Pacing, Swivels, and Other Sports Lessons for Excellent Leadership

Katelyn P Mack
Learning for Change
7 min readOct 15, 2021

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Fencers in Competitive Training | Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels

I can still imagine my eighteen year old self nearly out of breath, staying light on my feet on a soccer field of slightly damp, vibrantly green grass waiting to defend against an opponent’s attack. I’ve been thinking a lot about the lessons I’ve learned through sports since I’ve started coaching my son’s soccer team this Fall. Most of the time my coaching feels like herding…

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Katelyn P Mack
Learning for Change

Social impact strategist | Data geek | Lover of learning | VP Impact & Evaluation @ Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula | Previously @ FSG