Rebekah Trittipoe is a well-respected coach, instructor, and motivational speaker. A life-long athlete with numerous ultramarathon finishes, prestigious wins, and several long-distance trail records, she knows first-hand the commitment it takes to be successful on and off the field, trail, and court. 

In this episode, Matt and Rebekah discuss some of the following topics:

• Rebekah's journey into becoming an author and why her latest book is so needed and important
• The need for joy and elements of play in sports
• Process vs. Performance for coaches
• How coaches can assess their team needs while creating athlete buy-in
• How we can change the sports culture!

Additional Resources:

• Rebekah's Blog
• Link to Rebekah's Amazon Resources
• Book:  Creative Coaching Across 3 Dimensions
• "What Drives Winning" website by Brett Ledbetter
• Article:  Bringing Back Free Play in Youth Sports
• Article: Just Let Them Play!

Jerry Palmieri's Career in the Strength & Conditioning Industry:

COACHING CAREER

• 1982, University of North Carolina, Strength Coach
• 1984-86, Oklahoma State, Strength Coach
• 1987-92, Kansas State, Strength Coach

Boston College, Director of Strength & Conditioning Operations
Jacksonville Jaguars Strength & Conditioning Coach

• 1999, named Professional Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society Coach of the year
• 2003, New Orleans Saints' S&C Assistant coach
• 2004, joined New York Giants Strength and Fitness Coach by Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin (won Super Bowl in 2007 & 2010)
  
• 2007, Samson's Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society as Coach of the year

Resources/ Additional Content:

• Amazon link for "The Golden Age of Strength & Conditioning"
• "Building Relationships" Blog by Mike Boyle
• "The Coach-Athlete Relationship is a Performance Factor"
• "Just Let The Play" by Mark Hull (3D Coaching)
• "Change the Game" Blog on Athlete Engagement

Alan Stein, Jr. is a keynote speaker and author who spent 15+ years as a performance coach working with the highest-performing basketball players on the planet. He now teaches audiences how to utilize the same strategies in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level.

Alan specializes in improving individual and organizational leadership, performance and accountability.  He inspires and empowers everyone he works with to take immediate action and improve mindset, habits and productivity which is what makes him one of the top motivational speakers you’ll ever hear.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why being self-aware is a pillar for success
• Accepting and providing feedback
• The power of purposeful habits and winning "the unseen hours"
• Keys to successful communication

Additional Resources:

• Raise Your Game (link to book on Amazon)
• Alan Stein Jr's Personal Website
• Article on "Caring Trademark" by Jon Gordon

In part 2 of my discussion with strength coach and best-selling author Ron McKeefery, we discuss:

• How to focus on your "why"
• The importance of having an impact beyond your time in a training session
• Closing the "Performance Gap"
• How to retain more information and build your knowledge database

After the interview, I lay out 3 ways to create space to have an impact by being fully PRESENT!

Additional Content/ Resources:

• Ron McKeefery's Personal Website
• Train Ugly's "Growth Mindset Playbook"
• Train Ugly's Growth Mindset Hub"
• Conscious Coaching Field Guide

Coach Ron McKeefery, M.A., MSCCC, CSCS*D, is the VP of Performance and  Education for PLAE and has been working as a strength and conditioning  coach at the Professional and Collegiate level for over 20 years.  McKeefery was named Collegiate Strength Coach of the Year in 2008 &  2016, and has had the privilege of working with over 80 players that  have gone on to play in the NFL. In addition to a successful coaching  career, McKeefery is also the best-selling author of 2 books:  CEO Strength Coach and Weight Room Wisdom.  He is also the host to the popular podcast Iron Game Chalk Talk.  

In our conversation, we discuss Ron's new book, Weight Room Wisdom, and dive into a few topics that include:

---Building Your Network/ Finding Your Voice

---FOCUS (Follow One Course Until Success

---Knowing Your Why (both on and off the field!

---The Role of a Coach

Additional Content:

---The 4 Questions Every Coach/ Leader Needs to Ask Themselves

---Simon Sinek - Start with Why 

---Ron McKeefery's PLAE Perform Site

Coach Ron McKeefery, M.A., MSCCC, CSCS*D, is the VP of Performance and  Education for PLAE and has been working as a strength and conditioning  coach at the Professional and Collegiate level for over 20 years.  McKeefery was named Collegiate Strength Coach of the Year in 2008 &  2016, and has had the privilege of working with over 80 players that  have gone on to play in the NFL. In addition to a successful coaching  career, McKeefery is also the best-selling author of 2 books:  CEO Strength Coach and Weight Room Wisdom.  He is also the host to the popular podcast Iron Game Chalk Talk.  

In our conversation, we discuss Ron's new book, Weight Room Wisdom, and dive into a few topics that include:

---Building Your Network/ Finding Your Voice

---FOCUS (Follow One Course Until Success

---Knowing Your Why (both on and off the field!

---The Role of a Coach

Additional Content:

---The 4 Questions Every Coach/ Leader Needs to Ask Themselves

---Simon Sinek - Start with Why 

---Ron McKeefery's PLAE Perform Site

 Anthony Renna was one of the first guys to put out a podcast focused  on strength & conditioning.  The Strength Coach Podcast featured  Mike Boyle and a host of other great professionals, and Anthony helped  usher in an era of podcasts in our industry.

Since then, Anthony has created several other podcasts as well as  Strength Coach TV where he goes all over the country to bring us video  tours of strength & conditioning facilities.  He has gotten so busy  with his media enterprise that he barely trains any more, yet he is  making a huge impact on the profession.

Anthony’s approach has always been “the man behind the man,” but as  I’ve gotten to know Anthony, I’ve really been able to see how he’s  making a difference.  In this episode of The Impact Show, I talk to  Anthony about his path and we go into depth on the impact he’s making.