Between the Headset

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In this episode I sit down and talk with USA Rugby's men's national team forwards coach Shawn Pittman. We discuss a wide variety of topics from how he came to be a professional rugby player to why he thinks every coach should know how to code a game. This is a great convo with a great friend about something we both have a passion for!Sit back and enjoy the conversation with my good friend and colleague Shawn Pittman

This one was a real joy! Coach McKinnon is the Head Coach for the University of Michigan Women's Lacrosse Club team. He played lacrosse growing up and has coached around the country. His story of how he got into coaching is an interesting one and we lead right off the podcast with it!I really enjoyed talking with him about how he develops a culture, his favorite books, and much much more!

Head coach Josh Sutcliffe and assistant coach Richard Ashfield sit down and talk about their coaching experience

Review of Jock Willink & Leif Babin's leadership/management book "Extreme Ownership"

Justin Cessante is an American football coach who is the Director of Operations for Legacy Football Organization in Brighton Michigan and the Defensive Coordinator for Detroit Catholic Central High School. He has an incredible story and passion for the sport and his athletes can be heard throughout the podcast. We talk about coaching urgency, lessons learned from high caliber coaches, the danger of concussions in football (and what he and his staff are doing to help it), and a whole lot of other interesting topics.With Legacy, Justin has built an organization that is committed to developing football players not just as athletes but as people. While it is easy to count his successes by players signing to D1 schools or victories on the field the real impact of his committed coaching staff and Justin is seen by how they help those players excel in adulthood.He is an alum of DCC and upon his graduation from Grand Valley State, where he won 2 national championships, returned to coach there. He is now the defensive coordinator and is continuing the strong tradition of both football and personal excellence that those athletes are known for.  

Wrestling coach Kyle Hansen is on the on the podcast! Kyle has a strong resume both as a competitor and coach. He wrestled at the University of Northern Iowa where he earned All-American honors, TWICE! After graduating he transitioned to a coaching role when he took the position of Head Assistant Coach at Ohio University. While there he helped rebuild the program from a bottom of the table team to one that was winning MAC championships and producing national qualifying and All-American wrestlers. He also holds two Master Degrees in Coach Education and Education Administration. He currently is the Director of Wrestling at the Legacy Center in Brighton, MIchigan.

This episode features Ben Mateialona the Head Coach of Detroit Catholic Central and Legacy Rugby Academy. He is also the strength and conditioning coach of the USA Islanders who are preparing for their match against Saracens in Bermuda. In this episode, we talk about coaching our respective teams, the NIKE Rugby Camp, our admiration for Scott Lawerence, and our experience of working together this Summer.

The first ever BTH podcast! I talk about what my goal is with this podcast and some of the trends, likes, and concerns of coaching in the sport of rugby.