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Send us Fan Mail Our first hockey coach joins the show! Coach Pietrangelo gives us a great episode talking about what off-season looks like, how college hockey works, the new NCAA 5 for 5 and how it will effect the collegiate hockey space, what state produces the best high school hockey + much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  _________________________________...

Send us Fan Mail Mackenzie Porter joins the show talking about her first year as a college head coach. Leaping directly from playing to coaching, she discusses the challenges she faced in that situation. She also talks about her development through faith, mentors and the game, and how these things helped her in coaching and in life. Great conversation with these things + much more!  Thank you for...

Send us Fan Mail A University of Miami, Orange Bowl MVP, NFL & Arena Football veteran, Coach Clark Jr. jumps on the show to discuss his journey! Talking about his time in the Miami U prime, how to coach athletes to be professional in their sports so they can be prepared, him finding his purpose in life, how to get athletes to go from JV/bench to a starter + much more!  Thank you for listening...

Send us Fan Mail Coach was a First Team All Conference player when he suited up for the  University of Jamestown. He is now the Head Women's Soccer Coach at Colorado Northwest CC. Coach Shafer talks about the difference between coaching Mens and Women's soccer, how he develops athletes, his biggest challenges heading into his first season as a HC at CNCC + much more!  Thank you for liste...

Send us Fan Mail Coach Duernberger joins the show & goes over how to coach a team through a tough loss or a tough season, what standards mean to the Rider University soccer program, how important the basics are in the sport of soccer, his timeline as a coach, how important the selection of athletes is in a college program for culture + much more! 🔥 Thank you for listening and we'll see y...

Send us Fan Mail Returning for his second episode, coach is now coming off his 6th season as HC for BSC, coach has had some great success! BSC won 4 straight Mon-Dak Conference championships 21'-24'. He was the Mon-Dak Coach of the Year in that span. Coach Kuether talks with us today about the transition from JUCO to the NAIA space and the challenges of that. He also speaks on what a typ...

Send us Fan Mail Coach Huston explains swimming, diving and how it works. He also talks about what makes it such a polarizing sport, especially in the olympic conversation. With 20+ years of experience and having coached swimmers at all levels of excellence from NCAA All-Americans to Olympic Trial qualifiers and U.S. National Team members, coach gives us plenty of gems for both athletes and coache...

Send us Fan Mail Coach Kosderka gave us some absolute gems in this episode. Highly notable lines that will work for any coach in any sport! He is just the Fourth coach in program history to reach 100 career wins and he led the team to a tie for the most overall wins (31-14) and conference wins (15-9) during the 2023 season. He speaks on how to coach athletes who have ego, how to give realistic exp...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 66 brings some great perspective of how a dream that fell through as a college athlete can motivate to give back to the sport and help others reach their goals. Along with that topic, Coach Astudillo talks about culture and how it is so important. Talk about the best state to produce HS track/field along with cross country, going from Middle School to the college ranks wit...

Send us Fan Mail D1 Head Volleyball Coach, Matt Stolz jumps on the show today and makes for not only our longest episode but it is definitely one of the best! We talk about Mid-Major Volleyball, relationships being a bank account and how they can either drain or grow that account. We also talk about his first year as a HC at Queens, how to handles pressure as a coach + much more!   Thank you for l...

Send us Fan Mail Back for part 2, Coach Vlahos joins the show with a great conversation about the sport of soccer! Coach talks about the rivalry his team had while on staff with Duke University vs. UNC, World Cup Predictions, his philosophy on how to create mental toughness + much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  ______________________________________________...

Send us Fan Mail Coach Emerson rejoins the show as our second returnee! Coach talks about the growth of the program since we last spoke. He also talks about recruiting and how he gets athletes to say yes to Butler CC, how he gets athletes to peak at the right time, what a typical practice looks like, what his favorite part of practice is + much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you...

Send us Fan Mail Assistant Baseball coach at Wiley University, Coach Morrison joins the show to talk about how important a good 3rd base coach is to a baseball team, the GOAT in the sport of baseball, his playing time as a college athlete and in the professional ranks + much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  ____________________________________________________...

Send us Fan Mail The Head Basketball Coach of College of Southern Nevada joins the show today! Coach Savage has coached through 5 decades and has been at every level. Coached talks about the game of basketball, recruiting athletes, how he ended up in the Sin City, challenges of a brand new program and much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  ____________________...

Send us Fan Mail The Head Coach from West Liberty University softball program joins the show! Coaching at different levels, she talks about the balance of D2 and how it can benefit both athletes and coaches involved lives. Coach Pelegreen also talks about  owning and learning from mistakes as a coach, learning how to coach different personalities, overrated & underrated drills/aspects of softb...

Send us Fan Mail Multi-sport athlete conversation is always an interesting topic and Coach Loyd dives into this topic. He also speaks on building chemistry over a culture, developing athletes, spending majority of his time in West Virginia, what state produces the best baseball players + much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  __________________________________...

Send us Fan Mail While coach took a few years off from coaching in his transition to the United States, he never lost passion for the sport. Coach talks about underrated/overrated drills/areas in the sport of Volleyball, challenges he's faced in recruiting, why AAU is important + much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one! ______________________________________...

Send us Fan Mail Coach Warnock joins the show dropping gems! Coach talks about how her coach threw her into the deep end and how it helped her in the long run, tough conversations through athlete development, what the most underrated & overrated drill/part in softball + much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  ________________________________________________...

Send us Fan Mail Spending time at the JUCO level before jumping to the 4 year level as an athlete, she appreciates those athletes. Coach talks about recruiting JUCO kids, her love of coaching, using a simple word to help build culture + much more! Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  ___________________________________________________________________________ Follow Lake...

Send us Fan Mail Coach Mahin has coached over 200 All-Americans in the NJCAA space in his time at Cloud County CC. The process is important to the results and recruiting is important once you start winning. Coach dives into how to coach a team after a runner-up finish at the national tournament, mental approaches, coaching 1 year in high school and jumping to the college ranks + much more!  Thank...

Send us Fan Mail Our first in-person episode in a VERY long time brought some great conversations about the sport of baseball. Coach Peyton joins the show speaking about recruiting in such a dense sport, why he chose NAIA over JUCO as an athlete, how to follow up after a successful year as a program + much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  ____________________...

Send us Fan Mail Our first E-Sports coach joins the show! Such an intriguing conversation this was! Learning about how E-Sports works and how Huntington maneuver's throughout the season. Coach speaks on being apart of the inaugural season as an athlete and then taking the job the first year out of school. He also speaks on games, how he coaches + much more!  Thank you for listening and we&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Having to build/rebuild a program is not easy but Coach Deroehn has done it twice. Coach talks about self-evaluation tips for athletes, how to develop athletes from JV/Bench to a starting role and gems about coaching that are truly unparallel!  Coach speaks on challenges he's faced + much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  ________________...

Send us Fan Mail Coach jumps on the show and speaks some gems! He speaks on 20+ years of coaching experiences, challenges he's faced, youth sports and the mentality of youth athletes, where USA sits as country for soccer, how important culture is + much more!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  _____________________________________________________________________...

Send us Fan Mail HUGE accomplishment of doing 50 episodes! Can't believe we have made it to this point. In today's episode we speak on the changes that will be coming, accepting a college Head coaching position + more!  Can't Wait to have growth and a great future episode!  Thank you for listening and we'll see you on the next one!  _____________________________________________...