Madison Peele

I am a firm believer in "practice what you preach". Being a Strength and Conditioning Coach, I think being able to lead by example not only helps with buy in from your athletes and coaches, it also gives you a platform to try out protocols you are prescribing to your athletes. If I can communicate with my athletes effectively how something is supposed to feel, I should 100% be doing it myself. Having consistent standards and communication helps move the needle in a positive direction.

I love to do the programs that I am prescribing to my teams (beach volleyball and indoor volleyball)! Typically I will do the teams training session before they come in for their training session. This not only gets me fired up for the day, it also helps me figure out how I want to set the space up, how hard the lift/ conditioning is, if I need to change something, and how I want to coach the session. I also really enjoy running and challenging myself in that space.

I would probably use the money to continue to move the needle in my career to help better those around me. This would look like, attending conferences, brining in speakers to do inservice education with my staff, purchasing new technology to help enhance training sessions for student athletes, or expanding my scope of practice by adding certifications/ courses to my resume.