Leave Your Mark

Send us Fan Mail This EP features a former Elite Alpine Skier with Canada’s Women’s National Team, Allison Forsyth.  Allison is an 8-time Canadian Champion, has 5 World Cup podiums, and earned a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2003. She also competed for Canada in two Olympic Games, 02 and 06.  After retiring due to injury in 08, she took her experience in sports marketing and high-leve...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a conversation with Tony Blauer, a leading authority in personal self-defense and tactical confrontation.  I interviewed Tony just before the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 and we had a great discussion about his life and the influences that have shaped him. Tony is a friend and a fellow Montrealer turned SoCal living, and I invited him back after a year, to tal...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with Todd Wright. Todd is the Vice President of Player Performance and Assistant Coach for the Los Angeles Clippers. He is currently finishing his second season with the Clippers. Before his time with the Clippers, Todd spent four years with the Philadelphia 76ers as an Assistant Coach and Head of Strength and Conditioning.  Before the NBA, Todd spent 21 y...

Send us Fan Mail Mark is an Athletic Therapist and professor of Athletic Therapy at Mount Royal University. Mark’s passion for athletic therapy and injury rehabilitation began during his undergraduate degree in Physical Education and Master’s Degree in Science at the University of Manitoba. During this time, Mark worked primarily with varsity football and hockey. After graduation, he worked as an...

Send us Fan Mail This is EP 215 of the LYM PC and I thought I would discuss this idea of self-exploration, knowing yourself better, recognizing your blind spots, and realizing that what you are meant to do on this earth could be right behind a curtain that you must simply explore.  It is not always easy, but it won't happen if you don't embrace the experience of self-exploration and self...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode features Marnie McBean who is one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians and an expert in turning potential into performance.  As one of only two Canadians ever to win three Gold medals in the Summer Olympics, she is used to performing under pressure. Her 12 World and Olympic medals bear witness to this.  Globally, McBean is one of only two women to have won...

Send us Fan Mail This Sunday Re-Marks post is all about giving unconditionally. In this day and age, we are all too often attached to the outcome of our give or the return on investment.  If we start simply by exploring our own sharing, and our own gift, we grow.  Growth is our purpose on this planet, not to get.  Once we discover this, life get's a whole lot more interesting. Enjoy If you li...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a conversation with the CEO of Plantiga (https://plantiga.com/), Quin Sandler. As a serial entrepreneur, Quin has founded companies in online learning, coaching, and digital branding.  Quin has spent over 12 years in the wearable technology industry and brings a wealth of experience in product design, sensors as they apply to sports science and biomechanics, produc...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dom and I discuss all things Olympics as we are officially inside of two weeks from the opening ceremonies of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics originally scheduled for 2020.  Some thoughts on what it takes to get there, who's going to make a difference, and some of the challenges we've seen with the pandemic. If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Rick Schaly. Rick has spent 33 years developing and growing an integrated multi-dimensional health care company that is inclusive of Sports Medicine, Mind to Muscle, and Trainers Choice. Located in Barrie Ontario, Sports Medicine is an innovative multidisciplinary rehabilitation company, and Mind to Muscle is a strength and conditioning business that trains a...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Jean Baptiste Laporte. JB is entering his ninth season with the Carolina Panthers, and his second season as the director of rehabilitation. In his current role, JB is tasked with assessing injury prevention and rehabilitation of all injured personnel. Laporte previously served as a physical therapist and assistant athletic trainer with the Panthers for seven...

Send us Fan Mail This week's Sunday Re-Marks is a little ode to my old team. The 2008-2009 season was my last year in the NHL. I chose to retire at the end of that season and move on to other things I wanted to experience. I was blessed to see the dawning of a future Hall of Fame goalie.  I knew then he would be something special one day. I watched him in his first NHL All-Star game the year...

Send us Fan Mail This is such an important episode. Every parent, every coach, every young athlete should hear this episode and understand how easily our children can fall prey to evil.  There are so many great youth coaches out there working hard to see our children find joy and growth in play, but there are also some terrible individuals we must all work to eliminate and remove from our sports s...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a return after a few weeks' absences to discuss the idea of starting from a place of kindness, consideration, and compassion when interacting with others.  Instead of standing in judgment, or reacting with anger or hate, begin by trying to understand. Being curious, asking questions, and becoming informed is the most important part of creating an opinion or a...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Dan Coughlan. Dan is a strength and conditioning coach, physiotherapist, and applied sports scientist with an interest in golf.  He is the Head of Strength and Conditioning at the European Tour, National Lead for Sports Science and Medicine with England Golf and founder of the Golf Performance Network, a company that focuses on sports science and medicine edu...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Bruce Craven.  Bruce has been at the leading edge of human performance in Canada for over thirty years.  He is both a Sports Physiotherapist and Strength and Conditioning Coach and is the co-owner of Craven Sports Services in Saskatoon. During his profound career, he’s worked with athletes in a multitude of sports, competing at provincial, national, internati...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with Dr. Maren Gube. Maren has a Ph. D. in Educational Psychology and currently helps organizations understand the intimate connection between innovation and contextual social emotions.   Growing up in Finland among forests and paper mills, she developed an early interest in how things are made and how they work.  Her formative career experiences included...

Send us Fan Mail In this Episode, Dom Gauthier and I go deep on things that support an athlete's longevity in a sport. It's not always about bigger, faster, stronger, but also how long you can stay in the game.  If you're not playing, you're not contributing, and you're not creating success. You can be the fittest, fastest, or strongest in the game, but if you're in t...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features a quiet leader in human performance, Sean Skahan.  Sean is in his fifth season as Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Minnesota Wild. He served in the same capacity for the Men's Ice Hockey and Field Hockey teams at Boston University in 2015-16. Prior to joining the Terriers in the summer of 2015, Skahan spent 13 seasons as the Strength and Condition...

Send us Fan Mail This Episode is a Sunday Re-Marks and I use a few personal examples of where I've chosen what may not be the conventional decision or socially referenced decision in my life in order to live a more fulfilling life.  Are you driving your bus, or are you a passenger? A worthy self-reflection exercise.  Enjoy! If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share...

Send us Fan Mail Our official 200th Episode features a former Navy SEAL Commander, Rich Diviney. He completed more than 13 overseas deployments – 11 of which were to Iraq and Afghanistan. During his time as the officer in charge of training for a specialized command, he reworked the selection and assessment program to identify key performance attributes rather than just skills which allowed for a...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is another in the Performance Conversations with Dom+Scott featuring our guest Brett Bartholomew.  We go deep on communication as the essence of coaching.  How we can improve it, and tailor our message so that we get the most out of our athletes or clients. Enjoy! If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Steve Saunders who is in his sixth year as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Baltimore Ravens.  Saunders guides all sports science, speed, strength training, and recovery initiatives, working closely with the team's athletic training department. His focus includes player injury prevention, recovery, and energy system training in an effort...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I take a moment to reflect on some of my journey as a father, my learning watching the growth and journey of my wife Jaime. As well, the gratefulness of my own adoption by my amazing mother and her care for me.  Happy Mother's Day 2021 If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels I...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Marty Lauzon. Marty is a physical therapist and athletic trainer and has worked for the past thirty years in numerous roles in elite performance. He is Canadian, born in Quebec, and educated at the University of Ottawa.  Post-graduation back in 1994 he interned for the Montreal Machine of the start-up World Football League.  He then found himself doing an int...