WHY SALT?

The element that enhances, preserves, and endures — in sweat, tears, and the tides.

The human body is intelligent, resilient, and loves a challenge. Your system up-regulates itself when challenged appropriately. You don’t think your way to better performance, you put action to it.

Too often in sport, coaching focuses on telling athletes exactly what to do, how to move, and what to feel, with little room for individual athlete exploration. It strips the athlete of self-discovery, expression, and regulation. I believe a truly transformative environment is learner-centric — one that encourages curiosity, reflection, and ownership. When athletes are trusted to explore, to make mistakes, to problem solve, they become more autonomous, adaptable, resilient, and self-aware both on and off the field. Coaching then shifts from dictating to facilitating, from leading to equipping, from giving answers to cultivating better questions. Developing athletes who can think and act for themselves gives them the power to uninhibitedly accomplish anything they set out to do.

Core Values

Foster a collaborative & adaptable environment

Be compassionate & supportive

Be authentic

Be specific & intentional

Be constantly learning

Lainey Mullane

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My Story:

I grew up playing multiple sports. I was always one of the smallest on my team, but I didn’t let that stop me from competing with the big dogs—I thank my brother and our rough and tumble neighborhood boys for that. If there was a sport to be playing I was playing it (organized or not). Backyard football, basketball & tennis, swimming, softball, track, soccer, even karate (black belt, don’t try me!!). But soccer was always my favorite, and the one I stuck with from 6 years old through high school.

I broke my leg in a soccer game when I was about 14 (spiral fracture to my tibia & fibula). It put me in a full leg cast and took me out of the game for about 6 months. I was so fortunate to have had a rockstar of a physical therapist who was in my corner from Day 1. He encouraged me to challenge my limits, instilling a confidence in me that I had not known that I could possess. I came back to play with a fire in my lungs throughout my entire high school career.

I never had big aspirations to play competitively beyond high school, but I continued playing it recreationally throughout college, for the simple love of the game. I graduated with a degree in health science knowing that I wanted to be involved in athletics or rehab in some capacity. It just so happened that my PT who helped me through my rehab all those years ago had opened up his own business, not just a facility for PT but one encompassing sports performance as well. I jumped at the chance to intern. I interned for 6 months before accepting a part-time position with the facility while working to obtain my Masters in Kinesiology at the same time.

I quickly fell in love with sports performance training, not just because I love wearing sweatpants to work and being athletic, but because I loved the environment and culture it was creating for young athletes. I love what I do, but more than that I love the relationships and connections I get to form by doing what I do. I strive to always be cultivating an environment that is rooted in mutual trust, understanding, and ALWAYS fun—because honestly life becomes dull without it. I want athletes to be able to find joy in even the hardest of training sessions, and I want them to feel like they always have someone in their corner, cheering them on along the way.

Education:

Bachelor of Health Science, Minor in Psychology, University of Missouri (MU)

Master of Kinesiology, University of Central Missouri (UCM)

Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA)

Experience:

Lainey has 10 years of sports performance coaching since 2015, specializing in team sport athletics with an emphasis in soccer specific performance. She’s designed & implemented both individualized and team training programs for middle schoolers, high schoolers at the ECNL/RL levels, collegiate athletes from D1 to NAIA, and professional athletes playing in the NWSL, MLS, USL, WPSL & MASL.

She served as the Kansas City Comets’ Sports Performance Trainer (MASL) for the 2023-24 season.

Lainey has held close working relationships with Sports Physical Therapists in the area since 2015. She utilizes her knowledge, expertise, and resources to develop progressive return to play programs, helping athlete’s bridge the gap between rehab and full return to sport. She believes programs should benefit more than just the athlete’s physical performance, especially in a return to play scenario. Her programs are centered around the athlete as a whole: blending physical strength, performance, and capacity with new-found levels of grit, mental resilience, emotional health, and vitality to foster an overall feeling of well-being and unwavering confidence—both on and off the field.

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