Ep. 26 Ellie Schulson & Finding the Positives in Sport

This week we chat with Ellie Schulson, a former D1 tennis player at Furman University who achieved a career-high doubles ranking of 34 in the country. Ellie gives a refreshing and realistic take on sport not only from a playing perspective, but also a coaching perspective due to her experience as the volunteer assistant at Furman and mentor of elite junior players. We discuss the pros and cons of various coaching styles, what it was like competing again with INTENNSE, and all the things we've learned since finishing competitive sport. Enjoy! (00:00) Intro (01:15) What's Ellie up to now? (02:56) The value of female coaches and what it's like being a volunteer assistant (06:29) Coaching styles (09:01) Indoor vs outdoor tennis (13:05) How 5-for-5 has impacted recruiting for juniors (14:05) INTENNSE: behind the scenes (21:51) Crucial elements to coaching (23:28) Giving back to the sport (24:20) Enjoy playing while you can! (26:39) Importance of aligning with multiple identities (28:21) Exercising after competitive sport (33:48) Superstitions: it's all about the hair (35:04) Yips or just a mental breakdown? (36:33) Outro