The Better Coaching Podcast Notes

Formerly The Cutting Edge Coaching Podcast

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#140. No Standing Around: How a Pro Runs Youth Practices with Zach Lutz

#139. From Transactional to Transformational: Redefining Victory and Coaching Fulfillment with David Emeott

#138. The B.E.T. Model: How to Coach Gen Z & Help Them Overcome Anxiety with David Durand of Real Development

#137. Building Culture and Connection in Coaching: Insights from Tony Dungy and Peyton Manning Jon Torine of Coach Across America

#136. Becoming a 100x Leader with with Kevin DeShazo & Seth Kindig of Better

#135. 3 Steps to Create a Winning Team with Brett Ledbetter of What Drives Winning

#134. 4 Keys to Good Coaching According to Players with Alan Keane of MVMT Sports

#133. Modern Skill Acquisition Made Simple: Rethinking Practice Design, Feedback, & Constraints with Javier Miller-Estrada

#132. Mental Metrics, Handling Adversity, and Life After Sport with Ryan Schactner of Success Beyond Game Day

#131. Why Coaches are Burning Out and How to Stop it with Stephen Maxwell of No Other Game Around

#130. Mental Performance Made Simple: Practice Design, Parent Communication, and Handling Adversity with James Leath

#129. Kids These Days: Effective Strategies for Coaching Gen Z and Beyond with Betsy Butterick

#128: Tiger Style: 8 Steps to Create a Winning Culture

#127. Inspiring Young Minds: Discipline, Autonomy, and the Psychology of Coaching with Phil Philipou

#126. Becoming a Head Coach, Building Culture, & Team Rituals with Napoleon Sykes

#125. The 4 C’s of Coaching and The 4 Pillars of Sustainable Winning with Zach Brandon of Threshold Performance Coaching

#124. How to Build a Better Learning Environment with Trevor Ragan of the Learner Lab

#123. Healthy Coaching, Handling Emotion, and Teaching Teamwork with Head Coach Mike Schall of UNC Volleyball (replay)

#122. A Development System to Take Your Team to the Next Level with Mark Bennett of PDS Coaching (replay)

#121 - Coaching Better Every Season with Dr. Wade Gilbert (replay)

#120 - Creating Culture and Maximizing Performance and Impact with Alan Keane of MVMT Sports (replay)

#119. Building a Player-Led Team & The Secret Part of Leadership No One Talks About with Adam Bradley of Lead ‘Em Up

#118 - InSideOut Coaching and Transformational Leadership with Joe Ehrmann (replay)

#117 - Practicing for Performance with John Kessel of USA Volleyball (replay)

#116 - What Young Men Want and Need from their Coaches with Kip Ioane of Teams of Men

#115 - Helping Your Athletes Become Ready for Real Life with Andrew McPeak of Growing Leaders

#114 - How You and Your Athletes Can Thrive Under Pressure with Dr. Stu Singer, Sports Psychologist

#112-113 - Legacy Leadership, The 3 Ms of Coaching, Holistic, Athlete-Centered Coaching, and Integrating Spirituality with Dr. Charles "Hal" Wilson

#111 - Sustaining Success & Motivating Players with Coach Kirsten Booth, Creighton Women’s Volleyball Head Coach

#109-110. 4 Environment Design Principles, Improving the Warm Up, and Coaching through Principles of Play with Phillip O’Callaghan

#107-108. Must-Learn Lessons from Taking Over a Program and Being a First-Time Head Coach with Ben Wilkins

#105-106. The Spartan Mindset: Mastering the Language of Excellence with Coach Reed Maltbie

#103-104. What Great Coaches have in Common with Tom Hartley of UK Coaching

#101-102. The Coaching Framework Every Coach Needs with Dr. Tom Parry

#100 - 6 Teaching Tips and 6 Leadership Tips with Adam Bradley, Betsy Butterick, Alex Sarama, Dr. Stu Singer, Dr. Megan Buning, and Mark Bennett

#99 - 9 Lessons on Coaching and Creating from 99 Episodes

#97-98. The Bullied Brain and Bullying in Sport with Dr. Jennifer Fraser

#95-96. On Mental Health and Well-Being with Paula McQuaid and Jessica Renney of Hone Athletics

#94 - I Cost My Team a Chance to Win a Game and 3 Lessons About Mistakes

#93 - The 6 Skills Every Coach Must Possess with Bill Eckstrom of Ecsell Sports

#92 - Transactional vs Transformational Coaching and When to Be Transactional with Bill Eckstrom of Ecsell Sports

#91 - Effective Goal Setting and In-Game Coaching with Dr. Wade Gilbert | Part 2

#90 - Coaching Better Every Season: The 4 Es with Dr. Wade Gilbert | Part 1

#89 - Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and The Surprising Science of Real Toughness with Steve Magness | Part 2

#88 - Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and The Surprising Science of Real Toughness Steve Magness | Part 1

#87 - The Intangibles Every Coach Wants in their Players (and how to develop them) with Chad Songy

#86 - Myths of Sport Coaching with Jenny Coe | Part 2

#85 - Myths of Sport Coaching with Jenny Coe | Part 1

#84 - The 7 Deadly Sins of Film with Doug Lemov and Luke Gromer

#83 - Mental Health, Resilience, and Helping Players Break Out of Slumps with Shay Haddow

#82 - Life and Career Balance in Coaching with Mike Lynch, Head Coach of Belmont Abbey Women's Soccer

#81 - Simple Strategies to Change How You Coach with Ben Guest & Nick Hauselman

#80 - The Power and Potential of Video with Rob Scotland of VEO

#79 - How to Prioritize Learning and Long-Term Development with Tim Bradbury, DOC ENYYSA

#78 - The 4 Stages of Athletes Development with Zac Crawford of US Soccer

#77 - The 3 Key Areas of Player Development with Zac Crawford of US Soccer

#76 - Building a Program and Developing Assistants with Lang Wedemeyer, Head Coach of Liberty Women's Soccer

#75 - Navigating Depression and Anxiety as a Coach with Matt Spear

#74 - The 5 Ss of Great Coaching with Vince Ganzberg, Director of Coach Education for United Soccer Coaches

#73 - A Simple Mental Performance Framework with Paul McVeigh, Former EPL Player & Sports Psychologist

#72 - 5 Teaching Tools Any Coach Can Use with Max Dubane, New York Red Bulls

#71 - Helping Your Players Take Small Leadership Steps with Molly Grisham

#70 - Developing Self-Determined Players & Intentional Interventions with Tom Shields

#69 - How to Improve Parent Behavior from the Sidelines & Stands with Skye Eddy

#68 - The 3 Prongs of a Strong Culture with Theresa "Tree" Beeckman

#67 - The Culture System with JP Nerbun

#66 - 8 Leadership Lessons from Ted Lasso with Skyler Bell, Utah Youth Soccer

Bonus #9: The 5 Leadership Voices with Seth Kindig, TCD Teams

#65 - How You and Your Players can Overcome Negatice Self-Talk with Ben Freakley, former Head of Mental Performance for the Toronto Blue Jays | Part 2

#64 - From College Coach to Sports Psychologist & Tips for In-Game Coaching with Ben Freakley, former Head of Mental Performance for the Toronto Blue Jays | Part 1

#63 - Simple Strategies to Communicate Better with Betsy Butterick, Communication Specialist | Part 2

#62 - Co-Creating with Gen Z & Tips for Hard Conversations with Betsy Butterick, Communication Specialist | Part 1

#61 - 4 Phases of Skill Progression & Emotional Interference with Paul Kelleher, Ireland U18 Men's Basketball HC

#60 - The Secret Part of Leadership No One Talks about but Needs to with Adam Bradley | Part 2

#59 - How to Move from a Coach-Led Team to a Player-Led Team with Adam Bradley | Part 1

#58 - Helping Athletes Find their Game Face with Dan Abrahams | Part 2

#57 - How to Create a P.I.E. that Maximizes Player Development with Dan Abrahams | Part 1

#56 - Rules of Thumb for Practice Design with Lorelle Hoyer | Part 2

#55 - Leadership Circles and Accountability with Lorelle Hoyer | Part 1

#54 - How to Stop Ruining the Flow of Your Practice with Doug Lemov

#53 - Ben Wilkins—How Army Men's Basketball Builds Culture & Develops Leaders | Part 2

#52 - Ben Wilkins—How to Tell Players Hard Truth | Part 1

#51 - Alan Keane—Creating Culture and Preparing in Short Windows | Part 2

#50 - Alan Keane—3 Keys to Maximizing Performance and Impact | Part 1

#49 - Fergus Connolly—The 3 Levels of Teams | Part 2

#48 - Fergus Connolly—The Skills Coaches are Missing | Part 1

#47 - Mark Bennett—Establishing and Upholding Your Non-Negotiables | Part 2

#46 - Mark Bennett—Peak Performance and Success Criteria | Part 1

#45 - Dr. Alex Auerbach—AARs and Effective Reflection | Part 2

#44 - Dr. Alex Auerbach—Creating a Mastery Climate that Gets Results | Part 1

#43 - Stu Singer—Helping Athletes Navigate Stress and Anxiety | Part 2

#42 - Stu Singer—Helping Athletes Embrace Struggle | Part 1

#41 - Joe Ehrmann - InSideOut Coaching | Part 2

#40 - Joe Ehrmann - InSideOut Coaching | Part 1

#39 - Geoff VanDeusen | Part 2 - Networking & Growing Professionally

#38 - Geoff VanDeusen | Part 1 - Turning a Team Around Quickly

#37 - Lason Perkins & Jeff Osterman | Part 2 - Engaging All Stakeholders and Soft Skills

#36 - Lason Perkins & Jeff Osterman | Part 1 - Standards vs. Goals

#35 - Nate Baldwin | Part 2 - Providing a Positive Experience for Athletes

Bonus #8: 3D Coaching with Dr. Jeff Duke

Bonus #7: The Power of Cultural Artifacts

#34 - Nate Baldwin | Part 1 - Turning Around a Program
#33 - Mike MacKay | Part 2 - T.L.C. and Coaching on the Fly

#32 - Mike MacKay | Part 1 - Purpose, Culture, & ACE Feedback

#31 - Adam Cohen - Developing Players

#30 - Sherri Coale - Lead Your Staff and Teaching Effectively | Part 2

#29 - Sherri Coale - Navigating Criticism and Praise | Part 1 

#28 - Bret Burchard - How to Teach Mental Skills

#27 - Dr. Ron Siers Jr. - 5 Steps to Develop Leaders

#26 - Lin Dunn - Accountability and Maximizing Your Practices

#25 - Aseem Rastogi & Kyle Kavanaugh - Climate vs. Culture

#24 - Dr. Megan Buning - Improving Mental Performance

#23 - Mike Schall - Healthy Coaching

#22 - Nate Sanderson - Losing Your Job and Practice Design

#21 - Jason Watson - How to be Good To and Good For Your Athletes

#20 - Brian Levenson - Shift Your Mind

Bonus #4: Q&A with Dr. Julie McCleery on Ambitious Coaching

Bonus #3: Book Club Q&A with Doug Lemov (2)

Bonus #2: Book Club Q&A with Doug Lemov (1)

#19 - Tyler Coston - SAVI Coaching

Bonus #1: Kurt Hines - Loving Your Players

#18 - Dr. Julie McCleery - Ambitious Coaching

#17 - Matt Smith - Leading this Generation

#16 - Becky Burleigh - Building and Leading a Program

#15 - Dr. Greg Sullivan - Positive Coaching and Leadership

#14 - Matt McLeod - Being a Culture Keeper

#13 - Sue Enquist - Unwavering Standards and Sustained Success

#12 - Chris Oliver & Alex Sarama - Using a Games Based and Constraints Led Approach

#11 - Gordon MacLelland - Working with Parents

#10 - Sefu Bernard - The Role of a Coach and Improving Feedback

#9 - Megan Bartlett & Jill Laughran - What Coaches Need to Know about the Brain and Trauma

#8 - Brian McCormick - Improving Skill Development and Increasing Transfer

#7 - JP Nerbun - Shaping Your Culture and Aligning Your Staff

#6 - Miss Val - Producing Substantial Change

#5 - John Kessel - Practicing for Performance

#4 - Trevor Ragan - Improving Practices and Handling Emotions

#3 - Cody Royle - The Tough Stuff

#2 - Jamy Bechler - Developing Leaders

#1 - Doug Lemov - The Coach's Guide to Teaching