The Teacher Coach with T.K. Griffith and Scott Matthew Callaghan
We will explore our lifelong passions of high school teaching and basketball coaching by digging into what makes a great teacher and coach. In addition, we will interview people who have devoted their life to education and dig deeper into the essence of the "teacher coach." Our belief is that whether you are in the math or English classroom or on the field or court, the "teacher coach" approach is the winning approach.
Episodes
44 episodes
Jeff Brink: Former Hudson basketball coach embodies endless energy-- comes back home to New Middletown Springfield
Jeff Brink is perhaps the most enthusiastic teacher coach we have ever had on the podcast. From the moment we hit record, we were treated to story after story about what makes this man tick. A passionate and energetic history teacher, Brink ins...
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Mike Bluey: Hoover head coach committed to the work, but lets the music play all the way to a Regional
Mike Bluey was raised in the tradition-rich area of western PA near Erie. After his high school playing career, a random phone call to Kennedy Catholic changed the trajectory of his career as legendary coach Joe Votino took him for the week and...
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B.J. Sanderson: Norton community blessed to have this resilient teacher coach
B.J. Sanderson grew up in the basketball rich community of the Triway Titans, wearing purple and dreaming big hoop dreams. Today, he is a titan in his own right as a much heralded coach at Norton High School. Sanderson led the Panthers to their...
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Matt Goul: Cleveland.com's all-star journalist shares his story of capturing moments of JOY
Matt Goul has spent 20 years honing his craft of journalism, writing and storytelling so that he can capture moments of joys forever. Now a cornerstone of the northeast Ohio sports scene with cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer, Goul's tre...
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1:14:49
Coach Kelly Kennedy: Broken to Bold--her new book explores the journey of shame to redemption
Kelly Kennedy climbed the coaching ladder faster than her wildest dreams could ever imagine. Going from a Division III assistant to the NCAA Div. 1 bench at power conference schools led to her lifelong dream of becoming a head coach...
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Celebrating 50 Years of Amy Kay Maynard Griffith
The ultimate teacher in life is a Mom, a spouse, a friend and a coach's wife. Amy is all of these and more. She commands respect with her diligent attention to the details of life. Her pride and joy, without a doubt, are her kids: Allie, Austin...
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Kevin Furtado: Legendary Georgia hoops coach uses his meticulous system to inspire the funky cold MUDITA in his players
Kevin Furtado may just be the most intriguing guest we've had on the podcast thus far. A 30-year veteran with well over 400 wins, Furtado grew up in California and attended summer basketball camp (as an 8-year-old via metro bus) with the invent...
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Chris Hamilton: Nebraska Wesleyan Assistant a wise, free and authentic tumbleweed
Chris Hamilton and his parents drifted across more states than an Oklahoma tumbleweed, but his most recent landing spot at Nebraska Wesleyan with head coach Dale Wellman feels like home. With Wellman's acumen, humor and tutelage, Hamilton conti...
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Dave Close: Stow Bulldogs and "defense" synonymous thanks to legendary hoops coach
Dave Close, owner of over 500 wins on the sidelines of the high school basketball world, went from the driveways of Stow as a youth to the sideline of Stow High where he has spent a lifetime impacting lives. Coaching his Stow teams to two...
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Coach Ralph Orsini: Man of integrity, goodness and faith devotes his life to Hoban's core values
Ralph Orsini, who has won more games on the grid iron sidelines at Hoban than any coach in school history, will rejoin the Knights this fall as an assistant with now head coach Tim Tyrrell. Ralph's coaching style was forged in Mingo Junction, O...
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1:27:05
Justin Todd: Wadsworth Football Coach builds house of culture and excellence in Grizzly Country
Justin Todd's high school football coach looked to his right and saw then-college-sophomore Justin in the stands back at his alma mater, East Knox High, to watch the football game that night. The hall of fame coach called Justin Todd down to hi...
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Cody Calhoun: Former Green Bulldog takes lessons of toughness, humility and defense to Rootstown
Cody Calhoun was born and bred a Bulldog. Forged in the Green, Ohio, youth basketball system that his father, Rick, spent a decade running for Coach Mark Kinsley, Cody learned the essentials of the basketball world. Toughness, physi...
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1:12:10
Danny Young: 6-time regional head basketball coach, teacher, principal, counselor, leader serves as vehicle for change
Danny Young has devoted his life to the young men and women at Shaker Heights School District. As a teacher, counselor, principal, assistant coach and head coach, Danny has always led with class, charisma and heart. This episode speaks to...
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Tyler Bates: Loudonville head basketball coach builds a winner in both OHSAA and AAU worlds
Tyler Bates was named the head coach of the Loudonville Girls Basketball program in the spring of 2013. Upon his hiring, Bates was the youngest head coach in the state of Ohio at only 22 years old. Under Bates’ guidance, the Redbirds finished w...
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1:46:41
Goncalo Marques: Portugese podcaster with MSc in Clinical Psychology shares key lessons
Goncalo Marques, from Lisbon, Portugal, shares his incredible insights learned through his clinical psychology and sports psychology background. Marques, a young man who will be working with club teams in the Portugal soccer world as a sp...
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Dan Kiser: Basketball Lifer strikes out in t-ball, hits home run in journey from Wadsworth to the East Coast
Dan Kiser has spent more time with legendary coaches than any "normal" high school coach we know. From Don Meyer to Morgan Woooten and Howard Garfinkel, Bob Hurley, Dan Hughes, Steve Fisher, Bob Huggins, Steve Moore and Nate Oates, Dan Ki...
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1:45:47
Josh Jakacki: Crestwood head coach lives dream with his sons at his alma mater
Josh Jakacki was a well heralded basketball player in the northeast Ohio basketball scene in 1994 starring at Crestwood High School. He went on to have a hall-of-fame career at Hiram College where his mother had worked and he had lived. His coa...
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1:29:30
Kevin Byrne: NCAA college coach circles back home to Walsh Jesuit with wisdom, acumen and a cerebral approach
Kevin Byrne has a much different resume than most high school coaches. Raised in Stow and Silver Lake, OH, Byrne played Stow junior pro basketball, CYO hoops for Holy Family Parish, high school ball for Walsh Jesuit and college ball at Ca...
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2:11:55
Matthew "Cookie" Koch: Teaching boys to become men Akron U and Life U hockey coach
Matthew Koch has demonstrated excellence across the spectrum of his professional life and coaching life. As the hockey coach for the University of Akron club team, Koch recruits boys and teaches them how to become men through unique LIFE ...
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1:07:54
Mike Moser: Authenticity, mission and relationships for Wadsworth head coach
Mike Moser has been a lifelong learner and lifelong educator. As a teacher coach in the Wadsworth schools, Mike has had many roles on the sidelines. He left to be the head coach at Medina Highland on the girls' side. He had su...
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1:05:30
Dave Pilipovich: Former Air Force Academy head basketball coach exudes class and integrity
Dave Pilipovich served the last eight years as head basketball coach at the Air Force Academy in Colorado. His teams won 5 Mountain West tourney games over his stint and competed in one of the nation's toughest leagues at a huge recruiting disa...
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1:44:52
Dominic DiMascio: 2020 Courage Award Finalist Akron Beacon Journal Best of Preps Gala
Archbishop Hoban senior Dom DiMascio exudes class and cheerfulness in the face of much adversity. His teachers, coaches and relatives nominated him for the Courage Award at the Beacon Journal Gatehouse Media Gala to be held this June. Dom...
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Brittany Anderson: Chagrin Falls native the epitome of teacher-coach in the AP Science classroom and on the sidelines
Brittany Anderson opted for a career in education after a stellar career at Grove City College where she played three sports. As destiny would have it, she found her way back to Chagrin Falls where she has now has served for ten years as the he...
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Andy Booth: A rock of a coach and teacher who serves as a pillar of integrity
Andy Booth was raised in the small town of Lucas, Ohio in Richland County. His blue collar roots have always stayed with him throughout his heralded coaching career. Listen to this journey that brought him to a state championship in...
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Jake Beiting: World Series strength coach trades plane flights and rings for family roots
Jake Beiting quickly rose to "stardom" as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Houston Astros. In his fifth season with the team, the Astros won the championship. Beiting moved on after a difference of opinions with management the n...
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