Meet Krista Steinbeiser
Krista Steinbeiser is a coach, teacher, speaker, and writer committed to developing courageous leaders and wholehearted lives. Her work integrates faith, healing, and embodied formation — grounded in the belief that identity is restored over time, and true strength is built when body, mind, and spirit are developed together.
Through IGNITE Training, Krista combines elite athletic development with faith-centered coaching to help athletes, families, and leaders grow in confidence, identity, and resilience — on the field and in life. Her approach moves beyond performance and productivity, forming individuals who are disciplined, grounded, and unshakable.
A former NCAA Division I athlete and Olympic Development Program player, Krista brings years of experience coaching soccer, self-defense, strength and conditioning, and performance nutrition. Her professional training — combined with lived experience and a deep trust in Jesus Christ — shapes a coaching philosophy that develops the whole person, not just performance.
She is the author of faith-filled children’s books and adult nonfiction, host of the Fueled & Whole Podcast, and founder of IGNITE Training — a space for those who know there is more and are ready to step into it. At the core of her work is this conviction: Breakthrough does not begin with checking boxes and more striving — it begins in the heart. Train with purpose. Compete with confidence. Ignite your potential. 🔥
Training & Experience
Krista’s coaching and formation work is informed by a diverse background spanning athletics, self-defense, fitness, nutrition, and professional leadership. Krista holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and spent over a decade working in the energy sector. While that training formed her in discipline, systems thinking, and endurance, she ultimately sensed a call to invest in people — impacting generations through courage, formation, and wholehearted living.
Athletics & Coaching
Krista has been playing and coaching soccer for over 25 years. She played Division I collegiate soccer at McNeese State University as a starting center midfielder, earning honors including First Team All-Conference and the Golden Boot Award. She has competed at elite youth and club levels, including Solar, Andromeda, and FC Dallas, and was MVP of her high school varsity team at Allen High School.
Her coaching experience includes youth, high school, and club programs, private training, and officiating. She has coached multiple FC Dallas Juniors teams, the Chillicothe High School men’s soccer team, and U11 Greenhill’s soccer club team. She is currently coaches a U9 Colorado Rapids boys team. Beyond technical skill, her passion is helping young athletes grow in confidence, courage, and joy — on and off the field.
Self-Defense & Embodied Confidence
Krista has over 10 years of training in Krav Maga, Karate, Jiu-Jitsu, and other forms of self-defense. Her approach emphasizes presence, voice, boundary-setting, de-escalation, and practical safety — grounded in the belief that embodied confidence is essential for people of all ages.
She has taught self-defense in private lessons and group settings for women, men, and children, as well as churches, sports teams, and women’s seminars in partnership with organizations such as Stella Maris Center. What distinguishes her instruction is the integration of Scripture, declaration, and repetition — engaging mind, body, and soul together.
Fitness, Nutrition & Wholeness
Krista is ISSA-certified in fitness and nutrition and has over five years of experience working alongside dietitians, in addition to decades of personal training under various coaches and instructors. Her approach emphasizes longevity, balance, and sustainability — addressing not only physical strength, but emotional, relational, and spiritual well-being.
She understands firsthand what contributes to injury, burnout, and imbalance — and what supports resilience, health, and a life that is fully lived. Health, in her view, is not a number on a scale or a performance metric, but a state of balance that allows people to thrive with freedom, joy, and purpose.
