Colleen Magarity On Mental Toughness through Discomfort, Humility and Adaptability

Not only did Colleen Magarity grow up playing multiple sports, but she also excelled in them. In fact, she was specifically told by her Team USA lacrosse coach that she, “will make the team because she played basketball.” Given her diversity in athletics, she  was rarely hurt, had better situational awareness than others and could play both offense and defense. She was ultimately inducted into Germantown Academy  Hall of fame Inductee for Soccer, Basketball, and Lacrosse.  More importantly, learning how to play on different teams serving different roles allowed her the mental toughness to adapt to various challenges within the college game.

At Northwestern University, she incorporated mental skills training into her physical training setting her up to win 3 National Championships, become an All-American, NCAA All-Tournament and serve as captain for the 2011 team.

Colleen is now the director girl's HHH lacrosse club, and the head coach of Penn Charter's girl's lacrosse team where she has taken them from not ranked to a nationally top ranked High School Program. She also serves as Head Coach of the WLL New York Charging. Her ability to connect with her players personally, keep her all-stars humble and use mental training to help them adapt to challenges has earned her the respect of all players youth, collegiate and professional.

She doesn’t just preach true mental toughness, she lives it!

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