The Captains Coach Podcast

Sports Deception Series: Episode 1 - The WHY Behind Deception

Learn more about sports deception in this series on The WHY, WHAT, MODELS, and APPLICATION for sports deception.

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 6

We have another Sports Philosophy episode for you today. My guest is Adam Pflegor. Adam is a professor in the Sports Administration Department at Belmont University focusing primarily on the Philosophy of Sport and Sport Ethics. Our conversation today centers...

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...

Sports Philosophy Series Episode 4

On our fourth episode of the Sports Philosophy Series I bring you my conversation with Pamela Sailors. Pam is a philosophy professor at Missouri State where she teaches mostly Philosophy of Sport Courses which I have become increasingly intrigued by...

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 3

This is our third installment of our Sports Philosophy Series and my guest today is Matt Dixon. Matt is an administrator and former athletic director at Trinity Classical Academy in California. Matt has a strong background in sports at all...

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...

Sports Philosophy Series Episode 1

Today I have the pleasure of speaking to my first guest in this series. Heather Reid. Heather is currently a Scholar in Residence Exedra Mediterranean Center in Sicily and is also a professor of philosophy at Morningside University in Iowa....

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...

Lawyer Turned Coach Bill Bachman On The Building Blocks Of Leadership

Coach Bachman is a long time college football coach most recently at Catholic University as an associate head coach and defensive coordinator. He is a well of wisdom when it comes to leadership and really breaking it down to the...

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...

Dr. Justin Ross on the Psychology of Sports Leadership

Today my guest is Dr. Justin Ross. Dr. Ross is a clinical psychologist by trade and has his own practice, Mind Body Health Clinic in Denver Colorado. He works with everyday professionals working on anxiety, stress, you name it and...

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 Steven Wright on Systematic Leadership Development

Today my guest is Coach Steven Wright. He is the head football coach at Cardinal Gibbons High School. The same Cardinal Gibbons that one of our previous guests-Coach Morland-works at as well. Coach Wright also plays an active role in...

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...

Coach Eric Clakeley on Friction not Fire

Today my guest is Coach Eric Clakely-Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Presbyterian College. Coach Clakely is in his first season as head coach there and unfortunately it was cut short due to the Coronavirus but he has a lot of...

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. 2

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...

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...

Former U of R Women's Lax Captain Allie Ware on Leadership

Today my guest is Allie Ware. Allie is a former Captain of the University of Richmond Women’s Lacrosse Team. She graduated in 2014 and recently returned to the Spiders as the Associate Director of Parent Giving for Athletic Department. She...

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....

Curry Soccer Coach Brigida Palatino on Being a New Coach and Leadership Development Best Practices

Today my guest is Coach Brigida Palatino, the head women’s soccer coach at Curry College. Brigida is in her second year at Curry and we talk about some of the challenges of being a new coach, especially in a situation...

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,...

How To Leverage Storytelling To Improve Your Influence with Dr. Kendall Haven

Welcome Back Captains Coach Listeners! I am back today with another expert as we continue our journey into understanding the power that narrative has on our identity and performance. Today we have Kendall Haven on the podcast, THE expert in...

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...

Narrative War and Identity with General Staff Professor of the Year Brian Steed

Brian L. Steed is a retired US Army lieutenant colonel with more than thirty years of civilian and uniformed experience in artillery, armor, cavalry (reconnaissance and security), international engagement, and professional military education. He is a practitioner, student, and writer...

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...

Roger Williams Softball Team Captains on Leadership

Hello and welcome to the Captain’s Coach Podcast. I’m your host Luke Poulos and today we have something new for ya with a special tri-captain conversation from Roger Williams University. Tara Tchatowsky, Ellie Fleming, and Sydney Provencal are the captains...

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...

5 x State Championship Coach Joe White

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 by Leveraging 'Supported Autonomy' Pt. 2

Hello listeners, and welcome to The Captain’s Coach Podcast. I am your host, Luke Poulos. Today’s guest is another from the Rugby scene in Richmond, VA and is a friend of my previous guests Matt Robinette and Chris Porter so...

Ben Morgan on Building a Leadership Lab

The 3 Beliefs for High-Performing Captains

Belief 1: You Matter Belief 2: You will Lead Belief 3: The Journey is worth it

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...

How to entrust leadership to your captains Pt. 1

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

How to Accelerate the Maturation and Development of your athletes

Adult Development is a theory by Robert Kegan which stated that, throughout the lifespan of an individual we can go through 5 different phases of maturation. These five are: Stage 1 — Impulsive mind (early childhood) Stage 2 — Imperial mind...

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 Pt. 2

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...

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...

Casey O'Neill Pt. 2

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...

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...

Captain Interview: All-Army Basketball's Phil Brown

Hey everyone welcome to The Captain’s Coach Podcast. I am your host Luke Poulos and today I have a guest that is someone I have wanted to interview since I started this thing with Ben. His name is Phil Brown...

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....

Using "The Hero's Journey" to improve sports performance with Ben Smith

Hello and welcome to all you Captain’s Coach Podcast listeners. We have a really fun one lined up for you today, especially for those of you who like more conceptual into the weeds type of conversations. And there is no...

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...

Captain Interview: Nick Doktor of UPENN LAX

Hey what’s going on everyone and welcome to another episode of The Captain’s Coach Podcast. Today I interviewed Nick Doktor who was the solo Captain of University of Pennsylvania Lacrosse in 2016. He is the good friend of recent guest,...

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...