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Camp Ultraviolet: Helping Each Girl Find Her Unique Glow

With another season of Camp Ultraviolet Summer camps on the way, today we wanted to share a peek behind the purple curtain at what we do at CUV, and some fun photos of CUV campers in action! Read on to learn about the Camp Ultraviolet curriculum, our mission, what our days look like at CUV, […]

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A Holiday Glow Gift Guide for Your Favorite Youth Athlete

(This post contains affiliate links) I hear often from parents that their daughters leave Camp Ultraviolet with a new kind of confidence. These girls carry themselves in a new way, and parents are eager to keep the CUV energy going. Of course, we love it when CUV girls return for our day camps and other […]

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The Voice That Matters Most – The Power of Self-Talk

If you’ve ever seen one of those cute online videos of a little kid doing affirmations, you know most of us are born thinking we are pretty cool little people. In fact, decades ago, Robert Fulghum shared in his book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten that if you ask an […]

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Dealing with Skill Loss and Mental Blocks in Athletics

“I lost my axel” is a common phrase sputtered in ice rinks across the country. When I was coaching ice skating, I would usually reply with something along the lines of, “Did you check with the front desk?” or “Is it under your bed?” and my students would look at me very puzzled. “Losing” a […]

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