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51-Tiffany Weimer-on starting side businesses to afford to play professionally and sleeping with her soccer ball

March 02, 2018 by Kendall Johnson in Podcast

In today’s episode I interview professional soccer player and Duktig brand co-founder Tiffany Weimer.

 

Tiffany is a goal scoring machine. At North Haven High School in Connecticut, she scored 109 goals. At Penn State University, she netted 91 goals and holds the NCAA record for most consecutive games with goals scored with a total of 17. She earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, was a Mac Herman Trophy runner up, the Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year, and Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Year.

 

Tiffany has played professionally for 10 years with stints in Finland, Brazil, Sweden, Denmark, and the US.

In the NWSL she’s played with the Portland Thorns, Washington Spirit, Boston Breakers, and is currently with the Houston Dash.

 

Tiffany was the kind of kid that named her soccer ball and slept with it at night. Her involvement in soccer extends beyond the pitch. Tiffany utilized her journal degree and became the founder and Editor-In-Chief of Our Game Magazine, a women’s soccer quarterly magazine. After 5 years, she decided to part ways, and recently co-founded The DuKtig Brand which provides planners to help players and coaches to be more organized, prepared, and professional at every level.

 

In our conversation we talk about:

-her appearance on The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 playing soccer with Blake Lively

-the creative ways she makes money to be able to fund her career as a professional female athlete

-why she felt she went about her college recruiting process entirely wrong

-what she learned from playing overseas in Brazil and Finland

-how journaling her training sessions helps her understand herself better.

-the negative effects she believes GPS numbers and sports science have on players

-how being a practice player further improved and enhanced her love for the game

-the mental training app that she uses in the morning

And more.

Enjoy my conversation with the soccer-obsessed, journal-er Tiffany Weimer

Listen on iTunes:  51-Tiffany Weimer-on starting side businesses to afford to play professionally and sleeping with her soccer ball 

 

 

Shownotes:

 

:50              Who is Tiffany Weimer?

3:15             Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 appearance

6:00            What’s the story behind Tiffany’s signature headband?

7:45              Tiffany’s childhood soccer experience

9:15              When did Tiffany know that soccer would be her future?

10:25            What do you think coaches can do to inspire players to take it to the next level?

13:03            What is Tiffany’s favorite nutmeg?

13:49            What did Tiffany’s college recruiting process entail?

17:20            What contributed to Tiffany’s award winning run at Penn State?

19:30            How did she discover the dreaminess of practicing in raquetball courts?

21:24            Does she have a particular goal celebration?

22:08           How did Tiffany transition into the post college soccer world?

23:50           What was Tiffany’s experience like playing in Brazil?

26:00           What did her first abroad team in Finland teach her?

27:15            Did she have a favorite experience playing overseas?

28:59           What hobbies does  Tiffany enjoy?

30:00          Tiffanys start up soccer magazine   Our Game Magazine

32:26          Has Tiffany always been innovative or entreprenurial?

33:58          What is the Duktig Brand?

36:29          Has Tiffany always been an obsessive planner?

37:36          How many journals does she use and is writing her best tool?

38:44          What does her practice session planning look like?

39:56          Has Tiffany’s mentality shifted as she has become a veteran player?

41:29           Tiffany’s opinion of the failure of the GPS system

43:09          How did being a practice player affect Tiffany?

46:26          Tiffany’s beloved soccer ball

49:39          What was Tiffany’s first thought this morning

49:48          Tiffany’s am routine    

51:44           Doso app

54:41           Has Tiffany always seen a sports psychologist?

55:24           What is the biggest misconception people have about Tiffany?

57:06           What is one of Tiffany’s beliefs or habits that other people think is crazy?

58:35          Has Tiffany tried to introduce balance into her life?

1:00:06      What is the worst advice that Tiffany has ever been given?

1:00:50       What is one simple habit or advice that Tiffany gives to female athletes?

 

 

 

Resources

Follow Tiffany Weimer and Duktig:

https://www.duktigbrand.com

On Instagram:

@tiffanyweimer 

@duktigbrand

Tiffany’s blog 

On twitter:

@TiffanyWeimer

@duKTiGbrand

 

 

 

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“There isn’t anything Kendall does without pouring everything she has to offer into it. She cares enough to not be scared to say what you might not always want to hear. She’s already been a great mentor. She is someone I admire so much. She doesn’t make excuses and will achieve what she is after.”
— Allie Long, USWNT World Cup Champion
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— Michelle Betos, NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year
“In the world of professional athletes, you are surrounded by self-motivated people who are all working to a varying degree of “obsessive” to push themselves as hard and far as they can physically, mentally, and psychologically go. This doesn’t even begin to describe Kendall’s approach to all aspects of life. She lets nothing slip through the cracks and has a natural ability to put her passion to practice. Anyone who sits down in a conversation with Kendall will leave smarter, challenged, and with their perspective on life considerably altered.”
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“I met Kendall at a challenging time in my life, and from the start, I felt comfortable sharing those challenges with her. After I first opened up to her about it, it was easy from then on out because she always helped me see my feelings are valid; my experiences and my story are my own, and I can make them to be what I want. She helped me find the beauty in times of struggle and she somehow managed to respond to my life hurdles, and her own, with an open mind and a good laugh. She has helped me to believe life works for us, not against us, and my life has become better for that. She is an amazing teacher.”
— EJ Proctor, Duke goalkeeper
“I have played soccer almost my entire life, and something that I have always struggled with is my mindset and confidence. As someone who strives to train, play, and perform at the highest level all of the time, it is very frustrating to be set back by my tendency to let my mind get in the way of my play. My goal is to play soccer at the highest level possible–to be recognized as a top player at Kentucky, play professionally, and compete on the national team. I have tried many mental techniques surrounding my game in order to help maintain a steady mindset throughout my seasons, but I have struggled to find strategies that are the best fit for me. 

I have calls with Kendall very consistently and she always creates a space that makes me feel completely at ease and comfortable to share whatever is on my mind. Something that I really appreciate about talking with her is that she really wants to know and learn about me as a person, and we never immediately get into the soccer portion of the call. It is really comforting to know that I always have someone as knowledgeable and thoughtful as Kendall to talk to about the highlights and setbacks of my life and soccer journey, and I feel really confident in my future plans after talking with her. Not only do I feel like I am doing everything I possibly can to accomplish my goals as a result of the training schedule that we often work on together, but we also discuss and build upon different approaches to improve my mindset, such as journaling, visualization, mental plans and steps going into training, and morning routines.

I have learned so much from Kendall and have felt such a big difference in my confidence not only as a player, but also as a person. I have grown to trust my own voice and opinion on another level, as well as increasing my confidence in my knowledge and preparation. I have seen such a big difference in my mental and physical space as a whole and I always look forward to our next call. Thank you so much Kendall, I cannot express how much I appreciate all of the time, effort, support, and thoughtfulness you put into and bring to every one of our calls!”
— Elle, University of Kentucky commit

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