Raising Athletes

This week on the podcast we have Jenn Zerling! JZ is a nutrition coach, personal trainer, speaker, and expert contributor to multiple publications. She holds a Masters degree in Kinesiology, an International Obesity Management certification, Nutrition credential, a Corrective Exercise Specialist credential, a Running certification, yoga 200+ hour certification and many other national certification...

Meet one of Kirsten’s star pupils! Kenzie Chang is a national champion equestrian, Team Gold Medalist at the 2021 Pony Finals, and Winner of the North American pre junior trials. Kenzie has been working with Kirsten for close to a year now and is showing why it can be so beneficial to have a peak performance coach in your corner. She has put so many of Kirsten’s tools into practice and is reaping...

Kenzie is wise far beyond her years and offers plenty of takeaways for people of all ages. Listen to this clip of Kenzie discussing how she started her riding career and the importance certain trainer’s had on her overcoming her nerves of entering the ring! 🏇🏻 SHOW NOTES Instagram: @kenziechang_ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirsten-jones0/support Hosted by Simple...

Teresa Strasser is an Emmy-winning writer and Emmy-nominated television host (TLC). She’s been a contributor to the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Arizona Republic and The Today Show. As a broadcaster, she’s been on The View, Good Morning America, The Talk, CNN, Good Day New York, and was a regular guest on Dr. Phil. Radio and podcast audiences know her as the co-host of The Guinness World Reco...

Teresa Strasser is an Emmy-winning writer and Emmy-nominated television host . She’s been a contributor to the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Arizona Republic and The Today Show. Teresa has written multiple books about parenting and raising athletes of her own!📖 Listen to this clip where she discusses what inspired her to write her book and how proud she is to be a sports mom!👩‍👦⚾️ Support...

Dr. Devorah Heitner is an expert on young people's relationship with digital media and technology. She has authored two books: "Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World" and "Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World." Her work has been featured in reputable publications such as the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Jo...

Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World and Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World.📀 Enjoy this clip of Devorah explaining how we can learn from young people and how they use social media to have make a positive impact!👦 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirsten-jones0/support Hosted by...

Kirsten picks back up on her "Talking to the Student Athlete" Series with Shelby Schweyen. Shelby discusses her experiences participating in 3 sports all throughout high school, being recruited as a 3-sport athlete, and dealing with multiple injuries.  🏀🏐🏃‍♀️ 🤕 Schweyen enjoyed one of the legendary high school athletic careers in Montana state history, and prepared to play women's basketball f...

Kirsten picks back up on her "Talking to the Student Athlete" Series with Shelby Schweyen. In Monday's episode, Shelby discusses her experiences participating in 3 sports all throughout high school, being recruited as a 3-sport athlete, and dealing with multiple injuries. 🏀🏐🏃‍♀️ 🤕 Shelby is young but filled with experience and wisdom dealing with many hardships throughout her athletic career....

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...

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! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirsten-jones0/support Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisi...

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,...

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 conve...

It's our 100th Episode (on Monday) !!!!! But here's a preview of the JOY we felt. Susie and Kirsten are joined by one of the most successful people in the NBA, Golden State Warrior Head Coach Steve Kerr. Winning 9 NBA championships as player and coach, Steve (or Stevie as Susie calls him!) is a proven winner who explains the importance of leading with joy and how creating a positive environment is...

American Soccer legend, Marcelo Balboa, joins Kirsten this week and two old friends and former peers (SDSU Aztecs!) discuss things like growing up as the son of a pro athlete, the importance of sports (“If it wasn’t for sports I would have failed [out of school]”) and his coaching style. Marcelo is one of the first American soccer greats, he has played in 3 World Cups and over 150 MLS games for th...

On next week's #RaisingAthletes podcast, American Soccer legend, Marcelo Balboa, joins Kirsten and she asks how do you balance full time soccer as a kid? Listen here for a sneak peek as two old friends and former peers (SDSU Aztecs!) discuss the importance of work ethic! Marcelo is one of the first American soccer greats, he has played in 3 World Cups and over 150 MLS games for the Colorado Rapids...

This week, Kirsten welcomes Linda Martindale, a former college athlete (Arizona Wildcats Basketball!), a dedicated mental fitness coach, a motivational speaker, a high school boys basketball coach, a former college basketball coach and an entrepreneur. Linda is also a proud mother of four college athletes and two dogs (one is athletic and one is definitely not). Kirsten and Linda dive into their m...

In this clip from Monday's new episode, Kirsten and Linda talk about being "seen" and how honesty and being straight with kids is so powerful and important for coaches. Linda Martindale is a former college athlete (Arizona Wildcats Basketball!), a dedicated mental fitness coach, a motivational speaker, a high school boys basketball coach, a former college basketball coach and an entrepreneur. Lind...

Week 3 of Women’s History Month highlights Dr. Emily Edlynn, clinical psychologist, and new published author. Kirsten and Emily speak about the idea that each of us has 3 fundamental needs: to be autonomous, competent and connected. They speak about how it went wrong, and it all starts with “Intensive Parenting” and they role play different ways to parent. Dr. Emily speaks about how sports is a hu...

Week 3 of Women’s History Month highlights Dr. Emily Edlynn, clinical psychologist, and new published author. Kirsten and Emily speak about the idea that each of us has 3 fundamental needs: to be autonomous, competent and connected. They speak about how it went wrong, and it all starts with “Intensive Parenting” and they role play different ways to parent. In this clip, the speak about how intensi...

This week, during Women’s History Month, we bring you another powerhouse woman, Jessica Mendoza. Kirsten and Jessica get into Jessica’s beginnings with a dad as a coach and how that helped shape Jessica as an accomplished athlete (All American! Olympian!), sportscaster (ESPN and Dodger Baseball), trailblazer and mom. Jessica Mendoza is an American sportscaster and former softball player. Currently...

In this clip from Monday's new episode, Kirsten and Jess talk about how important it is to expose your kids to as many different things as possible. They both tell funny stories how exposure shaped experiences. Jessica Mendoza is an American sportscaster and former softball player. Currently, she serves as a color commentator and analyst for ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball and Los Angeles...

To kick off Women’s History Month, Kirsten and Susie are back to help guide you through the DOs and DON’Ts of sports parenting. No, it’s not episode 99 (we’re only on 95 ladies!) but they talk about how close we are to 100 (and we have a very special guest lined up for that!). Kirsten and Susie share stories from the sidelines as they are out there as parents and grandparents EVERY WEEKEND. Parent...

To kick off Women’s History Month, Kirsten and Susie are back to help guide you through the DOs and DON’Ts of sports parenting. In this clip, Kirsten and Susie break down meeting kids where they are at! Let them play multiple sports. Let them try multiple things. Let them slow it down or speed it up on their timeline. Check in with your kids. Success will find them if you let them find their own p...

Kirsten sits down with Brian Nash of IMG Basketball Academy and gets into the ins and out of a boarding school that has 1500 student athletes, 9 sports and 600 acres of campus. WOW! We also find out how Brian got into coaching and how his days as a student athlete shaped his career path today. Brian Nash, an NCAA Division I head and assistant coach for more than 20 years, joined IMG Academy as Dir...