Shayna is a rockstar. She is. fast rising star in Professional Boxing and is starting to get the recognition that she deserves. She is a hardworking person who has a great personality and is a truly down to earth person. Check out our conversation as we navigate her life as a boxer, but also who she is as a person. Great conversation and is a real fun listen.
Thomas is a 3 Captain Elite athlete who has led both his hockey and football teams into the playoffs this year and really is a kid you want to build a program around. Incredible listen to any coach looking to take a kid who would be 100% bought in.
We were able to grab a quick interview with the team captains as they open up State Tournament play against a tough opponent at home. Pack LoConte Hockey rink root on the squad.
Taylor was a standout player at Beaver Country Day High School in Chestnut Hill, Ma, where he helped lead the Beavers to the 2012 New Preparatory School Athletic Council Class B Championship. He was a 2-year captain as well. Played at North Carolina AT&T (Freshman Year) Western Texas College (Juco) (1 year) Finished at Niagara University (2 years) and graduated. Played in places like the Czech Republic and El Salvador. Real great listen to a really great guest.
Javin is a humble kid, very athletic and can really play the QB position very well. He is an all around talent who is looking to play football at the collegiate level, but also wants to take up Criminal Justice in College. He is a very hardworking humble id who would make any program to have for the next 4 years.
Isaiah Osgood has been the starting QB for the Arlington Catholic Football team and had a monster senior year with huge numbers in only 7 games, He is hardworking, humble and hungry and has a lot of different looks with several Division 1 schools. This is a fun listen to see a different side of Isaiah. A very good listen.
Coach Hart is an experienced Football coach around the game of Football being drafted himself into the NFL in 2010 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He understands the process it takes to play at that D1 level, while also having them navigate their path through the recruiting process. His book, "The Recruiters Playbook" gives an extensive look into the recruiting process and how high school athletes, their parents and coaches can navigate through the process. Great guy and great listen.
Steve is one of the best High School Football Coaches in the State of Massachusetts. Here he talks about a new proposal for the high school football playoff system in Massachusetts. Coach has had tremendous success on and off the field and is well respected across the state. Great listen!
Beyond Podcast was honored to have covered the 135th Thanksgiving Football game between Medford High School and Malden High School at Fenway Park. The coolest part about the game was after Malden won, Tina a Malden Golden Tornado did what is known as a "PROMPOSAL" TO Nate a Malden Golden Tornado football player after the game on the field. We had them on to hear how it went down?
These are 2 of the best AD's in the state of Massachusetts. We talk about their Thanksgiving game at Fenway Park for the 135th year and the 2nd longest rivalry in High School Football in America. Both guys are big fans of Beyond and we had a blast talking about the game in general.
Coach Chace was a successful Head Football coach in the state of Massachusetts over the pst 5 years, but recently stepped down from his previous job midseason due to parental harassment. This is something that has been going on in HS sports over the past few years. There have been recent coaching shortages and even official shortages that have been going on in the state which has forced games to be played all different nights of the week have enough officials to cover ALL the games in the state ...
One of the funniest coaches I have ever worked with in my life and one good friend. I learned a lot from him and he is a great guy and great coach. We had a lot of laughs and talk about some of the offensive power he has produced the last few years. Lots of laughs and a lot of AC Alumni should tune in!! Great listen.
Lauren is a dedicated and educated volleyball coach. She has doubled the numbers of the program over the past few years and has a lot more involvement with the youth of the Town. She runs camps, has girls play on club teams in the off season and plays one of the toughest girls Volleyball coaching schedules in the State both League and Non-League. Great person and great listen!
Zac is one of the the best kept secrets in the high School Coaching world. He has take a program and with-in 2 years has them playing at a very high level against some very tough Football Teams and not even to mention running the gauntlet known as the Patriot League. His team is extremely physical on both sides of the ball and is lead by a very senior heavy core. This is a great listen especially for those young coaches out there really learning from a coach who has put the work in over the year...
Mike is one of the best kept secrets in MMA RIGHT NOW. He has an undefeated Amateur and Professional MMA/Boxing record. He is going to be in a huge matchup for Combat FC Friday October 21st and Beyond will be there. Mike is a hardworking fighter who takes advantage of every opportunity he has gotten. He is a as humble as they come and he is going to become a big name very soon in the MMA world very soon. INCREDIBLE listen from an even more incredible guy. A must listen.
Mike is an experienced high school coach who has just over as the 1st year head coach at Georgetown High School. He is building a strong sense of community in his program, but also playing a physical run style of offense that builds both physical and mental toughness in his program. Mike comes with plenty of coaching experience also being a head baseball coach as well over at Matignon high. This was a fun conversation that covered a lot of down to earth conversation.
Great Listen! Here we have on one of the Best Football Coaches in the State of Massachusetts Jim Rabbitt and one of the best athletic Directors in the State in Anthony Grimaldi. Here we talk about Kipp Academy Football as a program of the past 6 years, the growth and development players, product and competitive non league schedule that they have set for themselves this year as they look to evolve the program and take it to that next level. We also talked to Anthony about some of the sports at Ki...
Matt has entered his 3rd season as the Arlington High School Head Football Coach. He took a program over in the heart of Covid with small numbers and in 3 short years, has turned this program around to be such a tough and physical football team on both sides of the ball. Matt has some division 1 and 2 caliber players on both sides of the football and has grown the numbers in his program. They play a competitive schedule and he is a true role model and leader amongst young men. This is a great li...
Danny is a 2nd time coach on this podcast as he was an assistant Football Coach at Malden Catholic the first time he was on the podcast. Danny has taken over a program that went 9-4 the year before and he is really setting high expectations for the squad this year! Danny is an incredible coach who really involves his players in the community and makes sure his players value being a true student athlete in their community.
Very fun episode with the head coach and her players. We talk about figuring skating, how to build a routine with music, the inspiration behind all theirs passion and sacrifice to skate and compete at a high level. This is an all around fun episode.
Britnanni Lanzilli is one of best coach/athletes we have ever had on this Podcast. She is one of 6 players to record over 300 points in her high school career. She played at UMass Amherst and also for Team USA. She is now taking over for the high school program where she played in Medford and really has hit the ground running. We are excited to have on in my opinion one of the best young coaches in Massachusetts.
Coach is one of the best young coaches in the State. She is a 2 sport varsity head coach who has her programs in a State Championship hunt year after year. She sets high expectations and really is about building relationships on and off the field and court to help you better understand your student athletes. Amazing episode and guest.
Coach Rukstalis is one of the more innovative and consistent basketball coaches in the state. She has had a great 9 year run at Wayland high school winning League Championships, making deep state tournament runs, and coaching her squad using a variety of innovative preparation strategies. This is a must line and a great listen!
Janelle is the first guest in our Women in Sports Month Series of May 22. Jannelle has a coaching resume that is through the roof as far as accolades, divisions, and the ability to effect a program immediately upon arrival, including helping Marist reach their 1st NCAA tournament bid in school history. She led Salva Regina as a head coach to conference title as a head coach in year 1, and currently helping put together a squad at D2 Barry University. We thank Jannelle for taking time out of her ...
Geroge Balian was recently announced as the HC of the Football Team over at Burlington High School and the hype is real about what is going over at Burlington with new football coach. He is engaging, exciting, and comes with a huge football mind and background. I am a very big fan of coach and what he has going on in his first year at Burlington HS...
Coach Karakoudous has had an impressive run as the Beverley Boys Basketball these past 5 years. He has a record of 84-20 and 55-6 over the past 3 seasons. Coach earned his way up the ranks, having stops at 3 schools including Pope John where he lead the program to a D4 North Championship. Coach is very impressive and has a team returning next year that will make some noise returning his 4 All-Stars and highly recruited Division 1 talent. This is a great listen.
DJ Bean is one of the most talented and funny sports reporters around. His passion for sports and knowledge make him one of the most dependable and consistent sports people in Boston. I think he covered sports from such a younger/social media generation and really asks questions that make people think outside the box. Incredible listen.
Paul is 26 years old and has coached more teams and sports than any coach I have had on this podcast. He is a smart, strategic and very understanding coach, who gets the most out of his players. I have had the privilege of knowing Paul for the past 5 years and I am more and more impressed with his ability to coach at such a high level. Great episode and great listen.
Matt is a 13 year veteran of covering the local D3 sports in Massachusetts and has recently started to also cover local High School Sports in Massachusetts as well. Matt really focuses on all topics in sports and has on a wide variety of guests ranging from the professional, collegiate, and high school level. Matt is a great person and really is truly passionate about what he does.
Nick is a special guest for me. I coached nick very early on in my career and he was a very good 3 year starter and later played at Merrimack College and eventually came back to the coaching scene at the high school level. NIck is a very bright coach who really understands how to scheme, develop and bring together talent. Nic is a very High IQ person and truly was not only one of the best coaches I have coached with, but became a very good friend. Great listen so buckle up!
