Between the Headset

By Brandon Sparks

Engage with interesting and progressive coaches from around the sports world in a long for conversation format. We will talk about best practices, lessons learned, their sport, and the art of coaching... more

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The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.

Between the Headset episodes:

January 14, 2019 009- Eric Rudland AFC Ann Arbor & Midwest Pro Soccer Combine
I wanted to sit down with Eric because I stumbled into his Midwest Pro Soccer Combine a week before we hosted the New England Free Jacks combine. I was impressed with the professionalism of it and how the players were presented.
I went home and did some research on Eric and was impressed with what I found when it comes to his coaching credentials.
It was awesome to sit down and talk about the normal topics of lessons learned, best practices, and culture. What I really benefited from was talking about player ID and the process that soccer uses to find their best players.
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November 12, 2018 008- Pete Smith Co-Founder of ProCoach
Pete Smith is a former professional rugby and American football player. He is a recent co-founder of ProCoach an app dedicated to helping athletes receive the best coaching possible in their sport.
Pete and I know each other from our time with the Seattle Seawolves. It is during a road trip that he told me about ProCoach and what it was going to achieve. I right away loved the idea and the more we talked the more I wanted to sit down to record a podcast with him about his new venture.
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1h 9min
July 18, 2018 007- Shawn Pittman USA Rugby
In this episode I sit down and talk with USA Rugby's men's national team forwards coach Shawn Pittman. We discuss a wide variety of topics from how he came to be a professional rugby player to why he thinks every coach should know how to code a game. This is a great convo with a great friend about something we both have a passion for!
Sit back and enjoy the conversation with my good friend and colleague Shawn Pittman
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February 15, 2018 006- David McKinnon W LACROSSE
This one was a real joy!
Coach McKinnon is the Head Coach for the University of Michigan Women's Lacrosse Club team. He played lacrosse growing up and has coached around the country. His story of how he got into coaching is an interesting one and we lead right off the podcast with it!
I really enjoyed talking with him about how he develops a culture, his favorite books, and much much more!
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February 05, 2018 005- Josh Sutcliffe & Richard Ashfield RUGBY
Head coach Josh Sutcliffe and assistant coach Richard Ashfield sit down and talk about their coaching experience
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1h 1min
November 02, 2017 Book Review- Extreme Ownership
Review of Jock Willink & Leif Babin's leadership/management book "Extreme Ownership"
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16min
September 06, 2017 004- Justin Cessante- FOOTBALL
Justin Cessante is an American football coach who is the Director of Operations for Legacy Football Organization in Brighton Michigan and the Defensive Coordinator for Detroit Catholic Central High School. He has an incredible story and passion for the sport and his athletes can be heard throughout the podcast. We talk about coaching urgency, lessons learned from high caliber coaches, the danger of concussions in football (and what he and his staff are doing to help it), and a whole lot of other interesting topics.
With Legacy, Justin has built an organization that is committed to developing football players not just as athletes but as people. While it is easy to count his successes by players signing to D1 schools or victories on the field the real impact of his committed coaching staff and Justin is seen by how they help those players excel in adulthood.
He is an alum of DCC and upon his graduation from Grand Valley State, where he won 2 national championships, returned to coach there. He is now the defensive coordinator and is continuing the strong tradition of both football and personal excellence that those athletes are known for.

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August 04, 2017 003- Kyle Hansen- WRESTLING
Wrestling coach Kyle Hansen is on the on the podcast! Kyle has a strong resume both as a competitor and coach. He wrestled at the University of Northern Iowa where he earned All-American honors, TWICE! After graduating he transitioned to a coaching role when he took the position of Head Assistant Coach at Ohio University. While there he helped rebuild the program from a bottom of the table team to one that was winning MAC championships and producing national qualifying and All-American wrestlers. He also holds two Master Degrees in Coach Education and Education Administration. He currently is the Director of Wrestling at the Legacy Center in Brighton, MIchigan.
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51min
July 19, 2017 002- Ben Mateialona- RUGBY
This episode features Ben Mateialona the Head Coach of Detroit Catholic Central and Legacy Rugby Academy. He is also the strength and conditioning coach of the USA Islanders who are preparing for their match against Saracens in Bermuda. In this episode, we talk about coaching our respective teams, the NIKE Rugby Camp, our admiration for Scott Lawerence, and our experience of working together this Summer.
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52min
July 04, 2017 001- THE INTRO PODCAST
The first ever BTH podcast! I talk about what my goal is with this podcast and some of the trends, likes, and concerns of coaching in the sport of rugby.
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FAQs about Between the Headset:

How many episodes does Between the Headset have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.