Sport and the Growing Good
By Peter Miller
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The Sport and the Growing Good Podcast examines leadership and coaching in sports settings. In conversations with leaders from wide-ranging contexts, we learn not just about competitive excellence within the game, but also how to leverage sports for broader individual and group flourishing.
The podcast is hosted by Dr. Peter Miller, a professor in Sports Leadership at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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#192: Coach Phil Jackson on learning from roles models (Bell Cows)
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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#191: Coach Phil Jackson on sustaining success (2025 edit)
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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#190: Professor Sameer Deshpande is at the forefront of sports analytics
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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#189: Coach Phil Jackson on gameday leadership
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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#188: Professor Bob Batt studies service operations
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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#187: Coach Phil Jackson on coaching with compassion
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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#186: Coach Phil Jackson on visualization
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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#185: Professor Faisal Abdu’Allah finds meaning at the intersection of art and sport
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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#184: Coach Phil Jackson on leading through conflict
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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#183: Professor Jason Kido Lopez, an expert in sports media and cultural studies: “Sports don’t have to be the way they are.”
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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#182: Professor Jordi Diaz Gibson discusses Lionel Messi, the Barca system, and how leaders can build and sustain a team with and beyond their superstars
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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#181: Class session on the role of coaches in identity formation
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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#180: Professor Jordi Diaz Gibson on La Masia, the developmental heart of FC Barcelona
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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#179: Professor Jordi Diaz Gibson on Johan Cruyff, the great leader and coach of Barca
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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#178: Coach Phil Jackson: “Know yourself, be yourself.”
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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#177: Coach Phil Jackson: Elements of a great practice
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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#176: Professor Christian Franck: A leading researcher on understanding and protecting the brain
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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#175: Professor Jordi Diaz Gibson: Introductory remarks on the FC Barcelona leadership case study
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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#174: Coach Phil Jackson: An overview of coaching as a “serious and solemn matter”
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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#173: Coach Phil Jackson: Forming team identity
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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#172: Coach Phil Jackson: Increasing the collective intelligence of the team
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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#171: Coach Phil Jackson: Turning the mundane into the sacred
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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#170: Coach Phil Jackson: The value of a system
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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#169: Coach Phil Jackson: Developing a Staff
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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#168: Coach Phil Jackson: Becoming more metacognitive
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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#167: Steve Stricker: Reflections on leading at the Ryder Cup and beyond
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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#21: Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw asks questions to promote learning
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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#165: Coach Phil Jackson: Making difficult decisions
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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#163: Penn State University Professor and Faculty Athletics Representative Dennis Scanlon: Leading for holistic student-athlete success
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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#162: Big Ten Senior VP of Community and Impact Omar Brown: Taking the lead with student-athlete experience and community engagement
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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#161: Big Ten VP of Policy and Compliance Katie Ahrens Smith: Perspectives on campus and conference intersections
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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#160: Coach Phil Jackson: Forming team identity
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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#159: Big Ten VP of Football Administration A.J. Edds: Leading the ultimate team game
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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#158: Big Ten Sr. VP of Sport Administration Becky Pany: Arbitrator of fairness
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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#157: Big Ten Chief Financial Officer Laura Anderson: “To be successful in a finance role, you need to be a people person”
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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#156: Big Ten Chief Operating Officer Kerry Kenny: Intentionality, positivity, credibility and the everyday aspects of conference leadership
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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#153: Big Ten Conference Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel Anil Gollahalli: Why “generalists” and the communication of ideas are important aspects of college sports leadership
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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#152: Big Ten Conference Director of Policy Fred Krauss: Making sure conference institutions are informed and heard.
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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#151: Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti: Leading with diverse partners and engaging unmanaged change
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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#150: Coach Phil Jackson (12): Implementing systems that make sense.
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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#148 Coach Phil Jackson (10): A conversation with a top high school coach, Sara Rohde
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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#146 Coach Phil Jackson (8): On Experimenting as a coach
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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#144 Milwaukee Bucks VP of Security Adam Stockwell: Leadership for safety and security in a changing landscape
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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#143: Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Joe Prunty: Listening, player leadership, and everyday improvement (RCS)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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#142 Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Terry Stotts: Sweat equity, professionalism, and trust (RCS)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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#141 Coach Phil Jackson (6): How to give feedback.
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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#140: Milwaukee Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin: Starting with character, competence, and creativity. (RCS)
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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#139 Milwaukee Bucks Sr. Director of Research and Innovation TJ Barra: Using data to put players in the best spot to succeed. (RCS)
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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#138 Milwaukee Bucks VP of Performance Dr. Troy Flanagan: “The healthiest team usually wins the championship.” (RCS)
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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#136: Milwaukee Bucks VP of Global Scouting Ryan Hoover: Searching for the humble, hungry and smart (RCS)
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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#134 Coach Phil Jackson (4), turning the mundane into the sacred.
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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#131 Coach Phil Jackson (1): Giving players books, Golf in the Kingdom.
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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#129 Verona soccer coach Dave Perkins learns, grows, builds bonds and won the state championship
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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#128: DSHA H.S. (WI) volleyball coach Caitie Ratkowski impacts lives and led her team to the state championship
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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#127: Columbus HS (WI) football coach Andrew Selgrad won the state title and his program keeps building
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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#126: Kettle Moraine H.S. (WI) football coach Matt McDonnell’s program treats kids well and won state
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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#125: Kaukauna (WI) H.S. softball coach Tim Roehrig fosters love of the game and wins championships
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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#124: Bill Schultz led the way for the Miracle League in Dane County: "I see myself in them."
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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#123: Pulitzer winning sports journalist George Dohrmann on the historical underpinnings of USA men’s soccer failures…and hopes for a better future
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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#122: Sidney Moncrief on using the private and public platforms of sports to work for justice
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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#121 Wisconsin Men’s Hockey Coach Tony Granato: “We’re all connected by sport.”
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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#120: Sidney Moncrief on leadership.
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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#119: Wisconsin Women’s Basketball Head Coach Marisa Moseley: “We expect to win in everything we do.”
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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#118: Javonte Lipsey, a scholar and an athlete, studies servant leadership.
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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#117 Walter Dickey (part 3): Working in harness with another.
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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#116: Walter Dickey (part 2): Poised to learn, creating value, and helping others.
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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#115: Walter Dickey (part 1): Carefully observing the world and figuring out how to best proceed.
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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#114: NFL player turned professor: Travis Dorsch reflects on his journey through sports and describes his “integrated perspective on youth sport”
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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#113: Before they were champions: Wisconsin Volleyball’s Grace Loberg, Gio Civita, and Danielle Hart reflect on their journeys through youth sports.
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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#112: UW-Madison’s Dr. Julie Stamm studies brain injuries and youth sports.
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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#111: Grand Park Sports Complex (Westfield, IN) Director Matt Trnian: “If you build it, they will come.”
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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#110: Readiness revisited: Some concerning trends in sport participation
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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#109: Cal Tech Athletic Director Betsy Mitchell on balance: “I never wanted to be known as only a swimmer”
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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#108 Olympic legends Bonnie Blair Cruikshank and Dave Cruikshank at Milwaukee’s Pettit National Ice Center.
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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#107: Madison Memorial HS (WI) Coach Steve Collins: “Things change. You better adapt with the times.”
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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#106: Arrowhead H.S. (WI) soccer coach Jeff Staus leads the way in "Letting Kids Fly"
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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#105: Coach Brian Bott: Consistency, relentless effort, love and ownership at SportsadvantEdge
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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#104: Packers Vice President of Communications Jason Wahlers on the importance of consistency, unflappability, and steadiness (RCS10)
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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#103: Indiana’s Fred Glass describes how Jesuit principles guided his leadership over the years.
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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#102 Packers VP of finance and administration Paul Baniel: “Winning financially helps us to win on the field” (RCS9)
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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#101: Packers VP Gabrielle Valdez-Dow: “You have to love the business of sports.” (RCS8)
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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#100: Packers EVP and Director of Football Operations Russ Ball: “The only thing you can control in negotiations is preparation” (RCS7)
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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#99: Packers shareholders Rudy and Quinn Banyai: Family, friends, and great times with their teams (RCS6)
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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#98 Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst: “Everybody has value” (RCS5)
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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#97 Packers Coach Matt LaFleur on keeping a team’s focus clear and simple: “If you emphasize everything, you emphasize nothing.” (RCS4)
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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#96 Packers President Mark Murphy on stewardship: "We want to leave it better than we found it." (RCS3)
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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#95 Wisconsin’s Pat Richter recalls leadership lessons from Coach Lombardi (RCS2)
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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#94 Author David Maraniss on Vince Lombardi: “Freedom Through Discipline.” (RCS1)
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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#93: The professor who played with Xavi: Barcelona’s Jordi Diaz-Gibson describes La Masia and the evolving development of young soccer players
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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#92: “He was sharing what he loved.” Tracy Krueger’s life of impact through sports. Reflections from his son, Brendan.
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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#91: Milwaukee’s “Uncle” Rick Polk creates space for voices to be heard
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Apr 17, 2021 |
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#90: Ryan Hoover is a player, coach, parent, and innovator who goes the extra mile
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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#89: NFHS Executive Director Karissa Niehoff: A champion for education-based opportunities in a contested youth sports environment
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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#88: Victor and Dawn Barnett of the Running Rebels take the family approach to position Milwaukee's youth for success
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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#87 Professor David Bell is a leading researcher on injuries in sport (re-edit of episode #8)
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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#86: Derrick Mayes on parenting a talented young athlete: “Hindsight gave me 20-20 vision on how to do things with my son”
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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#85: Estella Moschkau: “I learned something from every experience I had on the court and it’s transferred into everyday life”
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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#84: Devin Cannady: From AAU to Princeton to the Pros
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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#83: Intro to the SGG series on youth sports: Reflections from the National Summer Classic
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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#82: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football Kevin Bullis is a teacher first.
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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#81: UW-Oshkosh Football Coach Pat Cerroni's journey to the Hall of Fame
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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#80: Author Monte Burke on Nick Saban: “How you do anything is how you do everything.”
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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#79: Gunnar Roberge learned to relish the moment as a Badger football player
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Dec 12, 2020 |
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#78: Seth Davis on coaches' camaraderie... and their comfort with adversity
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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#77: Kimberly HS (WI) football coach Steve Jones on servant-leaders and the habits of winners (new edit of #16)
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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#76: Wquinton Smith on Rufus King High School and Milwaukee football
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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#75: Former football coach and superintendent Art Rainwater: Embeddedness, honesty, trust, and everyday routines (re-edit of #45)
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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#74: Amherst HS (WI) coach Mark Lusic develops relationships and confidence in the weight room (re-edit of #14)
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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#73: Sheridan H.S. (WY) football coach Don Julian develops leaders and changes lives
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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#72: Veterans Day special: Somerset High School (WI) coach Bruce Larson and Army values (re-edit of #31)
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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#71: Devonte Windham coaches with Madison’s Southside Raiders
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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#70: Dr. Alison Brooks studies concussions in sports
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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#69: Seymour HS (WI) football coach Matt Molle on trust, commitment, and care
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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#68: Homestead High School (WI) football and softball coach Dave Keel: “Coach, you don’t know this, but for the last four years, you were my father.”
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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#67: Coach John Koronkiewicz: “Attitude, character, enthusiasm, team” (re-edit of episode 30)
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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#66: Zander Neuville on the leaders who impacted him and the injuries that shaped his journey
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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#65: Jeff Patterson: “If we can stay together as a team, it’s hard to break us”
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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#64: Kevin Claxton: “I genuinely love the game”
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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#63: Rachid Ibrahim: "Be where your feet are"
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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#62: Coach Alvarez on staff challenges and vulnerability
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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#61: Coach Alvarez's first steps in developing the program in Madison (re-edit of episode #6)
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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#60: The Alvarez Notes, South Bend, 1988
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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#59: A Week in Pasadena
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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#58: Playing for Coach Pat Summitt: Sydney (Smallbone) Storey’s reflections on learning from a legend
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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#57: Missouri Professor Ty-Ron Douglas: “Our brokenness is a platform for our purpose”
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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#56: Wisconsin Professor Rich Halverson shares insights for coaches on technology, leadership, and learning
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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#55: Naismith Hall of Famer Sidney Moncrief: “Love what you do and do what you love…and change the world!”
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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#54: Jay Bilas wrote the book on toughness
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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#53: Waunakee (WI) HS head football coach Pat Rice always puts the kids first
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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#52: University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean Diana Hess says that disagreement is not always a bad thing
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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#51: University of Illinois Associate Dean and Professor Chris Span on mentoring, knowing context, and letting kids explore
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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#50: Wisconsin Professor Bob Enright, the pioneer of forgiveness studies
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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#49: Thom McDonald of Championship Productions discusses connecting and innovating as a coach
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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#48: Madison Memorial HS (WI) girls basketball coach Marques Flowers: "The goal was to create a community and a sense of belonging”
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May 29, 2020 |
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#47: Chicago Bears director of player engagement Soup Campbell’s door is always open
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May 28, 2020 |
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#46: The University of Wisconsin's Dr. Claudia Reardon is a leader in the “golden age of mental health” for elite athletes
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May 25, 2020 |
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#45: Art Rainwater led teams and schools with honesty
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May 22, 2020 |
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#44: Wisconsin women’s soccer assistant coach Marisa Kresge: “The more time you invest in someone, the better things will be”
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May 18, 2020 |
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#43: Clovis West H.S. (CA) basketball coach Vance Walberg is one of the top innovators in the game
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May 14, 2020 |
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#42: Pat Connaughton tells the kids of Arlington, MA: “You’re not alone. You’re with us”
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May 12, 2020 |
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#41: Casey FitzRandolph believed, committed, and won Olympic gold
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May 10, 2020 |
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#40: Turina Bakken is always looking out for the underdog
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May 09, 2020 |
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#39: Coach Freddie Owens remains committed to Milwaukee
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May 07, 2020 |
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#38: Andy North’s devastating medical prognosis in the 7th grade led him places he never could have imagined
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May 05, 2020 |
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#37: Cuba City High School (WI) basketball coach Jerry Petitgoue: “A great coach can change a life”
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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#36: Madison Memorial HS (WI) football coach Michael Harris wants his players to leave as better people
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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#35: Coach Bo Ryan: “It’s not so much what you say, it’s what you accept”
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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#34: Coach Dick Bennett (part 2): “You have to recruit guys you can lose with”
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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#33: Coach Dick Bennett (part 1): “All there was to the job was a love of the game and a love for the kids”
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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#32: Ben Askren on the importance of relationships in coaching: “How did your best coaches treat you?”
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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#31: Somerset High School (WI) coach Bruce Larson grounds his program in time-proven values
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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#30: Waupaca High School (WI) football and baseball coach John Koronkiewicz built programs the community could be proud of
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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#29: St Anthony’s High School (NJ) Coach Bob Hurley is his players' coach for life
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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#28: Hamilton High School (AZ) football coach Mike Zdebski leads a national powerhouse
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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#27: Marques Johnson’s first and most impactful coach was his father
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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#26: Coach Donovan Dooley develops the quarterbacks of Detroit and beyond
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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#25: Commissioner Jim Delany jousts, laughs, leads... (and learned from Dean Smith)
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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#24: Coach Craig Bundy sees the big picture
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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#23: Professor (and polymath) Jeff Duncan-Andrade challenges leaders to learn from coaches
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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#22: Wisconsin football coach Paul Chryst breaks backboards…and builds football teams
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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#20: Wisconsin soccer coach Paula Wilkins defines effort for her players
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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#19: Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery builds confidence in his players
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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#18: Wisconsin basketball coach Greg Gard describes his mentors...and the rivals he's befriended
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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#17: Wisconsin wrestling coach Chris Bono started wrestling at age five…and the rest is history
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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#16: Kimberly HS (WI) football coach Steve Jones built a program of servant leaders
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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#15: Fannie Lou Hamer HS (NY) basketball coach Marc Skelton writes, teaches, and learns authentically
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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#14: Amherst HS (WI) football coach Mark Lusic develops team identity
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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#13: Hoover HS (AL) football coach Josh Niblett’s players take notes on “Mindset Wednesdays”
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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#12: Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez (part 2): Considering student-athlete readiness
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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#11: Youth Sports: Four lessons from Jane Addams
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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#10: Wisconsin lightweight rowing coach Dusty Mattison on steadiness, organization…and the school bus stop
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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#8: Youth Sports: Professor David Bell tackles youth sport specialization
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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#7: Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez was ready for his first 60 days
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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#5: Youth Sports: Ten minutes in a Saturday morning gym
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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#3: Wisconsin softball coach Yvette Healy develops competitors
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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#2: Wisconsin volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield thinks carefully about team spaces
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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#1: Wisconsin men's rowing coach Chris Clark is always pushing the rock uphill
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Jan 30, 2020 |