Dr Mueller passion for these things he enjoy simply started with completing a 10k road race at the age of 10, refereeing youth soccer games as a teenager, and teaching his little brother mathematics at the age of 15 - all in the city of Sheboygan, WI. Little did Ben know how much this would define his career and life. A Sheboygan, Wisconsin native, he grew up swimming on the YMCA swim team, playing soccer, and running track. The passion that Ben found forunning performance and teaching others placed him on a path that he still follows as an educator, researcher of education, author, and speaker.