Raising Confident Athletes in the Digital Age

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"Raising Confident Athletes in the Digital Age" meets at the intersection of youth sports, modern parenting, and sports psychology. Kathryn Wickersham of Fellsway Wanderers FC and Jeff Levin of Jeff Levin Coaching discuss the many complexities and opportunities for growth in youth sports to benefit parents, coaches and the players emotional development.

Episodes

  1. 01/18/2022

    An Honest Conversation About Mental Health With John Broderick

    Former New Hampshire Chief Justice and current mental health advocate, John Broderick joins Kathryn Wickersham to discuss all things mental health. The former chief justice vulnerably recounts his own experiences as a parent dealing with his son's mental health crisis. Broderick also gives advice on how we can destigmatize mental health, and signs to be on the look out for if you think someone close to you might be struggling.  Trigger Warning: Talks of mental health struggles such as anxiety, depression, and suicide Resources: John Broderick's REACT campaign in partnership with Dartmouth Hitchcock: https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/about/react-awareness-campaign                                                                                                                                                                                        The Reconnection Project: https://www.jefflevincoaching.com/the-reconnection-project/ If you or a loved one needs help: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help Contacts: John Broderick- johntbroderickjr@gmail.com Jeff Levin- jeff@jefflevincoaching.com Fellsway Wanderers- fellswaywanderers@gmail.com

    46 min

  2. 12/22/2021

    The Value in Experience and Fostering Relationships with Chris Riviezzo

    Episode 7 of Raising Confident Athletes in the Digital Age ESPN Producer, Marist Professor, High School Soccer Coach, and former soccer player Chris Riviezzo joins Kathryn Wickersham and Jeff Levin to discuss effective coaching, creating a safe space for children, his experiences working with soccer greats, and more. Resources: Jeff- https://www.jefflevincoaching.com/ jeff@jefflevincoaching.com Kathryn- kathryn@fellswaywanderers.club Fellsway Wanderers- insta: fellswaywanderersfc twitter: FellsWanderers facebook: Fellsway Wanderers FC

    52 min

  3. 12/06/2021

    The Facebook Files & Social Media Boundaries

    Kathryn Wickersham and Jeff Levin are joined by two special guests and members of Fellsway Wanderers FC, Jo Anne and Emma Kate. The four discuss the information revealed in The Facebook Files, their different perspectives, and their experiences with technology. Lastly, they give advice on how to set boundaries in order to create a healthier relationship with our devices. TW (Body image and mental health): beware that subjects discussed might be sensitive subjects for some. If you enjoyed this episode and our podcast as a whole: follow/subscribe, leave an apple review, and most importantly- share this podcast!  Socials: Instagram- fellswaywanderersfc, Facebook- Fellsway Wanderers FC, Twitter- FellsWanderers Contacts: Kathryn- kathryn@fellswaywanderers.club, Jeff-jeff@jefflevincoaching.com jefflevincoaching.com

    31 min

  4. 09/07/2021

    The Power of Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga with Kim Bilawchuk

    Co-hosts Kathryn Wickersham, and Jeff Levin sit down with special guest Kim Bilawchuk, yoga instructor, Wanderer's parent, and professional coach. The three discuss how yoga resonates with kids, how you can bring mindfulness into your home, and much more! To learn more about Kim: her website is https://www.kimbilawchuk.com/ and you can access her free e-book here: https://www.kimbilawchuk.com/go/slow-down-e-book/   Please reach out to us with any comments, questions, and concerns! We would love to have people on the podcast or just address topics our audience is interested in. You can reach Kathryn at kathryn@fellswaywanderers.club and Jeff at jeff@jefflevincoaching.com. We look forward to hearing from people! Please make sure you are subscribed to or following this podcast on your streaming services, and leave us a good review on Apple Podcast! You can also follow us on Instagram @fellswaywanderersfc to stay up to date. Thanks for listening!

    29 min

  5. 08/23/2021

    "The Gift of Failure" With David Cudmore

    On this installment of Raising Confident Athletes in the Digital Age, Kathryn Wickersham and Jeff Levin sit down with David Cudmore (Director of Culture & Business Development for Fellsway Wanderers FC) to discuss how he teaches resilience through "The Gift of Failure" and how we are can all help to create a positive youth sports culture. The Gift of Failure is an idea coined by educator and speaker, Jessica Lahey.  Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions, comments, or would like to be featured on the podcast! You can contact Kathryn via email (kathryn@fellswaywanderers.club) and Jeff via email (jeff@jefflevincoaching.com) or via phone number (603-496-0305). If you want to contact Dave you can reach him via email (david@fellswaywanderers.club). You can find out more about Fellsway Wanderers FC at our website https://www.fellswaywanderers.club/ To support this work: follow/subscribe, leave us a review, and share with a friend! You can also find us on Instagram @fellswaywanderersfc.

    35 min

  6. 08/10/2021

    A Parental Perspective & Outcome Fever

    Fellsway Wanderer's parent, Amy, is our first guest on Raising Confident Athletes in the Digital Age. She joins Kathryn Wickersham and Jeff Levin to discuss the struggles of parenting in this generation along with the impact Covid has had on that. The episode concludes with a listener question regarding the impact of Simone Biles's decision to prioritize her mental health and the effect has on the younger generation of athletes. Here is a link to the hockey parent segment Jeff referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY-C2-uatyE&feature=youtu.be Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in coming on the show or have any questions/concerns you would like us to talk about in an episode. You can reach us at kathryn@fellswaywanderers.club and jeff@jefflevincoaching.com  Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed please follow/subscribe and leave us a review to help more people find this podcast.

    34 min

  7. 07/22/2021

    The Covid Effect

    Fellsway Wanderers Director of Communication, Kathryn Wickersham, and Life Coach, Jeff Levin, discuss how Covid has exacerbated many issues for the current generation of children. Additionally, they dove into the difficulties of parenting through these massive challenges and gave some tips! If you enjoy this episode please follow/subscribe and leave a review. If you want to be part of this podcast community and all that we are building here are our contacts: kathryn@fellswaywanderers.club  www.fellswaywanderers.club / fellswaywanderers@gmail.com Jeff Levin: www.jefflevincoaching.com / (603)-496-0305 / Jeff@Jefflevincoaching.com We hope to hear from you! You can also find Fellsway Wanderers on social media: Instagram- fellswaywanderersfc Facebook- Fellsway Wanderers FC Twitter- @FellsWanderers

    27 min

  8. 07/15/2021

    "The Bombardment"

    Welcome to the first episode of Raising Confident Athletes in The Digital Age! Kathryn Wickersham, Fellsway Wanderers Director of Communications, and Jeff Levin of Jeff Levin Coaching discuss "the bombardment" of challenges this generation of children has faced in their lifetime and offer suggestions as to how parents can help. If you want to be featured on the show or have any comments/concerns please contact us at fellswaywanderers@gmail.com or jeff@jefflevincoaching.com

    24 min
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"Raising Confident Athletes in the Digital Age" meets at the intersection of youth sports, modern parenting, and sports psychology. Kathryn Wickersham of Fellsway Wanderers FC and Jeff Levin of Jeff Levin Coaching discuss the many complexities and opportunities for growth in youth sports to benefit parents, coaches and the players emotional development.

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