She started diving at nine years old and had been a high performing division 1 athlete at Boise State, and that’s all she knew. Everything she did was connected to diving and her social life outside of the sport was almost non-existent. But during her sophomore year of college she was assigned a new coach who had no compassion for the athletes and pushed them to perform while injured and past what they could take.She began feeling depressed, anxious, and even experiencing black outs. She knew her career as a diver needed to end. 

She now coaches children and encourages their parents to enjoy the sport for what it should be: fun. Her book, “From Athlete to Human Being” tells the story of athletes that transitioned out of sports. She also coaches transitioning athletes on how to close that chapter of their life.

Kacee Hoffer was a Division 1 athlete. A high performing division 1 athlete. Then the world came crumbling down when burnout, doubt, self-image and ultimate shame took over and the feeling of being a “failed athlete” was the only thing that remained. Within the three years that followed, she worked through the pain and struggles of rebuilding her identity. Not as an athlete, but as a human being.

She is speaking out for the athletes that feel alone in their struggle and believe that they should be able to handle it, even though they aren’t.

Through health coaching and fitness coaching, Kacee helps past and current high performing athletes push through the mental struggles of body confidence, self-image and shame to thrive in and after competition.