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Sacred Heart University Head Men's Wrestling Coach joins the show! Coach Clark talks about the new NCAA athlete contact rules and how it will affect recruiting and timelines. He also speaks on being a 2x All-American for The Ohio State University, wrestling all three styles, club wrestling and the importance of having them work together, coaching an athlete to make the right decisions and a team through the ups & downs of a season + much more! 

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On a shorter episode we have a BJJ Grand Master, Black Belt and multi-time medalist join the show today. Rigan Machado a co-originator of what we know today as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu talks about a coach that was influential to him, Mach 5 BJJ, wrestlers and their transition into BJJ/MMA + more! 

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Our first hockey coach joins the show! Coach Pietrangelo gives us a great episode talking about what off-season looks like, how college hockey works, the new NCAA 5 for 5 and how it will effect the collegiate hockey space, what state produces the best high school hockey + much more! 

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Coach Pietrangelo Bio & more about his career! -> https://rmucolonials.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/vinnie-pietrangelo/1810 

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Mackenzie Porter joins the show talking about her first year as a college head coach. Leaping directly from playing to coaching, she discusses the challenges she faced in that situation. She also talks about her development through faith, mentors and the game, and how these things helped her in coaching and in life. Great conversation with these things + much more! 

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Coach Porter Bio & more about her career success! -> https://jewellcardinals.com/staff-directory/mackenzie-porter/360

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A University of Miami, Orange Bowl MVP, NFL & Arena Football veteran, Coach Clark Jr. jumps on the show to discuss his journey! Talking about his time in the Miami U prime, how to coach athletes to be professional in their sports so they can be prepared, him finding his purpose in life, how to get athletes to go from JV/bench to a starter + much more! 

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Coach was a First Team All Conference player when he suited up for the  University of Jamestown. He is now the Head Women's Soccer Coach at Colorado Northwest CC. Coach Shafer talks about the difference between coaching Mens and Women's soccer, how he develops athletes, his biggest challenges heading into his first season as a HC at CNCC + much more! 

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Coach Duernberger joins the show & goes over how to coach a team through a tough loss or a tough season, what standards mean to the Rider University soccer program, how important the basics are in the sport of soccer, his timeline as a coach, how important the selection of athletes is in a college program for culture + much more! 🔥

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Returning for his second episode, coach is now coming off his 6th season as HC for BSC, coach has had some great success! BSC won 4 straight Mon-Dak Conference championships 21'-24'. He was the Mon-Dak Coach of the Year in that span. Coach Kuether talks with us today about the transition from JUCO to the NAIA space and the challenges of that. He also speaks on what a typical practice looks like for the Mystics, how he gets athletes to say "yes" in the recruiting space + much more! 

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Coach Huston explains swimming, diving and how it works. He also talks about what makes it such a polarizing sport, especially in the olympic conversation. With 20+ years of experience and having coached swimmers at all levels of excellence from NCAA All-Americans to Olympic Trial qualifiers and U.S. National Team members, coach gives us plenty of gems for both athletes and coaches! 

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Coach Kosderka gave us some absolute gems in this episode. Highly notable lines that will work for any coach in any sport! He is just the Fourth coach in program history to reach 100 career wins and he led the team to a tie for the most overall wins (31-14) and conference wins (15-9) during the 2023 season. He speaks on how to coach athletes who have ego, how to give realistic expectations, how to overcome recruiting walls as a Division 3 coach + much more! 

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