Girls On The Sideline

This week, Lindsay had the pleasure to chat with the incredibly talented, award-winning athlete turned Director of Events for the Tampa Sports Commission, Claire Lessinger. Claire has had sports running through her veins since early childhood. Growing up, she played a variety of sports such as swimming, golf, tennis, basketball, and youth soccer and by the time she was a sophomore in high school, she fell in love with the game of volleyball.  Throughout college, at the University of Florida, she played as a volleyball player. Following her dream after college, she became the head coach of the University of South Florida’s volleyball team, transforming the team. During her tenure as the head coach, the USF has appeared in the conference tournament four out of her last five seasons and the team earned third place finishes in the 2007 and 2009 seasons.  On today’s show, Lindsay and Claire talk about the driving force behind her passion for the game, her major accomplishments and opportunities that she is m