Podcasts about be a good teammate

Tryout season is here, and whether you're heading to the rink feeling confident or battling nerves, we're here to help you approach it with the right mindset. In this episode of The Ride to the Rink, Lee, Mike, and Sherry break down what you can control, what really matters in an evaluation, and how to set yourself up for success—both on and off the ice.We'll talk about:✅ How to manage nerves and set a strong mental outlook✅ Why most teams already have a roster in mind—and what that means for you✅ The importance of preparation, from gear checks to pre-tryout routines✅ What coaches really look for during tryouts✅ How being a great teammate can make a differencePlus, we've got advice for parents—because your role in this process is just as important! Whether this is your first eval or your tenth, this episode is packed with insights to help you skate onto the ice with confidence.

Lance Loya is the founder and CEO of The Good Teammate Factory. As a leading authority on the good teammate mindset, he specializes in getting individuals to shift into the We Gear and change their focus from me to we. Other experts concentrate on improving teamwork, but Lance concentrates on improving the teammate. Lance's method works! A college basketball coach turned author, blogger, and professional speaker, he is known for his enthusiastic personality and his passion for transforming teambusters into teammates. He is a rare two-time recipient of the prestigious Schoenfeld Award for Sportsmanship, Character, and Ethics, as presented by the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association. For more than 20 years, he operated youth sports camps. Hundreds of kids attended his wildly popular “Be A Good Teammate” basketball camp every summer, where they were taught daily that good teammates care, share, and listen. As a former intercollegiate student-athlete, Lance was an academic All-American. He holds an undergraduate degree in theatre and a master's degree in sports management. Prior to becoming a coach, he honed his speaking skills as a radio morning show disc jockey. Lance believes everybody is part of a team in some capacity, and every affliction facing our society comes down to people not being good teammates. He has inspired readers and audiences around the globe with this impactful message through his books, keynotes, and seminars. Website https://www.coachloya.com/ (https://www.coachloya.com/) Twitter https://twitter.com/coachlanceloya (@coachlanceloya)

This 5-part series discusses some of my favorite Lance Loya quotes and axioms – each is a gateway to a deep discussion with Lance other experts in sports psychology, youth sports, sports parenting, and sports leadership at all levels of the game – from rec to the pros. Learn more about Lance and his supporting guests below:Lance Loya: http://www.coachloya.com/Lance is the founder and CEO of The Teammate Factory. He is a leading authority on the good teammate mindset, who specializes in getting individuals to shift into the We Gear and change their focus from me to we! A college basketball coach turned author, sportsmanship advocate, and professional speaker, he is known for his enthusiastic personality and his passion for transforming teambusters into teammates. He is a rare two-time recipient of the prestigious Schoenfeld Award for Sportsmanship, Character, and Ethics, as presented by the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association. For more than 20 years, he operated youth sports camps. Hundreds of kids attended his wildly popular “Be A Good Teammate” basketball camp every summer, where they were taught daily that good teammates care, share, and listen.As a former intercollegiate student-athlete, Lance was an academic All-American. He holds an undergraduate degree in theatre and a master’s degree in sports management. Lance believes everybody is part of a team in some capacity, and every affliction facing our society comes down to people not being good teammates. He has inspired readers and audiences around the globe with this impactful message through his books, keynotes, and seminars.Missy West: linkedin.com/in/missy-west2520Missy West is a former college coach, inductee to the High School Hall of Fame, and now a motivational speaker, whose athletic participation has strongly influenced the development of lifelong skills that remain within her to this day. Sports has built confidence within her as a woman, gave her career opportunities, and an environment filled with amazing, hard-working, and successful people to this day. Her passion for sports began at a very young age in upstate NY, where football and Ice hockey became her first two loves. Following High School, Missy had a successful college career at Duke University where she was able to participate in 2 ACC Conference Championships, 5 NCAA tournaments and the National Championship in 1999. Following her stint at Duke, Missy played professionally in Germany for three seasons winning a German National Championship. Missy coached basketball at the college level for 12 years both at the Division II and Division III levels & received 3 conference coach of the year honors and was nominated for National Coach of the Year in 2013. She also coached a youth 12-year-old team where they too won a German National Championship. Most recently Missy was inducted into the New York State High School Hall of Fame (with Jim Brown) and the National High School Athletic Hall of Fame.Reed Maltbie: https://coachreed.com/Coach Reed Maltbie is the Founder of The Excellence Equation, co-developer of Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches, and Lead Speaker/Chief Content Officer for Changing the Game. With 30 years’ experience as an educator/coach and Master's degrees in both Sport Psychology and Early Childhood Education, Reed offers a wealth of practical and science-based experience to help coaches and others lead athletes to excel in and beyond sports. Since the release of his TEDx talk “Echoes Beyond the Game”, he has become a trusted educator and advisor to sports organizations worldwide. Reed’s unique gifts are creating passion and purpose in others and distilling complex theories into understandable and easily implementable practices.

This 5-part series discusses some of my favorite Lance Loya quotes and axioms – each is a gateway to a deep discussion with Lance other experts in sports psychology, youth sports, sports parenting, and sports leadership at all levels of the game – from rec to the pros. Learn more about Lance and his supporting guests below:Lance Loya: http://www.coachloya.com/Lance is the founder and CEO of The Teammate Factory. He is a leading authority on the good teammate mindset, who specializes in getting individuals to shift into the We Gear and change their focus from me to we! A college basketball coach turned author, sportsmanship advocate, and professional speaker, he is known for his enthusiastic personality and his passion for transforming teambusters into teammates. He is a rare two-time recipient of the prestigious Schoenfeld Award for Sportsmanship, Character, and Ethics, as presented by the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association. For more than 20 years, he operated youth sports camps. Hundreds of kids attended his wildly popular “Be A Good Teammate” basketball camp every summer, where they were taught daily that good teammates care, share, and listen.As a former intercollegiate student-athlete, Lance was an academic All-American. He holds an undergraduate degree in theatre and a master’s degree in sports management. Lance believes everybody is part of a team in some capacity, and every affliction facing our society comes down to people not being good teammates. He has inspired readers and audiences around the globe with this impactful message through his books, keynotes, and seminars.Missy West: linkedin.com/in/missy-west2520Missy West is a former college coach, inductee to the High School Hall of Fame, and now a motivational speaker, whose athletic participation has strongly influenced the development of lifelong skills that remain within her to this day. Sports has built confidence within her as a woman, gave her career opportunities, and an environment filled with amazing, hard-working, and successful people to this day. Her passion for sports began at a very young age in upstate NY, where football and Ice hockey became her first two loves. Following High School, Missy had a successful college career at Duke University where she was able to participate in 2 ACC Conference Championships, 5 NCAA tournaments and the National Championship in 1999. Following her stint at Duke, Missy played professionally in Germany for three seasons winning a German National Championship. Missy coached basketball at the college level for 12 years both at the Division II and Division III levels & received 3 conference coach of the year honors and was nominated for National Coach of the Year in 2013. She also coached a youth 12-year-old team where they too won a German National Championship. Most recently Missy was inducted into the New York State High School Hall of Fame (with Jim Brown) and the National High School Athletic Hall of Fame.Reed Maltbie: https://coachreed.com/Coach Reed Maltbie is the Founder of The Excellence Equation, co-developer of Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches, and Lead Speaker/Chief Content Officer for Changing the Game. With 30 years’ experience as an educator/coach and Master's degrees in both Sport Psychology and Early Childhood Education, Reed offers a wealth of practical and science-based experience to help coaches and others lead athletes to excel in and beyond sports. Since the release of his TEDx talk “Echoes Beyond the Game”, he has become a trusted educator and advisor to sports organizations worldwide. Reed’s unique gifts are creating passion and purpose in others and distilling complex theories into understandable and easily implementable practices.

This 5-part series discusses some of my favorite Lance Loya quotes and axioms – each is a gateway to a deep discussion with Lance other experts in sports psychology, youth sports, sports parenting, and sports leadership at all levels of the game – from rec to the pros. Learn more about Lance and his supporting guests below:Lance Loya: http://www.coachloya.com/Lance is the founder and CEO of The Teammate Factory. He is a leading authority on the good teammate mindset, who specializes in getting individuals to shift into the We Gear and change their focus from me to we! A college basketball coach turned author, sportsmanship advocate, and professional speaker, he is known for his enthusiastic personality and his passion for transforming teambusters into teammates. He is a rare two-time recipient of the prestigious Schoenfeld Award for Sportsmanship, Character, and Ethics, as presented by the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association. For more than 20 years, he operated youth sports camps. Hundreds of kids attended his wildly popular “Be A Good Teammate” basketball camp every summer, where they were taught daily that good teammates care, share, and listen.As a former intercollegiate student-athlete, Lance was an academic All-American. He holds an undergraduate degree in theatre and a master’s degree in sports management. Lance believes everybody is part of a team in some capacity, and every affliction facing our society comes down to people not being good teammates. He has inspired readers and audiences around the globe with this impactful message through his books, keynotes, and seminars.Missy West: linkedin.com/in/missy-west2520Missy West is a former college coach, inductee to the High School Hall of Fame, and now a motivational speaker, whose athletic participation has strongly influenced the development of lifelong skills that remain within her to this day. Sports has built confidence within her as a woman, gave her career opportunities, and an environment filled with amazing, hard-working, and successful people to this day. Her passion for sports began at a very young age in upstate NY, where football and Ice hockey became her first two loves. Following High School, Missy had a successful college career at Duke University where she was able to participate in 2 ACC Conference Championships, 5 NCAA tournaments and the National Championship in 1999. Following her stint at Duke, Missy played professionally in Germany for three seasons winning a German National Championship. Missy coached basketball at the college level for 12 years both at the Division II and Division III levels & received 3 conference coach of the year honors and was nominated for National Coach of the Year in 2013. She also coached a youth 12-year-old team where they too won a German National Championship. Most recently Missy was inducted into the New York State High School Hall of Fame (with Jim Brown) and the National High School Athletic Hall of Fame.Reed Maltbie: https://coachreed.com/Coach Reed Maltbie is the Founder of The Excellence Equation, co-developer of Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches, and Lead Speaker/Chief Content Officer for Changing the Game. With 30 years’ experience as an educator/coach and Master's degrees in both Sport Psychology and Early Childhood Education, Reed offers a wealth of practical and science-based experience to help coaches and others lead athletes to excel in and beyond sports. Since the release of his TEDx talk “Echoes Beyond the Game”, he has become a trusted educator and advisor to sports organizations worldwide. Reed’s unique gifts are creating passion and purpose in others and distilling complex theories into understandable and easily implementable practices.

This 5-part series discusses some of my favorite Lance Loya quotes and axioms – each is a gateway to a deep discussion with Lance other experts in sports psychology, youth sports, sports parenting, and sports leadership at all levels of the game – from rec to the pros. Learn more about Lance and his supporting guests below:Lance Loya: http://www.coachloya.com/Lance is the founder and CEO of The Teammate Factory. He is a leading authority on the good teammate mindset, who specializes in getting individuals to shift into the We Gear and change their focus from me to we! A college basketball coach turned author, sportsmanship advocate, and professional speaker, he is known for his enthusiastic personality and his passion for transforming teambusters into teammates. He is a rare two-time recipient of the prestigious Schoenfeld Award for Sportsmanship, Character, and Ethics, as presented by the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association. For more than 20 years, he operated youth sports camps. Hundreds of kids attended his wildly popular “Be A Good Teammate” basketball camp every summer, where they were taught daily that good teammates care, share, and listen.As a former intercollegiate student-athlete, Lance was an academic All-American. He holds an undergraduate degree in theatre and a master’s degree in sports management.Lance believes everybody is part of a team in some capacity, and every affliction facing our society comes down to people not being good teammates. He has inspired readers and audiences around the globe with this impactful message through his books, keynotes, and seminars.Jim Bauman: linkedin.com/in/dr-jim-bauman-ba969345Dr. Bauman, is a renowned Sport and Human Performance Psychologist (Gravity Performance) who provides high quality services to athletes, coaches, sport organizations, and business organizations on a private consulting basis. Jim has provided sport psychology services at the 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008 Olympic Games. Earlier in his career, as a Full-time Senior Sport Psychologist for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) US Olympic Training Center, he created, implemented, and managed the first sport psychology program at this Olympic Training Center. Dr. Bauman provided high performance services at multiple National Championships, Olympic Trials, World Cups, World Championships, World University Games, Pan-Pacific, and Pan-American Games; began a working relationship with the Navy Special Warfare School (BUDS/SEAL Teams) and the NHL Anaheim Ducks (Stanley Cup Champions). He later Developed and initiated the first full-range sport psychology program for 23 collegiate sports at the UVA, and traveled with and provided sport psychology services to the USA Olympic Swimming Team at the 2012 London Olympic Games, 2013 Barcelona World Championships, 2014 Pan American Championships in Australia, and the 2015 World Championships in Russia; he continued as a consultant to US Special Operations Command. Currently working with an east coast NBA team engages in sport publications (refereed journal articles and book chapters); television and radio appearances; presenting sport psychology workshops at national/international conferences; teaching graduate coursework; mentoring young sport psychology professionals.Mike Salm: linkedin.com/in/michaelsalmAs the Director of Leadership Development and Strategic Partnerships in Rutgers Athletics- Office of Leadership Development and Strategic Partnerships, he helps student-athletes become champions in the classroom, on their playing fields, and in their lives after athletics. His main responsibility is to help student-athletes achieve their goals, graduate with a college degree, and secure post-graduate opportunities/employment. Working on projects involving community service, career development, international partnerships, campus/employer partnerships, and the development of a 3 course, for credit, leadership curriculum for Rutgers Athletics. In this position he has developed a strong affinity for the servant leadership mentality and believes that through the service of helping others achieve their dreams I will have the greatest impact on this world.

This 5-part series discusses some of my favorite Lance Loya quotes and axioms – each is a gateway to a deep discussion with Lance other experts in sports psychology, youth sports, sports parenting, and sports leadership at all levels of the game – from rec to the pros. Learn more about Lance and his supporting guests below:Lance Loya: http://www.coachloya.com/Lance is the founder and CEO of The Teammate Factory. He is a leading authority on the good teammate mindset, who specializes in getting individuals to shift into the We Gear and change their focus from me to we! A college basketball coach turned author, sportsmanship advocate, and professional speaker, he is known for his enthusiastic personality and his passion for transforming teambusters into teammates. He is a rare two-time recipient of the prestigious Schoenfeld Award for Sportsmanship, Character, and Ethics, as presented by the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association. For more than 20 years, he operated youth sports camps. Hundreds of kids attended his wildly popular “Be A Good Teammate” basketball camp every summer, where they were taught daily that good teammates care, share, and listen.As a former intercollegiate student-athlete, Lance was an academic All-American. He holds an undergraduate degree in theatre and a master’s degree in sports management.Lance believes everybody is part of a team in some capacity, and every affliction facing our society comes down to people not being good teammates. He has inspired readers and audiences around the globe with this impactful message through his books, keynotes, and seminars.Jim Bauman: linkedin.com/in/dr-jim-bauman-ba969345Dr. Bauman, is a renowned Sport and Human Performance Psychologist (Gravity Performance) who provides high quality services to athletes, coaches, sport organizations, and business organizations on a private consulting basis. Jim has provided sport psychology services at the 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008 Olympic Games. Earlier in his career, as a Full-time Senior Sport Psychologist for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) US Olympic Training Center, he created, implemented, and managed the first sport psychology program at this Olympic Training Center. Dr. Bauman provided high performance services at multiple National Championships, Olympic Trials, World Cups, World Championships, World University Games, Pan-Pacific, and Pan-American Games; began a working relationship with the Navy Special Warfare School (BUDS/SEAL Teams) and the NHL Anaheim Ducks (Stanley Cup Champions). He later Developed and initiated the first full-range sport psychology program for 23 collegiate sports at the UVA, and traveled with and provided sport psychology services to the USA Olympic Swimming Team at the 2012 London Olympic Games, 2013 Barcelona World Championships, 2014 Pan American Championships in Australia, and the 2015 World Championships in Russia; he continued as a consultant to US Special Operations Command. Currently working with an east coast NBA team engages in sport publications (refereed journal articles and book chapters); television and radio appearances; presenting sport psychology workshops at national/international conferences; teaching graduate coursework; mentoring young sport psychology professionals.Mike Salm: linkedin.com/in/michaelsalmAs the Director of Leadership Development and Strategic Partnerships in Rutgers Athletics- Office of Leadership Development and Strategic Partnerships, he helps student-athletes become champions in the classroom, on their playing fields, and in their lives after athletics. His main responsibility is to help student-athletes achieve their goals, graduate with a college degree, and secure post-graduate opportunities/employment. Working on projects involving community service, career development, international partnerships, campus/employer partnerships, and the development of a 3 course, for credit, leadership curriculum for Rutgers Athletics. In this position he has developed a strong affinity for the servant leadership mentality and believes that through the service of helping others achieve their dreams I will have the greatest impact on this world.

This week, the discussion will be with Lance Loya, Author, Coach and Speaker. Lance is the world’s preeminent authority on the good teammate mindset. He specializes in getting individuals to shift into the We Gear, changing their focus from me to we! A college basketball coach turned author, advocate, and professional speaker, he is known for his enthusiastic personality and his passion for transforming teambusters into teammates.Lance is a rare two-time recipient of the prestigious Schoenfeld Award for Sportsmanship, Character, and Ethics, as presented by the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association. For more than 20 years, he operated youth sports camps. Hundreds of kids attended his wildly popular “Be A Good Teammate” basketball camp every summer, where they were taught daily that good teammates care, share, and listen. As a former intercollegiate student-athlete, Lance was an academic All-American. He holds an undergraduate degree in theatre and a master’s degree in sports management.•What it really means to be a good teammate•How everyone is part of team in some capacity•What coaches and educators should be placing the most emphasis on when they work with young athletes.•How to shift gears in your life & put your WE ahead of your ME.

Lance Loya has a passion for teaching people to be good teammates! He is the author of two books—the popular children's book Be A Good Teammate and the newly released Building Good Teammates. Although Loya has spent most of his coaching career at the collegiate level, he has worked with players at nearly every level of basketball. His youth basketball camps are some of the nation's largest and attended by several hundred players every summer, popular with aspiring players becasue of the emphasis on teamwork. Campers are reminded daily that good teammates care, good teammates share, and good teammates listen™. A former point guard at Garrett Community College and the University of South Carolina-Upstate, Loya garnered a reputation for being a “coach” on the court and true student of the game. As a player, he earned Academic All-American honors, and went on to earn a Masters degree in sports management. He is presently the all-time most winning basketball coach in Mount Aloysius College history. Though innovative in his coaching techniques, Loya's philosophies are still deeply grounded in a strict adherence to fundamentals, discipline, and good sportsmanship, which he instills in players. Loya is two-time recipient of the Schoenfeld Award for sportsmanship, character, and ethics, presented by the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association (CBOA). His players have also been recognized for espousing these same values, Loya was a radio morning show disc jockey. His public speaking skills have allowed him to become a sought-after speaker at schools, banquets, and various other corporate and civic functions. Please visit www.coachloya.com for more information