Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. Those were Lou Gehrig's words, but I feel the same way. This platform has been a wonderful way for me to convey a lifetime of learning, and I hope it has helped all of you immensely. For now, I must move on, but I'll be back with more life lessons and funny stories before you know it. Until then, enjoy your time with your children, because it's the one thing you can never get back later.

This is my first, and hopefully last re-run. In the last several months, I have recommended people listen back to Episode 3 more than any other episode, because it speaks to the essence of effective coaching and communication, in general. No two people are alike, and the more you tailor your coaching to the individual, the more successful you will be. Enjoy one of my all time favorites, and my most useful episode to date. I'll be back with another new one next week.

Many have emailed the show asking for more information about Positive Coaching Alliance, so in this episode Coach Charlie gives you a sneak peek into one of their workshops. You'll also learn about what advice Coach Charlie would have given his teenage self if he had a time machine [beyond Carpe Diem].

Yes, I'm talking about baseball, as usual. In this episode, Coach Charlie interviews Dan Clouser, author of The Beauty of Diamond, Through the Eyes of a Coach. Dan tells us stories of how he ran a massive baseball league for players of all ages and genders. Dan also finds out why it would have been a bad idea to have Coach Charlie in his men's league. Enjoy!

It's that time of year. At this point, you're either riding high with a winning team, or losing sleep worrying about how you'll have anything nice to say about your Little League team at the awards banquet. All is not lost! In this episode, Coach Charlie walks you back off the ledge with some quick fixes for some of the most common problems. Wins aren't guaranteed, but these tips are guaranteed to make sure everyone starts having fun again.

Want to get in the best shape of your life at a nationally respected univertsity ... for free? Maybe you should consider playing sports for a Military Academy. In this episode, Coach Charlie gets the inside info on military academy athletics from Karl Darden, a Naval Academy graduate and host of Navy Sports Central. Especially with the uncertainty of the portal and NIL money, military academies provide the safest bets for playing time and scholarships. Find out if it's right for you!

In this episode, Coach Charlie interviews Jared Zeidman about his new book, Nail the Recruiting Process. Jared has unique advice for the new college landscape, including what to do differently in the wake of the portal and NIL deals. Then I get to find out how those changes might have changed my college experience decades ago. [I sure could have used that NIL money.]

Many of us -- myself included -- had to give up on a career in sports because of the supply/demand problem ... everyone wants to do it, and there's not enough jobs. But if you are creative, like my guest Anthony MacNeil, you can figure out a way to make your passion into your profession. Hopefully this episode will guide you along that journey.

Comparison is the thief of joy ... Theodore Roosevelt said that, and it's just as true today as it was in his time. Join Coach Charlie as he explores the dangers of comparison with his guest, Marc Paisant, an elite college goalie who grew up in the shadow of his twin brother. Learn how he coped with his feelings of inferiority and adapted his personal lessons into his coaching and parenting philosophy.

A friend once told me: it's not all about the X's and O's ... it's about the Jimmies and the Joes. While sport-specific training is necessary, we should never overlook the importance of training our kids to be overall great athletes with sports performace training for skills that translate to every sport. In this episode, Coach Charlie interviews Greg Walls, a former professional football player who learned the value of this training and now conducts in-person and online training for this unique field. Coach Charlie also reveals his most embarrassing training story [and that's a high bar].