The Coaching Life Podcast

The fellas have a conversation about the many "other" responsibilities that comes with coaching and being a Head Coach in particular. There are many things that people often do not consider come with the job. 

Chris and Pat invite a very special guest onto the podcast to talk about his soon to be released book, "Awakening Courage: Stories of Grit, Resilience, and Toughness." Steve Miller tells stories of how a small, rural southeastern Ohio community in the Appalachian foothills has been able to develop and sustain a culture of winning and excellence. This is one conversation our listeners are going to...

Pat Martin breaks some big news in this episode and conducts an interview with a special "guest." 

In this episode, Chris and Pat break down one of the most important fundamentals and something we all teach our children to do when they are very young. Perhaps we should be more conscious of what and how we are teaching it/modeling it. 

Pat and Chris interview special guest, Brody Rodgers, offensive lineman for the Ohio University Bobcats football team, entering his redshirt senior year in 2021. Brody has a really great story that we would encourage all high school athletes and parents of high school athletes to listen closely to. It is a story of persistence, pivoting, dedication, patience, and work ethic. We believe you are goi...

The fellas bring in the new year with discussions on a variety of topics. We even considered titling this episode: Tangents! I guess we just had so much to say and so little time in which to say it.  On a serious note, we look forward to bringing another season of useful content that will encourage and challenge coaches, parents, and players of youth sports everywhere The Coaching Life is lis...

If you have ambitions of being a coach, then you should probably first play the old game of "Would you rather?"  Would you rather... A) Be a coach B) Have friends It's often difficult for coaches to cultivate good friendships, and in this episode, Pat and Chris will talk about that and more! 

For the past 9 months, we have been told over and over again what we CAN'T do. In this episode, Chris and Pat speak candidly and passionately about things we CAN and should do to help bring HOPE to today's student-athletes and their families. 

The guys continue a series on practical ways to be a great teammate. This is a pursuit that we desire to see everyone embrace. The conversation today includes three things that we would especially like to challenge all of our listeners to take ownership of. This series will be some of the most practical and applicable episodes of The Coaching Life Podcast. 

Chris and Pat begin a conversation that we believe will be extremely practical and useful, as we explore 21 ways to be a great teammate. 

Unexpected events, failures, injuries, devastating losses... can all have a way of putting us into a holding pattern of shock and disorientation. What do we do next? How do we respond to these unwanted events? This is a tough subject to discuss, but it's helpful to be proactive and intentional about how we respond to these situations.  Chris and Pat have a passion and desire to help others be...

Chris and Pat cover a lot of ground regarding the total tryout experience and offer tips and recommendations for everyone involved –– players, coaches, and parents. 

We have talked quite a bit about how to handle failure, but what about success? Have you ever considered an intentional approach for preparing to handle success in an appropriate and integrity-filled way? Let's consider these things together.

Chris and Pat share an inspirational story that we hope will be a blessing to our listeners. 

Finding the struggle is linked to finding success. Areas that require us to fight... to increase our effort... are the very areas through which achievement comes. Today Pat and Chris discuss how to lead people through struggle, and perhaps sometimes, how to lead them into it (for their betterment)! 

This is a SPECIAL EDITION of The Coaching Life Podcast, where the guys step back from the normal conversations about coaching, parenting, or playing amateur sports. Today, we're talking about Pro sports. Specifically, two teams that will meet this Sunday on the gridiron. We also welcome our good friend Lukas Moore back to the podcast as a major contributor to this conversation. 

In this episode, Chris and Pat bring up a variety of topics and discuss them separately, in multiple short-but-sweet segments. The conversation consists of things like:  the kind of company we keep failure during the process of making positive changes whose opinion matters most development vs. results the purpose of travel ball ...and more that you will just have to hear for yourself! 

What would you say is the most overlooked aspect of youth and high school athletes' development? To be honest, it's probably the same thing that gets overlooked in all of us. In this episode, Chris and Pat talk about perhaps the most important thing to consider, not just for young athletes, but for all of us. They even call up a special guest to ask him to weigh in on the topic and how he has chan...

In this episode, we discuss a very important rule to put into practice: the "not two in a row rule." Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone makes errors. Everyone screws up a plan... skips a day in the workout routine... but the best have learned to not allow two in a row.  It's not something that you can just hope will happen. It's a skill, and you have to practice it.  But how?  That's...

In the realm of sports as well as in other areas of life, you may experience someone look at another person and say of them, "He has the IT factor."  What does that mean? We all know that some just perform better than others, and sometimes it's hard to explain why.  If you would like to be someone who has the "it" factor, can you get it?  This is our conversation today. We hope you...

Chris and Pat have a conversation about a very important practice among those who are great at something. It doesn't matter if you are a coach, a player, a parent, a student, a teacher, or whatever... if you are a human being, this conversation is relevant for you. We hope that you are encouraged and challenged. 

Chris and Pat open up a new season of The Coaching Life Podcast by taking time to talk with those who matter most when it comes to the topics this podcast is all about... the kids! In this episode, we hear from a number of different kids between the ages of 10 and 14. The interviews are raw, unscripted, and a lot of fun. We hope you will plan to join us weekly for another season of The Coaching Li...

The guys received an invitation from local journalist, Alex Hawley, to be interviewed for a newspaper article about the podcast, and so this episode is a little change-up from what we're used to. We're on the other side of the interview. Here's a look into what The Coaching Life Podcast is about, and why we think we will want to keep doing it for another year. Special thanks to Alex for this...

The guys give their thoughts about unwritten rules in sports. Why do they seem so important to some people? And should we give much credence to them? Oh, we have our own opinions... and we're not afraid to share them. Enjoy! 

The word "Elite" is used to describe a lot of youth sports teams, but do we really ever pause to consider what it means to be elite? That is the topic of conversation in this episode of The Coaching Life with Chris Stewart and Pat Martin.