A Coach's Perspective

In this episode, we are joined by Coach Kent Hedgpeth, Blue and Gold and Co-Pink and White Lady Classic Tournament Director and Pink and White Tournament Coordinator Marty Marsh. We also hear from some true blue tournament fans about their experience with the holiday tournaments, Don Louzader, Dale Francka, and Betty Ward.

In this episode we host the talented basketball coach John Schaefer and discussed several topics along with some of his formula for success. We also had 4-sport rock star athlete Kinsey Sorrell from East Newton on and learned about how she has enjoyed being involved and representing in so many different areas.

We are joined by former NFL player and current Hall of Fame Quarterback Kurt Warner. His insights on his journey in football, the NFL today, youth sports, and several other topics were discussed. My co-host for this show is Kurt's former college coach at Northern Iowa and respected football guru Coach Terry Allen.

On this episode, we continued our conversation concerning the importance of youth sports. We were joined by the very successful Drury Women's Basketball Coach Molly Miller and her father, Jack Carter. We discussed the value in having fun at the youth level, the psychological and academic effects, and we gave out some valuable tips for parents of young athletes. Great guests!

A much needed conversation about youth sports and the importance of being positive and teaching correctly occurred in this episode with a very informative panel. Shane Friebe has directed multiple leagues at The Courts and gave a valuable perspective about some rule changes that are happening there to enhance the youth experience. Coach Brian McTague, Glendale Boys Basketball, gave us an excellent account as a high school coach and parent along with the appreciated point of view from the college coaching world with the College of the Ozark Women's Basketball Coach Becky Vest.

Rules and regulations keep our sports standardized and unified. The ever entertaining and informative Kevin Garner with the the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) updates us on the new rules and how they were established while the knowledgable former Executive Director of MSHSAA and recently retired Sports Director with the National Federation for High Schools, Becky Oakes educates us on the process at the state and national level.

In this episode we speak with Hall of Famer Dr. Nate Quinn and Dr. James Satterfield about higher education and athletics. We discuss a variety of topics that affect college sports and the student-athlete.

We are talking about the secrets of undefeated teams! We have two perspectives, JH Football Coach Bob Chambers (Lighthouse Christian Academy) and HS Football Coach John Roderique (Webb City, Mo) share their insights on successful teams that end their season "and 0".

In this episode we open a two part series on undefeated teams and what their secret ingredients are for success. We look at Jr. High and High School levels.

In this episode we tackle the sport of football with a panel of coaches and break it down for all, entertaining for those that know the game and educational for the ones that don't.