Welcome to Beyond the Baller!
Beyond the Baller is a women's soccer brand founded in 2023 by professional soccer players Hannah Adler and Cheyenne Shorts. The two met at the University of Denver, where they played NCAA Division 1 soccer together for four years, becoming best friends and even leading their team as captains.
While pursuing their professional soccer careers, Hannah and Cheyenne developed a passion for coaching and mentoring young players. Growing up without female coaches themselves, they were inspired to create a space where young female athletes could learn, grow, and be empowered by strong female role models. This vision led to the creation of Beyond the Baller—a brand dedicated to helping the next generation of ballers develop confidence, skill, and leadership both on and off the field through private soccer training, camps, clinics, mentorship and inspiring apparel. While they remain best friends to this day, the brand now continues under Hannah's leadership.
Today, Beyond the Baller has grown into a team of female coaches in various locations who share this mission, offering high-level training and mentorship for youth athletes across the country.
In addition to coaching, our apparel aligns with our mission to empower female athletes. We donate 10% of our retail sales to women’s soccer nonprofits that are making an impact and expanding opportunities for the next generation—our way of giving back to the game we love.
Join us in building a stronger, more empowered future for female athletes—because every baller deserves a role model who believes in them.
Scroll down to read more about the BTB staff!
Meet The Co-Founder: Hannah Adler
Hannah has played professionally in the United States and Europe, including world class leagues such as the NWSL and the UEFA Champions League. Most recently, Hannah has been playing Professional Beach Soccer for Cali Beach Soccer Club and for the USA Women's Beach Soccer National Team, where she was named U.S. Soccer's Women's Beach Player of the Year back-to-back in 2023 and 2024. Hannah is also a USSF and UEFA Licensed soccer coach, and has coached at the club level and NCAA Division 1 College Soccer level for Pepperdine University. Hannah also enjoys helping athletes with the mental side of their game, as she is the Lead Mental Skills Coach at Expand Your Game.
Hannah was born and raised in southern California. She started playing soccer at the age of 6. Growing up, she played club soccer for Real So Cal (Now LAFC) and for Oak Park High School Varsity. She went on to play NCAA Division 1 College Soccer at the University of Denver, where she was a Captain of the team and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Marketing and a minor in Psychology. Hannah currently coaches in Santa Barbara, California
Meet Director of Dallas BTB: Anna Schrader
Anna, a native of Dallas, spent 10 years playing for Sting Soccer Club, where she competed on the ECNL level, and captained the Varsity team at Bishop Lynch High School, winning a State Championship title. She then went on to play NCAA Division 1 College Soccer at the University of Denver (where she met Hannah). Post-college, Anna returned to Dallas to play for Luxoria FC in the United Women’s Soccer League. She has remained deeply involved in the local soccer scene in Dallas, continuing her passion for the sport both on the pitch and in her professional sports consulting career.