#RaisingAthletes Kirsten Jones

Rett Larson is the Head Strength and Conditioning / Sports Performance Coach for the German Women’s National Volleyball team, currently preparing them to make the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Rett previously was the head S&C coach for the Netherlands, and the Chinese Women’s Volleyball team, where he won a gold medal🥇 . His training videos have gone viral using music and dancing and fun to prepare his world class athletes.

Rett is another fellow William & Mary 💚💛alumni who used his love of sports and turned it into a career.

Rett's level of expertise across all aspects of coaching and fitness are unsurpassed by anyone else I've ever worked with. He is determined to make movement and sport training FUN! Likewise, his generosity with his time, enthusiasm and knowledge is a rare combination that makes working with Rett a motivating and educational experience. Rett is one of those people who is so clearly passionate about what he does and his energy is oozing out throughout this pod! 🧠🏋️🏐



SHOW NOTES

@rettasaurus

Currently preparing the German Women’s Volleyball team to make the Paris Olympics

2016 Rio Olympics 🥇 Team CHINA

2015 World Cup 🥇 Team CHINA

W&M 1995


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Nothing is more important in youth sports than HAVING FUN! Here is a clip of how Rett balances fun with the expectations of structure in youth sports.⚡️

Rett has so much passion and energy for what he does which it is clearly shown in this podcast!🏐🏋️

Rett Larson is the Head Strength and Conditioning / Sports Performance Coach for the German Women’s National Volleyball team, currently preparing them to make the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Rett previously was the head S&C coach for the Netherlands, and the Chinese Women’s Volleyball team, where he won a gold medal🥇 . His training videos have gone viral @rettasaurus using music and dancing and fun to prepare his world class athletes.

Rett is another fellow William & Mary 💚💛alumni who used his love of sports and turned it into a career!

@rettasaurus




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This week, Kirsten sits down with fellow coach, author, podcaster and William & Mary 💚💛alumni, Todd Durkin.
The two go back and forth on the importance of positivity, why coaches should support their athletes, and how no parent should ever be tearing down their kid. Todd gives great insight into how he manages his “energy” and why it is so important to focus on energy, not just for yourself but for the people around you as well!

You will be fired up after listening to this podcast!
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SHOW NOTES:

@todddurkin

Todd Durkin Enterprises

Todd Durkin, MA, is an internationally recognized strength and conditioning coach, sought-after keynote motivational speaker, and best-selling author who motivates, educates, and inspires people worldwide. He is the mindset coach and trainer behind some of the world’s best athletes, including NFL MVPs, Super Bowl Champions, Heisman Trophy Winners, Olympic and X-Game Gold Medalists, and many other champion athletes, leaders, and entrepreneurs.

As the founder of Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego, CA, Todd is a two-time Personal Trainer of the Year, the 2017 Jack LaLanne Award recipient, a member of the Under Armour Training Team, and a Greatist named Todd one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Health & Fitness in four different years.

Durkin is also trusted by some of the world’s leading global brands to deliver motivational keynotes and inspirational messages to teams, companies, and conferences to help individuals and teams go from high-performance, or previously high performance, to ELITE performance by helping them recapture their energy, mojo, and mindset. He has keynoted over 300 talks on 5-continents and loves helping individuals and teams create their max impact.

Durkin has published four best-selling books, Get Your Mind Right, The WOW Book, The IMPACT Body Plan, and What’s Next, all of which have changed tens of thousands of lives.

He has an award-winning podcast, called the Todd Durkin IMPACT Show, and a “Dose of Durkin” email newsletter sent out weekly with motivational tips and inspirational messages designed to “Get Your Mind Right”


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In this episode you will hear so many amazing takeaways and advice for parents, coaches, athletes, and PEOPLE! Here is a clip of Todd Durkin discussing the importance of energy!


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We start our next 100 episodes with a very special guest!!!

Kirsten has the opportunity to sit down and talk with her oldest son, Caelan, about his basketball journey and the lessons sports have taught him. From the highs to the lows and everything in between Caelan and Kirsten go back and forth about their moves throughout his childhood, high school basketball, the transfer process from D1 to D3, and his most recent journey at Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament.

There are so many amazing takeaways and wonderful moments in this honest conversation between a mother and her son. This is a supersized episode because they had so much to talk about!


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The Journey is the Reward!

In this clip from Monday's supersized "Talking to the Student Athlete" episode, Kirsten has the opportunity to sit down and talk with her oldest son, Caelan, about his basketball journey and the lessons sports have taught him. He went from D1 to D3 and had a bunch of bumps on the way (Covid!).

There are so many amazing takeaways and wonderful moments in this honest conversation between a mother and her son.  This is a supersized episode because they had so much to talk about and even recorded it over 2 days!




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