Allison Krajewski is the first-ever woman on the coaching staff of the Spokane Indians, a High-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies MLB team. Krajewski was recently hired as the Indians’ physical performance coach, but she has been breaking barriers as the only woman in the weight room for years.
According to KXLY, Krajewski first became interested in weight training in high school. She realized early on that strength training was not something many girls her age felt comfortable with, especially in a weight room full of men.
Allison Krajewski is the first-ever woman on the coaching staff of the Spokane Indians, a High-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies MLB team. Krajewski was recently hired as the Indians’ physical performance coach, but she has been breaking barriers as the only woman in the weight room for years.
According to KXLY, Krajewski first became interested in weight training in high school. She realized early on that strength training was not something many girls her age felt comfortable with, especially in a weight room full of men.
"If I have any words of advice for young female athletes, it's to get in the gym," said Krajewski. "I get the stigma of being bulky and being manly and not being dainty and feminine. At the end of the day, what I tell them is: if you're strong, it doesn't matter."
Krajewski cut her teeth interning with the University of Alabama, earning her Master’s degree, and with the Arizona Diamondbacks before joining the Spokane Indians. She knew for years that her passion was to work alongside baseball players.
“Baseball players really have this passion for their sport that I carry for coaching,” she said.
And now, the athletes she coaches can see that passion. Indians’ infielder Aidan Longwell told KREM2 News, “She’s someone that we can always go talk to, and say ‘hey, this is bothering me, what do you think, what can stretch this out, what can help me be ready to play that night?’ and she does a great job with that.”
“I really like strength and conditioning because it lets you always be improving, and really challenge yourself both in the one-on-one aspect, and when you work in a team setting,” said Krajewski. “You get to work with your teammates and work with other students and athletes, and just throughout the process, it’s just something that’s very rewarding.”
