MICHELLE BOATENG - S&C COACH @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS #137

We sit down with Michelle Boateng — Assistant Strength Coach at Howard University working with women's soccer, volleyball, softball, and football — to talk about reading the room before you coach it, the injury prevention mindset she carried over from her athletic training roots, and what it meant to be part of the 10th class of the NFL Women's Forum.Since this episode was recorded, Michelle has gone on to join the Washington Commanders. Huge congrats to her — this conversation gives you a great look at the coach behind that move.In this Playbook:Read the Room Before You Coach It: Michelle doesn't start her sessions behind a whiteboard — she starts in the corner, watching. Body language, pace of entry, whether athletes are talking to each other — all of it tells her what kind of coach she needs to be that day. Gamify the Intent: Intent is everything when you're chasing a training adaptation — and Michelle has found that gamification is the fastest path to it. Cat-and-mouse change-of-direction drills for volleyball, in-weight-room competition for soccer, leaning into softball's natural grit to create self-competition.Women Belong in the Room: As part of the 10th class of the NFL Women's Forum — joining coaches, executives, and Roger Goodell at the combine — Michelle came away with a simple but powerful conviction: if you've done the work and you know your stuff, you 100% deserve to be in that room.TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customise workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data — all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Exxentric:Coaches, take your training to the next level with Exxentric's flywheel technology. The kBox and kPulley deliver eccentric overload that you simply can't replicate with traditional weights — building strength, power, and resilience in athletes at every level. Trusted by elite programmes worldwide, Exxentric gives you the tools to train smarter and keep athletes on the field.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.exxentric.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Michelle' SocialInstagram - @michellejoellManny's Social:Instagram — ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠