The Captains Coach Podcast

Sports Philosophy Series Episode 7

Another Sports Philosophy series conversation coming at you today and with that comes another awesome guest for our audience. Dr. Cesar Torres is a professor of Philosophy of Sport at Brockport University. He also happens to be the mentor of ...

Sports Philosophy Series Episode 5

Coming at ya with another conversation as a part of our Sports Philosophy Series today with my guest Dr. Michael Burke. Dr. Burke is a senior lecturer at Victoria University in Australia. He specializes in philosophy of sport and has ...

USA Wheelchair Rugby Captain Joe Delagrave on Servant Leadership

We are back to our regular program today interviewing a current Captain, shifting back from our Sports Philosophy Series. My guest today is Joe Delagrave. Joe has an amazing story and we had a great conversation. Joe grew up as ...

Sports Philosophy Series Episode 2

Welcome back to episode 2 of our Sports Philosophy Series. My guest today is David Papineau. David is a Philosophy Professor at King’s College in London as well as a professional paid philosopher. He has more recently delved into philosophy ...

Secrets to Win the Referee with Simon Smith

Today my guest is Simon Smith: A longtime referee in the sport of Rugby. He is originally from Great Britain where he played Rugby through his college days and has been refereeing since 1994 and specifically in the Northern Virginia ...

Jungian Psychoanalyst Dr. James Hollis on The Roles of Sports in Transformation and Individuation

Welcome back everyone to the captains coach podcast. I am excited to have another amazing guest on the show today. You are in for a treat. I came across Dr. Hollis’ work while researching character development and the individuation process ...

The Power of Information with MAJ Shawn Chenoweth

Welcome back to another episode of the Captains Coach Podcast. I am the founder, Ben Smith, and we have another awesome episode in store for you. Today we have brought on one of the foremost experts in the information environment, ...

Coach Michael Donnelly of FSU

Today my guest is Coach Michael Donnelly of Florida Southern University Men’s Basketball. Coach Donnelly and his team are coming off a tremendous year with a 29-2 record, a National DII Player of the year, and unfortunately a postseason cut ...

Influence and Deception Expert Dr. Anthony Pratkanis

Welcome back to another episode of the captains coach podcast. I am the founder, ben smith, and we have a very special guest to bring to you today in Dr. ANTHONY PRATKANIS. Before I begin, I have good news and ...

Green Beret Scott Mann C.E.O of Rooftop Leadership Pt. 1

Scott Mann is my guest today and he was awesome. Scott spent 23 years in the Army and 18 of those as in Special Forces as a Green Beret. He is the founder of Rooftop Leadership and serves as a ...

Strength & Conditioning Coach Chris Gray on Self-Awareness

Today I had the privilege of talking to the head strength and conditioning coach at Hobart and William Smith Colleges: Chris Gray. For anyone unfamiliar with the combination of those two schools they are indeed two institutions but operating together. ...

Coach TJ Kostecky - Founder of 'Vision Training for Life' on Principles of Program Integrity

Today my guest is Coach TJ Kostecky. TJ is currently the head men’s soccer coach at Bard College. He has been a college soccer coach and athletic director for over 30 years at the Division I, II, and III levels, ...

Organically Developing your Team Culture with St. Thomas University's Baseball Coach Clay VanderLaan

Hey hey everyone, and welcome to The Captains Coach Podcast. Today my guest is Clay VanderLaan. Clay is the baseball coach at St. Thomas University in Houston. This coming Spring will be the program’s first ever so Clay has a ...

Former Navy Seal and Joint Special Operations University Professor - Bill Dempsey

Hello and welcome to the Captains Coach Podcast. I am your host, Luke Poulos and I apologize for the ever increasing gaps between episodes. But today I have an awesome guest with a unique perspective on leadership. Bill Dempsey is ...

State Champion Joe White Pt. 2

Hello everyone and welcome to the Captain’s Coach Podcast. I’m your host Luke Poulos and today my guest is Coach Joe White. Coach White is currently an assistant coach for both the Baseball and Football teams of Thunder Ridge High ...

Intro to Sports PSYOP

New book coming out in about 6-8 months about how you can better influence the behaviors on your team and improve your team culture!

Ben Morgan on Building a Leadership Lab

How to entrust leadership to your captains Pt. 2

Hello Everyone, welcome to another episode of the Captain’s Coach Podcast. I am your host Luke Poulos coming at you with great conversation, our first two-guest conversation, with Matt Robinette and Chris Porter. Matt is the president of the Capital ...

7 Reasons to Select Team Captains

10-80-10 Pareto’s Principle Directly influence 6-8 people Strategic about who you pour into Smaller the group, the higher the impact Team Captains Drive Culture Social Influence Bystander Effect Reflects the real world Experiences are the medium to develop Leadership

Lewin's Equation and Influencing Behavior for Sports Performance

Lewin’s equation is a heuristic formula created by the famous psychologist Kurt Lewin. It states that behavior is a function of a person in their environment. This is a critical equation for sports leaders to understand. More and more research ...

Captain Interview: Nate Jones of West Point Lacrosse

What’s up listeners. I’m back with another episode of The Captain’s Coach Podcast and another episode with an Army Lacrosse Captain--Nate Jones. Nate was a freshman when I was senior so he is a really good friend and like a ...

Gonzaga College High School Lax Coach Casey O'Neill Pt. 1

Hey there everyone and welcome to another episode of The Captain’s Coach Podcast. It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve had a new guest so apologies for those wo have been anxiously awaiting for some new content. And I don’t ...

Leadership in the NFL with Jon Torine

Hello and welcome to The Captain’s Coach Podcast everyone. I am your host Luke Poulos and today we have an awesome guest who has spent most of his professional career around legendary icons and leaders in the professional sports world. ...

Captain Interview: Marlon Beck

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Captain’s Coach Podcast. I am your host Luke Poulos and today was another fun one for me. There all fun but today especially because I had the chance to sit down ...

Sam Walker author of The Captain Class Pt. 2

Hello and welcome to The Captain’s Coach Podcast everyone. We have a great one lined up for you today. If you are a regular listener you have probably heard me reference The Captain Class numerous times. It is one of ...