Coach Forward Podcast
Jason Mejeur
Craig Skinner - 2020 National Champion Volleyball Coach at Kentucky on Developing a Championship Manual, How to Coach Beyond the X's and O's, Coping with Wins and Loses, and More.
Episode Notes: [5:40] Great players don't make great coaches [7:21] Shifting from assistant to head coach [13:38] The challenges that come with winning a national championship [15:15] Building a program is bigger than X's and O's [17:02] Writing a Championship Manual [26:15] Creating...
Jesse Mermuys - Orlando Magic Assistant Coach on Using Joy to Improve Your Culture, Chasing Individual Goals to Create Team Success, How Tech is Shaping the Future of Youth Sports, and More.
Episode Notes: [05:35] Valuing experience over compensation [12:56] Using joy to improve your culture [20:05] Chasing individual goals to create team success [27:32] The best NBA teams are led by the players [32:28] What technology is changing locker rooms [36:33] Integrating mental practices into ...
RJay Barsh - Assistant Men's Coach w/ FSU Basketball on Coaching Players Differently, How to Fill Your Own Cup, Letting Players Get to Know You, and More.
Episode Notes: [05:12] Coaching vs. the business of basketball [07:11] How to fill your own cup as coach [09:22] Letting players get to know you at their own pace [13:41] The dilemma of trusting your instincts [23:37] Helping players envision their futures [32:08] Deciding how to coach players dif...
Stephen Mackey - How to Build a Culture of Character, Removing the Stigma of Failure, Top Questions to Ask Your Players, and More.
Episode Notes: [06:06] Coaches learn when they listen [07:55] Teaching athletes to take pride [12:10] Meaningful check-ins [17:31] What to do when your players aren't their best [22:18] Steal this idea — leadership journals [29:33] Ask your players this question [34:30] The safest place to fai...
Matt Entz - 6x FCS National Champion on Being Part of a Community, Juggling Dad and Coaching Duties, Managing Player Discipline Issues, and More.
Episode Notes: [4:57] Moving from coordinator to head coach [6:36] Believing in players [10:05] Belief in the system as a staff [14:13] Belonging to a community [16:17] Juggling dad duties AND coaching duties [18:03] Leaders are created, not born [24:18] Player input on discipline issues [31:26] Us...
Kurt Hines - Using Football to Care About People, Being Present as a Coach, Giving Players Opportunities to Talk, Parent Meetings and Social Gatherings, and More.
Episode Notes: [9:58] Being where your feet are [14:49] Using football to care about people [18:54] A moment he wasn't proud of [24:52] Giving players opportunities to talk [26:08] Friend or coach? [39:48] Parent meetings and social gatherings [44:59] How teaching elementary school has made hi...