Tune into this week's episode of SportSquire, as Brad completes Part 2 of John Wooden's Pyramid of Success and How It Can Help You. He speaks about the heart of the pyramid which consists of condition, skill, and team spirit. These 3 characteristics then hold up the next layer of the pyramid which consists of Poise and Confidence. Poise and Confidence then hold up the ultimate characteristic which is Competitive Greatness. Tune in as Brad speaks about each block of these last 6 characteristics and also the 10 mortar behaviors that Wooden strategically placed to hold the pyramid together.

Challenge of the week is to pick up one of John Wooden's Book on leadership and to reference the official site coachwooden.com to see resources for each block of The Pyramid of Success.

Have a great week!

In this week’s episode Brad digs deep into the timeline of the great and late John Wooden. Wooden won 10 National Championships in 12 seasons from 1963-1975. He was hired as the head coach at UCLA in 1948 and wasn’t until 15 years later when he won his first national title. The most fascinating thing is that Wooden finished his “Pyramid of Success” PRIOR to accepting the job at UCLA in 1948. This episode dives into the bottom two layers of the pyramid and their character qualities. He stated, "SUCCESS IS PEACE OF

MIND WHICH IS A DIRECT RESULT OF

SELF-SATISFACTION IN KNOWING YOU MADE THE EFFORT TO BECOME THE BEST YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BECOMING."

This week’s recap comes from the 28th episode of SportSquire, The Abundant Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness Through Meditation. Learn the difference between Fixed Attention Meditation and Open Monitoring Meditation. Also, learn from research on performance when meditation was added to a regular plan for golfers and adults soccer players! The results speak for themself.

In this week’s episode, Brad speaks to his new journey of exploring mindfulness through meditation and shares what he has learned. He also speaks to the 12 Science Based benefits of regular meditation. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/12-benefits-of-meditation He takes the audience through a helpful How To resource found at: https://www.mindful.org/mindfulness-how-to-do-it/

This week’s quick clip recap comes from the 23rd episode of SportSquire, Athletic Development: Using Your Assessment to Implement Strategic and Specific Interventions for Your Pitchers. Brad also recommends listening to the two part Pitching series in it’s entirety by listening to the 22nd and 23rd episodes.

Tune into this week’s episode as we compile the 2nd half of the best of SportSquire 2020 episodes!

Tune in to this week’s recap that comes from the 25th segment Building and Coaching A Program Through COVID with Martinsville, Indiana High School Football Coach Brian Dugger. In this sound bite Brian speaks to how he coaches his team to be above the E.L.I.T.E. line and how that stands for effort, love for one another, intention, trustworthiness, and enthusiasm. Great reminder for us all who interact in teams whether on the field, at work, or at home.

Tune into this week’s segment as Brad highlights some of the helpful and most downloaded segments of the first season of SportSquire! Use the compilation to inspire you to get moving!

This week’s quick clip recap comes from the 24th episode of SportSquire, Making Good on Personal Transformation: Goals, Motivation, and Behavioral Change with Psychology Expert Justin Petty. Justin speaks on the 3 pillars of intrinsic goals that include 1.) Purpose 2.) Autonomy/Self Discovery 3.) Mastery

In this week’s episode, I speak with Coach Brian Dugger about his experience with coaching through his 1st year of being a head coach after 14 seasons of coaching high school football as an offensive coordinator. His career started with being a graduate assistant for the Indiana University Football team under the late and great Terry Hoeppner. We talk everything from the challenges COVID posed on the day to day football operations, mentoring and building relationships, building a team through the 10-80-10 philosophy that Coach Urban Meyer teaches, the importance of nutrition for high school athletes, strength and conditioning, and injury reduction. Great insights from a young enthusiastic leader of the youth!!