Winning is Not Everything: Recent Episodes
Sean Jensen
Winning Is Not Everything aims to bring sanity back to youth sports. In each weekly episode, sports-minded kids and their parents will hear conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches that fight the obsession over rankings and trophies in youth sports, and instead emphasizes character development and sportsmanship. Hosted by Sean Jensen, former NFL reporter, children’s book author, and youth sports coach.
In Part 2 of our conversation with James Washington, a two-time Super Bowl champion safety and currently President of the Rose Bowl Institute, he details what greatly impacted his football prospects, and the perseverance he displayed to make the most of his career and his work thereafter.
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(00:00) Introduction to Winning is Not Everything (00:38) Why Winning is Not Everything (01:41) Meet James Washington (02:51) James Washington's College and NFL Journey (05:10) Overcoming Adversity and Finding New Purpose (10:17) Life After the NFL: Community and Leadership (16:50) Final Thoughts and Advice for Youth Sports (19:21) Closing Remarks and Call to Action
In Part 1 of our conversation with James Washington, a two-time Super Bowl champion safety and currently President of the Rose Bowl Institute, he discusses the adversity he faced growing up in Los Angeles and the many highs and some lows of his football playing career.
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In Part 4 of our conversation with Todd Smith, President & CEO of Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), he shares statistics on youth participation in sports, and why he and SFIA are excited about all the opportunities domestically in the near future.
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(00:00) Introduction to Winning is Not Everything (00:18) Upcoming Major Sporting Events in the US (00:43) Farewell to TeamSnap (01:18) Interview with Todd Smith: His Role and Vision (02:17) Understanding the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) (07:34) Challenges in Youth Sports Participation (12:45) Exciting Decade Ahead for US Sports (16:54) Todd Smith's Advice for Youth Sports Parents (22:30) Final Thoughts and Farewell
In Part 3 of our conversation with Todd Smith, President & CEO of Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), he candidly shares what he would tell himself at 8, 12 and 16 years old, and he pinpoints which of the three sports he played was his favorite.
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(00:00) Introduction to Winning is Not Everything (00:31) Thank You Team Snap (01:05) Todd Smith's Advice to His Younger Self (05:45) Todd Smith's Career Journey (13:56) Conclusion and Call for Sponsors
In Part 2 of our conversation with Todd Smith, President & CEO of Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), he pinpoints the pinnacle of his early achievements, when he received the first college recruiting call from a dream school.
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(00:00) Introduction to Winning is Not Everything (01:17) Todd Smith's High School Sports Journey (01:53) The Peak Moment in High School (05:01) The Shoulder Injury and Its Impact (08:44) Rehabilitation and Support System (14:31) Conclusion and Call for Sponsors
In Part 1 of our conversation with Todd Smith, President & CEO of Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), he reflects on how jarring a serious shoulder injury in high school was on him as an athlete and person.
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(00:00) Introduction to Winning Is Not Everything (00:18) Dream Big: Inspiring Youth (00:43) Thank You to Team Snap (01:18) Meet Todd Smith: Early Life and Sports Journey (01:30) The Injury That Changed Everything (02:13) Todd Smith's College Challenges (05:46) Overcoming Adversity: From Baseball to Volleyball (10:31) Lessons Learned: Defining Success Beyond Titles (13:30) Reflecting on Childhood Memories (15:42) Closing Remarks and Call for Sponsors
In Part 3 of our conversation with Christine Miles, a professional speaker, consultant and author, she discusses her work, including six foundational questions to help us become better listeners, as well as her unique challenge to each of us.
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(00:00) Introduction to Winning is Not Everything (00:41) Farewell to Team Staff (01:16) Christine Miles on the Importance of Listening (02:25) Christine's Journey and Insights (04:09) The Listening Path and Its Impact (07:27) Practical Tips for Better Listening (14:33) Christine's Work with Businesses and Schools (18:08) Final Thoughts and Farewell
In Part 2 of our conversation with Christine Miles, a professional speaker, consultant and author, she opens up about dealing with chronic pain and the hard adjustments she had to make after injuries forced her away from playing field hockey and reorienting her identity.
Learn more about Christine Miles here: https://www.christinemileslistens.com/
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(00:00) Introduction to Winning is Not Everything (01:10) Meet Christine Miles: A Promising Athlete (02:22) Christine's College Journey and Achievements (05:48) A Life-Altering Accident (07:15) Overcoming Adversity and Finding New Purpose (10:58) Christine's Superpower: The Art of Listening (12:32) Pursuing Higher Education at an Ivy League (14:45) Conclusion and Farewell
In Part 1 of our conversation with Christine Miles, a professional speaker, consultant and author, she candidly shares how her mother's mental health challenges, which included shock therapy, thrust her into a position to accelerate her remarkable listening skills and inspired her career path.
Learn more about Christine Miles here: https://www.christinemileslistens.com/
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(00:00) Introduction to Winning is Not Everything (02:11) Meet Today's Guest: Christine Miles (02:45) Christine's Childhood and Early Influences (03:27) The Impact of Sports in Christine's Life (04:28) Challenges and Lessons Learned (07:29) Christine's Academic and Professional Journey (15:44) Reflections and Advice for Younger Self (16:42) Parental Influence and Final Thoughts (17:32) Closing Remarks
In Part 4 of our conversation with Dan Abrahams, a sport psychologist and author based in England, he provides some of his unique insights that can help young athletes, including having the proper "Game Face" and "Squashing ANTs."
Check out more of Dan Abrahams resources here: https://danabrahams.com/
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00:00 Introduction to Winning is Not Everything 00:55 Meet Our Guest: Dan Abrahams 01:57 The Soccer Landscape in England vs. America 06:06 Dan's Psychological Techniques for Athletes 09:26 Understanding the Game Face Concept 13:42 Advice for Young Athletes and Parents 17:46 Closing Remarks and Thank You #WinningIsNotEverything #DanAbrahams #SportsPsychology #AthleteMindset #MentalPerformance #SportsPodcast #YouthSports #MindsetMatters #PeakPerformance #GolfMindset
In Part 3 of our conversation with Dan Abrahams, a sport psychologist and author based in England, he highlights what compelled him to pursue becoming a sports psychologist, reflecting on his own experience as an athlete and weighing the different perspectives of sports in the U.S. versus U.K.
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(00:00) Introduction (00:18) Understanding Empathy vs. Sympathy (00:31) Sponsor Message: @teamsnap (01:04) Defining Empathy and Sympathy (01:30) Dan Abrahams' Journey from Golfer to Sports Psychologist (02:20) The Role of Psychology in Coaching (06:10) Advice to My Younger Self (07:22) The Importance of Patience in Sports (11:28) Youth Sports and Parental Expectations (15:00) Broader Definitions of Sport (17:36) Conclusion #WinningIsNotEverything #DanAbrahams #SportsPsychology #AthleteMindset #MentalPerformance #SportsPodcast #YouthSports #MindsetMatters #PeakPerformance #GolfMindset
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dan Abrahams, a sport psychologist and author based in England, he shares details of pursuing a childhood dream, a regret along the way and a humbling decision about his future.
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(00:00) Introduction to Winning is Not Everything (00:41) Sponsor Message from Team Snap (01:06) Dan Abrahams' Early Life and Regrets (02:13) Dan's Coaching Experience in the UK vs. USA (04:58) Parental Influence on Dan's Sports Journey (06:47) Dan's Path to Professional Golf (14:16) Challenges and Realizations in Dan's Career (16:52) Conclusion #WinningIsNotEverything #DanAbrahams #SportsPsychology #AthleteMindset #MentalPerformance #SportsPodcast #YouthSports #MindsetMatters #PeakPerformance #GolfMindset
In Part 1 of our conversation with Dan Abrahams, a sport psychologist and author based in England, he discusses the impact of sports and his parents on his childhood in London, and what opened him up to sports psychology at the age of 15.
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(00:00) Introduction to Winning is Not Everything (01:08) Meet Dan Abrahams: Sports Psychologist (01:35) Dan's Childhood and Early Sports Experiences (04:30) Falling in Love with Golf (10:32) Challenges and Lessons in Golf (14:25) Conclusion #WinningIsNotEverything #DanAbrahams #SportsPsychology #AthleteMindset #MentalPerformance #SportsPodcast #YouthSports #MindsetMatters #PeakPerformance #GolfMindset
In Part 4 of our conversation with Jamy Bechler, author, podcast host, speaker and leadership consultant, dissects some of the mistakes he made as a coach, and the pearls of wisdom he provides to help others learn from them.
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In Part 3 of our conversation with Jamy Bechler, author, podcast host, speaker and leadership consultant, remembers a senior research project from college that generated a lot of memories, including a conversation with one of his heroes.
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In Part 2 of our conversation with Jamy Bechler, author, podcast host, speaker and leadership consultant, shares some of the tough lessons he learned during high school, including not rising to the occasion when his team needed him in a big game.
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In Part 1 of our conversation with Jamy Bechler, author, podcast host, speaker and leadership consultant, reflects on the lessons learned from his hard-working parents, and how he handled a humbling start in a sport.
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Sean Jensen hosted a Webinar titled "Mental Health In Youth Sports" with Dr. Wendy Borlabi, a high-performance coach for the Chicago Bulls, and Kelsey King, a mental performance coach and former NCAA Women’s Hockey Champion.
Presented by podcast sponsor TeamSnap, this episode features highlights of their conversation.
In part 2 of our conversation with ESPN SportsCenter anchor Kevin Negandhi. Kevin reflects on his challenging path to ESPN, discussing how he overcame jealousy and animosity early in his career. He also shares valuable advice on handling adversity and balancing his roles as a sports broadcaster and sports parent.
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In Part 1 of our conversation with Kevin Negandhi, a sports anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter and College Football on ABC, shares highlights of his childhood growing up just outside Philadelphia, and his remarkable journey to making his dream in television a reality.
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In Part 3 of our conversation with Brenda Stratton, owner of Beast Mode Soccer Vancouver, highlights what keeps her motivated and inspired with her multiple coaching opportunities all over the world, including her advice for youth sports parents and young athletes.
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In Part 2 of our conversation with Brenda Stratton, owner of Beast Mode Soccer Vancouver, discusses connecting with David Copeland-Smith, who counted significant American players such as Alex Morgan and Landon Donovan among his training clients.
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When: Tuesday, December 17th at 11am MT/1pm ET
Where: Virtual Register here https://tmsnp.co/3OoPqRP
In Part 1 of our conversation with Brenda Stratton, owner of Beast Mode Soccer Vancouver, shares about the impact her older brother and her father had on her sports journey, and how — after participating in many sports — faced and handled the concern of burnout in middle school.
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Make sure to sign-up for our webinar on Mental Health in Youth Sports
When: Tuesday, December 17th at 11am MT/1pm ET
Where: Virtual Register here https://tmsnp.co/3OoPqRP
In Part 3 of our conversation with Khalid Cannon, the President and Chief Program Officer for Put Me In!, a nonprofit that increases access to sports for children of incarcerated parents, he highlights what connected him to Put Me In!, the impactful stories from the nonprofit, and what he's looking forward to moving forward.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Khalid Cannon, the President and Chief Program Officer for Put Me In!, a nonprofit that increases access to sports for children of incarcerated parents, he discusses his mother's impact on his sports experience, and how he ended up being recruited to play football at Yale University.
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In Part 1 of our conversation with Khalid Cannon, the President and Chief Program Officer for Put Me In!, a nonprofit that increases access to sports for children of incarcerated parents, he shares about the lessons and challenges of his childhood growing up in an attic on his grandparents' chicken farm in Alabama while his father was in prison on drug charges.
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In Part 3 of our conversation with Prince Aligbe, a junior forward at Seton Hall, shares about some of his passions outside of basketball, and his insights for youth sports parents.
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In Part 2 of our conversation with Prince Aligbe, a junior forward at Seton Hall, discusses persevering through injuries and slumps, and his thought process on colleges as a four-star recruit.
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In Part 1 of our conversation with Prince Aligbe, a junior forward at Seton Hall, highlights what changed after losing at a national tournament in middle school and juggling his talents in basketball with outside interests.
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In Part 3 of our conversation with Kelsey King, who retired from a brilliant playing career in hockey as an NCAA National Champion to become a Mental Performance Coach, discusses what compelled her to transfer from Minnesota State University, Mankato, to Ohio State University, and also pass up playing professionally to transition into Mental Performance Coaching.
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In Part 2 of our conversation with Kelsey King, who retired from a brilliant playing career in hockey as an NCAA National Champion, she discusses what she learned through disappointments and slumps as an athlete who emerged on USA Hockey's radar later than most prospects.
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In Part 1 of our conversation with Kelsey King, who retired from a brilliant playing career in hockey as an NCAA National Champion, shares about her upbringing, her childhood challenges and frustrations, and keys to her late development in hockey.
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In Part 4 of our conversation with Bill Welle, the sports performance manager at Training Haus, which is headquartered at the Minnesota Vikings facility and powered by Twin Cities Orthopedics, he discusses one of his most memorable athlete success stories, as well as his advice for youth sports parents and young athletes.
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In Part 3 of our conversation with Bill Welle, the sports performance manager at Training Haus, which is headquartered at the Minnesota Vikings facility and powered by Twin Cities Orthopedics, he shares how he balances confidence in his knowledge and teaching, with a humility to constantly explore ways to improve everything.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Bill Welle, the sports performance manager at Training Haus, which is headquartered at the Minnesota Vikings facility and powered by Twin Cities Orthopedics, he delves into the challenges of pursuing his passion for the keys to optimizing the human body as an athlete.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Bill Welle, the sports performance manager at Training Haus, which is headquartered at the Minnesota Vikings facility and powered by Twin Cities Orthopedics, highlights his experiences growing up in Paynesville, Minnesota, including one of his childhood regrets that he tries to encourage athletes he works with not to repeat.
In Part 2 of our conversation with director Mike Nicoll highlights how his latest film, The Spoils, Selling the Future of American Basketball, provides a never-before-seen window into the inner-workings of the basketball world, and his advice for parents of young athletes of all skill levels.
Watch "The Spoils" here: https://www.jolt.film/watch/the-spoils
In Part 1 of our conversation with Mike Nicoll, director of The Spoils and At All Costs, he discusses growing up immersed in basketball, playing at a high level alongside future NBA players and recognizing what he wanted to pursue as a career.
Watch "The Spoils" here: https://www.jolt.film/watch/the-spoils
Dr. Nivedita Jerath is one of the many successful people impacted by Rick Macci, a legend who counts Serena and Venus Williams, and Andy Roddick among the tennis stars he's coached. In Part 4 of our conversation, Dr. Jerath and Coach Rick share their tips for parents and young athletes.
Dr. Nivedita Jerath is one of the many successful people impacted by Rick Macci, a legend who counts Serena and Venus Williams, and Andy Roddick among the tennis stars he's coached. In Part 3 of our conversation, Dr. Jerath and Coach Rick discuss their book, "Billion Dollar Mind: A Practical Guide to Mental Strength in the Game of Life."
Dr. Nivedita Jerath is one of the many successful people impacted by Rick Macci, a legend who counts Serena and Venus Williams, and Andy Roddick among the tennis stars he's coached. In Part 2 of our conversation, Coach Rick reveals how he got his start in coaching, what he tries to impart on his students, and what linked him and Dr. Jerath to one another.
Dr. Nivedita Jerath is one of the many successful people impacted by Rick Macci, a legend who counts Serena and Venus Williams, and Andy Roddick among the tennis stars he's coached. In Part 1 of our conversation, Coach Rick and Dr. Jerath share about their childhoods, those who influenced them and their starts in tennis.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with "Soccer Tom" Mulroy, a former professional soccer player and executive, provides his insights on soccer in the United States, and the disconnect he sees from parents of young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with "Soccer Tom" Mulroy, a former professional soccer player and executive, discusses how he dealt with his learning disability and the lesson she learned through soccer to cultivate the gifts in him.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with "Soccer Tom" Mulroy, a former professional soccer player and executive, shares the challenges he faced growing up in and around New York, and the early influences who helped him stay on a positive trajectory.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Brad Johnson, a 17-year NFL veteran who led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl victory, discusses his goals for his boys sports experiences, growing his social media profile with remarkable trick shots, and his advice for youth sports parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
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In Part 2 of our conversation with Brad Johnson, a 17-year NFL veteran who led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl victory, shares the ups and downs of his time at Florida State, and a note from a Hall of Fame athlete that greatly impacted him and helped him persevere early in his NFL career when he was buried on the depth chart.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
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Blog: https://www.teamsnap.com/blog/for-business/five-keys-great-youth-sports-coaching
Downloadable: https://www.teamsnap.com/for-business-resource-library/sean-jensen-keys-to-great-youth-sports-coaching-resource
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In Part 1 of our conversation with Brad Johnson, a 17-year NFL veteran who led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl victory, shares stories from his early years, including a defining moment with a college basketball coach that greatly impacted his life.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Skye Eddy, founder of SoccerParenting.com and the Sideline Project, shares what her priorities were for her kids sports experiences, including a hard moment with her daughter.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Skye Eddy, founder of SoccerParenting.com and the Sideline Project, discusses the challenges she experienced playing soccer at the University of Massachusetts, including how she dealt with being highlighted in a former teammate's book.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Skye Eddy, founder of SoccerParenting.com and the Sideline Project, shares about the multiple benefits in her childhood as a young athlete, including the enactment of Title IX.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 4 of our conversation with Randy Hetrick, creator of Suspension Training® and founder of TRX and OutFit Training, focuses on helping children discover what matters to them and the example set by his friend Drew Brees, a 13-time Pro Bowl quarterback.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Randy Hetrick, creator of Suspension Training® and founder of TRX and OutFit Training, explores what inspired him to start OutFit Training, his newest venture which brings mobile fitness service to outdoors spaces from parks to parking lots.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Randy Hetrick, creator of Suspension Training® and founder of TRX and OutFit Training, discusses what compelled him to go from collegiate athlete to Navy SEAL, and what inspired him to create TRX.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Randy Hetrick, creator of Suspension Training® and founder of TRX and OutFit Training, shares on dealing with health challenges growing up, and the early influences that shaped him.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Ray Sherman, who coached most of his 40 seasons in the NFL, discusses why he no longer coaches at football camps and insights into his son-in-law, Aaron Donald.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Ray Sherman, who coached most of his 40 seasons in the NFL, highlights his knack for consistently helping strong performance from elite players, including those who others labeled as difficult to work with or not good enough.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Ray Sherman, who coached most of his 40 seasons in the NFL, shares the influence of the incredible athletes and coaches who inspired him as a boy growing up in Oakland, California.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with J.P. Nerbun, author and founder of TOC Culture Consulting, he highlights personal stories as a coach dealing with parents, and suggestions for ways coaches can proactively improve their relationship with parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
Disclaimer: In Part 2 of our conversation with J.P. Nerbun, author and founder of TOC Culture Consulting, he candidly shares how one of his coach's abrasive and aggressive actions and words negatively impacted him and triggered suicidal thoughts. Please make sure anyone listening to this episode is mature enough to process this.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with J.P. Nerbun, author and founder of TOC Culture Consulting, he discusses being the sixth of seven children in his family, his early challenges with ADHD, and important lessons learned from his parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Jordan Palmer, the former NFL quarterback who has tutored current quarterbacks such as Josh Allen, Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence, he explains some of his insights into his passion for nutrition and safety for young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jordan Palmer, the former NFL quarterback who has tutored current quarterbacks such as Josh Allen, Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence, he discusses, in-depth, what he emphasizes in the athletic development of his three sons and the key breaks and opportunities that helped him become a go-to resource for aspiring NFL quarterbacks.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jordan Palmer, the former NFL quarterback who has tutored current quarterbacks such as Josh Allen, Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence, he shares the highs and lows of growing up in the mighty shadow of his older brother Carson.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Tony Sanneh, a Minnesota soccer legend who played 15 years professionally and started for the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, delves into the inspiration of the Sanneh Foundation and what keeps him motivated as it grows and helps more people.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Tony Sanneh, a Minnesota soccer legend who played 15 years professionally and started for the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, highlights reasons why he played more than 15 years professionally, including the racism he dealt with in Germany.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Tony Sanneh, a Minnesota soccer legend who played 15 years professionally and started for the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, shares his most notable influences and experiences growing up in St. Paul.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 4 of our conversation with Tom Byer, a renown technical coach who has greatly influenced the development of soccer in Japan, discusses in depth the neuroscience behind early childhood development in soccer, and his insights for parents and young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Tom Byer, a renown technical coach who has greatly influenced the development of soccer in Japan, shares the "epiphany" he had about soccer development and ball mastery through his two boys as toddlers.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Tom Byer, a renown technical coach who has greatly influenced the development of soccer in Japan, discusses the early struggles of establishing himself in Japan, including a student's father who provided him the big break that he desperately needed.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Tom Byer, a renown technical coach who has greatly influenced the development of soccer in Japan, shares about his childhood experiences and influences growing up in New York.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
On December 5th, 2023, TeamSnap hosted a webinar titled, "Mental Health and Youth Sports," featuring a conversation by Sean Jensen and Ruth Brennan Morrey, Ph.D, a mental performance coach. Here are some of the highlights.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Matt Lisle, a renown baseball coach who has over 1 million social media followers, highlights how businessman and internet personality Gary Vaynerchuk catapulted him to success and a friend who loaned him $4,000 to get his online program going.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Matt Lisle, a renown baseball coach who has over 1 million social media followers, shares how he lettered in four sports in high school but how his big dreams weren't matched by the work ethic needed to maximize some of his natural talents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Matt Lisle, a renown baseball coach who has over 1 million social media followers, discusses growing up home-schooled in a big family in the Bay Area, and what he learned from his relationship with his father.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Todd Wolfson, the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at St. Francis High School just outside Pasadena, California, shares keys to building his program and his advice to youth sports parents. In Part 3 of our conversation with Todd Wolfson, the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at St. Francis High School just outside Pasadena, California, shares keys to building his program and his advice to youth sports parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Todd Wolfson, the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at St. Francis High School just outside Pasadena, California, candidly shares why he so quickly shifted from playing to coaching, which featured him becoming a head basketball coach by 22 years old. In Part 2 of our conversation with Todd Wolfson, the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at St. Francis High School just outside Pasadena, California, candidly shares why he so quickly shifted from playing to coaching, which featured him becoming a head basketball coach by 22 years old.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Todd Wolfson, the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at St. Francis High School in California, discusses his childhood passion for hoops and what compelled him so early to move from playing to coaching. In Part 1 of our conversation with Todd Wolfson, the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at St. Francis High School in California, discusses his childhood passion for hoops and what compelled him so early to move from playing to coaching.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Dr. Ashly Gillis, who holds a doctorate in physical therapy and leads TOVO Performance in Truckee, California, explains why she believes prevention is so important for young athletes, and how parents can provide better support for their children after injuries.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Ashly Gillis, who holds a doctorate in physical therapy and leads TOVO Performance in Truckee, California, shares the ups and downs of her collegiate soccer journey, as well as what inspired her approach to working with athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Dr. Ashly Gillis, who holds a doctorate in physical therapy and leads TOVO Performance in Truckee, California, discusses being raised one of five children in Sacramento, and how she discovered soccer and persevered to follow her passion for sports.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Asia Mape, a four-time Emmy winning journalist and founder of the website, "I Love to Watch You Play," provides context for what inspired her to start her website, and lessons she's learned — and applied — as a sports parent to her younger daughters.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Asia Mape, a four-time Emmy winning journalist and founder of the website, "I Love to Watch You Play," candidly shares insight into the most popular piece she wrote for her website titled, "My Daughter Quit Sports, and This Is What Youth Sports Parents Need To Know."
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Asia Mape, a four-time Emmy winning journalist and founder of the website, "I Love to Watch You Play," highlights some of her most memorable and impactful childhood stories from growing up in Detroit and Virginia.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Nicole McCormack, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Brand Solutions at TeamSnap, highlights some of the hard lessons she's learned as a sports parent, including guiding her three daughters, including one who is playing soccer at Ohio State.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Nicole McCormack, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Brand Solutions at TeamSnap, discusses her role in getting others to recognize that investing in women's sports is good business.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Nicole McCormack, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Brand Solutions at TeamSnap, shares about the importance of sports for her growing up in Bay Village, Ohio, and the positive impact on the sacrifices her father made to coach and support her.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Greg Berge, the High School Principal and Varsity Boys' Basketball Coach in Lake City, Minn., discusses how he practices what he preaches about relentless consistency, and his insights on treatment of officials.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Greg Berge, the High School Principal and Varsity Boys' Basketball Coach in Lake City, Minn., shares the keys to dealing with concerns about what others thought of him and how being a parent provided important perspective that helped him to be a better administrator and coach.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Greg Berge, the High School Principal and Varsity Boys' Basketball Coach in Lake City, Minn., discusses his youth sports journey, and the influential teachers and coaches who inspired him toward his career as a coach and educator.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
Sean Jensen co-hosted a Webinar titled "Mental Health In Youth Sports" with Minnesota Vikings linebacker Brian Asamoah earlier in the summer. Presented by podcast sponsor TeamSnap, this episode features highlights of their conversation.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Don Williams, Head of Operations for the Americas for Sports Recruiting USA, discusses the differences between recruiting in women's and men's soccer.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Don Williams, Head of Operations for the Americas for Sports Recruiting USA, highlights his career and parenting insights, including helping his son who had big and bold soccer ambitions.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Don Williams, Head of Operations for the Americas for Sports Recruiting USA, shares his highs and lows growing up, including how losing affected him.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Josh Mahoney, a junior at Baylor University who has been a soccer referee for nine years, he discusses what he loves about being a referee, why he believes it's been a challenge to develop and retain referees, and his message to young athletes and their parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Josh Mahoney, a junior at Baylor University who has been a soccer referee for nine years, he shares how he thinks treatment of referees has gotten worse, as well as some of his most memorable — or forgettable — experiences.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Josh Mahoney, a junior at Baylor University who has been a soccer referee for nine years, he discusses early childhood sports memories and experiences, and what drew him to becoming an official.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Ebenezer Samuel, the Fitness Director of Men's Health magazine, he shares his insights — based on research and science — for young athletes on how they can properly maximize their workouts, as well as the importance of consistency and commitment to see real gains.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Ebenezer Samuel, the Fitness Director of Men's Health magazine, he highlights why he transitioned from being an sports reporter and columnist to his current role, where he recently got to write about and work out with the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger for a Men's Health cover story.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Ebenezer Samuel, the Fitness Director of Men's Health magazine, he shares the challenges he faced growing up and how building his body helped him develop problem-solving skills and healthy habits.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Ellington Andrews, a scholar-athlete who has committed to play soccer at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, he explains his approach to playing on a high-level team and his pet peeve about youth sports parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Ellington Andrews, a scholar-athlete who has committed to play soccer at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, he shares his experience being recruited and what he would change about the recruiting process.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Ellington Andrews, a scholar-athlete who has committed to play soccer at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, he discusses what drew him to soccer, what he learned during COVID and the impactful coaches in his development.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 4 of our conversation with Jay DeMerit, an American who rose from the ninth tier of soccer in England to the Premier League, he opens up about a key that helped him to persevere through the difficult and humbling moments of his journey, and why he's so committed to helping the next generations of athletes learn from his story.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Jay DeMerit, an American who rose from the ninth tier of soccer in England to the Premier League, he dives deep into his rise from the Ninth Division in England to the Premier League and even the World Cup as a member of the U.S. Men's National Team.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jay DeMerit, an American who rose from the ninth tier of soccer in England to the Premier League, he breaks down how playing multiple sports helped him, challenges he faced growing up and an important change key to his soccer career.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jay DeMerit, an American who rose from the ninth tier of soccer in England to the Premier League, he highlights key people in his childhood and the traits that were developed that were essential to one of the most inspiring journeys to becoming a pro athlete.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Amy Trask, the first female CEO of an NFL franchise, a CBS Sports football analyst and board chair of the BIG3 half-court basketball league, she shares what enabled her to become valued within the Raiders organization for so long, how she tackled one of her fears and what her focus is on social media.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Amy Trask, the first female CEO of an NFL franchise, a CBS Sports football analyst and board chair of the BIG3 half-court basketball league, she discusses her unique trajectory from not participating in team sports growing up to becoming one of the most powerful leaders in sports, despite the low expectations of her sixth-grade teacher.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Mark Schlereth, a two-time Pro Bowl guard and three-time Super Bowl champion, shares the sacrifices he made — including undergoing 29 surgeries — to make the most of his football career, as well as his insights on parenting and his message for youth sports parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Mark Schlereth, a two-time Pro Bowl guard and three-time Super Bowl champion, highlights the key people who helped in his childhood, including a teacher in seventh grade who gracefully championed him start to get help for Dyslexia.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Mark Schlereth, a two-time Pro Bowl guard and three-time Super Bowl champion, discusses how his childhood in Alaska influenced him and provided a childhood highlight with a legendary NFL team.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with John O'Sullivan, the founder of the Changing the Game Project, he discusses how awareness of the issues in youth sports has gone up since his epic TED Talk in 2014, yet the problems have gotten markedly worse and what his message is for young athletes and parents in the midst of the madness.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with John O'Sullivan, the founder of the Changing the Game Project, he shares about the benefits of being a late-blooming athlete and the cost in the United States of rushing to identify "talented" athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 4 of our conversation with Nikki Jessee, the head women's coach at Warner University in Florida, she provides context and great perspective on her viral thread on Twitter about transferring from the University of Florida and what she wished she had done instead.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Nikki Jessee, the head women's coach at Warner University in Florida, she lays out keys to building and rebuilding programs and the rare distinction of coaching against her spouse Tom Jessee, the head women''s basketball coach at the University of Tampa.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Nikki Jessee, the head women's coach at Warner University in Florida, she provides context and great perspective on her viral thread on Twitter about transferring from the University of Florida and what she wished she had done instead.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Nikki Jessee, the head women's coach at Warner University in Florida, she recounts how she fell in love with basketball and some of the key people who influenced her development into a Top-50 high school player.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Michael DeAugustino, a two-time All-American wrestler at Northwestern University, he reflects on losing after giving up a big lead in an important match, and how other key lessons he's learned en route to being an elite college wrestler.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Michael DeAugustino, a two-time All-American wrestler at Northwestern University, he discusses the challenges and disappointments he experienced during high school and how he thrived in college, despite being lightly recruited.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Michael DeAugustino, a two-time All-American wrestler at Northwestern University, he shares about his family's remarkable footprint in wresting and how we are connected.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 4 of our conversation with Kurt Hines, the head football coach at Coronado High School in California, he highlights the importance of connecting with his student-athletes, and his advice for parents and young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Kurt Hines, the head football coach at Coronado High School in California, he provides full context of a viral video he posted moments after one of his players quit the football team and also how he handled the negative commenters.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Kurt Hines, the head football coach at Coronado High School in California, he shares what he would tell his 8-, 12- and 16-year old self, and overcoming mistakes and arrests, and who helped turn his life around.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Kurt Hines, the head football coach at Coronado High School in California, he recalls key lessons and memories of his childhood, including a time when his parents held him accountable for his grades in seventh grade.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Kermit Davis, the head men's basketball coach at Ole Miss, he highlights how he led Middle State Tennessee University to an upset over one of the 2016 NCAA Tournament favorites and why he tells young coaches to ensure their players "touch the lines all the time."
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Kermit Davis, the head men's basketball coach at Ole Miss, he shares the lessons he learned and opportunities he experienced as the son of Kermit Davis Sr., an inductee into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, as well as the challenges and joys of raising daughter Ally, who has Downs Syndrome.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Jason Mohns, a 13-time Arizona High School State Champion coach, he dives deep into the delicate balance of striving and wanting to win, given his competitiveness, as well as his advice for parents of young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jason Mohns, a 13-time Arizona High School State Champion coach, he provides honest insight into something he wants to do in the next chapter of his coaching journey and some of the challenges of physically developing late when he was a young athlete.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jason Mohns, a 13-time Arizona High School State Champion coach, he shares what he learned spending time with a Canadian Football League legend, thanks to father Greg Mohns' longtime work as a football executive, and his humble rise up the coaching ranks, which started with flag football.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jason Mohns, a 13-time Arizona High School State Champion coach, he shares what he learned spending time with a Canadian Football League legend, thanks to father Greg Mohns' longtime work as a football executive, and his humble rise up the coaching ranks, which started with flag football.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Jared Allen, the four-time All-Pro defensive end who starred for multiple NFL teams, he shares why he started his nonprofit, Homes For Wounded Warriors, what he hopes to instill in his two daughters and what's more important to him than becoming a member of the distinguished Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Jared Allen, the four-time All-Pro defensive end who starred for multiple NFL teams, he shares why he started his nonprofit, Homes For Wounded Warriors, what he hopes to instill in his two daughters and what's more important to him than becoming a member of the distinguished Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jared Allen, the four-time All-Pro defensive end who starred for multiple NFL teams, he discusses the challenges of fitting in, his parents support of him and his involvement in a prank that severely impacted his college football options.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jared Allen, the four-time All-Pro defensive end who starred for multiple NFL teams, he shares what connected us when he joined the Minnesota Vikings while I was a reporter, and his competitive spirit as a kid growing up in California.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Randy Allen, the longtime head football coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas and the second winningest coach in Texas high school football history, he highlights how he intentionally emphasizes character and provides insight into his team's six core values.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Randy Allen, the longtime head football coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas and the second winningest coach in Texas high school football history, he highlights how he intentionally emphasizes character and provides insight into his team's six core values.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Randy Allen, the longtime head football coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas and the second winningest coach in Texas high school football history, he shares why he is mindful of all the players on his team, based on his own experience, and the inspiration to lead young men, including Los Angeles Rams starting quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Randy Allen, the longtime head football coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas and the second winningest coach in Texas high school football history, he shares why he is mindful of all the players on his team, based on his own experience, and the inspiration to lead young men, including Los Angeles Rams starting quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Chris Wormley, a Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, he highlights how the passion and knack for interacting with kids was developed through his mom, and why he embraces the importance of him being a good role model for others. Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Chris Wormley, a Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, he highlights how the passion and knack for interacting with kids was developed through his mom, and why he embraces the importance of him being a good role model for others. Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Chris Wormley, a Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, he shares the challenges he dealt with growing up in Toledo, Ohio, and how his mother insisted he stick with football, when he wanted to give up the sport.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Chris Wormley, a Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, he shares the challenges he dealt with growing up in Toledo, Ohio, and how his mother insisted he stick with football, when he wanted to give up the sport.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
With students returning to school, host Sean K. Jensen highlights the challenges and struggles overcome by an Olympic medalist, Super Bowl champion, Hall of Famer and other superstar athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
With students returning to school, host Sean K. Jensen highlights the challenges and struggles overcome by an Olympic medalist, Super Bowl champion, Hall of Famer and other superstar athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, an Olympic gold medalist and sports executive, she highlights her path to becoming an Olympic champion in the hurdles, as well as what she learned at the 1980 Olympics that the United States boycotted, as well as her advice for young athletes and parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, an Olympic gold medalist and sports executive, she highlights her path to becoming an Olympic champion in the hurdles, as well as what she learned at the 1980 Olympics that the United States boycotted, as well as her advice for young athletes and parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, an Olympic gold medalist and sports executive, she shares about having low self esteem in middle school and having her father — a guidance counselor — helping her build her self-esteem and the role an instrument and sports aided that process.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, an Olympic gold medalist and sports executive, she shares about having low self esteem in middle school and having her father — a guidance counselor — helping her build her self-esteem and the role an instrument and sports aided that process.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, an Olympic gold medalist and sports executive, she shares her experiences growing up in Northern Virginia, where she was nurtured by her trailblazing parents and a community ahead of its time in encouraging the development of female athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, an Olympic gold medalist and sports executive, she shares her experiences growing up in Northern Virginia, where she was nurtured by her trailblazing parents and a community ahead of its time in encouraging the development of female athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 4 of our conversation with David Baird, a Development Officer for the Scottish Football Association and the author of Scoreboard Soccer, he shares more about Scoreboard Soccer, and his advice to parents and young athletes, including on the latter emphasizing effort over outcome.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with David Baird, a Development Officer for the Scottish Football Association and the author of Scoreboard Soccer, he highlights the thinking behind his program, Scoreboard Soccer, and the key ingredient that drives its success.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with David Baird, a Development Officer for the Scottish Football Association and the author of Scoreboard Soccer, he shares how he thrust himself into a program based in New Jersey, trying out different drills and approaches, as well as some of the challenges that may be holding the U.S. back in developing male soccer superstars.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with David Baird, a Development Officer for the Scottish Football Association and the author of Scoreboard Soccer, he highlights the joy of playing unorganized soccer with his friends in Scotland, the joyless experiences under some early coaches, and the passion that was nurtured when he was 16 years old by Two-Time Ballon d'Or Winner Kevin Keegan.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 4 of our conversation with J.R. Martinez, a New York Times best-selling author, Army veteran and renown motivational speaker, he shares how long it took him to accept his appearance and why his mindset has inspired others and enabled him to be cast on a popular daytime television series and wind up on magazine covers, including People.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with J.R. Martinez, a New York Times best-selling author, Army veteran and renown motivational speaker, he explains why joining the Army after high school was the right decision for him, and what pulled him out of depression after his life-changing accident while on duty in Iraq.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with J.R. Martinez, a New York Times best–selling author, Army veteran and renown motivational speaker, he highlights how sports helped provide a community away from hard times at home, and how he wrestled with being accepted throughout his childhood.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue–chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with J.R. Martinez - a New York Times best-selling author, Army veteran, and renowned motivational speaker - he shares about the many, many challenges of his childhood that ultimately prepared him for a life-changing accident that required 34 surgeries over 34 months.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 4 of our conversation with Ruth Brennan Morrey, a mental skills coach and elite, multi-sport athlete, she highlights her concerns for the mental health of young people, including the "ultra-resilient" ones, the need for mindfulness and emotional skills development in schools, as well as her insights for parents and young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Ruth Brennan Morrey, a mental skills coach and elite, multi-sport athlete, she provides insight on creating a healthy team culture and what she tells the parents of athletes on her team.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Ruth Brennan Morrey, a mental skills coach and elite, multi-sport athlete, she shares the sheer joy of playing soccer for the University of Wisconsin but how she was shaken to her core in realizing that she was too fixated on outcomes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Ruth Brennan Morrey, a mental skills coach and elite, multi-sport athlete, she discusses fond memories growing up in Rochester, Minnesota, including an impactful coach, and the invaluable lesson she learned in becoming a professional triathlete.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Jenn Giles, a registered dietitian and sports nutritionist, she highlights time-tested ways to improve an athlete's diet and walks through a full day of healthy snacks and meals that aren't impossible to make. Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jenn Giles, a registered dietitian and sports nutritionist, she discusses what she struggled with in middle and high school, how nutrition helped her peak as an athlete into her 40s and how she always focuses on the long-term, even when young athletes she works with come to her with short-term goals. Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jenn Giles, a registered dietitian and sports nutritionist, she shares how poor dietary choices impacted her when she was a young athlete and the revelation that changed her life — and her career — during college. Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Bryant Harper, the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at Texas A&M University, he discusses how and when young athletes should start strength training, debunks the fascination with fad workouts and his advice to young athletes to embrace adversity in their journey.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Bryant Harper, the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at Texas A&M University, shares the challenges of taking an unpaid job after earning his masters degree, and lessons he learned by coaching athletes from different sports. Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Bryant Harper, the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at Texas A&M University, discusses the challenges he faced growing up in Pennsylvania, the joys of being a water boy and the keys for him going from lightly-recruited player to eventually earning a scholarship at Penn State.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Peter Frintzilas, CEO of leading sports team management tool TeamSnap with over 25 million users, shares his insights on some of TeamSnap's COVID data and what can be learned for the future, and his belief on the importance of young people developing resilience.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Peter Frintzilas, CEO of leading sports team management tool TeamSnap, discusses fond memories of growing up and playing sports on Long Island, New York, learning leadership lessons from his high school football coach and when he focused on getting serious about his future.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Chase Brooks, the head men's soccer coach at Duquesne University, he discusses playing at Eckerd College located in Saint Petersburg, Fla., and abandoning his dream of playing pro to get into coaching.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Chase Brooks, the head men's soccer coach at Duquesne University, he discusses childhood lessons learned, including when he earned an incentive but did not receive it, and his insights on why the U.S. has struggled to develop more soccer superstars.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Chad Greenway, who played 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and appeared in two Pro Bowls, the former two-star football recruit discusses the mixed emotions he has about his daughter already receiving an athletic scholarship offer as an eighth grader, as well as his advice for parents and young athletes who look up to him.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Chad Greenway, who played 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and appeared in two Pro Bowls, he discusses the impact of a coach who held his team to high standards and kept them accountable, and what gave him pause about accepting the one Division I offer he received. Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Chad Greenway, who played 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and appeared in two Pro Bowls, he discusses what he learned growing up on a small town farm in South Dakota and chasing his ambitious dream of playing pro football.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Dr. Bert Mandelbaum, Co-Chair of Medical Affairs for the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute and Associate Chief Medical Officer for Major League Soccer, discusses his family's "Mandelbaum Manifesto," his advice on dealing with inquires and his insights for sports parents and young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
n Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Bert Mandelbaum, Co-Chair of Medical Affairs for the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute and Associate Chief Medical Officer for Major League Soccer, he shares how he persevered after being rejected by all seven medical schools he applied to, how fostering relationships helped his career, and developing a program that helped soccer players decrease major knee injuries by over 70 percent within a year.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Dr. Bert Mandelbaum, Co-Chair of Medical Affairs for the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute and Associate Chief Medical Officer for Major League Soccer, he highlights the impact of a magical childhood moment with baseball legend Mickey Mantle, what he learned from his biggest — and ultimately his best — disappointment as a high school freshman, and how he was called to his career by an experience and an inspiring example.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Joe Branch, Assistant General Manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves, we discuss what he learned from some of the dignitaries he's worked with, his reflection on working as a top NBA agent, what he and the Timberwolves look for now in players, and his advice for parents and young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Joe Branch, Assistant General Manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves, he shares the influence of his mother, who worked at Rice University for over 3 decades, what led him to Northwestern University, and his deep appreciation for people and interests.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Joe Branch, Assistant General Manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves, he discusses the influential people early in his life who helped shape him, a book written by Michael Jordan that inspired him and the advice he'd given his younger self, including a unique answer for when he was 16 years old.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Katie Smith, Hall of Fame Basketball Player, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Two-Time WNBA Champion, Assistant Coach with Minnesota Lynx, she discusses how she deals with success, given all her accomplishments and accolades, how she has transitioned from playing to coaching, and her advice to parents and young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Katie Smith, Hall of Fame Basketball Player, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Two-Time WNBA Champion, Assistant Coach with Minnesota Lynx, she highlights her aspiration to be a dentist because there was no pro league for women when she was in high school, on the benefits of playing multiple sports, her experience getting recruited by top coaches and what's different about the process now.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Katie Smith, Hall of Fame Basketball Player, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Two-Time WNBA Champion, Assistant Coach with Minnesota Lynx, she shares about her early experiences playing against boys in Ohio, how coaches and her parents influenced her development, and the advice she'd given her younger self.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jerry Schemmel, Broadcaster, Author, Ultra Cyclist and Plane Crash Survivor, he shares how surviving a plane crash in July 1989 greatly impacted him and inspired him, the challenges and the passion for his work as a broadcaster and what pushes him as a cyclist, including one race in a desert when the temperatures were above 120 degrees!
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jerry Schemmel, Broadcaster, Author, Ultra Cyclist and Plane Crash Survivor, he reflects on growing up in a small town in South Dakota, how he and his teammates handled a devastating way to lose a state championship in football, and dealing with with the mighty shadow cast by a talented older sibling.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Howard Blue, the head basketball coach at Georgetown Prep in a suburb of Washington D.C., he discusses what troubles him about youth sports, including the ultra-competitive atmosphere for younger athletes, the power that young athletes and parents don't realize they possess, and a key insight that will make a difference, though few actually follow.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Howard Blue, the head basketball coach at Georgetown Prep in a suburb of Washington D.C., he reflects on how different his life has turned out, what he expects from players in his program, and how he deals with players and parents who have unrealistic goals.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Howard Blue, the head basketball coach at Georgetown Prep in a suburb of Washington D.C., he shares all the obstacles he faced during his childhood, the coaches who encouraged, helped, and shaped him, and the moment he happily decided to abandon his dream of playing pro hoops.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Pat Forde, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, he highlights what he and his wife Tricia emphasized to their three children about being active and setting goals, insight he shared with them from his insider access to elite athletics and his advice for young athletes and their parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Pat Forde, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, we focus on his rare opportunity to cover an Olympics that included his daughter Brooke, a member of the U.S. Swim Team. Pat highlights the ups and downs of Brooke's journey, and his own highs and lows of witnessing it all.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Pat Forde, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, he shares the role of sports on his childhood, including the positive impact a successful college football coach had on him in high school, the influence of his parents and how he became a sportswriter.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Josh Thurow, the athletic director at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, he explains how he got involved in officiating multiple sports, what he sees as problems and potential solutions involving referees in youth sports, and reflections on two Minnehaha alums, Jalen Suggs and Chet Holmgren, who are shining in the national spotlight.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Josh Thurow, the athletic director at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, he shares the highs and lows of his sports journey from Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin, to the Twin Cities, when he realized he would not fulfill his dream of playing Major League Baseball, why he loves his job and keys to being a great student-athlete.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Regan Pittman, a three-time All-American in volleyball at the University of Minnesota, shares what she — a top-10 prospect — thought of rankings, what she would tell her 8-, 12-, and 16-year-old self, and what she learned from her Hall of Fame coach with the Gophers, Hugh McCutcheon.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Regan Pittman, a three-time All-American in volleyball at the University of Minnesota, highlights how some of her challenging experiences inspired her to create Stand Tall Volleyball Academy and an unsung hero who made a massive impact on her, despite coaching her just one season.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Regan Pittman, a three-time All-American in volleyball at the University of Minnesota, shares a memorable story when she wrestled and a painful story of a coach whose actions and words were terribly negative, yet she was able to transform that into a positive.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Caleb Truax, a former boxing world champion, he shares how, despite starting late and struggling for a long time in boxing, he became a champion, what keeps him grounded and humble and what insight he has for parents and young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Caleb Truax, a former boxing world champion, he shares the importance of resilience in his childhood, in the face of challenges, the many sports he played before stepping in a boxing ring, and how his mom supported his athletic endeavors.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Mary Jacobs, a golf instructor, author and former collegiate All-American, she focuses on what made her become a coach, what excites her about teaching the sport and what advice she has for young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Mary Jacobs, a golf instructor, author and former collegiate All-American, she shares how she was shaped by growing up with five brothers, the early challenges she faced and persevered through and what inspired her to write "One, Two, Follow Through!"
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Marti Reed, a leader with the Positive Coaching Alliance, she highlights how she transformed from a selfish athlete to a key part of a championship team at UCLA, and why she encourages young athletes to embrace the "Utility Player Life," which also happens to be the title of her book.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Marti Reed, a leader with the Positive Coaching Alliance, she shares some of her experiences, some of them negative, being an African American in softball, and her journey in the sport.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with Joel Wallace, a former AAU basketball coach and currently an assistant college basketball coach, he shares how he was intimidated at coaching the then 15-year-old Trey Lance, who was a big-time athlete in and around Marshall, Minnesota, and his reaction to Lance's rise to being selected third overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
Author Sean K. Jensen pinpoints 4 enduring lessons from Trey Lance’s remarkable story, highlighting clips from his interview with Trey and his mother Angie from a Winning Is Not Everything episode that aired in February 2020. Trey Lance, the third overall selection of the San Francisco 49ers, was raised in Marshall, Minnesota, and was not recruited to play quarterback by Division I programs.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Donald Hooton Jr., the President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation explains why his family started the Taylor Hooton Foundation, insights around steroids, supplements and human growth hormones, and the significant ways they have helped millions, including three opportunities to testify before Congress.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Donald Hooton Jr., the President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation shares his perspective on his little brother Taylor's journey in baseball, featuring early success and his brother's struggles after taking anabolic steroids, which played a part in Taylor taking his own life at the age of 17.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
Gonzaga University headed into the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game undefeated but were topped by Baylor University. Afterwards, senior Corey Kispert and head coach Mark Few provided important — and inspiring — perspective. But Author Sean K. Jensen also highlighted insights from a previous conversation with the Zags breakout star, Jalen Suggs, on the lessons learned from another painful defeat in a championship game.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Anthony Tolliver, a free-agent with over 10 years of NBA experience, shares what he would emphasize to all the parents attending their kids' sporting events, his message for young athletes who might look up to him, and the importance of his faith and helping others.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Anthony Tolliver, a free-agent with over 10 years of NBA experience, shares one of the key commitments he made early in basketball that eventually paid off and helped spur his long NBA career, his insight into embracing whatever role he was asked to play, and what has helped him return to different NBA franchises multiple times.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Anthony Tolliver, a free-agent with over 10 years of NBA experience, on his long and inspiring road to the NBA, the foundational lessons he learned from his longtime youth basketball coach and what he would tell his 16-year-old self.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In this bonus episode, Chancey Anderson Tauer, Co-Founder of Prodeo Academy, shares about her youth sports experience, and what stands out to her about Coach John Tauer of the University of St. Thomas, as well as her husband John Tauer.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with John Tauer, the University of St. Thomas head men's basketball, on the inspiring battle his wife Chancey Anderson Tauer is waging against cancer, and his message for student-athletes and what he describes as WOSPs, well-intentioned, over-involved sports parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with John Tauer, the University of St. Thomas head men's basketball dives into one of his childhood challenges, how adversity helped and shaped him, the key advice from a respected Minnesota coach and administrator and non-negotiable traits for players in his program.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with John Tauer, the University of St. Thomas head men's basketball shares highlights of his youth sports experience growing up in St. Paul, the impact of a coach who recognized his potential but emphasized how hard he'd have to work to fulfill it, and the childhood friend who ideally modeled what it means to be a role player.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with the Executive Director of the Aspen Institute's Sports & Society Program, Tom Farrey highlights some of his team's efforts, and his advice for parents and young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Tom Farrey, the Executive Director of the Aspen Institute's Sports & Society Program shares some of his childhood sports memories and experiences, and why he transitioned from an enterprising reporter at notable companies such as ESPN to his current role in a battle to change the momentum of negativity in youth sports. Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Kara Winger, the three-time Olympian provides insight on why she decided to help one of her top rivals, Ariana Ince, why she encourages parents to have their children play multiple sports and why she it's so important for her to share her story and her passion for javelin with others.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
Super Bowl LV features the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and longtime NFL columnist and reporter Sean K. Jensen highlights both in breaking down the keys to a championship team. He says the four keys are: Strong organizational leadership, universal buy-in, collective character and coachable players.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Kara Winger, the three-time Olympian candidly discusses her initial reaction to suffering another major knee injury after one of her best throws, how her rehab is going, and what she's thinking about the 2021 Tokyo Olympics next summer.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Kara Winger, the three-time Olympian discusses the highs and lows of her sports journey, including the challenges she faced frequently moving as a child and the lessons she learned from negative and positive coaches. Also, Kara shares how how impactful her parents' insights were, even though neither were athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In January, it's popular to make resolutions. But author and coach Sean K. Jensen explains why young athletes should focus on goals — and not resolutions — and shares five keys to setting and accomplishing goals.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with Chad Slade, the New York Giants offensive lineman shares how he remains in the NFL after being a three-star recruit who wasn't drafted, as well as why he started his foundation and what advice he has for parents and young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Chad Slade, the New York Giants offensive lineman recalls how his mother reacted to his sideline outburst toward coaches, and how he was bullied in middle school and the lessons he learned from those painful experiences. Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Chad Slade, the New York Giants offensive lineman discusses how his mom fostered his passion for sports, helped him to become coachable and what lengths she did to make one of his childhood highlights a moment he'll never forget.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
Author and coach Sean K. Jensen highlights two of his six keys to helping young athletes persevere through COVID-19, the importance of not seeking perfection and being positive. Everyone has lost something during COVID, so this is a time to focus on grace rather than perfection, and seeking to be positive rather than negative.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
Author and coach Sean K. Jensen highlights two of his six keys to helping young athletes persevere through COVID-19, the importance of being engaged and being agile. Children may not be going to school or playing sports, but they need to be engaged and social with other children. Sports are being paused or stopped nationwide, and the keys can provide hope, perspective and strategies to help kids during this challenging time.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
Author and coach Sean K. Jensen highlights two of his six keys to helping young athletes persevere through COVID-19, the importance of gratitude and being active. Sports are being paused or stopped nationwide, and the keys can provide hope, perspective and strategies to help kids during this challenging time.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In part 4 of our conversation with Todd Beane, he shares what he wants parents to know about the sporting experience and journey and his encouragement to the young athletes who have big dreams and aspirations.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In a super-sized episode, part 3 of our conversation with Todd Beane explores why the United Men’s National Soccer Team hasn’t taken the strides many have expected, and how the perception and definition of an athlete can be a stumbling block toward meaningful progress and focus on a slow and balding, 5 foot 7 superstar might have slipped under the radar in the U.S.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In part 2 of our conversation with Todd Beane, we explore how he transitioned from playing professionally to connecting with one of the giants of the game, Johan Cruyff, to reshape the athletic and academic experience of a new generation of footballers from the legend’s basement. He also shares how his relationship with Cruyff deepened from there.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In part 1 of our conversation with Todd Beane, we discuss the simple highlight of his childhood sports experience, the coach who didn’t know soccer who greatly shaped him, and the impact of his parents’ hands off approach in his development and growth.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
Author and coach Sean Jensen shares a personal and professional example of how mindset plays a key role in overcoming a daunting opponent. Inspired by the Denver Nuggets — which became the first NBA team to overcome 3-1 series deficits twice in one postseason — he emphasizes the importance of work ethic and attitude to pull off an underdog story.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In part 3 of our conversation with Chet Holmgren, we discuss what he struggled with in elementary and middle school, his national profile, his perspective toward social media, the athletes he looked up to most when he was younger, and what he would tell sports parents and young athletes who look up to him.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In part 2 of our conversation with Chet Holmgren, we discuss what he learned from African American teammates and coaches, why he supports Black Lives Matters, on what he thinks about rankings, and what he would change about recruiting, given his extension experience with it.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In part 1 of our conversation with Chet Holmgren, we discuss the impact coaches — including Larry Suggs — had on his development, and his early struggles with the game, including the frustration of playing just four minutes in one out-of-state basketball tournament.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Mandy Marquardt, a member of the U.S. Olympic Long Team for track sprinting, we discuss the bullying she endured because of her athleticism, the importance of perseverance and perspective, her mindset about the uncertainty of the Olympics, and her tips for parents and young athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with Mandy Marquardt, a member of the U.S. Olympic Long Team for track sprinting, we discuss her passion for cycling, her discovering that she had Type 1 Diabetes as a teenager, being a key member of Team Novo Nordisk, and making a big impact on the Jensen family.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with University of Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats, we discuss how he helps others (including one student whose two-week stay lasted two years), what characteristics he values in players he recruits, and why he emphasizes to parents the importance of supporting their young athlete’s coach.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with University of Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats, we discuss some of the biggest defeats and disappointments of his playing career and the several influential people in his young life, including a teacher who didn’t love sports.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with Anthony “Spice” Adams, we discuss how and why he gives back, one of the students he’s proud to have impacted, and his advice to parents and young athletes who look up to him.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with Anthony “Spice” Adams, we discuss the advice he’d give his younger self at different ages, the hilarious story of his first time playing football on a team, and the hard conversations he’s having with his son around the sport that’s played such a huge role in his own life.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with Anthony “Spice” Adams, we discuss what he enjoyed most about playing for the Chicago Bears, how his mother signed him up for football when he was 11 (but he wasn’t allowed to play), and the challenges of having his father imprisoned for most of his childhood.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead, we discuss where his work ethic comes from, what motivates him heading into his 12th NFL season and his advice for parents and young athletes who look up to him.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead, we discuss our book, The Middle School Rules of Thomas Morstead, several of the most influential people in his young life and how he handled a huge disappointment by holding himself accountable.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In this bonus episode, Hall of Fame Minneapolis high school basketball coach Larry McKenzie shares the key to his coaching success, the mentor who changed his life and what he believes parents should be teaching their children right now.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our Season 2 Premiere conversation with Hall of Fame Minneapolis high school basketball coach Larry McKenzie, we discuss the impact of his educator parents had on him, the importance of sports in his journey, and his insights into the killing of George Floyd.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
Former Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman tells us how he motivated himself while his college football team won nine games in his four seasons, the long-lasting lesson he learned from his “Unsung Hero,” how goal-setting keyed his rise from barely recruited prospect into 13 NFL seasons, and how he and his wife Jackie conduct themselves on the sideline of their kids’ games.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with Minnehaha Academy guard Jalen Suggs, we discuss his insights into college recruiting, what he thinks before “big games,” his must-listen tip on social media, and his message to young athletes and sports parents. Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In this bonus episode, Larry Suggs - father of Minnehaha Academy senior guard Jalen Suggs - tells us about his own sports experience, what he emphasizes to his three children, the way he challenged Jalen, and his advice to young athletes and their parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with Minnehaha Academy guard Jalen Suggs, we discuss the impact his parents had on his sports journey, his pride in helping to elevate his school into the national spotlight, and the lessons he learned after an agonizing defeat in a state championship game.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with Northwestern center Abbie Wolf, we discuss those who positively impacted her childhood sports experience, what she learned from her father (who was an Olympian), how she handled criticism from a legendary basketball coach, and a frustrating season mostly spent on the bench.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with former NFL receiver Nate Burleson, we discuss what’s most important to him in guiding his kids’ youth sports journeys, what insights he’s seen being on the sideline of youth sports events with other parents, and his encouragement to kids to boldly chart their own path.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with former NFL receiver Nate Burleson, we discuss how he responded after having a dream scholarship offer taken away, and the choppy path to grow in confidence in the brutal world of big-time television.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with former NFL receiver Nate Burleson, we discuss how his childhood memories growing up in and around Seattle, what he would tell his younger self at 8, 12 and 16, and the story behind compliment sandwiches.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In this bonus episode, Angie Lance - mother of NDSU quarterback Trey Lance - provides her perspective on what she emphasized in her son’s athletic journey and what makes her most proud of Trey, which has nothing to do with a ball.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with North Dakota State University quarterback Trey Lance, we discuss his mindset during a season when he knew he wouldn’t play, the most valuable lesson from his record-breaking season, and what advice he has for youth sports parents and athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with North Dakota State University quarterback Trey Lance, we discuss how his parents positively influenced his youth sports experience, who he looked up to in his hometown of Marshall, Minnesota, and what he learned from being on the losing end of one of the greatest high school basketball games ever.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with Detroit Lions linebacker Devon Kennard, we discuss what he learned from the many disappointments while at the University of Southern California, what motivated him to earn two degrees, and his empowering message to young student-athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with Detroit Lions linebacker Devon Kennard, we discuss the influence of his brother and father, the latter who started and helped the Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowl XXX, as well as what being his club’s nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award means to him.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 3 of our conversation with University of South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin, we discuss one way adults fail young people today, the pillars of his program, and what he believes is the role of the parents of student-athletes.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with University of South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin, we discuss how his playing career came to an end, what he stresses to his own kids when they play sports, and how parents should focus less on the ranking of their middle schooler and focus on something far more basic.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with University of South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin, we discuss the defining lesson he learned from his grandmother, growing up in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, his experience playing for and assisting a legendary high school basketball coach in Florida, and how his own career is an homage to Hall of Fame running back Larry Csonka.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with my favorite youth coach, Mr. David Smith, we discuss why he volunteered to coach while serving in the Air Force and what he remembered about me as a middle-school athlete.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part Two of our conversation with University of Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger, we discuss his commitment to serving others and how someone utilizes his or her time reflects on what’s most important to them. He also imparts his message to young athletes and their parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with University of Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger, we discuss fond family memories from his childhood and how they shaped who he is today, along with characteristics he emphasized in raising his own children.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In this bonus episode, Craig Jefferies, who was Vontae Davis’ head high school football coach at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Washington D.C., provides insight into one of the valuable lessons Vontae learned under him and why he consistently went above and beyond to help support his players.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Vontae Davis, we discuss how his big brother Vernon influenced and encouraged him, how and why his positive mindset helped him throughout his childhood, and his “Unsung Hero.”
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In this bonus episode, Larry Fitzgerald shares insights on key people who shaped his son, Arizona Cardinals star receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr., and the fear he felt in sending him to the military prep academy.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In part 2 of our conversation with 11-time Pro Bowl receiver Larry Fitzgerald, we discuss why he is so committed to traveling the world, why he values relationships, and his tips for young athletes and their parents.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In part 1 of our conversation with 11-time Pro Bowl receiver Larry Fitzgerald, we discuss how his parents modeled hard work and his experience at Valley Forge Military Academy, where he worked to improve his academics before playing Division I college football.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In our conversation with Northwestern University head football coach Pat Fitzgerald, we discuss his belief that parents need to reframe expectations for their young athletes, and his approach to steering the sports experience of his three sons.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In this bonus episode, Jim Davison (father of University of Wisconsin starting guard Brad Davison) provides his keys for sports parents and what makes him most proud of his son. (Hint: It has nothing to do with basketball!)
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 2 of our conversation with University of Wisconsin basketball player Brad Davison, we discuss how his perspective on rankings changed from high school to now, the wisdom his father shared on dealing with criticism, and his message to the young athletes who look up to him.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.
In Part 1 of our conversation with University of Wisconsin basketball player Brad Davison, we discuss the sacrifices a coach (that he technically never played for) made in helping him with 6 a.m. shooting sessions, and his parents' hands-off approach with his youth sports journey.
Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.