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β **FOLLOW THE COACHES:**
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What does it really take to build belief in a program with limited resources?
In this episode of Coaches Co-Op, Coach Melissa Walker shares powerful lessons on Title I coaching, representation, empathy, burnout prevention, and what it truly means to serve athletes beyond the scoreboard.
This is a masterclass in athletic leadership, program building, and longevity.
ποΈ Subscribe for weekly conversations with coaching leaders.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00β1:05 β Rapid Fire Warm-Up
1:06β2:15 β Guest Introduction
2:16β4:57 β Building a Program Beyond Wins (Community Service, Buy-In)
5:00β9:33 β βSee It, Be Itβ: How Representation Shaped Her Calling
9:34β12:04 β Building Belief in Title I Programs
12:05β15:31 β The βGet on the Busβ Standard (No Begging Culture)
15:32β21:21 β Why Title I Kids Deserve Elite Coaching
26:01β27:35 β Sustaining Success Without Getting Comfortable
28:47β31:15 β Empathy: The Leadership Muscle Coaches Develop Too Late
32:49β36:48 β Coaches Are Not Campus Enforcers
37:26β40:14 β Burnout, Boundaries, and βTake Care of Home Teamβ
41:14β46:40 β Keeping Women & Moms in Coaching
48:24β49:59 β The Hardest Part of Coaching Nobody Talks About
50:06β54:28 β Coaching Mount Rushmore (Russ Rose, Dawn Staley, etc.)
1:03:08β1:05:23 β Three Things Every Athletic Leader Needs
π Like this episode? Subscribe to The Coaches Co-Op Podcast for more stories that build leaders on and off the court.
π§ Follow us on Instagram @podcast_with_prejean for clips and coach-to-coach insights.
β **BUY THE BOOK:**
Find mentorship and level up your coaching game with "The Path for Coaches, Volume One: Mentoring," available on Amazon: β β β β β β β β https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML1D2T1YKA6AN/checkout/DHKSBTBKWURK3K4K23VQUTG7?src=embedβ β β β β
"Stay ready so you don't have to get ready."
By Michael Prejeanβ **FOLLOW THE COACHES:**
Follow Coach Walker on X: @coach_melwalker
Follow Coach Walker on IG:@ms_walker13
Follow The Coaches Co-op on IG: @podcast_with_prejean
Follow Coach P on X: @Coach Prejean1
What does it really take to build belief in a program with limited resources?
In this episode of Coaches Co-Op, Coach Melissa Walker shares powerful lessons on Title I coaching, representation, empathy, burnout prevention, and what it truly means to serve athletes beyond the scoreboard.
This is a masterclass in athletic leadership, program building, and longevity.
ποΈ Subscribe for weekly conversations with coaching leaders.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00β1:05 β Rapid Fire Warm-Up
1:06β2:15 β Guest Introduction
2:16β4:57 β Building a Program Beyond Wins (Community Service, Buy-In)
5:00β9:33 β βSee It, Be Itβ: How Representation Shaped Her Calling
9:34β12:04 β Building Belief in Title I Programs
12:05β15:31 β The βGet on the Busβ Standard (No Begging Culture)
15:32β21:21 β Why Title I Kids Deserve Elite Coaching
26:01β27:35 β Sustaining Success Without Getting Comfortable
28:47β31:15 β Empathy: The Leadership Muscle Coaches Develop Too Late
32:49β36:48 β Coaches Are Not Campus Enforcers
37:26β40:14 β Burnout, Boundaries, and βTake Care of Home Teamβ
41:14β46:40 β Keeping Women & Moms in Coaching
48:24β49:59 β The Hardest Part of Coaching Nobody Talks About
50:06β54:28 β Coaching Mount Rushmore (Russ Rose, Dawn Staley, etc.)
1:03:08β1:05:23 β Three Things Every Athletic Leader Needs
π Like this episode? Subscribe to The Coaches Co-Op Podcast for more stories that build leaders on and off the court.
π§ Follow us on Instagram @podcast_with_prejean for clips and coach-to-coach insights.
β **BUY THE BOOK:**
Find mentorship and level up your coaching game with "The Path for Coaches, Volume One: Mentoring," available on Amazon: β β β β β β β β https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML1D2T1YKA6AN/checkout/DHKSBTBKWURK3K4K23VQUTG7?src=embedβ β β β β
"Stay ready so you don't have to get ready."