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SPKN explores the Evolution of Youth Sports: An Insightful Podcast with Vince Minjares and Jon Solomon of the Aspen Institute’s Sport and Society.

Sara Doell and Jade Siphomsay join Meg and Dr. G to discuss coach athlete relationships. Jade is the captain of the University of San Francisco Women’s Golf team and Sara Doell is the Women’s Golf coach at the University of San Francisco and Author of Amazon Bestseller “Your Future Self Will Thank You”. Jade and Sara reveal what it takes to develop a healthy coach athlete relationship. Sara explains sometimes less can be more as a coach, and learning how to communicate with athletes in order to best serve their needs is key to unlocking performance.

Meg and Dr. G. welcome Dr. Sophia Jowett & Ian Goldberg to discuss coach-athlete relationships. Sophia is a Professor of Psychology at Loughborough University, specializing in coach-athlete relationships. Ian Goldberg is the Founder and CEO of iSport360, an app that allows coaches to set goals, post training videos and schedules, and most importantly engage with their athletes off the field. Together, Sophia and Ian highlight how important it is to create an environment of healthy communication between athletes, coaches, and parents and why they should start sooner than later.

Alex Sarama is a basketball coach/consultant and the founder of Transforming Basketball. Alex began his coaching at the age of 14, and has since dedicated himself to implement research based coaching. In this episode Meg and Dr. G learn about the Constraint Led Approach and Ecological Dynamics and how Alex utilizes research to inform his practices. He argues that this approach is underestimated and can be applied in any sport. Alex challenges coaches to reconsider their traditional methods and drills and provides examples of how he uses the Constraint Led Approach to improve performance in his athletes.

Allison Maurer is a Sports Dietician who has advised multiple sporting organizations including the Pittsburgh Pirates and the University of Tennessee. She is currently the Associate Athletic Director for Student Health and Wellness at Knoxville Catholic High School. In this episode, Allison provides valuable insight on foundational nutritional knowledge. Coaches and athletes are realizing the value of nutrition as science progresses and results are starting to become evident on the playing field. Meg and Dr. G learn how to fuel for performance as well as highlighting overlooked aspects of nutrition and much more.

University of Michigan Head Football Coach, Jim Harbaugh, joins Meg and Dr. G for SPKN’s ”Sideline”.