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Keynote Gabby Carrena urges coaches to 'break barriers' with personal comeback story
Summary
Keynote Gabby Carrena told coaches she left teaching in 2015 and became a professional bodybuilder in 2018, using her experiences to encourage coaches to confront fear and 'think bigger' under the district theme 'Breaking Barriers.'
Keynote speaker Gabby Carrena used personal narrative to illustrate the convocation theme "Breaking Barriers," saying she left teaching in 2015 and "became a professional bodybuilder in 2018," later winning national competitions and a Mid USA title. Carrena urged coaches to treat fear as a barrier to be overcome and to "think bigger" in their daily work with students.
Carrena framed her competitive successes as an example of gradual improvement, saying ‘‘The more you go, the better you become.’’ She connected that approach to coaching, asking attendees to remove personal barriers each morning and to model resilience for student-athletes. The convocation transcript does not include an extended Q&A or operational coaching guidance tied to Carrena's recommendations.
