The fellas bring in the new year with discussions on a variety of topics. We even considered titling this episode: Tangents! I guess we just had so much to say and so little time in which to say it. 

On a serious note, we look forward to bringing another season of useful content that will encourage and challenge coaches, parents, and players of youth sports everywhere The Coaching Life is listened to! 

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For the past 9 months, we have been told over and over again what we CAN'T do. In this episode, Chris and Pat speak candidly and passionately about things we CAN and should do to help bring HOPE to today's student-athletes and their families. 

The guys continue a series on practical ways to be a great teammate. This is a pursuit that we desire to see everyone embrace. The conversation today includes three things that we would especially like to challenge all of our listeners to take ownership of. This series will be some of the most practical and applicable episodes of The Coaching Life Podcast. 

Chris and Pat begin a conversation that we believe will be extremely practical and useful, as we explore 21 ways to be a great teammate. 

Unexpected events, failures, injuries, devastating losses... can all have a way of putting us into a holding pattern of shock and disorientation. What do we do next? How do we respond to these unwanted events? This is a tough subject to discuss, but it's helpful to be proactive and intentional about how we respond to these situations. 

Chris and Pat have a passion and desire to help others be prepared to respond in the best ways possible. We all have it within us to do so. We hope you will find encouragement from this episode and subsequent episodes that will follow. 

Chris and Pat cover a lot of ground regarding the total tryout experience and offer tips and recommendations for everyone involved –– players, coaches, and parents. 

We have talked quite a bit about how to handle failure, but what about success? Have you ever considered an intentional approach for preparing to handle success in an appropriate and integrity-filled way? Let's consider these things together.

Chris and Pat share an inspirational story that we hope will be a blessing to our listeners. 

Finding the struggle is linked to finding success. Areas that require us to fight... to increase our effort... are the very areas through which achievement comes. Today Pat and Chris discuss how to lead people through struggle, and perhaps sometimes, how to lead them into it (for their betterment)!