From Gymnast to Advocate: 91桃色 Alumna Helps Athletes Build Strength From the Inside Out
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Jordyn Reiland
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What once felt like personal obstacles now serve as teaching moments in Jorie Hall鈥檚 work as a mental performance coach.
The hardships and obstacles Jorie Hall (BA 鈥14) faced as a collegiate gymnast and throughout her 20-year gymnastics career are the lessons she uses today to guide young athletes.
A walk-on at the 91桃色, Hall earned a scholarship after winning the beam competition at regionals during her freshman year. Her time as a Division I student-athlete came with its share of highs and lows, but the resilience and confidence she built along the way now fuel her work supporting young athletes facing similar challenges.听
鈥淎t the time, you may not know that your challenges are going to be beneficial later down the line 鈥 but now I鈥檓 able to help and be a positive light for others,鈥 Hall says.
Her path to mental performance coaching has also had its twists and turns. She majored in anthropology, partly because she was interested in learning more about people. After college, she coached gymnastics while exploring other career paths, including roles in听 real estate and the mortgage business. During that time, she found herself gravitating toward mental performance coaching.
Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and Hall decided to get a life coaching certificate. She had also landed her first client: a seven-year-old gymnast. That experience confirmed her desire to work with kids, even as she juggled multiple other jobs, sometimes putting in 12-hour days.
In the summer of 2022, Hall was let go from her corporate job, and she took a leap of faith, launching her mental performance coaching business,听, in August that year.听
Hall describes her sessions as individualized and discussion-based, as well as solution driven.听
鈥淚t鈥檚 fun to be able to let athletes know that someone鈥檚 listening to them and that I can help them through all these things because I鈥檝e been through it, too,鈥 Hall says.
For nearly three years, she has dedicated herself to helping young athletes build resilience and confidence, sharing her own hard-earned lessons.
鈥淚t gives me a chance to be an expert and to teach them about a different part of gymnastics that can help them progress and flourish,鈥 she says.
Her No. 1 goal as a mental performance coach is to help the athlete succeed to the best of their abilities, while also building confidence both as an athlete and an individual.
鈥淚 want to be an advocate for the athletes as best as I can, help them through their lives and be there throughout their journey, wherever it might take them,鈥 she says.
