Videos

Being a FIERCE Athlete

What does it mean to be a FIERCE Athlete? FIERCE Athlete's Founder and President, Sam Kelley, gives an overview of how to integrate femininity, identity, our bodies, and our faith in sport. She offers commentary on the current state of sport, and presents a vision of how sport could be! Please join her, and other FIERCE Athletes around the country in positively changing the culture of women's athletics!

Chris Stefanick Show

This week, we have another top athlete with us. She is a former Division I soccer player at the University of Connecticut. Samantha Kelley is the president of FIERCE Athlete, a program designed to help women understand their femininity in the context of athletic competition. Samantha knows the challenges that women face in sports, from a toxic culture to the difficulty of figuring out how femininity fits in athletics. In fact, these are all struggles she faced herself at UConn. Fortunately, women have a LOT to offer to the world of sports, as Samantha explains. Whether you're a sports fan, an athlete, or just want to understand femininity a little better, you can’t miss this awesome interview!

The Amazing Design of Our Bodies

There is a lot of confusion today about the human body. At a conference on the Church’s response to the Transgender movement, Sam presents the theological and anthropological basis of the human body and its goodness. Sam also comments on this movement’s negative impact on women’s sports.

Fitness to Holiness: Strengthening Body & Soul

Bodies and souls cannot be divided on this side of Paradise and Samantha Kelly has found an unlikely way to let her soul pray while she works out. In her words, “a holy hour at the gym” isn’t scandalous, but rather it’s a way to unite our bodies to Christ and offer up sufferings for others.

GIVEN Female Leaders Award Ceremony Speech

Upon receiving the GIVEN award for female leadership, Samantha takes 10 minutes to talk about the start of FIERCE, and also gives advice to young women about their own hopes, dreams and aspirations.