The Winning Youth Coaching Podcast
WYC 029 Performance Training – Scott Jones from AthleteOnFire talks Weekend Warriors to Mount Everest climbers

WYC 029 Performance Training – Scott Jones from AthleteOnFire talks Weekend Warriors to Mount Everest climbers.

Scott runs Athlete On Fire, which is involved with equipping and training athletes all over the world - he also hosts a podcast called Athlete On Fire, in which he has interviewed over 100 top athletes from around the globe.  Athlete On Fire was started to bridge the gap between amazing athletes all over the world and everyday athletes with inspiring stories, resources, and tools.

The first HUGE IDEA I took from him is in the 2nd  quarter when he talks about where to look for help when teaching skills to kids.  The 2nd HUGE IDEA I took from him was in the 3rd quarter where he shares a key way to minimize performance anxiety- I hope you enjoy his insights and stories!

Direct download: WYC_029.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 5:35pm EDT

WYC 028 Strength & Conditioning – Robert Taylor from SmarterTeamTraining.com talks Doing One Perfect Rep Ten Times

WYC 028 Strength & Conditioning – Robert Taylor from SmarterTeamTraining.com talks Doing One Perfect Rep Ten Times

Coach Taylor runs Smarter Team Training, which is involved with equipping and training athletes all over the world - his clients include Super Bowl champions, World Series champions, and players who have been drafted #1 in the NBA draft.

The first HUGE IDEA I took from him is in the 2nd  quarter when he talks about not burning out kids when teaching them skills.  The 2nd HUGE IDEA I took from him was in the 4th quarter where he shares a mental technique of dealing with pressure using a trigger mechanism- I hope you enjoy his insights and stories!

Direct download: WYC_028.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 2:14pm EDT

WYC 027 – Mike Frederick - High School Football, the NFL, and Joe Ehrmann

Coach Mike Frederick: Mike played 5 years in the NFL, including a Super-Bowl run with the Tennessee Titans, 1 year with the original Cleveland Browns, and 3 years with the Baltimore Ravens. He is now the head football coach at his alma mater, Neshaminy High School in Philadelphia.  Mike also coached for 3 years at the perennial powerhouse The Gillman School in Baltimore, where he got to know Joe Ehrmann, the author of Inside Out coaching.

The first HUGE IDEA I took from him is in the 1st quarter when he talks about the best time to implement change.  The 2nd HUGE IDEA I took from him was in the 4th quarter where he shares the 2 top priorities for a youth sports coach... - I hope you enjoy his insights and stories!

Direct download: WYC_027.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 5:35pm EDT

WYC 026 - Rich Czeslawski - High School Boys Basketball and Betterbasketball.com

Rich has been coaching high school basketball for 18 years in Crystal Lake High School in Illinois, the last 8 years as head coach. He also is the CEO of BetterBasketball.com - a resource founded by Rick Torbett - for basketball coaches to get training material and videos to help them move from good to great, and the origin of the Read and React Offense.  Rich is also the communications director for the National High School Basketball Coaches Association. 

Direct download: WYC_026.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 5:34pm EDT

WYC 025B - Craig Haworth on Janis Meredith's Positive Sports Parenting Podcast talks Winning
 

Craig Haworth, the host of the Winning Youth Coaching Podcast - Turns the microphone around for this special 25th episode - and shares his interview from Janis Meredith's Positive Sports Parenting Podcast.  Craig discusses coaching youth  - and what role winning has in youth sports.

Direct download: WYC_025B.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 1:23pm EDT

WYC 025A - Craig Haworth on Dave Westwood's New and Noteworthy Podcast talks Winning Youth Coaching

Craig Haworth, the host of the Winning Youth Coaching Podcast - Turns the microphone around for this special 25th episode - and shares his interview from Dave Westwood's New and Noteworthy Podcast.  Craig discusses coaching youth and what he has learned from interviewing 24 winning youth coaches.

Direct download: WYC_025A.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 10:46pm EDT

WYC 024 - Randy Montgomery - High School Boys Basketball and stories with John Wooden

Randy has been a high school basketball coach in Northeast Ohio for the past 31 years and coached over 700 games.  He coached under Bob Huggins at Walsh College in Canton for 3 years.  He then coached varsity basketball at Triway High School in Wooster for 19 years and North Canton Hoover High School for 12 years.  Randy also became friends with John Wooden and got to learn and share stories with Coach.

Direct download: WYC_024.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 10:11pm EDT

WYC 023 - Clint Schumacher - Youth Football using Dave Cisar's Winning Youth Football System

WYC 023 - Clint Schumacher - Youth Football using Dave Cisar's Winning Youth Football System

Clint is an attorney from Dallas Texas, who has been coaching his 3 boys in flag and tackle football for the past 7 years.  He utilizes Dave Cisar’s Winning Youth Football system – and has created many great ideas as well.    

Direct download: WYC_023.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 10:58pm EDT

Kevin is a Girls weight training coach and P.E. teacher at Upson Lee High School in Thomaston, Georgia.  He is the Head Coach of Upson Lee’s Varsity Girls Basketball team.  He has been coaching basketball for over 24 years.  Kevin grew up in San Jose California and played football, basketball, and baseball growing up.

Direct download: WYC_022.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 1:26pm EDT

Jason is a Middle School Director at St. Johns Prep in Massachusetts. Jason is a lifetime baseball player, including 4 years at Harvard, where he was captain his Senior year.  He has also been actively involved in training and coaching youth through Winwithinbaseball.com.  He is married and to a wife who coaches Division 1 Field Hockey.

Direct download: WYC_021.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 4:44pm EDT

Dave is a business consultant from Pennsylvania.  He recently launched a podcast called the New and Noteworthy Podcast.  He played baseball and football growing up.  He has coached youth baseball over the last 20 years.  He is married and has 1 child - an 8 year-old son.

Direct download: WYC_020.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 5:05pm EDT

Rob Elwood is a sports entrepreneur and hosts the podcast ‘Who are you – the Life Lessons of Sports.’  Rob started out as an intern for the Cleveland Indians, and has continued to work in sports throughout his career.  His podcast features interviews of collegiate and professional athletes from around the world, such as Rick Barry from the NBA and Jonathan Ogden from the NFL.   He has coached youth baseball for 15 years.  He is married and has two children, a 5 year-old son and a 2 ½ year-old son.  They live in Annapolis, Maryland.

Direct download: WYC_019.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 4:49pm EDT

Listen in as Michael Langlois shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.  Michael Langlois is a communications advisor – he has a background in broadcasting, has worked with NHL coaches, and young athletes. Michael, along with his wife Mary-Louise, have co-written several books on coaching youth sports. 

Direct download: WYC_018.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 11:20pm EDT

WYC 017 Shane Sams – CoachXO.com – Youth Football

WYC 017 Shane Sams – CoachXO.com – Youth Football

Listen in as Shane Sams shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.

Shane Sams is the founder of CoachXO.com, a high-school football defensive coordinator, and the co-founder with his wife of Flippedlifestyle.com. Shane brings a wealth of valuable football experience from coaching at the college and high-school levels. He hosts the podcast ‘The Coach X O Show’ and co-hosts with his wife Jocelyn ‘The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast.’  Alan lives in Corbin, Kentucky with his wife and 2 kids – daughter Anna and son Isaac.

Direct download: WYC_017.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 2:01pm EDT

WYC 016 - Alan Stein - Hardwood Hustle Podcast and StrongerTeam.com

Alan Stein is the owner of Stronger Team and the strength & conditioning coach for the nationally renowned, Nike elite DeMatha Catholic High School basketball program. Alan brings a wealth of valuable experience to his training arsenal from over a decade of extensive work with elite high school, college, and NBA players. He also co-hosts the podcast ‘Hardwood Hustle’ with Adam Bradley.  Alan lives in Bethesda, MD with his wife Rebecca, twin sons Luke & Jack (aka ‘The Born Backcourt’), and daughter Lyla.

Direct download: WYC_016.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 11:30pm EDT

WYC 015 Brian Beaman – Youth Baseball – Baseball Boys and Bad Words

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Brian Beaman shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.

Brian is a sales consultant.  He played high school football, basketball, track, and baseball and also played college basketball for 4 years.  He has coached competitive youth sports for over 20 years.  He is married and has 3 children – all boys: ages 16, 12, and 9.

Direct download: WYC_015.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 1:43pm EDT

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Brent Kreid shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.

Brent is a school teacher and adminstator.  He played high school football, basketball, and baseball and also played college baseball for 3 years.  He has coached competitive youth sports for over 20 years.  He is married and has 4 children – all boys: ages 18, 15, 13, and 10.

Direct download: 14_WYC_014_-_Brent_Kreid_-_Youth_Basketball_and_Football.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 11:27am EDT

WYC 013 - Swim it Forward -Kent Julian shares his insights and stories around coaching youth swimming teams.

Direct download: WYC_013.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 5:25pm EDT

WYC 012 Youth Baseball and Upward Stars Basketball – Lance Akridge – 'The Enemy to Great is Good'

Lance Akridge shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.  Lance works for Upward Stars – an affiliate of Upward Sports.  He actively coaches baseball and is constantly recruiting basketball coaches for Upward Stars’ teams.      

Direct download: WYC_012.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 5:02pm EDT

WYC 011 Youth Football – Darin Clark – Step up and Coach even if you're not an Expert -  What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Darin shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.

Darin is a graphic designer, he is married and father of four boys ages 5-14, and has coached a mix of basketball and flag football for the past 19 years.  He also is the founder of  the Father and Son Bowl community event in Franklin, Tennessee – which has grown from a few families in 2006 to over 1,100 players in 2013 - which raised over $38,000 for fatherless children.

Direct download: WYC_011.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 2:52pm EDT

WYC 010 - High School and Youth Basketball -Rob Jones, high school basketball coach - shares his insights and stories around coaching youth basketball.

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Category:sports -- posted at: 1:19pm EDT

WYC 009 - High School and Youth Football -Jacob Gilbert, high school football coach - shares his insights and stories around coaching youth football.

Direct download: WYC_009.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 4:53pm EDT

WYC 008 -Youth Soccer -Dr. Lindsey Blom, sports psychology professor, author, and soccer coach - shares her insights and stories around coaching youth soccer.

Direct download: WYC_008.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 3:42pm EDT

WYC 007 Youth Football – Damien Wong-Ken - Life as a Vapor

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Coach Damien Wong-Ken shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.

Damien was born in Kingston, Jamaica – then moved to Calgary and grew up in Calgary, Canada.  He is married and father of a 14 year-old girl and 10 year-old son.  Damien is a chef –see him at bluemountainkitchen.com, and does wardrobe design for artists – check it out at aimwide.com.  He has coached high school football and most recently been a head coach of flag football in Franklin, Tennessee.

Direct download: WYC_007.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 10:50am EDT

WYC 006 - Youth baseball - Ken Stuursma from Kings baseball discusses teamwork, building up strong men, and baseball.

Direct download: 06_WYC_006_-_Ken_Stuursma_-_Youth_Baseball.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 11:18pm EDT

Creator of Sports Parenting Survival Guides, and Youth Football and Softball Coach - Janis and Ted share coaching and parenting stories and discuss the journey to becoming a successful youth coach and sports parent.

Janis and Ted Meredith have 3 children: a 26 year-old daughter, a 23 year-old son and a 21 year old daughter. They live in the Fort Meyers area of Florida and Janis has a blog and many great books about being the mom of athletes and a wife of a youth coach.  You can find it at jbmthinks.com.    

Direct download: WYC_005.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 12:36am EDT

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Todd shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.

Todd Grosse is married and has 2 children: a 16 year-old son and a 13 year old daughter.  Todd grew up in Michigan and played youth hockey at the highest levels, and still plays today.  

Direct download: WYC_004.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 11:24pm EDT

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Luke shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.

Luke Dunnuck is married and is father of 6 boys and 1 daughter.  He owns a sports facility in Indianapolis called Sparta.  He also represents products for Advocare health and wellness.

Direct download: 03_WYC_003_-_Luke_Dunnuck_-_Youth_Football_Coach.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 2:01am EDT

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Diane shares coaching stories and discusses her journey to becoming a successful youth coach.

Diane was an all Big-10 gymnast at The Ohio State University, and has coached 50+ level 10 gymnasts; in 2 years at Solon High School she took the team to state, where they have never been before or since.  She is married to a fellow-Ohio State gymnast and has four children ages 17-22.

Direct download: WYC_002.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 8:51pm EDT

Direct download: WYC_001.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:37pm EDT

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