Outside Your Lane

NFL Agent and Founder of Higher Calling Sports Agency, Nathan Shackelford, talks about how he started a sports agency predicated on representing men and women of faith.

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2:21

Nathan hits on how tearing his ACL two consecutive seasons during high school football and ultimately considering his abilities during law school led him to becoming a sports agent.

5:36

Nathan briefs his mentality as a Psalm 23 lawyer and agent.

9:26

Nathan shares his beginning phase with his agency and how God highlighted representing players serious about their faith.

13:34

Nathan provides his thoughts on building relationships with an NFL franchise.

21:24

Nathan gives his take on how scouts are so key to an organization.

26:29

Nathan elaborates on how he balances work and family life, while also being a full time nonprofit lawyer as he builds his agency.

Outside Your Lane is a daily podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.

Music: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees (https://chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ba).

Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter and a living in hospitality. Send a personalized invitation or message at https://www.linkedin.com/in/osicka.

All creatives, including athletes, have to relinquish the idea of being understood by everyone.

Outside Your Lane is a daily podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.

Music: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees (https://chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ba).

Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter and a living in hospitality. Send a personalized invitation or message at https://www.linkedin.com/in/osicka.

Not just a mentality, but a principle.

Outside Your Lane is a daily podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.

Music: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees (https://chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ba).

Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter and a living in hospitality. Send a personalized invitation or message at https://www.linkedin.com/in/osicka.

Exploring the topic of doing things for the right reasons or padding your stats.

Outside Your Lane is a daily podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.

Music: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees (https://chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ba).

Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter and a living in hospitality. Send a personalized invitation or message at https://www.linkedin.com/in/osicka.

Just like the Reggie Miller follow-through in basketball, this move in life is as key.

Outside Your Lane is a daily podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.

Music: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees (https://chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ba).

Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter and a living in hospitality. Send a personalized invitation or message at https://www.linkedin.com/in/osicka.

Humble pie is one of the best meals in sports.

Outside Your Lane is a daily podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.

Music: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees (https://chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ba).

Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter and a living in hospitality. Send a personalized invitation or message at https://www.linkedin.com/in/osicka.

One of the best moves in basketball is a great move in life too.

Outside Your Lane is a daily podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.

Music: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees (https://chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ba).

Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter and a living in hospitality. Send a personalized invitation or message at https://www.linkedin.com/in/osicka.

Sports Director and Head Basketball Coach at Club Soria Baloncesto in Algemesí, Spain, Jesús Isabel Sanchis reflects on his ten-year coaching career including his first time away from home, the skill of players in Spain in relation to Europe and his mindset in having goals while being faithful on his road.

2:42

Jesús shares his journey of beginning with fútbol, watching his grandfather play as an amateur, and transitioning to basketball after seeing Ricky Rubio during his teenage years.

5:35

Jesús briefly recounts his move from playing basketball to coaching at age 21.

6:25

Jesús gives a very clear layout of competition in Spain for each pro level.

14:24

Jesús weighs in on the reasoning behind the maturity of players in Spain and Europe at large.

19:25

Jesús describes the challenge in making it to America as a coach and more importantly, his preparation in doing so.

Club Soria Baloncesto was born in 2015 with the aim of promoting basketball in the city and province of Soria. In 8 years it has tripled its budget, membership and activities, reaching 400 members, 200 players and 15 federated teams registered in regional competition in Castilla y León. It has had men's and women's teams in the First National senior category for 5 seasons.

https://clubsoriabaloncesto.es/ | https://www.instagram.com/coachjeisan/

Outside Your Lane is a daily podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.

Music: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees (https://chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ba).

Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter and a living in hospitality. Send a personalized invitation or message at https://www.linkedin.com/in/osicka.

Truly cooking something up in this manner really means it took some time. My start to the sports industry was searching on Google, unless you're much cooler and were watching those 80's instructional videos.

Outside Your Lane is a daily podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.

Music: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees (https://chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ba).

Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter and a living in hospitality. Send a personalized invitation or message at https://www.linkedin.com/in/osicka.

Petty said, "The waiting is the hardest part;" naturally there are things we can do during that process.

Outside Your Lane is a daily podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.

Music: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees (https://chillhop.lnk.to/winter2017ba).

Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter and a living in hospitality. Send a personalized invitation or message at https://www.linkedin.com/in/osicka.