We Are The Coach Squad

The coaches discuss topics from the book Failing Forward by John Maxwell, with special guest Kelly Farver. Kelly is a leader, mentor and trainer in the dental business field and brings a great perspective on how to become better by embracing lessons from failures to help you grow.

The Coaches talk about some of the challenges youth sports have. Cost, playing space, injury concerns, technology, losing interest, untrained coaches and parents.

The coaches discuss the Kubler-Ross model of the 5 Stages of Grief and how their most recent season coaching affected them. The Coaches work through the 5 Stages of Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. The articles referenced in this podcasts are Book - On Death and Dying - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Psychcentral.com - Mourning and the 5 Stages of Grief - Sandra Silva Casabianca Theodysseyonline.com - Athletes and the Five Stages of Grief - Ciera Jeanne Markgilroy.com - 5 Stages of Grief for Sports Fans - Mark Gilroy

The Coaches break down the book "21 Ways to be a Great Teammate - The Hard Hat" by Jon Gordon. Great life lessons from the life of George Boiardi and the legacy he left behind.

The Coaches have some fun and talk about some of the funny things they've heard and even said to players and the refs.

The Coaches talk covid and coaching with Dr Sherman Lee, psychology professor at Christopher Newport University. Dr Lee is the co-developer of the Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) and a contributing author of Living with Grief Since COVID-19.

The Coaches explore 7 Strange Questions that help find your life purpose by Mark Manson. 1. What's your favorite flavor of shit sandwich and does it come with an olive? 2. What is true about you today that would make your 8yr old self cry? 3. What makes you forget to eat and poop? 4. How can you better embarrass yourself? 5. How are you going to save the world? 6. If you knew you were going to die one year from today, what you do and how would you want to be remembered? 7. If you had to leave the house all day, every day, where would you go and what would you do?

When you set your goals, what is your end game? How will you get there? Why are you doing what you are doing? Will your achievements be notated on your Resume or talked about during your Eulogy?

The Coaches explore the question, "If you knew you couldn't play tomorrow...How hard would you play today?" with NICU Dr. Douglas Leonard from PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, Oregon. Dr. Leonard offers great leadership and coaching perspective from the high stress role of a Dr in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Coaches and Dr discuss, Teamwork, Trust, Communication, Overcoming Death, Celebrating Life and a few things all in a days work for this great Doctor and his team.

The Coaches discuss their takeaways from Simon Sinek's book "The Infinite Game" and they leave you with a question to answer...."If you knew you couldn't play tomorrow, how hard would you play today?"

The Coaches tackle some Leadership Quotes and what they mean to them in business and in sports. It does not matter if you are wearing your practice jersey or wearing your game jersey. You should have the same amount of pride. - unknown A good team is like a family. A great team IS a family. True in sports. True in business. - Alan Stein Jr Know how to listen and you will profit even from those who talk badly. - Plutarch (Ancient Greek Philosopher) The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen. - Simon Sinek The biggest concern for any organization should be when their most passionate people become quiet. - Tim McClure Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers. - Simon Sinek

Coach Jim Johnson and Coach Jared Fell discussing how coaching and leadership are much more than X's and O's. Who prepares us for this stuff??