The Podolskiy Method: Parenting an athlete

Send us Fan Mail Do you know what your child athlete hears when you talk?  Join me with Shawnee Harle as my co-host for another exclusive episode with a new guest Dayley Reimer.  Dayley is 16 years old and in 11th Grade at Praire Christian Academy in Three Hills, AB. She excels in school and has been on the honor roll each year. She is active in a variety of sports including volleyball, basketball...

Send us Fan Mail Are you helping your athlete or hurting them?  In a special series, I am partnering up with one of the most decorated Canadian Coaches, Shawnee Harle, to bring you the voices of the athletes and their parens to get the 360 degree perspective.   Our first guest is Sophia Wehrs.  She is 13 years old and in the 7th Grade at The Calverton School in Huntingtown, MD.  Sophia is active i...

Send us Fan Mail Please join me for a special episode with an an amazing guest Dr. Cassidy Preston.  In this episode, Dr. Cassidy shares invaluable insight into how to have constructive conversations with your athlete, how players and athletes should deal with lack of playing time, how to use comparison of player to player to your advantage, the dynamic of a parent and athlete conversation, and mo...

Send us Fan Mail An estimated 1.7 M Americans suffer from Traumatic Brain Injury, about 75% are mild injuries or concussions.  In this talk Mark, an author and a podcast host, shares his experience and research on brain trauma.  Mark shares details on how to spot a brian injury, how people can recover from trauma, how to deal with other peoples reactions, what to expect, and the available resource...

Send us Fan Mail For this episode I am joined by my friend and co-host Roman Babadzhanov to discuss superstitions and rituals in sports.  Roman,  is a legal consultant and a skier, joined me for the first introductory show in 2021 and opened the first show of 2022 together on this amazing and fun topic.   We explore various superstitions of the greatest players including Henrik Lundqvist, Wayne Gr...

Send us Fan Mail Please join me for another epic show with Michelle Willi to discuss parenting athletes.  Michelle is the owner of the Grey Ducks Hockey, USA Hockey CEP Level 4, Volunteer Mite Director for 8 years in 2 programs. She is also a Captain of Women’s Fighting Sue WHAM team.  Michelle shares her unique perspective as a director of hockey programs, coach, and a mother.  We talk about chal...

Send us Fan Mail Please join me for another episode of The Podolskiy Method live podcast.  My guest for this episode is JR Tolver, a professional NFL Football player, Sport Analyst, Entrepreneur, and a coach.  JR also served as a director of Boys Athletics at Sage Hill school.  Join us to learn about JR Experience in becoming an elite athlete, coaching and parenting, and his transition post pro ca...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode I am sitting down with Evan Lindsay to talk about becoming an athlete, parenting, and post pro athlete career.  We discuss the best coaches and what made them so great, his best season and why, adapting, and more. Born and raised in Canada. Evan was always an athlete first growing up. In 1996 Evan was scouted by several MLB teams and attended multiple draft combine...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I am joined by Vitaly Rivkin, a long time referee, as we discuss the referee crisis in the youth ice hockey sport community.  Vitaly Played hockey’s since he was a kid back in Russia.  After immigration to the United States he became a referee.  Vitaly reffed at different levels of youth and adult hockey in NY and NJ for over 15 years.   The shortage in referees ha...

Send us Fan Mail This was one of the most informative shows I have done to date.  I had to physically self-reflect and reassess some of the things I do as I got a chance to speak with Shawnee Harle,  a two-time Olympian as the former Assistant Coach for the Canadian Women’s Basketball Team and one of the most highly certified coaches in Canada. With over 26 years of elite coaching and leadership e...

Send us Fan Mail Want to learn how to properly manage finance as you invest in your athlete?  How a professional athlete should manage their finance?  When should we start preparing for the future and how to make your athletic income last?  Then this is the show for you. Be one of the first 10 people to e-mail thepodolskiymethod@gmail.com and get the book Profit First by Mike Michalowicz for free....

Send us Fan Mail Join me for a talk with a health and fitness coach Olaudah.  In this episode Coach O delivers on how to "earn yourself", using sport as an outlet, how to be able to stand in the room of your peers and pros,  and so much more. Olaudah is a native Floridian who has spent ten years of honorable service as a member of the United States Army and is a combat veteran from Opera...

Send us Fan Mail A story that must be told!!! Please join me on this journey with a family whose lives were changed through sports.  Coach Peter Gianatiempo, a coach and a Lead Instructor for the Junior Rangers, is back on the show along with Carmelina Dewitt, a teacher and a mother.  Carmelina’s story was featured by the New York Rangers in a special called “humans for hockey” https://youtu.be/oY...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back everyone!  In this episode I am joined by Carla Pentimone, Founder of Women's College Hockey Recruiting.  Learn about her 6 pillars to getting recruited, the growth of women's hockey, what do scouts look for in a player, parents role, and so much more. Carla began playing hockey in the Chicagoland for AAA teams including Team Illinois, the Chicago Mission an...

Send us Fan Mail In this Episode I sit down with Kenny Dusseault, strength and conditioning coach.  Join us as we discuss the importance of the strength and conditioning process, Kenny's personal journey to becoming a coach, his four principles and how they impact the athletes, how parents can help their child development, how to view recovery after an injury, and so much more.  DONT MISS THI...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode I will sit down with Bruce Baker who is launching eighth season as Head Coach of the Columbia University Men’s Hockey. (Position previously held by Alexi Kasatonov).  Learn about the balance between academics and sports, what is the most important trait that Bruce looks for when scouting for his team, how to overcome mistakes and injuries, hockey culture, and so mu...

Send us Fan Mail The Podolskiy Method is back with a brand new episode with Michael Del Zotto. Michael is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman currently with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 20th overall, by the New York Rangers at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He has previously played in the NHL for the Rangers, Nashville Predators,...

Send us Fan Mail Another amazing episode with Tom Laidlaw, NHL Player, a survivor contestant, speaker, talk show host.  We discuss leadership, "stomping the pavement" ritual,  accepting your role on a team, his favorite coaches and why they were so good, and more.   Make sure to join Toms Grasshopper team for the Alzheimer's disease walk on October 1st.    ThePodolskiyMethod.squares...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I sit down with Sean Walker from ITrainHockey.com.  Sean has been coaching since he was 13 years old and is a career hockey coach.  He talks about his upbringing, the support he got from his parents, the importance of having the right people around you, the parent perspective and more. Seans videos are amazing at braking down key skills and elements.  He has a way...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode I am joined by Danny Heath.  In this episode we discuss injuries and recovery,  turning long drives to development,  how making the D1 hockey team can come from a A or AA level, we talk parenting and ways to support the child.  Tune into this epic episode. Danny's coaching experience includes Student Assistant Coach Minnesota State University Mens DI, Assistan...

Send us Fan Mail For this epic episode I am joined by David Morin to discuss the “parenting experience”.  We discuss Davids extraordinary life journey, his near death experience, adversity and perseverance, working through highs and lows, teaching moments with our kids and as coaches, death, perception, and so much more.  This is an epic one. David Morin is a German born American Fitness trainer,...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode I am joined by the legendary Ron Duguay, a former NHL player, 2 time Emmy award winner, TV hockey analyst, and a Coach.  Ron shares his experience growing up and gives advice to coaches on how to manage practice and the bench.  A must watch for coaches and parents. ThePodolskiyMethod.squarespace.com Facebook, Instagram, YouTube: @SharpSkateNY @IlyaPodolskiy @thepod...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode I am joined by Jacob Newton.  Jake discusses his path to self discovery and how he overcame his trauma and downturns.  We talk about being away from your loved ones, breathing techniques as part of the game prep and mid game grounding, advice to parents raising athletes, and more. Jacob Newton is a Former USHL All-Star, Hockey East All Rookie Team and NHL free agen...

Send us Fan Mail My guest for this episode is Jon De Castro who brings years of experience training and developing goalies. He is the owner and operator of De Castro Goaltending Academy and also is the Goaltending Coach for the New York Riveters of the National Women’s Hockey League. In addition, De Castro has worked with multiple schools in the area and instructed at numerous camps in the area, i...

Send us Fan Mail On this podcast I sit down with Daniyal Dzhaniyev to talk about his experience in playing for the USA National Hockey Team U17/18. He is now getting ready for his commitment to the Penn State University to play Division 1 hockey. Listen to his experience growing up an athlete and what got him to the highest level.   We discuss the Russian Style of Hockey that got him to the highes...