Peter Miller

Sport and the Growing Good

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The Sport and the Growing Good Podcast examines leadership and coaching in sports settings. In conversations with leaders from wide-ranging contexts, we learn not just about competitive excellence within the game, but also how to leverage sports for broader individual and group flourishing. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Peter Miller, a professor in Sports Leadership at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Peter Miller

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#2: Wisconsin volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield thinks carefully about team spaces 30.01.2020 30:27

Kelly Sheffield is the head coach of the University of Wisconsin's volleyball team. Fresh off a run to the national championship game, Coach Sheffield discusses: 1.  His initial team goals during his first season at Wisconsin in 2013; 2.  Why he chose to hold a critical team meeting in the top corner of the field house ; 3.  His purposeful design of the team’s locker room; 4.  ...

#1: Wisconsin men's rowing coach Chris Clark is always pushing the rock uphill 30.01.2020 36:14

Chris Clark is the head coach of the men's rowing team at the University of Wisconsin. Reflecting on his years as leader and competitor across the world, he discusses: 1. Dwelling on failures (7:04). 2. Eliminating impediments (11:50) 3. The myth of Sysiphus and the momentum of a team (12:20) 4. Multi-sport athletes who "know they know nothing" (16:00) 5. The value of athletes with "the right atti...