CWB: Coaching While Black

The hosts Chris, Anthony, and Armond take some time today to talk withe guest CJ Stewart, Chief Visionary Officer of Atlanta's L.E.A.D. Center for Youth program. The group talk about the history and power of Black sport and how to define tough love to and for young people in sports programs.  Learn how the healing-centered sports approach can make sport a vehicle for systemic change. Contact the C...

The hosts Chris, Anthony, and Armond take some time today to talk about their why and the legacy they want to leave as coaches. It's a shorty of an episode though we hope you leave feeling inspired and encouraged to continue the awesome work of a coach. Learn how the healing-centered sports approach can make sport a vehicle for systemic change. Contact the Center for Healing and Justice through Sp...

Joining Anthony, Chris, and Armond in this episode is NM-Sport (Neuro-Sequential Model for Sport) expert, Martin Simms. This back and forth conversation talks about both physical and mental injury and the recovery process and the influence the NM-Sport class had on all the hosts and guest speaker.  Learn how the healing-centered sports approach can make sport a vehicle for systemic change. Contact...

Hosts Chris and Anthony talk about the influence of how one thinks about themselves vs how one thinks they should act for others. And how this persona trickles down and influences young people in sport. Chris and Anthony recommend meeting young people where they are at and holding space for young athletes to show up and mistakes, knowing that their tribe will be there as safety. Learn how the heal...

Today's episode introduces new voices into the conversation. Armond Richards, coach and father of two, and Omega Boddie, producer of CWB.  The conversation tackles stigma on Black fathers, the grown ups (no matter their title) who show up for our young people and how the Nothing Heals Like Sport playbook, written for coaches, could also serve as a parent handbook. Learn how the healing-centered sp...

This week's episode is about stigma and how media and adults label athletes too quickly and the challenges young people have to overcome 'mistakes.' Chris and Anthony also discuss how implicit bias plays a part in stigma and if coaches and mentors could take the time to understand their athletes as humans first, young people might actually perform better.  Learn how the healing-centered sports app...

This week's episode is all about celebrating Black leaders in sport who've paved the way for more Black excellence - Dawn Staley, Bill Russell, Arthur Ashe, and many more.  Learn how the healing-centered sports approach can make sport a vehicle for systemic change. Contact the Center for Healing and Justice through Sport.  Want to chat directly with our hosts? Email Anthony at aandino@chjs.org and...

What does it mean to be an inclusive coach? An inclusive sports program? Hosts Chris and Anthony reflect on last season's  Little League issue and the cultural insensitivities negatively impacting young athletes, particularly Black youth. What is the the role of coaches to protect, teach and include all athletes as part of the team culture? The hosts discuss why coaches need to accept young people...

Hosts Chris and Anthony discuss losing young people from their programs and the grief experienced (and continue to experience) from their deaths. They also talk about how it's ok to 'not be ok,' and how to host conversations with other young people about loss. On this episode, we also have a special guest, Myra Sack, bereaved mother and founder of Havi Gear and E-motion. The three host an honest,...