Every Coach Needs A Coach

In this episode we talk with Dave McAndrew, who has been officiating for 25 years and lives by the mantra 'Make the game better'. He dedicates his time as an official to his dad, who loved the game and encouraged Dave to get into officiating after he suffered a knee injury in high school. Dave offers a tremendous perspective on interactions with coaches, players, parents, and fellow officials. He...

Coach Shannon Cornine is currently entering her 6th season as the head girls Lacrosse coach at DePaul High School in NJ. Coach Cornine spent 3 years as an assistant there before transitioning to head coaching responsibilities. In this episode we talk about: Learning from coaches she played for in how she wanted to behave and how that shaped her philosophy How overcoming a 0 win season made her adj...

Coach Kat Jax Reed is entering her 6th season as the head girls basketball coach at Episcopal High School, a boarding school in Alexandria, VA. In this episode, we talked about The influences Kat's coaches have had on her career as a head coach The difference between being an assistant at the college level and head coach at the high school level Maintaining relationships with players well after th...

In this episode we go DEEP, allowing for time and space to learn about how instructing and teaching the practice of Yoga allows one to become more oneself. Steph offers insight and strategies for empathetic listening, meeting her students where they are, and being present and grounded for the purposes of making yourself the most effective teacher. We discuss the importance of having a routine as a...

Dr. Kristen Schulz is a physical therapist and running coach currently based in North Dakota, and just finished her first year of coaching high school Cross Country. She had a unique situation where the head coach went out on maternity leave 6 weeks into the season, so she had to adjust from being an assistant to head coach for the last 5 weeks of their season. In this episode we talk about ...

Today we talk to Coach Tina Beauvais, who currently is serving her second year as the Team Chaplain for the University of Northern Colorado Women's Basketball Team, and who previously coached 3 years varsity girls basketball at Dayspring Christian Academy in Colorado.  "Coach Beau" provides a wealth of knowledge and experience in proving to be an example for her players, as she started her ba...

In this episode, we talk with Coach Dominique Edwards, a 2007 graduate and 4 year letterwinner at Rutgers University who went on to play professional soccer and coach at the Division I level before coaching high school girls varsity soccer. In this episode we talk about:  What it takes to play at the Division I level The importance of motivation and the mental strategies she used as a player...

In this Episode, we talk with 2 time Landmark Conference Champion Coach Matt Donohue. Coach Donohue provides a wealth of knowledge of the game of basketball, and an enthusiasm for coaching and the game that is contagious.  We talk about using KEY WORDS to ground you during the heat of competition, strategies to implement right now in order to make your team problem solve and be mentally tough...

Thank you so much for tuning in to Every Coach Needs A Coach! In this episode you'll learn about the purpose of the podcast, why the artwork is a brick wall, and who will most benefit from listening to it.  A huge thank you to all of the coaches who do what they do and want to get better for their athletes. This podcast is for you.  Here is a link to our 'resource library' for coaches th...