Ron Siers: Ascending Leadership: The Power of Leadership in Sports

In this episode of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast, Dan is joined by Ron Siers to discuss what it means to be a leader in sport and how to lead to have an impact on others. Ron Siers joined the Salisbury coaching staff in the fall of 1998 and is in his 26th season with the Sea Gull baseball program in 2024. He currently serves as associate head coach and defensive coordinator, as well as in-game third base coach. Through over a quarter century in the maroon and gold, Siers has served on staff of three head coaches: Robb Disbennet (1999-2000), Doug Fleetwood (2011-14) and Troy Brohawn (2015-present). With Siers on staff, the Sea Gulls have won a total of 809 games, finished with a winning record in all 25 seasons, made every NCAA Tournament since 2000, hosted four NCAA regionals and two super regionals, appeared in the Division III College World Series eight times and won the 2021 national championship. In 2021 Siers was named ABCA NCAA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year after helping the Sea Gulls win the first national title in program history. He was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023. In addition to coaching baseball, Siers has been a professor of organizational leadership at Salisbury University since 2014. He received the annual SU Distinguished Faculty Award in the fall of 2020. Siers has also published 16 peer-reviewed articles and served as the senior editor of PDS Partners through the National Association of Professional Development Schools. Siers earned both his B.A. and M.Ed. from Salisbury in 1989 and 1995, respectively. In 2009 he completed his Ph.D. in organizational leadership from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. For more on Ron be sure to follow @ronsiersjr on Instagram! A special shoutout to Jodie Griep & Scott Mancha for suggesting Ron as a podcast guest. *SEASON 6 of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast is brought to you by Isophit. For more on Isophit, please check out isophit.com and @isophit -BE SURE to use coupon code BraunPR25% to save 25% on your Isophit order! **Season 6 of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast is also brought to you by Oro Muscles. For more on Oro, please check out www.oromuscles.com Episode Affiliates: Kinetic Arm: Use code " BraunPR " at checkout! MoboBoard: BRAWNBODY10 saves 10% at checkout! AliRx: DBraunRx = 20% off at checkout! https://alirx.health/ MedBridge: https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/brawn-body-training or Coupon Code "BRAWN" for 40% off your annual subscription! CTM Band: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band coupon code "BRAWN10" = 10% off! Ice shaker affiliate link: https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything Dan is up to by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/braun_pr Liked this episode? Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform