Beyond the Ball
52 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Welcome to the “Beyond the Ball” podcast with Coach Eric Klumpp and Coach Justin Gerstung, two basketball coaches here to celebrate the game of basketball, and all sport, with real discussions, with real coaches from all levels, that use their platform to serve others while finding balance off the court in their faith, with their families, and in their communities. Join us in celebrating the way YOU serve, love, and care.
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Lance Westberg - Houghton College Men's Basketball Head Coach
July 09, 2021 18:45 - 55 minutes - 45.9 MBLance Westberg was named the head coach for the Houghton College men's basketball program in July 2019. Westberg is the 10th coach in program history. Prior to coming to Houghton, Westberg served five years as an assistant at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he helped guide the Falcons to a record of 83-53. During his time at UW-River Falls, the team advanced to three WIAC championship games. The 2016-17 team finished 25-4, won the conference title and advanced to the second...
Adam Gordon - Co-Founder & CEO of Rising Coaches
June 10, 2021 05:45 - 44 minutes - 32.1 MBAdam Gordon is the Co-Founder & CEO of Rising Coaches, a membership based community for coaches that connects, develops and facilitates career advancement for its members. Gordon previously spent 16 years working in college basketball serving in various roles at the High Major D1, DII, and JUCO levels. In 2019 Adam stepped away from coaching to put all his focus on building Rising Coaches. Gordon was an assistant and associate head coach at Southeast Missouri from 2015-2019. Before joining ...
JP Nerbun - Thrive on Challenge
June 03, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes - 37.9 MBJ.P. Nerbun is the founder of Thrive On Challenge, a mentor, writer, coach, and sports consultant. A multisport athlete growing up, basketball was always his first love. He followed his passion to the University of South Carolina, where the Gamecocks won an NIT Championship in Madison Square Garden in 2006. After playing in college, J.P. moved to Ireland, where he earned his teaching degree in physical education and sports science at the University of Limerick, one of the top universities in...
Nathan Johnson from Unified Sports - Special Olympics New York
May 27, 2021 05:45 - 52 minutes - 33.7 MBNathan Johnson is the Senior Director of Program: Unified Sports- Special Olympics New York. Unified Sports is an inclusive sports program that unites Special Olympics athletes (individuals with intellectual disabilities) and partners (individuals without intellectual disabilities) as teammates for training and competition. Website https://www.specialolympics-ny.org/community/schools-program/ Twitter @NYSONathan @UnifiedSportsNY @SpecOlympicsNY
Jason Fry from Pure Sweat and Healthy Leader
May 20, 2021 05:45 - 59 minutes - 43.9 MBJason Fry has served with Pure Sweat Basketball since 2013 and is currently the Director of Pure Sweat Basketball Skills Coaches. He is the creator of The Healthy Leader Program serving those that can help transform you into the leader you believe you can become. Jason previously coached as an assistant at Drury University, Missouri Baptist University, and Whitfield School. Jason was born and raised in Austin, Texas where he played high school basketball at Austin High School. After three ...
Micah Mills - Wilmington College Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach
May 13, 2021 15:15 - 55 minutes - 41.2 MBMicah Mills is in his sixth season with the Wilmington College men's basketball program in 2020-21. He spent three seasons as the program's top assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2018-19 campaign. The Fightin' Quakers have improved each year of the first four years Mills has been on staff including a double-digit wins campaing in 2017-18 and 2018-19 along with trips to the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament. Additionally, eight individuals have...
Alan Stein, Jr. - Author of Raise Your Game
May 06, 2021 05:15 - 57 minutes - 48.4 MBAlan Stein, Jr. spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players in the world including some of the best ever in the NBA. He shifted focus about three years ago to enter the world of corporate speaking when he realized that the leadership, culture, and teamwork he was teaching through basketball could be applied in the business world as well. Alan delivers high-energy keynotes and interactive workshops to improve performance, cohesion, and accountability. He inspires an...
Jamy Bechler - Professional Speaker, Leadership Coach, Author, & Podcast Host
April 29, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 42.3 MBJamy Bechler is a professional speaker, leadership coach, author, and podcast host based out of Akron, Ohio. He is also a John Maxwell certified leadership coach. Before going into full-time leadership work, Jamy served for 20 years as a college basketball coach and high school athletic director. When he left his last college to become an athletic director, he was the winningest coach in program history. His 2014 team earned the national "Champions of Character" award. As an athletic directo...
Anthony Pugh - Founder & Head Skills Trainer at Clockwork Athletics
April 22, 2021 06:30 - 57 minutes - 43.3 MBAnthony Pugh is the founder of Clockwork Athletics. The game of basketball has been Anthony’s passion since the day he was born. He grew up a coach’s son and was in the gym constantly. He attended McDonald High School in Ohio and played varsity basketball for 4 years. During his 4 year career at McDonald, Anthony scored 1,000+ career points, accounted for 300+ career assists and is currently still top 5 in program wins. After being recruited by several D2 and D3 programs, Anthony was given t...
Nate Beutel - Niagara Community College Women's Basketball Head Coach
April 15, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 40 MBNate Beutel, NCCC's Sports Information Director, Athletic Scheduling Coordinator and Head Softball Coach, is in his ninth season in charge of the women's basketball program at the school. Beutel's teams have advanced to nine consecutive Region III Div. II Final Fours with the last three years culminating in the only three regional titles in school history. The prior three seasons, NCCC finished as runners-up. The four-time Region III Div. II Coach of the Year (2020-21, 2018-19, 2015-16 & 20...
Randy Sherman - Radius Athletics
April 08, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBRadius Athletics exists to serve, grow and develop basketball coaches at all levels. How do we do this? Simple. Pillars of Radius Athletics Move coaches towards simple, seamless basketball characterized by conceptual offense, transition flow and a defensive approach befitting the modern game Promote a practice philosophy in line with Growth Mindset and Motor Learning An “Essentialist” approach to creating a program identity Modernization of the professional development model for basketb...
Hanna Hall - University of Buffalo Point Guard
April 01, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBHanna Hall, senior PG from University of Buffalo Women's Hoops joins the pod to talk UB hoops, her travels with the Canadian National Team, and some of the insights and perspectives that a Division 1 athlete approaches their game with. So insightful, Hanna thank you so much for coming on the pod! Twitter @hannahall10 @UBwomenshoops
Head Boys' Basketball Coaches Gabe Michael from St. Joe's & Chris Kensey from Amherst
March 25, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 35.1 MBIn this episode Gabe Michael from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Basketball Program and Chris Kensey from Amherst High School joins the podcast to talk hoops, how the season went while dealing with COVID protocols, all while highlighting some of the best players in the area. We have a lot of respect for what these coaches and others like them are doing in the 716 to promote the game. Thank you guys for joining us!! Twitter @GabeMichael2 @StJoesHoops @ACHSTigersBball
"Centercourt" AKA Chad Andrews
March 18, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 37.7 MBChad Andrews otherwise known in the 716 as "Centercourt" is a man of faith that continues to bring value to the WNY hoops seen with an unbiased love of the games and all the teams from the City of Buffalo, to the suburbs, to the rural leagues in the surrounding counties. Chad has turned his passion for HS Hoops and his willingness to celebrate student athletes into a hobby that has allowed him to build relationships both inside and outside the gyms of WNY. He started as a spectator, turned...
Jeff Anastasia - Retired Boys' Basketball Coach at Olean (NY) High School - Part 2
March 11, 2021 05:15 - 36 minutes - 20.4 MBOur guest on the pod this week is legendary coach Jeff Anastasia from Olean, HS in Olean, NY. This is part 2, be sure to go back and check out part 1, episode 36. Coach Anastasia had a wonderful 32 year career coaching at his alma mater amassing 602 wins, 21 League Championships, 14 Section Championships, and 2 State Championships. Coach joined the pod to talk WNY hoops, Olean hoops past and present, his coaching tree, and most importantly his athletes. Coach left us with some great in...
Jeff Anastasia - Retired Boys' Basketball Coach at Olean (NY) High School - Part 1
March 04, 2021 05:15 - 41 minutes - 25.3 MBOur guest on the pod this week is legendary coach Jeff Anastasia from Olean, HS in Olean, NY. This is part 1, be sure to check out part 2 next week. Coach Anastasia had a wonderful 32 year career coaching at his alma mater amassing 602 wins, 21 League Championships, 14 Section Championships, and 2 State Championships. Coach joined the pod to talk WNY hoops, Olean hoops past and present, his coaching tree, and most importantly his athletes. Coach left us with some great insights to the g...
Western NY Hoops Coaches Corner with Adam Bennett & Eric O'Bryan
February 25, 2021 05:15 - 47 minutes - 35.9 MBThis week Coach Adam Bennett from Salamanca and Coach Eric O’Bryan from Niagara Wheatfield join the podcast to discuss the challenges local coaches have had while waiting to get our 2021 season started. They both touch on the approaches they took in the off season, how they are getting their teams ready, and what to expect moving forward. It was great to touch base with some Prep level coaches who are navigating tough times. It was great though to hear of some players that they think will ...
Marke Freeman - PGC Basketball Director
February 18, 2021 05:15 - 51 minutes - 33.3 MBMarke Freeman is a full time course director for PGC, a public speaker, former D1 athlete, tv analyst, and author. During her senior year with the Northern Illinois Huskies, Freeman led the team in scoring at 18.8 points, five rebounds, four assists, and 2.5 steals per game. After graduating from NIU, Freeman went on to play professionally with Tecza of Leszno, Poland, where she had an opportunity to compete against some of the best professional women’s basketball players in the world. At ...
Tony Miller - Bob Jones University Men's Basketball Assistant Coach
February 11, 2021 05:30 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBDr. Tony Miller currently serves on the Health, Exercise & Sport Science faculty at Bob Jones University. In his current roles with BJU, he teaches sports management and exercise science courses (Sports Marketing & Communication, First Responder, Coaching Softball, Introduction to Sports Management, and Sports Management Practicum I & III) and is the lifeguard manager and pool supervisor for the school’s aquatics facility. In addition, he serves as an assistant coach and director of basketba...
Lance Loya - Founder & Ceo of the Good Teammate Factory
February 04, 2021 05:15 - 57 minutes - 43.4 MBLance Loya is the founder and CEO of The Good Teammate Factory. As a leading authority on the good teammate mindset, he specializes in getting individuals to shift into the We Gear and change their focus from me to we. Other experts concentrate on improving teamwork, but Lance concentrates on improving the teammate. Lance’s method works! A college basketball coach turned author, blogger, and professional speaker, he is known for his enthusiastic personality and his passion for transforming ...
Monique LeBlanc - Brown University Women's Basketball Head Coach
January 28, 2021 05:15 - 58 minutes - 44.9 MBMonique LeBlanc enters her first season as the head coach of the Bears after joining Brown in April 2020, following a successful nine-year run as the head women’s basketball coach at Merrimack College. LeBlanc – the fifth head coach in program history at Brown – led Merrimack for nine seasons from 2011-20, becoming the Warriors’ all-time leader in wins (129) and guiding the team to a 20-win season in its first year as a Division I program in 2019-20. In Merrimack’s inaugural Division I sea...
Adam Cohen - Stanford Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach
January 21, 2021 12:30 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBAdam Cohen, recognized as one of the nation’s top young basketball coaches, has made a strong imprint in his first four seasons at Stanford. After serving as an assistant coach for the Cardinal his first two seasons, Cohen was elevated to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2018-19 season. Cohen owns a decade of experience as a college basketball mentor, including eight as a collegiate coach. He enters his fifth season at Stanford in 2020-21, previously serving as an assistant coach at Vander...
Tyler Dunne - Founder of Go Long, A Football Journalism Newsletter
January 14, 2021 15:45 - 50 minutes - 38.2 MBTyler Dunne is a 716er doing amazing things in the world of sports journalism. After a successful high school career as an athlete and brief venture into college athletics, Tyler knew from an early age that sports, journalism, and telling stories was his passion. Tyler has spent the majority of his time working his way up into NFL circles as a reporter for the Vikings, Green Bay Packers, and the Buffalo Bills. He most recently started a new venture called Go Long, where you can read great s...
Sal Capaccio - Buffalo Bills Beat & Sideline Reporter
January 07, 2021 05:15 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBSal Capaccio is the Buffalo Bills Beat & Sideline Reporter. He is also a Host and podcaster for @WGR550 Growing up in the heart of Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres country, Sal Capaccio ’95 knew first-hand the significant role professional sports plays in the everyday lives of Western New Yorkers. Capaccio’s path to a career in sports broadcasting started as many do; he studied broadcast journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He was active ...
Mike Berkun - Maritime College Men's Basketball Head Coach
December 31, 2020 05:15 - 56 minutes - 39.8 MBMike Berkun is the Men's Basketball Head Coach at Maritime College in Throgg's Neck, New York. In May of 2017, Berkun became the 15th individual to hold the head coaching position at Maritime dating back to the program's inception in the 1940s. In addition to his basketball role at Maritime, Berkun also holds the position of Athletic Director for Facilities. Berkun arrived at Maritime from Daemen College in Amherst, N.Y., where he recently served as Associate Head Coach of the Wildcat tea...
Jacey Brooks - SUNY Cortland Women's Basketball Head Coach
December 24, 2020 05:15 - 57 minutes - 46.4 MBJacey Brooks is in her third season as Cortland's women's basketball head coach. During the 2019-20 season, Brooks led the Red Dragons to a 22-7 record, the finals of the SUNYAC tournament and an NCAA Division III tournament at-large berth. Cortland won its NCAA first-round game and tied for 17th place nationally. Brooks was named the D3hoops.com East Region Coach of the Year, and she and her assistant coaches were selected as the SUNYAC Coaching Staff of the Year. Brooks also guided Cortla...
Mick & Melissa Kuberka - Leaders of the Buffalo Titans Basketball Program
December 17, 2020 05:15 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBMick & Melissa Kuberka are the leaders of the Buffalo Titans Basketball program. Melissa is currently the head coach at St. John Fisher College. In her three seasons in charge, the Cardinals have won 61 games, posted two 21-win seasons, and celebrated one Empire 8 conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Melissa was named Empire 8 Coach of the Year after the 2020 season. She began her collegiate coaching career at Hilbert College in 2015 after previously serving as assistant ...
Sam Allen - Blue Collar Basketball & PGC
December 10, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBSam Allen, a former all-state point guard at Brookwood High School in Georgia, played his college career at Reinhardt University where he was the starting point guard for a school record 125 consecutive games. An All-Conference player at Reinhardt, Sam compiled over 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, and 400 assists during his college career. He also led his school to their first ever National Tournament appearance. Sam received All-Academic Honors at Reinhardt and has a Master’s Degree in Sport ...
Kyle Elmendorf - Lead 'Em Up
December 03, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBCoach Kyle Elmendorf is a great follow and we were lucky enough to have him on the pod to talk about life, hoops, and warm living in the "Sunshine State" Coach Kyle identifies himself as a father, husband, teacher, coach, writer, speaker. Kyle help coaches, athletes, business professionals, and leaders achieve their goals by providing insight and leadership training through my speaking, writing, coaching and consulting services. In this episode he discusses his move from the Midwest to bea...
Matt Sayman - Grapevine Faith (TX) High School Boys' Basketball Head Coach
November 26, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBMatt Sayman is currently serving as the head boys basketball coach at Grapevine Faith High School. Matt recently released his book titled, The Leftovers: Basketball, Betrayal, Baylor & Beyond, describing his journey to college athletics. It’s a remarkable story of personal loss, tragedy and perseverance through his senior season at Baylor University. Matt’s teams at Grapevine Faith High School have become well known for their offensive accomplishments, including leading the the nation in 3-...
Marybeth Nugent - Buffalo State University Women's Basketball Head Coach
November 19, 2020 05:15 - 54 minutes - 38.7 MBMarybeth Nugent was promoted to head women's basketball coach of the Buffalo State women's program prior to the 2018-19 season after spending three seasons as the lead assistant under Kevin Clifford who departed for the same position at Division II Roberts Wesleyan. Nugent guided the Bengals back to the playoffs in 2019-20 and mentored the program's first All-American since 2012 in Liv LeBaron who earned honorable mention honors and became the program's second leading scorer all-time despit...
Brent Tipton - University of Guam Men's Basketball Head Coach
November 12, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBBrent Tipton resides on the beautiful island of Guam in the South Pacific and is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at The University of Guam and the Head Coach of Guam’s U16 Men’s National Basketball Team. Coach Tipton is currently navigating a brand new basketball program at The University of Guam. The 2016-2017 season was the first year in existence for the UoG Tritons. The team was then composed of no scholarship players and finished the season 3-28. The program has made a complete turn ar...
Seth Kindig - Providence Christian Academy (GA) - Director of Girls' Basketball
November 05, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBCoach Seth Kindig joins the pod as a transformational leader at Providence Christian Academy in Lilburn, Georgia. He is the Director of Girls Basketball, Lead Teacher, and the Dean of Students. He shared with us some ways to connect with athletes, his passion for sharing the game, and his unique path off the court in meeting his wife, and how home ultimately came calling. Coach, we truly appreciate your time and your efforts to share the game and your journey. We were blessed to have you on....
Blair Estarfaa - University of Buffalo Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
October 29, 2020 19:30 - 47 minutes - 33.8 MBBlair Estarfaa is in his second season as a member of the women's basketball coaching staff at the University of Buffalo. He was promoted to assistant coach in June after serving as the team's Director of Basketball Operations during the 2019-20 season. Estarfaa came to Buffalo after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Daemen College. Prior to coming to Daeman, Blair was an assistant coach at Alfred University in 2016-17. He is a graduate of SUNY Cortland and three-y...
Mike Blaine - Plattsburgh State Men's Basketball Head Coach
October 22, 2020 05:15 - 55 minutes - 43.4 MBMike Blaine, who owns a 92-72 career record in six years as a head coach, joins Eric and Justin on this episode of Beyond the Ball. As head coach of Plattsburgh State, they finished just one game back of State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament qualification in his first season. He guided the Cardinals to an 8-17 overall (5-13 SUNYAC) mark. Prior to arriving at Plattsburgh State, Blaine served as the head coach at Medaille College for five seasons. Medaille won ...
Desmond Randall - Villa Maria College Men's Head Basketball Coach
October 15, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBDesmond Randall, a 2010 graduate of the University of Maine, is the Villa Maria College Viking men’s basketball coach. Coach Randall’s experience goes back to 2011 when he started as a head coach for the Upstate Basketball AAU 12U and 13U teams. In 2012, he joined the West Seneca High Staff as an assistant coach for varsity football and assistant coach for the JV basketball team. In 2013 Randall became an assistant varsity coach at Canisius High School where he helped lead them to a Federat...
Scott Donaldson - Heidelberg University Head Football Coach
October 09, 2020 01:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBCoach Donaldson is in his fifth season as the head coach at Heidelberg and his seventeenth overall. Scott has served in multiple positions in his time, starting as a graduate assistant and then working his way to the top spot. Self admittedly, Coach dove right into coaching and was short on experience, but continued to strive to get better, and with the help of some great mentors that helped mold him, now continues to make the most of his opportunity. Like many coaches we have talked to he f...
Del Reid - Owner of 26 Shirts & Co-Founder of Bills Mafia
October 01, 2020 05:15 - 54 minutes - 40.8 MBDel Reid is the owner of 26 Shirts and Co-Founder of BillsMafia. Del joins the podcast to discuss his love of sport and how he has used that to influence the Buffalo Community and even further with the start of "26 Shirts". He dives into some Bills talk and gives a little behind the scene insight to the start of #Billsmafia 26 Shirts sells different limited edition sports-themed t-shirts every two weeks. After a shirt's respective two week run is over, the design is retired and never sold a...
Sean Strickland - Muskingum University Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach
September 24, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBSean Strickland is the associate head coach of the Muskingum women's basketball program. Strickland was previously at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. In his seven years as the leader of the men's program, Strickland coached 12 All-AMCC performers, including an AMCC Conference Player of the Year and an AMCC Newcomer of the Year. Off the court, his Bobcats earned 22 AMCC Academic All-Conference Team awards and attained the highest team GPA in men's basketball program history. Stri...
Jaime Quarles - University of Buffalo Men's Basketball Assistant Coach
September 17, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 45.7 MBJamie Quarles is in his fourth season on the UB men's basketball coaching staff. Quarles was a long-time assistant coach at Augusta University where he was most recently named one of the Top 10 Young Professionals To Watch by Augusta Magazine. Last season, Quarles helped lead the Bulls to a 20-12 record, overseeing the Buffalo offense, which ranked amongst the tops in the MId-American Conference. As the primary guards coach, Quarles also coached Ronaldo Segu, who was named the MAC Sixth Man...
Jon DeMarco - Basketball Coaching Mentor
September 10, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBCoach Jon DeMarco joins the podcast to discuss finding balance on and off the court and using his experience in the game to be a transformational leader. Jon is a former college football player, HS Basketball Coach (Boston Globe Coach of Year) & football coach. He prides himself on working hard to help the next generation of coaches/athletes! He hosts a twitter chat to help new and veteran coaches share the game. His insights on the game have led him to having an influential career in educat...
Eric Rupp - Lancaster (NY) High School Head Varsity Football Coach
September 03, 2020 05:15 - 49 minutes - 43.4 MBCoach Eric Rupp is the Head Coach of the Lancaster Legends Football Team in WNY. Coach Rupp has led the Legends to four straight sectional championships and has taken his team to the state finals. Coaches discussed with Eric and Justin his time growing up and playing football, his mentors from his Dad to his former coaches, how building a program at Lancaster has been a transformational opportunity, and his strategy for finding balance with a young family. Coach Rupp uses the E + R = O model...
Kyle Kavanaugh & Aseem Rastogi from Essential Coaching
August 27, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBKyle and Aseem join this week's Beyond the Ball podcast to discuss life off of the court, how to be a transformational coach, really examining how coaches can impact the lives of their athletes, AND their new journey into ESSENTIAL COACHING. Both Aseem and Kyle are part of the Lead'Em Up family and just share tremendous insights that will help coaches of all ages. Website - Essential-Coaching.net Twitter @Rastogi_Aseem @coachk424
Mike MacDonald - Daemen College Men's Head Basketball Coach - Episode 8
August 20, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 34.5 MBMike MacDonald, Head Men's basketball Coach at Daemen College in Amherst, New York, joins Eric and Justin on this week's podcast to discuss his journey coaching Division 1, Division 3, and Division 2. Coach Mac shares insights on connecting with athletes, a developing coaching tree, coaching his own sons, and the balance and stability his wife brings. Thank you Coach Mac for being such a great influence on our careers and being such a gracious guest!!! We hope you enjoy the episode. Websit...
Earl Schunk - D'Youville College Men's Head Basketball Coach - Episode 7
August 13, 2020 05:15 - 57 minutes - 41.8 MBCoach Earl Schunk joins Eric and Justin Beyond the Ball to discuss his journey in the game of hoops and how he has managed the transitions from HS basketball to a Division III coach, then from a Division III level to the Division II level. Coach Schunk shares some great anecdotes from off the court and also reveals his first love in sports. Hope you enjoy the episode!!! Follow Coach Schunk on Twitter: @Earlschunk @DYOUVILLEMBB
Coach Ken Stoldt - New York's Section IV Football Chairman - Episode 6
August 06, 2020 05:15 - 51 minutes - 38.1 MBOn this episode of Beyond the Ball, Ken Stoldt the head of Section 6 football joins the pod to discuss sports, family, and the use of the game to mold lives. Ken pays tribute to the late Dick Gallagher and discusses his experiences as a coach from the modified level through varsity, as an administrator, working as Section Chairman, and most importantly the role football has played in his own family with both of his sons now being coaches themselves. Ken gives great advice and insight to what...
Dick Gallagher Tribute with Tom Prince & Dennis Sarow - Episode 5
July 30, 2020 05:15 - 55 minutes - 40.6 MBIn this episode, Eric and Justin have Tom Prince and Dennis Sarow on to discuss the impact of WNY legend Dick Gallagher. WNY lost one of its finest promoters of high school athletes. Dick was a man of faith, a man of family, and a man of sport. Dick utilized his life in service to others through helping those that have battled addiction and was the largest promoter of athletes on the football field. Tom and Dennis use this platform to celebrate a man that truly left his mark beyond the ball....
Cleve Wright - Gannon University Head Women's Basketball Coach - Episode 4
July 23, 2020 05:15 - 54 minutes - 41.9 MBCleve Wright will enter his 13th season overall as Gannon’s head women’s basketball coach in 2020-21, the second season of his second stint in Erie. A coaching veteran of nearly three decades at both the NCAA Division I and II levels, Wright served as the Gannon women’s basketball head coach from 2002-13, before serving as the head coach at NCAA Division I Miami (Ohio) from 2013-17 and as an associate head coach at NCAA Division I Eastern Illinois in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. Websit...
Jordan Hogan - Cornell University Assistant Football Coach - Episode 3
July 16, 2020 05:30 - 59 minutes - 45.4 MBJordan Hogan, a fast-rising wide receivers coach who has already worked with record-setting pass-catchers and NFL stars, joined the Cornell staff in the spring of 2017. In his four seasons at Buffalo State, Hogan was responsible for many aspects of a successful program, from recruiting throughout the state of New York to running position meetings and preparing and implementing weekly game plans. A graduate of Newfane HS on the outskirts of Buffalo, Hogan went on to play for the College at ...
Billy Beilein - Niagra County Community College Men's Head Coach - Episode 2
July 09, 2020 05:30 - 45 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode Coach Billy Beilein from the Niagara County CC Thunderwolves joins Coach Klumpp and Coach Gerstung to talk hoops, life away from the court, the role his beautiful wife plays, and how being a transformational coach is starting to bring in some top level talent, from both Western NY and across the country. Coach Beilein has led this squad for over a decade and has always been intrigued by the next move, but has perspective in understanding all the blessings that he has experien...