Pro Athlete Academy

By Kevin Gilroy

The Pro Athlete Academy Podcast is for families navigating competitive hockey at the highest levels. Hosted by Kevin Gilroy, founder of PAA and advisor to elite sports families, we break down the key ... more

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The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.

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June 11, 2020 011: Know, Understand and Embrace Your Role
In team sports, everyone has a role to play that is important to the success of the team. Goal scorers need to score goals, goalies need to stop shots and defenders need to stop the offense. If individuals are not executing their role, the team fails.
That is why it is crucial to know, understand and embrace your role within the team. It will lead to more playing opportunities, build trust and make you successful.
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June 08, 2020 010 : Be the Solution
There are enough critics. We need more solutions than problems.
It is our job as coaches, players and parents to set ourselves up for success. Bringing solutions to the challenges we face is the way to do that. If players are having trouble running, bring them tips on how to run. If the team is having trouble understanding the breakout, sit them down with a video and walk through it. This is about developing confidence in sports and in life.
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11min
June 03, 2020 009 - Spotlight Series: Ben Devlin OA Lacrosse
Introducing our Spotlight Series! These episode I sit down with a current youth/high school coach, player, trainer or parent to talk about what is going on today in the world of sports. Talking with the professionals is valuable, but their experiences could be based on things that happened 5-10 years ago or more. The Spotlight Series is set up to fill in that gap. It is also to give the everyday athletes and coaches the recognition they deserve for the work being put in.
This week we have Ben Devlin. Head Coach for the Oliver Ames lacrosse team in Easton, MA. Ben has 15+ years of coaching experience at the high school level and since taking over the OA program 2 years ago, he has taken the program from from an after thought to contenders. Basing his approach around building a culture where the players, coaches and parents come together like family, Ben has built something special with the OA lacrosse program.
Enjoy!
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If you have a coach, parent or player that you would like to nominate to be on the show, send an email to [email protected]. Include your name, the nominee's name, level of competition and a short description why they should be part of the spotlight series.
IF YOU ARE NOMINATING A PLAYER: Players must be competing at minimum the HS level. If under the age of 18, parents are required to attend the recording.
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1h 4min
May 28, 2020 008: Setting up life after sports with Eric Gryba
Eventually a career as an athlete comes to an end. Making that transition can be difficult, but it can be easier if you put in the groundwork while still playing. Eric Gryba did just that. By using his platform as an NHL defensemen to launch multiple businesses around his passion for cooking and hunting. Now he has a great starting point to launch his next career in a field he is passionate about. In this episode Eric shares his mindset around starting his cooking brand Grilling with Gryba and how to leverage your position in sports to help set up life after it.
Three takeaways:
1. Connect people by building relationships.
2. Your network is everything.
3. Be coachable, humble and put in the work.
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Follow along with Eric on Instagram @grybes02 and check out his website: ericgryba.com

Come join our community of athletes, coaches and parents improving their careers in sports and beyond at proathleteacademy.com
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54min
May 28, 2020 007 - [Players] Score More Goals
Everyone, no matter what position they play, wants to score more goals. In my solo episode this week I go through 3 tips that will help improve your ability to improve as a goal scorer.
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Videos from the show:
1. Paul Rabil Shooting Seminar: Entire video is great for lacrosse shooters. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOL9J7-pEoc)
2. What the goalie is looking for: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whPypqPlmUw) & (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlLcSyYu_zA)
3. Auston Matthews breaking down his shot: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP0X4AtvAMM)
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Submit questions to be featured on the solo episodes to [email protected] or on our Instagram @proathleteacademy
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12min
May 21, 2020 006 - Train like a pro with Kyle Czech
We welcome Kyle Czech to the podcast. Kyle is currently the strength coach at Boston University focused on several teams including the Men's Ice Hockey program. This show has a lot of great takeaways for parents, coaches and players. No matter what your role is in sports, this is a great listen. From specialization and training for youth right through to developing great habits - Kyle shows us what it means to Train Like A Pro.
Main takeaways for today:
1. Develop great habits early - nutrition, sleep, work ethic, etc..
2. Attention to detail - the "little" things matter.
3. Train like a pro - are you a hockey player? or someone who plays hockey?
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Follow Kyle on Instagram @kpczech
If you want to train with Kyle, you can contact him directly by email - [email protected]
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56min
May 18, 2020 005 - [Parents] Where should my child play?
Financial - Commitment - Ability. These three factors are what I believe are the most important to consider when deciding where a child should be playing.
The goal is to put your child and your family in the best position to succeed!
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10min
May 14, 2020 004 - Analytics and Technology in the NHL with JP Buckley
Today I sit down with former NHL video coach, JP Buckley. Our conversation talks about JP's journey to the NHL through a non-traditional route. While looking for a work/study program at Boston University, he found himself becoming a huge part of the coaching staff at one of the most historic programs in the country under the most historic coach in college hockey history. Excelling at his craft he was able to reach a childhood dream of being in the NHL. Only he wasn't on the ice, he was behind the bench. The semantics do not matter to JP when you talk to him. It might not have been exactly what he envisioned while playing in the driveway as a kid, but it was just as amazing.
In the episode we cover the use of video in the NHL and how you can apply the same practices to the game, where analytics in the NHL began/are/going and how you can leverage math or computer science to reach the professional ranks.
PAA's 2 main takeaway's from this episode are:
1. Analytics and technology isn't going anywhere, embrace it!
2. Find your comparable, analyze your shifts and identify what works/what doesn't.
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1h 2min
May 11, 2020 003 - [Coaches] In-season practice is TEAM time
In this solo episode I answer a question from a coach inside the Pro Athlete Academy community about what should be the focus for in season practices? Skill development or game strategy/systems.
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To submit questions and join in on the conversation, check out the community @ members.proathleteacademy.com
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7min
May 07, 2020 002 - Finding your passion and setting priorities with Brian Strait
Today I sit down with NHL defensemen Brian Strait to talk about how he navigated his way from Massachusetts youth hockey to prep school and then out to the US National Development Program. Brian has put together an impressive career including a world U18 championship, multiple Beanpot and Hockey East championships, a National Championship in 2009 and 10 year professional career playing for the Pittsburg Penguins, the New York Islanders and the NJ Devils organizations.
We cover a lot of great points through the show from what to focus out on workouts to dealing with "family advisors", but the 2 biggest takeaways for me are:
1. Everyone has a different path, find yours not someone else’s.
2. If you find your sport early, run with it.
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Show notes
2:15 - Realizing that hockey was the sport
4:34 - No two kids are the same
6:40 - Avoiding burn out
7:50 - Listen to your child
9:50 - Focusing on what the next step is
12:00 - Being recruited as a 12 year old and meeting my agent
14:35 - Do your homework on “family advisors”
16:20 - Experience with prep school
18:30 - Wanting to be one of the elite players
20:00 - Realizing that you have a chance at a dream
22:33 - Our take on off ice training at the youth level
25:20 - Focus on plyometrics: box jumps, hurdles etc..
27:30 - Living like a professional athlete
29:25 - Playing to your strength to get to the next level
30:55 - Living life away from home
33:40 - Eliminating distractions
35:45 - Stay the course, verbals don’t matter and you have time
37:00 - The factor that put you over the top

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42min

FAQs about Pro Athlete Academy:

How many episodes does Pro Athlete Academy have?

The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.