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ALL VOLLEYBALL PROGRAMS ARE NOT EQUAL FOR AGES 10 AND UNDER!
WHAT SEPARATES THE BRING YOUR OWN PARENT (BYOP®) PROGRAM FROM OTHER YOUTH VOLLEYBALL PROGRAMS? Its mission, methods, program and certification of instructors to ensure the consistency in approach for training youth players.
The MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE BRING YOUR OWN PARENT (BYOP®)program is to provide youth who aspire to be the best they can be with the necessary volleyball skills and life lessons to reach their capabilities. This is a FUN Program to be involved with, and it provides the opportunity to instruct young athletes. The BYOP® program may be a player’s and/or parent’s first venture into the sport.
On this episode I have the pleasure of talking with Kathy DiCocco, Executive Director of the H.O.P.E. Foundation for a Better Tomorrow, and mother of its Founder, Frank DiCocco (1984-2013), who lived a short but amazing life focussed on lifting others to new heights. His crowning achievement was R.E.A.L. Men, Inc., which we discuss on this show. In his own words, "As a coach, my mission is to help raise the quality of this world, by helping to raise the quality of the individuals who live in this world." Listen and hear about this amazing program and how it serves men and women alike by teaching our student athletes to live by those words.
https://www.hopefoundation.us/the-founder.html
contact@hopefoundation.us
https://www.realmaninc.org/
THE LIFE OF COACH FRANK DICOCCO
Coach Frank DiCocco dedicated his life to working with young people throughout the country, serving as an assistant coach and director player development for nearly a decade, working at both the high school and collegiate levels. His career included stops at Dwyer High School (FL), Avon Old Farms School (CT), Godby High School (FL), South Pointe High School (SC), Paul VI Catholic High School (VA), Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School (MA), and the Fessenden School (MA). Despite being offered a coaching position at Yale University, an NCAA Division I School, and West Point Academy, DiCocco chose to accept a position with the football program at Stillman College, a highly diverse institution in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
In addition to his resume full of coaching careers, DiCocco was a published author, having written several books on the subject of positive youth development and creating The REAL Man Program, a unique and comprehensive character-education curriculum designed specifically for today's youth. It was developed for and implemented by the National Football League's Youth Impact Program, which works with at-risk inner-city students in partnership with college and football teams. The REAL Man Program is designed for middle school, high school and college-aged students and has been utilized by athletics programs, schools and youth-development organizations across the country. DiCocco was also an avid writer for AppleSeeds.com as well as The Gridiron, The Texas Coach, and American Football Monthly magazines.
DiCocco also contributed his time and talents to several social awareness and advocacy groups including The Good Man Project, The RAINN Organization, A Call to Men, BARCC Rape Crisis Center of Boston, The Hope for Healing Survivor Support Programming, the feminist.com website, and many other organizations. Additionally, Frank DiCocco worked with the Florida Chapter of The Women's Breast Health Initiative, an organization that helps raise awareness and provide healthcare screenings to low-income women and families. DiCocco was a passionate advocate for the awareness and prevention of both sexual assault and domestic violence. Finally, DiCocco was an avid and active figure in the fight against cancers of all types.
In 2011, DiCocco founded The H.O.P.E. Foundation For a Better Tomorrow, Inc., a nonprofit organization focusing on Helping Other People Excel. Through his charitable work, DiCocco reached out to young people, young leaders, educators and coaches to help promote positive development opportunities and initiatives. Click here for more information on The H.O.P.E. Foundation For a Better Tomorrow.
This week my guest is Janis Meredith, Founder of Raising Champion Families. Sport parents, this episode is for YOU. And coaches, if you have parents struggling to enjoy watching their kids play,getting all caught up in the hype of "winning and losing", make sure they listen in.
As a wife and a mother of 3, she knows what it’s like to try to balance several spinning plates at once—taxi driver for 3 kids who played multiple sports, part-time working mom, supportive high school coach’s wife, volunteer mom—and not have any plates go crashing to the floor.
Raising three children who were active sports fanatics from the age of four through college, she developed a passion for helping families raise children who fit that same sports niche. Through the years of blogging, coaching and mentoring sports families, she realized that the needs she was meeting in the specific niche of sports needed to be met in multiple families, whether their kids played sports or not. As a certified life coach, Janis helps families re-establish their connectivity and navigate through their children’s change from childhood to adolescence to adulthood so that they are successfully raising kids who are champions in life.
I have partnered with companies like TeamSnap, USA Football, the University of Miami Health System and many others to help families navigate their challenges.
I believe strongly that families who are unified and strong can have a great impact on this world. I’m more than a family coach; I’m a family advocate. I understand and value the family unit, and I’ve dedicated my entire career to laying foundations today, that will raise tomorrow’s champions.
By partnering with me, you can lay the groundwork to raise children who are strong, compassionate, trustworthy and full of integrity, a family that will make you proud!
To sign up for a free consultation today.
Email: janis@rcfamilies.com
Phone: 239-237-6069
This week my guest is V.J. Stanley, an author and public speaker who formed Balanced Excellence (formerly Frozen Shorts) .With over 30 years experience and a published book V.J., with his holistic organic approach to teaching kids youth and high school sports,is changing the youth and high school sports paradigm (with a lot of help) using the Champion's mindset. Simply put, they specialize in balance. Home school your kids in youth sports.He bring's back the backyard back..
VJ has done consulting work with High school and youth coaches, ex professional athletes, college coaches, players, families,and youth organizations. Both mental and physical health is of long term benefit to all. "It's not my mission to decide when, if or how the light goes on for those participating in youth and high school sports. My goal is to just keep flipping the switch...
Children learn from internal realization, not external force!"
This week my guest is Tim Healy, President/CEO of TackleBar Football, addressing the current crisis in youth football: an alarming 30% reduction in youth participation, with concussions and youth injuries at the center of the discussion. Parents are paying more attention, the numbers are declining, and it is affecting every level of football.
TackleBar Football eliminates tackling while still maintaining contact. Players learn the fundamentals of the game while decreasing their chances of concussions and injuries at such a young age. Tim saw this first hand, with over 2000 kids having fun and safely playing TackleBar Football last year, they had ZERO concussions. Moms have told Tim they actually enjoyed watching the game of football once they realized their sons were not going to get hurt.
"I have been around football my whole life, playing 4 years at St. John’s University and spending the summer of 1987 in the New Orleans Saints training camp—the best two weeks of my life! I coached for 3 years at Roseville High School and over 10 years of youth teams with my 3 sons. I love football. I have learned so many life lessons and made lifelong friends on and around the field. It is sad to know that fewer boys will have this same opportunity to form their character and grow in virtue, perseverance, teamwork, brotherhood, and both mental and physical toughness. I believe that something has to change at the youth level or football will change as we know it. TackleBar Football is the answer. This will save the game we love." - Tim Healy
https://tacklebar.com/
This week my guest is Dr. Richard Wolfe of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, who will be getting into the organizational dynamics of sports, going beyond analytics and sport science, to gain the competitive edge to drive your sports team performance.
About Dr. Wolfe:
Professor Wolfe is a member of the Executive Education Faculty, Ross School of Business and Faculty Director of the Ross School’s Sport and Organization Dynamics Conference. From 2001 to 2007 Wolfe served as Director of the Sport Management Master’s Program, and was the Director of the Centre for Sport Management, at the University of Michigan.
Much of Dr. Wolfe’s current work focuses on how best practices in organization dynamics contribute to sport team success. Previously, Wolfe used sport as a lens through which we can learn about various business phenomena such as innovation, leadership, communication, teamwork, and strategy.
Richard is currently under contract with Harvard University Press to write a book on big time college athletics.
Wolfe is a past Editor of the Journal of Sport Management and has published in such journals as the Journal of Management, Organization Science, Journal of Sport Management, Human Resource Management, the Academy of Management Executive, and the European Sport Management Quarterly.
From 2010 to 2017 Wolfe served as Professor of Strategic Management and Winspear Fellow at the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, the University of Victoria. Dr. Wolfe holds graduate degrees in organization theory (PhD, University of Michigan), business administration (MBA, Pennsylvania State University), and physical education (MA, University of Michigan)
About the Conference:
https://michiganross.umich.edu/news/michigan-ross-announces-first-ever-sports-and-organizational-dynamics-conference
Some of the key sessions during the conference include:
Team Culture (Kim Cameron, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan): Using his extensive research on NFL locker room culture and its correlation to team performance, Cameron will lead a panel discussion, featuring the SODC Board of Advisors, discussing how corporate culture and positive organizational scholarship can help build performance in sport.
The Emergence of Excellence: Leadership in Times of Dramatic Complexity and Change (Bob Quinn, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan): Quinn will moderate a panel discussion exploring how to lead in times of disruptive change and how that ties into sport team performance.
Creating “One Team” From Diverse Individuals (Lynn Wooten, Dyson School of Management, Cornell University): Wooten’s research explores workforce diversity and how that can be leveraged to an organization’s competitive advantage. She will lead a panel discussion about the effects of and approaches to diversity in sports and maximizing its positive impact.
Leading Change: From Resistance to Cooperation (Joel Brockner, Columbia Business School, Columbia University): This panel discussion will be moderated by Brockner, who has done extensive research on leading organizational change. They will discuss how to overcome resistance to achieve change in sports organizations.
The conference is highly geared toward senior leaders responsible for sport team performance, including general managers, head coaches, assistant general managers, and assistant coaches. For more information about the conference, visit michiganross.umich.edu/sportsdynamics.
This week my guest is Richard Shorter, the Non-perfect Dad: enabling coaches and parents to work together to produce winning character on and off the sports field. When the home and coaching environments are united an athlete is given the best possible chance to excel greatly in all areas of life, and that's what Richard makes happen for others.
His creative and pioneering work enables coaches to:
-help parents manage their expectations in the nonlinear process of talent development.
•help parents reinforce the character, mindset and culture of their team.
•reduce parent & coach conflict.
•support the parents in shaping the resilience and mindset athletes need to navigate the highs and lows of talent development.
The challenge comes in engaging parents effectively because optimizing the immense influence parents is not simple or because often there is an uneasy relationship between coach and parent.
Without a synchronicity of approach between parents and coaches, potential is easily missed.
Richard uses evidence-based strategies to engage with parents.
Learn more about Richard at: https://non-perfectdad.co.uk/
Or check out his new book: ‘Conversations for the Journey’ priming your child for success on and off the sports field, available at Amazon
More About Richard: Having three lively and energetic children has taught him he’s not a perfect dad! But he does have a background steeped in delivering high quality and successful support to organizations and parents enabling them to work effectively together for the best outcomes of the children. “I am not perfect as a parent, but I am pretty good at taking the opportunities which sport offers to build character which leads to success on and off the sports field. This is the gift I offer other parents and their children.”
This week my guest is Gordon MacLelland, CEO of ‘Working with Parents in Sport’, a UK-based company that works with sporting organizations globally, providing unbiased information that understands the difficulties that parents and coaches face in today’s world, for the goal of providing children with the best possible sporting experiences. Sport and physical activity should be seen as a lifetime investment for our children, not a short-term gain.
More about WWPIS:
https://www.parentsinsport.co.uk/
A generation ago children went out to play sport for the fun of the game, and if they became successful and were able to make a living from it that was great. It was not the primary motivation for parents setting out their children on their sporting careers.
Many young people are giving up sport in their teenage years due to some of the pressures, behaviors put on them by parents during their formative years and they simply fall out of love with sport. It is no longer fun, and that is the primary reason kids want to play sport in the first place. WWPIS helps parents and coaches go back to basics and see sport for what it is, a chance for our children to learn experiences for life: Teamwork, dealing with adversity, friendships, sportsmanship are all valuable traits in life and not just in sport.
More About Gordon: Gordon MacLelland set up ‘Working with Parents in Sport’ after 20 years as a teacher and as a coach to all age levels from 7-year olds to adults. He has a BA/Hons degree in Sports Science from University College Chester and a PGCE from Lancaster University. He is a qualified teacher and has been Director of Sport at an independent prep school in the UK for the last 10 years. He has worked in schools in both the UK and New Zealand for the last 16 years. He is the author of two books, ‘Great Sports Parenting’ – A pocket guide for parents of children in sport and ‘Engage’ – A coaches guide to building positive relationships with parents. In recent times he has become a parent to two children and the early sporting experiences of his own children prompted him to set up the company as well as write the two books above. As a speaker he brings a wealth of experience to working with organizations, coaches and parents gathered through 20 years as a teacher and coach as well as a parent currently involved in children’s sport.
This week I will be talking with 3 women who are part of I AM THAT GIRL: Katrina Voge, Medcedez Birnie & Madelyn Steurer. Join me and here why and how IATG asks women to take this simple but powerful pledge:
“I have a brilliant heart and a beautiful mind. I am me, a perfectly flawed, beautyFULL work in progress. I promise to lift other girls up, have their backs, and make it safe for them to be exactly who they are. I'm on a mission to raise the standards for how we treat each other, how we treat ourselves, and how we treat the world. Every time I look in the mirror I’ll remind myself that I’m not alone, that I’m beautiful, that my voice matters, and that I am enough.”
Learn more about IATG at: http://www.iamthatgirl.org/about
This week my guest is the Head Coach of the Bucknell University women's lacrosse team, Remi Steele. Remi authored a personal and impotrant article on the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association's (IWLCA) blog, "Behind The Whistle" that talks about the importance of coaches understanding how to recognize and address the stress they are under, which can lead to anxiety, depression, and poor mental health.
Coaches are just as big competitiors as (if not bigger than) their players - but if coaches are looking out the mental health of their players, who's looking out for the coaches?...Listen in for a journey that went through the darker times but now includes a bright future.
Remi's full article can be found here:
https://iwlca.wordpress.com/2018/12/05/dark-times-and-bright-futures/
This week my guest is Stephanie Hein, CEO of Maker Girl – an organization founded in a social entrepreneurship class at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where two young women were empowered by the question "What bothers you?" Motivated by their past experiences, MakerGirl was created to inspire young girls to pursue STEM fields through 3D printing sessions.
The Maker Girl Story: Two diverse, young women began a Social Entrepreneurship class at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Little did they know, they would start a movement that would impact the life trajectories of young girls and women in their dreams for a creating a promising future. Mid-way into the semester, they were posed and challenged with a simple question, “What bothers you?” Group member Julia Haried quickly drew from her past research about the lack of women in C-suite positions. Their conversation moved to, “Why is that?” and “What can we do to change these issues?”
From this inspiration, Engele and Haried created MakerGirl--a mission driven program about more than 3D printing. MakerGirl seeks to inspire young girls to be active in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and to continue to say “Yes!” to future challenges by offering design and 3D printing workshops.
Check them out at: https://makergirl.us/
About Stephanie: Stephanie is a graduate of Educational Studies Master’s program at the University of Michigan as well as a former student-athlete and Molecular Biology major at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She gained educational programming experience at her former position at Toyology Toys. Hein served as MakerGirl’s Engagement Director in 2016 and assisted raising over $30,000 through a Kickstarter campaign and organized #MakerGirlGoesMobile, a 10,000 mile cross-country road trip that brought 3D printing sessions to over 1,000 girls in rural and underserved communities across the country.
This week my guest is Aby Ryan, Founder of Athena Camps: https://athenacamps.com/
At Athena Camps their vision is to build communities of empowered girls who inspire and uplift each other in order to have a positive and lasting impact on our world. They help girls aged 4 to 14 develop their whole selves. Athena Campers participate in sports and creative exercises to learn how to give and receive positive affirmation, make new friends, and acquire the strength and grace to be their best in every situation.
Athena Camps is not a traditional sports camp. The goal is to build body-confidence through sports, giving girls a sense of control over their bodies. Research states that elementary age girls should be "sampling" sports rather than specializing, learning skills and a "love for the game", rather than competing. In middle school, we know sports participation boosts girls' self-esteem, provides focus and builds social confidence. At Athena Camps, girls of all ages have fun and successful experiences with sports and are empowered as their athletic ability grows. Creative, girl-focused projects and facilitated group discussions serve as social opportunities to connect and express emotions in a nurturing community.
Aby Ryan founded Athena Camps after a successful career as a professional tennis player, collegiate coach, and non-profit executive. With 30 years of experience coaching and developing programs for girl-serving organizations, Aby specializes in youth program development, curriculum design, and innovative strategies to grow strong, expressive, confident young women.
When her daughter started kindergarten, Aby Ryan saw a need for a special environment where girls could navigate social pressures, build character, and support each other. She realized the time had come to realize her dream of creating a unique girls’ sports camp. So on June 11, 2011, she launched the first Athena Camp with 27 girls. Athena Camps’ attendance quadrupled in our first full year. Since then, Athena Camps continues to grow each year and hopes to serve 5,000 girls by 2025.
Welcome to Episode #59, where we'll talk about Athletic Leadership - not as a concept, but as the formal program that awaits today's collegiate student athletes. My guest will be Dr. Kristina Navarro, who oversees the Rutgers Leadership Academy (RLA). RLA is a privately funded entity whose mission is to equip the student-athletes at Rutgers University with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve success both during and after their collegiate careers by providing year-round opportunities for advancement in five key areas: leadership training, career development, community engagement, personal enrichment, and letter winner engagement. Learn nmore at:
https://scarletknights.com/news/2017/9/13/rutgers-leadership-academy-who-we-r.aspx
About RLA: Rutgers Athletics has long subscribed to the idea that student-athletes should be learning and acquiring new skills beyond academics and athletes. For years, student-athletes participated in student-development activities modeled after the highly regarded NCAA program, "CHAMPS/Life Skills."
RLA’s MISSION: Equip the student-athletes at Rutgers University with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve success both during and after their collegiate careers by providing year-round opportunities for advancement in five key areas: leadership training, career development, community engagement, personal enrichment, and letter winner engagement.
RLA’s VISION: To positively impact the lives of the student-athletes at Rutgers University in their constant pursuit of career, academic and personal success.
More About Kristina: With over a decade of experience in athletic administration and higher education, Navarro began at UW-Whitewater in September 2013 as an assistant professor in sport management and swiftly worked her way up through the ranks. In 2015, she was named the Director of Student-Athlete Engagement, overseeing comprehensive student-athlete development and academic excellence programs for Warhawk Athletics. Navarro's role continued to increase, adding sports administrator to her resume as well as marketing and engagement duties, leading to her elevation to her most recent role. Navarro also served as an Associate Professor in the College of Education and Professional Studies, managing the Higher Education Athletic Administration graduate program and supervising internship and practicum students.
Prior to arriving at UW-Whitewater, Navarro spent a year as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Administration Graduate Program at University of Oklahoma following a 2009-12 stint at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While at UW, she held roles as the Interim Senior Developmental Skills Specialist for football, Interim Academic Advisor and Career Development Coordinator, and Learning Specialist and Mentor.
From 2007-09 at UNC-Chapel Hill, Navarro was the Co-Director of the Carolina Leadership Academy's CREED and Peer Mentor Programs in the Office of Student-Athlete Development.
Navarro earned a B.S. in sport management and business administration with a concentration in strength and conditioning from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2006. She went on to earn a master of arts in sport administration from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2009. Navarro then added a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy analysis with a focus on higher, postsecondary and continuing education from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012.
Additionally, Navarro holds a chair position for numerous organizations, including the Executive Leadership Team AERA Research Focus on Education and Sport, Women Leaders in College Sport Student-Athlete Development Leadership Committee and the NASPA Committee on Student-Athlete Welfare. She is a member of the NACDA N4A Board of Directors where she led a rebrand and restructure of the organization to develop a national holistic approach to support academic and student-athlete development professionals and is an active member of the Women Leaders in College Sports (formerly NACWAA) organization.
Nelson E. Brown is an Environmental Science student at the Community College of
Baltimore County in Catonsville, Maryland, where he serves as one of
the writers, artists, and editors of the school's literary magazine and a participant
in the Project Sparks program. He's been recognized as an avid volunteer and
athlete locally and nationally. In addition to being a part-time student, he is employed
at the Maryland Department of the Environment as an Office Clerk, with plans of
obtaining a career in Environmental Science after he finishes school. As an artist and author, he has established a book series,"The Beauty In Us", about Body Positivity and Self-Acceptance from a male's perspective. As an activist and philanthropist, he is currently training to become an Evangelist.He currently resides in Randallstown, Maryland.
More about "The Beauty In Us - Our Reality" , available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Us-Our-Reality-Nelson-Brown-ebook/dp/B07GBFMW85
We live in a world where people have a tendency to believe that IMAGE IS EVERYTHING. The first book in this book series that has been written is about a young man of color who is using his age, his gender, and his nationality to discuss his personal struggles with colorism, self image, and self acceptance. We always discuss controversial topics regarding body image and acceptance, but often it is heard from a female’s point of view. Do you hear any males speaking out about their struggles with their body image and self-esteem? Nelson E. Brown has been embarking on a journey to help boys, girls, men, and women around the world discover who they are and how beautiful they are. In this book, Nelson is able to give himself permission to be vulnerable and even emotionally honest about how he feels. He is speaking on behalf of all the men and young boys in communities around the world who are afraid to. He is also willing to show women and young girls how males carry their insecurities with them every day and how they suppress them in the public eye.
My guest this week is GO! founder Ruth Nicholson who was also a finalist in Hudl's Innovator of the Year contest, honoring those who empower innovation in club soccer. We’ll talk about how GO! empowers directors of coaching, board members, administrators, and team managers to succeed through proven practical guides, templates, checklists, and weekly live training webinars. There’s never enough of us to go around when working with sports organizations -so join in and hear how to help those in your organization to do more.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/mtp-dave-briglio
More about GO! And Ruth: Nicholson launched GO! in 2017 as a subscription-based digital resource that improves youth sports organizations by making operations simple and efficient. Since its unveiling in mid-2017, the GO! resource and training program has connected with coaches, clubs, state associations and leagues on 5 continents and in 19 North American states and provinces. Interest from the U.S. Olympic Committee coaching education program in its training webinars has resulted in the engagement of 26 different sports.
In a nutshell, Ruth Nicholson’s work is constructively disruptive in a field begging for improvement. With more than 20 years on-the-ground youth sports experience and operational expertise, her program GO! delivers practical resources that address the typical challenges people face when building and running a youth soccer club. Ruth has created an unparalleled resource that goes beyond the game to address challenges people face when building and running a club. One of her nominations put it simply, “Her understanding and insight is second to none!”
In this episode you’ll hear:
•The 3 pillars of a successful sports club
•How to addressing difficult issues and resolve conflict
•The best ways to organize a volunteer program
This week my guest is Christine Pinalto, Co-founder of Sidelined USA, which exists to reunite permanently-sidelined athletes with their passions and inspire them to find a meaningful way forward. Christine and her Co-Founder (and son) Cade have a vision of helping athletes create a positive mindset within themselves, requiring their personal best, in order to confidently face and overcome their challenges, both on and off the court/field. See Cade’s Story below to see how this vision has become a welcome reality for so many athletes – athletes like people you know (or maybe you are one).
https://www.spreaker.com/show/mtp-dave-briglio
Cade’s Story: Cade Pinalto became permanently sidelined his 7th grade year. Cade, who was a dedicated athlete and basketball player, was told he would no longer be able to compete in his sport. Later, when Cade reached high school, the men’s varsity basketball coach offered to teach him how to coach. The experience was incredible as Cade was able to participate in his sport through another avenue. Cade started the idea for Sidelined Chicago in April of 2016. With the help of his mother, Co-founder Christine Pinalto, and the Sidelined team, Sidelined Chicago was brought to fruition. In 2018, Sidelined went nation-wide and launched Sidelined USA.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How to help sidelined athletes make the shift to redefine their satisfaction and embrace their new reality in a meaningful way.
•The importance of community and devotion. When it comes to helping sidelined athletes.
•The resources and opportunities for players to connect with others in their situation, and for parents to learn how to connect with their sidelined athlete.
Player Mentoring
This week my guest, from Plymouth, England, is Brian Chambers -Professional Football (soccer) Scout at Charlton Athletic, Bradford City, Bury & Swindon Town. Brian is more than a scout – he’s a true mentor to the players who work with him, one-on-one.
One of his most successful mentees, American Nicole Robertson now playing professional soccer in Europe, says this of Brian: “I have a working relationship that has also grown into a true friendship, I was blessed to have found him. I have not only grown as a footballer but as a human too. He has helped me strive as a player and has helped me move from being an amateur to becoming a professional footballer in Denmark. He is not only a kindhearted man, but someone who is organized, punctual, easy to talk to, and trustworthy. Success will come to those who work with Brian as their mentor/analysis.”
https://www.spreaker.com/show/mtp-dave-briglio
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How to look beyond the numbers and see the person on the field before you – and why that is so important to them and so rewarding to us as we watch.
•How 1-on-1 mentoring a player does so much more for them than simply critiquing or instructing them.
•The real “ins-and-outs” of making it to the professional leagues.
Winning is Giving (It All)
This week my guest is Rachell Vallarelli, a record-setting UMass goalie, current Professional Lacrosse Player (Baltimore Ride), and former US U19 Women’s National Training Team Member. Rachell loves to motivate and inspire those around her and is a believer in inspiring change and action, while being a continual lifelong learner. Her greatest pride of all is being a part of something bigger than herself; being an ambassador for the game of lacrosse, and inspiring young women to achieve their dreams. Rachell is also currently a member of NYAC Lacrosse, owner of Rachel Vallarelli Lacrosse LLC and D1 Assistant Coach.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/mtp-dave-briglio
More About Rachell: Vallarelli played collegiately at the University of Massachusetts from 2012-2015. She graduated as one of the best goalies in both UMass and NCAA history, holding UMass, Atlantic 10 Conference and NCAA records. The Hartsdale, N.Y. native accumulated for the second most wins in school history (48) while leading the Minutewomen to four-straight Atlantic 10 championships. UMass went undefeated in conference play during Vallarelli's collegiate career, making four NCAA appearances with two first round wins
In this episode you’ll hear:
•The complete journey of an athlete: from youth leagues to college, to the pros, in between, and beyond.
•What “winning” feels like and what being a “winner” is.
•The magic of being part of the Game, and the silent worries of separating from the Game
Rethinking Recess...
This week my guest is Danielle Marshall, Executive Director for Playworks. Playworks builds a culture of play that enables kids to feel a real sense of belonging. Partnering with teachers, principals, and parents, they make sure kids have the opportunity to contribute on the playground, in the classroom, and in their communities. Randomized control trials have found that compared to students at similar schools, Playworks students were more physically active and teachers reported that students had greater feelings of school safety and less bullying behavior.
For more than 20 years, Playworks has been leading the way for safe and healthy play at elementary schools every day, and they have a bold new vision for 2020: to help 3.5 million kids in 7,000 elementary schools nationwide experience safe and healthy play every day. How? By creating a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Listen in and hear the details!
https://www.spreaker.com/show/mtp-dave-briglio
More About Danielle: Danielle has spent her career working with groups who use physical activity to teach life skills to make the next generation physically and emotionally prepared, helping them to unleash their confidence through accomplishments while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. Danielle is a graduate of Howard university (psychology) and works in Baltimore Maryland.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•Why play matters, what gets in the way of play & the role of educators
•How to “rethink recess”, in terms of Safety, Engagement & Empowerment
•What structures Playworks uses to achieve their goals (recess, Jr. Coaches, classroom games, etc.)
This week my guest is Sports Psychologist Dr. Michelle Deering of Curative Connections. She prides herself in these 3 skills: listening intently, thinking deeply, and loving passionately. Those qualities led her to pursue a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology, get licensed as a psychologist, and focus on helping the next generation of young people see themselves clearly, clarify their goals, and engage in the processes needed to reach their goals. She’s also very passionate about helping moms who desire to improve their mothering of the next generation, which is the focus of this episode, and the subject of her book What Mothers Never Tell Their Daughters: 5 Keys to Building Trust, Restoring Connection, and Strengthening Relationships.
https://www.spreaker.com/show/mtp-dave-briglio
More About Dr. Deering: She helps others see themselves and their current situation more clearly, empowering them to create a platform that will connect them to their goals. To do this, she draws upon her Fortune 500 corporate experience as a Human Resource Training & Development trainer and manager, and her over 20-year experience in the mental health field as a licensed psychologist (in NC & NJ) and Board-Certified Sport Psychologist (ABSP, American Board of Sport Psychology). Dr. Deering graduated in the top 2% of peers and delivering the valedictorian address at Cardinal Spellman High School, went on to earn her Bachelors degree in Biology from Brown University, her Masters in Education from Cambridge College, and her Doctorate in Counseling psychology from Rutgers University.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•Dr. Deering’s personal story and how it has led to her new book, What Mothers Never Tell Their Daughters and the key elements (Rifts, Remedies & Rewards).
•What makes healthy mother-daughter relationships possible
•How moms can see themselves first (& then will be able to see their daughters for who they are)
This week my guests are the Co-Founders of SheIS, Caitlin Donovan and Brenda Andress. SheIS represents a sisterhood through sports, and a cross-pollination of support for women and girls everywhere. It is the goal of SheIS to initiate support at all levels of sport, from professional to grassroots. Their aim is to not only encourage representation of the sport(s) in which you currently play or watch, but to show support for other female sports, and in turn for the benefits to girls and women achieved through participation.
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About Brenda: Also known as the “Thought Leader ", Brenda is currently the Commissioner of the Canadian Women’s National Hockey League, as they create the first women's professional hockey league. “The Hockey news - People of Power & Influence issue” named Brenda as one of the individuals identified as “The Power of the Future”
About Caiti: She describes herself as Strategist, digital enthusiast, 3x marathoner, entrepreneur, , hustler, dreamer, and most importantly, Doer. She’s a Brand marketing veteran with more than 10 years of experience, founder of www.cosmictrustfall.com and www.digitaljobsproject.com, and world traveler currently based out of New York, NY.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How to increase resources across all levels of women’s sport, ensuring professional athletics are a viable career option for all girls and women
•How to achieve equal representation for women’s professional, national, and collegiate teams through national and local media.
•How we can all help create a world in which girls and women are encouraged to thrive, be active teammates, and leaders.
This week my guest is Taras “Terry” Liskevych is the CEO/President of Total Sports, LLC and The Art of Coaching. Liskevych is a coaching mentor to hundreds of coaches and an entrepreneur that has started several technology and marketing companies. Terry retired as the head coach at Oregon State after the 2015 season leading the Beavers to the Sweet Sixteen in 2014, while being named PAC-12 Coach-of-the-Year.
We’ll talk about some of the things terry has learned that create the best impact on you and your program – for any sport. You’ll find his advice to be simple, yet powerful – which is an art in itself.
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More About Terry: Liskevych was the Head Coach of the USA Women’s National and Olympic Volleyball Teams for twelve years (1985-1996). The USA Team won the bronze medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In 1995 he was named International Coach of the Year while leading the USA Women to a gold medal at the Grand Prix and a #1 world ranking. In 1981 he co-founded the American Volleyball Coaches Association and in 2011, he co-founded The Art of Coaching Volleyball a series of national and international coaching clinics that features a unique Internet site for coaches.Terry has been inducted into four Halls of Fame: American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), University of the Pacific, Stockton, and Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA). Terry received a B.S. in Biology from Loyola University-Chicago, a Master’s Degree from George Williams College and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Physical Education with emphases in Sports Psychology and International Sport.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How to develop and establish a clear philosophy of coaching.
•How to create basic foundation of teaching/coaching principles.
•How to develop a system to identify talent.
This week my guest is Michael Pedersen, Founder of M INC. › change the game, where sport leaders, nationally and internationally, turn good governance into a winning strategy for building trust, growth and performance. He helps sport leaders at all levels of sport and across sports, countries and regions raise the governance standards of their organizations to a best in practice, leadership level. It really does matter “how you play the game”.
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More About Michael: Michael is an internationally recognized expert in sport governance, transparency, ethics and integrity. He is experienced in engaging leaders in business, government, civil society and sport to address sensitive governance challenges such as fighting corruption and in bringing them together in collective action partnerships. He is of Danish origin and has lived, worked, studied and travelled in many countries and regions.
Michael holds three MSc degrees; an MSc in Global Leadership from the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, taught in collaboration with the Columbia Business School; an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice from the School of Management at the University of Bath, UK; and an MSc in International Relations from the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark.
Michael is an internationally recognized thought leader, who is also a seasoned speaker and workshop facilitator. During the last 15 years, Michael Pedersen has shared his knowledge as a speaker at more than 100 conferences around the world and continuously undergone advanced public speaking training.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How sports is a reflection of society – both its beauty and its flaw.
•The downside of “Zero Tolerance” and how you can be tolerant without unleashing chaos in your organization.
•The Power of Sport to transcend the distrust in our political leaders.
This week my guest is Jason Corley, CMAA, Athletic Director for Long Branch (N.J.) Public Schools, and the 2018 Jersey Sporting News Athletic Director of the Year. When Jason took the position for his alma mater he had one overarching goal: ensure today’s Green Wave student-athletes did not make the same academic mistakes he did. Jason readily admits that he wasn’t the best student growing up. It was sports that kept him going to school and eventually motivated him to attend college. In this episode we’ll get into the details of how Jason established a rigorous academic accountability program that resulted in an increasing number of student-athletes going on to play at the college level, and eventually his becoming part of the Mayoral Transition team.
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More About Jason: His responsibilities at Long Branch include overseeing middle and elementary school athletics, and he has implemented a program to connect high school coaches with the younger kids. He also extends his reach statewide, serving as Divisional Vice President for the Shore Conference of High Schools, Vice President of the Shore Conference of Middle Schools, and Shore Conference Boys’ Lacrosse Tournament Director. On the national level, he sits on the NIAAA Membership Committee.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How understanding Your Story as a leader helps others write a better one for themselves
•What it takes to create a successful academic program for student-athletes.
•Successful strategies for hiring and mentoring coaches, using social media and taking a leadership role in the community.
The Players’ Impact: Entrepreneur Athletes
This week my guest is Tracy Deforge, the founder of The Players’ Impact. The Players' Impact was founded in 2017 as a group of athletes who were interested in investing in start-ups. As they built out the group, they quickly realized there was an interest beyond investing. Now, TPI is a hub for entrepreneurial minded athletes: an extensive cross-sport athlete network, industry experts, early stage business resources, and investment opportunities - everything an athlete entrepreneur and investor needs to thrive. At TPI, they are building the virtual locker room for players to share and discuss all things start-up…Rather than 100 players investing in 100 different start-ups, our goal is for 100 players to invest in top start-ups together.
Tracy is an attorney by training, an entrepreneur in spirit, and an executive leader through experience. Tracy’s career has focused for more than a decade in the sports industry on start-up companies, technology offerings, and pioneering business initiatives. She has been intimately involved in all aspects of entrepreneurship, from envisioning the concept, business planning, hiring, operations build out, funds raising, strategic partnerships, outsourcing, finances, marketing, and more. With a focus on action and results, she is a leader who jumps into the trenches, learning and then executing the necessary steps to achieve goals, enthusiastically working to keep everything moving forward to make our shared vision a reality.
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More About Tracy: After earning her J.D. at Seton Hall, she went to work for the National Hockey League (NHL) and then Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLB.com). Ever since, she’s worked at the unique intersection of sports, entertainment/media, and technology – including COO of a pioneering mobile video SaaS offering targeting sports broadcasters and partner in a venture investment firm focused on sports and entertainment firms.
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS: Conducting detailed due diligence and market/competitive analysis of potential investments on more than 2,000 proposed business ideas; Identifying emerging trends and developing business ideas to capitalize on them; Building start-ups from conception to launch; Raising financing for development and growth of lucrative business ideas
You can find them at:
http://www.theplayersimpact.com/
@playersimpact
@tracydeforge
tracy@theplayersimpact.com
In this episode you’ll hear:
•The vantage-point of women in the male-dominated sports industry
•What it’s like to be a woman entrepreneur, AND working mom of 2 (one with ADHD))
• How "Sisu" (Finnish “grit”), can guide your determination to succeed in tough situations.
This week my guest is Sarah Murray of Women Win, who is a global authority on play who has spent two decades promoting gender inclusion in sport. Wearing the Women Win jersey since 2009, she is currently the organization’s U.S. and Global Catalyze Director — leading efforts to empower adolescent girls to achieve their rights through sport. In this role, she captains strategy development, programs, resource mobilization and global thought leadership.
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More About Sarah: Prior to joining Women Win, Murray spent 10 years as the Web Producer for the Women’s Sports Foundation – a nonprofit started by Billie Jean King focused on gender equity in sport. Her editorial leadership secured the top Google result for “women’s sports” and made the organizations the most highly trafficked women’s sport site on the Internet. She authored the GoGirlGo! Curriculum, which won the U.S. National Health award and worked with top athlete activists such as Mia Hamm, Christiane Amanpour, Geena Davis and Abby Wambach. An animated public speaker, Murray has challenged audiences from stages such as Beyond Sport, IWG Women in Sport and Next Step. She regularly facilitates cross-cultural workshops related to gender, sport, leadership, storytelling and human-centered design. Her writing has appeared in dozens of magazines, newspapers and books, including Feministing.org, Women’s Adventure and the Huffington Post.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How your organization can develop a “tribe” to increase the scale and depth of engagement
•Ways to encourage progress in gender inclusion in sport by rewarding organizations and programs for excellent practices
•About Digital Storytelling, a workshop-based methodology that focuses on the everyday person’s ability to share aspects of their life story.
What is a Sports Psychologist?...A Pick-and-Choose Menu
This week my guest is Dr. Jim Bauman, a renowned Sport and Human Performance Psychologist (Gravity Performance) who provides high quality services to athletes, coaches, sport organizations, and business organizations on a private consulting basis. Jim has provided sport psychology services at the 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008 Olympic Games. In this episode, we’ll focus on the question: “What does a Sport Psychologist do?” Sport Psychologists around the world will provide you with a variety of answers, but Dr. Bauman has developed a “MENU” of services from his of many years of working with some of the most talented and successful athletes in the world to help bring some clarity in a fun and engaging way.
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More About Dr. Bauman: Earlier in his career, as a Full-time Senior Sport Psychologist for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) US Olympic Training Center, he created, implemented, and managed the first sport psychology program at this Olympic Training Center. Dr. Bauman provided high performance services at multiple National Championships, Olympic Trials, World Cups, World Championships, World University Games, Pan-Pacific, and Pan-American Games; began a working relationship with the Navy Special Warfare School (BUDS/SEAL Teams) and the NHL Anaheim Ducks (Stanley Cup Champions). He later Developed and initiated the first full-range sport psychology program for 23 collegiate sports at the UVA, and traveled with and provided sport psychology services to the USA Olympic Swimming Team at the 2012 London Olympic Games, 2013 Barcelona World Championships, 2014 Pan American Championships in Australia, and the 2015 World Championships in Russia; he continued as a consultant to US Special Operations Command. Currently working with an east coast NBA team engages in sport publications (refereed journal articles and book chapters); television and radio appearances; presenting sport psychology workshops at national/international conferences; teaching graduate coursework; mentoring young sport psychology professionals.
In this episode you’ll get to dine on:
•The “APPETIZERS”, the Sport part of Sport Psychology, dedicated to enhancing your athletic performance.
•The “ENTREES”, the Psychology part of Sport Psychology, dedicated to resolving and/or improving personal and interpersonal issues.
•The “DESSERTS”…the all-time favorites for everyone in sport!
Just like fine restaurants, Dr. Bauman invites to “choose from anything on the menu and feel free to mix & match items. If you don’t see what you want, just ask…chances are good he has worked with that item, as well! BON APPETIT!”
This week my guest is Wyatt Melzer, Co-Founder and Chief Change Maker of The Modern American Party, where he is dedicated to help solve America’s leadership crisis by inspiring passionate and innovative change makers of all ages to realize their life’s purpose and the importance of being engaged in the political arena. Politics on this show?... Really? Listen in and see how the influence of sports can bring good change to that aspect of our world as well.
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After graduating from the University of Virginia and living in the Big Apple for over 5 years, Wyatt served in leadership roles in the nonprofit sector at Harlem Lacrosse, the corporate sector at CBRE, and the political sector at ‘Massey for Mayor’. During this period of personal and professional reflection and growth, Wyatt discovered his innate talent for mentoring young people and identifying emerging talent to seek their passion and pursue previously unimaginable goals. At the same time, while his own leadership skills were honed across 3 separate industries, he also discovered America is facing a major leadership crisis on all fronts: social, economic, education, and political. Through MAP, Wyatt is committed to lead the revolution of progressive and positive change to fill the leadership void facing our communities, states, and country!
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How youth/HS sports effect education, and the path to adulthood
•How the student athlete experience reflects the way we adults run the world
•How a new Political Party just might take the politics out of politics
Lacrosse The Nations: A Conduit of Opportunity, Worldwide
This week my guest is Javier Silva (Executive Dir.) of Lacrosse the Nations (LtN), where they show sports are a conduit by which great things can be achieved. LtN is an international nonprofit that brings the sport of lacrosse to underserved communities as a way of instilling structure and life skills while promoting education and health.
LtN began as a simple conversation between Brad Corrigan and Brett Hughes in 2008 about the truest power of sports to bring people together all over the world regardless of age, background, sex, ethnicity, experience or even language. LtN now partners with lacrosse teams, individuals, and organizations to spread our mission and open up people's perspectives to a bigger picture of sport. They use learning and practicing of an unfamiliar sport to create an environment where new lessons can be intentionally taught and practiced, by bringing lacrosse enthusiasts together with communities in need, both are enriched through lacrosse the nations.
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Javier took over as LtN’s Executive Director in 2015. He spent two years volunteering as Program Director in Nicaragua before joining as the Director of International Programs and Marketing. Javier, born in Colombia, fell in love with lacrosse on the first lacrosse program at his Stamford, CT high school. He went on to play for four years on the MCLA team at the University of Connecticut. He moved to Sweden to obtain his MSc in International Marketing & Brand Management from Lund University, traveled throughout Scandinavia as a lacrosse player/coach, and later played on the Colombian National Team at the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How to use an unfamiliar sport to create an effective learning environment
•How to instil structure and life skills to promoting education & health
•How their Life Skills Curriculum and “Respect For Women” course make great change
This week my guest is Melissa Tatro Harper, Co-Founder and CEO of Good Sports, Inc. Good Sports is a nonprofit organization that lays the foundation for healthy, active lifestyles by providing athletic equipment, footwear and apparel to disadvantaged young people across the United States. Their mission is to give all kids the lifelong benefits of sport and physical activity by providing new equipment, apparel and footwear to help them get off the sidelines and into the game. We’ll be talking about how increase awareness on these challenges our kids face and what we can do about them.
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As CEO at Good Sports, Inc., Melissa leads the organization’s growth, organizational strategy and partnership development. In the last 11 years, they’ve provided more than $15 million in equipment to 2,000 youth programs across 50 states, impacting millions of kids.
As a thought leader and speaker, she tailors her message to the audience. When she talks to kids, she shares her story – she’s the first generation in her family ever to go to college. She tells them that with hard work and discipline, they can accomplish their goals, no matter what kind of background they come from. She talks to kids about playing to win…not on the field but in life. “If you don’t put all your effort into doing your best at everything you do, you’ll never truly reach your potential”. When she speaks with donors, partners, and supports, her overarching message is that although Good Sports, Inc. is a nonprofit, they run it like a business: strategic, thoughtful, and efficient.
She estimates that there are more than 6 million kids in the top 50 MSAs in the U.S. that need their support. Melissa’s goal is to scale Good Sports, Inc. so they can give all those kids a chance to play within the next 10 years. To get there, they will nearly triple the size of the organization and the number of kids they can reach annually. Melissa says, “There is no limit to what we can accomplish and the impact Good Sports can have on kids who need our support, as long as we always think big and aim high.”
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How a successful non-profit can turn 500 basketballs into $20M in sports equipment
•How the state of Pay-to-Play is affecting our youth
•Why there really is an “I” in “TEAM” – and why it’s a good thing
This week my guest is Charlotte Morley, Program Director for Harlem Lacrosse, at the Promise Academy 2. Harlem Lacrosse’s mission is to empower children at risk for academic decline and dropout to rise above their challenges and reach their full potential.
Harlem Lacrosse provides school-based, full-day, year-round support by placing a full-time staff member at school sites. Their Program Directors maintain a constant presence in the lives of the students as tutors, mentors, and coaches who provide individualized attention. Their programming empowers students to set high expectations for themselves, achieve their goals and break the cycle of poverty by providing daily study halls, mentoring, push-in academic support, experiential & service-learning, and character-building lacrosse instruction.
Lacrosse is at the heart of a “college-going culture” and holistic approach to developing the social emotional skill sets of children. Lacrosse’s team culture, perseverance, grit, and confidence translates directly into the classroom and students’ personal lives. Harlem Lacrosse now serves over 850 students nationwide across nineteen programs in five cities (NYC, Boston, Baltimore, Los Angeles & Philadelphia).
Harlem Lacrosse students have maintained a 100% on-time middle school graduation rate, have passed their classes at a rate 20% higher than their peers at school sites, and have earned over $15 million scholarship offers to independent schools and colleges, including: Bates College, Colby College, Connecticut College, Gettysburg College, Haverford College, Hobart College, Tufts University, the University of Virginia, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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About Charlotte: Charlotte Morley attended Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey. After graduating in 2013, she went on to play Division 1 lacrosse at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Charlotte started at Harlem Lacrosse in fall of 2017. Charlotte’s favorite part about working at Harlem Lacrosse is getting to share her love for the game with everyone!
In this episode you’ll hear:
•The amazing results from school-based support, with a “wrap-around” daily presence.
•How to create a “College Going Culture”
•Success stories of at-risk students who learned to believe in “Aiming High”.
Jessy Morgan: Opening Doors For Others
This week my guest will be Jessy Morgan: Head Coach of the George Mason University women’s lacrosse team, former All-American at the University of Virginia, and former member of the U.S. Developmental Team. Jessy has a strong commitment to opening doors for others: “Growing the game remains important to me, because I was the recipient of opportunities through lacrosse.”
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Head coach Jessy Morgan enters her fourth season at the helm of the George Mason lacrosse program. The former Virginia All-American and assistant coach has turned the Patriots into a contender in the Atlantic 10 Conference. As a student-athlete, Morgan helped Virginia advance to the NCAA Championship three times and win the 2004 NCAA Championship. Additionally, Jessy was the US Team selector for the 2012 gold medal team; was recently inducted into the McDonogh School Hall of Fame in 2014
Jessy, a Baltimore native, began her collegiate coaching career in 2009 at Howard University where she was the head coach for the Bison for two seasons. On the national scene, Jessy was a two-time USA Developmental Team member and was voted the eighth-best African-American lacrosse player of all-time by Lacrosse Magazine in 2010. She conducts summer girls lacrosse camps in non-traditional lacrosse areas all over the country and serves as the director of the National Lacrosse Organization Lacrosse Club for girls.
Jessy earned her bachelor's degree in English from Virginia in 2007 and earned her master's degree in business administration in 2017.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•Jessy’s journey from player to coach, to revitalizing communities
•The importance of coaches opening doors for players
•The state of race in lacrosse
This week my guest will be Scott Cvetkovski, Founder of Positive Sports Leadership, as we continue our focus on INFLUENCE. Scott focuses on where passion and inspiration create influence, and he has dedicated his life to answering one question everyday, "how can I positively influence the lives of others?" That question is the driving force for all the work he does. If you want to lead, you must create a positive influence on others – listen in and make the change you want to see in the world.
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Positive Sports Leadership is an emotional intelligence and leadership development company that focuses on the athletes and athletic programs such as clubs, schools, and colleges. Positive Sports Leadership offers leadership workshops and seminars for organizations that are looking to enhance leadership within their programs. With an emphasis on Emotional Intelligence, Positive Sports Leadership brings a dynamic view and learning system that truly enhances the leaders capabilities to become successful.
About Scott: Scott has been involved in business, leadership, and education his entire life. As a product of his parents, both educators and entrepreneurs, Scott’s heart is on path with the training and development of others to benefit individuals and their organizations. His love for leadership and business lead him to develop the Sports Leadership Guide for athletic captains and aspiring leaders in the world of athletics. This leadership guide acts as a resource for captains to learn from and refer to as they take on the role of a leader on their respective teams.
Scott’s love of leadership and helping others inspired him to develop presentations and workshops to continue to be a positive influence to those who wish to lead their programs and people to success. With this knowledge, Scott recognized the need for Emotional Intelligence inside the athletic world, corporate world, and education sector and became a Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach to create another crucial workshop and assessment to help others achieve greatness within their organizations.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•Programs to develop TRUE leadership
•The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Sports
•How to use Karate in the workplace (for Team Building) – Seriously...
This week my guest will be Molly Grisham, Owner and Lead Facilitator of Influence, LLC. Molly is passionate about personal growth, leadership development, communication, problem-solving, service learning, and conflict resolution. She is a visionary with a heart for developing cultures and leaders who are value driven, people-centric and service oriented. We’ll talk about how influence is the hallmark of a leader, how best to develop and how to use it – for ourselves and for others.
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About Molly: She previously served as a college soccer coach and has been employed as a teacher/professor and has served on the communication staff for several non-profit organizations. Molly has 20 years experience coaching club, high school and college soccer coach. She has served on the coaching staff at Ottawa University, Wayne State College and at the University of Illinois Springfield. In addition to coaching she spent many years in the classroom teaching communication courses at the college level. Her teaching and coaching combination is a great asset in developing people in a variety of settings
In this episode you’ll hear:
•What “good” influence is, and the impostors to look out for.
•How to have a “Good Battle” and the value of “Tiny Wins”
•Working with introverts, those younger, and men/women.
Missy West: Inspire, Motivate & Discover Your Best Self
This week my guest will be Missy West, former college coach, inductee to the High School Hall of Fame, and now a motivational speaker, whose athletic participation has strongly influenced the development of life long skills that still remain within her to this day. Sports has built confidence within her as a woman, gave her career opportunities, and an environment filled with amazing, hard-working, and successful people to this day. We’ll talk about how sports gives us a voice to follow your passion to serve people, to educate and inspire our youth, our parents, and coaches.
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About Missy: Missy coached basketball at the college level for 12 years both at the Division II and Division III levels & received 3 conference coach of the year honors and was nominated for National Coach of the Year in 2013. Her teams have broken numerous school records, participated in conference championships and the NCAA's.
Her passion for sports began at a very young age in upstate NY, where football and Ice hockey became her first two loves. With her father being a high school football, swimming, golf and softball coach, she was around sports all the time and loved being active and involved with teams. Missy became Miss New York State in Basketball and Softball while also being an All-State 1st team selection for Soccer. Following High School, Missy had a successful college career at Duke University where she was able to participate in 2 ACC Conference Championships, 5 NCAA tournaments and the National Championship in 1999. Following her stint at Duke, Missy played professionally in Germany for three seasons winning a German National Championship. She also coached a youth 12 year-old team where they too won a German National Championship. Most recently Missy was inducted into the New York State High School Hall of Fame (with Jim Brown) and the National High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•How sports helps us through the awkward teenage years, shaping us for Life
•Why high school sports is a laboratory where we learn how to fail
•How to create a personal Action Plan & get aligned with your priorities
This week my guest will be Glen Mulcahy of Paradigm Sports with a mission to help parents, youth sports coaches and executive members understand the issues in youth sports - and do what we can do to fix them, so we can bring the game back to the kids … where it belongs. To do that, Glen and his group educate coaches, parents and administrators through workshops, presentations and online resources to help keep kids involved in sport well into their adulthood by Developing Leaders
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About Glen: Glen has a knack for seamlessly backing up key concepts with relevant anecdotes and research. You will find Glen’s ideas on ‘kids in sports’ are not only thought provoking, but enjoyable as he communicates with a great sense of passion and humor. His lifetime of multi-sport experience and uncanny ability to connect with his audience & draw them into his story makes Glen a passionate down-to-earth man that is driven to prevent youth from dropping out of organized sports. Glen’s belief in focusing on the fundamentals of the game rather than current game-centric and winning at all costs is both refreshing and inspiring. Now with two youth athletes of his own, Glen is determined to bring the game back to the kids and inspire youth to stay involved in sports not just during teen years, but throughout adulthood as well.
In this episode you’ll hear:
•The pros and cons of excellence v. specialization
•The different communication methods for boys, girls…and millennials
•How not to be a kids’ last coach
Jeanna Finamore returns as this week’s guest, helping us kick off National Mentoring Month. Jeanna is the Executive Director of MentorPrize, a coalition of like-minded individuals and institutions committed to fostering mentoring relationships that are rewarding for the mentee, the mentor and our communities. At MentorPrize, they believe positively influencing the life of another can be a gratifying experience, one that offers the opportunity for the kind of meaningful personal connections that lead to a more empathetic society. And the best part is — You don’t need money, connections or a fancy education to be a mentor. Many of us possess the skills needed to empower, guide, and comfort others if we’re willing to take the time to make rewarding connections.
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In this episode, you’ll hear…
•MentorPrize’s role in connecting prospective mentors with mentoring organizations, to transform the lives of youth and young adults
•About National Mentoring Month, and how you can get involved
•Personal stories of rewarding mentoring experiences
This week I will be speaking with Sarbjit “Sab” Singh, Founder of Sports Doing Good, I’ve loved their mission to gather and promote the best stories in Sports – no statistics or highlight reels, just Sports Doing Good. Plan to tune in and look forward to remembering and getting back to Why We PLAY.
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Sports Doing Good, a property of The Kaur Group, is built on the idea of sports being fun, inspirational and being a tool for positive social change. The concept and practice of corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship are now rooted firmly in the mindset and actions of thousands of individuals, companies and organizations around the globe. Their website is part of a movement to both drive the growth of and highlight the good work already being done by those in and around sports.
Their goal is to have Sports Doing Good be a portal housing original content and excerpts from and links to the increasing number of articles, websites, video, and other sources that showcase the good in sports and and its relation to social responsibility. They aim to celebrate those concepts, activities, events, and individuals by highlighting them for a wider audience. Much of the news today, whether sports related or not, is incredibly negative and increasingly polarized, biased, and quite annoying. At SDG, they are trying to refocus some of the discussion on the good related to the world of sports.
About Sab: He was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Rockville Centre on Long Island, played soccer here and there (still does). He graduated with honors from Georgetown University with a BSBA in Finance and earned MBA and JD degrees from Emory University. Sab is a proud and active alum of all three institutions. He is an experienced business strategy and market research professional. He’s taught entrepreneurship and business planning in the sports management program at NYU’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management. And at St. John’s University he taught “Philosophy, Principles, and Organization of Sport Management”.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•The need to bring sports, social responsibility and development together
•The use of sports to improve our lives and the lives of individuals and communities worldwide.
•Some amazing stories of sports organizations that are “Doing Good”
This week I will be speaking with Michael Bungay Stanier, Senior Partner of Box of Crayons, and Author of “The Coaching Habit” and “Do More Great Work”. I’ve loved the book and look forward to the “thought for the day” I get every morning from Box of Crayons. No matter what you do (sports, school or career), you’ll find their ideas easy and helpful. In this episode, we’ll talk about just what his 2 books say – how to do more great work by developing a coaching habit.
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At Box of Crayons, Michael and his team of facilitators teach 10-minute coaching They don’t offer a thousand shades of leadership and an endless variety of programs. Instead, they’ve chosen instead to focus on one thing and do it really well. They teach 10-minute coaching so your managers build stronger teams and get better results Our simple goal is to have the very best coaching program there is. At Box Of Crayons, they want to be a strategic contributor, partnering with their clients to find the bigger game, and to make sure that what they offer best contributes to that.
About Michael: Balancing out these moments of success, Michael was banned from his high school graduation for “the balloon incident”, was sued by one of his Law School lecturers for defamation, and his first published piece of writing was a Mills & Boone short story called “The Male Delivery.” Michael left Australia 25 years ago to be a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where his only significant achievement was falling in love with a Canadian, which is why he now lives in Toronto, having spent time in London and Boston. He was the first Canadian Coach of the Year.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•How to avoid fighting reality, and get the behaviour change you want and need.
•The importance of finding (or providing) training that doesn’t feel like training.
•How to obliterate the learning curve
This week I will be speaking with Sally Ann Reiss, CEO of PlayyOn. PlayyOn’s founders were concerned with the declining sports participation rates in both youth and adults. Knowing that participating in sports and recreation is important for both physical and mental reasons they set out to improve the organized sports industry.
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PlayyOn is made up of a group of athletes and coaches, passionate about promoting a lifelong love of sport and recreation activities. Their founding team participates in over 20 different sports! Though their choice of sport is diverse, they all share one thing in common: They Play Because They Love the Game!
“Sports has had a profound impact on all of our lives. We have learned to play as a team, learned to strive for our goals, and learned what resiliency is. We have learned the importance of dedication and self discipline…Most importantly, we believe that the best part of sport is experiencing the comaraderie you gain between you and your team - the unmatched feeling of connection and belonging.”
About Sally Ann: “I believe passionately in the power of sports as an important vehicle for learning and belonging. For the past 20 years, I have been involved in the founding of new ventures, with a passion for making a difference both at my job and in the world. My first experience with a new venture was a company called TiVo (pause live TV). I have been blessed to be involved with five others, including my current new venture called PlayyOn - Software Management Platform for Lifetime Participation in Sports and Fitness.”
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•Why DO we play sports?...The reasons have changed over the years, but more importantly, the reasons change at each stage of our lives.
•How the definition of success can cause people to stop playing the Game of Life, and how PlayyOn is going to bring us back to the real definition of success
•How to use sports to create a platform that creates connections and community
This week’s chat will show us how to go where people want to grow, with boundary-pushing ideas, behaviors, strategies, and programs. My guest will be Lou Bergholz, Founder of Edgework Consulting, who also co-authored the book “Re-Designing Youth Sport – Change The Game” (featured in Episode 14).
Edgework specializes in helping individuals, teams and organizations to achieve next-level performance and impact. They do this through research, training, facilitation and coaching. They listen first to understand their clients’ context and desired outcomes, to learn about how things work "inside" each organization. They then leverage their "outside" expertise, to create solutions based on each client’s unique reality.
Edgework works with a wide range of organizations, from corporte to non-profit. Edgework’s clients include: MIT Sloan, Tuck School of Business, Cornerstone Research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Acadian Asset Management, Indigo AG, Good Sports, the International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Grassroot Soccer, Play Rugby USA, Up2Us Sports and the Serioius Fun Network.
As part of Lou’s responsiblities for Edgework, he is in charge of its “Knowledge Lab,” which is dedicated to aggregating the most cutting edge research across a wide range of topics related to human development and performance. Lou’s areas of interest include: resilience, trauma-informed practices, and high performing teams.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•How to find that line between learning and panic, and move past the doubt
•The importance of high-impact shifts to mindset, knowledge, skills, and organizational structure and what the research says about how significant behaviour change happens
•The importance of strong relationships to transform organizations and communities
This week’s show will focus on how to avoid miscommunication at home, work or play. And I’m very excited to chat on that topic with Rebecca Klein Scott and Keith Scott, owners of TALLsmall Productions. This husband-wife duo lead communications workshops and speaking engagements for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to family owned businesses and everything in between along with business and public speaking coaching.
TALLsmall Productions is a nod to their heights - Rebecca is 5 foot 2 inches and Keith is 6 foot 9 inches – and as they like to say, “small tweaks make TALL differences” in our lives.
TALLsmall has interactive courses cover such topics as networking to get noticed, communicating across generational divides, sales training, body language, conflict resolution and media training. What attracted me to Rebecca and Keith was their post on LinkedIn entitled, “Parents Said, Kids Said: One Family Sets Ground Rules for Communication”. A very good read.
Rebecca and Keith know first hand, in each of those settings, that the blame game solves nothing. Neither do long-winded conversations. We needed to be clear and establish simple rules. But if it was that easy to do, we’d all be doing it. So get ready to hear their five tips, which are a mix of what they teach in boardrooms and learned the hard way in their dining room, including by asking their 4 kids for their two cents.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•Self-Talk: Small Tweaks to make a Tall Difference
•Communicating with Civility & Professionalism: Make it Contagious
•Tools that work: “avoid clutter”, “allow fences”, “look in the mirror”, and more.
This week I’m very excited to chat with Dr. Jerry Lynch, author of “The Way of The Champion” “Coaching With Heart”, and other books that will change the way you view life. Seriously. They will. Dr. Lynch has been recognized as one of the top five in his profession nationwide.
While most would consider him simply a sports psychologist, Dr. Lynch is a coach, mentor and teacher who guides and coaches athletes and parents to explore the meaning and purpose of sport, as a powerful vehicle to help us understand the mental-emotional-spiritual components of the athletic game and how they apply to the bigger game, LIFE.
He has worked with men's and women's basketball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, golf and other sports at the universities of North Carolina, Duke, Maryland, California, Syracuse, Stanford, Harvard and Middlebury and continues to work with several teams and parent groups nationally. Several of his clients have participated in various summer and winter Olympic Games. Most recently, he has established a consultancy with Steve Kerr, head coach of the World Champion Golden State Warriors. In the past 30 years alone, he has been part of 54 Final Four and 36 National Championship at the collegiate and professional levels.
Dr. Lynch has a deep calling, where his success is not measured by "making a living" but by "making a difference" in the athletic and personal lives of others. He helps us to understand how sport is a microcosmic classroom for helping athletes, coaches and parents develop crucial capacities to love, respect and care for each other while simultaneously learning to enhance the spiritual elements of courage, commitment, compassion, patience, perseverance, sacrifice, integrity, trust, belief and selflessness: the values essential to extraordinary performance in athletics and life.
Using an unconventional approach, he combines Eastern thought, Native American tradition, Christian mysticism and western psychology to help coaches, parents and their athletes to create confidence, mental toughness, inspiration and empowerment for competitive events and to better navigate the unchartered waters of sports, parenting and life.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•How to do what you love best, more often, through The Way of The Champion
•Adopting a Samurai mindset, and expect nothing – and get far more from Life
•Lessons on embracing adversity, dealing with fatigue and “self-doubt”
•What real leadership is, and how to let yours grow and serve
This week, the discussion will be a 2-part discussion with Lindsey Munday, Head Coach of the USC Women’s Lacrosse Team, and Halley Quillinan Griggs, Women’s Editor for Inside Lacrosse Magazine (ILWomen). Lindsey is one of the most accomplished collegiate women’s lacrosse players in the history of the sport, and Halley, a former Team USA Player as well, is also an on camera analyst and reporter to Lax Sports Network, ESPN and the NCAA.com. Together they will discuss the college recruiting process and recent Division-I Rule changes, and how they offer young women chances to grow and receive skills that transcend sports.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•The lacrosse recruiting process – now, 2016, and 5-10 yrs ago.
•The benefits and pitfalls as it applies to all collegiate sports – D1, 2, 3, NAIA, JV/Club...
•What a should student athlete expect to have the opportunity to earn from all of this
•The differences in emphasis at each level (Youth, Club, High School) for parents, players and coaches to understand
•Adversity: some the amazing stories that are in the recent issue of Inside Lacrosse
This week, the discussion will be a 2-part discussion with Lindsey Munday, Head Coach of the USC Women’s Lacrosse Team, and Halley Quillinan Griggs, Women’s Editor for Inside Lacrosse Magazine (ILWomen). Lindsey is one of the most accomplished collegiate women’s lacrosse players in the history of the sport, and Halley, a former Team USA Player as well, is also an on camera analyst and reporter to Lax Sports Network, ESPN and the NCAA.com. Together they will discuss the college recruiting process and recent Division-I Rule changes, and how they offer young women chances to grow and receive skills that transcend sports.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•The lacrosse recruiting process – now, 2016, and 5-10 yrs ago.
•The benefits and pitfalls as it applies to all collegiate sports – D1, 2, 3, NAIA, JV/Club...
•What a should student athlete expect to have the opportunity to earn from all of this
•The differences in emphasis at each level (Youth, Club, High School) for parents, players and coaches to understand
•Adversity: some the amazing stories that are in the recent issue of Inside Lacrosse
This week, I’m very pround to be able to continue the discussion on young entrepreneurs who have started Cut To The Case, which implements innovative technologies to increase transparency, accountability, and reporting among sexual assaults.
PremikaPandia is a senior studying Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Kendall Furbee is a junior at the University of Illinois studying materials science and engineering.
With Cut to the Case, they are currently working on implementing a rape kit tracking system to assist all of the necessary stakeholders (DNA labs, law enforcement, medical professionals, attorneys) in their individual tasks as well as keep the victim informed on the status of their evidence. They have also developed a web application to increase reporting rates of sexual assault and harassment on campus and in businesses.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•More in-depth discussions on how start-up company incubators such as iVenture are doing more than creating businesses – they are creating leaders whose work provides profits to far more people than the owners.
•What the college experience is providing, and how that measures up to what students want.
•What young entrepreneurs and college students want from the work place, and what changes they feel would benefit all of us.
This week, the discussion will be with Lance Loya, Author, Coach and Speaker. Lance is the world’s preeminent authority on the good teammate mindset. He specializes in getting individuals to shift into the We Gear, changing their focus from me to we! A college basketball coach turned author, advocate, and professional speaker, he is known for his enthusiastic personality and his passion for transforming teambusters into teammates.
Lance is a rare two-time recipient of the prestigious Schoenfeld Award for Sportsmanship, Character, and Ethics, as presented by the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association. For more than 20 years, he operated youth sports camps. Hundreds of kids attended his wildly popular “Be A Good Teammate” basketball camp every summer, where they were taught daily that good teammates care, share, and listen. As a former intercollegiate student-athlete, Lance was an academic All-American. He holds an undergraduate degree in theatre and a master’s degree in sports management.
•What it really means to be a good teammate
•How everyone is part of team in some capacity
•What coaches and educators should be placing the most emphasis on when they work with young athletes.
•How to shift gears in your life & put your WE ahead of your ME.
Having overcome her own challenges in school, Sarah Garr passionately believes in the need to create inclusive, innovative school communities that support and celebrate all learners. An essential component of any school culture is strong, open and trusting relationships between students, staff, parents and community members. In the midst of an ever-changing educational landscape and with transformations in curriculum and instruction, a strength based school approach is integral in supporting the growth of students and staff.
•The Non-Negotiables: Essential Elements of a Successful School Community
•A Strength Based Approach to Education: Kindness, Compassion & Joy
•The Future of Education: Preparing students for the world beyond the classroom.
•Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable: How to embrace, support and facilitate change.
This week, the discussion will be with two wonderful young, inspired college entrepreneurs from Dave’s Alma Matter, Therapalz Co-Founders Fiona Kalensky and Isak Massman. Fiona and Isak have used their personal stories that include loved ones with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease to create a Heart-Centered business using the engineering and business skills they are developing in college. They recognized the need to develop an affordable, non-pharmaceutical intervention in periods of high stress. Through listening and collecting stories from caregivers and their loved ones with Alzheimer's, Fiona and Isak have created a product that truly brings peace and happiness to people.
As family members, they have seen their loved ones go through fluctuations in mood, varying day-to-day and even hour-to-hour. They have seen the difficulties of aging first-hand. Isak saw three of his grandparents struggle with memory disorders throughout his childhood and more specifically, watched his grandmother cope with the difficulties of dementia, and then Alzheimer’s. Growing up, Fiona took care of her great aunt every Sunday and saw her loved ones make the difficult transition from at-home living to nursing home, to hospice.
•How college students can transform a normal curriculum and college experience in the most rewarding type of work
•What it’s like to have the support and encouragement to go beyond students and into entrepreneurs.
•Innovation and inspiration – what college programs can be the catalyst for the next generation of leader.
Before coming to U.S. Soccer in 2013, Frank was living and working in Germany as the Director of Sports and Club Manager for the International School of Dusseldorf for 15 years. Frank also served as the ODP Director of Coaching Education for Europe, the NSCAA Regional Director for Europe, and worked closely with the DFB’s coaching education department on a variety of programs and initiatives. Frank grew up in New York, where he learned to play the game and subsequently coached at the local club, ODP and collegiate levels prior to relocating to Europe.
Originally founded in 1913 as the United States Football Association, U.S. Soccer was one of the world’s first organizations to be affiliated with FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, and has grown into one of the sport’s organizational leaders, integrating player participation and player development into arguably the world’s most successful top-to-bottom National Team program. From a coaching standpoint in the United States, more classes are continually being offered around the country, and the number of licensed, well-educated trainers and managers is larger than ever. The education level among coaches has been tailored to match the expanding pool of talent in the U.S.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•Player development philosophy: what’s changing, what will keep its emphasis, and what benefits can players, coaches and parents expect to see.
•Coaching education: US Soccer’s framework, and the importance of coaching education for any sport.
•Grassroots soccer: coach licensing pathway, player development philosophy and specific projects relative to further advancing the game in the United States
•Parent engagement: what we need more of, from all parties involved, and ways to achieve that.
This week, the discussion will be with the Founder Echter Lifestyles, which focuses on guiding and mentoring individual clients to make healthy lifestyle choices and meet personal wellness goals. Valerie explores concerns specific to you and focuses on your individual needs. When work with groups, she teaches them to energize and motivate one another. She also works with businesses, educating employees about healthy lifestyle choices, stress reduction, mindfulness, emotional intelligence and career planning.
Valerie takes clients that are ready to give up –overworked, stressed, overweight, irritable, tired, without passion – and educates them on how to make small lifestyle changes that, over time, equate to a massive transformation. Client relationships are at the center of every successful transformation. When clients trust the process and fully commit to learning from her, thy experience a newfound zest for life, having energy like they had in their early 20’s, smiling more, have better relationships with friends, co-workers and family, and they have a feeling of empowerment that they’ve never had the privilege of feeling before.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•The role as a lifestyle coach - what do clients come to a coach for?
•How is the health/wellness industry misleading us?
•Why is mindset so important for personal and professional success
•If a person knows they want more out of life, or wants to make a change -- where do they start?
This week, the discussion will be with the Founder and CEO of Switching the Field, Zac Ludwig. Have you ever felt like no matter what you do, there always seems to be something missing or something more you could be doing in your organization? Are there things you wish you could do but simply don't have the means or resources? Zac and his staff at Switching The Field help others make great things happen: increasing player and coach retention, improving the level of players, implementing new programming, improving coaching effectiveness, growing the organization, or increasing their bottom line. They "fill the gaps" or "voids" in youth organizations who cannot afford full-time education directors or directors of coaching, including taking the time to observe or help develop the other coaches in the club, providing educational services and mentoring to them. They also provide services and advice to help clubs minimize parent/coach or parent/club conflicts.
In this episode, you’ll hear…
•How to make a change in mindset starting with the “triangle of communication”
•The importance of coaches understanding their environment, & forming a plan based on environmental factors
•How to empower yourself and “walk the walk”
•What’s in Zac’s “secret formula” – a principle, not a potion [HINT: Playing time is never the issue (or solution)]
•How to address “problems” as we discuss advocacy vs. policy
This week, the discussion will be on the need to place mental well-being and caring support at the forefront of young adults’ daily interactions. Dave’s guest Sue Rosenstock is the Leader of the Team of Champions for umttr, (you matter) a community of young adults leading a movement to change the story from bullying, depression and suicide to a positive and compassionate culture where every person matters. Sue is also the mother of Evan Rosenstock…
…About Evan: On May 20, 2013, Churchill High School (MD) sophomore and varsity athlete, Evan Rosenstock, took his own life as a result of depression, triggered by a basketball injury, leaving the entire Churchill community shocked and saddened. To prevent other student athletes from ever feeling alone or desperate, a group of Churchill students, along with the Rosenstock family, have created umttr. Their mission is to foster a community of students who know that they matter
•How to build a community of resilience that will bring messages of hope, help, and strength to our youth
•The importance of teaching young adults to Take Care, Check In, Engage & Relax
•5 Healthy Habits for Emotional Well-being
•How to communicate, educate, and motivate people to learn the 5 signs of emotional suffering – personality changes, agitation, withdrawal, poor self-care, and hopelessness
•How umttr and NAMI-MC put the ONLY evidence-based, proven effective, peer-led suicide prevention program, Sources of Strength, into 11 schools
This week, the discussion will be on mentoring for college students. Dave’s guest Carmichael Caldwell III is Co-Founder and CEO of Menti, a mentorship platform serving it’s university partners by connecting alumni with current students to aid in career readiness, career exploration and overall skill development. Carmichael lives by the motto, “have the imagination of a child and wisdom of an adult” and has a life vision to ultimately give the world access to the resources needed to bring all of their dreams and goals into fruition. Dave And Caldwell will discuss the need for better mentoring for college students, and the role of their Alumni in that process.
Menti is a super intuitive platform that facilitates the mentorship process to build meaningful relationships and a resourceful exchange of knowledge. At menti, they streamline the work of career services and alumni affairs, helping universities leverage their most valuable resources—Alumni— to aid students in career exploration, career readiness and professional development. Memti allow students to harness the power of peer-to-peer interaction and inspiration, connecting with likeminded mentees to share ideas and updates. Menti gives users the tools to truly make the mentorship enterprise their own.
•How to give your students a career boost by leveraging your Alumni
•The evolution and importance of online learning, and the challenge universities are faced with to add value to their student
•How to cultivate inspiration people, connect innovative minds and create a community of creativity and innovation
Her soccer involvement and being a parent (to Cali and Davis) are her favorite things. To be able to combine the two with SoccerParenting.com makes perfect sense. Skye’s experiences growing up in the game are a regular source of reflection for me as she shares on SoccerParenting.com.
The Soccer Parenting Association is a movement for social change that aims to elevate the game and enhance every child’s youth soccer experience by engaging, educating, supporting and advocating for parents. They commit to holding coaches to a high standard of integrity, professionalism and compassion so our children feel optimistic about their potential, even in the face of defeat. They want our children’s to develop grit, determination, and resiliency while learning the empathy, compassion and solidarity that will make them caring and committed adults. They do by establishing an environment where ALL children play because they LOVE TO PLAY, not because they want a college scholarship or a professional contract.
New program enhancements for 2017 include: MySoccerParenting.com, the Parent Education Platform to serve parents, who are the missing link when it comes seeing growth and improvement become a reality; and The Sideline Project that will educate parents (and coaches) on the negative affect of sideline distractive and hostile communication.
In this episode:
•Holding coaches to a high standard of integrity, professionalism and compassion so our children feel optimistic about their potential, even in the face of defeat.
•Parent side-line behavior and engaging parents to improve Club sports culture.
•Teaching players empathy, compassion and solidarity to make them caring, committed adults.
•How and why she created a special soccer parenting platform
This week’s guest will be Diana Cutaia, owner and lead peacemaker of Coaching Peace Consulting. Her clients range from school districts to national organizations to global companies, focusing on creating positive and safe cultures that empower its members to lead with empathy and understanding.
Coaching Peace believes every organization is unique and tailors all their programs to the specific needs of an organization. While all trainings are rooted in best practice and research, they are not one-size-fits-all, recognizing that each client brings a set of strengths and opportunities to build upon when addressing challenges and growth:
FOR SCHOOLS
•Improved collaboration and communication so all feel supported, empowered & inspirited.
•Workshops for students that include empathy-building, anti-bullying and anti-hazing.
•Improving culture, strength-based coaching, title IX compliance,
•Culture/climate assessments for improved retention/recruitment of specific demographics
SPORTS TEAMS
•Culture building and team building
•Understanding and motivating athletes
•Improved performance
CORPORATE ENTITIES
•Improving communication, empowering and inspiring staff to be active and contributing members, in an engaging and interactive manner.
•Communication, diversity and gender equity
In this episode:
•The importance of empathy in every culture, and how to get it to take root
•Tailoring workshops for audiences ranging from students/players to teachers/coaches to administrators
•How to help teachers bridge the gap between the work they do within their classrooms and the overall culture of the institution
•Responsible social media use by students and players.
•Gender equality and diversity in schools, on teams and the workplace.