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As you've seen, Season 3 is dedicated to my father, Mike Jacox, who passed away late in 2021. I Love and miss you, Dad.

Today, we sit down with Coach Greg Sparling, the head coach of the Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks! Coach Spar and I met 25 years ago while playing QB at Central Washington University. Coach spent 24 years at CWU before joining the Nanooks.   In his first year, Alaska only managed five wins, ending the season 5-22, 2-18 GNAC, and missing out on the GNAC Championships for the third consecutive year. In 2019-20, however, the Nanooks turned things around under Sparling as he led Alaska back to the postseason for the first time since 2015-16 with a record of 12-18, 10-10 GNAC, and an appearance in the 2019-20 GNAC Championships as the final seed. 

Today, we talked to Greg Sparling, the dad. We talked a ton about Basketball, as you can imagine, but you will also learn about one of his sons, who is an excellent Rodeo athlete!   For any parent whose kid plays sports, this is a must-listen as you will receive great advice from a collegiate coach! 

During our lightning round, we give some love to Coach Burns, who was also at CWU and is now an assistant at Boise State. We talk about the power of communicating and showing your emotions through vulnerability. Coach reminds us that we must slow down, enjoy our time with our kids, and set the example in the crowd when watching our kids play sports.   He shares that we must be role models as they always watch us.

To learn more about Coach, you can go to https://alaskananooks.com/sports/mens-basketball.

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