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Essential Coaching Conversations — 99 episodes

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Psychology in Sport ft.Dr. Amy Peters

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WHAT THE LUKA?!

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The Jimmy Butler Problem

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Coaching 'Em Up and Coaching Conspiracy Theories

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Crisis, Sport, and Rebuilding

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Kevin O'Connell GETS it!

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Is Mick Cronin Okay?

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S2E34: 2024 Year in Review

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S2E33: Life Transitions ft. Wyatt Olson

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S2E32: Recent Reflections (aka Spaghetti for Dinner)

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S2E31: Coach Like an Artist

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S2E30: "Brutal Honesty"

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S2E29: Optimizing Performance Using Tech

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S2E28: Olympics Observations

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S2E27: We All Need a Break ft. April Burrows

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S2E26: Camp Season!

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S2E25: JJ Redick

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S2E24: Play is Life

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S2E23: Ball is (Not) Life

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S2E22: Do Adults Get in the Way?

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S2E21: The Fearless Coach

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S2E20: Lessons Learned - Our 4th Birthday

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S2E19: Turning it off for athletes (Work-Life Integration Part II)

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S2E18: Work/Life Integration Part I

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S2E17: Chase Details, NOT Perfection

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S2E16: The Gumbo Episode

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S2E15: "Who Else is Recruiting Them?"

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S2E14: You Need to Calm Down

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S2E13: Unlearning

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S2E12: Playing ≠ Qualified to Coach

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S2E11: The Vibe Architect

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S2E10: Debunking #ShareTheGame

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S2E9: Ignore the Noise?

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S2E8: Healthy Manhood & Coaching ft. Kip Ioane

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S2E7: Hazing

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S2E6: Administrators Impacting Winning

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S2: Catch Up!

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S2E5: Recruit Everyone Every Day

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S2E4: EC OG's #1 ft. Brandie Taylor

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S2E3: Parents Impacting Winning

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S2.E2: Impacting Winning - Coaches

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S2.E1: Impacting Winning - Players

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Season 2 Preview

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Episode 52: Decluttering X's and O's

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Episode 51: Decluttering Practice & Environmental Design (Part II)

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Episode 50: Decluttering Practice & Environmental Design (Part I)

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Episode 49 - Decluttering "Culture," Program, and Person Development.

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Episode 48: Decluttering the Human Component

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Episode 47: Decluttering Szn - The Intro

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Episode 46 - Getting Exposure v. Being Exposed

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Episode 45: Doing Competition Right

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Episode 44 - Evolving Professional Development

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Episode 43 - Managing Up

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Episode 42 - WNBA Preview, Breakdown, and More!

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Episode 41 - Resources (Vision Roadblock VI)

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Episode 40 - All Things Playmakers League ft. Brian McCormick

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COMING SOON - Game Changing Announcement

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Episode 39 - Bullseye, wrong target: Evaluation & Development

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SPECIAL EDITION - HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY TO EC!!

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Episode 38 - Skill & Technique

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Episode 37 - Coaches v. Trainers

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Episode 36 - Tournament Takes

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Episode 35 - How We Feel Right Now

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Episode 34 - Evaluations & Exit Meetings Part II

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Episode 33 - Evaluations & Exit Meetings Part I

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Episode 32 - Vision Roadblock V: Vision Alignment

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Episode 31 - What are you afraid of?

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Episode 30 - Less is More (The Real Thing!!)

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Less Is More...

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Episode 29 - Fun is a 4 Letter Word Part II

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Episode 28 - FUN is a Four Letter Word (Part I)

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Episode 27 - Avoiding the "Expert" trap

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Episode 26 - Making Parents Allies Instead of Enemies

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Episode 25 - Vision Attainability

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Episode 24 - Talkin' About Practice (Part IV)

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Episode 23 - Talkin' About Practice (Part III)

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Episode 22 - Talkin' About Practice (Part II)

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Episode 21 - Talkin' About Practice (Part I)

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Episode 20 - Vision Roadblock III: Vision Stability

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Episode 19 - #Chucks4MDC & The Chucks Challenge

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Episode 18 - Thanksgiving Week

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Episode 17 - "Heat the Cheese"

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Episode 16 - "The Grind"

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Episode 15 - Vision Roadblock Part II: Engaged Investment

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Episode 14 - What Athletes Want Part II

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Episode 13 - What Athletes Want

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Episode 12 - Essential Elements

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Episode 11 - The Next Connection

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Episode 10 - Intro to Vision Roadblocks

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Episode 9 - Coaching Mirrors Teaching

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Episode 8 - The Levels Myth

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*SPECIAL EDITION* - All About #ecRACAchat!

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Episode 7 - Experimentation & Hacking Standards

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Episode 6 - Reframing Standards

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Episode 5 - Body Language is Overrated

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Episode 4 - Prioritizing Rest & Recovery Part II

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Episode 3 - Prioritizing Rest & Recovery Part I

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Episode 2 - Rethinking Hiring Assistant Coaches

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Episode 1 - Is this thing on?