A Pane in the Glass Podcast

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I highlight a new rule, hot off the press regarding, you guessed it, brushing! I'll cite the exact wording of World Curling's rule adjustment and this time it's NOT about the equipment but rather brushing technique. I have a sound bite from the skip of a team bound for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games and his team's prepar...

In this inaugural episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " for 2026 (Happy New Year to you all) we take a look at how you feel about your team and how your teammates feel about the team. Then, by using that extremely valuable information, I'll help you formulate a strategic and tactical plan that will guide your team in making good strategic and tactical decisions. I end the episo...

In this 21st Pebble Water episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I touch on two topics. The first is my take on a video by Jamie Sinclair that she posted on Facebook. It was excellent and it was about weight control, perhaps the most important of all the skills in curling. The second is a reply to an email from listener Leslie Gerard who had a question/observation about the value of...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I have something for you and for the young children in your circle of family and friends. I suspect the brief introductory narration will elicit a lot of head nodding from parents of little rock or U15 curlers and the second portion will be up to you. In Season 1 Episode 44 my friend from Newfoundland & Labrador, Jean Blackie ,  allo...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " you will hear two voices, one belonging to Helen Radford, Curling Canada's Manager, NextGen & Podium Pathway who knew Colleen Jones as a friend, teammate and coach and the other that of Scott Saunders , Colleen's husband and partner in life. You can click on "Chapters" above the show notes to go to Helen and Scott...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " we hear from the Dean of Coaches, Dean Kleiter . His young team played in the Canadian Curling Trials and although they did not finish first, they gained a wealth of experience and knowledge as the team continues on its journey to be the best it can be. Dean witnessed the event from the Coach's Bench and in this episode he'll s...

In this pebble water edition of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I touch on a number of topics including grippers, planning, draw-to-the-button starts to a game, words that matter (a least to me), watching elite curling on TV, a sound bite with an NHL coach on drills and media scrums . Use the chapter markers to return to the topics of special interest to you! Enjoy! It’s your turn! Send...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " you will hear three sound bites with a central theme. The first is a Ted Talk by Kate Johnson , Olympic Rowing Gold Medalist who is now actively promoting women's sports. She has a unique perspective. The second sound bite is about why young people of adolescent age leave sports. In the third sound bite you will hear from another Ol...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I compare two methods of achieving a coach's signature goal, helping the athlete achieve a technical skill by either slicing and dicing or making the athlete aware of exactly what they're doing and actively engaging them in the process of deciding what will work best. It's about empowering the athlete . In the episode I ci...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I veer off the sports road to bring a sound bite about the power of questions. This is another one of those episodes where the chapter markers (see above) will guide you to portions of the episode you may wish to hear again. The platform you use to listen to the podcasts may provide a transcript. This might be one episode where a transcr...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I welcome back Emily Riley (elite athlete & Certified Mental Performance Consultant). We're going to deal with three topics today, slow starts , distractions and pre-event preparation . This is Emily's sixth visit. Her previous five have been most impactful especially if you're a coach, athlete or parent of young athle...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I respond to a question sent my way from a coach who asked about curling's signature skill, weight control , how to measure it and more importantly, how to help his athletes develop a feel for it. When I suggested that we chat voice-to-voice, it led to today's episode.  It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I pause to make two announcements. The first is about the distribution of my coaching manual, " A Pane In The Glass: A Coach's Companion " and the way listeners to the episodes of the podcast find a link to the most recent episode of the podcast. If you receive a posting of the most recent episode through your membership i...

My returning guest today on " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " is Bobby Ray , Senior Manager, Club Development & Member Services for Curling Canada . This is not just any curling season, it's an Olympic curling season. History has demonstrated that those who don't curl but watch the game unfold on its biggest stage every four years, get inspired to contact curling facilities t...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " we take a look at perhaps the most interesting phenomenon in curling, the " drag effect ". I'll explain what it is, why it occurs and how knowledge of the drag effect can win you a game and how a lack of knowledge might lose you a game. To get the most out of this episode you're going to need your powers of visualizat...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I take a look at practice from the standpoint of an individual athlete and from a team perspective. It's a continuation of an episode in season three (“ Practice - What A Novel Idea”) . To conclude this week's episode I use a soundbite from Pete Carroll, coach of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League. Pete talks...

In this pebble water version of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I deal with an application of "The Aggregation Of Marginal Gains" (from last week's episode) and a topic that almost goes without notice at the start of a curling season, footwear, but not one's curling shoes per se but rather that portion of those shoes that actually touches the ice surface including som...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " we go back to Season 2 Episode 49. In that episode I interviewed Chris Karger , the fifth member of Team Denmark at the 2023 European B Men's Curling Championship. Chris had been a professional football player whose career was cut short due to injury. That's when he decided to take up curling, not recreationally, but competitiv...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I reprise an article I wrote about the Socratic Method of teaching and instructing . As you might guess from the title of the episode, it's all about asking the right questions as opposed to providing what you as instructor/coach believe to be the right responses! I talk about the best "in game" coaching performance I have...

In this last of the summer series of episodes in " A Pane In The Glass Podcast ", we take a look at the way organizations, (i.e. groups of people with a clear objective) go about achieving that objective. To illustrate what many groups do I recount a well known research project called " The Monkeys And The Bananas ". I use a soundbite to demonstrate just how easy it is to do tw...

In this Sunspot episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " we're going to play a game and it's about your life, how long you wish it to be and the status of your health as you enjoy longevity. Before that you will hear from some fellow listeners with their reply to the three episode series on " The Culture Of Sport ". I have an exciting announcement to share with you...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " you will hear the thoughts of other listeners about the last two episodes on the culture of sport and entitlement . You may agree or disagree with what you hear but hopefully, what you hear will make you think! It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

As you can see by the title of this episode of " A Pane In the Glass Podcast ", it's a continuation of the last episode (" The Culture Of Sport "). If you have not listened to the previous episode, please do so, it will make this one make more sense and the one to follow (which is where I hope you will weigh in on this topic).  It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by text...

In this episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " I reach into my coaching manual (" A Pane In The Glass: A Coach's Companion ") to a piece entitled " The Culture Of Sport ". That was back in May of 2008 but the topic is just as relevant today as it was then and will be moving forward.  It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

In this Sunspot episode of " A Pane In The Glass Podcast " we take a look at a somewhat unique way to approach a game of curling. I know, the title refers to how well you play a golf course but there's a very direct connection between the two  sports. I conclude this summertime episode with a sound bite about "A Man's Brain Versus A Woman's Brain". It's a co...