For the past 18 years of my life, a soccer ball has always been at my feet.
From the moment I could hold myself up on my two little legs, I was learning how to kick a ball in the smallest size pink...
When Katie Carnaghi was hired as an athletic trainer at the University of Mary Washington (UMW) in 2022, she wanted to tackle an issue at the forefront for student-athletes: their mental...
When Stephany Coakley, Ph.D., was named the senior athletic director for Mental Health, Wellness and Performance at Temple University in 2017, she had one goal in mind for her student-athletes: to...
When the 45 to 50 women on West Chester University’s rugby team arrived for their annual mental health training in 2016, athletic trainer Lindsey Keenan, Ph.D., stood by with paper and pencil to complete...
An absolute force of nature on the soccer field, Katie Meyer, senior captain and goalkeeper for Stanford University’s women’s soccer team, was eagerly waiting on a decision from Stanford Law School...
I love falling asleep but hate waking up. While some people I know jump up at the sound of their alarm, I punch my pillow, quietly cursing out whatever morning obligation has awakened me from my beloved...
Amanda Dahlman had high hopes of staying involved in the athletics world after graduating from Messiah University in 2020.
As a defensive specialist and libero for Messiah’s women’s volleyball...
Eyes closed, my bare feet skimming the grass, I grounded myself in an enigmatic act of nothingness.
The longer my feet stayed connected to the Earth, the farther I was transported into a world...
