In this inaugural episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" for 2026 (Happy New Year to you all) we take a look at how you feel about your team and how your teammates feel about the team. Then, by using that extremely valuable information, I'll help you formulate a strategic and tactical plan that will guide your team in making good strategic and tactical decisions. I end the episode with a sound bite from Tom Brady, perhaps the greatest quarterback in the history of the National Football League. His topic is about the development of scholastic athletes. What Tom has to say is something all parents need to hear!

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In this 21st Pebble Water episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I touch on two topics. The first is my take on a video by Jamie Sinclair that she posted on Facebook. It was excellent and it was about weight control, perhaps the most important of all the skills in curling. The second is a reply to an email from listener Leslie Gerard who had a question/observation about the value of having last rock in the first end. Leslie felt it was too important in deciding the outcome of a game and wondered if there might be way to better balance offence and defence. I suggested there was and as you will hear in the episode, I'd like you to use the hyperlink below to tell me what you think of my idea (be kind please) or if you have another you might like to see instituted please share it (no one will know who you are). In this episode I refer to "You Have The Power" (S1E5). Here is the link to that episode! Enjoy this "champagne episode", the last for 2025!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1922969/episodes/10106421

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I have something for you and for the young children in your circle of family and friends. I suspect the brief introductory narration will elicit a lot of head nodding from parents of little rock or U15 curlers and the second portion will be up to you. In Season 1 Episode 44 my friend from Newfoundland & Labrador, Jean Blackie,  allowed me to record her wonderful children's story "He Sweeps! He Scores". As you can tell from Jean's title, it combines curling and hockey, ending with an impactful message. You can access Jean's story by going to S1E44 or you can copy & paste the link below into your favourite listening device. Wherever you are, enjoy the Holiday Season!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1922969/episodes/11430127-he-sweeps-he-scores-by-jean-blackie.mp3?download=true

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" you will hear two voices, one belonging to Helen Radford, Curling Canada's Manager, NextGen & Podium Pathway who knew Colleen Jones as a friend, teammate and coach and the other that of Scott Saunders, Colleen's husband and partner in life. You can click on "Chapters" above the show notes to go to Helen and Scott's portions of the episode. 

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we hear from the Dean of Coaches, Dean Kleiter. His young team played in the Canadian Curling Trials and although they did not finish first, they gained a wealth of experience and knowledge as the team continues on its journey to be the best it can be. Dean witnessed the event from the Coach's Bench and in this episode he'll slide over to  offer you a seat beside him from that most unique perspective. Dean has shared the microphone on two previous occasions. I urge you to return to S2E2 to hear Dean in "My Chat With The Dean Of Coaching" and to S4E4 "This Young Team's Road To The Brier". And, it wouldn't be an episode of the podcast without a sound bite or two. Enjoy!

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In this pebble water edition of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I touch on a number of topics including grippers, planning, draw-to-the-button starts to a game, words that matter (a least to me), watching elite curling on TV, a sound bite with an NHL coach on drills and media scrums. Use the chapter markers to return to the topics of special interest to you! Enjoy!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" you will hear three sound bites with a central theme. The first is a Ted Talk by Kate Johnson, Olympic Rowing Gold Medalist who is now actively promoting women's sports. She has a unique perspective. The second sound bite is about why young people of adolescent age leave sports. In the third sound bite you will hear from another Olympic Gold Medal rower, Marnie McBean on the value of sport. Use the chapter markers to return to any of the three sound bites!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I compare two methods of achieving a coach's signature goal, helping the athlete achieve a technical skill by either slicing and dicing or making the athlete aware of exactly what they're doing and actively engaging them in the process of deciding what will work best. It's about empowering the athlete. In the episode I cite the work of Dr. Timothy Gallwey. The chapter markers will help you find my three stages of the awareness method and Dr. Gallwey's well known philosophy of Self One v. Self Two!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I veer off the sports road to bring a sound bite about the power of questions. This is another one of those episodes where the chapter markers (see above) will guide you to portions of the episode you may wish to hear again. The platform you use to listen to the podcasts may provide a transcript. This might be one episode where a transcript may be very useful upon reflection. Enjoy Socrates' "Five Questions"!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I welcome back Emily Riley (elite athlete & Certified Mental Performance Consultant). We're going to deal with three topics today, slow starts, distractions and pre-event preparation. This is Emily's sixth visit. Her previous five have been most impactful especially if you're a coach, athlete or parent of young athletes in curling. The chapter markers (above these show notes) will lead to the three topics if you wish to listen over a period of time.  These are the episode numbers and dates of Emily's previous episodes.

Mar. 20, '22 (S1E12)  Dec. 23, '22 (S1E55)  June 2, '23 (S2E16).  Jan. 19, '24 (S2E47) Oct. 26, '24 (S3E39) The last episode in the list is for parents! 

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