Lumumba Shabazz is the Head Men’s Soccer Coach at Kalamazoo College.

He was also my youth soccer coach for 5 years!

Here’s an overview of our conversation :

- Loss to Hope College (4:45)
- How do you deal with a tough loss? (6:30)
- What is training like during the season? (8:45)
- What is the team’s rest and recovery protocol? (11:15)
- How do you establish trust? (14:45)
- What were some of your biggest wins and biggest losses? (17:30)
- What makes a Conference Champion? (20:30)
- What is your pitch for recruits? (23:30)
- Character is the engine of success (26:15)
- Who were some of your favorite players? (30:30)
- How do you train consistency? (35:15)
- The only consistency is inconsistency (39:30)
- Music is absolute LIFE (43:00)
- Seeing the Face of God (48:30)
- What would you say to a 22 year old who feels like they are in limbo? (54:30)
- How do you stop caring about other people’s opinions? (59:00)
- Never Too High, Never Too Low (103:30)


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