Sideline Secrets

Bailey Wiseman, senior basketball player at Piedmont University transferred to the Division III institution his junior year. Prior to that, he spent time at a Division II University and a junior college. Join host Paige Kluba as she dives into the differences in routines across different institutions from the perspective of a men’s basketball transfer.  

On episode 11 of Sideline Secrets, host Paige Kluba discusses rivalries and superstitions with Piedmont University Baseball Head Coach, Justin Scali. Coach Scali has been with the Lions for 21 years and has seen many rivalries and superstitions unfold during his time with the Lions. Stream episode 11 of Sideline Secrets to hear more about baseball superstitions.  

In this episode, host Paige Kluba sits down with high school football player James McCallar to discuss superstitions and routines throughout high school football. McCallar is committed to Berry College to play NCAA Division III football and shares his pregame routines on Sideline Secrets. 

Alfredo Villa is a professional baseball player working his way up to the major leagues. In his journey, he has seen many superstitions in both the collegiate and professional levels. Listen in as host Paige Kluba discusses the craziest superstitions across collegiate and professional baseball with 2023 Pitcher of the Year, Alfredo Villa. 

Host Paige Kluba talks with former Piedmont University volleyball student-athlete Vanessa Manzo to discuss her superstitions as a sports fan. Manzo dives into how superstitions impact fans and how they influence the entertainment factor of athletics on this episode of Sideline Secrets.

Host Paige Kluba sits down with freshman midfielder on the Piedmont University women's soccer team, Kylin Rothwell, to discuss her superstitions and routines in everyday life. Rothwell is a very routine oriented person and shares her insights on how superstitions help her on a daily basis.

In episode six of the Sideline Secrets podcast, host Paige Kluba sits down with a senior softball student-athlete at Piedmont University, Kennedy Votava. Votava dives into her own personal superstitions, as well as team routines in softball and how they have changed over the course of her life. 

In episode 5 of the Sideline Secrets podcast, host Paige Kluba sits down with the head men's tennis coach at Piedmont University, Matt Williams, to discuss the differences between superstitions and routines in tennis. The pair dives into many topics relating to superstitions and the impact they can have on an athlete's performance.

Madeline Schallmoser joins host Paige Kluba on this episode to discuss her experience as a Division II lacrosse student-athlete at Regis University. Shallmoser shares her perception of superstitions but also explains why routines are more effective in her collegiate career.

This week on Sideline Secrets, I spoke with Muhlenberg College's Jamie Carfagna. Join us as we discuss Carfagna's experience in two collegiate sports- track and field/cross country and softball. Carfagna shares insight into her personal superstitions as well as how superstitions and routines change from sport to sport.