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What It Takes

What It Takes with Coach Marla Townsend and Paul Reddick is a weekly podcast for softball players, parents, and coaches. Each episode explores the mindset, skills, habits, and experiences required to reach the next level, achieve your goals, and become your best on and off the field.

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    "Dream. Determination. Drive. — What It Really Takes to Play at the Next Level" | Ep. 1 with Coach Marla Townsend

    https://marlatownsend.com0:00 — Welcome to the What It Takes Podcast 0:42 — Dream, Determination & Drive: the three pillars 1:47 — How to know if your dream is real (or just wishful thinking) 3:22 — Why a coach's belief in you is worth more than your own inner voice 6:11 — "A coach writes on a player in permanent marker" — Jessica Mendoza 7:28 — The coaching integrity story: what players remember for 20 years 9:03 — Why the coaching profession is "the weirdest job in the world" 13:22 — The transfer portal is killing team chemistry — here's why 22:14 — The one recruiting secret: watching players before they knew she was there 26:00 — "Who they are when no one's watching says everything" 38:52 — "The proud will be eaten by the hungry" — every single time 39:19 — Tom Brady, second-round pick: what stats can't measure 44:46 — What champions look like behind closed doors (hint: sweatpants & no glory) 54:03 — "You deserve all the stress" — the most powerful reframe in sports 57:15 — How to win the ballgame of life

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

What It Takes with Coach Marla Townsend and Paul Reddick is a weekly podcast for softball players, parents, and coaches. Each episode explores the mindset, skills, habits, and experiences required to reach the next level, achieve your goals, and become your best on and off the field.

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Paul Reddick

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What It Takes with Coach Marla Townsend and Paul Reddick is a weekly podcast for softball players, parents, and coaches. Each episode explores the mindset, skills, habits, and experiences required to reach the next level, achieve your goals, and become your best on and off the field.

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What It Takes is created and hosted by Paul Reddick.
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