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USA Rugby's Kelsi Stockert's Transition Through Retirement


USA Rugby 7's and 15's player Kelsi Stockert and now Athlete Career Transition's Chief Storyteller opens up honestly about her struggles and transition through retirement.


Retirement. One of the few things elite athletes avoid at all costs. Usually, we face challenges straight on without hesitation. We put in the work that needs to be done to prepare for it, but retirement, that’s just one of those things that we never really want to acknowledge or face; because what is life after sport? This Olympic dream is our everything; what we’ve worked our whole lives for. This is it. This is who we are.