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Warm Up The Bus

by Charlie Downs

Grab your snacks and load up—it’s time to Warm Up the Bus! Join Coach Strong and Coach Downs for honest conversations about high school sports, coaching life, and the lessons that stick with you long after the final whistle. From locker room stories and coaching debates to food challenges and plenty of laughs, these two coaches bring experience, strong opinions, and a sense of humor to every episode. We tackle everything from accountability and motivation to sports parents, winning, losing, and what it takes to help young people succeed. Sometimes we agree. Sometimes we don’t. Either way, there’s always a story to tell. Whether you’re a coach, athlete, parent, or sports fan, there’s a seat for you on this bus!

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Episodes

  1. GET RID of Pep Rallies!!

    Are high school pep rallies actually getting anybody ready for the game—or are we just putting on a show for the parents? 👀 On this episode of Warm Up the Bus, Coach Downs and Coach Strong debate whether pep rallies still serve a purpose. Do students leave fired up and full of school spirit… or...

  2. Games We Should Have Won...

    Warm Up The Bus Podcast Episode 5 is here! In this episode, Coach Downs and Coach Strong dive into one of the most relatable topics in sports: Games We Should Have Won. Every coach has one. The game where you had the perfect play drawn up, the right matchup, the perfect situation… and somehow it...

  3. Locker Room Speeches GONE WRONG!

    Locker room speeches gone wrong, hilarious coaching stories, halftime chaos, sports humor, and TWO pickled quail egg food challenges?! This week on Warm Up the Bus Podcast, Coach Downs and Coach Strong are joined by special guest Coach Larry Minter for one of our funniest episodes yet. We talk...

  4. What Nobody Tells You About Coaching - We Weren't Ready!

    Welcome to the very first episode of Warm Up The Bus — where we talk about the good, the bad, and the hilarious world of coaching high school sports. In this episode, Coach Downs and Coach Kerry Strong dive into why we got into coaching, but quickly realize… there’s a lot about this profession…

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  5. Nobody Told Us Coaches Had To Do THIS!

    Coaching podcast about the real life of coaches. In this sports podcast episode of Warm Up the Bus, Coach Downs and Coach Kerry Strong talk about the hidden duties of coaching — laundry, bus driving, field maintenance, babysitting athletes, parent meetings, and the things nobody tells you about…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Grab your snacks and load up—it’s time to Warm Up the Bus!

Join Coach Strong and Coach Downs for honest conversations about high school sports, coaching life, and the lessons that stick with you long after the final whistle. From locker room stories and coaching debates to food challenges and plenty of laughs, these two coaches bring experience, strong opinions, and a sense of humor to every episode.

We tackle everything from accountability and motivation to sports parents, winning, losing, and what it takes to help young people succeed. Sometimes we agree. Sometimes we don’t. Either way, there’s always a story to tell.

Whether you’re a coach, athlete, parent, or sports fan, there’s a seat for you on this bus!

HOSTED BY

Charlie Downs

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Warm Up The Bus have?

Warm Up The Bus currently has 5 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Warm Up The Bus about?

Grab your snacks and load up—it’s time to Warm Up the Bus! Join Coach Strong and Coach Downs for honest conversations about high school sports, coaching life, and the lessons that stick with you long after the final whistle. From locker room stories and coaching debates to food challenges and...

How often does Warm Up The Bus release new episodes?

Warm Up The Bus has 5 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts Warm Up The Bus?

Warm Up The Bus is created and hosted by Charlie Downs.
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