The Coaches Why?
We dive deep into the coaches why? From youth coaches to professional coaches, we understand why they do this as a profession. We also look into their experiences and their careers. I talk to more than just athletic coaches, we talk to business coaches, management and entrepreneurs. We figure out their why, with every conversation.
Episodes
75 episodes
Episode 75 | Rigan Machado
On a shorter episode we have a BJJ Grand Master, Black Belt and multi-time medalist join the show today. Rigan Machado a co-originator of what we know today as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu talks about a coach that was influential to him, Mach 5 BJJ, wre...
Episode 74 | Vinnie Pietrangelo
Our first hockey coach joins the show! Coach Pietrangelo gives us a great episode talking about what off-season looks like, how college hockey works, the new NCAA 5 for 5 and how it will effect the collegiate hockey space, what state produces t...
Episode 73 | Mackenzie Porter
Mackenzie Porter joins the show talking about her first year as a college head coach. Leaping directly from playing to coaching, she discusses the challenges she faced in that situation. She also talks about her development through faith, mento...
Episode 72 | Bernard Clark Jr.
A University of Miami, Orange Bowl MVP, NFL & Arena Football veteran, Coach Clark Jr. jumps on the show to discuss his journey! Talking about his time in the Miami U prime, how to coach athletes to be professional in their sports so they ca...
Episode 71 | Austin Shafer
Coach was a First Team All Conference player when he suited up for the University of Jamestown. He is now the Head Women's Soccer Coach at Colorado Northwest CC. Coach Shafer talks about the difference between coaching Mens and Women's so...
Episode 70 | Chad Duernberger
Coach Duernberger joins the show & goes over how to coach a team through a tough loss or a tough season, what standards mean to the Rider University soccer program, how important the basics are in the sport of soccer, his timeline as a coac...
Episode 69 | Kyle Kuether
Returning for his second episode, coach is now coming off his 6th season as HC for BSC, coach has had some great success! BSC won 4 straight Mon-Dak Conference championships 21'-24'. He was the Mon-Dak Coach of the Year in that span. Coach Kuet...
Episode 68 | Seth Huston
Coach Huston explains swimming, diving and how it works. He also talks about what makes it such a polarizing sport, especially in the olympic conversation. With 20+ years of experience and having coached swimmers at all levels of excellence fro...
Episode 67 | Matt Kosderka
Coach Kosderka gave us some absolute gems in this episode. Highly notable lines that will work for any coach in any sport! He is just the Fourth coach in program history to reach 100 career wins and he led the team to a tie for the most overall...
Episode 66 | Bryan Astudillo
Episode 66 brings some great perspective of how a dream that fell through as a college athlete can motivate to give back to the sport and help others reach their goals. Along with that topic, Coach Astudillo talks about culture and how it is so...
Episode 65 | Matt Stolz
D1 Head Volleyball Coach, Matt Stolz jumps on the show today and makes for not only our longest episode but it is definitely one of the best! We talk about Mid-Major Volleyball, relationships being a bank account and how they can either drain o...
Episode 64 | Giovanni Vlahos
Back for part 2, Coach Vlahos joins the show with a great conversation about the sport of soccer! Coach talks about the rivalry his team had while on staff with Duke University vs. UNC, World Cup Predictions, his philosophy on how to create men...
Episode 63 | Mark Emerson
Coach Emerson rejoins the show as our second returnee! Coach talks about the growth of the program since we last spoke. He also talks about recruiting and how he gets athletes to say yes to Butler CC, how he gets athletes to peak at the right t...
Episode 62 | Nikaylen Morrison
Assistant Baseball coach at Wiley University, Coach Morrison joins the show to talk about how important a good 3rd base coach is to a baseball team, the GOAT in the sport of baseball, his playing time as a college athlete and in the professiona...
Episode 61 | Dan Savage
The Head Basketball Coach of College of Southern Nevada joins the show today! Coach Savage has coached through 5 decades and has been at every level. Coached talks about the game of basketball, recruiting athletes, how he ended up in the Sin Ci...
Episode 60 | Sara Pelegreen
The Head Coach from West Liberty University softball program joins the show! Coaching at different levels, she talks about the balance of D2 and how it can benefit both athletes and coaches involved lives. Coach Pelegreen also talks about ...
Episode 59 | Sean Loyd
Multi-sport athlete conversation is always an interesting topic and Coach Loyd dives into this topic. He also speaks on building chemistry over a culture, developing athletes, spending majority of his time in West Virginia, what state produces ...
Episode 58 | Jose Olivo
While coach took a few years off from coaching in his transition to the United States, he never lost passion for the sport. Coach talks about underrated/overrated drills/areas in the sport of Volleyball, challenges he's faced in recruiting, why...
Episode 57 | Christy Warnock
Coach Warnock joins the show dropping gems! Coach talks about how her coach threw her into the deep end and how it helped her in the long run, tough conversations through athlete development, what the most underrated & overrated drill/part ...
Episode 56 | Kayla Bryant
Spending time at the JUCO level before jumping to the 4 year level as an athlete, she appreciates those athletes. Coach talks about recruiting JUCO kids, her love of coaching, using a simple word to help build culture + much more!
Episode 55 | Drew Mahin
Coach Mahin has coached over 200 All-Americans in the NJCAA space in his time at Cloud County CC. The process is important to the results and recruiting is important once you start winning. Coach dives into how to coach a team after a runner-up...
Episode 54 | Peyton Kendrick
Our first in-person episode in a VERY long time brought some great conversations about the sport of baseball. Coach Peyton joins the show speaking about recruiting in such a dense sport, why he chose NAIA over JUCO as an athlete, how to follow ...
Episode 53 | Hudson Winters
Our first E-Sports coach joins the show! Such an intriguing conversation this was! Learning about how E-Sports works and how Huntington maneuver's throughout the season. Coach speaks on being apart of the inaugural season as an athlete and then...
Episode 52 | Mike Deroehn
Having to build/rebuild a program is not easy but Coach Deroehn has done it twice. Coach talks about self-evaluation tips for athletes, how to develop athletes from JV/Bench to a starting role and gems about coaching that are truly unparallel!&...
Episode 51 | Greg Holker
Coach jumps on the show and speaks some gems! He speaks on 20+ years of coaching experiences, challenges he's faced, youth sports and the mentality of youth athletes, where USA sits as country for soccer, how important culture is + much more!&n...