The Youth Sport Podcast With Rianna Poskin

What’s going on with high-school kids? With many serious issues on the rise this past year (2020), it would be nice to know what’s really going on inside a young person’s head, so that we can step in and help if we need to.

Sarah Zinkie is a high school teacher, a high school coach, a high school (and community) yoga instructor, a holistic nutritionist, and a Mom of 2 boys. Sarah connects with her students in a way that she knows exactly what’s going on inside the mind of her students and athletes. She builds trust with her students so that they can open up when it might be awkward to do so with others. Sarah joins me to let others know what she’s been hearing and seeing from her students, so that if we’re in a similar situation we might be able to make an impact with a young person right away!

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Can we honestly tell our young girls that they can have it all and be whatever they dream of being?

Stacey Moore joins me to chat about the opportunities that exist for young girls in sport and how that differs from boys sports. We get into some topics that will definitely make you pause and think! Stacey is many things, a successful athlete, an entrepreneur, a Mom of 2 girls, the president of a youth girls hockey association and a motivator!

We discuss a lot of facts such as the difference between the top gender earners in pro soccer, the women that are working towards a viable salary for female hockey athletes, what happens when a pro female athlete wants to have a family and how we can help.

The resources from our conversation can be found here!

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Dave Coleman played NCAA hockey while his buddies went off to the NHL! Dave is currently working as a contractor with appearances on the HGTV Network. His latest project is Family Home Overhaul with Cheryl Hickey.

Dave Coleman talks hockey! Hockey culture, hockey fights, rep hockey and how hockey helps with networking and life after the game. Dave shares his story of overcoming adversity with a life altering health condition and learning how to apply his struggle to find success as an adult. For all the coaches that are out there working with young kids, Dave’s story is enlightening as well as inspiring!

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Ryan’s story is awesome! If you’re a baseball coach, baseball parent or a baseball player yourself, this conversation will be right up your alley! Ryan’s story isn’t just for baseball fans, he touches upon so many things that are important for all of us working with young people in sport.

When Ryan told me what happened to him at the end of his career after being in the Minor Leagues with the Boston Red Sox, my heart hurt for him! This episode will help the young athlete stay inspired to work hard, aim big and be ok with the process no matter the outcome. Enjoy!

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Erin McLeod is Canada's National Soccer team goalkeeper. Erin has been to 4 FIFA Women's World Cup's and 2 Olympic games! Erin shares her story which includes: bullying, an eating disorder, coming out as gay to help make an impact, and growing up in Indonesia. Erin gives her advice to help youth coaches make an impact with their players by using Mindfulness, recognizing sport identity issues in respect to injuries, and how to communicate effectively. We cover a lot in this conversation! Enjoy!

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Dennis Laskey drops his wisdom over decades of coaching elite soccer athletes, all the way down to 3 year olds that don’t know what sport is! I loved chatting with my coach once again after so many years of playing for him. Coach Laskey shares the "do's and don't's" when working with young people. Rather than you figuring everything out on your own, let Coach share what he's learned over the years!

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Mike is an amazing athlete with a story that might be familiar to many! He found success in sport at a young age and then had to face the reality of what would lie ahead. Not only an athlete, Mike is now a coach, and a Dad to 3 young athletes. Just 2 parents chatting about youth sport trying to make an impact! Enjoy!

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