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The Coaching Wisdom Every Sports Parent and Coach Needs – A Conversation with Greg Berge The Coaching Wisdom Every Sports Parent and Coach Needs – A Conversation with Greg Berge. How do you build a winning team culture? What’s the biggest mistake parents make in youth sports? And why do some of the best players never start? In this episode, I sit down with Greg Berge—a highly respected high school...

Breaking Through Fear and Perfectionism in Youth Sports, with Rebecca Smith. Why do some kids freeze in sports while others thrive under pressure? Breaking Through Fear and Perfectionism in Youth Sports. In this episode, I sit down with Rebecca Smith, founder of Complete Performance Coaching and Perform Happy, to discuss the hidden mental struggles of young athletes. A former gymnast who battled f...

From Setbacks to Comebacks: Raising Mentally Tough Athletes With Dr. Rob Bell From Setbacks to Comebacks: Raising Mentally Tough Athletes With Dr. Rob Bell. How do you help young athletes bounce back after failure? Can you really teach mental toughness, or is it something kids learn by facing adversity? In this episode of I Love to Watch You Play, Asia Mape sits down with Dr. Rob Bell—sports psych...

Take Back the Game: Restoring Joy in Youth Sports With Linda Flanagan Take Back the Game: Restoring Joy in Youth Sports. What if the very thing you thought would set your child up for success is actually causing more harm than good? Today, we’re diving into the world of youth sports with Linda Flanagan, a journalist, coach, and author of Take Back the Game. Linda unpacks how the youth sports indus...

Unlocking the Secrets of Raising Athletes: Insights from a Youth Sports Expert Unlocking the Secrets of Raising Athletes: Insights from a Youth Sports Expert. Linda Martindale may be one of the most qualified youth sports experts we've had on the podcast. Her father was a coach, she played D1 basketball. All four of her kids play collegiate sports—basketball, beach volleyball, skiing, soccer, and...

Bring Back The Joy! Coach Ballgame Is Changing The Way We Coach Our Youth Athletes. Bring Back The Joy! Coach Ballgame Is Changing The Way We Coach Our Youth Athletes. Calling all coaches and parents who want to instill A LOVE of sport in their child. Today’s guest is NONE OTHER Than James Lowe; you probably know him as “Coach Ballgame.”  Coach Ballgame is the Ambassador of PLAY BALL, partnering w...

Today’s guest is Katie Wood, the author of A Simple Seed. The Simple Seed recently became the best-selling children’s book on Amazon, passing Harry Potter and Dr. Seuss. It also hit the #1 best seller for Happiness Self-Help, passing Jay Shetty, Glenn Doyle, and the Dalai Lama. She's been on The Today Show, and the Simple Seed is now in schools all over the country. It helps with confidence, grati...

Not Good Enough - The Toxic World of Youth Sports My guest on this episode of the Ilovetowatchyouplay.com podcast is Tony Snethen, the executive producer of the documentary Not Good Enough. Snethen is also the Vice President of brand innovation for the Kansas City Royals. It perfectly captures the last nine years of the content we’ve shared here rolled into a perfect and powerful 45 minutes.  The...

The conversation explores the themes of high performance, habits, and team culture with Pepperdine assistant women's soccer coach, Max Rooke.

How Mindfulness Can Help Your Youth Athlete: George Mumford Summary How Mindfulness Can Help Your Youth Athlete: George Mumford. In this conversation, George Mumford discusses his new book 'Unlocked' and the importance of mindfulness for athletes and non-athletes alike. Mumford believes that everyone has a masterpiece inside waiting to be unlocked through mindfulness and self-awareness. Mumford di...

Fuel Your Athlete For Success (49 Minute watch/listen- Subjects discussed in order below) Fuel your athlete for success. We are asking and demanding so much of young athletes these days, yet, they don't have the knowledge or understanding of basic nutrition; 40% of athletes don't even eat breakfast. Sports Nutritionist Tavis Piattoly helps us sort through fact and fiction to give parents and athle...

Creating A Healthy Parent/Coach Relationship Podcast UCLA head coach Amanda Cromwell & guest J.P. Nerbun join Alex Flanagan and Asia Mape to discuss this oftentimes tricky and stressful relationship and ways to improve it. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

How To Help Your Soccer Play Get Recruited By A College Anyone with a daughter who wants to play college soccer needs to listen to this podcast. Collegecommitted.com founder Jane Alukonis researched thousands of college rosters and created an algorithm to help young women find the right match if they want to play at the next level. She has dedicated the last several years of her life to coaching a...

Whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, I promise you will find value in listening to our latest podcast with Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr. The father of three kids, two of who were scholarship athletes in college, Kerr shares his sports parenting philosophy and coaching tips that apply to the boardroom as much as they do to the basketball court.  Also, find out why the Warrior...

We talk to Dad and New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees.  The 20-year NFL pro and father of four, shares his sports parenting philosophy.  In the podcast, why Brees won't let his kids specialize in one sport or play tackle football before middle school.  Brees also shares details of his newly launched and quickly growing flag football league Football 'N' America that he hopes will set the new...