Level 1 Coach

Sports & Recreation Podcasts

Open-sourced conversations between Drew Carlson and Mikhail Bryan. The Level 1 Coach hits home at a principle most commonly avoided: Examine what is being said not who is saying it. The Level 1 Coach lacks a credibility stamp at the beginning of their journey. Neither of us played 20 years of professional hockey. Neither of us has coached at the 'highest level' In our industry, that means you're 'nobody'... We intend to prove this common assumption false by providing massive value and helping other Level 1 Coaches by sharing our platform with them. Interested? Listen in...

Location:

United States

Genres:

Sports & Recreation Podcasts

Description:

Open-sourced conversations between Drew Carlson and Mikhail Bryan. The Level 1 Coach hits home at a principle most commonly avoided: Examine what is being said not who is saying it. The Level 1 Coach lacks a credibility stamp at the beginning of their journey. Neither of us played 20 years of professional hockey. Neither of us has coached at the 'highest level' In our industry, that means you're 'nobody'... We intend to prove this common assumption false by providing massive value and helping other Level 1 Coaches by sharing our platform with them. Interested? Listen in...

Language:

English

Website:

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/level1coach

Episodes

The First Principles of Gameday Coaching

5/22/2024

Topics: -Naurato's quote about not matching lines and why dictating is better than reacting -Getting out of your players' way as a coach -Getting out of your way as a coach -How mental weakness creates physical weakness -What you think about is what you bring about -A filter question To ask yourself before speaking to a player Jesse Marsch Article: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/one-coach-to-study?utm_source=publication-search

Duración:00:56:54

Sticking to 'The Process'

5/15/2024

Topics: -A quote from Michigan Hockey HC, Brandon Naurato to begin the discussion -Dusty May's hypothetical question: Would you rather make it to the Final 4 10 years in a row and not win the championship or win in once and never go back again? -It isn't working or it isn't working 'YET' -How to know if you have a Power or Force Coach based on win percentage trajectory -T.J. Manastersky's mental model or Smoothie vs. Steak for making changes to team play Dusty May Podcast Link

Duración:00:48:40

Inviting Feedback, Self-Determination Theory and Critical Point Players

5/8/2024

Topics Discussed: -The LA Kings best players speaking public on their lack of interest playing a system -How not giving players self-determination principles of autonomy and relatedness can lead to division between coaches and players -How the best forecheck is one the players want to do -The Barry Sanders Razor: Assume players are closer to quitting on you than you think they are (Article Link:https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/the-barry-sanders-razor)

Duración:00:43:00

Feedback Loops, Force, Fear and Finite Mindsets

4/24/2024

Topics: -Buffalo Sabres recent firing of Power Coach Granato for Force Coach Ruff -Infinite vs. Finite Mindsets -Letting 'The Process' Compound -Fear and it's nature -Chicago Steel, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, and other Infinite organization talk @drewcarlsonhp on Twitter @Mikhail Twitter

Duración:00:52:01

Personal Inventory, Feedback Loops and Letting Things Compound

4/19/2024

Topics Covered: -Hunter Charneski's 'Personal Inventory' and it's application to coaching choices -What is important and what is not and valuing those things -How big rocks have longer feedback loops which is why we love focusing on the cookie bags (small things) - Personal stories and tactics Mikhail has used in his current position -Sam Hinkie, Simon Sinek, Greg Powers, Detroit Red Wings and the Infinite Game Link to Hunter's Video Teaching on Personal Inventory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRtAgddvFOk Catch Part 1 of this convo here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/02pMSzKTnyBPm62EKV6PK6

Duración:00:36:26

Power Laws and 'The Podcast Razor'

4/18/2024

Topics Covered: -Intro to Power Laws -How they apply to players, coaches, and teams -The Podcast Razor -Insecurity vs. Security -How 2 D1 coaches model this razor Links: Morey Pod: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cSWAVJ5VehOBFrMrwGcjw Power Laws: https://medium.com/@quantvc/power-laws-in-venture-capital-why-the-long-tail-matters-22e057c6fa34

Duración:00:21:59

Coaching Attracts Uncoachable People

4/12/2024

Topics Discussed: -Why certain industries attract certain archetypes -Why coaching attracts the uncoachable even though every coach will say they are -Pride vs. Humility -What a displacement behavior is and why coaches should become aware of it -Each player has a perceptual reality and you have to live in theirs, not yours as a leader -Why "driving 100 miles and hour" as a coach creates problems addressing the 'real problems' -Power Laws: Everyone says they are coachable but we can't all be... because the math doesn't math on that

Duración:00:44:44

Coach Prime, Coach Babcock and the Antithesis Principle

9/23/2023

Topics- -Judging people on a page in their massive story book -Learning regardless of 'liking' a person -Antithesis Principle -Mike Babcock Columbus situation takeaways you won't hear most places -Coaches being self-promoting is seen as 'bad' People to dive in on -Shreyas Doshi -George Mack Article Referenced: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/a-thought-experiment-featuring-deion

Duración:00:48:08

Awareness Clues and Accountability

8/10/2023

Topics- -Accountability Buddy System -Extreme Ownership -"You might not be the best coach for every player on your team." -Cody Royle -Rule of 3: self, teammate, coach -Simple systems to give you speed Links: Adam Davidson Tweet Signaling Busyness Article by Drew and Mikhail

Duración:00:49:08

Range and the 'Wheely Suitcase'

7/27/2023

Topics: -Range -Best idea wins -Avoiding silos -Finding the next 'wheely suitcase' idea Article: Red Queen in Hockey

Duración:00:52:42

Adapting, Observing, and the Red Queen Hypothesis

7/20/2023

Topics: -Adapting year to year, or when to hold true and slightly iterate -Deprogramming players, and disrupting causes disruption -How Derek Lalonde used a tactic to improve player ownership -Idea how to speed up feedback loops to iterate Mark Bennett Lalonde idea article Right Idea, Wrong Place

Duración:00:38:59

3 Razors to Improve your Thinking

7/6/2023

In this episode, Mikhail and Drew speak about 3 razors: 1. The bragging razor 2. The surgeon's paradox 3. The humility razor Article mentioned: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/a-paradox-to-choose-better-people George Mack Twitter: @george_mack

Duración:00:43:40

Infinite Topics of Conversation

6/29/2023

We bounce from topic to topic exploring 5 or 6 rabbit holes from: -Infinite Players playing with the boundaries of talent acquisition -Russian 5 came from being 'contrarian and right' -What we miss when we go look to copy success -Developing players by accident vs. intentionally -Unofficial Pipeline speculation to keep players compounding their development

Duración:00:57:24

The Level 1 Learning Curve: Observe, Resonate, Remix, Build, Pass

5/17/2023

Mikhail and I speak on: Related Readings and Things Mentioned Naurato Article from Sam Stockton Art of Coaching Oliver David Podcast

Duración:01:00:45

Prepare Yourself for the Long Game of Coaching

5/12/2023

Mikhail and I speak on: -How to increase your own thoughts by paradoxically decreasing inputs -Blood stagnates, thoughts stagnate -Coach as High Performer -How to periodize your career for sustainability -Figuring out your 'kill criteria as a Level 1 Coach

Duración:00:48:47

The Infinite Game Takes Conviction

5/9/2023

Some case studies and conversation topics include: -Tampa's process with the infinite game -Buffalo following a similar process with Granato and Adams -The next teams to take that step -The advantages of the infinite game -Chicago Steel case study on coach promotion Related Readings: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/infinite-players-in-infinite-games Article 2 by Mikhail: https://beyondtheglasshockey.com/2022/04/development-of-an-infinite-game.html

Duración:00:49:49

Learning From a Level 50

5/9/2023

We riff on a presentation Mikhail saw at the AHCA convention in Naples. Topics Include: -being 'higher brained' -energy/quantum dynamics "what you fear is what you get" -'aligning the rooms'

Duración:00:18:53

The Edge is YOU

5/4/2023

Mikhail Article Drew Article on Cooper Contrasting

Duración:01:00:15

What is being said vs. who is saying it

4/25/2023

Mikhail Twitter Drew Twitter Readings: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/4-lessons-from-sineks-coffee-cups https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/the-5th-lesson-the-difference-between

Duración:00:50:51

The Difference Between Level 50 and 20

4/18/2023

Article: https://drewcarlsonhp.substack.com/p/the-5th-lesson-the-difference-between Follow Mikhail on Twitter Follow Drew

Duración:00:47:21