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Hosted by Sarah Kivel · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 20 episodes
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It takes more than just technical skills and expertise to be a high performing athlete or coach. It takes being able to identify and understand how your emotions affect your performance. Sarah Kivel, Emotional Intelligence Executive Coach and Founder of eiFOCUS™, interviews elite coaches, athletes and leaders in organizations, to learn how they use their emotions to help them succeed in their sport (and in their life). Each episode contains tools on how you can learn to become more focused and present so that you can begin to let your emotions work for you instead of against you.
Sarah Kivel hosts The Focused Athlete, a sports show with 20 episodes published.
In this episode, former Division I athlete and founder of MNTL VZN, Jazlen Green, joins the podcast to discuss her journey from high school basketball setbacks to competing at UC Berkeley and earning her master’s at San
In this episode, we talk to Melissa Warner and Steph Beall, longtime coaches and co-owners of Warner Athletics. Melissa and Steph talk about blending technical on-field training with the mental side of the game, and how
In this episode, Sarah talks with Tracy Joyner, head coach of University of Oregon women’s soccer. Tracy shares her philosophy on leadership, the power of team values, and how consistency in everything you do leads to su
In this episode, we talk to Danette Leighton, 30-year sports industry and corporate executive with experience serving both men’s and women’s professional and collegiate sports leagues and teams, as well as current CEO of
In this episode, we talk to Michelle Brown, Second Degree Black Belt, Bok Fu Do and CEO Gumsaba Fitness and Hit with Power. Michelle talks about how martial arts has impacted her as a leader and athlete. She talks about
In this episode, we talk to Shayna Hammond, gymnast, collegiate softball player and CEO. Shayna talks about being in tune with her body and the importance of body love. She talks about the importance of being able to exp
In this episode we talk with Karima Wesselhoft. Karima is a leader in Education and she was a collegiate softball player. Karima talks about the importance of role modeling, self awareness, and connecting with others…
In this episode, we talk to Justine Siegal, the first woman to coach in Major League Baseball. Justine talks about what it's like being a female coach in a men’s league, She talks about the power of kindness, the importa
In this episode we talk to D1 Loyola Marymount University women’s water polo goalie, Madison Davis. Madison talks about what it’s like to be a goalie, she shares tools on how to manage the pressure and stress that come w
In this episode we talk with Geeta Anand, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Author, Dean of UC Berkeley Journalism, and National swimming champion! Geeta talks about how sports have helped her to where she is today. She
In this episode we talk with Daniel Garmendia, Artistic Swimming ahlete and coach. Daniela was part of the Venezuelan National team, she was a swimmer at Lindenwood University, and she was also the assistant coach for th
In this episode we talk with professional skier and mountain biker and Director of Mountain Mind Project, Sasha Dingle. Sasha talks about resilience and how having too much resilience can affect performance, the importan
In this episode, we talk to Olympic Silver Medalist, USA Women’s Water Polo, Maureen O’Toole Purcell. Maureen talks about how managing emotions is a key component to being a good coach. She talks about the power of grati
In this episode, we talk to USA Artistic Swimming Olympic Gold Medalist and Coach, Tammy McGregor. “Mama McGregor,” as she is fondly referred to by her athletes, talks about how she tunes into each of her athletes to lea
In this episode, we talk to Maggie Steffens. Maggie is considered to be one of the best female water polo players of all time in the world. She is a 2x Olympic Gold medalist and Team USA Women’s Water Polo Captain and St
In this episode, we talk to Team USA Gymnast, MyKayla Skinner. MyKayla talks about the different mental cues she uses to stay motivated and positive. She shares her feelings about the challenges during the pandemic and w
In this episode we talk to women’s Olympic bobsledder, Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian. Jazmine is a two time Olympian, the owner of GoalDen Theory, and part of the eiFocus team. Jazmine talks about her “on” and “off” switch,
In this episode we talk with Artistic Swimming 4x Olympic medalist and Head Coach to Team USA, Andrea Fuentes. Andrea talks about turning fear into challenge, the importance of being present, and she gives tips on how to
In this episode we talk with Valorie Kondos Field. Valorie was the UCLA women’s gymnastics coach, she is a 7x NCAA champion, she is in the UCLA Athlete Hall of Fame, and she is the PAC12 Coach of the Century. Valorie tal
In this kick off episode, Sarah Kivel, eiFOCUS™ Founder and Executive Coach talks about the importance of the relationships between teammates and coaches and how this impacts performance. She shares her own story as a co
Jazlen Green
MNTL VZN
1 appearance on this show
Melissa Warner
Warner Athletics
1 appearance on this show
Tracy Joyner
University of Oregon
1 appearance on this show
Danette Leighton
Women's Sports Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Michelle Brown
Gumsaba Fitness
1 appearance on this show
Madison Davis
Loyola Marymount University
1 appearance on this show
Geeta Anand
UC Berkeley Journalism
1 appearance on this show
Sasha Dingle
Mountain Mind Project
1 appearance on this show
Maureen O’Toole Purcell
USA Women’s Water Polo
1 appearance on this show
MyKayla Skinner
Team USA
1 appearance on this show
Andrea Fuentes
Team USA
1 appearance on this show
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