Get More for Coaches

Get More For Coaches author Joby Slay conducts another interview from Jacksonville University Team Camp with football coaches from the African continent. Alan Johnson played football for the Zimbabwe National and professionally in Africa and Canada before transitioning into coaching while playing in South Africa. He has had coaching stints with the Zimbabwe youth national program and currently is the Director there of the Football Academy at Harare International School. Thabani Sithole came to the United States on a tennis scholarship and went on to found College Connect International helping young men from Africa in seeking higher education opportunities through football (soccer) in the United States. Alan and Thabani both serve with Ten Toes Africa an organization founded by a mutual friend and teammate of Joby's that organizes soccer programs for kids and assists kids in Zimbabwe with pursuing educational opportunities locally. We learn about both of these men and their organizations and hear about the most influential coaches in their life and how that has impacted what they are doing in coaching today. We discuss the importance of education with athletics in Africa, and also share the severe challenges facing student-athletes on the continent and how they are working to help improve the opportunities for these young people. If you find value please remember to leave us a 5 star review and you can find more Get More For Coaches resources online at www.getmorecoach.com Thanks for listening.

Joby heads back to Palm Beach Atlantic University to interview Brian McMahon who is entering his 6th season as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Coach "Mac", as he is known, has over 20 years of collegiate coaching experience as a head coach. He won a NAIA Collegiate National Championship with Belhaven University before arriving at Palm Beach Atlantic University. In his 2nd season at the helm of the Sailfish Men's Soccer Program, Coach "Mac" led his team to the NCAA Elite 8 National Tournament appearance, losing a 5-4 thriller in the last second of the game to the eventual National Champions. In 2018 the Sailfish dropped just one game the entire season posting the highest winning percentage in NCAA DII. Coach "Mac" was named the Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year in consecutive seasons which was a first for the Sunshine State Conference. Brian has also received numerous other coaching honors including United Soccer Coaches National Coach of the Year and South Region Coach of the Year in different seasons, Palm Beach County Sports Commission Coach of the Year and NAIA Coach of the Year as well as serving on many national and regional soccer committees. Find more Get More for Coaches podcast episodes and the GET MORE for Coaches book at www.getmorecoach.com

This is part three of our interview with Head Men's Soccer Coach Mauricio Ruiz and Joby Slay, author of Get More for Coaches. Jacksonville University Men's Soccer is a NCAA Division 1 program. Coach Mauricio and Coach Slay discuss youth soccer in America and thoughts on the American "play to pay" system. Coach Mauricio shares his thoughts on the challenges facing youth coaches and advice from his experience as a coach at the youth level. We field a question from parent about what it means to be an elite athlete, how you identify that and when it might be too late for an athlete to reach an elite level. Coach Slay finishes up the podcast with his thoughts on what potential is and what it means to reach, fulfill, and maximize your potential as a person and how coaches and parents can assist our youth in this process. Reserve your copy of the Get More For Coaches book at our Break the Break Kickstarter campaign. If you find value please remember to leave us a 5 star review and you can find more Get More For Coaches resources online at www.getmorecoach.com Thanks for listening.

This is part two of our interview with Head Men's Soccer Coach Mauricio Ruiz and Joby Slay, author of Get More for Coaches. Jacksonville University Men's Soccer is a NCAA Division 1 program. Coach Mauricio shares his journey of moving to the United States from Brazil as a youth and the struggles of transitioning into his new environment. He discusses his path from player to youth coach and how he left his IT job to pursue his passion to eventually coach full-time at the collegiate level. Coach Mauricio describes the differences and similarities of coaching at the youth level and collegiate level and what it means for him to be successful as a coach. He also shares a lesson he learned from the most influential coach in his life that he still uses in his coaching today. Reserve your copy of the Get More For Coaches book at our Break the Break Kickstarter campaign. If you find value please remember to leave us a 5 star review and you can find more Get More For Coaches resources online at www.getmorecoach.com Thanks for listening.

This is part one of our interview with Head Men's Soccer Coach Mauricio Ruiz and by Joby Slay, author of Get More for Coaches. Jacksonville University Men's Soccer is a NCAA Division 1 program. Coach Mauricio describes the character, standards and core values of the men's soccer program at JU. He lets us know what he and his coaches look for in prospective student-athletes during the recruiting process and what the non-negotiable qualities a player must possess for Jacksonville University at the Division 1 level. We answer questions from a youth coach on the challenges and obstacles a D1 coach faces and strategies to overcome them and the tools Coach Mauricio and his staff use to build cohesiveness and a winning culture within his teams. Reserve your copy of the Get More For Coaches book at our Break the Break Kickstarter campaign. If you find value please remember to leave us a 5 star review and you can find more Get More For Coaches resources online at www.getmorecoach.com Thanks for listening.