story

"My name is Heather Sutherland. I go by Trainer Heather. I fell in love with basketball when I was living in Belize. It was a way for me and my brother to really bond. I was always the only girl on the court. We would get..."

"...these basketball mixtapes and this is how we'd learn how to hoop. There was one tape, with one girl, out of all the mixtapes that we've ever seen. Now, I think there's a lot more representation of female athletes to look up to. I've always wanted..."

"...to be able to like wear the coolest shoes. I got the cool grey elevens when I was in high school and I wore those shoes down, ate the grip out from under them. When I was able to start purchasing my own shoes I went crazy."

"My goal is to build health literate individuals. I wanted to create programs that were intentional about keeping women into the sport that they love just a little bit longer. I'm now kinda bridging that gap. There's..."

"...a lane for all of us. You can stay in your lane but you can create your own lane."

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Heather Sutherland