Touching the Line with Rick Clark of Georgia Tech

 

In Episode 8, Rick Clark, Director of Admissions at Georgia Institute of Technology, youth soccer coach, and former collegiate soccer player, talks with Phil about how lessons he has learned playing and coaching soccer for the past few decades have helped him in his marriage, his parenting, and his work at Georgia Tech. Specifically, he discusses:

• His soccer and professional background, and how his experiences playing and coaching soccer have informed his work as Director of Admissions at Georgia Tech (2:39)
• The special relationship between a coach and his players, and how he seeks to model that relationship in his work and family (8:33)
• The importance of coaches putting players in positions where they can flourish, and how that is similar to leadership in any organization (17:00)
• What position he played when he was playing, what he learned in that position, and how he is using what he learned from that today in his leadership (18:14)
• How the role players and club staff contribute to success on the pitch, and how that is similar to life outside of soccer (27:21)
• How injuries and struggles affect our performance and how we can help people going through struggles in their lives (30:41)
• How Rick incorporates the lessons he learned in soccer into his marriage, parenting, and other areas of life (33:34)
• Rick’s book recommendation for us (38:28)

Resources and Links from this Episode

• The Road Back to You, by Ian Cron
• Zoom, by Istvan Banyai