Coaches, Be Encouraged.

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Coaching is HARD! And Nate Albaugh is on a mission to be an encourager. Bringing together Athletic Directors and Coaches from around the country to share stories of growth, encouragement, and humor to keep you going for another season.

  1. 26 JAN

    Leading as the New Guy at an Old School in Downtown Minneapolis | AD Austin Junker - DeLaSalle, MN

    On a trip to Minneapolis in January of '26 I sat down with DeLaSalle's new athletic director, Austin Junker. It was a great conversation during an emotional time in Minneapolis, and we both left feeling encouraged. Here's a look at the questions I fed to Austin: 1. What do you love about your job as an AD? 2. How do you lead as the new guy at an old school with great history? 3. What are you up to currently in leading the school? 4. What were you looking for as you just hired your new Head Football Coach? 5. What's your vision for DeLaSalle athletics? 6. How do you get out from behind your computer?

    21 min

  2. 12 JAN

    Changing the Name "Athletic Director" and 90s Culture vs Today | Kevin Guzzo AD - St. Joseph, MI

    Kevin Guzzo is the long time AD at St. Joseph HS, MI. In this podcast we discuss the following topics: 1. Changing the name, "Athletic Director" 2. Breaking free of the paperwork 3. You must lead yourself 1st 4. When to pull the plug on a coach 5. 90s Culture vs Today

    25 min

  3. 6 JAN

    Swallowing the Frog - 1 Tough Decision Away | Scott Garvis | AD Newton HS, IA

    Scott Garvis is a long time AD, speaker, and now author of 4 great books! In this episode Nate throws the following questions at Scott, and he hits 'em out of the park: 1. What do you love about the job? 2. How do you handle coaches that have no interest in learning? (Swallowing the Frog) 3. Tell us more about your practice "Walk Thru" form. 4. How do you get into writing and speaking? 5. Tell us about your new book, True Legacy of a Coach

    32 min

  4. 16/12/2025

    From Nebraska Tight End to a Nebraska AD | Robert Barry - AD Wahoo HS, NE

    On a road trip to Nebraska to capture some mic'd up practices I got to stop by Wahoo HS and chat with AD Robert Barry. The former Nebraska tight end became the AD at Wahoo 7 years ago and is doing some great leadership work. Here's a list of questions Robert answered: 1. How do you generate good conversations amongst your staff? 2. How have you handled coaches that struggled to admit areas of needed growth? 3. What have you learned from some of your coaches? 4. Tell us about your student leadership group. 5. What excites you about your job?

    18 min

  5. 03/12/2025

    The Study of Momentum | Scott Curry - AD Seward HS, NE

    This episode was recorded in Seward Nebraska! Scott and I had a great conversation about the art of coaching. Here's a list of the questions Scott spoke on: 1. What's great about your job? 2. Tell us about your coaches academy? 3. What were the results on your study on momentum in sports? 4. Where does coaching the mind fit into practice?

    25 min

  6. 25/11/2025

    Division 1 Basketball to Division 1 AD | Jason Grunkemeyer - Deputy AD at U of Maine

    Jason Grunkemeyer went from playing D1 basketball to coaching it. Though there was one year mixed in there as a high school AD, he put together a good career coaching NCAA basketball which included stops at Miami of Ohio and Ball State. 3 years ago, Jason got an opportunity to get into athletic administration at the University of Maine, and outside of a single year as a high school athletic director back in 2012, this was a new experience for him. Questions we cover in this episode: 1. What's the difference in your professional approach as an AD vs a coach? 2. What's life as a collegiate AD look like? 3. How do you handle working with top notch coaches? 4. What can we expect with NIL? 5. Where do you use your competitive energy these days?

    21 min

  7. 17/11/2025

    D1 Basketball to High School Coach to AD | Mark Price - Athletic Director Baylor School Chattanooga

    Mark Price played his college basketball at Samford then coached men's college basketball for 21 years before ending up at Baylor School in Chattanooga coaching their high profile basketball program. Recently, he gave it up to give his full attention to leading the entire athletic department at Baylor. In this episode Mark talks about the transition, about how an AD can serve his or her coaches, and what doing the AD job well, looks like.

    24 min

  8. 11/11/2025

    From Major League Baseball to HS Coach and Athletic Director | Jason Maxwell - AD Ensworth School, TN

    Jason Maxwell is a fairly new to the world of being an AD and had great insight to share in this episode of Coaches Be Encouraged. We asked Jason about what 'Good Baseball' looks like, what's tough about being an AD, what's a hard lesson you've had to learn, and who in your building is doing a great job as a coach?

    18 min
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Coaching is HARD! And Nate Albaugh is on a mission to be an encourager. Bringing together Athletic Directors and Coaches from around the country to share stories of growth, encouragement, and humor to keep you going for another season.

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  • Creator
    nalbaugh
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
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