FSU COACH Live: Interviews with Coaches and Sports Professionals

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FSU COACH Live provides interviews with guests from around the sports world with the primary goal of learning from their knowledge and experiences. While specializing in the coaching profession, guests include professional, collegiate, and amateur coaches, athletic directors, scouts, performance coaches, team owners, sport psychologists, and other professionals across sports. Interviews are conducted weekly.

Timothy Baghurst


    • Apr 12, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 135 EPISODES


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    The Business of Sports with NFL Quarterback John Wolford and Sports Performance Coach Tom Gormely

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 36:07


    John and Tom share their backgrounds and discuss how they've been developing training programs (www.kinetex.co) to support athletes, particularly those who are throwers. They discuss their experienced being and working with elite level athletes, juggling multiple responsibilities, and how virtual training helps to support athletes who may not be able to attend or afford in person training.

    Dave Mullins and the Realities of Being a D1 Tennis Head Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 52:06


    Dave Mullins shares his journey from collegiate tennis player, pro player, assistant coach, head coach, and then administrator. He shares a wealth of knowledge including some of the realities of being a division one head coach.

    Life as a High School Football Coach with Tim Gutierrez

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 25:21


    High school coach Tim Gutierrez discusses the realities of coaching in high school along with some of the hot topics associated with coaching.

    Starting a Sports Business and the Coaching Life with Danielle McNamara, Tennis & Performance Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 30:36


    Danielle shares her experiences as a collegiate and professional tennis player before discussing her role as a D1 head coach. She explores the importance of coach education and explains how she has developed her experiences into private performance coaching.

    Life as the Commissioner: TJ Baumbaugh and the Ladies Pro Racquetball Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 43:13


    LPRT Commissioner TJ Baumbaugh shares her experiences in the sport of racquetball, including topics such as: roles and responsibilities, fundraising and finances, comparisons to male sports, sponsorships, coaches in the sport, and growing the tour.

    Hard Topics in Coaching & School Sports: Interview with John Sgromolo, Clay County Athletic Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 33:33


    John shares his coaching and athletic director journey and discusses a variety of relevant and hot topics in sports and coaching, particularly within public schools. These include: coach pay and certification, officials, challenges of athletic directors, club sports, and the structure of sports in school systems.

    Building Your Coaching Business: A Conversation with Emily Tillman, Soccer Training Expert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 28:12


    Emily shares her athletic and coaching journey and discusses some of the key similarities and differences between coaching and playing soccer in the United States and England. She discusses how she built her coaching business and some of the processes that help her grow her product. Last, she offers advice for others looking to emulate her business and succeed in coaching.

    Interview with Gunnar Gartner, High School and Collegiate Football Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 28:49


    Gunnar shares his coaching journey and touches on a variety of topics including: being a coach with little playing experience, difference between being a high school vs collegiate coach, what it's like to be a volunteer coach, advice for other coaches, and what he learned in the FSU COACH Master's program.

    Interview with Chelsea Ale, Collegiate and Elite Diving Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 33:41


    Chelsea discusses a variety of diving related topics including: increasing the marketing and visibility of the sport, NIL, challenges of being a diving coach and athlete, attributes of an ideal diver, the role of judges and judging bias, and advice for coaches in the sport.

    Interview with Nick DeForest, International School Athletic Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 24:35


    Nick shares his journey and discusses some of the similarities and differences between sports in the US and an international school. He explains how coaches are hired, how competitions are organized, and some of the challenges and opportunities associated with international school sports. He also discusses the Globetrottin' AD, a platform for ADs and coaches to network globally.

    Interview with Zach Shank, Private School Athletic Director and Host of the Winning Way Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 32:36


    Zach shares his AD journey and discusses some of the challenges and successes associated with being an AD of a private Christian school. Topics include but are not limited to: professional development of coaches, coach pay, roles and responsibilities of an AD, marketing and promotion, and advice for others.

    Interview with Dr. Amy Ashmore, Expert in Strength and Conditioning, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 29:38


    Dr. Ashmore shares her expertise as an entrepreneur within the physical therapy, athletic training, and strength and conditioning space. She explains what she does and how she developed her business. In addition, she discusses the many challenges and pitfalls that a personal business owner might face working in the sports world.

    Interview with Dan Gill, Athletic Director for the Episcopal School of Dallas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 37:50


    Dan shares his experiences as a coach and then athletic director, discussing a variety of topics including, but not limited to: building a culture, development of coaches, hiring and firing, working with parents, mental health and wellness, and similarities and differences between public and private schools.

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    Interview with Mark Goetsch, Basketball Coach and Former AD at Pensacola Christian College

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 91:56


    Mark shares his coaching journey and discusses a variety of topics including, but not limited to: coaching at a private, religious institution, challenges with recruiting, handling situations that might conflict with the philosophy of a religious institution, stress and burnout, and advice for coaches.

    Interview with Wojciech Andrzejczak, Tackle Analyst and International Football Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 38:28


    Coach Voyt shares a little about his coaching journey before discussing a variety of topics associated with European football including: training methodologies, challenges of a smaller sport, hiring and firing, expectations of success, and things he's learned along the way. He also discusses his job as a tackle analyst and what that entails.

    Interview with Dr Vickie Denny, Professor, Volleyball Coach, & Administrator at Bob Jones University

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 28:40


    Vickie shares he coaching journey and discusses some of her roles and responsibilities. She explains the recruiting process in a private Christian college where there are no scholarships, discusses what she's learned over time, the challenges of juggling many responsibilities, how she views winning and losing and several other topics.

    Interview with Douglas W. Palmer, Athletic Director of the University of Guam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 29:01


    AD Doug Palmer shares his journey from the mainland US to Guam and discusses a variety of topics including, but not limited to: differences in athletic competition to the mainland, challenges in recruiting and fundraising, navigating differences in culture and perspectives about sport, challenges of being an AD, and coach education and development in Guam.

    Interview with David Buchanan, Coach & Former President of the Kentucky Football Coaches Association

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 33:46


    David shares his coaching journey and shares his experiences along the way. He discusses coach education, things he wish he'd told his younger self, how he hired and fired, stress and burnout, and many other topics.

    Interview with Dr. Derrick Burgess, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Team Physician

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 25:42


    Derrick shares his journey before discussing a variety of topics including: burnout, over training, sport specialization, helping athletes rehab correctly, common injuries, injuries in master's athletes, and working with coaches and parents.

    Interview with Ashlee Fontes-Comber, President of United Soccer Coaches

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 31:41


    Ashlee shares her journey from athlete to coach to president of a national organization. She discusses some of the challenges associated with her role, her thoughts on how UCC fits within the larger structure of soccer in the US, the challenges facing coaches today, the need to be athlete-centric coaches, how sports organizations can support coach development, and advice for coaches.

    Interview with Danny Struck, President of the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 27:14


    Danny shares his coaching journey and discusses some of the challenges he's experienced in coaching. He details the changes in the coaching profession over his career, and explains how athletes are using technology to benefit themselves but not the team. He explains how he manages his many responsibilities and offers advice for other coaches.

    Interview with Mark Renneson, Professional Pickleball Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 46:18


    Mark shares his coaching journey and discusses a variety of topics including: building a business and brand, creating a coaching certification, experiences as a coach, whether a coach should have professional playing experience, stress and burnout, and advice for coaches.

    Interview with Calyn Ohman, Head Women's Volleyball Coach, Pensacola Christian College

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 26:25


    Calyn shares her coaching journey, discussing the similarities and differences of coaching high school and college. She explains how a private Christian university operates differently to a public institution with respect to recruiting and scholarships. She shares some of the challenges of balancing work and family, what she's learned along the way, and offers advice for other coaches.

    Interview with Ben Thompson, Head Men's Basketball Coach, Emory & Henry College

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 26:33


    Ben shares his coaching journey, highlighting the challenges associated with going from the bottom to becoming head coach. He discusses recruiting, differences between Division I and Division II, controlling athletes' egos, and advice for coaches from his own experiences.

    An Introduction to FSU COACH and the Online Graduate Certificate and Master's in Athletic Coaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 37:13


    Clayton shares his experiences and what he learned as an athletic director before his current role as executive director. Among other topics, he discusses the qualities and characteristics he has observed among the best assistant coaches in high school football in the country, offering advice for other assistant coaches seeking to improve.

    Interview with Jessica Weiss, Head Coach of Randolph Macon Field Hockey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 34:46


    Coach Weiss discusses a variety of challenges associated with being a head coach of a NAIA college, including recruiting, juggling multiple responsibilities, managing a large team, staying relevant in a less visible sport, and handling the stress of multiple responsibilities.

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    Interview with Jen Brooks, Athletic Director, Ursuline Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 22:08


    AD Jen Brooks shares her experiences from almost 30 years at a private school for girls. She discusses the joys and challenges of her job, and what it's like being the only female AD in a meeting. She explains how she find and trains her coaches and what she does to "get away" from a job that can be all-consuming. Last, she offers advice for others in the sports professions.

    Interview with Jacob Yorg, Executive Director of GameChanger Athletes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 38:23


    Jacob shares his coaching career and discusses a variety of topics including: why we coach, empowering athletes, coaching a female sports, fundraising, and advice for coaches.

    Interview with Chris Perry, High Performance Coach of Rowing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 21:04


    Chris shares his coaching journey and how he built an international rowing program from scratch. He explains how he recruited and developed rowers. He discusses some of the challenges he faced as a coach and what coaches need to know to be successful.

    Interview with Marty Munson, Open Water Swim and Triathlon Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 28:24


    Marty discusses her coaching journey and explains some of the intricacies of coaching triathlon. She explains the coaching certification process, how she operates as an independent coach, and ways she helps her athletes improve.

    Interview with Omar Badran, Goalkeeper Soccer Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 28:56


    Omar shares his international journey of playing and coaching soccer. In particular, he discusses the unique position of goalkeeping, and how he helps keepers overcome the very public experience of making a mistake. He shares specific strategies for motivating and inspiring his athletes, and offers advice for other coaches.

    Interview with Rob Ehsan, Assistant Coach of Men's Basketball at Stanford University

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 33:49


    Rob shares his coaching journey and discusses his experiences as a volunteer, assistant, and head coach. He discusses the most difficult parts of his job, what he learned from getting fired, how he's helping the next generation of graduate assistants, and offers advice for current and future coaches.

    Interview with Scott Garvis, Former Athletic Director and Leadership in Sports Consultant

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 215:18


    Scott shares his career journey and explains why he left a full time AD position to begin his own business. He shares some of the processes and challenges of starting a company and how he has developed it into revenue generating. He shares some of the ways he promotes his business along with some of the lessons he's learned along the way. Last, he shares some specific advice for coaches.

    Interview with Sudsy Monchik, Racquetball Professional Athlete and Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 28:34


    Sudsy discusses his athletic career, his transition into coaching, and what he's learned along the way. He explains how he has built his coaching business within a niche sport and offers advice for others looking to become or improve as coaches.

    Interview with Michael Mellinger, Chartered Psychologist and Tactical Athlete Trainer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 33:55


    Mike Mellinger shares his experiences working with the military and others as it pertains to high performance. He discusses some of the challenges experiences by those in high performance, such as the military and high level athletes, and discusses ways in which they can improve. Organizational leadership, including coaches, and their support of psychological skills is also discussed. "The opinions are assertions herein are that of the private views of the speaker and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of any organizations mentioned during this interview."

    Interview with Gunnar Gartner, High School Coach and Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 25:50


    Gunnar shares his coaching journey and discusses some of the challenges of coaching a team struggling to win. He shares some of his coaching philosophy, how he works with parents, and what advice he has for other coaches or those looking to become coaches.

    Interview with Shamaree Brown Sr., ACC Director of Student Athlete Programs and Compliance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 26:26


    Shamaree shares his journey and offers insight into the needs of today's collegiate student-athletes. He discusses the challenges of coaching in college and how the ACC is developing a method for supporting the well-being of coaches as well as student-athletes.

    Interview with Doug Lemov, Author of The Coach's Guide to Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 36:57


    Doug shares his background in teaching and education and how it applied it to coaching. He discusses how coaches can better develop athlete memory and learning, how practices need to be run, and how feedback should be delivered. He also discusses how a coach's ego can affect practices and performance.

    Interview with Dr. Chris Hobbs, Dir. of Institutional Advancement, Former High School AD of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 38:56


    Dr. Chris Hobbs shares his experiences as a high school athletic director, and discusses the challenges that come with the position. He offers suggestions to help spotlight smaller teams within a larger program and how he supports coaches even when things are not going well. He gives fundraising suggestions and finished by offering his leadership philosophy CASA, which he explains in detail.

    Interview with Wayne Moss, Executive Director of the National Council of Youth Sport (NCYS)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 34:16


    Wayne shares his experiences working in professional and youth sports and discusses a variety of topics including: sport specialization and long-term athlete development (LTAD), sport injuries, over training and burnout, coaching education and development, parents, and other topics within youth sports.

    Interview with Kathy DeBoer, Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 41:08


    Kathy shares her coaching and administrative journey, describing what she now does as the Executive Director of the AVCA. She discusses the challenges for volleyball during COVID, how the organization manages different volleyball groups and levels, coach education and development, and advice she has for coaches.

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    Interview with Pam Perrewe, Professor and Faculty Athlete Rep, Florida State University

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 179:00


    Faculty Athlete Representative (FAR) discusses her role along with a variety of topics such as: NCAA, faculty-athlete relationships, eligibility, academic advising, Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), and many other topics.

    Interview with Beth Launiere, Head Coach of Women's Volleyball, University of Utah

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 48:16


    Beth shares her coaching journey and discusses some of the challenges associated with building a program. She explains how she motivates outstanding athletes and corrects or drops struggling players from her program. She explains how she hires and fires assistant coaches, how she recruits, and offers advice for others in the coaching profession.

    Interview with Yasar Latif, Soccer Coach and Co-Founder of the Coaches Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 32:48


    Yasar shares his coaching journey and discusses topics such as coaching without elite playing experience, how coach developers can train coaches without elite coaching experience, the importance of coaching philosophies, and how the Coaches Network was developed and what it does.

    Interview with Ed Hall, Basketball Coach, Educator, and Player Development Coach for Team Florida

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 34:49


    Ed shares his coaching journey and offers advice for those entering the profession or seeking to improve. He discusses the importance of personal health, stress, burnout, selecting assistance, getting star athletes to play together, the importance of staying current, in addition to many other topics.

    Interview with Joanne P. McCallie, Former Head Coach, Women's Basketball, Duke University

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 31:01


    Coach P. shares her coaching journey, discussing some of the challenges and successes she experienced along the way. She covers topics such as recruiting, hiring assistants, building a program, dealing with high expectations, the work-life balance, stress and burnout, mental health and well-being, and offers advice for others in the coaching profession.

    Interview with Nick Dodson, Director of Track & Field, Southeastern University

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 36:26


    Nick shares his coaching journey, and discusses how he built a track and field program from scratch. He talks about coaching disciplines he never competed in, how he choose his assistants, how he recruits, his day-to-day responsibilities, managing time and stress, and several other topics.

    Interview with William Cowen, Director of Player Development, Florida State University Seminoles Women's Basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 47:55


    Will shares his coaching and sports administration history before becoming the Director of Player Development for FSU's women's basketball program. He discusses his roles, including analytics, fundraising, developing player life skills, and providing assistance with Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) for student-athletes.

    Interview with Dean Harding, Professional Football Soccer Coach, Olympic Development Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 39:23


    Dean shares his athletic and coaching journey, and discusses a variety of topics including: specialization in youth sports, club soccer in America, importance of making sports fun, challenges of being a coach, youth development, coaching education and development, and advice for other coaches.

    Interview with Saul Yudelowitz, Senior Musculoskeletal Specialist, Sports Medicine Consultants

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 29:36


    In this wide ranging interview, Saul shares his experiences working in elite level sports, including professional soccer, rugby, and Olympic athletes. He shares his views of: - the sports medicine profession - drug use in sports - the overly frequent prescription of surgeries as a treatment - how shoes affect gait and injuries - the importance of nutrition and sleep - athlete depression and mental health - politics in sports - other topics. Saul also explains how those working in sports may place winning and short-term goals above the athlete's long-term health and well-being.

    Interview with Molly Grisham About Coaching, Personality, Leadership, and Cohesion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 30:08


    Former coach and now coach/athlete developer Molly Grisham discusses a wide range of topics including: why she left collegiate coaching, starting a business, leadership in sports, supporting athletes and coaches, development teamwork, the role of captains, and why coaches need a support system.

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