The Secrets to Winning with Dr. Bhrett McCabe

Our guest this week is Spencer Dennis, Founder and GM of CoachNow. CoachNow is transforming the way coaches, teach, communicate, educate, and coach their athletes while creating a better balance between work and life. Coaching requires relentless teaching and passion that impacts generations of athletes. Spencer Dennis and CoachNow are helping coaches by simplifying the way they collaborate and co...

The Secrets to Winning Podcast is not always about winning on the field. Sometimes, it's about winning the issues going on in the world. There is a lot of tension in this world right now, and we have a very, very important discussion about race in the United States and how that relates to police brutality, justice, and individual differences. I didn't want to be one of those individuals that got u...

This week's guests are Sam Hahn and Bill Presse from L.A.B. Golf, makers of a cutting-edge new putting technology. All golfers have had those days when their putting stroke feels completely off. What they're feeling is torque — the twisting of the putter head — the enemy of consistent putting. Lie Angle Balance (L.A.B.) is a patented technology that simplifies putting. It eliminates torque from th...

This is just an incredible story. I first had Kingmade Jerky about 6 years ago while working with one of my PGA Tour players during a practice round. It was literally the best I had ever tasted, and it came from a Ziploc bag out of one of the other players' golf bags. Fast forward to 2020 and Kingmade Jerky is the "Official Meat Snack of the PGA Tour". I sat down with founder Jeff King to talk abo...

I want to get something off my chest. Look, we all have critics. We all have those that don't agree with us and have different opinions. I want to focus on how we can funnel that into productive actions so that we can all become better!

Authenticity is the essential foundation of good leadership.  What makes us human - empathy, connection, our drive to accomplish something meaningful, our courage to innovate and capacity to learn from our mistakes - is also what makes us successful at work and in life.  Julie McDonald - a great friend and trusted colleague - knows that understanding yourself and making decisions that are aligned...

John Brannen is a rising star in the college basketball coaching ranks. Having just finished his first year at the University of Cincinnati and winning the regular-season American Athletic Conference championship (tournament and NCAA tournament canceled due to COVID-19), John is poised to do great things at a program who has experienced a ton of national success and is considered a storied program...

Jason Glass is one of the world's best strength and conditioning specialists and is very highly sought after among professional athletes, most notably PGA Tour players. But it's not just the knowledge he has of getting bigger, faster, stronger, more explosive, more flexible, and the like. It's about how Jason connects with his players - the soft skills of a coach - they trust him, they respect him...

This week's guest is Brittany Wagner, star of the hit Netflix show Last Chance U. I wanted to bring Brittany on to talk about the difficulties that COVID-19 presents to our education systems. Parents are having to juggle work responsibilities with serving as a "teacher" to their children during this time. Brittany offers some practical strategies for adults who are serving as teachers for their yo...

This week's guest is Martin Du Toit, former professional golfer and current golf instructor. To better embrace the world of technology, Martin developed an app for coaches and students to better communicate. He now serves as the CEO of the Golf Coach App The Golf Coach App, along with adjoining product, the Golf Stats Coach, is a great way for a golf coach to bring tremendous value and convenience...

The COVID-19 crisis has reached seemingly every walk of life. For sports, especially those played in spring and summer at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels, the abrupt end to a season (and career for some) has led to coaches searching for answers. What do I tell my players? There is no blueprint for this, how am I supposed to handle it? I discussed these topics with a good frien...

The impact of COVID-19 is being felt across the world. I wanted to bring on an old friend to talk about economic trends, the trickle-down effect, and the impact the sports world, both professional and collegiate, has felt and will continue to feel during this time.

This week's episode of The Secrets to Winning is the recording of a webinar I conducted recently discussing my steps to developing a winning coaching philosophy in the 21st century. In this episode, I take you through step-by-step and point out the 10 most important lessons I have learned from: 1. Playing for & working with the best coaches 2. Coaching world-class athletes 3. Building a high-perfo...

Chris Como has dedicated his life to coaching golfers of all levels to achieve their goals. In order to learn the most effective coaching practices in the game, Chris spent the first part of his career either working for or studying with many of the preeminent teachers of the game.  Chris' many years of teaching experience, including several years as a swing consultant to Tiger Woods, gives him th...

Given the uncertainty of these times for players, coaches, and leaders, this episode will aim to provide additional guidance on managing this time of uncertainty and chaos with your athletes, dealing with the abrupt end to a season (or for some, a career) with no finality, and what you can do to improve during the time away from your competition - among many more topics.

This week's guest is Jamy Bechler, an expert in developing team leadership and creating championship cultures. After two decades of coaching college basketball, Jamy now leads leaders and is a coach to coaches as a team consultant and trainer. His training and experience as a certified John Maxwell leadership coach and speaker have allowed him to work with professional and college teams, as well a...

Sport is full of legendary rivalries: Yankees and Red Sox, Duke and North Carolina Basketball, Lakers and Celtics, Alabama and Auburn, and so many others. But what, exactly, elevates a competition to the level of rivalry? Is it a defining moment, such as the Christian Laettner buzzer beater that propelled Duke to shatter a thousand dreams across Kentucky during an NCAA Tournament game? Is it simpl...

On this week's episode of The Secrets to Winning, I sat down with Entrepreneur and Founder of Golf Science Lab Cordie Walker to talk how to create content that sells...and wins! When creating great content, there are a number of different rules you need to follow if you are going to create excellent, stand alone content. There are 5, specifically, that Cordie talks about in this episode that are p...

There are times in your life when you need to make a change. Often it starts with a shift in mindset, then actions follow. Those times of change become milestone moments that alter everything and you're never the same again. That moment came for this week's guest Patrick Sweeney minutes after almost losing his life against a rare case of Leukemia.   Patrick took on the world in his 20's training f...

The world of social media has opened up the doors to tons of new ideas and mindsets in the sports world, but understanding how to utilize social media to build your brand and to deliver information is critical. This week's guest is a YouTube sensation and online golf instructor Eric Cogorno. Coaching is never easy, and when you get into new methods and use digital media or facets like that, it's r...

Today's young athletes belong to a group known as Generation Z. While they may be the best-educated generation in history, critics also notice Generation Z's shorter attention spans, need for frequent (positive) feedback, lack of independence, and increased screen time. So, how can you most effectively coach the 21st century athlete? Explain the 'why', communicate effectively, be direct, precise a...

My guest on this week's episode of The Secrets to Winning is Xan Barksdale, founder of Catching-101.com, the web's top resource for those who suit up behind the dish. As a former pitcher, it was awesome to have a conversation with a catching guy as there is this seemingly automatic bond between pitcher and catcher. Throughout his career as a collegiate player (Ole Miss) and coach (Louisville), Bar...

Dr. McGee is an orthopedic surgeon with sub-specialty fellowship training in sports medicine. He is the team physician for College of Southern Nevada's athletic programs. He is also involved with the Justin Boots Sports Medicine team which provides care for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys, the Professional Bull Riders and the National Finals Rodeo. Dr. McGee grew up in Las Vegas, NV, and then atten...