Today I’m talking to lacrosse coach Kristen Stuckel.
Today’s a little bit of a special episode for me and I’m excited to end the year on this personal note. Coach Stuckel is the head women’s lacrosse coach at Muhlenberg College, and she was my coach!
Kristen was a two-sport athlete in college at Gettysburg College, where she majored in biology. She didn’t graduate with plans to coach professionally and instead started a job in pharmaceutical sales. She continued to stay involved in sports, however, and made the decision to pursue an MS while serving as the graduate assistant coach at Gettysburg College under the guidance of her former coach and mentor.
Kristen began coaching both lacrosse and field hockey at Muhlenberg College my freshman year and she recruited me as a walk-on who had never played lacrosse before in order to be able to field a varsity team. She really did inspire me and set an example of what it means to be a strong, competent, and capable woman leader who cares about the young women she works with. As a coach, Kristen makes sure that her athletes learn how to grow and adapt on and off the field.
We talk about:
- Helping women to excel in their lives beyond sports
- Exploring all parts of the job early in your career
- Staying in touch with your mentors
- Appreciating lessons years later
- Finding balance in a long career
- Building a program over years
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