15 episodes
Making an Athlete Tye Davis
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Behind every athlete is hours of practice, coaching and growing love for the sport. When an athlete has passion built into the sport they love, it fuels their desire to achieve their dreams of playing sports at a high level. What is often told to athletes is to “trust the process”, but without an understanding of what the “process” actually entails. Making an Athlete brings light into athletes dreams of playing sports at a high level by understanding the proper course. The podcast dives into the minds and experience of former and current players, coaches, scouts, trainers and more. These shared experiences bring more visibility and understanding in what it takes to play sports at a high level. Most importantly, it focuses on how to get to the next level of sports competition. Making an Athlete focuses on the process from youth, high school, college and onto the professional level. From the minds of the athletes and coaches who have been through the process themselves, they talk necessary steps and expectations for current athletes who are looking for guidance as they are on their pursuit of finding opportunity in their sport.
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Baseball: Max Stassi - Los Angeles Angels
Max Stassi, current catcher for the Major League Baseball Los Angeles Angels talks about his path to becoming a major league baseball player. Max was drafted in the fourth round by the Oakland Athletics in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft after his standout prep career at Yuba City High School, located in Northern California. Sporting News called Max the best available catcher of the 2009 draft class, and in that year, Max was presented with a choice to make: attend UCLA where he had comm...
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Baseball: Mike Walker - Milwaukee Brewers/Team Australia
Mike Walker talks small town recruiting and his path to playing in the World Baseball Classic against some of the top teams and players in the world. Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 14th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft after his senior season for the Pacific Tigers baseball team, Mike went onto reach Double-A for the Brewers and play for the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League, and for Team Australia in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. He spent time coaching...
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Wrestling/UFC: Urijah Faber - World Champion
The California Kid, UFC Hall of Fame, Team Alpha Male founder, entrepreneur and widely regarded as one of MMA's pioneers, Urijah Faber dives into what it takes for young fighters to establish their own paths to achieving their “delusional” dreams of becoming a professional fighter. A two-time world champion, Urijah takes us through his path from an early age to becoming a champion and how he established the path for future fighters in his weight class. Faber had a passion for fighting and beg...
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Football: Tredale Tolver - Cleveland Browns
Tredale Tolver, former division one football standout who played professionally both in the United and National Football Leagues, talks Convection and how that drove him to his ultimate goal of becoming a professional football player. Tredale provides us a step-by-step approach to the recruiting process and the unique “dance” colleges do with recruits.
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Baseball: Ryan Thornton - UNLV/Tampa Bay Rays
A former three sport high school star who had full-ride scholarship offers from both division one basketball and football universities, Ryan Thornton, sits down and talks details around the enormous decision he made to surpass full ride offers for both football and basketball. Taking a big leap of faith in his raw baseball talent, he chose to pursue a career in baseball and quickly made a name for himself getting drafted in the 17th round by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He talks thro...
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Swimming: Brittany Oxley - South Carolina University
Brittany Oxley, fresh off her 4-year stint as a student-athlete swimming at University of South Carolina in one of the top division one conferences in the nation (SEC), discusses the roller coaster of emotions in her pursuit of making the olympic trial qualifiers and the transition from student-athlete into establishing her career post aquatics. A highly coveted, nationally ranked swimmer in her class, her state and national swim records provided her the opportunity to choose from top d...