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EPS 164 UVA Alum goes from olympics into being a head field hockey coach!

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SummaryWe’ve got plenty of opportunities in the world of sports today, thanks to an ever-increasing number of fan groups, and impressive public, private and government sector initiatives! But was it this way a decade or so ago?  You and I and my guest for today’s episode would all agree that it wasn’t, am I right? How then, did athletes and sportspersons back in the past make historic achievements? How did they get into a seemingly less lucrative career when they had other opportunities ahead of them? What lies at the backstage of their stories?  Stay tuned to clear the air and learn about it from Michelle Vittese, a 211-time international awardee in field hockey with an eight-year long career with the US women’s national field hockey team! Michelle shares how she got into the sport and how, despite initially deciding to be a doctor, she made up her mind to go all-in on her passion, at a time when sports wasn’t even considered a high-income or sustainable career. An ex-UVA grad, Michelle covers different aspe