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Manchester is RED!….World Cup 2030 & 2034 Hosts CONFIRMED!….Gio Reyna Scores a Stunning Goal!….College Cup News – All the Latest!….Celtic Defeat Rangers to Win Scottish Cup!….Barcelona Slip Up AGAIN – What's Next?….And MUCH MORE Coming Up! Be sure to visit www.SoccerWorld.net for ALL your soccer gear needs. Train with Next Level Training to be the best player you can be! Check them out at www.next-leveltraining.com Visit Thomas Magees Sporting House in Downtown Detroit for the BEST soccer atmosphere around! www.thomasmagees.com Creating the best possible soccer experience for every player, regardless of skill level - visit the www.MichiganJaguarsFC.com Visit Dr. Zack Atwood PT, DPT, C-PS, FRCms, The futbol Doc. He's dedicated to helping you get back to doing what you love, pain-free and without limitations - www.primalrecoverypt.com The Fab Football Academy offers boys and girls a professional learning environment with the aim of developing young people both on and off the pitch. Based at The National Sports Center at a Bisham Abbey in England. For more info visit www.fabacademy.co.uk WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THESE SONGS no copyright infringement intended, for artistic purposes only. We Are Soccer 2024 All Rights Reserved.

The Weekly Recap - We pay tribute to our good friend David Hebestreit who passed away this week.....EPL scores and talk....MLS and Bundesliga chats....USMNT moves on....and MUCH MORE!!! Be sure to visit www.SoccerWorld.net for ALL your soccer gear needs. Train with Next Level Training to be the best player you can be! Check them out at www.next-leveltraining.com Visit Thomas Magees Sporting House in Downtown Detroit for the BEST soccer atmosphere around! www.thomasmagees.com Creating the best possible soccer experience for every player, regardless of skill level - visit the www.MichiganJaguarsFC.com Visit Dr. Zack Atwood PT, DPT, C-PS, FRCms, The futbol Doc. He's dedicated to helping you get back to doing what you love, pain-free and without limitations - www.primalrecoverypt.com The Fab Football Academy offers boys and girls a professional learning environment with the aim of developing young people both on and off the pitch. Based at The National Sports Center at a Bisham Abbey in England. For more info visit www.fabacademy.co.uk WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THESE SONGS no copyright infringement intended, for artistic purposes only. We Are Soccer 2024 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome to Season 13 Episode 42 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Lisa talks with former touring pro and current coach, Thomas Drouet. Thomas started playing tennis at a young age when his grandfather introduced him to the sport at age 3. He was naturally drawn to the game and would spend hours hitting against a wall. At age 12, he entered the National Sports Center in France, where the top junior players trained together. At 18, Thomas transitioned from junior to professional tennis, playing for Monaco and later becoming a coach. His coaching philosophy developed as he worked with young players in Monaco, focusing on technique and tactics. He aimed to push the kids beyond their limits, despite their comfortable lifestyle. Lisa and Thomas discussed the recent announcement by the ITF allowing coaching for junior events and the potential impact on the sport. Thomas expressed his support for the decision, highlighting the importance of coaching in tennis and the need for players to have access to it. He also addressed the issue of unequal access to coaching for players who can afford it and those who cannot. Lisa raised the concern about the financial commitment required for junior coaches to attend tournaments, which Thomas acknowledged as a challenge. Thomas emphasized the importance of parents being involved from the beginning and understanding that tennis is a job for the coach, not the player. He shared his experience with his son, who expressed a desire for a better relationship with his father on the court, leading to them seeking the help of a psychologist. The psychologist recommended incorporating games and fun into their training sessions to balance the coaching and fatherly roles. Lisa agreed, highlighting the importance of communication and maintaining a healthy relationship between parents and their children, regardless of their tennis achievements. Thomas recently developed a card game for tennis players, particularly for coaches and young players. The game is designed to improve technique, fitness, mental, and tactical aspects of the sport. It allows players to practice and strategize, providing insights into their decision-making and personality traits. Thomas explained the effectiveness of his card game in engaging young kids and keeping them focused on specific tasks. He highlighted the game's ability to help kids develop mental skills, such as controlling their temper and dealing with stress during matches. The game can be purchased on Thomas's website at https://www.thecardschallenge.com/. To reach out to Thomas for video conferencing or other information, email him at thomas.drouet1705@gmail.com. Follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/coachdrouet/. And don't forget to register for our upcoming trip to Spain! More info at https://parentingaces.com/articles/join-us-for-10-days-in-spain/. The deadline is coming up at the end of November, so don't miss out! If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop. CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Recap - Liverpool beat Man United 3-0 at Old Trafford...Hat Trick Haaland back at it with another 3 goals v WH....Oshimen is stuck at Napoli. What went wrong?...Ivan Toney is earning WHAT after moving from Brentford to Al Hilal...Barcelona with a BIG 7-0 win...Everton up 2-0 in the 86th minute but lose 3-2…you can't make this stuff up!....Mbappe scores his first Real Madrid goals...Celtic beat Rangers 3-0 in the Old Firm Derby....Bayer Leverkusen lose a game. Yes, folks, you heard that correctly.Be sure to visit www.SoccerWorld.net for ALL your soccer gear needs.Train with Next Level Training to be the best player you can be! Check them out at www.next-leveltraining.comVisit Thomas Magees Sporting House in Downtown Detroit for the BEST soccer atmosphere around! www.thomasmagees.comCreating the best possible soccer experience for every player, regardless of skill level - visit the www.MichiganJaguarsFC.comVisit Dr. Zack Atwood PT, DPT, C-PS, FRCms, The futbol Doc. He's dedicated to helping you get back to doing what you love, pain-free and without limitations - www.primalrecoverypt.comThe Fab Football Academy offers boys and girls a professional learning environment with the aim of developing young people both on and off the pitch. Based at The National Sports Center at a Bisham Abbey in England. For more info visit www.fabacademy.co.ukWE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THESE SONGSno copyright infringement intended, for artistic purposes only.We Are Soccer 2024 All Rights Reserved.

The Weekly Recap - Man City, Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal ROLL.....Man Utd and Villa suffer defeats....The Bundesliga is BACK....Rumors and News.....AND you can call in and CHAT with us!!.....and MUCH MORE!!! Be sure to visit www.SoccerWorld.net for ALL your soccer gear needs. Train with Next Level Training to be the best player you can be! Check them out at www.next-leveltraining.com Visit Thomas Magees Sporting House in Downtown Detroit for the BEST soccer atmosphere around! www.thomasmagees.com Creating the best possible soccer experience for every player, regardless of skill level - visit the www.MichiganJaguarsFC.com Visit Dr. Zack Atwood PT, DPT, C-PS, FRCms, The futbol Doc. He's dedicated to helping you get back to doing what you love, pain-free and without limitations - www.primalrecoverypt.com The Fab Football Academy offers boys and girls a professional learning environment with the aim of developing young people both on and off the pitch. Based at The National Sports Center at a Bisham Abbey in England. For more info visit www.fabacademy.co.uk WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THESE SONGS no copyright infringement intended, for artistic purposes only. We Are Soccer 2024 All Rights Reserved.

The Weekly Recap -  Football is BACK!....Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City and Villa are all happy....Mauricio Pochettino to the USMNT....Mbappé and Real Madrid slip up in game 1.....and MUCH MORE!Be sure to visit www.SoccerWorld.net for ALL your soccer gear needs.Train with Next Level Training to be the best player you can be! Check them out at www.next-leveltraining.comVisit Thomas Magees Sporting House in Downtown Detroit for the BEST soccer atmosphere around! www.thomasmagees.comCreating the best possible soccer experience for every player, regardless of skill level - visit the www.MichiganJaguarsFC.comVisit Dr. Zack Atwood PT, DPT, C-PS, FRCms, The futbol Doc. He's dedicated to helping you get back to doing what you love, pain-free and without limitations - www.primalrecoverypt.comThe Fab Football Academy offers boys and girls a professional learning environment with the aim of developing young people both on and off the pitch.  Based at The National Sports Center at a Bisham Abbey in England. For more info visit www.fabacademy.co.ukWE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THESE SONGSno copyright infringement intended, for artistic purposes only.We Are Soccer 2024 All Rights Reserved.

The Weekly Recap - The USWNT win take GOLD at the Olympics....Man City beat Man Utd on PKs in the Community Shield....There's another BIG name up for the USMNT managers position....and loads of transfers to talk about.....and MUCH MORE! Be sure to visit www.SoccerWorld.net for ALL your soccer gear needs. Train with Next Level Training to be the best player you can be! Check them out at www.next-leveltraining.com Visit Thomas Magees Sporting House in Downtown Detroit for the BEST soccer atmosphere around! www.thomasmagees.com Creating the best possible soccer experience for every player, regardless of skill level - visit the www.MichiganJaguarsFC.com Visit Dr. Zack Atwood PT, DPT, C-PS, FRCms, The futbol Doc. He's dedicated to helping you get back to doing what you love, pain-free and without limitations - www.primalrecoverypt.com The Fab Football Academy offers boys and girls a professional learning environment with the aim of developing young people both on and off the pitch. Based at The National Sports Center at a Bisham Abbey in England. For more info visit www.fabacademy.co.uk WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THESE SONGS no copyright infringement intended, for artistic purposes only. We Are Soccer 2024 All Rights Reserved.

The Weekly Recap -  Pellegrino Mattarazzo is rumored to be offered the USMNT job....USWNT advance in Olympics....USMNT bounced from Olympics....Preseasons are finishing up....UCL draw talk....and the boys run a race.....and MUCH MORE!Be sure to visit www.SoccerWorld.net for ALL your soccer gear needs.Train with Next Level Training to be the best player you can be! Check them out at www.next-leveltraining.comVisit Thomas Magees Sporting House in Downtown Detroit for the BEST soccer atmosphere around! www.thomasmagees.comCreating the best possible soccer experience for every player, regardless of skill level - visit the www.MichiganJaguarsFC.comVisit Dr. Zack Atwood PT, DPT, C-PS, FRCms, The futbol Doc. He's dedicated to helping you get back to doing what you love, pain-free and without limitations - www.primalrecoverypt.comThe Fab Football Academy offers boys and girls a professional learning environment with the aim of developing young people both on and off the pitch.  Based at The National Sports Center at a Bisham Abbey in England. For more info visit www.fabacademy.co.ukWE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THESE SONGSno copyright infringement intended, for artistic purposes only.We Are Soccer 2024 All Rights Reserved.

The Weekly Recap - Canada are a bunch CHEATERS!....Preseason is in full swing, do you care?....Olympic soccer has started....Transfers, rumors, and fun.....and MUCH MORE! Be sure to visit www.SoccerWorld.net for ALL your soccer gear needs. Train with Next Level Training to be the best player you can be! Check them out at www.next-leveltraining.com Visit Thomas Magees Sporting House in Downtown Detroit for the BEST soccer atmosphere around! www.thomasmagees.com Creating the best possible soccer experience for every player, regardless of skill level - visit the www.MichiganJaguarsFC.com Visit Dr. Zack Atwood PT, DPT, C-PS, FRCms, The futbol Doc. He's dedicated to helping you get back to doing what you love, pain-free and without limitations - www.primalrecoverypt.com The Fab Football Academy offers boys and girls a professional learning environment with the aim of developing young people both on and off the pitch. Based at The National Sports Center at a Bisham Abbey in England. For more info visit www.fabacademy.co.uk WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THESE SONGS no copyright infringement intended, for artistic purposes only. We Are Soccer 2024 All Rights Reserved.

In this episode (25:19) In this episode, Jenn shares her experience at the 2024 Premier Cup which was held June 29th at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota. You Will Learn How to get an invite to this event. Jenn's history with this event. Details and stories about this year's surface, venue, and weather. The winners of each height class. Mentioned/Related Where to Watch the 2024 AKC Premier Cup Information on the venue and surface: https://nscsports.org/facilities/stadium/ Episode 215: The 2019 AKC Agility Premier Cup Presented by EEM Episode 220: AKC Agility Premier Cup Wrap-up Watch Jenn and Bee on all three rounds here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cvPPmrt0Sc

Listen in as we are joined by participants of the Hendrickson Foundation Summer Hockey Festival at the National Sports Center in Blaine, MN This festival consists of players in the following hockey categories: blind, deaf and hard of hearing, sled, warrior and special. These athletes have great stories to tell and you do get the feeling that "hockey changes lives"!Chippewa Valley Ortho and Sport MedicineDedicated and committed to the health care needs of patients in Western Wisconsin since 1954. Riverside Bike and SkateEau Claire's hockey headquarters which is the oldest hockey store in the state of Wisconsin. Hertel LawThe law firm you want on your side. Focusing on criminal defense and personal injury.Kelly Heating and ElectricProudly making you comfortable since 1997!Ryan Flaig - State FarmServing Eau Claire, Altoona, Fall Creek, Fairchild, Augusta, Osseo, Eleva, Strum, MondoviNorthwoods Therapy AssociatesTaking physical therapy to the next levelDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.@TheBOSPodwww.thebreakoutsessions.com

JULIE TAULMAN IS THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF AN IMPRESSIVE ORGANIZATION It's the National Sports Center for the Disabled and they do AMAZING things helping people with a variety of disabilities get back to doing fun activities outdoors. The Wells Fargo Cup is back this year at the end of this month and it is a wonderful event in Winter Park. Find out more here. Julie joins me at 1 to talk about it.

The Girls Upper Midwest High School Elite League begins tonight from the National Sports Center in Blaine. Co-founders Winny Brodt-Brown and Chris Peterson discussed the beginning stages of the league they created with co-founder Eric Johnson. Along with the help of the legendary late John Russo, the trio created a league that provides a great hockey experience for Minnesota girls high school hockey players. The Overtime Podcast covered all aspects of the game, Brodt-Brown's history as a player and coach, the much anticipated 96-team NIT Tournament and more.

It's one of the best hockey weekends around town. Danny Hendrickson from the Hendrickson Foundation joins to share all the exciting happenings going on at this year's National Hockey Festival at the National Sports Center in Blaine.  Come check it out and you might even see Kirsten Krull and Jessi Pierce get wet (polar plunge wet, guys, c'mon) As always, we're created by new voice studios brought to you by Talk North, Grain Belt, Jim Beam, Livea, and Royal Credit Union this is Season 4, episode 179. 

 It's one of the best hockey weekends around town. Danny Hendrickson from the Hendrickson Foundation joins to share all the exciting happenings going on at this year's National Hockey Festival at the National Sports Center in Blaine. Come check it out and you might even see Kirsten Krull and Jessi Pierce get wet (polar plunge wet, guys, c'mon)As always, we're created by new voice studios brought to you by Talk North, Grain Belt, Jim Beam, Livea, and Royal Credit Union this is Season 4, episode 179. 

Have you dreamed of starting up your own thing? Have you wondered about how to take the first steps into Entrepreneurship? Spoiler alert: it's before you think you're ready.  In this episode we're talking about becoming an opportunistic entrepreneur with Kathryn Schwartz. She is the founder of Pawleys Investment Advisors. She holds a Master's Certificate in Six Sigma Process Improvement from Villanova University and a BA from Columbia University. She has over 25 years of investment experience and for 13 years, Kathryn has volunteered in Winter Park, CO with the National Sports Center for the Disabled teaching blind skiers and skiers with various physical and cognitive challenges. Kristine Delano guides the discussion on making the most of opportunities to become a successful entrepreneur.  Follow on Instagram kristine.delano.writer  Visit www.womeninetfs.com to find additional support in the ETF industry.  Go to www.kristinedelano.com for your Thrive Guide: a compilation of the most requested and insightful advice from our guests on Leadership and Advancement. Book recommendations:  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

A VERY INSPIRATIONAL EVENT IS HAPPENING NEXT MONTH And I've got Kim Easton from the National Sports Center for the Disabled on today to discuss their annual Wells Fargo Cup to raise money for their incredible cause. I've been privileged to broadcast from this event in prior years and am looking forward to being there again this year. It's incredible to watch people with significant physical disabilities fly down the mountain skiing. Just a great event, find out more here.

The Cayman National Netball team leaves tomorrow as they're two days away from the Americas Netball World Cup Qualifier to be held at the National Sports Center in Kingston, Jamaica. All eyes are set on the "Hoop It Up" 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament this weekend…the second of three 3X3 FIBA sanctioned tournaments to come.. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rcnews/message

1.6 seconds. That's how long it takes to fall two stories. That's how long it takes for life to change MICHAEL MURPHY is a motivational speaker, paralyzed athlete, and writer. His journey began in April 2007 when he fell off a roof in college, shattered his spine, and was paralyzed. He was 21. Michael had to adapt to life in a wheelchair over a long rehab process to find his “new normal,” regain his independence, and return to school. Despite his accident, Michael remained the competitive athlete that led him to play both football and baseball in college. n 2008 he found a new passion when he was introduced to hand-cycling and adaptive sports. His first race was The Marine Corps Marathon that year after he teamed up with The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to raise money for spinal cord research. Michael has since helped to raise more than $50,000 for a cure. Today, Michael is a 12-time marathoner with Top 5 finishes in New York and Boston. He was also featured on NBC after completing two Tough Mudder competitions in 2012 and 2013 with the help of his teammates and an off-road handcycle. Michael's interview is one you will want to listen to more than one time. He offers insight and motivation to live your life to the fullest - no matter what cards you have been dealt. He explains Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) which is positive change experienced as a result of the struggle with a major life crisis of traumatic events.  Recently, Michael Murphy was featured in the documentary, "Snow to Sand" as the lone hand cyclist riding with a team of 15 strangers from Denver to LA in 2016. Their goal was to raise money for people suffering from paralysis by embarking on a 1,300-mile cross-country bike ride that pushes them past their limits and beyond what any of them thought they could achieve as individuals. He now trains with the Competition Team at the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) in Winter Park, CO, with every intention to make the US Ski Team…and go to the Paralympics.   

Sara Soli, Director of Development at the National Sports Center, joins Jason DeRusha to talk about what's happening this weekend at the massive USA Cup soccer tournament in Blaine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being disabled often comes with the stigma of not being able to do things, and sports is one of the first things most people would think about.  National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) is an organization that aims to dispel that stereotype and make sports more inclusive and accessible for differently-abled individuals.  Find out how you can help these individuals discover the joy of sports Want to support NSCD? https://nscd.org/donate-to-nscd/ Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/national-sports-center-for-the-disabled/ 

Joining me in the Huddle is the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick. Bob is the man to listen to if you love baseball and its history. Bob's appointment in 2011 marked a celebrated return to the NLBM. The NLBM is the world's only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its profound impact on the social advancement of America. Bob became the museum's first Director of Marketing in 1998. He was named Vice President of Marketing in 2009 before accepting the post as Executive Director of the National Sports Center for the Disabled-Kansas City. Before his departure, Bob's leadership helped secure more than $15 million in financial support for the NLBM and widespread national acclaim. Kendrick is now responsible for the Museum's day-to-day operations and for developing and implementing strategies to advance the mission of the NLBM. Bob began his association with the NLBM as a volunteer during his 10-year newspaper career with The Kansas City Star as a senior copywriter for The Star's Promotions Department. While he doesn't fashion himself to be a historian, Bob has become one of the leading authorities on the topic of Negro Leagues Baseball history and its connection to issues relating to sports, race and diversity. He has been a contributing writer for "Ebony Magazine" and the National Urban League's "Opportunity Magazine." His volunteer roots in the Kansas City community are deep and passionate. He has served on the boards of various Kansas City-area non-profit organizations and has worked with Kansas City youth for more than 20 years. He remains active in the community and spends a great deal of time in Kansas City classrooms giving motivational talks to area students and sharing the illustrious history of Negro Leagues Baseball with nearly 100 schools, social and civic groups annually. In 2006, the Greater Kansas City Black Chamber of Commerce awarded him the Mary Lona Diversity Award. He was named "Citizen of the Year" by the Omicron Xi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. In 2009, The Kansas City Globe named Kendrick to the papers' list of "100 Most Influential African-Americans in Greater Kansas City." A native of Crawfordville, Ga., Kendrick received a basketball scholarship to attend Park College (Parkville, Mo.) in 1980, where he earned a B.A. degree in Communications Arts in 1985. 

This week - Michael Murphy is a motivational speaker, paralyzed athlete, and writer. His journey began in April 2007 when he fell off a roof in college, shattered his spine, and was paralyzed.  Michael is now a 12-time marathoner with Top 5 finishes in New York and Boston. He was also featured on NBC after completing two Tough Mudder competitions in 2012 and 2013 with the help of his teammates and an off-road handcycle..    Show Sponsor: VENGA Hey Guys, We’ve got some great news this week!   We have talked about how important sleep is on this show.  We've even had sleep specialists as guests. Sleep is so key for athletes!   Our friends at Venga CBD have an all-new product to help athletes with their sleep because they know how important it is for athletes. 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First-time order is 30% off with code (303PODCAST).  We've also added 50% off your first month's subscription with code (303SUBSCRIPTION).     In Today's Show Feature interview - Michael Murphy Endurance News - Future of Fitness Tech What New in the 303 - A couple of Van Life stories - Megan Hottman and Andy Schmidt Bill and Rich's Excellent Adventure - We Ride 4 Video of the Week - Michael Murphy in Snow to Sand   Interview Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars made with SuperStarch®  UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars to fuel serious athletes.  UCAN keeps blood sugar steady compared to the energy spikes and crashes of sugar-based products.  Steady energy equals sustained performance!   I got a chance to try the UCAN EDGE product this week on my 50 mile ride.  I had two 1.87 oz packets with me.  Each has 15g of SuperStarch Energy and 0g sugar.  They are not a gel consistency, which is awesome!  Is much more like a liquid.  I gave it a shake, tore off the top and just rolled it up.  It wasn't sticky like gels.  The flavor is like the tropical orange flavor of the Energy SuperStarch powder.  I may not have to take my extra test tubes of UCAN SuperStarch.   1.) UCAN launched a Vanilla flavor of the really popular plant-based Energy + Protein. Fans have been raving about how good the existing Chocolate flavor and the Vanilla flavor promises to be just as good!   2.) The Training Bundle now has a box of UCAN Edge included in it.   You put in the training, so don't let nutrition limit your performance.  Use UCAN in your training and racing to fuel the healthy way, finish stronger and recover more quickly!  Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co   Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co,      Interview with Michael Murphy 1.6 seconds. That's how long it takes to fall two stories. That's how long it takes for life to change. When Michael Murphy was 21, he fell off of a roof at college and landed flat on his back, severing his spine. They say that nobody understands their own traumatic injury just after it happens―but Michael did. Every person falls. They fall short in school, in love, in work, and in life. Their lives sometimes feel punctuated by those downfalls―the rejection letters, the unrequited love, the missed promotions, the life altering traumas. Everyone falls. But then what?   When I Fell is a true coming-of-age tale of going from abled, to disabled, to empowered. It combines the story surrounding Michael's recovery with the science of resiliency and thriving―what psychologists are now calling Posttraumatic Growth (PTG)―to teach readers how to hit home runs when life throws them curves. Befitting new mainstream acceptance for disabilities, When I Fell is as much a memoir as it is a message. It features the five principles established by Drs. Tedeschi and Calhoun―the pioneers who coined the phrase in the 1990's―for scientific validation to bring PTG further into the public eye.   A Northern Virginia native, Michael resides in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Casey, and dog Gunner.  He now trains with the Competition Team at the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) in Winter Park, CO, with every intention to make the US Ski Team…and go to the Paralympics.   Our News is sponsored by Buddy Insurance. Buddy Insurance is the kind of peace of mind you need as an active outdoor enthusiast.  Buddy’s mission is simple, to help people fearlessly enjoy an active and outdoor lifestyle.  You can now get on-demand accident insurance to make sure you get cash for bills fast and fill any gaps between your current coverage.  Go to buddyinsurance.com and create an account.  There's no commitment or charge to create one.  Once you have an account created, it's a snap to open your phone and in a couple clicks have coverage for the day.  Check it out!   Endurance News:   Fitbit co-founder: Future for fitness is well beyond the wrist CNET Health and Wellness A Fitbit used to be a little gadget to count your steps. Those days are long gone: Fitbits are now continuous heart and sleep monitors, with aspirations that go even deeper. Now owned by Google, Fitbit is still creating new fitness trackers, like the new Luxe. The company's subscription-based Fitbit Premium service continues to add new wellness routines, including celebrity guides such as Deepak Chopra.   Where do things go next? Will Fitbit ever venture off-wrist? How can these trackers possibly assist with diseases like COVID-19?  Fitbit co-founder and CTO Eric Friedman offers some insights on where Fitbit is at now, and where things are headed next.   Fitbit plans to continue exploring more advanced sensors on its bigger watches, while letting sensor tech trickle down over time into more optimized, smaller, lower-cost bands. "Because they have a larger battery, and kind of more mass, it's easier to try out brand new sensors in them and learn," Friedman says of last year's sensor-studded Fitbit Sense -- which added temperature, a stress-sensing electrodermal sensor and an electrocardiogram, or ECG -- compared to the much more pared-down new Fitbit Luxe, which leans mostly on its optical heart-rate sensor for things like sleep and stress measurements.   Friedman makes the comparison to where heart rate on wearables was years ago, living mainly on big watches while smaller bands just measured steps. The optical heart-rate sensor is also where the most evolution has happened, adding a lot of extra algorithm-based insights that didn't exist before. "When we first launched heart rate in our smartwatch, it was really about a kind of workout experience," Friedman says of where things were seven years ago. "But as things progressed, we started to be able to tease out more and more from heart rate."   He sees heart-rate variability as an important new metric, and related to that, atrial fibrillation. Fitbit recently finished a 500,000-person AFib study, but unlike the Apple Watch, most Fitbits don't measure estimated atrial fibrillation through the optical heart-rate sensor. For that, you'd need a Fitbit Sense with its ECG feature.   What's New in the 303: Megan Hottman: Prescott, AZ Racing and Forest Bathing By Megan Hottman, courtesy of MeganHottman.com   This van trip kicks off with a lovely dose of #americana – some ball sports, some lively hockey, some bike racing, kids running around, the requisite amount of dirt and dust, loads of campers and RVs, ample flag flying and one helleva sunset . I took the @canonusa out to capture all the feels.   Life these days offers glimpses of normalcy and it feels really *really* good.  Also can I get an amen for @dippindots ?! I haven’t had these in probably 20 years. What a treat.   Ok so where are we? We’re in a large sports complex park in Prescott, AZ. Here for a mountain bike race, I’m experiencing for the first time this parking lot-event style camping vibe. This wouldn’t be my top vanlife venue choice on a regular basis …but for this event and experience it’s totally fine. This location boasts temps a full 20-25 degrees than in Phoenix so we’re enjoying the nice cool evening temps and the escape from the big-city-heat.   Pros: restrooms close by, lots of friendly humans around, safe. Cons: all the humans. And pavement. Saturday’s race went GREAT! I actually warmed up for this race and implemented lessons I learned in March’s bike race … and took the win! I raced women intermediate 40-49, won my age group.  More importantly I felt great – I executed food, warmup and race strategies. I hit the opening stretch and hole shot into the first climb, at the front, and it paid off. I got more and more comfortable with the fast & flowy portions of the course as the race went along. We raced at noon so I did some yoga and a walk beforehand. Not normally things I’d do pre race but I wanted to keep my face out of my phone as I sat there nervously waiting for my start.   Van-Life and Endurance Sports By Andy Shmidt   Renting a van offers the endurance athlete an opportunity to experience the outdoors in a new way, with the potential to do a self-contained local or regional race. And if you’re thinking about purchasing a van, renting a few different configurations may help you BETA test available options.   Even with night-time temperatures dipping into the low 30’s, high 20’s it was still comfortable in the van. Granted I did “warm the place up” with the included LP gas powered Mr. Heater, before going to bed. Even with the provided battery-operated carbon monoxide detector, I wasn’t comfortable going to sleep with it running. Friends who were tent camping nearby at the James M. Robb campground reported being cold and the high winds interrupting their sleep. Neither were an issue for “Johnny.” Cooking was as easy as being at home, though it did require a bit more planning / prep work. I’m pretty sure I could have made hot apple pie, had I taken my Alpine Oven along on the trip. Titus Adventure Company is a family-owned business located in Denver, offering outdoor adventure focused trucks, SUV’s and camper van rentals. Visit them at: www.tacrentals.com. For 303 Endurance readers, Titus Adventure Company is offering 10% off any rental. Just use promo code: 303ENDURANCE when you make your reservation.   Bill & Rich's Excellent [Endurance] Adventure Bill   Rich Let me tell you about my rides in Tucson.  50 mile ride around Tucson on what is called "The Loop".  It's a series of well paved and lane lined bike paths that goes around Tucson.  Cool windy paths through the desert and cactus.  A similar ride would be Confluence Park, Cherry Creek Trail, 470 Trail, S. Platte back to Confluence.  Only Tucson faster and wider.  More open for sure.  1st - a huge shoutout to Tucson Endurance Performance Center.  I rented a 2021 Cervelo R Series and it rode beautifully.  I showed up at Sharon's house in Tucson and met one of the other We Ride 4 Denver Club Members named John.  And then met Sharon's boyfriend John Genell.  John and I had a common background in Big 5 consulting firms, so we hit it off right away.  It was John who explained his background on the Board of Wish For Wheels. We Ride 4 is a community of cyclists that create unique experiences for our members through weekly rides, participation in cycling events and social gatherings throughout the year. All rides are led by experienced ride leaders. Weekly rides range from social-pace no-drop formats to advanced-pace training rides. WR4's Denver Charitable Partner is Cottonwood Institute.  Cottonwood Institute believes that students can't be expected to care about the environment if they never have a chance to explore the outdoors. Your donations empower students to be environmentally aware and civically engaged. WR4's Tucson Chapter Partner is the Road Warriors Club.  Sponsor Ernesto Somoza adamantly encourages Pueblo High School students to join the Road Warriors Club if they are looking for something to do after school that’s a little bit different than just joining a sports team. Pueblo High is a Title 1 school and funding for the club is reliant 100% on donations and fundraising. One of their goals this year is to be able to have matching jerseys for all the members. We Ride 4 wants to help by designing a jersey and raising the money to buy the jerseys for all club members. Please consider helping by donating! Story of Angelina who Sharon just stop and met along the side of this bike path.  Sharon befriends Angelina and learns about this Pueblo High School.  Angelina needs a bike.  Sharon gives her the money to get a bike.  She ends up buying a bike from Tucson Endurance Center because Angelina's mom works with Brian Grasky in the Air Force.  Brian Grasky our guest from two weeks ago. So while we're on this ride, I see these two guys running on the trail and they are flying.  Clearly look like pro triathletes.  Coming from Boulder, I know what that looks like.  From the back, the first pro that came to mind was Ben Hoffman.  When I passed him and looked back, it really looked like Ben Hoffman.  When I DM'd Ben on Instagram, he confirmed it was not him. More on Ben later. Thanks Sharon, John and We Ride 4 for a really enjoyable ride around Tucson and a nice steak burrito at Seis afterward. Thanks UCAN EDGE for fueling my ride and VENGA for fueling my recovery!   Video of the Week: "Snow to Sand" Full Documentary   Upcoming Interviews: Coming Soon:  Author of "The Athlete Inside" Sue Reynolds and Coach Bobby McGee who has played an integral role in the development of top athletes with USA Triathlon, as well as several olympians and top-ranked ITU stars. He is the author of “Run Transformation,” The World’s Best Run Training Course. Plus Ironman St George is coming up next week.  One of the guys going there to win is Ben Hoffman.  We're going to hopefully catch up with him after the race. Closing: Thanks again for listening in this week.  Please be sure to follow us @303endurance and of course go to iTunes and give us a rating and a comment.  We'd really appreciate it! Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

This week - Michael Murphy is a motivational speaker, paralyzed athlete, and writer. His journey began in April 2007 when he fell off a roof in college, shattered his spine, and was paralyzed.  Michael is now a 12-time marathoner with Top 5 finishes in New York and Boston. He was also featured on NBC after completing two Tough Mudder competitions in 2012 and 2013 with the help of his teammates and an off-road handcycle..    Show Sponsor: VENGA Hey Guys, We’ve got some great news this week!   We have talked about how important sleep is on this show.  We've even had sleep specialists as guests. Sleep is so key for athletes!   Our friends at Venga CBD have an all-new product to help athletes with their sleep because they know how important it is for athletes. And like all things Venga, they went over the top for athletes - they went into the lab and created a triple threat to help you get better sleep tonight.  They call it Venga Super Sleep because man, this packs a punch.  Get this - It’s got Melatonin, CBD AND….an all-new cannabinoid CBN that’s been shown to promote sleep.  You get all three in Venga Super Sleep and it’s available now. I think they sold out in the first couple of days but are sure to have more soon.   Oh, and get this - no sleep aid hangover. You’ll wake up well-rested and refreshed because Venga Super Sleep is all-natural and works with your body’s systems to promote a great night’s sleep.  As with all of Venga CBD’s products, Super Sleep is 100% THC-free and non-habit forming.   You can check it out at Vengacbd.com/sleep and they have a great bundle offer running: If you buy a bottle of the Venga CBD daily CBD Ultra Gels, you can get a bottle of Super Sleep for just $34.00. It’s typically $85, so it’s a smokin’ deal!   Go to vengacbd.com/sleep to get all the details and don’t forget that our listeners get a X discount with coupon code X (only valid on full-priced items, not bundles).    Just go to https://vengaendurance.com/303podcast to order yours today. First-time order is 30% off with code (303PODCAST).  We've also added 50% off your first month's subscription with code (303SUBSCRIPTION).   In Today's Show Feature interview - Michael Murphy Endurance News - Future of Fitness Tech What New in the 303 - A couple of Van Life stories - Megan Hottman and Andy Schmidt Bill and Rich's Excellent Adventure - We Ride 4 Video of the Week - Michael Murphy in Snow to Sand   Interview Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars made with SuperStarch®  UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars to fuel serious athletes.  UCAN keeps blood sugar steady compared to the energy spikes and crashes of sugar-based products.  Steady energy equals sustained performance!   I got a chance to try the UCAN EDGE product this week on my 50 mile ride.  I had two 1.87 oz packets with me.  Each has 15g of SuperStarch Energy and 0g sugar.  They are not a gel consistency, which is awesome!  Is much more like a liquid.  I gave it a shake, tore off the top and just rolled it up.  It wasn't sticky like gels.  The flavor is like the tropical orange flavor of the Energy SuperStarch powder.  I may not have to take my extra test tubes of UCAN SuperStarch.   1.) UCAN launched a Vanilla flavor of the really popular plant-based Energy + Protein. Fans have been raving about how good the existing Chocolate flavor and the Vanilla flavor promises to be just as good!   2.) The Training Bundle now has a box of UCAN Edge included in it.   You put in the training, so don't let nutrition limit your performance.  Use UCAN in your training and racing to fuel the healthy way, finish stronger and recover more quickly!  Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co,    Interview with Michael Murphy 1.6 seconds. That's how long it takes to fall two stories. That's how long it takes for life to change. When Michael Murphy was 21, he fell off of a roof at college and landed flat on his back, severing his spine. They say that nobody understands their own traumatic injury just after it happens―but Michael did. Every person falls. They fall short in school, in love, in work, and in life. Their lives sometimes feel punctuated by those downfalls―the rejection letters, the unrequited love, the missed promotions, the life altering traumas. Everyone falls. But then what?   When I Fell is a true coming-of-age tale of going from abled, to disabled, to empowered. It combines the story surrounding Michael's recovery with the science of resiliency and thriving―what psychologists are now calling Posttraumatic Growth (PTG)―to teach readers how to hit home runs when life throws them curves. Befitting new mainstream acceptance for disabilities, When I Fell is as much a memoir as it is a message. It features the five principles established by Drs. Tedeschi and Calhoun―the pioneers who coined the phrase in the 1990's―for scientific validation to bring PTG further into the public eye.   A Northern Virginia native, Michael resides in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Casey, and dog Gunner.  He now trains with the Competition Team at the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) in Winter Park, CO, with every intention to make the US Ski Team…and go to the Paralympics.   Our News is sponsored by Buddy Insurance. Buddy Insurance is the kind of peace of mind you need as an active outdoor enthusiast.  Buddy’s mission is simple, to help people fearlessly enjoy an active and outdoor lifestyle.  You can now get on-demand accident insurance to make sure you get cash for bills fast and fill any gaps between your current coverage.  Go to buddyinsurance.com and create an account.  There's no commitment or charge to create one.  Once you have an account created, it's a snap to open your phone and in a couple clicks have coverage for the day.  Check it out!   Endurance News:   Fitbit co-founder: Future for fitness is well beyond the wrist CNET Health and Wellness A Fitbit used to be a little gadget to count your steps. Those days are long gone: Fitbits are now continuous heart and sleep monitors, with aspirations that go even deeper. Now owned by Google, Fitbit is still creating new fitness trackers, like the new Luxe. The company's subscription-based Fitbit Premium service continues to add new wellness routines, including celebrity guides such as Deepak Chopra.   Where do things go next? Will Fitbit ever venture off-wrist? How can these trackers possibly assist with diseases like COVID-19?  Fitbit co-founder and CTO Eric Friedman offers some insights on where Fitbit is at now, and where things are headed next.   Fitbit plans to continue exploring more advanced sensors on its bigger watches, while letting sensor tech trickle down over time into more optimized, smaller, lower-cost bands. "Because they have a larger battery, and kind of more mass, it's easier to try out brand new sensors in them and learn," Friedman says of last year's sensor-studded Fitbit Sense -- which added temperature, a stress-sensing electrodermal sensor and an electrocardiogram, or ECG -- compared to the much more pared-down new Fitbit Luxe, which leans mostly on its optical heart-rate sensor for things like sleep and stress measurements.   Friedman makes the comparison to where heart rate on wearables was years ago, living mainly on big watches while smaller bands just measured steps. The optical heart-rate sensor is also where the most evolution has happened, adding a lot of extra algorithm-based insights that didn't exist before. "When we first launched heart rate in our smartwatch, it was really about a kind of workout experience," Friedman says of where things were seven years ago. "But as things progressed, we started to be able to tease out more and more from heart rate."   He sees heart-rate variability as an important new metric, and related to that, atrial fibrillation. Fitbit recently finished a 500,000-person AFib study, but unlike the Apple Watch, most Fitbits don't measure estimated atrial fibrillation through the optical heart-rate sensor. For that, you'd need a Fitbit Sense with its ECG feature.     What's New in the 303:   Megan Hottman: Prescott, AZ Racing and Forest Bathing By Megan Hottman, courtesy of MeganHottman.com   This van trip kicks off with a lovely dose of #americana – some ball sports, some lively hockey, some bike racing, kids running around, the requisite amount of dirt and dust, loads of campers and RVs, ample flag flying and one helleva sunset . I took the @canonusa out to capture all the feels.   Life these days offers glimpses of normalcy and it feels really *really* good.  Also can I get an amen for @dippindots ?! I haven’t had these in probably 20 years. What a treat.   Ok so where are we? We’re in a large sports complex park in Prescott, AZ. Here for a mountain bike race, I’m experiencing for the first time this parking lot-event style camping vibe. This wouldn’t be my top vanlife venue choice on a regular basis …but for this event and experience it’s totally fine. This location boasts temps a full 20-25 degrees than in Phoenix so we’re enjoying the nice cool evening temps and the escape from the big-city-heat.   Pros: restrooms close by, lots of friendly humans around, safe. Cons: all the humans. And pavement.   Saturday’s race went GREAT! I actually warmed up for this race and implemented lessons I learned in March’s bike race … and took the win! I raced women intermediate 40-49, won my age group.  More importantly I felt great – I executed food, warmup and race strategies. I hit the opening stretch and hole shot into the first climb, at the front, and it paid off. I got more and more comfortable with the fast & flowy portions of the course as the race went along. We raced at noon so I did some yoga and a walk beforehand. Not normally things I’d do pre race but I wanted to keep my face out of my phone as I sat there nervously waiting for my start.   Van-Life and Endurance Sports By Andy Shmidt   Renting a van offers the endurance athlete an opportunity to experience the outdoors in a new way, with the potential to do a self-contained local or regional race. And if you’re thinking about purchasing a van, renting a few different configurations may help you BETA test available options.   Even with night-time temperatures dipping into the low 30’s, high 20’s it was still comfortable in the van. Granted I did “warm the place up” with the included LP gas powered Mr. Heater, before going to bed. Even with the provided battery-operated carbon monoxide detector, I wasn’t comfortable going to sleep with it running. Friends who were tent camping nearby at the James M. Robb campground reported being cold and the high winds interrupting their sleep. Neither were an issue for “Johnny.”   Cooking was as easy as being at home, though it did require a bit more planning / prep work. I’m pretty sure I could have made hot apple pie, had I taken my Alpine Oven along on the trip.   Titus Adventure Company is a family-owned business located in Denver, offering outdoor adventure focused trucks, SUV’s and camper van rentals. Visit them at: www.tacrentals.com.   For 303 Endurance readers, Titus Adventure Company is offering 10% off any rental. Just use promo code: 303ENDURANCE when you make your reservation.     Bill & Rich's Excellent [Endurance] Adventure Bill   Rich Let me tell you about my rides in Tucson.  50 mile ride around Tucson on what is called "The Loop".  It's a series of well paved and lane lined bike paths that goes around Tucson.  Cool windy paths through the desert and cactus.  A similar ride would be Confluence Park, Cherry Creek Trail, 470 Trail, S. Platte back to Confluence.  Only Tucson faster and wider.  More open for sure.  1st - a huge shoutout to Tucson Endurance Performance Center.  I rented a 2021 Cervelo R Series and it rode beautifully.  I showed up at Sharon's house in Tucson and met one of the other We Ride 4 Denver Club Members named John.  And then met Sharon's boyfriend John Genell.  John and I had a common background in Big 5 consulting firms, so we hit it off right away.  It was John who explained his background on the Board of Wish For Wheels. We Ride 4 is a community of cyclists that create unique experiences for our members through weekly rides, participation in cycling events and social gatherings throughout the year. All rides are led by experienced ride leaders. Weekly rides range from social-pace no-drop formats to advanced-pace training rides. WR4's Denver Charitable Partner is Cottonwood Institute.  Cottonwood Institute believes that students can't be expected to care about the environment if they never have a chance to explore the outdoors. Your donations empower students to be environmentally aware and civically engaged. WR4's Tucson Chapter Partner is the Road Warriors Club.  Sponsor Ernesto Somoza adamantly encourages Pueblo High School students to join the Road Warriors Club if they are looking for something to do after school that’s a little bit different than just joining a sports team. Pueblo High is a Title 1 school and funding for the club is reliant 100% on donations and fundraising. One of their goals this year is to be able to have matching jerseys for all the members. We Ride 4 wants to help by designing a jersey and raising the money to buy the jerseys for all club members. Please consider helping by donating! Story of Angelina who Sharon just stop and met along the side of this bike path.  Sharon befriends Angelina and learns about this Pueblo High School.  Angelina needs a bike.  Sharon gives her the money to get a bike.  She ends up buying a bike from Tucson Endurance Center because Angelina's mom works with Brian Grasky in the Air Force.  Brian Grasky our guest from two weeks ago. So while we're on this ride, I see these two guys running on the trail and they are flying.  Clearly look like pro triathletes.  Coming from Boulder, I know what that looks like.  From the back, the first pro that came to mind was Ben Hoffman.  When I passed him and looked back, it really looked like Ben Hoffman.  When I DM'd Ben on Instagram, he confirmed it was not him. More on Ben later. Thanks Sharon, John and We Ride 4 for a really enjoyable ride around Tucson and a nice steak burrito at Seis afterward. Thanks UCAN EDGE for fueling my ride and VENGA for fueling my recovery!   Video of the Week: "Snow to Sand" Full Documentary   Upcoming Interviews: Coming Soon:  Author of "The Athlete Inside" Sue Reynolds and Coach Bobby McGee who has played an integral role in the development of top athletes with USA Triathlon, as well as several olympians and top-ranked ITU stars. He is the author of “Run Transformation,” The World’s Best Run Training Course. Plus Ironman St George is coming up next week.  One of the guys going there to win is Ben Hoffman.  We're going to hopefully catch up with him after the race. Closing: Thanks again for listening in this week.  Please be sure to follow us @303endurance and of course go to iTunes and give us a rating and a comment.  We'd really appreciate it! Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!

After suffering injuries from a roadside bomb in Iraq, retired Army Specialist Kyle Moxley tried different sports. Each new sport led him to figure how his true abilities and narrow down what he wanted to do. Moxley settled on skiing because it freed his mind from what happened in the past or all the bad things. He trains with the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) and is currently ranked sixth in the nation in alpine skiing.

For more than 50 years, the National Sports Center for the Disabled has had an unwavering commitment to seeing the “able” in everyone. No one knows this better than the 12-time marathoner, Tough Mudder adaptive athlete finisher and sit-ski racer pursuing his Paralympic dream for Team USA – Mike Murphy. Mike is joined by NSCD CEO Kim Easton on this week's episode of Good and Grounded to talk about their incredible adaptive outdoor experiences from skiing, hiking and horseback riding to rafting, archery, camping and more and how you can get involved as a participant, a volunteer or a donor.

Mountain Family Center has been serving the people of Grand County for 42 years. Originally started by a handful of volunteers who simply wanted to help their neighbors, the Mountain Family Center is now a central distribution system for food, clothing, financial assistance and special services for individuals and families across Grand County and parts of Jackson County. Helen joined the Mountain Family Center as Executive Director in 2013 following careers at the National Sports Center for the Disabled, Grand County Rural Health Network, The Grand Foundation and the Kremmling Memorial Hospital District.  Interesting facts:Mountain Family Center usually buys $30,000-$50,000 in groceries annually, but in 2020 & 2021 the amount will be more like $75,000-$100,000 to support those in need due to Covid & the fires.In-kind food donations in a normal year would be approximately $150,000. In 2020, with Covid and the wildfires, in-kind donations from local grocery stores and food suppliers will exceed $500,0000.In 2020, the organization will hand out over 20,000 food totes to children in needListen to the show for more amazing facts and learn more about the scope of Mountain Family Center offerings, and how you can help!#GrandCountyMatterswww.grandcountymatters.com or wherever you get your podcasts!#GrandCountyMatters #JohnSandSaysSanderson Commercial Real Estate The name Grand County trusts when specialization matters - 970-531-9926

Ask The Zamboni Experts Podcast EP#030: Pete Carlson of the National Sports Center Super Rink, MNHosts:Doug PetersRegional Sales ManagerZamboni CompanyMarty ElliottSales Account RepresentativeZamboni CompanyGuests:Pete CarlsonSenior Director of Operations and ProgrammingNational Sports Center - Super RinkBlaine, Minnesota---Please contact your local Zamboni Authorized Distributor for additional information about Zamboni products or visit zamboni.com/distributor-locator.ZAMBONI and the configuration of the Zamboni® ice resurfacing machine are registered trademarks of Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. © Zamboni 2020Visit us at zamboni.com

On today's episode... Jeremy breaks down the sequence of events that led to Minnesota United clinching an MLS Cup Playoff birth What do the Loons need to do to host a playoff game? Gentleman's agreements in trades are stupid Will Jan Gregus be able to play in an opening round playoff match after November international duty? Minneapolis City hires new Director of Goalkeeping Alli Lipsher, who's resume includes being four-year starter at Duke and a professional career in both the United States and Australia Alli also serves as Director of GK for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Soccer Team and Fusion Soccer Club She also owns Goalkeeper training center "First Line Futbol" Saturday 10/31 there will be a soccer scarf, sticker, and handmade card drive at the National Sports Center in Blaine for 11-year old Alina Alina, a huge soccer fan, suffered a brain bleed earlier this week and is currently recovering in the hospital, but due to COVID restrictions, she's only able to see her parents on a limited basis Anything soccer-related you have to donate would be sincerely appreciated! Finally, Jeremy welcomes in Forward Madison Midfielder and Saint Paul, MN's own Michael Vang to discuss his breakout rookie season for the Flamingos, being the first Hmong professional soccer player in the U.S., if he knew about the Drip Kit before we did, and more!

Tyler Carter, or "TC" as his friends call him, is a 2x Paralympian in Alpine Skiing. Tyler lost his right leg below the knee at the age of one due to the congenital condition Fibular Hemimelia, which means he was born without the fibula bone. Not letting this deter him, he participated in various sports and activities while growing up including basketball, swimming, tennis, dance, and karate. He eventually found his true calling in the form of alpine skiing. Thanks to a combined effort from the Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports and the National Sports Center for the Disabled, Tyler fell in love with skiing and quickly moved up in the standings. After being awarded a scholarship to attend and spectate the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games, a dream was formed to compete at the games and represent Team USA. Four years later Tyler had his chance when he was named to the 2014 United States Paralympic Team that would compete in Sochi, Russia. Since then, he has competed at the 2015 World Championships, World Cups and the 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympic Games with some Top 20 and Top 15 finishes to his name. While ski racing is a major part of Tyler's life it is not the only passion he has. Tyler has a huge heart and is a strong believer in giving back to communities. He volunteers with various organizations promoting living healthy and active lifestyles among youth, individuals with disabilities and many more. Learn More About Tyler Carter: Donate to Tyler Carter's Paralympics Journey at: http://www.tcskiusa.com/ Follow Tyler on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/tcskiusa/ Follow Tyler on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/tcski2014

Ep #232 - Tyler Carter, or "TC" as his friends call him, is a 2x Paralympian in Alpine Skiing. Tyler lost his right leg below the knee at the age of one due to the congenital condition Fibular Hemimelia, which means he was born without the fibula bone. Not letting this deter him, he participated in various sports and activities while growing up including basketball, swimming, tennis, dance, and karate. He eventually found his true calling in the form of alpine skiing. Thanks to a combined effort from the Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports and the National Sports Center for the Disabled, Tyler fell in love with skiing and quickly moved up in the standings. After being awarded a scholarship to attend and spectate the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games, a dream was formed to compete at the games and represent Team USA. Four years later Tyler had his chance when he was named to the 2014 United States Paralympic Team that would compete in Sochi, Russia. Since then, he has competed at the 2015 World Championships, World Cups and the 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympic Games with some Top 20 and Top 15 finishes to his name. While ski racing is a major part of Tyler's life it is not the only passion he has. Tyler has a huge heart and is a strong believer in giving back to communities. He volunteers with various organizations promoting living healthy and active lifestyles among youth, individuals with disabilities and many more.   Learn More About Tyler Carter:   Donate to Tyler Carter's Paralympics Journey at: http://www.tcskiusa.com/   Follow Tyler on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/tcskiusa/   Follow Tyler on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/tcski2014   Whether you are new to The Driven Entrepreneur Podcast or are a fan, please don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the show. Your support and your reviews help this show to attract prolific guests and to provide the best listening experience possible.   Also, I love to hear from the fans and listeners. Please share your feedback, guest suggestions, or ideas for show topics with me on social media.   Follow Matt Brauning on Social Media:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattbrauning   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattbrauning/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattbrauning   Visit Matt Brauning's Websites:   www.mattbrauningpodcast.com   www.fireboxbook.com   Get a copy of my brand new book, "The Firebox Principle," on Amazon:   https://www.amazon.com/Firebox-Principle-Drives-Every-Entrepreneur-ebook/dp/B07FDKK9QW

Bob Kendrick Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Joins the Boys for their full unedited Interview Where History Touches Home The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its impact on the social advancement of America. The privately funded, 501 c3, not-for-profit organization was established in 1990 and is in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri’s Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District. The NLBM operates two blocks from the Paseo YMCA where Andrew “Rube” Foster established the Negro National League in 1920. The NLBM opened its doors to the public in a tiny, one-room office space in 1991 with a dream of building a permanent facility that would pay rightful tribute to America’s unsung baseball heroes. In November of 1997, under the leadership of its late chairman John “Buck” O’Neil, that dream became a reality when the NLBM moved into its new 10,000 square-foot home inside a cultural complex known as the Museums at 18th & Vine. Since that time, the NLBM has welcomed more than 2-million visitors and has become one of the most important cultural institutions in the world for its work to give voice to a once forgotten chapter of baseball and American history. In July of 2006, the NLBM gained National Designation from the United States Congress earning the distinction of being “America’s National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.” BOB KENDRICK, PRESIDENT Bob Kendrick was named President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in March 2011 His appointment marked a celebrated return to the NLBM after a 13-month departure. Kendrick became the museum’s first Director of Marketing in 1998 and was named Vice President of Marketing in 2009 before accepting the post as Executive Director of the National Sports Center for the Disabled-Kansas City in 2010. In his role at the NLBM, Kendrick is responsible for the museum’s day-to-day operations and the development and implementation of strategies to advance the mission of the 501 c3, not-for-profit organization. Since rejoining the NLBM in 2011, he has helped orchestrate a more than $10 million turnaround that has helped the NLBM regain its vitality and financial stability. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cubsfriendlyconfines/message

This is first half of a two-part interview with Mike Millay. This part of the sheds light on the business model powering ESPN Wide World of Sports and explores how the cultures of Disney and competitive sports merged.Our guest today is Mike Millay, the longest tenured executive in ESPN Wide World of Sports' history. He's also my Dad and a Senior Partner at EngageMint, so this was a special episode for me.The MLS kicked off it’s first game on Wednesday, and NBA players are now in the “bubble” on Disney property. As ESPN Wide World of Sports is the epicenter of major league pro sports in America right now, I know there are lots of questions from our listeners and from the general public that we sought to answer here.For some quick background on ESPN Wide World of Sports, it opened in March 1997, and each year, over 300,000+ unique athletes compete there. It’s a 250+ acre sports complex right in the middle of Walt Disney World property, including a 7,500 seat baseball stadium, a 5,000 seat multi-purpose arena, a smaller 70,000 square foot foot arena, twelve full size soccer fields, four multi-purpose fields, four professional baseball fields, six softball fields, a tennis complex, a track and field complex, a cross country course, and more. The complex is huge in size, and in revenue. From a financial perspective, it was about a $100 million NET revenue business driver for the Mouse when Mike was there.Mike left ESPN Wide World of Sports about 5 years ago, while some of the stats may have changed, most of the business strategy remains the same. Today, Mike owns a number of different companies in the sports industry, but for the purposes of the podcast, we stick to ESPN Wide World of Sports. If you're interested in seeing what Mike is up to now, feel free to visit his companies' respective websites. EngageMint (customer & employee experience design firm)3D Institute (award winning content and frameworks for the coaching community)Clancy's Sports Properties (strategic consulting for organizations in sports tourism, sports complexes, and youth sports)Mike can be reached via email at mikem@engagemintpartners.comTo connect with Mike on LinkedIn, click here*Statistic correction* We say in the interview that EWWS is the largest sports complex in the world, but there are now a handful of bigger complexes, such as the National Sports Center in Blaine, MN.

Justin Haskins Editorial Director and Research Fellow at The Heartland Institute, and author of “Socialism is Evil”Kim Easton, CEO of the National Sports Center for the Disabled and Mike Murphy, NSCD athlete, on the 2020 Wells Fargo Ski Cup at Winter Park

Tyler Carter is a 2x Paralympian and member of the United States Paralympic Alpine Ski Team who lost his right leg below the knee at the age of one due to a congenital condition. Thanks to a combined effort from the Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports and the National Sports Center for the Disabled, Tyler fell in love with skiing and quickly moved up in the standings. He represented Team USA at the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia and the 2018 Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Tyler serves as an ambassador for TrueSport, one of Disabled Sports USA partner organizations that focus on promoting a positive youth sport experience through sportsmanship, character building, and healthy performance. We talk about …

From the NLBM website: Bob Kendrick was named President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in March 2011 His appointment marked a celebrated return to the NLBM after a 13-month departure. Kendrick became the museum’s first Director of Marketing in 1998 and was named Vice President of Marketing in 2009 before accepting the post as Executive Director of the National Sports Center for the Disabled-Kansas City in 2010. In his role at the NLBM, Kendrick is responsible for the museum’s day-to-day operations and the development and implementation of strategies to advance the mission of the 501 c3, not-for-profit organization. Since rejoining the NLBM in 2011, he has helped orchestrate a more than $10 million turnaround that has helped the NLBM regain its vitality and financial stability.    Find Bob on Social Media: Twitter / Instagram

Steve Hess, Chief Performance Officer at Panorama Orthopedics and Spine Center, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about creating buy-in with sport coaches and athletes, becoming one of the first National Basketball Association (NBA) strength and conditioning coaches, and staying current in an ever-changing field.Steve Hess, MS, MATm, RTSm, CSCS, RSCC, is a 20-year professional basketball strength and conditioning coach based in Denver, CO. He is a co-owner and Chief Performance Officer at Panorama Orthopedics and Spine Center. Hess is a former co-owner of FORZA Fitness and Performance Center and is one of 12 trainers worldwide who sits on the Under Armour Performance Training Council. He is also the official spokesperson for the National Sports Center for the Disabled and is a member of National Basketball Association (NBA) Team Fit. In addition, Hess has been featured on NBA Inside Stuff, All-Access with Ahmad Rashad, NBATV, The Eating Network, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, Celebrity Sweat, and the Altitude Sports and Entertainment Network.  Find Steve on Twitter: @steve13hess | Find Scott on Twitter: @scottcaulfieldShow Notes “If you don’t have coaches’ buy-in, it’s hard to run a program—especially in professional sports.” 2:18“I hate to use terms like ‘greatness’ because those are unattainable goals.” 2:37“To be authentic, you have to have a knowledge base behind what you’re saying.” 3:52“Once you have more tools, you become more accountable for the things you do.” 4:30“If you‘re a true leader in your field, the buck stops with you.” 4:42“I got the job after calling Allen Bristow every day for 3 months, so I know when they looked at the phone they were like, ‘It’s this dude again, my gosh just hire him!’” 6:05“I gave stuff up, I worked 90 – 100 hours per week—not embellishing, these are facts.” 6:19“In order to achieve goals, you have to understand things are going to be hard.” 6:35“Unbelievable opportunity but took a big pay cut, but these are sacrifices, did they work out? I really think they did.” 7:00“I never ever have any regrets on anything because I’m always moving forward.” 7:15“If this is a field you choose, please understand it’s not going to look the way you think it’s going to look, but if you have a specific goal, get to that goal.” 7:25“Do what no one else is doing, stay pertinent, keep studying, and understand you’re never going to get to the top of the hill because there is no top of the hill.” 7:49“I’ve got a lot of learning to do. I’m going to peak at 70 years old, so I’ve got 20 years to peak.” 9:15“Can I go to a desert island and train an athlete with nothing? Yes, I can. Can everyone? No, they can’t…” 11:12“I don’t believe in balance and I’m not balanced, I’ve got an unbelievable family.” 12:13“It’s not what you have, it’s what excites you.” 13:08“You have one responsibility—make yourself happy. If you’re not happy, you can’t help anyone else.” 13:18“If you’re authentic in your beliefs, do as much as you can. Everything I’ve done is because I’m excited and I want to touch as many lives as I possibly can.” 15:28“I’ve absolutely unequivocally never been motivated by money.” 15:40“Everything I’ve done in my life has set me up for this point.” 16:45“Half the time I’m in a room with people so much smarter than me and I’m like, ‘This is the coolest thing!’” 17:01“But here’s the thing—no one is better than me because while I may be replaceable, I’m not repeatable.” 17:08“If you’re authentic in your approach you don’t have to pretend to be something you’re not—so you can wake up every day and be who you are.” 19:37“Everyone I hire has things that I don’t have and are way better than me in certain aspects, and I look to that so that I can grow. I don’t want to hire clones of myself.” 21:23“My selfish goal is that I want to hire you to make our program better because this program is not about me and it’s not about you, it’s about the athlete.” 21:56“Be authentic to who you are, especially with social media… just get it out there and be authentic in your approach.” 23:30“If you have truly chosen this field, it’s going to take you 15 years to become relevant.” 23:56“Instagram’s not real, Facebook’s not real, Twitter’s not real; I love posting positive stuff on there but that’s not who I am.” 25:11“If you have 24 million followers and that authenticates who you are, you may want to re-look at who you are.” 25:35“The realness comes out of a selfless action to get people better and the thing is don’t be scared to fail.” 25:45“How you affect people and how you adjust their lives and make them feel without you is really, really important.” 26:55“A lot of times you’re half dead too and you don’t want to be there but it’s not about you, so you got to find a way to platform it so they buy in.” 28:00“Sometimes we take ourselves too seriously and think ours is the only way—if you don’t interject other ways you’re going to have problems.” 28:41“You have to make a plan and you have to make it about them [the athletes].” 29:05“I learned I’ve got to integrate other people’s opinions because there are a lot of people way smarter than me and I know enough to know I know enough.” 31:15“I don’t just integrate other opinions. I listen and I assimilate it, and I make it my own.” 31:33“Be in the moment—some of the stuff you’re going to do you’re going to hate because it’s going to be challenging, but be in the moment.” 33:02“I drove to Florida with $20 and no phone.” 35:25“I’m learning new stuff every day.” 36:44“If you’re going to work as a strength and conditioning coach in professional sports, you’re going to have to have the CSCS.” 37:00“I’m not saying you have to agree with everything, but you have to learn from everything.” 37:19“People don’t see this it’s not all glamorous—we’re in Minnesota and its 23 below freezing and we just lost a game and guess whose tagging bags? We are tagging bags.” 37:50“If you have a perspective and it’s who you are and it’s what you’re made up of, then you can handle anything.” 38:28“In the professional realm, it’s wins, losses, and how you’re able to keep people on the field.” 39:58“If you don’t have a thick skin and you don’t have an ability to think through some of the tougher situations, you absolutely cannot last.” 40:10“It’s the same as life, the same people who are going to be successful in life are going to be successful in professional sports.” 40:40“If you’re not adaptive, you’re not creative, and you don’t continually evolve, you absolutely unequivocally have no shot of lasting as a professional strength coach at any professional level.” 41:18“It’s the same excitement year 1 as it is year 21 with those guys [Bill Foran and Dwight Daub].” 42:55“The one common thing we have is that we live for this field.” 43:25“The reason I write is that I hate writing… but what it does is it makes me sit down and think through the process.” 44:13“I think the NSCA does a really good job of creating a broad spectrum of views that you can incorporate.” 44:45“I think we have an obligation to give back to our younger professionals.” 45:59“Get out of your comfort realm, do stuff that scares you, that’s the stuff that makes you learn.” 48:15“A lot of times we’ve become so enamored with the fact that we’re so smart that our programming is pre-existing in our heads and we program before we even see our athletes.” 50:30

To help us cope with the intense sadness that is the US missing out on the World Cup, we brought in noted Scot and recovering "guy who used to dress up as the Loch Ness Monster to heckle goalkeepers at National Sports Center" David Smith. We talk about the US being terrible and whether we should just burn everything down. Then we talk about Minnesota United, where everything is burned down every week.

What would you do if you broke your back?  How would you feel if the doctor told you, "you will never walk again."? What action would you take next? These questions and more are answered in my next segment of Creating Life's New Normal as I interivew the amazing Alana Nichols. Alana is a two-sport phenomenon in wheelchair basketball and alpine skiing. She grew up in Farmington, N.M., and was an avid snowboarder throughout her youth. In 2002, however, Nichols landed back-first on a rock while attempting a backflip on her snowboard. The injury caused her to be paralyzed from the waist down. Nichols didn’t let her athletic career stop there, though, as she began playing wheelchair basketball just two years later. Her talent in the sport ultimately took her to the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, where she and Team USA earned gold. Shortly after the Beijing Games, Nichols moved to Colorado and picked up adaptive alpine skiing through the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park. At the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Games, Nichols earned two gold medals, one silver and one bronze in alpine skiing events, becoming the first female athlete in history to win gold medals in both the summer and winter Paralympic Games. Tune in from 9-10am ET on April 23, 2016. About the host: John Register is a four time all-American track and field athlete and graduate of the University of Arkansas, a Gulf War Army Veteran who lost his leg in a crippling hurdling accident, and now a two time and two sport Paralympic athlete and professional speaker.  His show, Creating Life's New Normal, to inspire people to "Hurdle Adversity and turn obstacles into opportunities.  

3/7/15 We're at the Minnesota Deer Classic!  Stop by the booth at the National Sports Center in Blaine.  Click here for the hours.  Barclay Kruse and Zach Barrett explain what you can expect at the event on this week's show.  Plus, Amanda Vogel from Snomad Sled Dog Racing talks about what it's like to run dogs with […]

  Barclay Kruse, Mike Brodzinski and Zach Barret explain this year's Hard Water Ice Fishing Expo at the National Sports Center in Blaine.  It takes place this weekend and they'll tell you about what you'll see there. Here their interview here: [audio https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/64007508/MNSJ%20-%20Radio%20Show%20-%20Seg%202%20week%20113.mp3] Or click here to download.     

Stop by and see us at this year's MN Deer Classic! The MN Deer classic is next weekend at the National Sports Center in Blaine.  We'll have a booth there and you can win free subscriptions, meet some of our writers and photographers and win an autographed copy of our fall issue signed by the […]