Absolute Athletes

Done with finals ✅ Home for the Holidays ✅ Keeping Competitive Edge ✅ Love seeing these young ladies back in the gym pitching and CrossFit GBT Sarah Harness Jayle Jennings Eileen McGinnis
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I’ve always tried to bust stereotypes. I’m considered a really feminine player in a sport that is sometimes considered macho. I don’t like it when other people tell me who or what I’m supposed to be.

I feel very fortunate that I have lived through a time when stereotypes about female athletes were being challenged and changed. It’s okay for great athletes to be super-girly. Or not. Beautiful women can have big muscles.

As females, we shouldn’t let ourselves be put in a box. Labels are a way to pressure people to conform. Criticism is another way. That kind of pressure is hardest in middle school and high school. If that’s where you find yourself, know it will not always be this way! You don’t have to fall into the pressure. We are all different, and will never “fit the mold” of what society expects us to be. And that’s okay.

As you grow older and more confident about who you are, you pay less attention to those kind of labels and to the peer pressure to fit into someone else’s notion of who you should be.

Keep being you, others will begin to respect and look up to you for not conforming and staying true to who you are. Share this message with a friend today. ❤️👇🏽

Add: humility and humbleness!
Coaches also recruit “parents”

Classroom ✅ Weight Room ✅ Field Demeanor ✅ Still willing to learn ✅
These two are keepers!! Julia Drake Camryn Harre

Nice to get out and see your student athletes in action!!!

Summer Annual Smoothie King

Summer time with these college young women! Sharing college experiences. Advise to incoming freshmen Laura Toejnes and Julia Drake!

Thank you Nyree White and Monica Abbott! TRUTH!
Thanks Sarah Harness Harness Farms for sharing, trust and believing in process over false positives!

AMEN!!

Congratulations to this STAFF! Great work! Coach Aaron Byington
Nothing out works hard work!

These two killed it today in the gym! 35 calorie row and bike with Farmers Carry in between! On the field, in the gym, in the classroom!

Big shout out to this today group of pitchers and CATCHERS!!! Coming from near and FAR: Missouri - Cuba, Vandalia, Washington
Illinois: Pinkneyville, New Athens, Marion, Steeleville
DEDICATION!!! Tyra Haffer Sarah Harness Jayle Jennings Sydney Hood Josie Wagner Julia Drake Ella Andrea Keene Camryn Harre

Fun Fun Fun...working with these girls back from college! Coming home and giving back, sharing their journey! Working hard in the weight room and getting better pitching! I admire their work ethic & respect for the game! Blessed to be a part of their lives!
Sarah Harness Sydney Hood Jayle Jennings Josie Wagner Eileen McGinnis

From miles away, different schools, teams...pitchers supporting each other!
Hayleigh Juenger Camryn Harre Kandra Butcher #1%better
SUPERWALK PLANKS

LOVE LOVE LOVE this!! AA pitcher family planking together on FaceTime
#1%everyday
Hayliegh Juenger Camryn Harre Kandra Butcher

Zoom call today with AA pitchers and Alums Olivia Lessmann Josie Wagner! Discussing Ted Talk “The Power of Yet”

https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve/up-next?utm_source=sms&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread -16009

Missouri Valley Conference on Twitter

Congratulations Absolute Athlete Alum

Missouri Valley Conference on Twitter “Recording a 2-0 record with wins over DePaul and IUPUI while allowing just three hits and two walks to go along with a 0.00 ERA and seven strikeouts, Sarah Harness of is the Pitcher of the Week. Presented by Libman”

SIU Softball on Twitter

Sarah Harness Great start to a long career!! Karla Bennett Cross Fit GBT and I are proud!! Keep up the hard work!!

SIU Softball on Twitter “2️⃣3️⃣-straight scoreless innings and counting for Sarah Harness after she throws a 1️⃣-2️⃣-3️⃣ top of the fifth.”

Nice work by these two College Freshmen Pitchers / AA Alums!! Sarah Harness MVC Newcomer of the Week and Jayle Jennings picking up two victories in the circle for Quincy University and making the Deans list first semester!!

Congratulations Absolute Athlete Alum Carly Robinson!! Great way to start off your Junior year!! Keep it up!

LSU Softball on Twitter

LSU Softball on Twitter “The Dirty Rise 💻: https://t.co/uMEkfgXWGe https://t.co/NbwAMo212n”

NCAA Softball on Twitter

Nice tribute to your awesome, strong mom Terisa Robinson Marlow
Have a great senior year Abby Marlow

https://twitter.com/ncaasoftball/status/1225100773006233600?s=21

NCAA Softball on Twitter “Every role model has someone they look up to themselves. 🤩 https://t.co/YC9G3LZTc7”

Photos from espnW's post

Calvin Softball on Twitter

Good luck this season Absolute Athlete Alum Josie Wagner

Calvin Softball on Twitter “Our first player introduction of the 2020 season is . Affectionately known as "Mama Wags" Josie returns for her second season with . ”

For 6 years Julia Drake
has driven over an hour to train with Karla Bennett and I!!! Her hard work is now paying off heading to Illinois College to major in Nursing and play softball!!! Illinois College gets another Absolute Athlete and Cross Fit GBT student Julia Drake and last year Sydney Hood!!
Shout out to Julia’s dad Tom driving and catching for her all these years!!! Amy Loesche Drake Thank you for trusting the process!!!

Good Luck and Congrats to our Absolute Athlete Julia Drake (Regional Champs) as they play their way to qualifying for STATE! (Amy Loesche Drake)

All-Female Flight Crew Flies 120 Girls to NASA to Inspire Future Female Aviators

Pretty Cool!!

amightygirl.com Delta's WING program aims to encourage more girls to consider careers in aviation; only 6% of commercial pilots currently are women.

A good read, even better advice!

You can read more about yesterday's youth sport specialization events and download the Youth Sport Specialization Safety Recommendations infographic at the NATA Now blog. http://bit.ly/2BfDBry

Eileen McGinnis Absolute Athlete Alum with Morgan Keim Absolute Athlete freshman ... supporting Pink out game Marquette HS