COMMUNITY FOR COACHES

CFC Coach of the Year Finalist Dena Johnston is the dance coach at Lawrence Free State High School.

John Parker: US Navy veteran, combat photographer, soccer coach, urban soccer club director, father and husband. John shares from his wide range of experiences of traveling around the world playing and coaching soccer. He speaks from his wide range of experience both inside and outside the US.  John is the Director of Coaching at Global FC, which is a program for underserved youth in Kansas City....

Dan Visser is current assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC of the USL and Messiah College soccer graduate. We talked about Dan's playing days from his early start in soccer while living in France to his path to Messiah College, one of the winningest college soccer programs of all time. We also discussed in the development of his coaching philosophy and some of they key influences in h...

Kevin Wardlaw and Jeff Davis share things they have learned from being coaches and directors in youth soccer for almost 20+ years each.  Toca FC and KCSG video about their collaboration: https://youtu.be/8Lo7zd4mvVA Toca FC: https://www.tocafc.org/ KCSG: http://kcsgsoccer.org/ CFC was ranked 9th on the Top 20 Sports Coach Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021. See the top 20 list here: https://blog.fee...

Quinn McDowel breaks down how you build a team culture and how to use stories, it will change how you think about leadership. Quinn was an American college and professional basketball player and is currently an assistant coach with the NCAA D1 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team. Quinn has also written a book called: The Purpose Driven Leader, a system of belief for a life of leadership. U...

Coach Bryce McClanahan talks about building a Coaching Purpose Statement and his pursuit of excellence as a first year head coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University. We talk about everything from his playing days to developing his coaching philosophy, to helping players find their "role" on the team and much more... Enjoy!  Connect with Coach Bryce McClanahan: bmcclanahan@mnu.edu. CFC was ranked 9t...

Quinn Thomas McDowell is an American former college and professional basketball player that is currently an assistant coach with the NCAA D1 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team. CFC was ranked 9th on the Top 20 Sports Coach Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021. See the top 20 list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/sports_coach_podcasts/ Quinn has also written a book called: The Purpose Driven Le...

Quinn McDowell was an American college and professional basketball player and is currently an assistant coach with the NCAA D1 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team. Quinn has also written a book called: The Purpose Driven Leader, a system of belief for a life of leadership. Use the code "community" for 15% off anything on Quinn’s site: http://www.aretehoops.com  Contact: quinn.mcdowell@aret...

Todd Johnson - baseball coach at Advanced Baseball Academy in Stilwell, Kansas and CFC Coach of the Year Finalists - shares his experience as a dad coach and how he made the change from being a transactional coach mostly concerned with results, to a coach focused on the transformation of the character of kids and families through sports. 

Kelsey Carbajo, cross country / track coach at Olathe West High School in Olathe, Kansas and CFC Coach of the Year Finalists - shares about the family culture she works to create in the program and also how she infuses passion for life and running into her players!  Enjoy the show! 

Kent Shelley, baseball coach at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS and CFC Coach of the Year Finalists talks about the impact of tough love and why it’s so important to tell your players you love them. Enjoy the show! 

Sam Knopik football coach at Pembroke Hill High School in Kansas City, Missouri and CFC Coach of the Year Finalists about the importance of defining success!  Enjoy the show! 

Shelby Hoffman, volleyball coach at Lee’s Summit North in Lee Summit, Missouri and CFC Coach of the Year Finalists share about the importance of allowing each player relationships to be unique and keeping balance in her own personal life.  Enjoy the show! 

Master Shim, Teacher at KAT Tae Kwan Do in Shawnee, Kansas and CFC Coach of the Year Finalists share about teaching during the COVID-19 season and the importance of keeping relationships going over social media. She also talks about the power and importance of mental training during the time.  Enjoy the show! 

Jen Betz, swimming coach at Kanas University in Lawrence, Kansas and CFC Coach of the Year Finalist - shares about her experiences as coach. 

Dan Morrow, basketball coach at Olathe South High School in Kansas and CFC Coach of the Year Finalists talks about how coaching and playing multiple sports made him better.  Enjoy the show! 

Molly Karagyaurov, volleyball coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, KS and CFC Coach of the Year Finalists share about her struggles with playing professional volleyball in Europe, how she empowers her girls, and how she works towards leading with honesty and transparency. Enjoy the show! 

Jesse Griffin, cross country / track coach at Lee’s Summit West in Missouri and CFC Coach of the Year Finalist - Jesse Griffin - talks about the power of putting players first and the joy of seeing his kids grow into great athletes and people. 

CWP MODULE 2, LEASON 2 notes: https://communityforcoaches.org/cwp-module-2-lesson-2-2/

John’s website: https://changingthegameproject.com John’s book: https://changingthegameproject.com/why-do-i-coach-an-excerpt-from-every-moment-matters/

The Coaching with Purpose is a series designed for coaches to have small group discussions on the role of coaches and how they can intentionally and effectively use sports to transform lives. This is  MODULE 2. Lesson 1 of the series.  You can follow along with the discussion guide here: https://communityforcoaches.org/module-2-lesson-1/

Brian shares some key lessons he has learned about being an effective assistant coach, how his dad’s coaching impacted him, how his high school basketball coach taught leadership through delegating key decisions to the team and so much more! An incredible episode you will truly enjoy! Bio: Brian has taught for 16 years. The last 13 at BVHS (2 at middle schools in Olathe and 1 at a university in Ch...

The Coaching with Purpose series was designed for coaches to have small group discussions on the role of coaches and how they can intentionally and effectively use sports to transform lives. This is  MODULE 1. Lesson 3 of the series. You can follow along with the discussion guide here: https://communityforcoaches.org/cwp-module-1-lesson-3/ The first step to hitting any target or achieving any...

The Coaching with Purpose is a series designed for coaches to have small group discussions on the role of coaches and how they can intentionally and effectively use sports to transform lives. This is  MODULE 1. Lesson 2 of the series. You can follow along with the discussion guide here: https://communityforcoaches.org/cwp-module-1-lesson-1-2/ How can coaches shift the culture of youth sports?

Spotlight #3 Hear from Michael of Freedom Hoops about why sports matter, what led him to start the program, what coaches influenced him and so much more https://www.freedomhoops.org Want to learn more about getting involved with CFC? Want to be on the podcast? Please share with us your info, your purpose statement and any questions you have: https://communityforcoaches.org/statement/