Stories

From Sports Skills to Life Skills: How Athletics Prepare For the Future

From Sports Skills to Life Skills: How Athletic...

Brooke Woodrum

Jeff Lee-Heidenreich, born and raised in Palo Alto, California, was always immersed in sports. He grew up playing many sports, but basketball was mostly the focus. After realizing that basketball...

From Sports Skills to Life Skills: How Athletic...

Brooke Woodrum

Jeff Lee-Heidenreich, born and raised in Palo Alto, California, was always immersed in sports. He grew up playing many sports, but basketball was mostly the focus. After realizing that basketball...

Practice Like You Play

Practice Like You Play

Brooke Woodrum

Caleb Holifield was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and raised there until the age of fourteen, alongside two older brothers. Holifield came from a family of athletes–one brother played basketball collegiately...

Practice Like You Play

Brooke Woodrum

Caleb Holifield was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and raised there until the age of fourteen, alongside two older brothers. Holifield came from a family of athletes–one brother played basketball collegiately...

When We Go One, We Go All

When We Go One, We Go All

Brooke Woodrum

Laila Phelia, third-year guard on the University of Michigan Women’s Basketball Team, has been surrounded by basketball all her life. Phelia grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio with two older brothers...

When We Go One, We Go All

Brooke Woodrum

Laila Phelia, third-year guard on the University of Michigan Women’s Basketball Team, has been surrounded by basketball all her life. Phelia grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio with two older brothers...

Mind-Body Connection

Mind-Body Connection

Brooke Woodrum

Giulia Pairone embodies what it means to be a mental health advocate in sports. Pairone began her tennis career at three years old, and has worked her way up to...

Mind-Body Connection

Brooke Woodrum

Giulia Pairone embodies what it means to be a mental health advocate in sports. Pairone began her tennis career at three years old, and has worked her way up to...

Don’t Suffer in Silence

Don’t Suffer in Silence

Brooke Woodrum

Joe Taylor, third-year wide receiver on the University of Michigan Football team, grew up in Chelsea, Michigan, just outside of Ann Arbor. Taylor, an active supporter of Sack the Stigma,...

Don’t Suffer in Silence

Brooke Woodrum

Joe Taylor, third-year wide receiver on the University of Michigan Football team, grew up in Chelsea, Michigan, just outside of Ann Arbor. Taylor, an active supporter of Sack the Stigma,...

Play Where Your Feet Are

Play Where Your Feet Are

Brooke Woodrum

Atlanta-native, Cameron Dobbs, was born into a “high-achieving” family of five. She has two older siblings who both played college sports, and she herself earned full scholarships to several schools,...

Play Where Your Feet Are

Brooke Woodrum

Atlanta-native, Cameron Dobbs, was born into a “high-achieving” family of five. She has two older siblings who both played college sports, and she herself earned full scholarships to several schools,...