About AthLead Up

AthLead Up is dedicated to empowering student-athletes through tailored leadership programs. Located in Morristown, New Jersey, we offer a range of services including individual coaching and mentoring and team workshops. Our mission is to help athletes excel both in their sports and in life by providing personalized support, training, and guidance. With the leadership of educator and nationally recognized coach Dr. Janet Holdsworth, we aim to develop well-rounded individuals who are prepared for success in all areas of life. Our programs are designed to fit seamlessly into the busy schedules of student-athletes and team trainings, ensuring participants can achieve their full potential without compromising their athletic commitments. At AthLead Up, we believe that leadership and athletics go hand-in-hand, and we are committed to helping student-athletes lead with excellence on and off the field.

FOUNDER: JANET HOLDSWORTH, PH.D.

Dr. Jan, or Coach Jan, is the founder of AthLead Up. She brings 25 years of teaching leadership courses to both undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Minnesota, Rutgers University, and Seton Hall University to our organization. Dr. Jan has also coached girls lacrosse for 25 years at the elite college club, high school, elite club and youth levels. She is nationally recognized by USA Lacrosse and was the first woman, and coach from any sport, to be recognized as a Double Goal Golden Whistle Coach by the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA). She served on the PCA's brain trust reviewing publications for the organization and also, helped pioneer the sport of girls lacrosse in Minnesota. She led the effort for girls lacrosse to be a state sanctioned varsity sport by the Minnesota State High School League. Dr. Jan founded a non-profit called Winning for Life that had a three prong approach to training student-athletes in a unique, elite girls lacrosse club program: sports training, leadership development, and service to community. She has conducted leadership workshops with teams and captains for two decades. Her passion rests with coaching and mentoring student-athletes to grow in their personal leadership and working with captains, coaches and teams to develop a positive, leadership-based culture.