#85 How to Transform the Culture of Your Youth Sports Program with Nate Baldwin, Appleton Parks and Recreation Sports Coordinator
Sunday, 28 October 2018
Across the board, youth sports participation rates are dropping and coach retention is extremely low, yet Appleton recreation is seeing an average of 60% increase in participation across its four biggest sports and coach retention is 90%. What are they doing differently? Enjoy the Show! Show Notes 1:00 Nate’s backstory 12:30 If we are in
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#83 Children Become the Messages They Hear the Most with Dr. Jim Taylor, Sports Psychologist and author of Raising Young Athletes
Sunday, 14 October 2018
What do you say to your athlete in the car ride to and from the game? What is the message during games, especially in those tense moments of high pressure? What we say to our children, becomes their inner voice. Listen in for Dr. Jim Taylor’s advice on creating successful youth athletes. Enjoy the Show!
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#82 The Barcelona Way: Unlocking the DNA of a Winning Culture with author Damian Hughes
Sunday, 07 October 2018
Great cultures abound as examples of sporting success. The key is to build your own, using the success clues left by others as your guide. In this episode, Damien Hughes outlines the clues left by Barcelona and other great sports cultures so we can begin to develop a culture of success with our teams. Enjoy
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#81 Lessons from Kris Van Der Haegen, Mark Upton, and Mark Bennett that have made me a Better Coach
Sunday, 30 September 2018
Sports are as much a learning journey as for us as it is for the athletes we coach. We MUST be willing to learn from those around us and evolve for the sake of those we lead. In this episode, John shares the three greatest lessons he has learned over the last 80 shows. Enjoy
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#80 Eating Disorders, and How Coaches Can Help Athletes have a Healthy Relationship with Food, Exercise and Their Bodies with National Champion Cyclist and Sports Psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett
Sunday, 23 September 2018
As Coach Reed says, what you say echoes as their inner voice. What are we saying and doing that can be the voice driving athletes to make dangerous decisions regarding nutrition and their bodies? What can we do to recognize and prevent these issues before it’s too late? Tune in to this difficult and important
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#79 The Power of Influence: A Fireside Chat with John and Jerry about how coaches, parents and teammates can impact their teams in a positive way
Sunday, 16 September 2018
What is influence, why is it never neutral, and how can we be more intentional about positively influencing our athletes? Join the Fireside Chat with Jerry and John now to find out more! Enjoy the Show! Show Notes 11:30 Joy should be the first core value of sports 15:15 What is influence 26:00 The influence
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#78 Pause before you post – why athletes must be intentional on social media, with 2x All-American and USA Basketball Assistant Coach Scott Fitch
Sunday, 09 September 2018
One post. One moment of poor judgment frozen in time on social media. That is all it takes to alter your future trajectory as a youth athlete. In this episode Scott Fitch shares stories of athletes who should have “paused before they posted” and much more. Enjoy the Show! Show Notes 1:15 Scott’s development journey
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Are you a Blockbuster Coach, or are you a Netflix Coach?
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
Have you ever heard of Blockbuster Video? Have you seen one lately? There is a reason only one Blockbuster store remains today. Let me explain. In 1992 I was a senior in High School playing for one of the top high school soccer teams in the state. We were successful because our coach was one
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#76 Mark Bennett Returns! The Founder of PDS Coaching on Using the Rule of 3 for Coaching Excellence and Ways to Make Your Athletes More Accountable
Sunday, 26 August 2018
This is a first for WOC! Coaching Expert Mark Bennett returns to expound on his Rule of 3 and teach us how to develop independent, self-aware, and accountable athletes at all levels of the game. Queue this one up and listen on your way to work today! Enjoy the Show! Other Interviews with Mark Mark’s
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#75 How to Incorporate Long Term Athlete Development into your practices with internationally known experts Joe Eisenmann, Tony Moreno and Rick Howard
Sunday, 19 August 2018
People talk about “old school” when it comes to coaching and athlete performance. The problem is most of us have the wrong perspective. “Old school” is not strength and conditioning in a vacuum with no functional movement. “Old School” is not running laps until you puke. “Old School”, as defined by Joe, Tony, and Rick,
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Why is Abusive Coaching Tolerated in Sports?
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
On May 29, 2018, University of Maryland lineman Jordan McNair ran the last sprint of his life. After a series of 110 yd runs, during which he became disoriented and had trouble standing, McNair collapsed and died of heat stroke. He had a body temperature of 106 degrees in the hospital. He was only 19.
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WOC #74 Anthony Latronica, US U17 Men’s National Team and US Men’s Paralympic Assistant Coach, on the Importance of Developing Players at Every Age and Stage
Sunday, 12 August 2018
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to coach the likes of Christian Pulisic when he was a youngster? Have you thought about how life-changing it would be to coach War Heroes on the U.S. National Paralympic Team? Don’t miss this episode where Anthony shares the stories of his coaching legacy. Enjoy the
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#73 Jerry Lynch and John O’Sullivan discuss how we use the R.I.V.E.R. effect to Connect with our Athletes, and you can too
Sunday, 05 August 2018
Some coaches may win a few games or even a championship using bullying tactics without creating any kind of connection or caring environment with the players. If they’d followed the R.I.V.E.R. effect could they have won more? Could they have impacted lives beyond the game? John and Jerry discuss the acronym RIVER and its vital
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How Do I Balance My WHY with the Demands of the Youth Sports Culture?
Tuesday, 31 July 2018
“This season was a disaster.” A former colleague of mine said to me recently. “We had a ton of fun, the kids learned a lot of new skills and gelled as a team, but we didn’t win as many games as last season.” “Fun and learning are the two primary things we always wanted out
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#72 Mark Wilson, former Manchester United, Middlesborough, and FC Dallas Player, on great coaches, superstar teammates, and how falling back in love with the game saved his career
Sunday, 29 July 2018
What was Sir Alex Ferguson like as a person when the cameras weren’t on him? What was it like to be a part of one of the world’s most famous youth academies and win a Treble of Championships with one of the most storied and powerful sports brands? Listen to this episode with former Manchester
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WOC #71 Kirk Anderson, Former US Tennis Association Coaching Director, on how to put the needs of Players First in Youth Sports
Sunday, 22 July 2018
There is a sport out there that has grown 17% every year for the last 6 years. In addition, 54% of participants say it helps them connect with their friends, 67% of parents get to play it with their children, and 71% of parents say it has had a positive influence. Those statistics sound fantastic.
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#69 Why more Physical Education and recess are the keys to better students in schools, with Paul Zientarski, TED Speaker and 40-year veteran Physical Education teacher
Sunday, 08 July 2018
What if there was a simple solution to getting better academic performance, reducing discipline problems, and greater engagement of our children at school? There is a simple solution, and instead of adding more of it, we’ve been eliminating it from schools altogether! Paul Zientarski shares how he has transformed school districts by simply adding more
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#68 How to take US Soccer to the next level with Coaching Director for US Youth Soccer, Sam Snow.
Sunday, 01 July 2018
What will it take for US Soccer to become a World Soccer Power? How can we continue to grow the game at the youth levels while helping to improve at the highest too? This episode, we sit down with Sam Snow to talk about his role with US Youth Soccer and the plan for getting
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WOC #66 How to Grow and Improve Your Sport with US Lacrosse Technical Director for Athlete Development TJ Buchanan
Sunday, 17 June 2018
The majority of youth sports are suffering from catastrophic attrition rates and we are scrambling to keep kids in the game. US Lacrosse is growing. What is their secret? Listen to the full podcast to hear about how they do it. Enjoy the show! Show Notes 7:45 The “Pracademic” of youth sports 12:15
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WOC #63 How Chasing Your Dream Can Change Your Life with Paul Kapsalis, author and former Indiana University Men’s Soccer Player
Sunday, 27 May 2018
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 eager to learn and be led by others. Are you the kind of athlete willing to listen to others and put in the work? Listen to
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Our Favorite Books for Summer 2018
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Every year, as summer rolls around, we give you the list of our favorite reads of the year so far. Between Memorial Day, Fathers Day, and that upcoming vacation I hope you are taking, it’s a great time to catch up on some reading. There have been some great new books that have come out
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WOC #62“What is your team’s why?” How outcomes are both purpose and process driven with Middlebury College AD Erin Quinn
Sunday, 20 May 2018
What if your team was outcome-aware, but process and purpose-driven? What kind of results would you get if there was an undeniable and shared purpose and everyone was focused on the process of being their very best every day? To hear about great outcome-aware, purpose and process-driven teams, listen to our latest podcast. Enjoy
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WOC #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.
Sunday, 06 May 2018
When it comes to setting up classrooms for children, we get it. Everything in the school, including the restrooms, are kid-sized, because we understand they are not adult-sized. Why do we continue to insist on full-size fields, big equipment, and adult rules when it comes to youth sports? If you agree with Dr. Norris in
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WOC #59 “I Like Recruiting Farm Kids!” How 3x NCAA Champion UConn Field Hockey Coach Nancy Stevens Builds Championship Teams
Sunday, 29 April 2018
Head Coach Nancy Stevens wrote one short sentence on the locker room mirror prior to the start of UConn Field Hockey’s 2017 season. She then repeated that sentence in the locker room only moments before the team won the National Championship. One short sentence that empowered them, loosened them up, gave them confidence. What did
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#58 What Are the Most Important Leadership Traits to Teach Young Athletes and Other FAQs with Coach Reed Maltbie and John O’Sullivan
Sunday, 22 April 2018
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 lecturing all the time? What are your thoughts on coaching licenses? Coach Reed and John tackle these Frequently Asked Questions and more in our most recent podcast.
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#57 How to Become a Transformational Coach with Jean Cote, World-Renowned Expert in Youth Sports and Coach Development
Sunday, 15 April 2018
If we coached robots, we could simply drill skills until the robots performed them to perfection, but we coach human beings. Way more goes into coaching people than simple drills and skills. Jean Cote shares what it means to be a Transformational Coach in our latest episode. Enjoy the show! Subscribe to the Show
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#55 Coaching John McEnroe and Other Great Tales from 17x NCAA Champion Stanford Tennis Coach, Dick Gould
Sunday, 01 April 2018
What would it be like to coach some of the greatest tennis players of all time before they became the icons they are today? Tune in to our latest podcast to hear Dick Gould’s stories about these iconic players and more from over 50 years with Stanford Tennis. Subscribe to the Way of Champions Podcast
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