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Welcome to the Lead ‘Em Up Podcast, powered by Chick-Fil-A. Join me (Adam Bradley), the Lead ‘Em Up team and a list of special friends as we bring you a new 2-in-1 podcast we believe you’re going to love. What’s a 2-in-1 podcast? Let me explain. Once you subscribe to our show you will gain access to 2-podcasts, all in one channel. First you’ll have weekly episodes of our Lead ‘Em Up Podcast. These will be filled with leadership discussions, debates, interviews and teaching lessons. Secondly, you’ll receive access to our special Green Team Talks. These are short, 5-min or less episodes designed to stimulate leadership discussions and to be listened to as a group. So gather up the whole team, lock-in and let us help initiate the much needed conversations, teams need to have. So are you ready? Lets do it. Go to iTunes, hit the subscribe button, write something positive in the review section and get ready to begin developing people into the leaders teams ne
Today’s conversation raises an important question about the future of your program – how strong is your farm system? We know the importance of this system at the professional sports level, with teams pouring money into the development of their young players in hopes of future success. In the same way, coaches at the high […]
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We are joined by Ken Byard, Principal of North Muskegon High School (MI), to discuss the incredible school culture he has helped create. From implementing a dedicated school wide leadership program to taking measures against the intense pressure students face in this competitive education environment, this episode will provide ideas to help you take steps […]
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One of the best ways to impact someone and help them reach new levels is to help them change their identity. Getting them to view themselves in a new light may be the first step in their transformation. Helping students begin identifying themselves as leaders is a huge step to creating the positive school culture […]
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Today Adam and Kyle discuss the difficult reality of joy leaving classrooms all around the country. With students and teachers are facing many obstacles, it is easy to understand this situation. That being said, can anything be done to bring joy back to the classroom amidst the obstacles? We hope this episode brings a positive […]
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Today we are joined by Shane Oakes, MTSS Coordinator at White River Valley School District (Vermont). Shane has been a huge part of changing his school culture through rolling out a schoolwide leadership program, using the Lead ‘Em Up curriculum. While many leadership activities usually take place after school during sports or other activities, he […]
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We are joined by Rob Dinsdale, assistant Principal at George Fitton Middle School in Brandon, Manitoba. Rob has 11 years in education, with large leadership roles at both the middle school and high school level. Rob speaks about the differences he’s seen in teaching leadership from middle school to high school, giving ideas for coaches […]
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We are joined again by leadership expert Chris Woodside, this episode to discuss how you can practically get leadership theory into real practice reps. This conversation will help you find ways to get your players the leadership reps they need to improve. You can follow Chris and his leadership research on Twitter @cwoodside33.
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Today we are joined by Kevin Orr, Head Boy’s Basketball coach at Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Coach Orr shares insight into how his teams have become as strong as ever by dedicating time weekly to leadership, character, and team building.
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Today we are joined by leadership expert Chris Woodside. Chris is currently a sports management professor and co-facilitator of a leadership academy, as well as an assistant college basketball coach. In his research on leadership, he has outlined four roles of leadership we need to know, and goes into great detail into these four areas […]
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As you will hear in today’s episode, we believe fear based leadership is the laziest form of leadership. Almost every single person that has heard the phrase, “because I said so” from a coach in their life, which has been a go-to response from coaches for the longest time. Leadership expert Jayson Wells joins the […]
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Today Adam is joined by state championship football coach John Kelley of Quince Orchard High School to share behind the scenes insights into his team’s recent 4A Maryland state championship run. This episode will give coaches specific ideas they can consider for their team’s next post-season and is sure to encourage you to prepare your team for their highest level of play.
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With college football bowl season and the NFL playoffs close, lots of eyes will be on big games. During these games, players and coaches are sure to see and share viral clips of powerful mic’d up moments of leadership. We love these moments. However, we want players to understand that this is only a tiny portion of what real leadership looks like. It is not the only thing or the thing that makes you a leader. Being a successful communicator, motivator, and encourager in the brightest lights is a culmination of so many behind the scenes leadership moments that have built up over time, and we want to coach our athletes up on this fact because those parts of leadership are not seen on TV. We hope this episode can be a great learning experience for your players.
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In this Green Team Talk, we share a critical dynamic all players need to know in regards to their personal success compared to the team success. Teams that trust this concept will maximize their talent level and overachieve this season rather than underachieve.
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Maryland Lacrosse commit Eric Kolar joins the podcast today to share his experience taking a gap year in a post-graduate high school program as he prepares to compete at the highest level. Eric shares his thoughts that went in to the decision to take an extra year of preparation before joining a Big Ten program, as well as how a gap year may be one of the best decisions high school athletes can make.
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In this episode Adam is joined by Southeast Regional Coach Kyle Elmendorf to share a powerful mind shift coaches should consider when it comes to the expanding nature of the transfer portal. Should all transfer situations be viewed with a negative mindset? Is there an opportunity to make these instances positive and boost your program in the future? This episode may challenge your beliefs on players and coaches moving programs, and we would love to hear your feedback. Send us a message on Twitter at @Lead_Em_Up with your thoughts!
Learn more about the Leadership coaching Kyle Elmendorf provides here – https://leademup.com/live-training/kyle-elmendorf/ – and follow him on Twitter here – https://twitter.com/k_elmendorf
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In this episode Adam is joined by Nathan Emrick from Carterville High School in Illinois. Adam and Nathan discuss an uncommon topic in team situations – losing. This conversation covers teaching players how to lose, responding to losing, and more. In a competitive environment, winning isn’t guaranteed, and we need to prepare our teams for the adversity that is inevitable every season. We hope this episode challenges your relationship to losing and how you communicate with your teams about this part of competition.
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This episode features Minnesota high school basketball coach Dale Moga, who leads the Houston Hurricanes girls basketball team. Coach Moga took over the Hurricane program that experienced over 40 years of losing records, and has now built a winning culture with state tournament experience. He shares his vision for building a program and the role leadership development has played in this success story. You can follow their program on Twitter @HurricaneGBB.
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Today Adam is joined by coaches Eric Sutz and Sean Dooley from Port Washington in Long Island to talk about Classroom Coaching. Eric and Sean share their experiences impacting athletes through transformational coaching in the classroom setting, and how you can do the same with your teams. Some of the topics include impacting your team on the court versus classroom and the differences those environments have, as well as how this style can improve relationships with the parents in your program. Leave us a comment on Twitter @Lead_Em_Up and let us know what you thought of this episode.
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In this episode we are joined by Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Adam Harrington. Adam has reached the highest level of coaching by building incredible relationships with the players and coaches he has worked with. He shares about his passion for coaching and developing people, as well as what drives him to bring his best every single day.
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