Coach Talk: Conversations with Coaches and Sports Professionals

Amber shares he coaching journey, discussing her roles and  responsibilities, her dissertation about the challenges of being a  female coach, recruiting, dealing with tough ethical decisions, and  provides advice for other coaches.

Chris shares his experiences as an athlete and coach, detailing some of  the challenges of moving to the United States. He discusses his current  roles and responsibilities, coaching and recruiting international  athletes, the joys and challenges of his job, and offers advice for  other coaches.

Travis shares his athletic and coaching journey, detailing the  challenges of coming to the United States as an international athlete,  his experiences playing baseball, moving into coaching, and what he's  learned along the way. He discusses recruiting athletes, how he works  with his head coach, and advice he has for others in the coaching  profession.

Shelton shares his journey and discusses coaching and coach development  in Florida. He shares advice for coaches and the challenges school  coaches currently face.

Megan shares her story and discusses the challenges experienced by women coaches, how her organization helps, and advice for those looking to  become coaches or advance in the profession.

Jeanne-Marie shares her wrestling journey, discusses her dual roles as  an administrator and coach, how she and her organization are developing  wrestling in South Africa and specifically women wrestlers, some of the  challenges she has overcome, and provides advice for other coaches.

Charlie shares his athletic and coaching journey, detailing what he's  learned along the way and advice for those looking to enter and advance in the coaching profession. He discusses how his faith influenced his  career, why he took a high school coaching position, how he selects assistant coaches, and how he juggles coaching, family, and his speaking  engagements.

Chris shares his journey to a variety of sports administration roles,  detailing some of the challenges associated with each. He discusses the  logic behind moving positions and what he's learned along the way,  through the good times and the bad. He expands on what it's like to be a  high school athletic director and what advice he has for coaches and  sports professional...

Jon shares his experiences coaching winter sports across a variety of  levels including Olympic athletes. He discusses his roles and  responsibilities and the challenges of his position and how he juggles  the challenge of being a private coach who must be paid against coaching  someone who doesn't fit within his philosophy. He discusses ways in  which he avoids burnout an...

Anne shares her journey in tennis and coaching education and discusses  her experiences developing coaching education programs across community  tennis. Sport specialization, coach development, and ways to keep a  sport interesting and relevant are also topics covered.

Jacobe shares his background and the challenges he experienced as he  transitioned from high school, to JUCO, to college. He discusses the  challenges of being a wrestler, how he handled losses, training under a  highly successful coach and former athlete, how he handled dieting,  training, and injuries. Last, he discusses the transition into MMA and  his future goals.

In this interview, Greg shares his journey to head coach, how he  recruits, developing an equestrian program, how he markets and promotes,  developing connections with his athletes, and advice for others in the  coaching profession.

Kyle shares his coaching journey to head coach, detailing some of the  challenges of being a head coach, what he's learned along the way, how he recruits athletes and decides scholarships, how coaching women can be different to coaching men, how he motivates athletes, and what advice he has for those seeking to advance in the profession.

Jason discusses his journey into sports and management, discusses his  roles and responsibilities, hiring/firing practices, importance of  community development, what his day looks like, and advice for others  looking to get into sports administration.

Michael shares his playing and coaching journey, detailing some of the challenges coming from Germany to play in the U.S., his coaching  philosophy, thoughts on sport specialization, working with parents, balancing winning against player development, and advice for other coaches.

Micah explains the roles and responsibilities of his job, how he  develops periodized plans for each athlete, how he motivates and  instructs, the rationale for strength and conditioning in schools, and  advice for others looking to improve or enter the profession.

Drew shares his journey to becoming the Director of Athletes. He details  his leadership philosophy, some of his roles and responsibilities, what  he looks for when hiring a coach, the challenges of firing a coach, how  he evaluates his coaches, and advice he has for others looking to move  up in the sports professions.

Sergio details his basketball playing and coaching history. He discusses  his coaching philosophy, how he adjusts to different international  cultures, how he gets to know his players, his perspectives on the  pressures of a high profile position, getting players to work together  toward the same goal, dealing with criticism, how he reflects and  improves, and provides adv...

Nick shares his coaching journey, what he's learned along the way, and  discusses the contents of his new book, The Language of Coaching, which  details specific strategies for ensuring coaches are effective in their  skill instruction.

A discussion by sports professionals about how COVID 19 has impacted their lives in positive ways and what they've learned during this unusual crisis. 

In this interview, Carlos discusses his path to his current position, what his roles and responsibilities are, the challenges and successes he's experienced, and what advice he has for others seeking to work in football and sports.

In this interview, Miriam shares her experiences as a first year college  coach. Topics include moving from the high school to the college level,  developing a team culture, recruiting, coaching philosophies, having a losing season, the joys and challenges of coaching, enforcing discipline, stress and burnout, and advice for other coaches looking to improve.

In this interview, Shawn explains how he got into ninja and how he  started his coaching business. He describes his experiences as an  athlete and coach and how he trains youth and elite level ninja warriors. Shawn also discusses sport specialization, dealing with the pressures of a one-time performance, and provides his suggestions for coaches looking to improve their skills and/or star...

In this interview, Cheryl discusses her journey from McDonalds to racquetball, and how she moved into her many leadership positions within the sport. She discusses her roles and responsibilities as Team Leader for the junior and national teams, detailing how she works with coaches,  parents, athletes, and fans. Last, she discusses her former role as USAR president, now as a board member, and...

In this interview, Jay Hernandez tells his story of becoming a coach in  the NBA, his daily responsibilities, challenges he faces, what he's learned along the way, and advice he has for others looking to become professional basketball coaches.