Podcast Episodes

#63 How Chasing Your Dream Can Change Your Life with Paul Kapsalis, author and former Indiana University Men's Soccer Player

We often discuss what it takes to be a great leader, but the flip side is a willingness to be led. Great athletes, and even great coaches are always …

7 years, 11 months ago

#62 "What is your team's why?" How outcomes are both purpose and process driven with Middlebury College AD Erin Quinn

#62"What is your team's why?" How outcomes are both purpose and process driven with Middlebury College AD Erin Quinn

What if your team was outcome-…

8 years ago

#61 Dan Coyle, NYT Bestselling Author of The Talent Code and The Culture Code, on The Four Most Powerful Words a Leader Can Say, and Other Secrets of Highly Successful Teams

"I screwed that up."

Imagine asking a member of the Navy Seals what makes a great leader, and that it is the answer you receive. One of the toughest …

8 years ago

#60 "We don't put kindergarteners in big chairs and huge desks, but we ask them to play on big fields with adult rules" with Dr. Stephen Norris, world renowned LTAD expert.

 When it comes to setting up classrooms for children, we get it. Everything in the school, including the restrooms, are kid sized, because we underst…

8 years ago

#59 "I Like Recruiting Farm Kids!" How 3x NCAA Champion UConn Field Hockey Coach Nancy Stevens Builds Championship Teams

Nancy Stevens wrote one short sentence on the locker room mirror prior to the start of the 2017 season. She then repeated that season before her UCon…

8 years ago

#58 What Are the Most Important Leadership Traits to Teach Young Athletes and Other FAQs with Coach Reed Maltbie and John O'Sullivan

Did you ever just want to quit doing what you are doing? How do you handle someone who sabotages your work? How do you help athletes learn without le…

8 years ago

#57 How to Become a Transformational Coach with Dr. Jean Cote, World-Renowned Expert in Youth Sports and Coach Development

Enjoy the show!

 If we coached robots, we could simply drill skills until the robots performed them to perfection, but we coach human beings. Way mor…

8 years, 1 month ago

#56 "Some parents are crazy, but most are just stressed!" Why parent engagement is key to fixing youth sports with Skye Eddy Bruce, Founder of SoccerParenting.com

Are you one of THOSE sports parents? All too often, we lump sports parents into one large category based on the behaviors of a few. Skye Eddy Bruce…

8 years, 1 month ago

#55 Coaching John McEnroe and Other Great Tales from 17x NCAA Champion Stanford Tennis Coach, Dick Gould

What would it be like to coach some of the greatest tennis players of all time before they become the icons they are today? Tune in to our latest pod…

8 years, 1 month ago

#54 How Desirable Difficulties Help Our Children Succeed in Sports and Life with Jessica Lahey, Author of The Gift of Failure

Are we robbing our kids of valuable self-directed executive function when we solve everything for them and don't let them make mistakes? This is a va…

8 years, 1 month ago