The Continuous Coach Podcast

Karen O'Neill is the CEO of the Canadian Paralympic Committee!  Karen was able to sit down with us just after the Summer Games ended to share with us some great stories and ideas on how to work with athletes of all ages and abilities.  I have linked below both her bio, as well as the Winter Paralympics Canada page, which includes tons of on demand content for you to view.  I hope yo...

We want to thank you for staying with us over the course of this season.  We have made some changes to the pod over the past couple of weeks and are happy to share them with you during our episode today with Travis Crickard! When we interviewed Travis, he was the head coach of the AAA Waterloo Wolves, but has since moved on to the CHL as an assistant coach with the St Johns Sea Dogs.  He...

Coach Randy Mearns is simply one of the best lacrosse coaches and players of all time.  As stated in the interview, he is on the bucket list of lacrosse coaches I have ever wanted to talk to, and or interview for the pod. After a long, successful box, pro and NCAA playing career, Randy took over at Canisius, his alma mater.  As a coach he has spent time coaching at every level, including many succ...

Gair Maxwell is an international speaker and author!  We were very happy to talk with Gair, because besides coaching leaders, he is also a podcast host and started cutting his teeth as a tv and radio broadcaster, in which he had an award winning career.  The first part of the episode we talk about his book and how he coaches leaders, before getting into how rewarding it was for him to be...

Coach Jason Rudge has an extensive 25+ year lacrosse coaching background and will be heading into his fourth full season as Head Coach of the Nipissing Men’s Lacrosse team in 2021. Rudge will also return as the Head Coach for Team Ontario U15 Boys Field Lacrosse team and will be competing at his Fifth Alumni Cup this September. With the Team Ontario program, Jason has earned 3 Alumni Cups (Canadia...

Season 2 kicks off with Alex Matheson.  Alex is currently involved with many programs across Ottawa, Ontario and Canada.  Currently he is the Assistant GM of the Carleton Place Canadians, a Scout for HEO, the Video Coach for Team Canada U17 White, The Hockey Canada IT Coordinator as well as the Video Coach for The University of Ottawa Hockey Program! You can join our conversation by foll...

We are sorry for being away for a couple of weeks as we are in the middle of our CUFLA season and needed to put our time and energy towards that.  We are really excited to be back and to share with you part one of our conversation with one of the best lacrosse coaches in history, Bob McMahon.   Besides his work as a coach and builder within the Orangeville, Ontario Minor and Junior...

Larry Ruch is currently a Vice Principal within the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.  A graduate, or former hockey player at McGill University, Larry began his coaching career as an assistant coach within that very same program.  He then spent 10, of his almost 40 years of coaching, overseas working with teams in the Swiss League.  Upon his return from Europe, he became the te...

Today we have the pleasure of sharing with you one of our earlier conversations.  Neil Doddridge was an NLL player for 15 years with stops in Detroit, Boston, Buffalo, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Washington DC, Calgary and finally Minneapolis, Minnesota. During this span he was able to Win 2 championships!  On top of these two championships, Neil Won 7 Mann cups as a player, along with a Found...

The second of 2 Solo Podcasts by D'Arcy as he sits down with Hari Ghuman before Mark joins for the wrap up at the end of the show.  Hari is the Owner and Clinic Director of Personalized Health Center, as well as the brand name, New Global Vitamins. Aside from this, he has also worked as the Nutrition Consultant for the Ottawa Sports Entertainment Group (OSEG) Human Performance Department sinc...

Mike Morgan is the 2X, Division II NCAA Championship coach at Merrimack College.  Since their last championship, they have been elevated within the ranks of Division 1, and continue to be a dominant force in the sport.  Mike is not only the coach of this program, but he is a proud alumnus as well.  As a player, Mike was an All American Selection during the 2000 season, in which he h...

D'Arcy had to take this podcast solo while Mark was on the field with one of the teams he coaches, but what a great episode we have for you.  Andre Talbot played his University Football at Laurier, where he starred with the Golden Hawks and was a back to back First Team All Canadian.  Upon graduating, he embarked on a ten year career in the CFL playing for the Toronto Argos for 9 years f...

Neal is not only a guest on the podcast, but one of Mark's mentors in the game of lacrosse.  During this episode you will hear from the tremendous amount of passion and energy he brings to the game no matter what level he is coaching or playing at.  Growing up in Wayland MA, Anderson played his first two season of college lacrosse at the University of New Hampshire for the Division 1 program there...

Connor Primeau is a Mental Performance Consultant (MPC) and a first-year PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Natalie Durand-Bush in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. Connor completed his Master of Human Kinetics (MHK) in Intervention and Consultation at the University of Ottawa before becoming a Professional Member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA). H...

Glenn Clark is a winner of five NLL championships as a player with the Toronto Rock, as well as being a two time All-Star in the league! Glenn was so revered in the league that he went from being a player, right into being a head coach with the Toronto Rock for 2 and half seasons.  After taking some time to continue to hone his craft, Glenn became the Head Coach of the New England Black Wolve...

Today’s guest is Chris Byrne!  Chris is someone who has had an excellent career in both junior and professional hockey.  Currently an amateur scout with the LA Kings covering the OHL and CIS!  As a kid, he played his junior hockey with both the Nepean Raiders and the Kanata Lasers, before having a cup of coffee in the minors.  His first coaching position was back with the Nepea...

After spending 12 years in the NLL, Bruce Codd, wasted no time finding his spot on a bench within the league as well.  His first stop was as an assistant coach with the Calgary Roughnecks from 2012-2016 before leaving for the same role with the Toronto Rock in the summer of 2016. Recently, he led his hometown Orangeville Jr. B Northmen to back-to-back Founders Cup Canadian Jr. B Championships...

Mark and D'Arcy quickly chat to talk about what the podcast will be about and why we are bringing it to you!