A Pane in the Glass Podcast
This podcast is hosted by Bill Tschirhart, a chartered professional coach with Coaches of Canada. It's for coaches, instructors , athletes & parents at all levels of experience & skills. Using articles from Bill's coaching manual ("A Pane in the Glass: A Coach's Companion"), his blog site (truenorthbill.blogspot.com), his 30+ years coaching & instructing athletes, augmented by interviews with highly skilled & experienced experts, the aim of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" to provide a valuable resource of information all the while producing episodes that will entertain the listener.
Episodes
178 episodes
Pebble Water 15.0
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I sprinkle water from my pebbling can on a number of topics, none of them related to one another but all relevant to the subject at hand, that being curling in particular and sports in general wi...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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27:53
Help! We Need Help! Where Do We Find It?
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we'll take a look at the search for a coach for your competitive team. Do we seek someone who's been there, done that and has the T-Shirt (i.e. a recently retired elite athlete) or are the...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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22:25
From Chisholm, MN to Pyeongchang S. Korea Looking For Gold
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" you will be taken on a journey from a small town in the state of Minnesota to the top step of the podium in Pyeongchang, S. Korea by John Shuster. It's a journey that you mig...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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47:38
Two Athletes From Different Countries With The Same Goal
As the title suggests, this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" has global implications. Joining me are Helen Williams of Australia and Adriana Camarena of Mexico (currently residing in California). They both skip th...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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41:42
The Restless Ranter With A Major Rant
The title of this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" says it all. The RR's rant is one I hope many of you will want to weigh in on with your view. To do that with total anonymity, just click on the hyperlink at the end of these sho...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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24:22
The Power & Risk Of Belief
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" you will a very unique way for an elite athlete to reflect upon a major competition that didn't end the way she and her teammates hoped it might. That athlete is Emily Riley and the...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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22:59
The Crab Grass In The Lawn Of Sport
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" my returning guest is Jenn Ferris of Curling Canada. We talk about keeping sport safe for athletes and coaches but this time it's not about physical safety by rather psychological s...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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32:18
Pebble Water 14.0
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I reach into my Pebble Water file for items that have been building up. Now is the time to give them oxygen. There are seven this time; "The Learning Curve", "Three Ques...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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40:06
A Great Coach's Press Conference
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we hear the wise words of Coach Jon Cooper who, prior to the final game of last month's "Four Nations Face Off" hockey tournament, fielded excellent questions from journalists and provided impact...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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27:22
This Young Team's Road To The Brier
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I welcome back, "The Dean of Coaching" (aka Dean Kleiter) who chronicles the 15 year journey from a U18 team to the representative of the Province of Saskatchewan at the 2025 Montana's Brier.&nbs...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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22:56
Don't Even Try To Hit It Straight
The title of this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" isn't about golf but I'm going to use the connection between golf & curling to answer a question from a listener from the Bobcaygeon Curling Club. Murray Thompson was having difficu...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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30:34
A Round Table Discussion With Emily Riley, Jacob Tschirhart & Coach Bill
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast", Emily Riley shares the microphone with me and my grandson Jacob. We both have questions to ask Emily and as usual, Emily provides outstanding answers! In the last portion of the episode, the...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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37:23
The Most Important Aspects Of A Curling Delivery Are Invisible
This episode begins season #4 of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast". It was this week in 2002 when I took a leap of faith into the world of podcasting. This episodes explains what's missing in so many curling deliveries I see as I...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:01:07
Remembering Toby McDonald
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we pay tribute to Toby McDonald, curler, coach, attorney, fisherman & citizen of St. John's, NL. I called upon Jamie Korab and Jim Waite to share their memories of Toby (including some great ...
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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48:38
Foam Density In Curling Brushes
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we take a look at the hottest of hot brushing topics, the density of the foam under the compliant fabric on a curling brush. To do that I have taken excerpts from an article on "Curling Zon...
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Season 3
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Episode 51
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32:18
So You Want To Be Perfect Eh?
The title of today's episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" says it all. I reprise an article from my blog site (truenorthbill.blogspot.com) for an article based upon an interview with Dr. John Dunn with a journalist from the Edmonton Journal...
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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43:59
A Northern Light
This episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" is an interview with Nick Saturnino of Inuvik, Northwest Territories which is located 200 km. north of The Arctic Circle. He's a "northern light" in that far north community as he creates yout...
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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34:35
Does Your Team Play To Win or Does It Play Not To Lose?
The title of today's episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" says it all. Does your team play to win or does it play not to lose? My friend Leslie Gerard sent another email I felt worthy of sharing. It's about playing a team that you ...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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31:47
A Cold Bucket Of Water In Your Face
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I use an episode from CNN's excellent podcast series with Dr. Sanjay Gupta ("Chasing Life"). This one was about alcohol and a project with Dr. Jason Kilmer at the University of Washington but it ...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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27:05
The View From Inside World Curling
My Guest for this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" is Graham Prouse, who for many years, until he recently termed out, was a Vice President of "World Curling". He explains how an international sport organization meets the needs of a gro...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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52:35
Your Team Needs To Answer These Questions
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" you will hear excellent questions originally posed by Coach Andrea Ronnebeck of Northern Ontario. Andrea is currently the Education Manager for the Ontario Curling Council. Her questions deal wit...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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30:43
The Performance Formula
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I revisit performance, specifically a performance formula and that's not to say that there IS a scientific way to ensure performance but rather some of the components required to promote a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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46:26
Pebble Water 13.0
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I rummage around in the compressor room for my pebble can to touch on a number of topics. They include ice reading, brushing (again), episode transcripts, a team dynamics activity for your team, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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36:08
Synonyms (Words That Might Mean The Same But Don't)
This episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" is not a grammar lesson. It IS about two pairs of synonyms we use regularly in curling and many times we use them incorrectly and the differences in their meanings can have relevance to your team's ...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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23:14