Read the original story on SwimSwam.com Close your eyes and picture this scenario: You are walking down the street and you see someone with a broken leg, on crutches, trying to enter a building. There is a visible struggle as they try to balance on one leg while opening an …
Read the original story on SwimSwam.com Resiliency is a skill used to describe student athletes. These athletes wake up before most ever want to. They train hard when tired, stressed and over worked, and are able to do this day after day after day. Being in a training environment and …
Original story on University Herald By Russell Westerholm It was after a football practice one day that Will Heininger first let anyone know he was depressed. His interaction with a team athletic trainer that day led him to seek help, but it was Aug. and the 19-year-old defensive lineman had …
Read the original story on Huffington Post: By Alexandra Svokos Will Heininger, a sport management major at the University of Michigan, was living what was supposed to be a dream. He was playing football for UM, a school that shapes the entire character of Ann Arbor, the city where Heininger …
Read the original story on SwimSwam.com Mental toughness is a double-edged sword. As athletes, we learn from a young age that, if we put our heads down and tough it out, we typically achieve the goals we set. We see many resilient athletes who are successful because they swim through …
