rost-Brown and Amanda Steege in the hunter-jumper and equitation world. Nicole has received five grooming awards at prestigious horse shows throughout the country, and she regularly follows the A-rated circuit up and down the East Coast. Her favorite part of her job is helping horses feel they're best so they can do their jobs.

Host: Chris Stafford

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Marci talks golf and more with Sara Doell, University of San Francisco Head Golf Coach, Life Coach, and now published author. This episode oozes with authenticity as Sara shares how she prepares her athletes beyond the game to be better humans and how her life’s purpose is steeped in helping people shift from a life they think they should be living to a life that they have always dreamed of. We dissect our favorite lessons from her book and just how relatable they are to coaches of all sports and levels. We even tiptoe into relationships and the importance of modeling the type of behaviors we want student-athletes to see.

Host: Marci Kornegay

For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

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