Coaches Connect: Recent Episodes
Dra Rogers
Dra Rogers dives into the lives of coaches, their journey to where they are now and what they have learned through that process. They'll talk faith, family and sports and connect the dots on all three. Dra will incite real, authentic conversations that will connect listeners to guests, and ultimately impact the sports community.
In our season finale, Kelly Schmidt stops by the studio to flip the script on Dra and interview him. Dra talks about his "why" and how it's changed over the years. He also dives into his past experience at O'Connor High School and how that has helped him grow for his stop at DE. Life is good when you coach other athletes but when you coach your own, things get dicey. Dra shares some tips on how he's kept his relationship with his son intact through coaching him.
Mentor, friend and brother from another mother, Brian has been close to me for the past 4 years. Brian talks about his faith, how he married "up" and life as a baseball coach/dad. There are so many good nuggets from this conversation and "B" is always up to have more conversations from listening coaches. Lock in for the next 25 minutes as you we dive in.
Coach Colletti is a leader of men. We stop by his gym this episode to chop it up about family, faith and basketball. I've known Coach for many years and how he leads his program is about as dynamic as anyone. The nuggets he gives here are those of wisdom for sure. Reach out to him on Twitter or email at Joeycolletti@gmail.com. As always, shout out to our amazing producers and editing crew Lilly and Angel.
Sophia stops by the pod and drops the mic just like she always does! She gives us insight on how she got into coaching, some of her struggles as a head coach, and ultimately why she decided to step aside for the time being. Sophia is full of great thoughts and ideas and the conversation is always authentic and real. If you're a head coach looking to raise up assistants, Sophia dives into some practical ways to prepare them well. Another great episode put together by our awesome production team, Lilly and Angel.
Hobs is a feisty coach with a ton of experience. She started the softball program at O'Connor High School where she still is currently, and has had a ton of success there. There have been great wins on the field but more wins off the field as well and Hobs dives into some of those. Faith plays a huge part in the way she coaches and treats her players and we get to hear some of the great things that have come from that. As always, thank you to our producers Lilly and Angel from Life Elevation Church.
Corey pops on to discuss his journey from a volunteer assistant to now, head coach at Cortez High School. Corey has a heart to serve this generation and uses his many life experiences to help prepare them for what's next. I love how passionate he is about WHY he coaches and the people that have helped him get to this point. Corey is no stranger to challenges, which puts him in great position to impact his athletes for good. Thank you to our producers Lilly and Angel for the edit.
This week we dive into great conversation with Coach Matt Palmer about his faith, family and baseball. Matt leads the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) team in the West Valley and talks about what FCA does and how they serve coaches and athletes. Buckle up for a great episode! Thank you to Lilly and Angel for a great edit!
Ernie Lopez moved to Phoenix, Az in 2019 after a challenging exit to his first head coaching. He discusses that tumultuous situation along with the battle back to becoming a head coach again. Coach Lopez talks about handling people and conflict differently as he enters year 3 at Washington High School.
Twins, Mark and Marcus Carter, give us insight into their journey as coaches from getting their first shot as assistants to head coaches at Desert Edge High School now. They hit their favorite books as well as the mentors that poured into them. Intro episode to our show!