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.

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

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.    

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.  

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.

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.