Captains & Coaches Podcast

Tex McQuilkin
  • 5.0 (31)
  • Self-Improvement
  • Updated Weekly

The Fast-Track to Becoming a Game-Changing Leader. Discover how the greatest minds in sports build winning cultures. Dive into raw, no-nonsense conversations with elite coaches and captains who've been in the trenches. We're not here for fluff – expect: Hard-hitting strategies to skyrocket your team's performance Insider tips on building unbreakable team chemistry Career-defining lessons from both victories and failuresWhether you're calling plays or taking the field, we're building you up, not breaking you down.  Ready to raise your game? Let's do it together. Press play. Listen and lead with purpose. Become the leader your team needs. www.captainsandcoaches.com

  1. 1d ago ·  Video

    138 - Staying Within Striking Distance w/ Bo Sandoval

    Bo Sandoval has spent three decades coaching everyone from Olympic wrestlers to UFC champions, and he says the secret was never chasing peak performance. It was staying within striking distance. In this episode of Captains & Coaches, Bo traces his path from a moldy weight room at a small Mississippi college to the U.S. Olympic Training Center to nearly a decade inside the UFC Performance Institute, now teaching the next generation at Texas A&M. Along the way, he unpacks what self-leadership actually looks like: positioning yourself as a helper before an expert, drawing the line between shame and guilt when athletes mess up, and putting a governor on your own emotions before you try to lead anyone else's. Education -  Captains & Coaches course, "Why They're Not Listening - Coaching Today's Athlete": http://listen.captainsandcoaches.com Training -     15 Min Dynamic Warm Up Flow - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/warmupflow Old Bull Program - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/old-bull-train C&C Merch - shop.captainsandcoaches.com

    138 - Staying Within Striking Distance w/ Bo Sandoval

  2. Aug 12 ·  Video

    137 - Ask the Coach: S&C Q&A Live at the Soldiers to Sidelines Summit

    Live from the 2nd Annual Soldiers to Sidelines Coaching Summit: the Ask the Coach panel, unscripted and unfiltered. Moderator Johanna Zabal hands the mic to the room, and Tex, Nate Palin, and Kat Oswald field whatever comes, from youth lifting age and PVC-pipe progressions to burnout, creative play, and how the military trains athletes with no off-season. Real questions from real coaches, answered live. Topics covered: youth strength training age, rep max vs. percentage-based programming, in-season maintenance for football and soccer, athlete burnout and cognitive recovery, creative play in long-term development, force plates and asymmetry testing in military athletes, and mental imagery for performance. Education -  Captains & Coaches course, "Why They're Not Listening - Coaching Today's Athlete": http://listen.captainsandcoaches.com Training -     15 Min Dynamic Warm Up Flow - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/warmupflow Old Bull Program - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/old-bull-train C&C Merch - shop.captainsandcoaches.com

    137 - Ask the Coach: S&C Q&A Live at the Soldiers to Sidelines Summit

  3. Aug 7 ·  Video

    136 - When Perfect Breaks, What Emerges w/ Erica Lowery

    Erica Lowery is a strength and conditioning coach at South Alabama working with volleyball and soccer. She's also a former Division I libero, a two-time Apex Games competitor, and a USA Bobsled camp invitee. This episode covers all of it. Erica walks through her transfer from Texas A&M to Liberty University and the confidence she rebuilt there. She talks about her first year as a college strength coach, the exhaustion of trying to be perfect, and the moment she stopped performing for her athletes and started showing up as herself. That decision changed everything about how she coaches. This conversation is about the gap between who you think you should be and who you actually are, and what happens when you finally close it. Education -  Captains & Coaches course, "Why They're Not Listening - Coaching Today's Athlete": http://listen.captainsandcoaches.com Training -     15 Min Dynamic Warm Up Flow - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/warmupflow Old Bull Program - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/old-bull-train C&C Merch - shop.captainsandcoaches.com

    136 - When Perfect Breaks, What Emerges w/ Erica Lowery

  4. Jul 31 ·  Video

    135 - Coaching Crisis: Lacrosse Roundtable Live at Soldiers to Sidelines Summit

    Live from the 2nd Annual Soldiers to Sidelines Coaching Summit in Nashville, this lacrosse roundtable tackles the coaching crisis head-on: the pathway from playing to coaching, why coaches are leaving the profession, and what it takes to stay in it for the long haul. Joining Tex: Harrison Bernstein, Founder and CEO of Soldiers to Sidelines; Jon Basti, Head Coach at Sacred Heart University; Ryan Wellner, Defensive Coordinator at Notre Dame; and Chayse Ierlan, Director of Operations at Johns Hopkins. The group unpacks why playing experience doesn't guarantee coaching skill, the pressures pulling young coaches out of the game, and the psychology behind why athletes, and coaches, stay committed. Harrison breaks down the research on self-efficacy, hope, and realistic optimism, and the group shares the mentors and moments that shaped how they lead today. A conversation about why the best coaches never stop training, even at the top of their game. Education -  Captains & Coaches course, "Why They're Not Listening - Coaching Today's Athlete": http://listen.captainsandcoaches.com Training -     15 Min Dynamic Warm Up Flow - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/warmupflow Old Bull Program - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/old-bull-train C&C Merch - shop.captainsandcoaches.com

    135 - Coaching Crisis: Lacrosse Roundtable Live at Soldiers to Sidelines Summit

  5. Jul 24 ·  Video

    134 - The Language Arts of Coaching w/ Nick Winkelman

    Nick Winkelman wrote the book on coaching language. Literally. The Language of Coaching has become required reading for anyone who talks to athletes for a living.   The Language of Coaching: https://amzn.to/4gUKhjU   In this episode, recorded live at the NSCA National Conference, Nick breaks down the difference between informing and cueing. Most coaches give too much information and not enough focus. Nick explains why that gap kills performance in the moment that matters most.  We dig into internal versus external cues.  Nick makes the case for external focus using a symphony conductor as the model. One clear idea organizes the whole system. Too many internal cues just create noise.  Nick also unpacks his 3D cueing model. Distance. Direction. Description. Three ingredients that turn a vague cue into something an athlete can actually use in real time.   We close on analogy. Not as a coaching trick, but as the actual mechanism the brain uses to learn anything new.  This episode applies whether you coach lacrosse, baseball, or the weight room. The language you use is the lens your athlete sees through. Choose it on purpose. Education -  Captains & Coaches course, "Why They're Not Listening - Coaching Today's Athlete": http://listen.captainsandcoaches.com Training -     15 Min Dynamic Warm Up Flow - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/warmupflow Old Bull Program - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/old-bull-train C&C Merch - shop.captainsandcoaches.com

    134 - The Language Arts of Coaching w/ Nick Winkelman

  6. Jul 22 ·  Video

    133 - Fall to the Level of Your Leader

    Advocacy + Inquiry = How Real Captains Lead Where did you learn to lead? Most first-time captains never got taught. They just copied whatever they saw growing up, a parent, an older sibling, a coach from another sport. But copying what you saw isn't the same as leading well. In this episode, Tex breaks down two models of leadership behavior from the research of Argyris and Schön: the self-protective Model 1, and the open, trust-building Model 2. You'll learn the difference between advocacy and inquiry, why single-loop learning keeps teams stuck, and three questions every captain needs to ask themselves this week. If you're a first-time captain, or you coach one, this episode is for you. Education -  Captains & Coaches course, "Why They're Not Listening - Coaching Today's Athlete": http://listen.captainsandcoaches.com Training -     15 Min Dynamic Warm Up Flow - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/warmupflow Old Bull Program - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/old-bull-train C&C Merch - shop.captainsandcoaches.com

    133 - Fall to the Level of Your Leader

  7. Jul 16 ·  Video

    132 - Return to Play on a Budget w Dr Dylan Seeley

    Every coach has a shin splint kid. A low back kid. A concussion protocol they're guessing their way through. This episode fixes that. Dr. Dylan Seeley joins Captains & Coaches live from Summerstrong 2026 to break down the injuries showing up on the lacrosse field and what's actually driving them. We cover anterior and posterior shin splints, the foot mechanics behind both, and why slides and cleats are working against your athletes.  We get into spondylolysis, a low back injury lacrosse never used to see, and why oblique training is the missing piece for shooters and lifters. We break down hamstring mechanics and the one drill that got a state title sprinter back on the track in two days. Then we go deep on concussions. Dylan shares the research behind vision training that cut concussion rates from 9.2 to 2.3 per season with zero extra neck work. He explains why cocoon therapy is outdated, how cardio actually speeds brain recovery, and why the parasympathetic nervous system might be the most overlooked piece of return to play. No expensive gear. No abstract theory. Just mechanics, and the why behind them. Education -  Captains & Coaches course, "Why They're Not Listening - Coaching Today's Athlete": http://listen.captainsandcoaches.com Training -    15 Min Dynamic Warm Up Flow - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/warmupflow Old Bull Program - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/old-bull-train C&C Merch - shop.captainsandcoaches.com

    132 - Return to Play on a Budget w Dr Dylan Seeley

  8. Jul 8 ·  Video

    131 - Transformational Leadership Theory: The Four I's in Team

    Sports don't teach lessons. Coaches do. This week, Tex breaks down transformational leadership theory's Four I's, connects them to social-emotional learning, and lays out the model anchoring his doctoral research on collegiate team captains. Education -  Captains & Coaches course, "Why They're Not Listening - Coaching Today's Athlete": http://listen.captainsandcoaches.com Training -    15 Min Dynamic Warm Up Flow - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/warmupflow Old Bull Program - 7 Day Free Trial - https://bit.ly/old-bull-train C&C Merch - shop.captainsandcoaches.com

    131 - Transformational Leadership Theory: The Four I's in Team
See All (138)

5
out of 5
31 Ratings

About

The Fast-Track to Becoming a Game-Changing Leader. Discover how the greatest minds in sports build winning cultures. Dive into raw, no-nonsense conversations with elite coaches and captains who've been in the trenches. We're not here for fluff – expect: Hard-hitting strategies to skyrocket your team's performance Insider tips on building unbreakable team chemistry Career-defining lessons from both victories and failuresWhether you're calling plays or taking the field, we're building you up, not breaking you down.  Ready to raise your game? Let's do it together. Press play. Listen and lead with purpose. Become the leader your team needs. www.captainsandcoaches.com

Information

You Might Also Like