Sideline Sessions

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Designed for coaches, parents and other stakeholders in the world of youth, scholastic, and amateur sports, this show brings you interviews with leaders at the highest levels of their respective sports. Hear from coaches and performance experts with experience in the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Olympics, and NCAA Division-I, plus those who run elite youth programs, successful high school teams, and more. Hear about their motivations, philosophies, and strategies for success, and take away actionable insights to support the athletes in your life.

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Episodes

Edu Rubio — UEFA Pro Soccer Coach and Premier League Assistant Manager — The Learning Bridge with Richard Gerver

Today we're excited to bring you an episode from The Learning Bridge, a new Be Podcast Network show hosted by Richard Gerver, one of the world’s leading thinkers on human potential, leadership, and organizational transformation. In this episode, Richard speaks with Edu Rubio, a UEFA pro soccer coach who has been assistant manager for such storied clubs as Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United Women, and Crystal Palace FC. Edu talks about his young life and his journey into professional soccer...

Feb 01, 2024•52 min

Sue Humphrey — Three-Time Team USA Olympic Track & Field Coach, Trailblazing NCAA Coach on 50+ Years of Teaching Athletes How to Succeed

"Sue Humphrey is the consummate teacher," says Mike Holloway, Head USA Men's 2020 Olympic Coach and University of Florida Head Track & Field Coach. Sue is a trailblazing track and field coach who rates among the most successful coaches ever. In the early 1970s, after Title IX was enacted, she originated the women’s track program at Arizona State University. She also has coaches at the University of Texas and California State University - Long Beach. Sue is the only female coach to have coach...

Jan 28, 2024•53 min

Taylor Siebert — High School Basketball Coach, Founder & CEO of Striv Education, Advocate for Future-Ready Learning

Taylor Siebert is in his second season as head coach of the high school boys basketball team in Heartland Community Schools (Henderson, Nebraska). He is also founder and CEO of Striv Education and has a long history in video streaming of school sports. In this conversation, hear about: What taylor observed in his decade-plus working around high school sports Teaching, motivating, mentoring The culture he aims to build Getting players to become leaders and stakeholders in the culture Top skills t...

Jan 14, 2024•41 min

Alex Auerbach, PhD — Toronto Raptors Sr. Director of Wellness and Development, Performance Psychologist, and Executive Coach on Achieving Individual and Team Success

Today, I’m thrilled to share a conversation with Dr. Alex Auerbach. Alex is an expert on peak performance and the psychology of coaching who is currently Sr. Director of Wellness and Development for the NBA’s Toronto Raptors. In addition to his work with NBA players, Alex has worked with NFL and NCAA athletes, elite head coaches, military members, Fortune 500 executives, and venture capital funds as a performance psychologist and executive coach. We discussed Alex’s definition of high performanc...

Jan 11, 2024•59 min

Samantha Arsenault Livingstone — Olympic Gold Medalist, Swim Coach, High-Performance Consultant, and Mental Health Advocate on Her Journey from World-Class Athlete to Whole Athlete Coach

It’s episode 4 of Sideline Sessions and I’m honored to have my fourth great guest. Samantha Arsenault Livingstone is an Olympic gold medalist swimmer, high-performance consultant, speaker and mental health activist. She also co-captained the 2005 National Champion University of Georgia swim team. Samantha spent time as a high school science teacher and swim coach, and in 2016, she founded Livingstone High Performance (LHP) and the Whole Athlete Initiative (the WAI) in response to the mental heal...

Jan 07, 2024•49 min

The Authority: Discussing Gwen Jorgensen, USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete

Hello and thank you, listeners. I hope you're enjoying the first season of Sideline Sessions. As we take a short break from publishing new episodes over the holidays, I wanted to share an episode from my other podcast, The Authority. The Authority Podcast features weekly interviews with leading authors and new voices in the genres of education, leadership, and self-improvement. If you work in education or lead in another role, these episodes feature many valuable insights. Subscribe here: https:...

Dec 28, 2023•43 min

Charlie Miller — Master Basketball Coach, McDonald’s All-American, Indiana University and Professional Player on Teaching Young Athletes to Find Their "Bright Spots"

In episode 3, I had a fantastic conversation with Charlie Miller, a master basketball coach, author, and owner of ATTACK Basketball Academy in the Dallas, Texas area. In his playing career, Charlie was a McDonald’s All-American and Florida’s Gatorade Player of the Year at South Miami High School, played at Indiana University and in the Junior Olympics, and played professionally in Europe and the US. As a coach, he began by training hundreds of players individually and on teams, founded ATTACK Ba...

Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 8 min

Caroline McCombs — George Washington University Women’s Basketball Head Coach, 20+ Year NCAA Division-I Coaching Veteran, and 2020 America East Coach of the Year on Success at the D-I Level

This week I’m honored to speak with Caroline McCombs, head women’s basketball coach at George Washington University. 2023-24 is Coach McCombs’ third season at GW and 10th season overall as a head coach at the NCAA Division-I level. As a head coach and assistant coach, her teams have appeared in six NCAA tournaments and made two Sweet 16 appearances, and she also made an NCAA tournament as an all-conference player at Youngstown State. We discussed Coach McCombs’ transition from playing to coachin...

Dec 10, 2023•35 min

Dr. Jen Welter — Trailblazing NFL Coach, World Champion Football Player, and U.S. State Department Sports Envoy on "Shattering the Glass Sideline"

Welcome to the premiere episode of Sideline Sessions on the Be Podcast Network. My first guest, Dr. Jenifer Welter, is a trailblazing athlete and coach who is extremely on-brand to kick off our show. In 2015, Welter became the first female coach in NFL history when she coached linebackers for the Arizona Cardinals. She was also the first woman to play a contact position in men’s professional football when she signed as a running back with the Texas Revolution, a professional indoor football team...

Dec 03, 2023•46 min

Introducing Sideline Sessions

Welcome to Sideline Sessions, a new original series from the Be Podcast Network. In each season of this podcast, designed for coaches, parents and other stakeholders in the world of youth, scholastic, and amateur sports, you’ll gain in-depth insights from a variety of experts. Hear from coaches at the highest levels of their respective sports — including the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Olympics, and NCAA Division-I — plus those who run successful high school and yo...

Nov 19, 2023•2 min

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