Beyond the X's & O's Podcast

John O'Sullivan is an internationally known TEDx Speaker and the founder of the Changing the Game Project. John is the author of two #1 bestselling books: Changing the Game and Every Moment Matters ; he is also the host of the Way of Champions Podcast , one of the top-rated podcasts for coaches. John is a former collegiate and professional soccer player, and has coached for over 20 years on the yo...

Todd Herman is a Peak Performance Coach, International Speaker, and WSJ Bestselling Author Of The Alter Ego Effect: The Power Of Secret Identities To Transform Your Life. Todd has been entrenched in the world of elite performers for over two decades working with the highest achievers in Sports and Business to help them achieve their most ambitious goals. Simply put, Todd Herman helps ambitious peo...

In this episode we double down on our season 2 Declaration of War by contrasting the 'old school' coaching mentality with the New Era of Coaching. This episode was not originally in the line-up, but we added it because of numerous messages we received in support of this season, some of which asked for more practical advice for how to overcome 'old school' ways of thinking. Plus there was an intere...

So many people talk about the importance of leadership, but Marc Guevremont actually has built a 20+ year career working with teams and coaches from major junior and NCAA levels, all the way to the NHL, to maximize their leadership and create cultures of excellence. In this episode, Guevremont drops a ton of knowledge and throws in some great examples to help coaches invest in developing their 'so...

We have enjoyed watching the All or Nothing :  Toronto Maple Leafs series on Amazon Prime. But we wanted to take a critical lens to this series to break down what effective leadership is and highlight why coaches should NOT take an all or nothing approach to results. We challenge coaches to be selective in what they take from these types of series (especially the Toronto Maple Leafs documentary) a...

The theme this season is a Declaration of War Against the Old School Coaching Mentality. So we decided to start it off by making it clear what the Old School Mentality is (what we are fighting against) and contrast it with what we are fighting for (coaching and leadership principles that work). One of the key premises is that this contrast is not about Old School vs New School because many of the...

On this episode of Beyond the X's and O's, Dr. Cassidy Preston and Chris Depiero were joined by Glenn Clarke. Glenn is a fellow former University of Toronto Varsity Blue, competing alongside Chris back in their day!