Culture Change Starts HERE!

It's time we redefine the sports experience for girls and women! Where we focus on their unique needs in performance, nutrition, physical and mental health. If you need help creating this culture, you're in the right place!

Hi, I’m Kellie, Founder of Her First Athletics and a Female Athlete Health & Nutrition Educator.

We are here to help…

Create an environment that supports the unique needs of females in sports.
Debunk nutrition and health myths and deliver evidence-based and practical information you can easily apply in your locker rooms and at home.
Break down athlete body ideals and build body confidence in sport.
Prevent underfueling, relative energy deficiency in sports (REDs), eating disorders, and disordered eating.

Together, we will create a community that will help set up female athletes for optimal performance and health in sport and life!

Starting sports at a young age and continuing through college, I’ve always embraced athletics and still see myself as an athlete! Lacrosse was my passion, and I worked hard to play beyond high school, eventually landing at a Division II program in Pennsylvania. However, after my freshman year, I struggled with an eating disorder, believing that underfueling and overtraining would boost my performance and help me transfer to a Division I program. While I found help, recovered, and did transfer, I faced lingering effects of the disorder and long-term underfueling.

Now, as a mom and high school lacrosse coach, I focus on preventing underfueling in female athletes and promoting their overall health. I work with parents and coaches to raise awareness, build knowledge, and develop the skills needed to foster healthy relationships with food and body image. We teach girls how to fuel for optimal growth and performance, recognize signs of underfueling early, and promote protective strategies. Together, we can create a culture where health and performance are prioritized.

Our approach doesn’t have to be perfect, but it should be thoughtful, intentional, and collaborative. I hope you’ll join us to help Protect HER. Fuel HER. Empower HER.

Education & Training

HER HUDDLE

The Hero Huddle is our community membership! Join other athletes, coaches, parents, and providers to work together to keep girls in sports longer, prevent injury, and stop under-fueling.

TEAM TALKS

Are you a coach, an athlete, a sports organization, or a group of athlete care providers? Would you like a program tailored to meet the specific needs of your athletes and organization? We can help!

HER HUDDLE

The Hero Huddle is our community membership! Join other athletes, coaches, parents, and providers to work together to keep girls in sports longer, prevent injury, and stop under-fueling.

TEAM TALKS

Are you a coach, an athlete, a sports organization, or a group of athlete care providers? Would you like a program tailored to meet the specific needs of your athletes and organization? We can help!

ATHLETE & FAMILY

As parents, our young athletes often look to us for nutrition and health guidance. Through this program, we help take the pressure off of parents by educating the whole family.

Better TOGETHER!

Community and collaboration are essential for making the biggest impact on the health, performance, and overall sports experience for our female athletes!