Captains & Coaches Podcast
By Tex McQuilkin
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Episodes: 148
Description
The Fast-Track to Becoming a Game-Changing Leader.
Discover how the greatest minds in sports build winning cultures. Dive into raw, no-nonsense conversations with elite coaches and captains who've been in the trenches. We're not here for fluff – expect:
- Hard-hitting strategies to skyrocket your team's performance
- Insider tips on building unbreakable team chemistry
- Career-defining lessons from both victories and failures
Whether you're calling plays or taking the field, we're building you up, not breaking you down.
Ready to raise your game? Let's do it together.
Press play. Listen and lead with purpose. Become the leader your team needs.
| Episode | Date |
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148 - Gen X Coaches, Gen Z Captains & the Leadership Gap w/ Martin Rooney
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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147 - Glazing, Fake Hype & True Team Energy w/ CJ & Vinny
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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146 - Conquer Loss Aversion & the Locker Room w/ Dr. Ben Freakley
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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145 - Team Conflict Toolkit: 5 Styles Every Captain Needs to Read
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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144 - Sports, Shame & the Weight of Words w/ Tim Fletcher
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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143 - Funishment: Reframing Discipline in Athletics
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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142 - Living Legends Lead By Example w/ Shawn Lyght | Notre Dame Lacrosse
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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141 - Top 10 Blindspots at Practice | Soldiers to Sidelines Presentation
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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140 - Strength Meets Standards w/ Cory Castro | Texas Football S&C
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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139 - 5 Tools for Freshman Athletes: Surviving & Thriving Your First College Season
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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138 - Staying Within Striking Distance w/ Bo Sandoval
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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137 - Ask the Coach: S&C Q&A Live at the Soldiers to Sidelines Summit
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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136 - When Perfect Breaks, What Emerges w/ Erica Lowery
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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135 - Coaching Crisis: Lacrosse Roundtable Live at Soldiers to Sidelines Summit
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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134 - The Language Arts of Coaching w/ Nick Winkelman
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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133 - Fall to the Level of Your Leader
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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132 - Return to Play on a Budget w Dr Dylan Seeley
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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131 - Transformational Leadership Theory: The Four I's in Team
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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130 - Consistent Discomfort & Realized Potential w/ Joey Bergles
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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129 - Bricks & Bridges: Coaching the Difficult & Defiant Athlete
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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128 - Earned, Never Given w/ Fairfax Hackley
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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127 - The Praise Trap: Hidden Costs of Conditional Confidence
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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126 - Strength, Suffering, & the Masculinity Crisis w/ Sean Waxman
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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125 - Coaching Kids in 3D: The Instructions That Actually Land
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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124 - Pitcher Quirks & Trusting Your Stuff w/ Trey Dombroski
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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123 - Win Now, Not at Life: Researching Gaps & Assumptions in Sports
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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122 - How to Raise Gritty, Multi-Sport Badasses w/ Brianna Battles
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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121 - 5 Stages of Team Development: A Field Guide for Coaches & Captains
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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120 - Hammer & Chisel Lessons from Weight Room to Locker Room w/ Jon Heck
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May 29, 2026 |
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119 - Halftime Adjustments & Double-Loop Learning: Are You Actually Changing, or Just Guessing?
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May 27, 2026 |
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118 - Strong Ankles & Olympic Feat w/ Cal Dietz
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May 22, 2026 |
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117 - It's Not Conditioning, It's Getting Sexy
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May 20, 2026 |
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116 - Recruiting, Reps, & Resilience w/ Nick Tintle
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May 15, 2026 |
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115 - Speed is Simple. People are Complex.
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May 12, 2026 |
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114 - Beyond Sport: Teaching Lessons That Last w/ Jim Davis
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May 05, 2026 |
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113 - What a Season of Real Leadership Development Looks Like
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May 01, 2026 |
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112 - Environment, Experience & Excellence w/ Matt Nein, Salisbury University & USA Lacrosse
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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111 - Connection Before Commitment: The 3-H's That Build Unbreakable Teams
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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110 - Creatine, Concussions & Contact Sports w/ Dr Mike T Nelson
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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109 - The Disease of Me: Pat Riley's 7 Sins That Destroy Teams
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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108 - Strength, Service, & Navy Football w/ Jim Kiritsy
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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107 - Know Your Role: Why the Best Teams Don't Have One Leader
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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106 - Self-Esteem & Service Reflexes w/ Luka Hocevar
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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105 - What Got You Here Won't Keep You There
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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104 - Building Anti-Fragile Athletes and Officers w/ Dr. Jenny Prohaska
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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103 - Effort Isn't the Problem — Identity Is
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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102 - Coach Fed, Player Led: Inside Texas Baseball's Standard w/ Matt Couch
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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101 - Hundo Highlight Reel
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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100 - Fantastic Lies, Hard Truths, & the Cost of Protecting Egos w/ Cali
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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099 - The 4 Stages of Confidence Every Athlete & Leader Must Understand
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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098 - Rough & Tumble: Raising Resilient Youth Athletes w/ Jeremy Frisch
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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097 - LOUD ≠ Leadership
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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096 - Recovery Nobody Talks About w/ Rebecca Rouse & Joel Del Rosario
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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095 - Why You Get Worse Before You Get Better
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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094 - Quiet Reminders & Lighthouse Leadership w/ Ashley Kowalewski
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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093 - Coach the Brain, Not Behavior
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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092 - Reclaiming Team Spirit w/ Vinny Malts
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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091 - Teaching Teens the 4 Types of Failure | Why "I Failed" ≠ "I'm a Failure"
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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090 - Setting the Example vs Leading by Example w/ JL Reppert
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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089- Coachability Wins Championships: Self-Awareness, Humility, & Art of Improvement
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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088 - Building Speed & Setting Golden Standards w/ Loren Landow
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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087 - Why Smart Teams Win: 6 Stages of Learning Skills
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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086 - "How to Win" Awareness w/ Jay Johnson
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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085 - The Ancient Rule of 'Maybe'
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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084 - Thought Defense: How to Train the Mind w/ Shenna Jean
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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083 - 7 Language Shifts That Build Athletes Who Own Their Effort
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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082 - Military Measures of Performance & Effectiveness w/ Alex Morrow
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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081 - The Expectation Effect: How Coaches Shape Performance
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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080 - How to Handle Haters w/ Roman Mori
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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079 - Sports Don't Build Character, They Reveal It
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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078 - Peer-Led Teams Win Championships w/ Notre Dame Coach Ryan Wellner
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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077 - Stop Coaching the Way You Were Coached
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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076 - Building Champs From Scratch w/ Lindsey Munday
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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075 - Why Boundaries Create Freedom, Not Restriction
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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074 - Why Kids Quit Sports & How to Fix It w/ Dr David Yeager
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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073 - Purpose After Sports
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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072 - The Outsiders - Luke Summers - Part II
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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071 - The Ball Busting Balance
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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070 - All The Right Moves - Luke Summers - Part I
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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069 - The Aggressive Play Paradox
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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068 - Gamifying Nutrition for Teens w/ Jen Broxterman
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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067 - Conflict Without Collapse: A Captain's Guide to Hard Conversations
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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066 - Strength Coach Networking w/ Justin Lima
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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065 - The Science of Selling Yourself Short
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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064 - Burning Gas & Building Trust w/ Josh Dobbie
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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063 - Energy Is Not An Accident: Tools to Flip the Switch at Practice
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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062 - Mile High Standards w/ Andy Holmes
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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061 - Transformational vs. Transactional Coach
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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060 - All You Can Do Is All You Can Do w/ Logan Gelbrich
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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059 - 3 Make or Break Coaching Mindsets
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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058 - Self-Authoring Performance w/ Dr Cara Miller
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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057 - Teach Anyone Anything
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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056 - Pivotal Sports Performance w/ Pat Nolan
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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055 - Turn Practice into a Leadership Lab
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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054 - Redefining Fitness w/ Margaux Alvarez
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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053 - Social Emotional Leadership in Sports
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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052 - Predictable Excellence w/ Brian Peters
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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051 - Accelerated Skill Acquisition - Raph Ruiz - Part II
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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050 - League of Shadows- Raph Ruiz - Part I
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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049 - From Platform to Professor w/ Allison Brager
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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048 - Athlete Resurrection w/ Ben Fairchild
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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047 - Coaching Skill & Will w/ Andrew Mitchell
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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046 - Delayed Gratification & Team Building w/ Derek Woodske
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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045 - Adapt Ability w/ Stephanie Mock Grubbs
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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044 - Rudy Reyes on Complete Leadership: "The Poet, The Science, and The Warrior"
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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043 - Process Over Perfection w/ Joel Raether
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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042 - Building Better Humans w/ Zach Even-Esh
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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041 - Learning Lacrosse Leadership w/ Jack Hannah
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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040 - DU Hockey: A Song of Ice & Iron w/ Matt Shaw
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May 29, 2025 |
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039 - Why Environment Always Wins w/ Coach Kav
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May 21, 2025 |
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038 - Thrive Through Injury and Adversity w/ Dr Matt Zanis
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May 14, 2025 |
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037 - Growing the Game w/ POWLAX
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May 07, 2025 |
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Tennessee Swimming Culture Deep Dive w/ Matt Kredich
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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035 - Recognizing Hidden Athletic Potential w/ Judd Lienhard
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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034 - Find Calm in the Chaos w/ UTSA Football Strength
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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033 - The Architecture of Achievement w/ Ben Mayfield-Smith
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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032 - Sleep & Skill Acquisition w/ Dr Kirk Parsley
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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031 - Adaptive Non-Science w/ Greg Walsh
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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030 - Be Somebody: Building a Weightlifting Legacy w/ Wes Kitts
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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029 - Carolina's Player-Led Culture w/ Erik Hernandez
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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028 - From Pitcher to Performance Pioneer w/ Harvey Martin
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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027 - Inside Out Athlete Development w/ Ryan Metzger
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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026 - Understanding Human Behavior in Sport & Life w/ Jim Davis
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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025 - Coach & Captain
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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024 - American Rugby Story w/ Nicole Heavirland
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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023 - Acronym Academy w/ Mike Hill
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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022 - Homecoming: From Marymount to Military S&C w/ Coach Jo
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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021 - Coaching Em Up w/ Tim Riley
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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020 - Iron Mind, Healing Hands w/ Dr Dani LaMartina
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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019 - Heroes, Highlights, & Hardships w/ Ryan Davis
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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018 - The Secret Sauce of Leadership w/ Donnie Maib
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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017 - The Missing Manual: Decoding Female Athlete Development
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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016 - One Last Job w/ Luke Summers
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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015 Recruiting, Resilience, & Road to Pro Lacrosse
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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014 - Small-Town Texas Football Culture Code
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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013 - Life, Lessons, Lacrosse w/ Nick Tintle
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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012 - Family Dynamics & Longterm Athlete Impact
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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011 - Fuel, Flex, Flourish w/ Dr. Mike T Nelson
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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010 - Youth Leadership Coaching Blueprint w/ Jim Kielbaso
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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009 - Warrior's Path to Wellness w/ The Vagabond Coach
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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008 - Anti-Hero Leadership w/ Brett Bartholomew
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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007 - Connection > Perfection w/ Zack Zillner
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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006 - Weight Cutting & Combat Sports w/ Tyler Minton
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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005 - Tufts Lacrosse Rhabdo Captain's Practice
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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004 - Control the Controllables in Sport, Leadership, & Life
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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003 - Arresting Leadership Insights from Law Enforcement
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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002 - From Anxiety to Action w/ Dr. Josiah Igono
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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001 - Captains & Coaches w/ Tex McQuilkin
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Aug 24, 2024 |