Coaches Corner Booth

Former UNH catcher, John Gleason, joins us for the third installment of his journey through life.  Former owner of Coastal Athletics and proud parent of three kids, John is one of the nicest, most easy-going guys around.  Great interview with a fascinating person.  Thanks John!

Coaches Corner Booth sits down with Portland High senior Zack Elowitch to talk about his outstanding year in sports.  Zack was a Fitzpatrick Trophy Finalist and All State wrestler this year and is heading to the New England Wrestling Championship this weekend as the #1 seed from Maine.  Sitting in on the podcast are Portland High wrestling coaches Tony Napolitano and David Elowitch (Zack's dad).   

On location at the Portland Radio Group, Coaches Corner Booth invites 2-time State Champion Coach, Dan LeGage, onto the podcast to talk about the 2019 High School Basketball Class A and AA tournament.  Special guest, Maine native and UNH baseball standout, John Gleason, joins the mix with John and Tim.  

Stan Skolfield of Skolfield Sports Performance takes time to talk about his journey to becoming one of Maine's top strength and conditioning coaches.  Originally from Scarborough, Maine, Stan was a standout diver at the University of Maine at Orono.  After serving our country in the military, Stan found his passion in the sports performance world.  Cutting his teeth working with the Boston Red Sox organization, Stan has worked his way to becoming one of the go-to guys for baseball pitchers in Southern Maine. Opening Skolfield Sports Performance in 2018, Stan is training some of the areas best athletes at Train Maine in Westbrook and OA in Saco.  Great guy with a wealth of knowledge!

Danica Gleason - South Portland native, Maine Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, D1 player at Tennessee State and current Bates College assistant softball coach.  Danica is as humble as she is talented.  She talks about her past coaches and teammates as well as her coaching career pathway.  

A couple great guys and successful Southern Maine Community College coaches join Glen Cyr and Tim of #coachescornerbooth at Madden's Pub and Grill to talk coaching at the community college level.  Matt wears several hats at SMCC including Athletic Director, Men's Basketball Coach and Asst. Dean.  Starting in 2003, Matt is a seasoned veteran of the college system who is still passionate about providing an equivalent D3 experience for his athletes.  Ethan Wells, Women's Soccer Coach, is starting his tenure as a head coach at the college level.  Last season, which was is first, he lead his team to birth in the national tournament while providing support to Matt's duties as the Asst Athletic Director.  An outstanding 1-2 punch for athletics at the collegiate level, these guys share their philosophies and opinions with the Coaches Corner Booth.

John takes heat from our good friend Glen Cyr, who is the voice of the Seawolves at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland Maine.  Glen runs down our first year of podcasting with a top 10 list of critiques for John and accolades for Tim.  Good yucks in this one with a great guy!

Ryan Hutchins, head coach of Deering's Wrestling team, finally goes from host to interviewee on #coachescornerbooth.  After turning a dwindling Westbrook program into a Eastern Maine Conference Champion, Hutch set his sites on his alma mater as his next challenge.  Known as an intelligent, intense coach around the conference, Hutch takes us back through his origin story.  He credits the influence of older wrestlers and former coaches.  He also talks about the positive effects that wrestling has had on him as an adult.  Eli Small (former Deering Wrestling Coach), Derek Webb (former Deering Soccer Coach) and Austin Payne (#coachescornerbooth soundman) show natural promise in their debuts as hosts.  

#coachescornerbooth looks back at the year 2018.  John, Tim and Andy Coulombe reflect on the good, bad and the birth of the Coaches Corner Booth.  

2-time state champion boys' basketball coach, Dan LeGage, talks about the influence of some of the great coaches he played for at Portland High and University of Maine at Farmington and the impact they had on his coaching style and pedagogy.  A member of the UMF Hall of Fame, Dan attributes his coaching success to building strong relationships with his players while setting high standards in order to maximize their ability.  An outstanding person and conversationalist!