We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!A fun and unique episode this week as Slappin' Glass sits down with Mental Skills Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Andy Bass! Coach Bass shares his expertise on the subtle but game-changing influence of language and learning in sports, coaching feedback, and discusses varied repetition and overcoming mental freezes during an entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over...

Andy Bass on Feedback Vocabulary, Mental "Freezes", and Varied Repetition {Pittsburgh Pirates}

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We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of LMU Beach Volleyball, John Mayer! Coach Mayer has become one of the best coaches in the sport, and risen the level of LMU Volleyball to compete at the highest of levels. In this conversation the trio dive into differential learning, "lab work", and Coach Mayer's deep dive into Ecological Dynamics, and discusses creating "anti-fragile" players and maintaining high performance after success duri...

John Mayer on Differential Learning, Creating "Anti-Fragile" Players, and Leaning into Mindfulness {LMU Beach Volleyball}

We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the NAIA Coach of the Year after leading Grace College to a Final Four, Scott Moore. The trio explore Coach Moore's unique thoughts on post play, including efficiency, focus points, and much more, along with building selfless teams and being great on transition defense during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different cou...

Scott Moore on Post Game Efficiency, Building Selfless Teams, and Greatness in Simplicity {Grace College}

We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Director of Mental Performance for the Philadelphia Phillies, Ceci Craft! In this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into the areas of performance under stress and pressure, "balance vs. priorities" in coaching, and discuss promoting confidence in players, and the art of giving feedback during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High...

Ceci Craft on Coaching Under Pressure, "Healthy vs. Junk" Confidence, and Aligning Priorities {Philadelphia Phillies - Director of Mental Performance}

We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!Slappin' Glass sits down this week with California JUCO Hall of Fame Head Coach, and former Mid-Major Coach of the Year, Brian Katz! Coach Katz recently released a book on lessons learned in his 45 year journey, and the trio dive into a number of the topics including winning players, true leadership, competitive open gyms, along with shot selection conversations and "good to great" program development during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"To jo...

Brian Katz on Winning Players, Competitive Open Gyms, and the Road More Traveled

We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!In this special episode Slappin' Glass is joined by Coach Drew Dunlop to look back on the learnings and practical takeaways from the month of January's podcasts, which covered the areas of Learning Environments, Ecological Design, Feedback, Training vs. Trusting Mindsets, and much more. The trio discuss their own thoughts and trials with different elements of each and ideas for the future. To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the...

Andy Bass on Feedback Vocabulary, Mental "Freezes", and Varied Repetition {Pittsburgh Pirates}

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