The Coaching Life Podcast

We are excited to bring a brand new season of The Coaching Life Podcast. We kick this one off with a conversation about a national coaches conference that has energized and inspired! 

This is the last podcast conversation of 2021, and we want to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all of our listeners who are on the journey with us to work and strive toward being the best you can possibly be. We hope this conversation about greatness challenges and inspires you in the turn of the new year.  We will be back on the first week of January, 2022, with Season 6 of The Coaching Lif...

How do you handle a situation where you have a very talented player who doesn't adhere to many of the values you desire for your team members to have? It can be a difficult question to answer. 

This conversation is based on an article written by Coach Mike Deegan of Dennison University. Coach Deegan had planned to join us on this episode but we had some technical difficulties connecting with him. Still, his points were made through the article and we hope to get him on The Coaching Life again soon.  If you would like to listen to a previous episode where we talked with Coach Deegan...

By the time this episode airs it might not be "breaking" news, but it is BIG news nonetheless. Chris Stewart conducts an interview with a very special "guest." 

When you are always ready, then you will have a great advantage to seize opportunities when they come to you.  Chris and Pat would like to wish all of our listeners a Happy Thanksgiving. We are grateful for you and the fact that you take time to listen to our podcast. We hope that The Coaching Life has been a blessing. 

There is an underlying state of being that both Chris and Pat have. We would like to share it with you and tell you how you can find it. 

What does "hustle" look like? What does it NOT look like? 

Using examples from the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns, we discuss leadership and team dynamics. 

It can be scary to hear your youth athlete say the words, "I don't think I want to play the sport anymore." This scenario actually happens a lot, and so we discuss some ways to handle that, both as a parent and as a coach. 

The topic of conversation today is "safetyism." Safetyism is defined as culture that allows the concept of "safety" to creep so far that it equates emotional discomfort with physical danger, and which therefore encourages people to systematically protect one another from the very experiences embedded in daily life that they need in order to become strong and healthy.  The book that we are bas...

We conduct our first ever interview of a high school athlete. But, when you listen to this young man you will be very surprised that he is a high school student. Coulter is a model example for other high school students who have aspirations to be the best they can be... in sports, in the classroom, and in life. 

THANK YOU to all of our listeners who have been part of our 100-episode conversation. We hope to continue for 100 more! 

We talk with Matthew Blanchard, JUCO freshman at Bryant and Stratton College in Cleveland, OH about how he powered through some of the setbacks his high school career threw at him to become one of the best players in the state during his senior season, and now he's moved on to college ball. 

Failure is part of life. If you're not failing, you're not living.  Take note, this is not just an abstract conversation. In this episode, we'll give some practical steps on how to really respond to our individual failures as they come. 

What do we do when our kids' passion doesn't seem to meet our expectations? How can we GIVE more passion to people? 

NOTE TO LISTENERS: This episode ends a little abruptly due to some technical issues that was causing hiccups in the recording and making it un-listenable. We apologize, because during that last 10 minutes, Pat dropped some pure audio gold. However, we will make sure that you get that rich content in next week's episode, plus much more!  As always, THANK YOU for listening! 

There are three very powerful things that we can all be more intentional at developing with our teams. 

Sometimes it's good to take a little break to recharge and remind yourself of why you do what you do. After a couple months off, the guys are ready to get back to doing what they love. Coaching Life!!!! 

This is a special episode dedicated to one of our podcast hosts. Pat Martin embodies what The Coaching Life is about, and there is much we can all gain by following his example of loving and serving your community. 

Pat and Chris connect for an episode about bad breaks, disappointing moments, and how we handle those. 

Chris and Pat connect for an important, touching conversation. You'll just have to listen. 

Every moment matters. Whether we're playing a game, practicing, or throughout our lives in general, the "in-between" time is going to either make or break you. 

Chris and Pat recorded this episode on the eve of the first high school baseball game of 2021. There was a lot to talk about, so we just titled this episode, "Opening Day." We hope you enjoy! 

One year ago this week is when Chris and Pat recorded the last podcast in studio together. All throughout the week of March 13-19 of 2020,  things were being cancelled one by one. It was a surreal experience, but how have we used it to become better people, better athletes, better coaches? We reflect a little bit on the pandemic, while looking also at some of the ways we can make sure we are...