Essential Coaching Conversations

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Amy Peters, a clinical psychologist AND a tremendous basketball coach. She was Aseem's assistant coach at Worcester Academy, and is now the Associate Head Coach at BB&N in Cambridge, MA. We dive deep into the realm of psychology, identity, and how we as adults can help our players see past the perfection myth. All that and more on this episode of ECC! Resources referenced: NCAA survey: https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/research/wellness/Dec2023RES_HW-MentalHealthRelease.pdfWomen in sport survey: https://womeninsport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Executive-Summary-Tackling-Teenage-Disengagement-March-2022.pdfAssociation for Applied Sport Psychology Mental Wellness Resource Center: https://appliedsportpsych.org/resources/mental-wellness-resource-center/ As always, leave us a comment, hit us on social media, or email us your thoughts at admin@essential-coaching.net. Check out more content, questions, and resources here: Podcast: tinyurl.com/eccpod YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Medium: https://medium.com/@essentialcoaching TikTok: tiktok.com/@essentialcoaching

Luka gets traded to the Lakers for...*checks notes*...Anthony Davis? Citing concerns of durability and wanting to win now? Weren't the Mavs just in the finals? Video of Jason Kidd's reaction: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aD658LkJe2I ESPN article: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43678217/luka-doncic-father-calls-mavericks-lakers-trade Good lord. All that and more on this episode of ECC! As always, leave us a comment, hit us on social media, or email us your thoughts at admin@essential-coaching.net. Check out more content, questions, and resources here: Podcast: tinyurl.com/eccpod YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Medium: https://medium.com/@essentialcoaching TikTok: tiktok.com/@essentialcoaching

You may have a Jimmy Butler problem on your team. It's very possible you don't have A Jimmy Butler, but his situation in Miami may be indicative of a larger societal issue that is plaguing youth, high school, and college sport. Listen to the guys dive in and dissect. Video Referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDYEa0PbJF0&ab_channel=HouseofHighlights Article Referenced: https://espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43535792/erik-spoelstra-heat-jimmy-butler-suspension-get-it As always, leave us a comment, hit us on social media, or email us your thoughts at admin@essential-coaching.net. Check out more content, questions, and resources here: Podcast: tinyurl.com/eccpod YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Medium: https://medium.com/@essentialcoaching TikTok: tiktok.com/@essentialcoaching

What the heck does "coach em up" mean? Why do we get into this time of year and either become complacent or feel like we have to change everything we are doing? What are the conspiracy theories and stories that coaches tell themselves to justify either their lack of preparation or why their team isn't performing the way they think they should. We all do it, we all did it, and we are all guilty of it. Let's move past it and really think about how we can manage our performance better. As always, leave us a comment, hit us on social media, or email us your thoughts at admin@essential-coaching.net. Check out more content, questions, and resources here: Podcast: tinyurl.com/eccpod YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Medium: https://medium.com/@essentialcoaching TikTok: tiktok.com/@essentialcoaching

What's the role of sport during crisis? How do we reconcile the need for "distraction," and the very real trauma that athletes, coaches, and HUMANS face when there is a crisis? We attempt to answer some of these questions in this episode, centered mostly around the reaction to the New Orleans terror attack and the wildfires in LA. If you'd like to help with the situation facing our neighbors in California, please consider donating to the Red Cross or any of the other organizations doing incredible work to help the recovery and containment efforts. Please help people affected by the 2025 California Wildfires by visiting redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767) or texting the word CAWILDFIRES to 90999 to make a donation. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from these disasters. As always, leave us a comment, hit us on social media, or email us your thoughts at admin@essential-coaching.net. Check out more content, questions, and resources here: Podcast: tinyurl.com/eccpod YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Medium: https://medium.com/@essentialcoaching TikTok: tiktok.com/@essentialcoaching

A recent ESPN article highlighting Kevin O'Connell's approach as Head Coach of the Minnesota Vikings was a breath of fresh air. Listen as we discuss how coaching CAN be done this way, and Kevin O'Connell's unique (which shouldn't be, but it is) approach to connecting with players and building their confidence. Complete with quotes from the article, including by his colleagues and his players, we get a picture of a modern day coach who understands that connection, trust, engagement, and motivation are the bedrocks to long-term success. Link to article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43322013/nfl-vikings-coach-kevin-oconnell-sam-darnold-rams-playoffs As always, let us know your thoughts via comments, social media, or email at admin@essential-coaching.net. Check out more content, questions, and resources here: Podcast: tinyurl.com/eccpod YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Medium: https://medium.com/@essentialcoaching TikTok: tiktok.com/@essentialcoaching

We are back in 2025 with a new format and the same depth and conversation you expect from us! In this episode, we discuss a fairly viral clip that left us scratching our heads. Mick Cronin, head coach of the UCLA Men's Basketball team, took his frustrations with his team to the media in a post game press conference. Here's the clip (it's in the episode as well): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEkeu4cRZ2Q/ Is he okay? Why, in 2025, do we think this is acceptable at all? The comments on the post are certainly interesting, as well, and relatively indicative of where we are and why we do what we do. Let us know your thoughts on this in the comments, and feel free to reach out on social media or via email, as well! Check out more content, questions, and resources here: Podcast: tinyurl.com/eccpod YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Medium: https://medium.com/@essentialcoaching TikTok: tiktok.com/@essentialcoaching

Let's take a look back at the year for EC as well as get into the entire Doug Gottlieb saga going on at UW Green Bay. What a disaster! Hate to say we told you so, though. Link to article mentioned: https://www.bracketsbubblesandbidstealers.com/post/rise-and-shine-it-s-time-to-talk-about-green-bay Check out more content, questions, and resources here: Podcast: tinyurl.com/eccpod YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Medium: https://medium.com/@essentialcoaching TikTok: tiktok.com/@essentialcoaching --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

This week, we welcomed Wyatt Olson, the Associate AD for Internal Operations at Louisiana Tech University. The conversation centers around helping young people with transitioning out of athletics, into career, and more. Wyatt is an expert on leadership within organizations, and his story has so many relatable twists and turns for all of us who have built lives and careers through struggle and strife. Use some of the nuggets in this episode to help the young people you serve to transition more smoothly out of your care into the world! Check out more content, questions, and resources here: Podcast: tinyurl.com/eccpod YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Medium: https://medium.com/@essentialcoaching TikTok: tiktok.com/@essentialcoaching --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

We are back! Trying something new this go around, seeing how it works. Let us know your thoughts on the episode! Check out more content, questions, and resources here: Podcast: tinyurl.com/eccpod YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Medium: https://medium.com/@essentialcoaching TikTok: tiktok.com/@essentialcoaching --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

We are inspired by a lot of things, art being one of them. Recently, Kyle had a chance to head to an art museum in Dallas where it spurred his thinking about why we as coaches treat the game and our craft like some sort of plug and play exact science. Why can't we be creative? What stands in the way of creating something new or a new style to express our way of doing things? This was a great episode to record and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do! All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

It's one of the most used Coachspeak phrases there is. If you hear this in recruiting, run the other way. If you use this phrase to describe yourself, it's time for some RACA. We can do better. We need to do better. The definition of brutal All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

We all have tech at our fingertips, but are we really using it to its fullest capability? We have Oura Rings, Apple Watches, FitBits, Whoop Bands, Catapult Systems, Teamworks...you name it - we have it. We're using Hudl and Synergy to optimize strategy, but how about actual performance? The guys take a deep dive into how we can use the latest tech, which most of our athletes have, to truly get 1% better and find ways to optimize our performance to continue to win. All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

The Olympics have come and gone and we noticed some REALLY awesome things that we hope everyone can benefit from. Listen in as we break down the Top 3 things we noticed, as well as what it was like to watch the Olympics in a different country other than the US. All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Former tech executive April Burrows joins the pod to discuss her decision to take a career break. This episode is inspired by her LinkedIn post, where she very openly stated her desire to reflect and get clarity on what she wanted out of her career, life, and her experiences. A compelling episode chock full of tidbits to take away that should, hopefully, make you contemplate finding the time to take a break, too. Read April's LinkedIn Post here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7204955967405367297/ All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

It's CAMP SEASON! The guys are avid camp directors and LOVE everything there is to love about camp. In this episode, you'll get some best practices, great stories, and what NOT to do to ensure your summer camp is the best it can be. Camp is a vital recruiting opportunity for you and your community - let's get after it and make it awesome for the kids. Share with us, too, your best practices and things you've done to make your summer camps memorable and kids wanting to come back. All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

You know we had to talk about this. JJ Redick was introduced as the head coach of the LA Lakers after, checks notes, coaching 4th grade basketball, a 15 year pro career, being the founder of the "new media," and having a couple of podcasts and ESPN roles. What in the world? All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Warning: This may devolve into "old guys reminiscing" about "back in my day," but stick with us - there's a point here. We dive deep into how PLAY, not sport, shaped us. And why PLAY matters and how we can recapture some of that magic in the current state of things. A great episode filled with good laughs and memories. We know you can relate! All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Ball is not life. There, we said it. In this episode, we dive into where sport is currently, what's missing, and the dehumanization of athletes and coaches into characters in a soap opera. Some very heavy questions, realizations, and clarity coming forth in a big way! All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Do Adults Get in the Way? To be clear, we are not painting with a broad brush. There are plenty of adults - parents, coaches, administrators, etc, who do it the right way and empower kids to learn, grow, make mistakes, and set clear boundaries of acceptable behavior. However, as we've gone into the "architect parents" era - we can't help but wonder whether adults are doing more harm than good. Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseemCheck us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoachingAs always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.netShoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.netDM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

What an absolute TREAT to have Becky Carlson, also known as the founder of The Fearless Coach, on the pod. Becky is currently the Head Women's Rugby Coach at Quinnipiac University, and alongside her duties there, she is an advocate for coaches and accountability in sport. There are so many great nuggets in this episode that will have you nodding along, questioning why we do things the way we do, and taking you down the RACA process - truly an inspiring guest who we will absolutely want to have back for a part II. Coach Carlson's Twitter: @TFCoachCarlson Coach Carlson's Instagram: @TFCoachCarlson Coach Carlson's TFC Website and Sub Page Check out her article on entitled: "An open letter from a coach to the athlete we must stop recruiting" Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Happy 4th BIRTHDAY to us!! 4 years ago, on April 15, 2020, we hosted our first EC calls. Had no idea what we were doing, but we've learned a lot since then and we're here to share our reflections. Join us for a great chat - we hope you continue listening and sharing with us! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

We are back with Part II of Work/Life integration - termed as "turning it off" - specifically focused on the athletes we coach. Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Work/Life balance as we know it is dead. It's all about integration, now. Fitting life around work and work around life to make it one big jumble. Part I focuses on the adults - how do we do it? Part II will focus on the kids. Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Perfectionism is a hustle. Yet, our youth and subsequent generations are suffering at the hands of "perfect," being the enemy of their GOOD or GREAT. Perfect is not a thing. However, we can lean into the details that make Good, Better, and Best happen. How? Let's talk about it. Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

So...this episode wasn't at all part of the plan. It just kind of happened. We had a topic we wanted to talk about, but instead you get the unfiltered, raw conversation that followed a series of questions and thoughts posed by both of us. This is what we do on ECC. Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

This may be the most asked yet least important question in the history of recruiting. Yet...we continue to hear it, almost as if it's been doubled down upon as a necessity to make decisions. Let's talk about it. Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Why does it seem like we're at an 11 all the time? We live in a society! We all just need to take a deep breath. Let's talk about it. Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

It's not just about learning new things, it's about unlearning the things we've held on to as truths. You need this. We needed this. Let's all unlearn together. Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Yeah. We said it. Just because you played doesn't mean squat when it comes to coaching. Let's talk about it. Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

In this very special episode, we deep dive the phenomena known as The Vibe Architect, inspired by Austin Hedges of the Texas Rangers. Who is the vibe architect on your team? How do we build that skill? Further, how do we encourage that skill in all our players, not just the ones that don't play a whole lot? All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

There's a difference between sharing the game and stealing the game. There's a difference between sharing COACHING and sharing something you can DO as a coach. We differentiate, discuss, and dive deep into the era of content creators masquerading as coaches and what that means for exponential generational change. All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

In this episode, the guys tackle the idea of ignoring the noise and how damaging that can actually be. How do we decipher through the noise? Do we RACA appropriately in the moment? How do we take care of our insecurities and mental health while dealing with everyone having an opinion that is usually unfounded in reality? All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Follow Kip on Twitter: @teams_men. In this episode, the guys welcome Kip Ioane, founder of Teams of Men and 25 year veteran of coaching D3 College Men's Basketball. We dive into behavior-based coaching, unbridled anger, and how toxic masculinity has taken over coaching and what we can do about it. You do not want to miss this! All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Take a deep breath. Woosah. This is a heavy episode that needed to be made. Hazing affects all teams, all organizations, and can be innocuous in nature or super damaging. Either way, it's a challenge to navigate. We do our best in this episode to bring light to questions we need to be asking as educators, how to talk to teams about it, and really just unpacking the latest news in athletics hazing as compared to other organizations. All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Join us for this episode where we talk all things impacting winning but this time, we are talking all about administrators. Yeah - we went there. Admins need to listen to this and we want you to send it to your admins as soon as you can. Let them listen to it and use this as a substantive conversation starter with them. We said what you wish you could - use it and run with it! Please share this episode with your teams and colleagues as it relates to ALL sports and ALL levels! We'd love to hear your feedback and your team's feedback about what we get into on this episode. All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Kyle & Aseem are on a brief hiatus this week and will be back with new content next week! We invite you to catch up on Season 1 and Season 2 and go back to some of our favorite episodes to keep learning, growing, and reflecting. See you next week! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

You've heard the phrase - it's on shirts, it's on our website, it's everywhere. Recruit Everyone Every Day. We've never done a podcast episode on it, and we had nothing else to talk about but somehow had an hour long conversation about THIS. Which, in all honesty, is probably the most important conversation we've ever had. Please share this episode with your teams and colleagues as it relates to ALL sports and ALL levels! We'd love to hear your feedback and your team's feedback about what we get into on this episode. All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Our FIRST EC OG's episode is with the esteemed Head Girls Basketball Coach and English teacher at Western High School in Davie, FL, Brandie Taylor. If you're looking for relatable - listen to Brandie on this episode! Brandie is a WEALTH of knowledge and drops bomb after bomb on this episode reflecting on her journey with EC, how it all started to where she is now. You do not want to miss this absolute gem of an episode. More to come with our EC OG's as we roll out our community to the rest of the world and understand the uniqueness of each of their journeys. *Note: Coach Taylor regrets that she did not shout out Kyle for wearing his Western HS gear on the call for this podcast recording! All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Join us for this episode where we talk all things impacting winning but this time, we are talking all about parents. Yeah - we went there. Parents need to listen to this and we want you to send it to your parents as soon as you can. Let them listen to it and use this as a substantive conversation starter with them. We said what you wish you could - use it and run with it! Please share this episode with your teams and colleagues as it relates to ALL sports and ALL levels! We'd love to hear your feedback and your team's feedback about what we get into on this episode. All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Join us for this episode where we talk all things impacting winning but this time, from a coaches standpoint. What do coaches do or not do to impact winning positively? How can we reframe how we choose to impact winning? Please share this episode with your teams and colleagues as it relates to ALL sports and ALL levels! We'd love to hear your feedback and your team's feedback about what we get into on this episode. All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Welcome to Season 2! We start off this season with a bang where we spend time talking about how PLAYERS can impact winning. Please share this episode with your teams as it relates to ALL sports and ALL levels! We'd love to hear your feedback and your team's feedback about what we get into on this episode. All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

What? We're already on SEASON 2 of Essential Coaching Conversations?! Let's take a moment to reflect on Season 1, and also to announce some of the exciting things we have in store for the next year of the pod. Get ready because we're coming in hot! All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

We wrap up our Decluttering Szn series of episodes with the top of the pyramid - X's and O's/tech tac/content. This is the least important part of the pyramid, and we offer some thoughts as to how to reframe even how you might think of X's and O's. This really does turn into a human component conversation, but there is something for everyone in this - we even talk about, GASP, Zoom action. All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

We're in Part III of our Decluttering Szn episodes and this time, we moved up a tier on the pyramid to Practice and Environmental Design - this is the continuation of the previous episode. You are the Chief Environmental Operator - the CEO - of the program. How you clear the clutter in this section is vital to the healthy operation of the program. We deep dive on strategies to do it, success stories from EC Fam, and give a special shoutout to our friends doing it the right way. This is Part 2 of a 2 part series! All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

We're in Part III of our Decluttering Szn episodes and this time, we moved up a tier on the pyramid to Practice and Environmental Design. You are the Chief Environmental Operator - the CEO - of the program. How you clear the clutter in this section is vital to the healthy operation of the program. We deep dive on strategies to do it, success stories from EC Fam, and give a special shoutout to our friends doing it the right way. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series! All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Intro credit: Jordan Sperber aka @hoopvision68 on Twitter & on YouTube. We're in Part II of our Decluttering Szn episodes and this time, we moved up a tier on the pyramid to Person and Program Development. Most people know this by the buzzwords of culture and leadership, etc - we prefer to use climate and character. Either way, we discuss this in detail and give our take on the failings we see, how we can do it better, and ask some of those famous reflective questions of ours. All that and more on this episode of ECC! Follow us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching As always, visit our website at www.essential-coaching.net Shoot us an email at admin@essential-coaching.net DM's are always open for your feedback! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

We're starting at the base of the pyramid - the foundation - as we look to declutter the Human Component. We discuss what we can do to automate some decision making, create more opportunities for the next connection to take place, and how we can declutter some other things to make room for more of the human component in coaching, teaching, learning, and life. We may make this a two-parter since the Human Component matters above all else, but you'll just have to tune in next week to see what happens! All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

It's that time of year! Time to declutter and get rid of the fluff. We're going on a deep dive into the chats we did a few years ago and taking a look at how that's gone for us and for our EC Fam. This intro gives insight into why the #DeclutteringSzn is so important and what we can learn from just simply letting go of STUFF that is holding us back from being our best selves as coaches, leaders, educators, and humans. All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

It's almost July - you know what that means. "Exposure events," for athletes across the country in almost every sport. Why do we do this? What's the point? Is every kid in need of EXPOSURE? The easy answer is no - in fact, most of them will likely be exposed as not very good and it's not their fault. Why is the 98% doing the same thing as the 2%? All that and more on this episode of Essential Coaching Conversations. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support

Are you a front runner or a competitor? How are we actually competing and what are we competing against? Who are we when we're at our most competitive? Can competition and empathy go together? We talked about that and more on this episode. We are hopeful this episode, perhaps above all others, reframes your definition of what being competitive is and how you can harness the power of competition to aid in your approach to coaching, teaching, learning, and life. Follow and DM us on Twitter: @coachessential | @coachk424 | @rastogi_aseem Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@essentialcoaching Subscribe to our website: www.essential-coaching.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-coaching/support