Sauce Talk

Malia Shoji is the lead assistant volleyball coach for the University of Utah, a Division I school in the PAC-12 conference. She’s helped lead Utah to one of it’s most successful stretches in school history, with multiple trips to the Sweet 16.

Benjamin Kaufman is an assistant coach for Westminster College Men’s Basketball, a division II school in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Before moving to Westminster, Kaufman was an assistant at Western Oregon and Regis University, leading both teams to the NCAA tournament and helping Regis win its first conference championship in school history.

Ben and Malia are married and live in Utah with their young daughter, and I speak with them about how they balance their passion for coaching and helping young people with starting a new family. We discuss Ben and Malia’s “meet cute”, the unique challenges of the coaching path, how to “network” the right way, what they look for when recruiting new players, the challenges of modern athletic culture, and more.

My new book, Harder than I Thought, Easier Than I Feared - SPORTS, ANXIETY, AND THE POWER OF MEDITATION is available for pre-order!

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Rob DiBernardo, a PhD in counseling and sports psychology, has been the Mental Performance Coach for the Toronto Blue Jays since 2019. He works with athletes who face intense pressure, helping them respond to their mental challenges. We discuss the challenges commonly encountered by the athletes he works with, and the strategies and practices he helps them implement: building routines; staying connected to core values and principles; Rob’s meditation and mental training regimen, and more.

My new book, Harder than I Thought, Easier Than I Feared - SPORTS, ANXIETY, AND THE POWER OF MEDITATION is available for pre-order!

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Episode Notes and Resources:

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Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body by Daniel Goleman and Richard J. Davidson

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Brady’s Book Recommendations:

Good to Great by Jim Collins

The Inner Game of Tennis by Tim Gallwey

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

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J’nae hosts her own podcast called off the record.

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If you’re interested in working with Rex at SAS you can learn more here.

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Maria Konnikova and Sean Carroll podcast on poker.

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