My name is Benjamin Alderman, a BSc (Hons) student in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. I am emailing you as you have been identified as a potential participant for my final year dissertation project titled "Examining the relationship between emotional intelligence, intra and interpersonal emotion regulation on performance and mental well-being in sport coaches."

Specifically, we are looking for sport coaches who meet the following criteria to participate in our study.

· Sport coaches who are currently coaching a team or individual sports

· Have a minimum of 3 months coaching experience

· Aged 18 or above

If you wish to participate you will be asked to complete a short online survey which will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Please find the full participant information sheet as well as the consent form and survey in the link below. If you have any questions about this study at any point, please do not hesitate to contact me.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyRa79lWoQT02uXLsxPX9v5ecdMscRJFVJYFqyHJAvRjkbMw/viewform?usp=share_link

Thank you for taking the time to read this and considering volunteering for this research

I am 5'2 144 lbs. I am a freshman playing baseball at the NAIA level. My size has put me in a situation where I need a better strength program that will help me keep up with my peers. To get to this point I started lifting weights sooner than all my peers. In high school, I tried a lot of different training styles. I did bodybuilding to gain size, powerlifting, French Contrast Training for athleticism, rotational training (med ball throws, Paloff holds, etc.), CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, and Plyometrics (tried before and after workouts). I have tried baseball-specific workouts such as Drive Line as well. I have been bulking throughout all of this (started at 90 lbs freshman year of high school). The intensity of my sessions is high. Mobility work and dieting have also been a focus for a long time.

At this point, I am falling behind because of my size disadvantage. The school weight program is not working for me. it is not because of a lack of trying. I am desperate and any help or advice is welcome.

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Maxes for Reference:

Back Squat: 330lbs

Barbell Bench: 155lbs x 3

Trap bar Deadlift: 405lbs

Barbell Deadlift: 315lbs x 2

Started my university's baseball club and have had to fight a lot for the little funding we have received (less then $100) AMA about coaching styles, were I got equipment, or anything else!