The Team Behind the Team

In this month’s episode we sit down with Macy Franklin who is currently the Associate Athletic Trainer for Women’s Soccer at the University of Texas at Austin. With a diverse background and experience in treatment protocols and methodologies in sports medicine her approach to performance is unique. From return to play protocols and progressions to […]

This month we finish up our interview with Mark Henry, the World’s Strongest Man, Olympian, Athlete, Wrestler, Showman, Humanitarian, Husband, and father to talk all things life, WWE days, as well as next steps for his career. From competing in the world games in Olympic Weightlifting, working out with the governor of Texas, to electrifying […]

This month we sit down with Mark Henry, the World’s Strongest Man, Olympian, Athlete, Wrestler, Showman, Humanitarian, Husband, and father to talk all things life, performance, and what it takes to be the best. From competing in the world games in Olympic Weightlifting, working out with the governor of Texas, to electrifying crowds for WWE […]

This month we welcome special guest Deann Koehler to the show. She is no stranger to workingwith Championship caliber coaches, teams, and staff over her decorated career as an athletictrainer. Deann and Donnie cover a wide array of topics from career path advancement, bestpractices as a professional, recovery methods for injury prevention, how to manage […]

This month we step into the studio for a special episode with our 2024 Spring Internship Class. Avery Rodgers, Dawson Dinh, Justin Shelby, and Brenda Savariego just finished up their internship in the Texas Athletic Performance department and they knocked it out of the park. You will not want to miss this session as they […]

Coach Stephanie Mock joined us this month to talk about her career and how she built a staff by advocating for new and current roles. Coach Mock talks about how young professionals need to be strategic about their career path. Advocating for yourself is very important when applying for a role, but once you have […]

Dr. Jon Daly joins us in the studio to discuss an incredibly important issue of self-advocacy in the Athletic Performance community. As professionals in athletic performance, how do we advocate or ourselves in a job where our value is always in question? Dr. Daly speaks to how crucial communication is to getting what you want. […]

As we continue to roll through the Spring Season, we brought in Coach Erica Suter from Tampa, Florida. Coach Suter joined us to discuss the challenges facing female athletes in the High-Performance environment. Some of the biggest issues today come from poor information distributed over social media. Two examples include poor nutrition advice and a […]

Joining us this month, all the way from Central Florida, is Coach Charles Stephenson. In this episode we discuss some of the biggest changes happening in Collegiate Athletics and how they affect our communication with our athletes. Key concerns such as Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) and the transfer portal are two of the biggest […]

How in the world can I turn one of my failures into a positive? Ashley Kuchar joins us in the studio to discuss how athletes can approach their game with confidence using resilience and self-compassion. We discussed how athletes deal with a lot of internal and external criticisms and ways they can block that out. […]