Field Goals for the Focused Driven Athlete

Send us Fan Mail Motivational Speaker and Leadership Coach, Corey Curties, joins Glenn on the Field to share tips on how athletes can achieve their goals and become the elite athlete they desire to be by envisioning their success over the next year and beyond. Corey talks about the value of creating a vision board, setting clear objectives, and building daily habits to reach both short- and long-t...

Send us Fan Mail Kicking off the 2025 new year, former Track and Field Olympian, Priscilla Loomis-Frederick, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss why elite athletes should develop an Olympic gold-medal mindset to achieve their goals. She shares the key elements of an “Olympic Frame of Mind” – goal setting, mental training, visualization, focus, consistency, and positive self-talk – that every athle...

Send us Fan Mail Katie Long, National Board-Certified Health Coach, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss why elite athletes and teams should work with a specialized health coach to promote healthy practices that improve performance and broader wellbeing.  She shares what health coaching is, the benefits behind it, and why the health coaching practice is starting to get traction amongst athletes who...

Send us Fan Mail Jennessa Groves, D-1 standout women’s soccer player for Loyola Marymount University, joins Glenn on the Field for the next installment of the Focused Driven Athlete: Athletic Spotlight.  Jennessa shares her personal  journey growing up in Palos Verdes, CA and how she twice led her High School to the California Interscholastic Federation HS regional championship game and state cham...

Send us Fan Mail U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball and former WNBA Connecticut Sun Head Athletic Trainer, Nicole Alexander, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss how elite athletes can overcome ADHD and PTSD challenges while still performing at the highest levels of their sport.  Nicole shares the connections between ADHD and PTSD, and how symptoms like inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity can...

Send us Fan Mail Jo Ann Pugh, bestselling Author and Founder of “The 50 Yard Line Mom” , joins Glenn on the Field to discuss her life mission to increase the health and well-being of elite athletes at all levels, through education, advocacy, and reform. She shares her personal story of helping her son, Jordan, navigate through the complexities of becoming a standout D-1 football player at Texas A&...

Send us Fan Mail Angel Mason, Athletic Director for Berry College, joins Glenn on the Field for the next segment of the series, “The Truth Behind Playing D-I, D-II, D-3, JUCO, and HBCU Sports”.  Angel discusses what it’s really like being a student athlete at a D-3 program, the benefits of playing D-3 athletics, and how D-3 programs are just as competitive as D-I and D-II schools.  Angel shares th...

Send us Fan Mail Motivational Speaker and the Founder of Showcase Sports Performance, Demetrius Harrison, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss tips on how HS athletes can transition successfully from playing High School sports to college athletics.  Demetrius shares the differences between HS and College sports, what athletes can expect when playing at the collegiate level, the challenges athletes...

Send us Fan Mail NIL Educator and Consultant, Aisha Foy, joins Glenn on the field for the next edition of the Field Goals Spotlight.  Aisha shares her basketball journey of leading her High School to a State Championship and how playing AAU basketball in the Boo Williams Basketball Summer League, which is now the largest AAU basketball clinic and tournament in the state of Virginia, led to her rec...

Send us Fan Mail Former Professional International Basketball player and International Sports Advisor, Tywanna Smith, PhD, joins Glenn on the field to discuss why elite athletes should consider playing professional sports overseas, the incentives and drawbacks of international athletics, and recruiting tips in order to get drafted to play international sports.  Dr. Smith explains how athletes can...

Send us Fan Mail Physical Therapist and Founder of HEAL Wellness and Therapy, LLC, Trudy Messer, joins Glenn on the field to discuss the benefits of sleep, the impact sleep has on athletic performance, the required amounts of sleep for active athletes, and how sleep deprivation leads to negative outcomes for athletic performance and overall health.  Trudy also explains the role sleep plays with re...

Send us Fan Mail International best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and coach to parents of college-bound teens, Denise Thomas, joins Glenn on the field to discuss the various ways student athletes can fund their college experience outside of their athletic scholarship, why every scholarship receiving athlete should always complete their FAFSA form, the myths about athletic scholarships, and why ath...

Send us Fan Mail NCSA Recruiting Coach, Ashley McDonough, joins Glenn on the field to discuss effective strategies to communicate with college coaches during the recruiting process.  Ashley shares the four key steps to contacting college coaches, when you should start contacting college coaches, and what to say to a coach that lets them know you are interested in being recruited.  Ashley talks abo...

Send us Fan Mail Dual-Sport athlete, Rayquan Smith, joins Glenn on the field for the Field Goals Athletic Spotlight to discuss how he landed close to 100 NIL deals, dubbing him the "KING of NIL", in addition to becoming the co-founder of SportsPro, a two-sided digital marketplace that connects college athletes with local and nationwide businesses for NIL opportunities.  Rayquan shares hi...

Send us Fan Mail Sports Leadership Strategist, and founder of Seeds of Empowerment, LLC, THE Monique A.J. Smith, joins Glenn on the field for the next edition of the Field Goals Spotlight.  Monique discusses how her passion for developing Athletic Departments, Sports Organizations, and Individuals has helped underrepresented woman in sports advance their careers in Athletic Administration and Spor...

Send us Fan Mail Renowned Sports Executive, Kenisha Brown-Alexander joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the significance of academic-athletic balance and how it sets the foundation for recruitment opportunities and life beyond sports.  Kenisha discusses the five strategies that help student-athletes overcome the challenges of academics and athletics:  time management, academic support, goal settin...

Send us Fan Mail Sports and Entertainment Attorney, Kassandra Ramsey, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the recent monumental $2.8B NCAA NIL settlement, it's impact on NCAA athletic programs, and what it means for collegiate athletes.  Kassandra also discusses compliance and reporting requirements, how state NIL laws impact college athletes, the consequences of noncompliance with NCAA NIL r...

Send us Fan Mail Joining Glenn on the Field for the Season 4 premier of Field Goals for the FDA is former Physical Therapist for the Washington Nationals (MLB) and Washington Spirit (NWSL), Dr. Seth Blee.  Best known for his Physical Therapy work with 2020 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, Alex Smith, Dr. Blee talks about the benefits of physical and conditional training and how Functional Manual T...

Send us Fan Mail Glenn Hames returns to the Field for the Season 4 premiere of Field Goals for the FDA, debuting on Thursday, June 6th. This season, Glenn collaborates with some of the top sports industry experts, players, and coaches to explore fresh topics affecting high school and collegiate athletes and its impact on amateur sports. Prepare to gain an edge over the competition as this season&a...

Send us Fan Mail During the Season 3 finale, Dr. Raylene Ross, Director of Sports Leadership and Mental Performance at the University of South Carolina, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss mental health issues and physical challenges that many amateur athletes often experience when their playing career ends.  She opens up about the struggles of depression, body image, and even eating disorders man...

Send us Fan Mail Carey Loch, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development and Successat Rutgers University, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the many transferable skills that athletes unknowingly possess that will help them uncover their hidden talents, find their fit, and leverage their skills to carve out successful careers beyond the sports arena.  Carey shares how coll...

Send us Fan Mail Courtney Altemus, Managing Partner and Founder of ADVANCE NIL, an unbiased industry leader in Name, Image, & Likeness Education, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss financial strategies for student athletes who’ve received lucrative NIL deals.  The former Wall Street Wealth Management Executive, shares how athletes can achieve their financial goals using NIL money, how to prop...

Send us Fan Mail Former pro basketball player, now basketball skill development trainer and coach, Shay Johnson, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss how to hurt your athletic recruiting process, the do’s and don’ts of getting recruited, and mistakes athletes commonly make that will not get them recruited to play sports in college.  Coach Shay also explains the types of players that don’t get recru...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Tabia Pope, nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Instructor at the University of the District of Columbia and the Founding Chair and CEO of Head to Speech, Inc. joins Glenn on the Field to discuss how concussions affect an athlete’s cognitive functions and speech abilities, the link between brain health and speech patterns, the differences between concuss...

Send us Fan Mail It’s a New Year and Mental Performance Coach and CEO of Quantum Performance Inc., Kate Allgood, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss how she works with amateur and professional athletes to develop highly intentional skills with their focus of attention into things they can control – preparation, fundamentals, footwork, and communication.  Kate also discusses ways to train athletes...