2020-2021 marked the first year of my role as Assistant Softball Coach for the lady Blue Dragons at Hutchinson CC. I spent my hours each week leading the young women through workouts to help build strength, prevent injury, and hopefully find a way to fall in love with fitness as a part of life after sports. What I didn't see coming was becoming a part of these young women's lives who loved on my kids, who my kids adored, making...
Buhler Junior Crusaders will be hosting a 5-Week Softball pitching camp in Buhler, starting August 1. Only 6 girls will be allowed in these private sessions and each pitcher must provide their own catcher. Sessions will last 1-hour. Athletes must attend all 5-sessions because each week will build on the week before. No refunds or make-up sessions. Camp will take place at Wheatland Park Fields in Buhler on turf field #2. Please bring your own water bottle. All athletes,...
The focus of this summer has been on helping kids' learn to move safely and effectively, while also having fun.
Join us starting June 7, 2021 until July 30, 2021 for Summer Of sheSTRENGTH. Who: Girls ages 10-18 years of age When: 3-4 days a week, via the sheSTRENGTH App and/OR attend 1 class a week (Wednesday's at 5 pm at Buhler sheSTRENGTH location for open gym time--and be coached by myself or Kennedy) What: The challenge is to complete 20/24 workouts posted in the sheSTRENGTH App for the summer and participant's will receive a T-shirt in August for their efforts. Participant's...
Obstacle Course Racer Finds New Strength, Motivation By Cat Poland To learn more about joining sheSTRENGTH, see below. As a young adult, Jen Crane faced two challenges that made her rethink health and why it was important. “I had my first seizure when I was 19. I went away to college and started having more because I didn't take good care of myself. I was living in Lawrence by myself when I had a seizure in my bathtub, that's when I decided to...
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS-May 28th Overview An internship at sheSTRENGTH will present you with the opportunity to experience hands-on, individualized coaching with clients each day. Each intern will have the chance to coach a variety of clients of all different ages/abilities, to improve their performance. Interns will also become more familiar with the intricacies of program design, online training, marketing, and running a business. Expectations over the Course of Internship Work a minimum of 5 hours per week Duration of internship: June-August 2021 ...
Lifting the Mother Load Mother of Five Finds Time to Workout at Home, Sets Example for Her Family The biological changes of pregnancy can take a toll on a woman’s body, but the demands of motherhood are another challenge entirely. Constantly busy and seldom not at someone else’s beck and call, mothers often struggle to find the time to exercise. But mother of five (that’s right, five) Jenni Ehling has found a way to focus on her physical health: “I started working...
One of the warm-up's I do with clients who have spinal cord injury or sensory struggles to help alert and organize the brain and prepare the body for movement is rolling the areas of the body we will use with a lacrosse ball. I use moderate intensity of pressure through my hands, depending the sensory input the client states as needing. If the client can roll the ball themselves, then I coach them how to do it on their...
In this drill, we are focusing on the efficiency of "leaning forward from the ankles" as we jump and hop forward, allowing the clean angle of the body from ankle to shoulders to stay in line as we move--propelling us forward, naturally. Then we discussed staying tight through the core, glutes and thighs. We did this drill in 2-foot hops, forward/side/backwards. As we got better with this movement we tied in the importance of the elbow drive to add...
A 45-minute class focused on core strength, mobility, power and speed. Groups will run Monday/Thursday's. And run for 8 classes. Cost is $100. ...
