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Coach Growth Podcast

26 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -

A podcast for coaches who share my passion for learning, growing, and trying to be the best coach we can be!

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Brandon Pigg - Madison Academy

April 13, 2022 03:28 - 43 minutes - 32.1 MB

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Coach Brandon Pigg for today's episode. Coach Pigg is an assistant strength coach at Madison Academy, a private school located in Huntsville Alabama. Brandon works with both middle school as well as high school athletes. He is also the track teams sprint coach. Make sure to follow Brandon on Twitter as well as subscribe to his weekly newsletter, "The Sunday Strength Paper" . Links for both can be found below as well as some awesome articles Brandon has...

Derek Leonard Rochester High School

April 04, 2022 02:50 - 49 minutes - 36.2 MB

This is a reuploaded episode from season 2 that was taken down for some editorial fixes. If you did not hear it the first time it was posted then enjoy it now! Coach Leonard has experienced incredible success at Rochester High School and we have an awesome chat that I know you'll enjoy!  Find Coach Leonard on twitter here: https://twitter.com/coachleonard3

Andrew McGhghy (ME!)

March 28, 2022 01:53 - 45 minutes - 33.3 MB

Just a little bit about me to kick off season 3.  My Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachMcGhghy Email: [email protected]

Coach Angel De Los Santos- Universal Threaux

July 23, 2021 12:41 - 27 minutes - 21.2 MB

A short but wonderful conversation with Coach Angel De Los Santos of Universal Threaux. Universal Threaux is a private throws club Coach De Los Santos runs out of central Illinois. Coach De Los Santos's story about starting out as fresh out of high school to where he is now and the success he has had is and should be inspiring to all coaches starting out. There is some great advice in here for coaches just starting out and I hope his story inspires you like it has inspired me. Enjoy! Coach ...

Peter Noonan - Hendrickson High School

July 15, 2021 18:13 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

I love connecting to coaches who share my thirst and desire for knowledge and learning. Coach Noonan is a fantastic coach who's doing awesome things with his twitter chats and his own podcast. It was great talking about his story, coaching soccer, and changing schools yet being all about wherever you're at. Make sure you check out his podcast and hope to connect with you during the #ironspeedchat and #disruption chats! Enjoy.  Coach Noonan's Twitter- https://twitter.com/coachnoon45?lang=en ...

Travis Mash

April 26, 2021 05:17 - 34 minutes - 26.2 MB

Coaching caused me to have to take a little break from recording but I'm back with a coach who I have admired for years. Travis Mash is not only an amazing coach as well as a former world champion powerlifter. He's also an inspirational person who's thirst and drive for knowledge is something all coaches should strive to emulate. Coach Mash is currently the head weightlifting coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University as well as host of the Barbell Life podcast and also cohost of Barbell Shrugged podc...

Deerick Smith-Southside School District

March 04, 2021 19:21 - 39 minutes - 30.2 MB

Great time chatting with Coach Deerick Smith. Coach Smith is a S&C coach at Southside High School which is located in Batesville Arkansas. Coach Smith is also serves the district as an assistant athletic director. Deerick is easily one of my favorite twitter follows. Not only for the great content he puts out but also the non training related content he puts out. If you value training, humor, and the cooking of delicious looking meat then Deerick is definitively someone you want on your time...

Adam Vogel -BBCHS

February 22, 2021 15:39 - 41 minutes - 29.9 MB

Had a great time sitting down with Coach Adam Vogel. Coach Vogel is the head of strength and conditioning at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School located in Bradley Illinois. Coach Vogel is also the IL state director for the NHSSCA. I wanted to reach out and introduce myself to Coach Vogel as a new HS strenght coach in the state of Illinois. There's some great advice in this episode for new strength coaches starting at the high school level so enjoy! BBCHS s&c Twitter account - https://...

Jesse Curtis-Many High School

February 05, 2021 13:28 - 50 minutes - 38.4 MB

Coach Curtis is the head powerlifting coach as well as the strength/speed coach for the football team at Many High School in Many Louisiana. I had a great time talking shop with Coach Curtis. We cover a wide array of topics from a few polarizing topics in s&c, high school powerlifting, and the wonders of the neuro aspects of training. Enjoy! Coach Curtis Twitter- https://twitter.com/jesse_curtis05

Joe Stokowsk- Pepperell HS Football and Track and Field

February 02, 2021 17:35 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB

I'm back! took a quick little break from recording at the beginning of the year but now I'm back in action ready to hopefully provide value for you the listeners, and do I have some for you today! I had the immense pleasure of sitting down and talking with Coach Joe Stokowski. Joe is an assistant football coach as well as the head boys track coach at Pepperell HS in Lindale Georgia. Joe is an incredible coach who has a great and bright coaching career ahead of him. We talk all things footbal...

Louis Howell -Hatch Valley High School

January 06, 2021 17:19 - 1 hour - 78.3 MB

First Episode of 2021! Great time listening to Coach Howell share his  story. We talk about all sorts of things from COVID to RPR and high school football in Texas. Below you can find links to Coach Howell's twitter page as well as YouTube links to his channels Football Pandemonium and the Hatch Valley Football Podcast. Enjoy! Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachHowellHVHS Football Pandemonium YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNttDmPYArLSmNFXy_SLDFQhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...

Lee Weber-Rose Hill High School

December 24, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MB

Hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas! Great episode on deck for ya today with Coach Lee Weber, head football coach at Rose Hill High School in Rose Hill Kansas. Coach Weber is also an assistant track coach and head of strength and conditioning. We talk multiple aspects of being a head coach and I think there's some great nuggets of advice in their for all coaches. Enjoy! Coach Weber's twitter: https://twitter.com/coachlaw71

Scott Meier Farmington High School

December 20, 2020 17:38 - 32 minutes - 24.7 MB

Had the chance to sit down and talk high school s&c  with coach Scott Meier. Coach Meier is the head of strength and conditioning at Farmington High School in Farmington Minnesota. Check out the Farmington Power twitter account or their websites below. Enjoy! https://twitter.com/FarmingtonPower https://farmingtonstrength.com/

Chad Gunnelson-University of Dubuque

December 14, 2020 05:27 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

Had a fantastic time sitting down with Coach Chad Gunnelson, director of track and field and cross country at the University of Dubuque. We talk about his unique journey to becoming the head coach at Dubuque and discuss the ins and outs of coaching at the DIII level. Enjoy! Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachGunny Email: [email protected]

Joe Frontier Madison Throws Club/ throwbigthrowfar

October 28, 2020 18:36 - 1 hour - 53.8 MB

Great time sitting down with Joe Frontier. Coach Frontier is someone who I've looked to a lot lately and has taught me much about being a better throw coach as well as inspired me to try and start my own throws club! Listen in as we talk about club coaching, why it is important to train with an annual training calendar in mind, and much more. You can find Joe's social media pages as well as links to his websites and to his incredible podcast: throwbigthrowfar podcast. Enjoy! Madison Throws ...

Tyler Germain- Kalamazoo Central High School/ #CoachSpeed

October 06, 2020 00:17 - 55 minutes - 39.4 MB

Absolute blast sitting down with Coach Germain! Tyler is a sprints and hurdles coach at Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo Michigan.  He is also a speed enthusiast and started the movement #coachspeed on twitter getting other coaches and former athletes to get back into the practice of sprint training!  Coach Germain's Twitter - https://twitter.com/trackcoachTG He has also written some incredible articles for Simplifaster which you can find here! https://simplifaster.com/articles/...

Brad Dixon- Camp Point Central

September 29, 2020 17:04 - 49 minutes - 35.8 MB

Awesome chance to sit down with an amazing coach just down the road from me! Brad has done incredible things during his time at Camp Point Central, currently serving as the head football and track coach as well as teaching an athletic pe class. Brad is a huge proponent of feed the cats and has done an incredible job of teaching football coaches how to properly implement it into their own programs! Hope you enjoy his story and all the great advice Brad offers up in this episode! Brad's Twitt...

Matt McGhghy

August 18, 2020 22:09 - 56 minutes - 39.7 MB

Had the immense pleasure of sitting down with someone I respect deeply, my cousin Matt. Matt's a former pro football player and head football coach while still serving as the head girls track coach in Keokuk Iowa.  We talk family, priorities and values in this episode and I know you will get a lot out of it! Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/McGhghyM Don't forget to follow me as well!https://twitter.com/CoachMcGhghy

Tyler Rathke-William Chrisman High School

August 06, 2020 14:40 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

Today's guest was Tyler Rathke, a track, basketball and strength coach at William Chrisman High School in Independence Missouri. Tyler is a young coach who has done an amazing job building a program since taking over at the young age of 22. We talk about a variety of things such as culture building, appearances, and his latest endeavor FieldFocus where he along side Coach Rob Assise put out educational material focusing on the field and technical events of track and field. Enjoy! Tyler's Tw...

Tony Holler

July 20, 2020 01:44 - 2 hours - 129 MB

I got to sit down with the wonderful Tony Holler where we cover a multitude of topics from football conditioning and feed the cats to covid and the future of sports. Enjoy!  You can find more from Coach Holler at the links below https://twitter.com/pntrack?lang=en https://trackfootballconsortium.com/holler/ https://simplifaster.com/articles/author/tonyholler/ http://itccca.com/author/anthony-holler/ https://www.freelapusa.com/category/articles/tony-holler/ https://www.championshipprod...

Marissa Chew-IUPUI

June 29, 2020 01:05 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

Coach Chew and I discuss her beginnings as a coach, collaboration, and the Facebook group she started for Track Coaches-Coaches Collab!

Ryan Banta Part 2

June 29, 2020 00:48 - 1 hour - 110 MB

Second part of my conversation of Coach Banta. Lot of great and useful content for young track coaches as well as useful information for new coaches of any sport! Enjoy and make sure to check out Ryan’s book the sprinters compendium which you can buy here! https://www.amazon.com/Sprinters-Compendium-Ryan-J-Banta/dp/1946208566/ref=sr_1_1?crid=274INANO1C20Y&dchild=1&keywords=sprinters+compendium&qid=1593391633&sprefix=Sprinters+%2Caps%2C257&sr=8-1

Ryan Banta

June 20, 2020 19:23 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

This is the first part of my talk with Coach Ryan Banta of Parkway Central High School and author of the sprinters compendium. Stay tuned for part two!

Mike Cunningham-Gill Athletics

June 05, 2020 14:32 - 2 hours - 114 MB

I got to interview my first guest on the show Mike Cunningham! Mike is a former division one Track Coach. It’s a long interview but I think there’s a lot of useful information and advice for coaches!

Who am I and why am I doing this?

June 05, 2020 13:31 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MB

Welcome everyone. I thought I would start my podcasting journey with a little bit about myself and why I started a podcast for young and new coaches!

What to do when presented with new information and ideas.

May 29, 2020 17:02 - 41 minutes - 38 MB

After listening to a wonderful debate between Tony Holler and Ryan Banta on 400 meter training I discuss what to do when you hear new and different ideas from other coaches and how to try incorporate them into your program. Promise I’m going to get better and improve the sound quality!

Guests

Tony Holler
1 Episode

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