A Pane in the Glass Podcast

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we are joined by Scott Arnold, Head of Development for World Curling. 
Scott and I have known one another for a long time, back to his playing days at Western University and my first coaching position at the University of Waterloo. Much pebble water has been applied to curling ice for us both since those days. We talk about the game over that time period, his role with World Curling and get a glimpse into the future as well!
One of the topics about which we chat is World Curling's streaming TV service (aka "The Curling Channel"). For those of a certain age who have been accustomed to "linear television", it's a brave new world. At the conclusion of the episode you'll hear an excellent article on the subject. It just may change your mind about streaming curling games!

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The topic for this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" is execution tolerance. Don't leave home without it. 
In the second portion of the podcast you'll hear a "Ted Talk" by Janne Mortensen, Mental Performance Psychologist. This will be a companion to the very recent episode with Emily Riley ("Emily Has Something To Share With Parents") as the subject of this talk is also for parents of high achieving young athletes! It's at the 1430 mark in the episode.

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I take a look at the way the curling stone is released and weight control, in my opinion the most important skill in a sea skills in the sport of curling. I conclude this episode with an email from someone who has listened to all the episodes published to date. Wow, talk about loyal! I have received many messages from Leslie but this one warranted airing on the podcast and she's not happy!
Go to "Chapters" to find release, weight control & Leslie's email!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" Emily Riley returns with wise words for parents of young athletes but what a parent will learn from this episode applies to what children do in all walks of life not just sports. 
For those who have been a listener of the podcast back in season #1 you heard Emily in two episodes ("Emily Has Something She Wants To Tell You" [S1E12] and "Emily Has More She Wants To Tell You" [S1E55]). Emily is an elite curler (currently playing on one of the best women's team in Canada) and a Mental Performance Consultant.
If you wish to return to a particular one of Emily's tips, click on "chapters" above the show notes to the exact location in the episode!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I take a look at sports injuries involving young athletes. These athletes are not small sized adults but much too often, an injury arises because an uninformed individual including the athlete's parents or grand parents treat the young athlete as if they were.
This is one of those episodes that needs to be forwarded to anyone who has influence over a young athlete!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" you'll hear from Dustin Mikush & Bobby Ray of Curling Canada as they pass along diamonds of ideas for your youth programmes. Bobby & Dustin have been guests on the podcast on previous occasions. This time they bring a manifesto of ideas to make your youth programmes tick! 
This is another one of the episodes that I encourage you to pass along to anyone at your curling facility who has anything to do with youth curling!!!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I touch on a few topics, thus the title Pebble Water and in this case, the 12th version. 
First up is a quick revisit to "eye dominance" as it applies to the delivery of a curling stone. Friend and coaching colleague Gerry Richard weighs in with a thought regarding the "trail leg" (go to S3E4 to hear an entire episode w/Gerry). This past week saw the passing of MLB's greatest hitter, Pete Rose. I talk about his career and his controversial connection with gambling on his team. Bells, buzzers and whistles is a personal dissertation on how curling facilities indicate that "time is up" and a much better way to deal with it. Lastly, you will hear a Ted Talk with the great UCLA Coach John Wooden. Get your pen and paper ready to record his thoughts on teaching, coaching and many other aspects of working with athletes!

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The title of this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" tells it all so no give away here. Suffice to say that this seemingly innocent aspect of a curling delivery, if not given the right care and feeding can lead to big problems! 
This episode concludes with another sound bite by the late NC State basketball coach, Jimmy V that I call "Ordinary People"!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we're going back to S2E1 for an update. Now that the curling season is beginning (for those in the northern hemisphere [so apologies to those in the southern hemisphere]), there will be a number of episodes following this one relating to the technical aspects of learning to curl or learning how to be a better curler .  
This episode (Straight, Simple & Silent) takes a look at a curling delivery from a very serviceable perspective. For those of you have been listening to the podcast from the start, you will hear the voices of my grandsons, Lucas & Jacob as they introduced this episode in February of 2023 but please stick around for the update, it's very important!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast", Olympian Hans Frauenlob once again shares the microphone this time to recount his role in the 2024 Paralymic Games from his perspective on the media bench. 

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