Raising a Champion

Andrew is a consultant to professional and college sports teams and a performance skills coach. He helps elite teenage athletes acquire the self-awareness, mindset and performance skills they need to empower optimal performance. Andrew is a global leader in sports psychometric assessment and mental game analytics. He has a unique ability to measure the specific intangible building blocks of perfor...

Having retired in 2014 Deirdre Kane left the game of women's basketball as West Chester University's all-time winningest coach with 447 victories in her 27 years at the helm. Since beginning her coaching career, Kane has helped advance women's basketball and athletics through Title IX. She was the first woman to be awarded a scholarship at the University of Dayton. Kane also helped...

   Scott Tharp has served as President & CEO of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education since 2007. The organization  has been considered the "Gold Standard" in building an inner-city youth hockey program to underprivileged individuals.     The Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education serves children 5-18 yeas of age with a Learn to Skate program and has expanded their outreach with...

Jim Ferris is a Philadelphia based trainer whose clientele includes professional athletes, local teams, everyday fitness enthusiasts, and maybe a celebrity or two depending on who is in town.   Jim is known for his work in the basketball community from training with the Philadelphia 76ers and training several NBA players that live their offseason in the Philadelphia area.  Jim’s expertise in the t...

He's one of the top defensemen in Philadelphia Flyers history! Jim Watson was a 5-time All Star and two-time Stanley Cup champion. His career was cut short due to a chronic back injury he suffered at the age of 18. Growing up in the tiny town of Smithers, British Columbia, Jim was one of two Watson brothers to play in the NHL along with brother Joe. Both men are currently inducted in the Flye...

The University of Penn outfielder was a three-year letterman with the Quakers. He was the 2010 Ivy League player of the year and was an all-academic Ivy Leaguer.  In October2018, Grandieri was inducted to the University of Penn Hall of Fame finishing his career with a .360 average.  He is currently the head baseball coach at Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, PA and also serves as a Financial Se...

Dr. Vincent E. Schaller formed the Mid-Atlantic Concussion (MAC) Alliance in 2010.  As a brain injury testing, diagnosis, treatment and concussion management specialist, his chief goal is to facilitate the spread of new concussion technologies. The MAC Alliance works with over 100 schools and sports programs in concussion diagnosis and treatment as well as training them in proper vestibular screen...

The fun-loving former Harlem Globetrotter and current Philadelphia 76ers ambassador discusses his role with the organization, his family life with a father who served in the military and how he connects and instructs kids during his summer youth camps.  Richmond's emphasis on attitude, structure and discipline -regardless of background or upbringing - remains a big part of his message to aspi...

The 13-year NHL veteran and former first round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in 1995 goes in depth into raising and coaching a hockey player while playing the game professionally. Boucher later transitioned from player to broadcaster and discusses the preparation that goes into both professions while passing that down to his son Tyler, who was a first-round pick of the Ottawa Senators in 2021. I...