In Episode 009, we speak with Dr. Michelle Boland about her journey from young athlete to dedicated scholar and then to passionate practitioner. Michelle is someone who pursued an education in performance after having a successful athletic career, combing her passions with her career goals. Once she began to work with athletes in a university setting, she was hooked on the coaching profession and wanted to apply her knowledge in a way that empowered athletes and individuals to accomplish their goals in a timely manner, using the best methods. We discover that there were people and decisions along the way that helped nudge Michelle into directions that ultimately made her the professional she is today. It may have been a key person that encouraged her or pushed her to do something that initially

Michelle Boland grew up in central Massachusetts where her interest for athletics and playing sports began. She played soccer, basketball, and ran track at the collegiate level while studying Nutrition. After reflecting on her life passion for athletics and sports performance training, she decided to pursue a higher education degree in strength and conditioning (M.S.) and exercise physiology (PhD) at Springfield College (MA). She accumulated several years of professional experience as a strength and conditioning coach at a Division 1 institution working with a nationally ranked top 5 Women’s Ice Hockey team, a nationally ranked top 10 Men’s Ice Hockey team, and other teams including Field Hockey, Women’s Soccer, and Men’s Basketball. Michelle then created her own company, Michelle Boland Training, in order to support others in achieving their performance and fitness goals to the best of her abilities.
You can find out more information on Michelle Boland via the following links:

Website: https://www.michelleboland-training.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mboland18

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Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/michelle.boland.75


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