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CWB: Coaching While Black
by Center for Healing and Justice through Sport
Coaching While Black (CWB): Hosts Armond and Alecia what's healing and harmful within sports - specific to their perspective as expert Black coaches. Though spoken from the Black voice, these conversations set to inspire all humans who support young people in sport to create positive and safe environments for all athletes.Coaching While Black is a podcast of the non-profit the Center for Healing and Justice through Sport. CHJS works to ensure that more young people and athletes have access to sport experiences that address issues of systemic injustice and are inclusive and healing-centered.CHJS engages with sport at every level. From community centers and juvenile detention facilities to major college athletic conferences and professional leagues, the CHJS team puts a premium on teaching coaches to deliver healing-centered sport experiences while protecting, nurturing, and embracing athletes for every bit of who they are. Visit us at www.chjs.org to learn more and email us at team@c
Episodes
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The State of the Movement
In the season finale of Coaching While Black, Alecia and Armond take stock of where the healing-centered sport movement stands - and where it's headed. Sports-based youth development had its moment in the sun. Now, healing-centered sport and coaching are earning their place in the conversation…
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Coach Lessons Learned
As healing-centered sport experts, Alecia and Armond discuss the practicality of implementing healing-centered coaching as middle and high school coaches. The two battle in the hot takes, arguing over whether a coach should make kids do what they say vs meeting the athletes where they're at. "How...
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Does Sport Actually Heal?
CHJS spends a lot of time telling coaches that sport heals kids — but in Episode 3, they let a kid say it himself. Leo, 13, joins Armond and Alecia not as a guest celebrity but as an athlete with real opinions about what makes sport feel safe or unsafe, connecting or isolating, healing or…
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Hollywood's Coaching Playbook
Hollywood has spent decades showing us what coaching looks like. But how much of it is actually great? Armond and Alecia break down movie coaches - Mr. Miyagi, Coach Carter, Ted Lasso, Herman Boone - using the healing-centered sport framework to separate what works from what causes harm. They...
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We Don't Stick to Sports
Sport has always been more than a game. But too often, coaches are told to "stick to sports" or kids are asked to "leave it at the field door." Armond Richards and Alecia Ivery push back on both: true healing-centered sport only works when kids feel seen, safe, and welcome to bring their full...
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Trailer: Season 4
Coaching While Black is back for Season 4, and Armond Richards and Alecia Ivery are coming to you live from Super Bowl Radio Row (again!). This season they're getting into it: ICE raids and it's impact on youth sports, what Hollywood gets wrong about coaching, and whether sport actually heals…
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The Mental Health Game
We've reached the season 3 finale of CWB! In this episode, Armond Richards and Anthony Andino dig into how coaches can support young athletes beyond the game. They break down what it means to create a team culture where kids feel safe, supported, and prepared for life both in and outside the…
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Keeping Girls in the Game
Why do so many girls stop playing sports, and what can we do to change that? In this special Women's History Month episode of Coaching While Black, Armond Richards and Alecia Ivery explore how to keep girls engaged in sports and build truly inclusive spaces in athletics. Alecia shares her...
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Connecting with Gen Z Athletes
Coaching Gen Z is a whole new game, and in this episode of Coaching While Black, we're tackling it head-on. Hosts Armond Richards and Alecia Ivery dive into the challenges and strategies of coaching Gen Z athletes in today's social media-driven world. With over a decade of experience coaching...
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Partner Spotlight – Players Coalition
In this special episode of Coaching While Black, we're taking a moment to thank our friends at Players Coalition. Because of our partnership, we're here on Radio Row hosting Season Three! Their commitment to justice, equity, and access in sport is changing the game for athletes at every level....
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Sport Is The Solution
Sports have always been bigger than the game. In this episode, Pharlone Toussaint sits down with Tori Holloway and Trimaine Davis from Players Coalition to talk about how sports can drive social justice, youth development, and community change. They break down why 70% of kids stop playing sports…
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Qualification Myth
We're kicking off Season 3 of Coaching While Black with a powerful conversation on the real barriers Black coaches face—especially in the NFL. In this episode, hosts Anthony Andino and Alecia Ivery break down the "qualification myth" and how Black coaches are often held to higher standards while...
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Trailer: Season 3
We're back with a special Coaching While Black miniseries from Radio Row at the Super Bowl, powered by our partnership with Players Coalition. This season, we're diving deep into the realities of coaching, leadership, and athlete development through a healing-centered lens Join us as we explore…
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Trailblazers with Angela Hucles Mangano
CWB Hosts chat with two-time Gold medalist and current General Manager of Angel City Football Club, Angela Hucles Mangano. Angela chats about her journey as an athlete and a minority owner and leader of the trailblazing women's soccer team. The guys make sure to give Angela her flowers as she...
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How to Build a Youth Sports Program
With over 20 years of youth sports experience between the CWB hosts, Chris and Anthony return to plant city to discuss their recommendation on how to build a healing-centered sport programs. Chris reflects on his time at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy and Anthony drops the mic…
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Sport Specialization
Hosts Chris, Armond, and Anthony discuss the demise of youth sports via sport specialization. Though mentioned as a $30-$40 million dollar industry, we now know that youth sports market is now valued at over $35 billion, pitting outcomes against process. Pressure over fun. Chris suggests that...
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The LeBron Model
In this thought-provoking episode, Chris and Anthony introduce "The LeBron Model," a concept that explores how to support and nurture rising young athletes both on and off the court. Set in a (too) lively, greenhouse-like atmosphere, the hosts dive into the pressing need for increased regulation...
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Community Needs with Coach L.A.
In this CWB episode, hosts are joined by a special guest, Coach L.A., a prominent community coach and leader from Inglewood, Los Angeles. They delve into the rising popularity of sports in the LA area and its impact on local communities. Coach L.A. shares her unique experiences and insights on…
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Parents
This episode of Coaching While Black talks about parents. Oh, parents. Sport parents, to be exact. Parents - we need to be better at our kid's games. Armond has some advice on how to help, as well as Anthony and Chris who suggest creating opportunities for parents to be involved in a POSITIVE…
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Regulation
Armond takes the reigns in this fourth episode of Coaching While Black, talking about the need for more brain-based education for coaches and, eh hem...all grown ups. The guys talk about regulation as one of the great mental health tools coaches need to practice in order to get the best out of...
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HBCUs
Armond, Anthony, and Chris reflect on the power of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their environments, already grounded in healing-centered principles, creating a powerful experience for young Black students. Chris, a St. Augustine alum, talks about his love for his time…
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Women and Girls in Sport with Natalie White
Get an inside look at the world of professional and collegiate women's sports with this insightful episode featuring Natalie White, VP of the LA Sparks. Natalie brings decades of experience as a player and coach to her role leading one of the WNBA's top franchises. Natalie discussed her college...
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Systems Change with Renata Simril
In the premiere episode of Season Two, the hosts chat with Renata Simril, President and CEO of the LA84 Foundation and Play Equity Fund. Renata shares her personal story and how her own experiences led her to run an inspiring platform and community dedicated to bridging gaps in the play equity...
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Trailer: Season 2
We're back with season two of Coaching While Black, a podcast of the Center for Healing and Justice through Sport. Hosts Chris Reed, Armond Richards, and Anthony Andino discuss how sport can (and should) be leveraged to help our young people and athletes heal and perform on and off the field.…
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Reflection
The hosts Chris, Anthony, and Armond take some time today to reflect on season one of Coaching While Black. They also discuss what they hope for future seasons of CWB and who could serve as potential guests. Learn how the healing-centered sports approach can make sport a vehicle for systemic...
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Tough Love
The hosts Chris, Anthony, and Armond take some time today to talk withe guest CJ Stewart, Chief Visionary Officer of Atlanta's L.E.A.D. Center for Youth program. The group talk about the history and power of Black sport and how to define tough love to and for young people in sports programs.…
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Legacy
The hosts Chris, Anthony, and Armond take some time today to talk about their why and the legacy they want to leave as coaches. It's a shorty of an episode though we hope you leave feeling inspired and encouraged to continue the awesome work of a coach. Learn how the healing-centered sports...
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Recovery
Joining Anthony, Chris, and Armond in this episode is NM-Sport (Neuro-Sequential Model for Sport) expert, Martin Simms. This back and forth conversation talks about both physical and mental injury and the recovery process and the influence the NM-Sport class had on all the hosts and guest…
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Persona
Hosts Chris and Anthony talk about the influence of how one thinks about themselves vs how one thinks they should act for others. And how this persona trickles down and influences young people in sport. Chris and Anthony recommend meeting young people where they are at and holding space for young...
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Fatherhood
Today's episode introduces new voices into the conversation. Armond Richards, coach and father of two, and Omega Boddie, producer of CWB. The conversation tackles stigma on Black fathers, the grown ups (no matter their title) who show up for our young people and how the Nothing Heals Like Sport...
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Stigma
This week's episode is about stigma and how media and adults label athletes too quickly and the challenges young people have to overcome 'mistakes.' Chris and Anthony also discuss how implicit bias plays a part in stigma and if coaches and mentors could take the time to understand their athletes…
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Trailblazers
This week's episode is all about celebrating Black leaders in sport who've paved the way for more Black excellence - Dawn Staley, Bill Russell, Arthur Ashe, and many more. Learn how the healing-centered sports approach can make sport a vehicle for systemic change. Contact the Center for Healing…
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Inclusive Coaching
What does it mean to be an inclusive coach? An inclusive sports program? Hosts Chris and Anthony reflect on last season's Little League issue and the cultural insensitivities negatively impacting young athletes, particularly Black youth. What is the the role of coaches to protect, teach and…
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Grief
Hosts Chris and Anthony discuss losing young people from their programs and the grief experienced (and continue to experience) from their deaths. They also talk about how it's ok to 'not be ok,' and how to host conversations with other young people about loss. On this episode, we also have a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Coaching While Black (CWB): Hosts Armond and Alecia what's healing and harmful within sports - specific to their perspective as expert Black coaches. Though spoken from the Black voice, these conversations set to inspire all humans who support young people in sport to create positive and safe environments for all athletes.Coaching While Black is a podcast of the non-profit the Center for Healing and Justice through Sport. CHJS works to ensure that more young people and athletes have access to sport experiences that address issues of systemic injustice and are inclusive and healing-centered.CHJS engages with sport at every level. From community centers and juvenile detention facilities to major college athletic conferences and professional leagues, the CHJS team puts a premium on teaching coaches to deliver healing-centered sport experiences while protecting, nurturing, and embracing athletes for every bit of who they are. Visit us at www.chjs.org to learn more and email us at team@c
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