Christina Heydanus

Host of Opening the Playbook, a podcast about women in sport. Tune in each week for your latest dose of #inspo from some of the biggest names in the game.🎙🎧⬇️

[BC LIONS @BCLions]

“I am honoured and grateful to the Lions organization for providing me the opportunity to make this significant step in my coaching career."

#BCLions hire Tanya Walter as the first full-time female coach in @CFL history 🙌🏽

[Ben Nicholson-Smith @bnicholsonsmith]

#BlueJays hire Jaime Vieira as a minor-league hitting coach via @shidavidi. She's the first woman to coach in the Jays organization https://t.co/gXqdi83j27

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

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[AP Sports @AP_Sports]

AP sources: The Yankees are promoting Rachel Balkovec to manager of the Low A Tampa Tarpons, making her the first woman to skipper a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.

by @jake_Seiner https://t.co/pplUR9EIIO

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

Sports Psychologist @abramowiczd joins #OTP to discuss being a high level mental health coach (2020 French Open champ Iga Swiatek is a client), her tools and tricks for athletes, and the current state of mental health in sport.

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https://t.co/1EUMZsCUQE

#womeninsport

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

2 X Scotties Tournament of Hearts champ @KEinarson joins #OTP this week to discuss her love for the game, her team’s success, family tragedy, and her road to the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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https://t.co/1EUMZsCUQE

#womeninsport

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

We are 100 days out from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and 2 X Olympic champ @Catrionald joins #OTP to discuss her illustrious speed skating career and latest role - Chef de Mission for Team Canada and everything that it includes.

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https://t.co/1EUMZsCUQE

#womeninsport

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

Big step forward. We need to see more of this! #womeninsports

[BCHL @BCHockeyLeague]

4 BCHL officials to become the first all-female crew to work a Canadian Junior A game

Grace Barlow, Megan Howes, Melissa Brunn and Colleen Geddes will all work this afternoon's game between Langley and Surrey.

RELEASE: https://t.co/GFrDrBC6OJ

[Bre Miller @BreUnfiltered]

Thank you @tinaheydanus for having me a part of your Podcast! So nice chatting with you!! 🇨🇦 #openingtheplaybook #womeninsports

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

She was the 1st female GM in the @WCLBaseball and now also Pres of the @CorvKnights - a team that just won its 5th straight title.

@BreUnfiltered is now 1 of 4 female GMs in the league and shares why she thinks women have found so much success.

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https://t.co/1EUMZsCUQE

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

Congrats ⁦@SteveEwen on being named to the 2021 ⁦@BCSportsHall⁩ Class. Well deserved! https://t.co/sLVrs5rFLI

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

Laurence Vincent Lapointe was a 2X medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in Canoe Sprint - the first time women could compete in the event at the Games. On #OTP she discusses how far women have come and talks about her overturned suspension.

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https://t.co/1EUMZsCUQE

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

When facing adversity, some people give up, but not @empty_kate. She went from competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics to fighting for her life. Now she’s come out on top with a Silver Medal in Track Cycling at the 2020 Paralympic Games. #womeninsports

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https://t.co/1EUMZsCUQE

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

Huge step forward, hopefully others will follow!

[DAZN Canada @DAZN_CA]

The US Soccer Federation has announced it has offered identical contract proposals to the players associations of the men's and women's national teams 🇺🇸🙌

[US Open Tennis @usopen]

Martina & Serena 🤝 Leylah & Emma

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

What. A. Match. 🤯 Amazing @leylahfernandez

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

Leylah Annie Fernandez gets the job done and upsets defending #USOpen champion Naomi Osaka in the 3rd round!

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

From Super Bowls to PR, @amandawhitelaw has done it all. Tune into the latest episode of #OTP to hear her journey through the world of sports production, which has led her to the role of COO for @TonyFayPR. Ready to be inspired?

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https://t.co/o0wPsxzZ4m…

#womeninsport

[Canadian Women & Sport | Femmes et sport au Canada @WomenandSportCA]

As girls enter adolescence, their overall participation rate in sport drops by 22 per cent.

The Keeping Girls in Sport module addresses common motivators/barriers for girls & gives coaches/sport leaders the tools on how to keep them engaged in sport.

https://t.co/O390D13jRt

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

Mountaineers @evacapozzola and Pascale Marceau are the first women to climb Mt. Lucania, Canada’s third highest peak. Tune into #OTP to hear about their trek, teamwork, and empowerment they gained from completing a women’s first.

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https://t.co/1EUMZsCUQE

#womeninsport

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

We tend to focus on the success but never really talk about the struggles. This week on #OTP, @Dangerous_Cliff shares her journey towards the 2016 and 2020 #Olympic Games, only to come up short both times - and how she overcame it.

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https://t.co/1EUMZsCUQE

#womeninsport

[Christina Heydanus @tinaheydanus]

The #TokyoOlympics are here and Canada’s best female #BMX racer Drew Michielsen is set to compete. She’s just the 2nd woman ever to represent #TeamCanada in the sport at the Games, and shares her path to Tokyo this week on #OTP.

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https://t.co/1EUMZsCUQE

#womeninsport