Youth Sports Intervention with Lea B. Olsen

Minnesota's own, Olympian Jessie Diggins is the most decorated US cross country athlete in World Championship history.  Jessie talks to Lea B. Olsen about how her parents turned her on to many outdoor sports and activites.  She also talks about her training, conditioning and mental fitness. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Darrin Nelson played eight seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and is currently the Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of California, Irvine.  Darrin was a man wise beyond his years when playing for the NFL.  In the off season he worked a regular job.  Lea B. Olsen learns why. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Don Kalstein is in his 20th season with the Dallas Mavericks as the Director of Sports Psychology.  He talks to Lea B. Olsen about the programs he runs with the team and how he works with professional athletes.  Most team organizations are brining on a person in the mental health field.  They are finding it nice to have someone in house.

Lea B. Olsen is joined by Ed Cohen, longtime broadcaster and play-by play guy for the New York Knicks.   They talk about COVID and what transpired with the NBA as being teh first to close everything down.  Ed and his wife welcomed in April the arrival of their new family member.  Ed and Lea talk about the isolation caused my COVID and coping with it through unique connections.   

Former Gopher and NBA player, Walter Bond talks to Lea B. Olsen about his basketball career and his transition from sports into a business career.  They also discuss the repercussions of the George Floyd murder and leadership and how to take the lead.

Ben Leber is a former NFL player and now football analyst for Fox sports and sideline analyst for the MN Vikings Radio Network.  He talks to Lea B. Olsen about getting into the sport of football and how it is in his lineage. He shares some real truths about life after football.

Olympian, author and TV personality Summer Sanders takes time to share with Lea B. Olsen what athletes should be doing with this downtime cause by COVID.   She address how swimmer will oversome this time not being able to get into the pool.  She talks about mental toughness and using this time to hone into the basic of your sport to break bad habits and look at the little details.

Tamara Moore was an All American at Minneapolis North High.  She spent six seasons with the WNBA.  Now she is the head coach for the men's basketball program at Masabi Range College.  She talks to Lea B about her first involvement in sports up to her career now. 

Former Gopher and NFL player Tyrone Carter joins Lea B Olsen to talks about his new purpose in developing young athletes though his company TC Elite Training School 

Dr. Rebecca Busanich, Associate professor of exercise and sport science at St. Catherine's University has done research on the social and cultural narratives around physical activity, eating, and the body.  She shares this work with Lea B. Olsen.

Sports broadcaster and play by play annoucer, Marney Gellner joins Lea B. Olsen on how COVID has stopped her career in it's tracks.  She shares her love and involvement of sports from an early age, how she embraces being a sports mom now for her kids and how she is coping with this down time. 

Hopkins Girls Basketball coach Brian Cosgrif talks to Lea B. Olsen about his high school coaching career and his bittersweet season this year coaching one the best girls ball players in the nation yet, losing an opportunity for a state championship due to corona. 

Life coach and psychotherapist to the Detroit Pistons, Dr. Corey Yeager talks to Lea B. Olsen about navigating life with COVID-19. 

Former Timberwolve Trent Tucker joins Lea B. Olsen to discuss the impact the corona virus has had on youth sports with all of the cancellations of the state tournaments.

Kelly Gray,MLS Cup winner joins Lea B. Olsen to talk about his career in soccer and what he thinks are good conditions for youth sports.  

Former U of M basketball player and now VP of Basketball Development for the Timberwolves and Lynx, John Thomas talks to Lea B. Olsen about the structure of youth sports and how important free play is in developing an athlete too.

Former Wild forward and now PIttsburgh Penguin, Jason Zucker talks to Lea B about his injury.  Then he shares how he got started in hockey growing up in the sunshine and what he thinks about youth hockey and coaching kids.

LaChina Robinson has done it all in the basketball realm.  As a basketball analyst for ESPN and host of the ESPNW's podcast Around the Rim,  LaChina talks to Lea B. Olsen about growing up and how basketball found her. 

Head Coach of Detroit Pistons Dwane Casey talks to Lea B. Olsen about scouting, skills required by athletes, the level of competition, and more.  

Lea B. Olsen continues the conversation about the importance of mental fitness in athletes with Dr. Corey Yaeger, the team psychotherapist for the Detroit Pistons.

Lea B. Olsen has a conversation about mental fitness in athletes with Dr. Corey Yaeger the team psychotherapist for the Detroit Pistons.

An athlete can be an injury away from ending their season or losing a college scholarship. Lea B. Olsen talks to Dr. Joel Boyd, an orthopedic surgeon about keeping our young athletes healthy. 

Larry McKenzie is a Hall of Fame basketball coach who recognizes it takes more than talent to win a championship. What's the secret to success on the court, and coaching boys to be men? He joins the 'Youth Sports Intervention' Podcast with Lea B. Olsen. 

How exactly does a tryout work? Is the stress and commitment of playing on a travel team worth it? Lea B. Olsen chats with Adam Barta, the owner and operator of The Minnesota Blizzard, a traveling baseball team. 

Dr. Piavi Lee chats with Lea B. Olsen about getting inside the mind of an athlete. What makes them tick? How do you motivate a youth athlete who has a million pressures going on outside of sports? 

What do you know about pressure? Lea B. Olsen sits down with Justin Anderson, a sports psychologist, to discuss the art of working with teams, coaches and players, to teach them about overcoming pressure.  

Natalie Darwitz is an extremely accomplished athlete. An All-American and three-time Olympian, she chats with Lea B. Olsen about the power of sports and their ability to open doors for youth participants. 

Putting the "play" back in youth sports, Lea B. Olsen is joined by Stephanie Hu, President of Lifetime Sport at Lifetime. Her passion focuses on taking the pressure out of sports - for both the young athlete and the parents. 

Lea B. Olsen is joined by Glen Andresen on the Youth Sports Intervention podcast. Hockey has basically consumed Andresen's life, including working on the communications team for the Minnesota Wild. Olsen and Andresen discuss the busy world that is youth hockey, and stressors the sport can put on parents and the players. 

Lea B. Olsen chats with Joan Stavely - the mother of a youth athlete who was offered a major scholarship in 9th grade. There's more to being a "really good" athlete than the popularity and the calls from college coaches. in the inaugural episode of 'Youth Sports Intervention' learn what happens when trying to balance a schedule, school, practices and an immense amount of pressure. 

News Talk 830 WCCO introduces 'Youth Sports Intervention' hosted by Lea B. Olsen. This podcast will take an in-depth look at the latest trends and issues facing youth sports leagues across the country. Episodes will be uploaded weekly.