#257 Wim Van Zwam, USSF and UEFA Licensing and Coach Mentor, on Coaching the Person First, Creating a Great Learning Environment, and Why Every Coach Needs a Mentor
Friday, 28 January 2022
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Wim Van Zwam (www.TwoWayCoaching.com) is the former lead instructor for United States Soccer Federation Pro license, and currently is back in the Netherlands teaching the UEFA A Youth license. He works in a mentorship and instruction role with coaches at the professional academies in the Netherlands such as Ajax, AZ Alkmaar,
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#256 Joe Towne, Actor and Performance Coach: Developing a Winning Mindset, Working Through Adversity, Self Talk, and Learning from Failure
Friday, 21 January 2022
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Joe Towne (@MeJoeTowne) is an actor, producer, writer and performance coach and mentor for numerous athletes, actors, broadcast professionals and more. His professional journey has taken him from coast to coast and across the Atlantic. He graduated with a BA in Theater from The University of Southern California and interned at
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#255 Jack Leggett, Hall of Fame Clemson Baseball Coach: “If you want to play like a Harley Davidson you can’t practice like a scooter!”
Friday, 14 January 2022
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Jack Leggett is currently the head coach of the Team USA 18U National Team baseball coach, and is best known as the former head coach of the Clemson Tigers from 1994 to 2015. While at Clemson his teams made 21 NCAA appearances, 9 Super Regional appearances, and 6 trips to the
#254 How to Avoid Burnout, Find Balance, and Refire in 2022: A Fireside Chat with John O’Sullivan and Dr. Jerry Lynch
Friday, 07 January 2022
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher 2021 was a tough year for all of us. 2022 is not starting out any easier. So many coaches have told us that they feel exhausted, at wits end, burned out, frustrated, and more. That’s why Jerry Lynch and I decided to kick off 2022 with one of our Fireside Chats
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#251 “It’s Not D1 or Bust!” A Conversation with Nick Buonocore, Founder of the Reformed Sports Project
Friday, 17 December 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Nick Buonocore started The Reformed Sports Project to provide a platform for coaches and athletes from the highest levels to share their perspective and experiences with parents and kids. What started as a a few interviews and some social media posts with quotes from these athletes and parents has turned into
#250 Rob Gray, PhD: How to Teach Movement, Improve Skill Acquisition, and Become a More Effective Coach
Friday, 10 December 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Rob Gray (@ShakeyWaits) is a professor at Arizona State University who has been conducting research on and teaching courses related to perceptual-motor skill for over 25 years. He is also author of the incredible new book How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach and Practice Sports
#249 Raymond Atteveld, Dutch Professional Soccer Coach and Former EPL Player: “Be Brave Enough to Give Young Players a Chance”
Friday, 03 December 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Raymond Atteveld is a retired professional soccer player, enjoying a long career at stops such as Everton, West Ham and Bristol City in the UK, along with Haarlem, Vitesse and FC Groningen in Holland. He began his coaching journey as an assistant coach at ADO Den Haag, and has since enjoyed
Our 2021 Books of the Year
Wednesday, 01 December 2021
Well, as 2021 rolls into December it is that time of year again, time to highlight our favorite new books of 2021. This has certainly been a year for reading and reflection, and our sports world continues to be turned upside down by the ongoing pandemic. Many coaches, parents, and youth sports advocates have invested
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#248 Stuart Armstrong: A Conversation with The Talent Equation Host About the Latest Developments in Coaching Education
Friday, 26 November 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week we welcome back Stuart Armstrong (@stu_arm) to the podcast. Stuart is the Head of Coaching for Sport England and the host of one of our favorite podcasts, The Talent Equation., He spends his days helping to elevate the coaching profession, develop educational pathways for grassroots coaches, and so much
#247 Manchester United’s Tony Whelan and Tom Statham: Our Most Important Job is Protecting Childhood
Friday, 19 November 2021
Tom Statham and Tony Whelan have a combined 60 plus years coaching and leading the young players in Manchester United’s Academy. Tony started out there as a schoolboy, eventually signing professional terms and playing for Man United, Manchester City, and in the US in the old NASL. He has been at United since 1990 in
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#245: NYT Bestselling Author David Epstein: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (replay)
Friday, 05 November 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher David Epstein (@DaviidEpstein) is the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and of the New York Times bestseller The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance. He has master’s degrees in environmental science and journalism and has worked as an investigative reporter for ProPublica and a
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#242 Coach Jerome Gumbs, Founder of Empower Me Academy: How to Create a Transformational Life Experience Through Sports, Develop Leaders, and Focus on Everyday Excellence
Friday, 15 October 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Coach Jerome Gumbs is a former collegiate and professional basketball player and the founder of Empower Me Academy (www.empowermeacademy.net). After a successful collegiate career at University of San Francisco, he played 8 years of professional basketball in Europe and South America, ultimately winning a European Championship. He returned to the US
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#241: Ben Sherwood, CEO of MOJO, on the Biggest Issue in Youth Sports and the Need to Help Recreational Coaches Up Their Game
Friday, 08 October 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Ben Sherwood, founder and CEO of MOJO, and has coached his sons for the last 12 years in four sports. During that time, he also served as president of the Disney ABC Television Group and president of ABC News. Like many recreational coaches, he noticed that there were few if any
#240: Anson Dorrance, 21x NCAA Champion, on Creating the “UNC Competitive Cauldron” (Session from 2021 Way of Champions Conference)
Friday, 01 October 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Anson Dorrance loves competition, and has spent decades understanding and creating relentless competitors in his teams. As the University of North Carolina Women’s Soccer Coach, he has won over 1000 games, 21 NCAA Championships, and also led the US Women’s National Team to the 1991 World Cup Championship. He has published
How to Help Your Athletes Build Great Habits and Break the Bad Ones
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
“Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. They are the foundation of mastery.” – James Clear “I wish my kid would practice more on his own,” said one mom to me at a recent talk. “He could be so much better if he applied himself.” “I hear you,” said her friend. “If he spent as
#236 Cassidy Preston, Mental Performance Coach: How to Overcome the Results Trap, the Confidence Conundrum, and the Over-Thinking Paradox
Sunday, 05 September 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Dr. Cassidy Preston (@CassidyPreston) is a mental performance coach and the founder of Consistent Elite Performance. He was a high level hockey player as a youth, played 5 years of university hockey, and five years of OHL major junior level before transitioning into coaching AAA Hockey. His own struggles as a
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#234 Dr. Richard Bailey: How to Turn Coaching into a True Profession (Replay)
Sunday, 22 August 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Is the way we coach based upon the latest science, research, and best practices of how children learn? Or is it based upon how we were coached growing up? In this fantastic interview, Dr. Richard Bailey (@DrDickB), Head of Research at ICSSPE, separates fact from fiction and discusses some of the
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#232 Wes Brown: Manchester United’s 2x Champions League and 5x EPL Winner on his Journey from Pickup Games to the Pros
Sunday, 08 August 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher When we talk about being a champion, not too many people in professional sport can claim to understand what it takes to get to the top of the game like Wes Brown. Brown loved taekwondo and playing pickup games in the park as a kid, and didn’t join his first soccer
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#231 Jerry Lynch on his new book The Competitive Buddha: How to Up Your Game in Sports, Leadership and Life
Sunday, 01 August 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week I have the pleasure of interviewing my podcast co-host Dr. Jerry Lynch as he releases his 14th book The Competitive Buddha: How to Up Your Game in Sports, Leadership and Life. When Jerry first told me about this book about a year ago I was so curious about the
#229 Rasmus Ankersen: How to Find and Develop the Talent That Whispers
Sunday, 18 July 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Rasmus Ankersen (@RasmusAnkersen) is an internationally known author, speaker, and film producer and one of the worlds leading experts on talent identification and development. He is also the co-director of football for Brentford FC of the English Premier League and Chairman of Champions League club FC Midtjylland of the Danish Super
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#223 “No Excuses!” Mark Pulisic, Father of Chelsea and US Soccer Star Christian Pulisic, on Christian’s Journey to the Top
Sunday, 06 June 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week, in order to celebrate Christian Pulisic becoming the first American male to win the Champions League, we dig into the archives for our interview with his father Mark. Mark is a former collegiate and professional player and coach, and our talk took place soon after Christian completed his $73
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#222 “You’ve Got to Taste The Mud!” How to Become a Better Coach with EPL and Serie A Coach Carlo Cornacchia
Sunday, 30 May 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Carlo Cornacchia is a long time friend and coaching collaborator, and has both played and coached at the highest levels the game of soccer has to offer. He played professionally in Italy for clubs such as Napoli, Atalanta and Cagliari, and the last few years he has been a part of
#221 “The Better the Relationship, the More You Can Demand” with UNC Volleyball Coach Joe Sagula
Sunday, 23 May 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Joe Sagula has spent the last 40 years as an NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball coach with the University of Pennsylvania and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. During that time his teams have won over 800 matches and 17 Conference titles. He is a 9x ACC and Ivy League Coach
#219 “Prepare the Child for the Path, not the Path for the Child” with Author and HS Football Coach Clint Schumacher
Sunday, 09 May 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Resilience is quite the buzzword these days, but what is it exactly, and how do we develop resilience in ourselves, and model it for our children? Clint Schumacher is a husband, father, lawyer, HS football coach and author fo the great new book Second Wind, all about the 14 decisions we
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How to Be a Great Teammate
Tuesday, 04 May 2021
In my daily conversations with coaches of every level, from grassroots to the professional ranks, we often talk about a topic that is near and dear to our hearts: what makes someone a valuable member of the team. What are the qualities that make an athlete recruitable? Is it speed? Strength? Skill? Some combination of
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#218 Mark Bennett: How Coaches Shape Behavior, Influence Training Habits, and Build Accountable Teams (Replay)
Sunday, 02 May 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher This week we dive into the archives, back to Episode 31 where Mark Bennett visited us for the first time. This podcast was a game changer for me in terms of how I coach, communicate with athletes, build accountability, and more. It was so fun to do the editing again and
#217 The Power of “I Love to Watch You Play” with 4x Emmy Award Winning Sports Journalist and Producer Asia Mape
Sunday, 25 April 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher Asia Mape is a 4x Emmy Awards winning sports journalist and producer, and the founder of the incredible website “I Love to Watch You Play.” She has covered five Olympic games, two Super Bowls and nearly every major sporting event in the world. She has also interviewed hundreds of the top
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#216 How Great Teams “Stick Together” with Author and Coach Kate Leavell
Sunday, 18 April 2021
Kate Leavell is a speaker, workshop facilitator, and author of the brand new book Stick Together with Jon Gordon. She is a former NCAA and high school coach, corporate sales consultant, and Coaches Education Trainer for US Lacrosse, and now works with teams and leaders across the country to boost performance, connection, and energy as
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#215 “The Children are Listening!” How to Build Psychological Capital with Your Athletes with John Yeager
Sunday, 11 April 2021
Listen on the web, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher The children are listening, they are paying attention, and they need us more than ever. That is what our guest this week John Yeager is telling us. John Yeager is a positive psychology consultant and performance coach who works with coaches and athletes at the youth, high school, college, Olympic, and
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