Sara Holland Sports
Sara Holland is the CEO and owner of Sara Holland Sports located in Westport, CT.
August Summer Camp!!
Parks & Recreation | Weston, CT The Department operates and maintains Bisceglie-Scribner Park, Morehouse Farm Park, the Middle School Pool (Phone 222-2589/221-6360 x 3703), municipal tennis courts, and playing fields. Programs include summer camps, after school classes and a full sports program.
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I could talk all day long about how I believe cross training makes you a better overall athlete.
But probably more importantly is the development and strength gained across the entire body to aid in prevention of a possible future injury.
It reduces the overuse of muscle groups.
Today, Ivy tried ice skating for the first time. We (me) are hoping that this helps her during the upcoming season as well.
And now that Iโve been in the teaching arena of youth sports for over 25 years, then ice skating sounds a lot like riding bike. Brian was an incredible instructor, and the cues he was using sounds a lot like the cues for learning how to ride ๐ฒ.
Facebook I really need help! Immediately. Iโm a woman owned business. Itโs been one week since my Business IG account was hacked. And itโs linked to my Business page as well. I have access to my Facebook account. Not my IG. Someone please help. I donโt want my clients hacked and I keep waiting for a response from you. Clients are receiving fraudulent messages. This is my livelihood Instagram
They changed my email and my account.
Please contact me [email protected]
Original IG account: SaraHollandSports
Hackers changed account to: _SaraHollandSports
Please let me know if you see anything suspicious. My IG Business Accout was hacked. Thank you.
Sheโs exceeded the dream.
5 years and 5 months.
Sheโs kind and nurturing.
Sheโs fierce and persistent.
Sheโs great at leading and delegating, but equally ready to help.
She loves makeup, bikes, swimming, skiing, music, dolls, and painting.
And she recently asked me when does she get to drive a car. Iโm afraid to blink at this point. ๐
except when sheโs tired. Ok, I still love her then too.
We are afraid.
And itโs difficult to lead an authentic life when you hear and allow all the chirping to come into your thoughts.
Scientifically, fear is meant to keep us safe.
Then there is . It looks very similar to good fear, but it keeps you on the treadmill of mediocrity.
We create fear to keep ourselves from changing. (Read it again)
But in my process of learning to let go (faster), is also recognizing that everything does indeed change. Itโs like fighting an uphill battle.
When I can label my fear, and bring more awareness to it, then I can focus on the energy to do something about it.
Side Note: Daylight Savings is coming. Begin to make your workout and nutritional changes now. Donโt wait and make all your changes at once. This is me 5:45AM this morning.
Be AF in work, life, love, and friendship.
if you donโt. ๐
Carpe Diem!
Your Life Wake Up Call โ๏ธ
Permission granted to do whatever it is that creates joy, fire, and abundance in your life.
โฆand yes I really do love โ๏ธ โฅ๏ธ
Dream.Desire.Develop.Disciplineโข๏ธ
to live and
Grounding.
Join me just about every Thursday if you want.
Many of my clients have seen me only wearing flip flops,for shoes, to do my work in? Only to watch me take them off and go barefoot and play.
Grounding Techniques:
Walking barefoot
Lying on the ground
Submersion in Water
I crave that which Iโve always done. I rarely wore shoes growing up. (My poor mother). She had to compromise as I said would wear them, but with no shoelaces.
Lying on the ground.
I would take my pillow and blanket and walk right out our front door and just lie in the grass until I would fall asleep.
And the waterโฆ. Fortunate enough to grow up with a pool.
Holding my breath for a very very long time was my specialty.
Somethings are constant throughout your life. This is one of them that Iโm glad that has persisted.
Check it out. Do some research of your own.
This shouldnโt be a Sufferfest.
STOP ๐ putting yourself last and please stop spreading media that implies that our needs, as parents, come last.
Kiss this goodbye ๐
Basic Flight โ๏ธ Attendant 101 says put your oxygen mask on first, then your childโs.
You want to be a good model for mental and physical health? Then let them see you taking care of yourself, first. That you are a priority. What a great way for them to see how self-worth evolves.
Swipe โฌ
๏ธ to read what I came across today.
Give yourself permission to want more than to be last. You deserve more. You deserve better. Your mind, body, and family will thank you.
No More
Undoing & Unloving
Ego Love vs Authentic Love
In light of
We spend a hell of an amount of time on teaching our children the negative ramifications of smoking, underage drinking, texting while driving, but we arenโt doing a good enough job of teaching them about what loving relationships look like.
And I believe these conversation begin very early.
Ego Love.
I believe we have all participated in this love at one time or another. Itโs hard not to have done so. You are with them because they make you feel good. But this love can often become possessive and controlling. And them knowing there is no place for manipulation and/or possession needs to be said out loud.
Authentic Love means that each of you have space to show your true colors. Authentic love is freedom. And where there is authenticity then both partners can grow.
I donโt believe us modeling our healthy relationship is enough. Friendships and Relationships are complex in nature.
They need to hear your stories and/or experiences with friendships and past relationships.
Start talking.
The least spiciest ๐ถ of us all, Graham.
But he has always taught us all about being brave and fearless.
Since I can remember heโs been so brave, told older kids not to pick on his older brother, and would lay down his life for Ivy.
Today was his special day. And if you want to test how brave you are, then go do the ropes and zip line course.
He sprinted through with no hesitation. (He is the one that has had stitches twice and 2 broken arms).
๐ฌ I had to keep reminding myself that Iโve jumped out of aโ๏ธ and that Bungee Jumping off a bridge in on my bucket list.
Fun fact: His hair feels like silk. I tell him it feels like butter ๐ง. And I couldnโt stop petting him as an infant ๐.
I remind them that my love is relentless.
Iโve always told them that they were born from my โค๏ธ first. I just had to wait patiently for them to arrive.
I dreamt about her since I was her age. I was to have a girl with brown hair and colored eyes. And here she is, my Ivy, brown hair and green eyes.
They love me. And I love them.
They drive me crazy. As I do to them.
We love and play hard in our house. But, I no longer want to wrestle 100lb + boys. Yet they want me to, which means I have to.
Because when will be the last time they ask me? Just like when was the last stroller ride? When was the last time I tied their shoes.
Children.
They were my dream.
Now the letting go part.
So they can pursue their own dreams.
I told you I like costumes, right?
You can easily shift your mood, state of mind, just by altering a few physical changes.
Think about what it means, to you, to throw on those comfy sweats when you get home.
Todayโฆ this is me hanging on to every little bit of summer and hopes we might have an Indian Summer. โ๏ธ๐ฅโค๏ธโ๐ป
Manifesting in Motion.
Would you believe it if I told you Iโve been doing it, like this, since I was about 8 years old?
I donโt think the dreamers ever stop dreaming. To this day, Iโm still not sure how I was a straight A student with the amount of day dreaming and doodling I did.
There is a cognitive component, the ability to make information meaningful, that assists in retaining academic work. But, this same concept exists physically. Just as rote memorization isnโt good for long term learning, neither is showing up to practice (dance or sport) โgoing through the motionsโ.
Life long message. You get out what you put in.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ ๐ชง ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ?
Check out todayโs posted Reel if you havenโt already. And more on IGTV later โฐโฆ.
Holy Moly I speak with my hands. ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ โก๏ธ.
(Did you know that I learned while getting my M.Ed in Motor Learning . I spent time working with the youth population that had hearing impairments).
And published an article in a journal. โ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ. Using 3 modalities for teaching children movement skills.
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐. I have a few spots remaining for 2 year olds and for 3 year olds. See website link in bio for details.
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ โฝ๏ธ ๐ ๐
Program
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น hosted by October 2nd, 10-2. Location is
Come and play, learn about programs, parties, and ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ!
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฅณ are booking up for October, so call or text me ๐.
Who wants to host a Halloween Party? ๐๐ป I love to help with a good costume party!
๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ. Letโs get these in while we have great weather โ๏ธ๐.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ underway for girls!
And a great ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ to all my clients for thinking of me and my business.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ.๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ.๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ.๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒโข๏ธ
I had .4 seconds (sometimes less) to become the best hitter.
Your dreams might be so big and outstanding, as are mine. But Iโve realized I am only successful when I am able to replicate the moments leading up to the finish.
What did it feel like just prior to contact? I could feel the intensity and warmth of the sun, hear my breathing, chest rising, feel the sweat dripping down my chest, notice a heightened sound of my metal cleat striking the dirt, my hands felt on ๐ฅ as I gripped the leather on my bat. A hum begins to play in the background. No, itโs not a buzzing sound. Itโs vibrational quiet.
Thereโs always a moment where I am not. I am not tired. I am not nervous. I am not excited. I feel nothingness. Then I would hear the last exhalation. Itโs slow, my body concedes, and there is a symbiotic moment joining mind, body, and breath. Time stood still for .4 seconds.
You try and tell me that isnโt addictive. You try and tell me itโs something you donโt want. Any athlete or artist who knows how to enter that dimension, the zone or a flow state, knows what this experience is about. Itโs better than a runners high. ๐ ๐ฆ โญ๏ธ โ๏ธ
This is part of psychological dominance. Itโs not about controlling someone else. I donโt recall ever chasing anyone elseโs dream/athletic dream. I was on a quest to dominate what I found glorious.
Btwโฆ .4 seconds is a 63mph fastball thrown from 43 feet. At release point itโs actually 37 feet! Iโve never met a truer experience of letting go than at this moment.
My dream is to figure out how to do this with 2 feet on the ground here every day. Iโm feeling closer to this quest. Some days are better than others.
Dream.Desire.Develop.Disciplineโข๏ธ
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drink this ๐คค
Sometimes this universe is perverse.
Explain this to kids? First, try and explain this day to adults.
When your brain cannot wrap itโs self around what happened. There is no rational way or enough feelings to express the trauma force felt on this day.
I really have not explored this national tragedy in depth with my children, ages 5, 9, & 13.
Very bad things happen to good people all the time. I remember hearing this as a child. And it was way too abstract. Now, thereโs a dissociation at this point in my life when I hear this message. Because if I were to sit in this thought, then I would become a ball of raging madness and sadness.
Forgetting, Never.
Reinhold Niebuhr, one of the most prominent Protestant theologians Serenity Prayer poem.
โGod, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.โ
Youโre supposed to call, text, and reach out to your best friends today.
So do it. They will love it.
Howโs life?
How are the kids?
Anything new with work?
Howโs your golf game?
Any juicy dating gossip?
Want to grab a drink?
It makes them feel warm and fuzzy. You can do that for people.
Have a wonderful day. โ๏ธโ๐ปโค๏ธ
Do you know the 10 activities that I teach or facilitate?
Fall class times are filling up. A few morning openings remain.
Available openings can be found online, link in bio
www.SaraHollandSports.com
โพ๏ธ Baseball
๐ Football
๐ Basketball
โฝ๏ธ Soccer
๐ฅ Softball
๐ด๐ปโโ๏ธ Bikes
๐ Birthday Partyโs
โท Skiing
๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ Yoga
๐คธ๐ผโโ๏ธ Tumbling/Gymnastics
If youโre New to the area, then Hello & Welcome! Check out my bio while youโre surfing ๐โโ๏ธ the page.
Take a guess in my stories โฌ๏ธ of a sport that I have not conquered. Ok there are so many sports, and not enough timeโฆ. But if I had more time!
How to sign up or form a class? Text, email, or call me.
๐ง [email protected]๐ฑ434-825-4689
Sport Programs, lessons, camps, and birthday parties for 2 years old and up!
โฆpersonally, Iโm taking golf back upโณ๏ธ. The sport and the people make me laugh a lot. This is a Win Win in my book.
Who can recommend a golf pro that will have the patience to deal with me? Lmk โฌ๏ธ below.
Dream.Desire.Develop.Discipline โข๏ธ
Cโmon, take my hand, and baby, wonโt ya walk with me?
Want to know what I wrote about this morning?
I bet you do. ๐
It had me all fired up by lunch time. Now I just have to carry this ๐ฅ forward. This is the one emotional ingredient (ok I have a secret one too) to success. Otherwise, no cry babies are allowed in this story.
These are my Friday Feelings ๐.
Next week kicks off Fall Sports Programs. โฝ๏ธ๐๐โพ๏ธ. Time slots are filling up. Get your group together and we will focus on skill development, learning through play, and building confidence ๐คฉ each week.
And 2 New Bike Riders this week! What a great time of year to go for a ride ๐ด๐ป.
Dream.Desire.Develop.Disciplineโข๏ธ
www.SaraHollandSports.com
can be a lonely place
Get you a dancinโ ๐๐บ partner tonight. ๐
I came to live.
Life is supposed to feel good, no actually I believe itโs supposed to feel great. And it has shown me that It only gets better if you make it better. Every day I try to create the experience that I to have.
Happiness has to be the ultimate goal, and not success. And this responsibility, to your happiness, should not be left up to anyone else. Can I get an !
Me: Sipping morning joy from my Italian coffee cup ๐
Me: Still eating my most favorite birthday cookie ๐ ๐ช
Meโฆ signing up for my next travel adventure โ๏ธ ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ. Contemplating 10K, Half, or Marathon while there.
Which one should I choose?
and
Who likes to ?
to the life you want.
โฆBaby youโre the best ๐
Another trip around the sun! ๐ง
And Iโm getting better at letting go, a skill that has eluded me for decades.
I love using this day to jump start my year. Pun intended as I found myself jumping off a cliff into the Mediterranean Ocean. ๐ ๐
The Amalfi Coast ๐ฎ๐น went above and beyond expectations. ๐ And it was the right amount of ๐ฅโค๏ธ ๐ฅthat will inspire me for the next year.
But today has also always been about reflection. I feel the flow more often and when I donโt then Iโve learned to stand still. Take a breath and walk through it rather than resist it.
Life brings people into and out of our lives for so many reasons. I met some really wonderful people traveling. People that I am sure I will be in touch with in the future.
But I had a pleasant surprise that lasted no more than 15 minutes. I was in the Paris airport and security asked me to walk a woman traveling alone, Betty, to her gate. At 82 she had just knocked Italy off her bucket list. And we spent the time chatting only to find out she was originally from Kansas now living in California, since her husband past. We chatted the entire way.
The trip finally felt complete. Betty gave me some nice pearls of wisdom. What an Amazing flash in time. I wonโt see her again, but I know all remember this moment.
He asked where toโฆ and I said you tell me.
He laughed. I laughed. It took him about an hour, but then he realized I wasnโt kidding.
10 hours went fast. Beautiful people ๐ซ๐ท, delicious food, tomatoes, pasta, wine ๐ท , Grappa, more wine, new dessert recipe that I canโt wait to share, lemoncello, beaches, vodka ๐, boats, and dangerous curves. โ ๏ธ
Lots of side conversations of life, work, and business and future business.
Heโs a dreamer. The perfect tour guide.
Andโฆ Lots of messages from you all about the steps leading to the church, โช๏ธ The Amalfi Cathedral. It was built in the 9th & 10th century
Amalfi Cathedral is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo, Amalfi, Italy. It is dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew whose relics are kept here. Saint Andrew was an apostle of Jesus. He is referred to in the Orthodox tradition as the First-Called.
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I canโt tell if Vincenzo is laughing with me or at me ๐
But heโs already letting me swim past pool hours and booked me a restaurant. ๐ท ๐ฎ๐น
I canโt wait for tomorrowโs feature. This next (tour) guy was recommended by a client. And wow there are some stories.๐
Iโm also here on business research! Something in the works for next year, 2022โฆ stay tuned ๐.
Guess what movie Iโm reminded of when coming back home?
โญ๏ธ ๐ง๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
โญ๏ธ ๐ฆ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
โญ๏ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
I love pausing for a moment and playing the game โWhat Might Have Beenโ. ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ?
I could have been married to a doctor. I could have easily returned to my home state or just stayed in Kansas. ๐ป
Wasnโt I supposed to go directly into a Ph.D Psychology program?
Instead, at 21, I said no to almost anything I was comfortable doing.
I took off to play a season of pro softball ๐ฅ in Georgia. I had to choose between an Assistant D1 coaching job at or a brand new softball program at . I ultimately chose UVA because they had one of the best and most respected professors in the country.
I canโt tell you what happened in the last 10 years because itโs been a bluurrrrrr ๐คช
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ซ: ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ
I feel like Iโm here againโฆ and I giggle now. ๐คญ Because Iโve realized The only thing true is exactly this song โ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐จ๐๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐
๐ซ๐๐ (๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง)โ by Baz Luhrmann
Your choices are half chance and so are everybody elseโs.
What would you have done?
Yes, I had the best excuse to crawl back into bed today โ๏ธ.
At 6AM I Cleaned up the kitchen not 1x or 2x, but it took 3x only to realize the problem wasnโt the coffee makerโฆ ๐
It was the coffee pot with a giant cracked ๐ณ in the bottom!! ๐
I persisted. Thatโs the sign I took from it. Not to keep making more coffee- LOL ๐
Iโve been telling myself for weeks to start these workouts in the morning. ๐ฒ ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ๐๐ผโโ๏ธMy children start back to school soon and I know the routine is going to get ๐ ๐คช
Canโt believe summer is almost a wrap!
She said to
I remember telling my father that โI donโt think like thatโ.
After most divorces and/or losses, or any significant life change, there are so many uncertainties, and itโs hard to picture the new future, the new you. ๐ธ
He was parenting me, which was wonderful, but I had to stop him. There was so much fear in his voice.๐ฌ
Iโve always operated from a point of what do I want, and how do I go about doing it or getting it. ๐ฅ
I feel so lucky ๐ having this outlook. But I know itโs something I developed over the years. And the irony of my fathers conversation is that I watched him pursue goals and succeed.
If youโre struggling with that vision of what your next life looks like, then keep putting one foot forward. Itโs taken about 4 years, but I can finally begin to see what the next 5-10 years will look like.
(And I chuckled, ๐ because we all know the universe is constantly throwing curve balls and change ups โพ๏ธ).
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ.๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ.๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ.๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒโข๏ธ
All good things happen in the present moment.
Be sure to soak up all of August, like a sponge. Donโt leave anything left on the table.
School supplies will always be there, the beds can be made another day, and that sand all over the floor can be swept up. ๐
Ask me what it feels like?
Like I amputated a piece of my heart โฅ๏ธ.
This door never really closes. Softball ๐ฅ has and will always be a part of my life.
But for now, my coaching role has come to an end. CT Legends organization will undergo a revamping and shuffling.
And when that decision to come back arrives then it will be bolder and stronger. ๐ช๐ป
For Now:
๐ฅ Lessons - Yes โ๏ธ
๐ฅ Consulting- Yes โ๏ธ
๐ฅ Recruiting - Yes โ๏ธ
Congratulations to ,from Staples High School, on her verbal commitment to Babson College . She averaged 14Kโs/game. And it will be fun to watch her succeed at the next level.
โฆ and within the next 2 months Iโll keep you posted on our other verbal commits ๐. All these girls did what they needed to do to put themselves in position to be offered a roster spot.
Good Luck! ๐
Whatโs the better story here?
Save the Bees ๐
Poor Kitten ๐ฑ
How to avoid being burned ๐ฅ
๐ Grahamโs that kid. He spent 30 minutes trying to save a bee. Saved it, protected it so itโs wings would dry, but then it ultimately passed. And he felt defeated and sad.
๐ปOr, When they ask how much I love them, and my response is Iโve loved them for 35 years, because they began in my heart โฅ๏ธ. Yes, Iโm that girl that had 10 baby dolls and also tried to dress up the kittens in baby clothes.
๐ฅ Orโฆ 30 minutes after these wonderful moments, then Ivy was having a meltdown in which we all have to enter the gates of ๐ฅ. seems to be her mentality.
Happy Taco Tuesday ๐ฎโฆ.
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