#202 Betsy Butterick: How to Coach and Connect with Gen-Z
Sunday, 10 January 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Betsy Butterick. As “The Coaches’ Coach” Betsy helps coaches do what they’ve yet to do, so they can be who they’ve yet to be. As a communication specialist, Betsy assists individuals in all facets of communication while developing the
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#201 Vern Gambetta: How Do You Know if You Are a Good Coach?
Saturday, 02 January 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Vern Gambetta. Vern is currently is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He has been the a conditioning coach for several teams in Major League Soccer as well as the conditioning consultant to the US Men’s World Cup
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#200 Fireside Chat w/John, Jerry, James, and some Podcast Champions
Sunday, 27 December 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the 200th episode of the Way of Champions Podcast we invite a few of our Podcast Champions to ask questions to John, Jerry, and James. It has been a wonderful journey the last few years to spend time with some of the best minds in the
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#199 “Stop Catastrophizing Failure” with Duke University Sports Psychologist Dr. Greg Dale
Sunday, 20 December 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Dr. Greg Dale. Dr. Dale is the Director of Sport Psychology and Leadership Program for Duke Athletics and author of The Seven Secrets of Successful Coaches. In his sport psychology role, Dale provides consultations for individual athletes, coaches and staff members. In addition, Dale provides team
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#198 Coaching Athletes to Be Their Best with Stephen Rollnick, PhD
Sunday, 13 December 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Stephen Rollnick, Honorary Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine in Cardiff University, Wales, UK with a research record focused on good practice in efforts to promote change and behaviour change among patients, clients and the practitioners who serve them. We dive into the difference
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#197 Jay DeMerit, EPL and US National Team Player: “The Bigger the Risks You Take, the Bigger the Incentives at the End” (replay)
Sunday, 06 December 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast is a replay of a previous episode with EPL and US National Team Player Jay DeMerit. Jay has one of the most unique stories to success the sport of soccer has ever seen. An MLS reject that backpacked to Europe and climbed the English soccer pyramid from
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#196 How Elite Athletes Are Made with Dr Mark Williams, Author of The Best
Sunday, 29 November 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Dr. Mark Williams. Dr. Williams is an academic and one of the world’s leading authorities on expertise and its acquisition in sport. We dive into many great topics from his book The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made, including The
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#195 Paul Goodman, 3x Stanley Cup Champ Strength Coach, on the Intersection of Movement, Strength, and Psychology
Sunday, 22 November 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Paul Goodman, 3x Stanley Cup Champ Strength Coach. Paul has worked with a wide range of professional athletes, is a well known speaker on functional movement and sport performance, and is currently working on his PhD in Performance Psychology.
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#194 How to Support Your Athlete’s Mental Health: A Fireside Chat with John and Jerry
Sunday, 15 November 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week John and Jerry host a fireside chat to discuss the mental health and well being of our athletes. For many kids, this month brings a close to their Fall sports season, and with many winter sports shut down (wrestling, basketball) many of our athletes may be experiencing
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#193 3 Words That Will Help You Build a Stronger Team with Travis Thomas of “Live Yes And”
Sunday, 08 November 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Travis Thomas. Travis Thomas is a best-selling author, well-known speaker, and the creator of LiveYesAnd.com. He currently works with US Soccer teaching leadership and culture to some of the best soccer player sin the world. During our time together, we dive
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#192 To Gain Control You Give up Control” with 8x NCAA Champion Hockey Coach Bill Beaney
Sunday, 01 November 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Bill Beaney, 8x NCAA Champion Hockey Coach. Coach Beaney has coached hockey teams in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, and has been the head coach at Middlebury since 1986. He led the Middlebury hockey team to eight NCAA Division III men’s
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#191 How Belgium went from #66 to #1 in The World Rankings with Belgian FA Director of Coach Education, Kris Van Der Haegen (replay)
Sunday, 25 October 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we share with you a replay of an interview we did back in 2018 with Kris Van Der Haegen, Belgian FA Director of Coach Education. In 2009, Belgium was #66 on the FIFA World Rankings. They made a few changes and rocketed to
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#190 How to Make Sports Safe4Athletes with 2x Olympian Katherine Starr
Sunday, 18 October 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Katherine Starr, a two time Olympian at the 1984 and 1988 Games. In 1986 she won two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games. Katherine experienced success at the collegiate level in swimming for the University of Texas, participating on
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Audiobook Excerpt: “How Does it Feel to Be Coached by Me?”
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher We are so excited to announce the release of the audiobook version of Every Moment Matters: How the World’s Best Coaches Inspire Their Athletes and Build Championship Teams. To celebrate the release, over the next few weeks we will be sharing with you select chapters from the book and offering you the
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#189 The Good, Bad and Ugly of Return to Sports Post-COVID with coaches Damian DiGulian and Bryan McDermand
Sunday, 11 October 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we talk with hockey coach Damian DiGulian and volleyball coach Bryan McDermand in a discussion about how to return to sport. Not only do we dive into returning to play, but we also all about college recruiting, saving kids from getting
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Audiobook Excerpt: “You Can’t Practice in a ‘Kind’ World if you Compete in a ‘Wicked’ One
Thursday, 08 October 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher We are so excited to announce the release of the audiobook version of Every Moment Matters: How the World’s Best Coaches Inspire Their Athletes and Build Championship Teams. To celebrate the release, over the next few weeks we will be sharing with you select chapters from the book and offering you the
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#188 Anthony Hudson, US Soccer U20 National Team Coach, on the Highs and Lows of Being a Professional Coach
Sunday, 04 October 2020
For the month of October, get 60% off of the audio version of Every Moment Matters by clicking here. This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Anthony Hudson, US Soccer U20 National Team Coach. We dive in to the ups and downs of being a professional coach, the importance of evolving
#187 Talent is Common. Discipline is Rare. The Combo is Elite” with Tim Kight of Focus 3
Sunday, 27 September 2020
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Leadership Expert Tim Kight. Tim founded Focus 3 in the mid-80’s in Southern California, a life-long student of elite performance with the passion and drive to help organizations achieve their goals. In his college days, Tim transferred from Ohio
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#186 Lakey Peterson, professional surfer, “Fear is the Cancer of the Athletic Soul”
Monday, 21 September 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome the amazing Lakey Peterson, professional surfer and currently the #3 ranked surfer on the world tour. Lakey won the junior nationals at 14 and qualified for the World Surf League at 16. She is an incredible role model for young athletes and shares many great
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#185 3x Olympic Gold Medalist and 2x World Cup Champ Christie Rampone and Dr. Kristine Keane on How to Be All In as a Sports Parent
Sunday, 13 September 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Olympic and World Cup Champion Christie Rampon and Dr. Kristine Keane. Christie and Dr. Keane wrote a book called Be All In: Raising Kids for Success in Sports and Life. During our conversation, we dive into defining trust as a coach, why many parents find it difficult to
#184 Steve Morris, author of What Size Balls Do I Need?: A Roadmap for Survival In The Dizzying World of Youth Sports
Sunday, 06 September 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Steve Morris, author of What Size Balls Do I Need?: A Roadmap for Survival In The Dizzying World of Youth Sports. Coach Steve encourages parents to enjoy their kids’ brief 10-year window in youth sports, a goal best accomplished by dialing down the pressure and tempering their
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#183 “The Two Most Important Words a Coach Can Use” with Nick Levett, Head of Coaching for UK Coaching
Sunday, 30 August 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Nick Levett, Head of Coaching for UK Coaching and an expert in talent development. Prior to his current position, he spend eight years at the Football Association as Talent Identification Manager. After years of trying to get him on the podcast, we finally connected with Nick
#182 “Great Athletes See The Field From Above” with Michael Murphy, author of Golf in the Kingdom
Sunday, 23 August 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast John and Jerry welcome Michael Murphy, author of Golf in the Kingdom. This is a little bit different of a conversation than we normally have on here, but well worth your time. Jerry and Michael go way back and Jerry credit Micheal as being a huge influence
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#181 NHL Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis: “I was Really Good at Getting Better”
Sunday, 16 August 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Martin St Louis, a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. What if we were all really good at getting better? Take out your notepad and something to write with and get ready or some great insight on becoming a tremendous athlete from a hockey player who
#180 Robert Weintraub, author of The Divine Miss Marble: A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery
Sunday, 09 August 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Robert Weintraub, author of The Divine Miss Marble: A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery (amazon link). In The Divine Miss Marble, Robert traveled the country to uncover her fascinating story. And the more he learned about her, the more her mysteries and contradictions deepened. Alice
#179 “Be the Best Player for the Team, not the Best Player on The Team: A Conversation with 4x Olympian Bo Hanson”
Sunday, 02 August 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Bo Hanson, 4x Olympian and 3x Olympic Medalist. We talk about using failure in childhood as fuel to success in adulthood, setting goals and defining values with teammates, and why a lack of role clarity leads to a bad culture. Bo Hanson’s career within the
#178 How to Overcome Disruption and Build More Team Unity with Dr Wade Gilbert and Dr Jerry Lynch
Sunday, 26 July 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome back Dr. Wade. Gilbert, an award-winning professor in the department of kinesiology at California State University at Fresno and the author of Coaching Better Every Season: A year-round system for athlete development and program success. We started with an insightful discussion on Zoom fatigue, etiquette
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#177 “It’s not about the setback, it’s about the comeback!” Sports Psychology Consultant Dr Rob Bell discusses his new book “Puke and Rally”
Sunday, 19 July 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast, we welcome back Sport Psychology consultant Dr. Rob Bell. Dr. Bell is a Certified Mental Performance Coach of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. We dive into many important topics, including helping our kids overcome hardships, recognizing the big moments that define us, and his new book,
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This week on the Way of Champions Podcast, we replay an episode from 2018 with a 36-time NCAA Champion Sport Psychology Consultant and one of the greatest coaches of all time! This is a show you cannot miss! Dr. Jerry Lynch and Anson Dorrance join John this week to talk Dean Smith, John Wooden, Alonzo
#175 How to Coach Kids with Chris Snyder and Nadine Dubina from the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee
Sunday, 05 July 2020
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast, we welcome Chris Snyder and Nadine Dubina from the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee. These two individuals have done TONS of work in the area of coach development for youth sports. We dive into how to put fun back into coaching, how to handle push-back from coaches
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