The Impact Show

Ep. 57 - How To Build Team Culture and Get Athlete Buy-In w/ Carnadi Ford


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In this episode, I speak with High School strength coach Carnadi Ford about what it looks like to build relationships, develop culture, and be a leader as a first-time Strength Coach at a brand new school!  Learn how Coach Ford has implemented new systems and instilled a winning mindset at Independence HS in Ashburn, VA and how his focus on servant leadership and caring about athletes has helped him see amazing results in a short amount of time!  If you're new to a program or starting to build a team or school culture, this episode provides some great insight!

Carnadi Ford is the Head Strength Coach and FCA Character Coach at  Independence High School in addition to being a full-time Test &  Evaluation Engineer at Boeing, father of seven, and a competitive  powerlifter.

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Additional Resources:

  • Carnadi's Blog on Building Trust with Athletes (from Teambuildr site)
  • Carnadi's Blog on Building Buy-In (from Teambuildr site)
  • Podcasts Carnadi is Listening To:

    • Elevation with Steven Furtick
    • Positive University with Jon Gordon
    • City Light Church Las Vegas
    • Books Carnadi is Reading:

      • "Crash the Chatterbox" by Steven Furtick
      • "Raise Your Game" by Alan Stein, Jr.
      • "The System:  Soviet Periodization Adapted for the American Strength Coach" by Johnny Parker
      • Questions/ Comments?

        • Feel free to contact Matt Diener at [email protected] 
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