{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"MVMNT4LIFE","title":"Episode 41: Getting to Know Coach Nicci: From Saskatchewan to Surfing and CrossFit","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2375,"description":"MVMNT4LIFE Podcast Show Notes\nEpisode Title: Getting to Know Coach Nicci: From Saskatchewan to Surfing and CrossFit\nHost: Kolby Krystofik, Owner of Oxnard|MVMNT\nGuest: Coach Nicci, Oxnard|MVMNT Coach\nWebsite: www.oxnardmvmnt.com\nEpisode Overview:\nIn this episode, Kolby sits down with Coach Nicci, Oxnard|MVMNT’s youngest coach. Listeners will follow Nicci's journey from a small-town life in Canada to becoming a coach in California. Nicci shares her experiences growing up on a farm, competing in track and field, transitioning to life on the West Coast, and how she fell in love with the ocean and CrossFit. Nicci also opens up about becoming a CrossFit coach, her passion for fitness, and balancing coaching with her nursing studies.\nKey Topics Covered:\nLife in Small-Town Canada:\nNicci grew up in Delmoni, Saskatchewan, a town of 2,000 people.\nShe shares childhood memories of raising animals on her family’s farm and working on a dairy farm, including chaotic moments like when the cows escaped!\nTrack and Field & Pole Vaulting:\nNicci competed in track and field, starting as a sprinter and hurdler before transitioning to pole vaulting.\nShe enjoyed the complexity of pole vaulting, as it constantly challenged her to improve.\nThe Unexpected Path to California:\nAfter considering university for track and field, Nicci decided to join Youth with a Mission (YWAM) in Australia, where she met her now-husband, Johnny.\nNicci shares how her career plans shifted from physical therapy to coaching and nursing, and her transition from landlocked Saskatchewan to the beaches of California.\nBecoming a Surfer and Ocean Swimmer:\nNicci first saw the ocean at age 14, struggled with swimming, but grew to love the water after moving to California and meeting Johnny.\nDetermined to improve, Nicci joined the Ventura College swim team and eventually passed the challenging Los Angeles County Ocean Lifeguard Test.\nCoaching at Oxnard|MVMNT:\nNicci got involved in CrossFit after meeting Kolby through mutual...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kLeMIADdb5lPqSG7gAWCuXTnSbH68G0dv2enZ-7oXQw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83M2E0/MThlYmQ5MDlmNDg3/ZmU1MmU4MWZkMzVh/M2ZmZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}