Coaching DNA Podcast
306 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsThe podcast that investigates what makes coaches and leaders great! Travis takes a deep dive into the specifics of how elite leaders lead their programs or department. Our host is Travis Wyckoff. Travis coached college baseball for 11 years and currently runs Kingdom Coaching, where he partners with leaders to help them discover the strengths that propel them, the constraints that trip them up, and their unique style and voice.
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Episodes
Leadership Moment- Being Who You Are, Alignment in Your Program, & Telling Stories
April 21, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.12 MBI pause from my normal guest to share four things. I spend a couple of minutes sharing a story of how one coach knows who he is, is comfortable in his own skin and how that plays out in his coaching style. I remind the importance of telling stories, and one way to get alignment in your program.
Kyle Peterson, College Baseball Analyst at ESPN Pt. 2
April 14, 2020 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBKyle Peterson, College Baseball Analyst at ESPN joins us for part two of a two-part interview. Kyle and I talk assistant coaches, Driveline and its impact on college baseball, and how coaches have had to change in how they coach athletes.
Kyle Peterson, College Baseball Analyst at ESPN
April 07, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBKyle Peterson, College Baseball Analyst at ESPN, joins us on this week's podcast. Kyle shares how he landed a job doing play by play right after retiring from professional baseball, the strengths of today's top coaches, and how he has improved doing play by play.
Michael Hartman, Director of coaching analytics/player development, Cleveland Cavaliers
March 31, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBMichael Hartman, Director of coaching analytics/player development for the Cleveland Cavaliers, joins us on this week's podcast. Michael walks us through his fascinating journey to the NBA, incorporating analytics and player development, plus much more.
Craig Pintens, Athletic Director at Loyola Marymount University
March 24, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBCraig Pintens, Athletic Director at Loyola Marymount University joins us on this week's podcast. Craig share insights into his process for coaching searches and appropriate steps for coaches to take when pursuing another job. We also get into the difference between being the an assistant AD and being the AD.
Brent Dearmon, Offensive Coordinator, University of Kansas
March 17, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBBrent Dearmon, the offensive coordinator at the University of Kansas, joins us on this week's podcast. We talk about how he implements his RPO offense step by step, each one building on the last. We also talk about his strengths that come from his background of being a math teacher and much more.
Travis Hudson- Head Volleyball Coach, Western Kentucky University
March 10, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBTravis Hudson, Head Volleyball Coach at Western Kentucky University, joins us on this week's podcast. Travis shares his unusual journey on becoming the volleyball coach at WKU at age 24. We talk about authenticity, communication and its importance, and much more.
Kelsey Fenix, Head Soccer Coach, Trevecca Nazarene
March 03, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBKelsey Fenix, Head Soccer Coach at Trevecca Nazarene joins us on this week's podcast. Kelsey and I discuss a 'both and culture', the two different types of programs she was apart of, and her key cultural values, plus much more.
Kendall Rogers, College Baseball Writer for D1Baseball.com
February 25, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBKendall Rogers, College Baseball Writer for D1Baseball.com joins us on this week's podcast. Kendall shares his story of falling in love with college baseball as a 10-year-old and his journey of covering the sport through college and now with D1 Baseball.com. We get into who are the top coaches in the game right now and which are primed to bust out in big ways soon.
Kevin Hambly, Head Volleyball Coach, Stanford University
February 18, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBKevin Hambly, Head Volleyball Coach at Stanford University joins us on this week's podcast. Kevin shares his mindset about growth and development, what it looks like when he coaches in a healthy state and what it looks like in an unhealthy state, and much much more! Stanford volleyball has won back to back national championships under Kevin's leadership and I think you'll see why in this interview.
Josh Eargle, Assistant Football Coach, University of Kansas
February 11, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBJosh Eargle, Assistant Football Coach at the University of Kansas, joins us on this week's podcast. Josh shares his perspective and keys to rebuilding a program, the journey he and his family have been on with his daughter's health issues, what makes Les Miles a great recruiter, and much more.
Leadership Moment: Captains, Comfort in Your Own Skin, & Intentionality
February 04, 2020 14:00 - 9 minutes - 6.3 MBThis week I pause to do a Leadership Moment. I talk about three topics that have been covered in my last 10 podcasts. I talk about to appoint captains or not, being comfortable in your own skin, and intentionality in building culture.
Mike Kazlausky, Head Baseball Coach, United States Air Force Academy
January 28, 2020 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBMike Kazlausky, Head Baseball Coach at the United States Air Force Academy, joins us on this week's podcast. He shares insight into what they do to develop leaders at the academy, how his role differs from other college baseball coaches, and what his ultimate goal is.
Ryan Souders, Head Men's Soccer Coach, Calvin College
January 21, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBRyan Souders, Head Men's Soccer Coach at Calvin College joins us on this week's podcast. We talk culture vs strategy, his strengths & weaknesses, and leadership development in his soccer program, plus much more!
Monte Lee, Head Baseball Coach, Clemson University
January 14, 2020 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBMonte Lee, Head Baseball Coach at Clemson University joins us on this week's podcast. We discuss his mindset in taking over for legendary coach Jack Leggett, keys to building culture, and ways that he handles the stress of the season.
Spencer Allen, Head Baseball Coach, Northwestern University
January 07, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBSpencer Allen, Head Baseball Coach, Northwestern University, joins us on this week's podcast. Spencer talks about what he knows now that he wished he knew when he first became a head coach. We also talk about what he has to do to coach in a healthy state.
Rusty Rainbolt, Head Women's Basketball Coach, East Texas Baptist University
December 31, 2019 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBRusty Rainbolt, Head Basketball Coach at East Texas Baptist University joins us on this week's podcast. Rusty shares great insight on how he builds culture at ETBU, how they develop leaders, and how he has learned to coach in a much healthier state.
Amber Warners, Head Volleyball Coach at Calvin College
December 24, 2019 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBAmber Warners, Head Volleyball Coach at Clavin College joins us on this weeks podcast. She shares about her wirings and giftings, the culture in the volleyball program and how she goes about building and sustaining that culture, and how a heartbreaking loss in the national championship opened doors to share her faith.
Dan Heefner, Head Baseball Coach, Dallas Baptist University Pt. 2
December 17, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBDan Heefner, Head Baseball Coach, Dallas Baptist University joins us this week for part 2. In this episode we talk about staff culture, deep work, and having a growth mind-set.
Dan Heefner, Head Baseball Coach, Dallas Baptist University Pt. 1
December 10, 2019 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBDan Heefner, Head Baseball Coach, Dallas Baptist University, joins us on this week's podcast. During part one of a two part interview, Dan talks about the culture at DBU and how he builds and sustains that culture.
Joe Parker, Athletic Director at Colorado State University
December 03, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBJoe Parker, Athletic Director at Colorado State University joins us on this week’s podcast. Joe shares lessons learned from Joe Castiglione, DeLoss Dodd, Kirby Hocutt and more.
Ryan Hawk, Keynote Speaker, Author, Host of Learning Leader Podcast & Former Quarterback at Ohio University
November 26, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBRyan Hawk, Keynote Speaker, Author, Host of Learning Leader Show podcast & Former Quarterback at Ohio University, joins us on this weeks podcast. Ryan shares leadership insight such as what are the commonalities in leaders who sustain excellence and frameworks he has set up in his life to help him grow.
Leadership Moment- Team & Culture Building and Leadership Development
November 19, 2019 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBThis week on the podcast I pause and spend some time talking about team & culture building and leadership development and how to do it. We look at how the military does it and why it is so important for coaches to understand some key principles to building a team and developing leaders in your program.
Mike Lord, Former College Baseball Coach and Scout with the Boston Red Sox
November 12, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBMike Lord, Former College Baseball Coach and Scout with the Boston Red Sox, joins us on this week's podcast. Mike shares his journey from a 22 year old coach and athletic director to coaching at multiple colleges and scouting with the Red Sox. He shares with us things that he learned and advice to those currently in coaching.
George Wares, Head Softball Coach, Central College
November 05, 2019 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBGeorge Wares, Head Softball Coach at Central College, joins us on this week's podcast. George is the all time winningest softball coach in NCAA DIII history. He has led his team to 6 national finals and won 4 National Championships. He shares a wealth of knowledge from his 35+ years of coaching! We talk about how to build culture, some sport psychology practices he uses and many other topics!
Terry Pettit, Former Volleyball Coach University of Nebraska
October 29, 2019 10:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBTerry Pettit, former volleyball coach at the University of Nebraska, joins us on this week's podcast. Terry is a legend in volleyball circles who put Nebraska volleyball on the map in the late 70's, 80's and 90's. He won a national championship in 1995. He also led the program to two runner-up finishes as well as 21 Big 8/Big 12 championships in 23 years.
Brent Jones, Athletic Director at Troy University
October 22, 2019 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBBrent Jones, Athletic Director at Troy University joins us on this week's podcast. Brent shares insight on the strengths of several coaches... coaches like Mike Bianco of Ole Miss baseball and Todd Monken offensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns.
Brent Jones, Athletic Director at Troy University
October 22, 2019 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBBrent Jones, Athletic Director at Troy University joins us on this week's podcast. Brent shares insight on the strengths of several coaches... coaches like Mike Bianco of Ole Miss baseball and Todd Monken offensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns.
Mike Babcock Head Football Coach at McKendree University
October 15, 2019 10:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBMike Babcock, Head Football Coach at McKendree University, join us on this week's podcast. Mike talks about the strengths of coaches such as Karl Dorrell, Bob Toledo, and Gary Barnett.
Mitch Barnhart, Athletic Director at the University of Kentucky
October 08, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBMitch Barnhart, Athletic Director at the University of Kentucky joins us on this week's podcast. Mitch shares some insights on John Calipari, Pat Summit and Pat Casey.
Casey Blake, Former Los Angeles Dodger and Cleveland Indian
October 01, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBCasey Blake, Former Los Angeles Dodger and Cleveland Indian, joins us on this week's podcast. Casey talks about what made Joe Torre such a great leader, insight on Don Mattingly, and a behind the scenes look at the challenges of getting traded mid-season.
Kirby Hocutt, Athletic Director at Texas Tech University
September 24, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBKirby Hocutt, Athletic Director at Texas Tech University, joins us on today's podcast. Kirby shares stories about Bill Snyder's attention to detail as well as what makes Tech's mens basketball head coach Chris Beard so special.
Patty Gasso Head Softball Coach University of Oklahoma
September 17, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBPatty Gasso, Head Softball Coach at the University of Oklahoma, joins us on today's podcast. Patty shares her journey from junior college softball player to the head coach at Oklahoma, how she balanced being a wife, mom, and softball coach, and the moment the Lord changed everything in her coaching.
Josh Broghamer, Video Coordinator/Advance Scout Cleveland Cavaliers
September 10, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBJosh Broghamer, Video Coordinator/Advance Scout for the Cleveland Cavaliers, joins us on today's podcast. He shares insight into Jason Kidd, how he went from D3 baseball player to an NBA coach, and how technology helped him get there.
Mike Rooney- ESPN College Baseball Analyst and Former College Baseball Coach
September 03, 2019 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBMike Rooney, ESPN college baseball analyst and former college baseball coach, joins us on today's podcast. Mike share his insights and perspective on the landscape in college baseball coaching circles, who are the elite coaches, who are the up and comers, and which programs are poised to make headlines nationally!
Janae Shirley- Head Softball Coach East Texas Baptist University
August 27, 2019 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBJanae Shirley, head softball coach at East Texas Baptist University, joins us on todays podcast. Janae has built the East Texas Baptist softball program to one of the best programs in the country. She shares some ideas on what has helped her grow ETBU softball.
Marco Born- Athletic Director Lamar University
August 20, 2019 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBMarco Born, Athletic Director at Lamar University, joins us on today's podcast. Marco shares his unique journey from Germany to Middle Tennessee State to eventually Lamar University. He also shares some great insight into fundraising and relationship building.
Andy Lopez, Former head baseball coach (Pepperdine, Florida, Arizona)
August 13, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBAndy Lopez, former head baseball coach and two time national champion, joins us on today's podcast. Andy was the head coach at Cal St. Dominguez Hills, Pepperdine, Florida, and Arizona. He shares insights about some of the great coaches in college baseball as well as what made him successful.
Rob Mullens, Athletic Director University of Oregon
August 06, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBRob Mullens, athletic director at the University of Oregon, joins us on today's podcast. He shares insights on what makes Chip Kelly, Dana Altman, and others great!
Brent Kemnitz- Former Pitching Coach Wichita State University
July 30, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBBrent Kemnitz, former long time pitching coach at Wichita State University, joins us on today's podcast. Brent shares what made Gene Stephenson so great and what allowed him to have unparalleled success as a pitching coach. Brent also gets into the strengths of current Shocker head coach and former Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge.
John Moore- Head Men's Basketball Coach Westmont College
July 23, 2019 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBJohn Moore, head men's basketball at Westmont College, joins us on today's podcast. John has over 30 years of head coaching experience and has won over 600 games! He shares a ton of knowledge and insight that will benefit coaches at any point in their journey.
Tommy McClelland- Athletic Director Louisiana Tech
July 16, 2019 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBTommy McClelland, Athletic Director at Louisiana Tech, joins us on the podcast. Tommy was the youngest Athletic Director in NCAA Division 1 when he was hired at McNeese State in 2008. He has been at La. Tech since 2013.
Leadership Moment
July 12, 2019 13:00 - 9 minutes - 6.42 MBOccasionally I am going to spend some focused time talking about one topic that has repeatedly come up in my conversations with coaches and AD's. Today's topic is self-awareness, the importance in growing in self-awareness, and three simple steps to grow in this area.
Leadership Moment
July 12, 2019 13:00 - 9 minutes - 6.41 MBOccasionally I am going to spend some focused time talking about one topic that has repeatedly come up in my conversations with coaches and AD's. Today's topic is self-awareness, the importance in growing in self-awareness, and three simple steps to grow in this area.
Jimmy Elgas- Henderson State University Basketball
July 09, 2019 13:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBJimmy Elgas, Head Men's Basketball coach at Henderson State University joins us on the podcast. Jimmy had been a lifelong assistant coach, working with many great coaches, before getting the head coaching job at Henderson State in 2015.
Trailer
July 05, 2019 00:00 - 1 minute - 900 KBTravis Wyckoff is the host of Coaching DNA. Travis coached college baseball for 11 years, spent 6 years on a church staff and in 2017 started Kingdom Coaching where he now works with coaches, staffs and athletic departments. As a coach of coaches, Travis equips, provides insight, develops & challenges coaches to be better humans, leaders, and coaches. This podcast is birthed out of the many conversations he has had with coaches and leaders about what makes coaches and leaders great!
Wes Johnson- Pitching coach Minnesota Twins
July 01, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBWes Johnson, pitching coach of the Minnesota Twins, joins us on the podcast today. He was hired by Minnesota in 2018 straight from the University of Arkansas. He shares some great insights about coaches he has been around, including Dave Van Horn (Head baseball coach U of Arkansas) and Rocco Baldelli (Manager Minnesota Twins).
Orv Salmon- Former college basketball coach and athletic director
June 20, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBThis is a must listen! Orv Salmon joins us on today's podcast. Orv is a former college basketball coach and athletic director. Every coach needs to take one hour and listen to this episode.
Bernard Muir- Athletic Director Stanford University
June 18, 2019 01:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBBernard Muir, athletic director at Stanford University joins us on today's podcast. Bernard shares his journey from his playing days at Brown to his stops as an AD at Georgetown, Delaware and his current position at Stanford.
Ryan Ficken- Minnesota Vikings Assistant Coach
June 10, 2019 19:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBRyan Ficken, assistant coach of the Minnesota Vikings (special teams), joins us on today's podcast. Ryan has been on the Vikings staff for 12 years and has worked for and with some of the brightest coaches in the NFL.