Captains & Coaches Podcast

094 - Quiet Reminders & Lighthouse Leadership w/ Ashley Kowalewski


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Coach Ashley Kowalewski [@ashleykowalewski], LSU Volleyball's Strength & Conditioning Coach, joins us in the depths of Death Valley. AK's coaching philosophy centers on two powerful concepts. Quiet reminders, those moments she echos the gentle but powerful guidance. Then Lighthouse leadership, providing awareness and direction without controlling the journey, offering bumpers to guide athletes toward their goals while giving them the autonomy to navigate their own path.

In this conversation, we explore:

  • Why AK hasn't put a barbell on her athletes' backs all semester—and why they're jumping higher than ever
  • How quiet reminders help athletes see themselves accurately when past coaching has distorted their self-image
  • The lighthouse model: guiding athletes away from danger while letting them choose their course
  • Why relationship-building creates buy-in that no program design ever could
  • The difference between standards and expectations in high-performance environments
  • The power of autonomy in driving athlete intent and ownership

If you're a coach who believes connection comes before correction, this conversation will resonate. Sports don't teach lessons. Coaches do. And AK is proof that when you lead with people first, performance follows.

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