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Identifying, understanding, and navigating pressure is a skill \u2014 a skill that today\u2019s guest knows a thing or two about. Andrea Hudy is the Director of Sports Performance for Women\u2019s basketball at the University of Connecticut and one of the best in the game. She talks about the ins and outs of working with an exceptional program and the pressure that comes with it \u2014 both for her and the athletes. We chat about what it\u2019s like to be a role model for the young women she works with and how even she feels overwhelmed by the pressure that comes with the industry. Andrea shares how she schedules her life and sets boundaries so that she can show up as her best self both for the women she trains and for herself, because prioritizing herself makes her a better coach.\xa0

IN THIS EPISODE\xa0

Andrea\u2019s entry into sport nad how she how ended up in her position at UCONN (5:01)

Her two key components of the mindset of a successful coach (11:05)

How the sport and it\u2019s industry has evolved over time (17:10)

Andrea\u2019s foundational principles of evolving an athlete over the years and her perspective of health vs. performance (18:30)\xa0

How Andrea deals with the pressure that comes with her job and how she helps her athletes navigate that same pressure (23:50)

Why a schedule is priority for Andrea and how she shows up as her best self (24:53)

How small injuries can turn into big complications if we don\u2019t pay attention (29:50)\xa0

The struggle of wanting something for someone that doesn\u2019t want it themselves (33:45)

How Andrea approaches goal setting with her athletes (37:08)

Andrea\u2019s perspective on her responsibility as a role model for the young women she works with on the daily (41:30)

What taking care of Andrea looks like and how she\u2019s working on prioritizing herself (43:34)

Andrea\u2019s on the best piece of advice she\u2019s received on deadline with the pressure that comes with life (48:10)

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