Podcasts about Battle Ground Academy

Parker Kelley and Jake Wallman recap week eight of the high school football season. Beech Head Football Coach Anthony Crabtree discusses his team's win over Henry County. FRA Head Football Coach Justin Geisinger discusses his team's win over Battle Ground Academy. The show gives out their games of the week for week nine.

Mitchell S. Karnes is a strong storyteller who often shares positive instruction when it comes to encouraging others to pursue creativity, growth, discovery, hard work, teamwork and the conviction to stand up for what's right. This trait shines through in his two most recently published books, The Pact and The Dragon's Pawn, as well as in his pastoral counseling. For the past quarter-century he has inspired and enlightened others as a minister and educator. He served several years as the minister of New Castle Baptist Church in New Castle, Kentucky, beginning in 1990. From 1993-1998 he was a teacher and coach at the Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee. For the last 16 years he has served the community of Walker Baptist Church as their pastor, teacher and counselor. Karnes earned three masters degrees after graduating Belmont College with a BA in English. He received a Master of Arts in Christian education from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Master of Education from Belmont University and Master of Arts in counseling from Trevecca Nazarene University. His earlier work, Crossing the Line, a novel, made the Southern Writer's Guild Recommended Reading List in 2001. He also published two short stories, a one-act play and a seminary essay. Karnes and his wife Natalie have raised seven children, ranging from ages 11 to 25. Five of the seven were adopted. His wife is also the music director at their church. They reside in Franklin, Tennessee. For more information, please consult www.mitchellkarnes.com.

Today on the podcast we welcome Greater Nashville REALTORS CEO Jarron Springer. Jarron, who joined the staff in February 2014, is a Middle Tennessee native. He attended Battle Ground Academy and has a degree in Communications & Public Relations from the University of Alabama. He received his JD from the Nashville School of Law. He holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation, the highest designation in the association industry provided by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) as well as the Realtor Certified Executive (RCE), the only professional designation designed specifically for Realtor association executives by NAR.  Please reach out and let us know how you are doing and any questions you have for us.  podcast@wilsongrouprealestate.com Learn more about Scott - https://crosscountrymortgage.com/Layden-Team/Scott-Layden/ Let's Connect: Instagram: instagram.com/movinguppodcast/ Facebook: facebook.com/TheWilsonGroupRealEstate Learn about Studio Bank: studiobank.com Learn about ATA Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors: atacpa.net David Hart, dhart@atacpa.net

Battle Ground Academy at Nashville Christian School, Sep 1, 2023

Thank you for listening to Brown Mama Bear hosted by Shanera Williamson.  Today on the show, Shanera welcomes Dr. Michelle Arnold.  Dr. Arnold is the Director of Inclusion and Belonging at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN.  She leads the Student Diversity Leadership Comittee at the school which works in four distinct areas - community engagement, education/curriculum, student programming, and student and family support.   Mentioned: Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, TN   Connect with Dr. Michelle Arnold: michelle.arnold@mybga.org    Connect with Shanera and Brown Mama Bear: Facebook, Instagram, Website   Make sure you share Brown Mama Bear with at least 3 friends so you have someone to talk with about these things.

This week, we welcome Tina Phillips, founder of 615 Innovations to the show! Tina is an experienced business development executive with almost 15 years of proven success generating bottom-line revenue for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations through new client acquisition and retention, new product development, marketing and brand-building strategies, and identifying and maintaining strategic partnerships. She is also the daughter of two small business entrepreneurs and, before the age of 30, became an equity owner herself of a multi-million dollar government affairs firm in Washington, DC. In 2020, Tina decided to leverage her experience in sales and marketing and start 615innovations, a business development consulting firm whose mission is to empower small business owners and startup founders with innovative strategy and implementation services needed to become industry leaders and trailblazers. Tina is also an advisor for entrepreneurs (and future entrepreneurs!) at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN, The Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and Vanderbilt University's Innovation Center, The Wond'ry.In the interview, Sydney, Walker, and Tina talk all things sales and marketing for small business owners such as:- Common challenges faced by small business owners when it comes to sales and marketing- How to develop a customer journey and sales process- How to get leads to convert- How to define and hone in on your ideal customer- How to follow up with a sales prospect- How to negotiate in the sales process -How NOT to prospect a potential customer/client- The formula for a business elevator pitchLearn more and connect with Tina and her company by following them on Instagram @615Innovations or visiting their website https://615innovations.com 

In 1928, when Earnest Wilburn Peek began publishing the football guides of Franklin, Tennessee High School and Battle Ground Academy, he never dreamed that he was embarking on a life-long vocation. Nor did he anticipate in 1939 that his early printing efforts would evolve into the now famous PEEK'SIZE FOOTBALL GUIDE, that has been published … Continue reading Les Peek, Peek' Size Football Guide, 81st Year →

In this Christmas edition of Music City Murder, we dig into a true crime story from December 2019. On Division Street in Midtown Nashville, former students of Battle Ground Academy in Franklin named Clayton Beathard, AJ Buthurum, and Paul Trapeni III join a female friend at a bar called Dogwood. Toward the end of the night, everything turns bloody when they encounter a troubled young man named Michael Mosley. Music City Murder is a true crime podcast about the crimes and history of Nashville, TN.  Join the Patreon for just $1 per month over at https://patreon.com/musiccitymurder. Don't forget to rate and the review the podcast over on your Apple podcast app. Suspect involved in fatal stabbing outside Midtown bar enters not guilty plea Neighbor recounts capture of Midtown stabbing suspect Nashville stabbing suspect Michael Mosley tied to 2016 Cheatham County homicide suspects

Coach Will Martin shares his journey from growing up in Tennessee and going to Kentucky and eventually becoming a Student Manager at UK under John Calipari. He was a part of teams that reached the Elite 8 on three occasions, the Final Four on two occasions and during his time as the Head Manager - the 2012 National Championship! Coach Martin also served as captain of the University of Kentucky Ethics Debate team from 2009-2011. After Kentucky he helped train the 1st pick of the NBA Draft [Anthony Davis] and lived with him in New Orleans. Coach Martin went on to serve as the Graduate Assistant and Video Coordinator at the University of Tulsa from 2013-2015. He served under Danny Manning during the season that the team won the Conference USA Championship, and then under Frank Haith during his seconds season. If being a Graduate Assistant and Video Coordinator on top of taking care of business in the classroom, Martin also served as Senator for the College of Education during his time in Oklahoma. From Tulsa Coach Martin moved to San Francisco to be the Director of Basketball Operations on Rex Walters' coaching staff. After San Francisco he drove 30+ hours home to Nashville, then sold real estate and trained kids for free. He was the 4th Volunteer Assistant Coach at his alma mater - Battle Ground Academy and then served as the Director of Athletic Admissions and Assistant Coach at Martin Methodist. Coach Martin is also involved in a prison ministry project – “Against the Grain” – where he serves as a volunteer teacher of the “180 Project.”

Today's guest is Charlotte Scholl, who serves Franklin-based Battle Ground Academy's Lower School as Counselor and Dean of Students. As a mom of two boys who typically go to sleep-away camp and baseball tournaments during the summer, Heather has worried about what this summer will look like for her kids. Charlotte has incredible advice for parents as they prepare for a summer like we've never experienced. Specifically, Charlotte and Heather talk through: How to navigate 2020 summer at home, How kids can stay connected while socially-distant, How to make summer memorable, Self-care when you're emotional exhaustion, Summer bucket lists and activities, Why you should allow your children to get bored, and Keeping things simple and carefree this summer. 

Today’s guest is Charlotte Scholl, who serves Franklin-based Battle Ground Academy’s Lower School as Counselor and Dean of Students. As a mom of two boys who typically go to sleep-away camp and baseball tournaments during the summer, Heather has worried about what this summer will look like for her kids. Charlotte has incredible advice for parents as they prepare for a summer like we’ve never experienced. Specifically, Charlotte and Heather talk through: How to navigate 2020 summer at home, How kids can stay connected while socially-distant, How to make summer memorable, Self-care when you’re emotional exhaustion, Summer bucket lists and activities, Why you should allow your children to get bored, and Keeping things simple and carefree this summer.  For more information on this episode including all resources and links discussed go to www.ThisIntentionalLifePodcast.com    

Nashville Sports Radio legend George Plaster joins me on the show to talk about his career path as a sports talk show host and play-by-play announcer, along with his role in saving the Nashville Predators from leaving town back in 2007. Plaster also talks about the growth of Nashville sports in his lifetime, the 2017 Predators Stanley Cup run, the Nashville Kats Arena Football League (AFL) team, his voice therapy in 2006, and more.  Plaster is currently the host of The George Plaster show on WNSR 560AM and 95.9FM in Nashville, TN.  He has previously worked for 102.5FM The Game and 104.5FM The Zone, and he has done play-by-play for Vanderbilt, Memphis State, Georgia Tech, Western Kentucky, the Nashville Sounds, and the Nashville Kats. Plaster also has served as Belmont University's Associate Athletic Director (2016-2019). Plaster graduated from Battle Ground Academy in 1977 and Vanderbilt University in 1981. In 2008, the Nashville Sounds did a George Plaster bobblehead giveaway promotion. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In part 2, Paul and Jimmy bring on special guest Jamie Griffin (Head of Upper School at Battle Ground Academy) to further discuss the purpose, impact, and process of education. Throughout the episode, they expand on the evolution and adaptation that schools go through in an effort to better prepare students for later in life.

NOMBERG LAW LIVE: Let's Anchor Down with fellow Vanderbilt Commodore, OJ Fleming! After starring on the gridiron for the Dores in the 1990's, OJ graduated from Vanderbilt and then taught math and coached for many years at his alma mater, Battle Ground Academy. Bernard and OJ discussed Vanderbilt football, but more importantly, OJ also shared his journey since being diagnosed in 2002 with multiple sclerosis. OJ educated us about his diagnosis and how he so positively deals with his daily life. What an inspiration! A discussion certainly with tuning in for. #NombergLawLive #NombergLawFirm #OJFleming #VanderbiltUniversity #BattleGroundAcademy #MultipleSclerosis #PositiveAttitude #LovedOnes Lawyers Representing the Injured Men and Women of Alabama Since 1967. If you have any questions or concerns about this issue or other issues on the law, please call the Nomberg Law Firm at 205-930-6900. Our website is www.NombergLaw.com. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/@alabamaworkcomp or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NombergLawFirm/ Alabama State Bar, Rules of Professional conduct, Rule 7.2 (e), requires the following language in all attorney communications: No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

Doris talks to David Peden, Chair of the Entrepreneurship Leadership program at Battle Ground Academy, a K12 independent school near Nashville, TN.

Today’s question comes from Nick Ware, Intern S&C at Battle Ground Academy in Frankly Tennessee.  Nick asks: What is the optimal stance for squat?  Do you have a question about Strength and Conditioning?  Record it at http://www.AskCoachMac.com/  Today’s sponsor is Iron Grip.  Iron Grip is the largest provider of commercial free weight equipment worldwide and the only manufacturer witha line of exclusively American-made free weight equipment. Iron Grip equipment can be found in premier fitness facilities in over 60 countries.  Go to http://www.irongrip.com.   Be sure to check out my book on becoming a CEO StrengthCoach at http://www.CEOStrengthCoach.com.   

Fred Eaves is the strength and conditioning coach at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee. He is certified through the NSCA as a CSCS and RSCC. He is also certified through USA Weightlifting and USA Track and Field. He has 17 years of experience that includes coaching at LSU, Tennessee, and Tennessee-Chattanooga. Eaves has been the strength and conditioning coach for multiple state champions in various sports as well of hundreds of college signees. He was voted the 2015 NSCA High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year as well as the 2013 Samson Equipment and American Football Monthly High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. Eaves has a monthly blog about strength and conditioning on the American Football Monthly website. Eaves is a prominent speaker and presenter in the field of strength and conditioning.The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too.Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes and iHeartRadio at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Fred Eaves Director of Wellness and Athletic Performance Battle Ground Academy Topics in this Podcast Topics Covered in this Podcast How Coach Eaves got started in the profession Taking over a New Program Assessing the situation  Identifying roadblocks Exceed expectations Under-promise over-deliver The Multi-Sport Athlete Over-specialized and under-generalized The correlation between the number of sports played and injury rates The throwback kid: physicality, mentality, and resiliency The benefits of competing in other sports year round Assessments Block Zero (Wildcat) assessments The Dynamic Movement Screen Relative strength Movement quality Scheduling 8-period rotating schedule Tier System for everyone Regressing non-athletes in class Wildcat, white, grey, gold, blue programs Technique then Velocity then Load Counter-culture what the world tells us Do more of what they are not getting In-Season Adjustments with the Tier System Manipulating sessions, volume, and intensity In-season: keep high intensity and control the volume Empowering older athletes RPE scales and HS athletes Programming Rotating schedules for athletes 30 minute sessions during school hours MWF = Strength training, TH = Movement and Restoration Complex for the strength coach = simple for the kids and coaches Mixed gender versus boys and girls only Go to Exercises/ Drills Trap Bar DL OlympicLifts Every situation is unique Overhead Squat Swiss Bar Presses Exercise selection for stress management Baseline with 3 regressions and 3 progressions Monitoring/ feedback Why monitor if we can't do the basics  Be the best you that you can be APRE numbers for tracking Can't be numbers driven If you are only looking at the end number, you are not getting the whole picture Fighting against the Culture Mentoring/ Character Development The most important aspect of the job Model the behavior Be accessible Transactional versus transformational All you leave behind is how you effect, Trickle down, cyclical Set the legacy Perception is reality Put accountability back on the player Advice for young coaches Differentiate yourself Humility It is a unique field.. Sacrifice Bringing others down to build your up Stay in the Eye of the Storm How to contact you/ social media The Fred Eaves File Fred Eaves is currently the Director of Wellness and Athletic Performance at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN. He has 16 years of experience in the field that includes stops at UT-Chattanooga, the University of Tennessee, and Louisiana State University as well as multiple high schools in the state of Tennessee. Eaves was voted the 2013 Samson Equipment and American Football Monthly Central Region High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. Battle Ground Academy’s Athletic Program has had tremendous success in the last year with state championships in men’s basketball, men’s soccer, Final Four appearances from baseball, women’s soccer, and a State Quarterfinal appearance from the football team. Eaves holds degrees from UT-Chattanooga, Tennessee Tech University, Lincoln Memorial University, and the University of Missouri. He currently serves as the Tennessee State Director for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Coach Fred Eaves is entering his second season as the Defensive Line Coach for the Wildcats.  This is also Coach Eaves 16th year coaching overall. Coach Eaves coached three State Championship football teams and 1 state championship weightlifting team before coming to BGA. In addition to coaching, Coach Eaves is the Wellness and Athletic Performance Coordinator for all BGA students and athletic teams. Coach Eaves has trained 32 NFL Draft picks as well as 10 NCAA All-Americans. Among these players are Jerod Mayo, Arian Foster, and Randall Cobb. Coach Eaves has also been a featured author for American Football Monthly and Gridiron Strategies. He is also a featured speaker at the Hammer Strength clinic series. Coach Eaves has been a strength coach collegiately at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, The University of Tennessee, and Louisiana State University. He is married to Kristy Eaves and has two step children: Savanna and Grant Allen. - Battle Ground Academy www.elitefts.com

Fred Eaves from Battle Ground Academy in Franklin TN is on the show today. Coach Eaves has been named the national strength & conditioning coach of the year for 2015. He has done some amazing things with his athletes and he continues to change athletes lives every single day he trains. I was able to talk to him at the Sorinex Summer Strong 8 Clinic held at the University of South Carolina. Here is his bio:   Fred Eaves is currently in his 4th year as the strength and conditioning coach at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee. He is certified through the NSCA as a CSCS and RSCC. He is also certified through USA Weightlifting and USA Track and Field. He has 17 years of experience that includes coaching at LSU, Tennessee, and Tennessee-Chattanooga. Eaves has been the strength and conditioning coach for multiple state champions in various sports as well of hundreds of college signees. He was voted the 2015 NSCA High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year as well as the 2013 Samson Equipment and American Football Monthly High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. Eaves is a STACK Expert contributor for topics in strength and conditioning and sport psychology, and he has a monthly blog about strength and conditioning on the American Football Monthly website. Eaves is a prominent speaker and presenter in the field of strength and conditioning.    Coach Eaves helped the football team win 3 football state championships at 2 different schools, and reach state finals at 3 different schools.  And in recently with Olympic sports he helped boys basketball become state champs as well as boys soccer and girls soccer wining state and baseball making it to the final four in state. Contact Coach Eaves for questions on training at Facebook: Fred Eaves Twitter @coacheaves Email: fred.eaves@mybga.org Cell: 865-335-5757    My info:  My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!   Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com   Contact me at hsstrengthcoach365@gmail.com   Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.  Thank you very much if you have already left a rating and feedback, I appreciate it greatly!

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Coach Rob Jones shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach. Rob played for Coach Nolan Richardson at Arkansas, and is currently an assistant coach at Battle Ground Academy in Nashville Tennessee. He is married and has three children- ages 9-19, and works in pharmaceutical sales. Battleground Academy link: BGA Listen Now: Listen in ITunes: Itunes link Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link   Coaching/Leadership Quote ‘Good, better, best. Never let it rest, until your good is better, and your better is best.' click to tweet! Coaching your own Kid Don't over-coach your own kid or show any favoritism HUGE IDEA #1: Take the time on the car ride home – Right when you get in the car – ‘Any thing else you want to tell coach?' – and ‘Here is the last thing I am going to tell the player(if any)' – After that just be Dad again My ‘Cringe' Moment ‘I was a poor winner – and all about winning.' Coaching AH-HA Moment Changing the primary goal from winning to teaching the kids how to play the game and have fun Teaching Children & Keeping it Fun You have to simplify everything and make it crystal clear Cool dribbling drill – Put change (quarters, nickels, dimes) at spots on the court – kids have to go pick it up, then go put the change back using the opposite hand Best Stolen Idea Everything in his practices is broken into 4 quarters – and the energy level builds up throughout the practice Coaching Resources HUGE IDEA #2 - Great Resources!! Coachingtoolbox.net – Has playbooks, drills, quotes Pointguardcollege.com – Lots of drills The Men's basketball Coaches' Insider - See how the best college coaches do drills Book – ‘Think Like a Champion' by Dick DeVenzio Discipline Discipline is almost always done as a team not individually Reward, Recognition, and Teambuilding When coaching youth – Coach Rob came up with fun and unique rewards – not for the most points, but something like ‘the craziest socks' Inspiring Story Rob shares a great story about a kid who was very talented but very hard on himself. Coach kept encouraging the young man to play for the enjoyment of the game- and finally his senior year the light bulb went off – and he thrived and led his team to win the state championship.  The One that Got Away Coach shared a story about coaching his oldest daughter in a 5th grade all-star game and losing his cool and getting a technical foul  Coaching/Leadership Motivation Quote: ‘Good, better, best. Never let it rest, until your good is better, and your better is best.' Quote: ‘If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, become more – you're a leader' – John Quincy Adams Parting Advice Focus on the little things and set goals around the little things – don't worry about the scoreboard. Make your priorities around teaching the kids and improving throughout the season. Interview Links HUDL Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter @ WinningYouthCoaching.com

Each year, some of the biggest songwriters gather in Franklin, Tennessee, for a benefit show to raise money for Battle Ground Academy, right here in Nashville.  This year’s event featured Bob DiPiero and Bobby Pinson as hosts, and as usual…you never know exactly who might show up!  

Battle Ground Academy here in Nashville held its annual fundraiser, as usual, top notch songwriters joined in to help the cause. which turned out to be quite an eventful evening.