Winning is Not Everything

Sean Jensen
Winning is Not Everything

Winning Is Not Everything aims to bring sanity back to youth sports. In each weekly episode, sports-minded kids and their parents will hear conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches that fight the obsession over rankings and trophies in youth sports, and instead emphasizes character development and sportsmanship. Hosted by Sean Jensen, former NFL reporter, children’s book author, and youth sports coach.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    #249: Brenda Stratton On How Key Soccer Figures Inspired Her Coaching Career

    In Part 2 of our conversation with Brenda Stratton, owner of Beast Mode Soccer Vancouver, discusses connecting with David Copeland-Smith, who counted significant American players such as Alex Morgan and Landon Donovan among his training clients. Catch up on all episodes & more on your favorite podcast platform! Thanks to my Presenting Sponsor, @teamsnap, for prioritizing conversations like this! Make sure to sign-up for our webinar on Mental Health in Youth Sports When: Tuesday, December 17th at 11am MT/1pm ET   Where: Virtual Register here https://tmsnp.co/3OoPqRP

    17 min

  2. DEC 3

    #248: Brenda Stratton On Falling In Love With Soccer Early And Dealing With Burnout

    In Part 1 of our conversation with Brenda Stratton, owner of Beast Mode Soccer Vancouver, shares about the impact her older brother and her father had on her sports journey, and how — after participating in many sports — faced and handled the concern of burnout in middle school. Catch up on all episodes & more on your favorite podcast platform! Thanks to my Presenting Sponsor, @teamsnap, for prioritizing conversations like this! Make sure to sign-up for our webinar on Mental Health in Youth Sports  When: Tuesday, December 17th at 11am MT/1pm ET   Where: Virtual Register here https://tmsnp.co/3OoPqRP

    15 min

  3. NOV 26

    #247: Former Yale Offensive Lineman Khalid Cannon On How Put Me In! Helps Children Of Incarcerated Parents

    In Part 3 of our conversation with Khalid Cannon, the President and Chief Program Officer for Put Me In!, a nonprofit that increases access to sports for children of incarcerated parents, he highlights what connected him to Put Me In!, the impactful stories from the nonprofit, and what he's looking forward to moving forward.

    20 min

  4. NOV 19

    #246: Khalid Cannon On The Highs And Lows Of Going From Rural Alabama To Yale

    In Part 2 of our conversation with Khalid Cannon, the President and Chief Program Officer for Put Me In!, a nonprofit that increases access to sports for children of incarcerated parents, he discusses his mother's impact on his sports experience, and how he ended up being recruited to play football at Yale University. Catch up on all episodes & more on your favorite podcast platform! Thanks to my Presenting Sponsor, @teamsnap, for prioritizing conversations like this!

    16 min

  5. NOV 12

    #245: Former Yale Offensive Lineman Khalid Cannon On Growing Up With His Father In Prison

    In Part 1 of our conversation with Khalid Cannon, the President and Chief Program Officer for Put Me In!, a nonprofit that increases access to sports for children of incarcerated parents, he shares about the lessons and challenges of his childhood growing up in an attic on his grandparents' chicken farm in Alabama while his father was in prison on drug charges. Catch up on all episodes & more on your favorite podcast platform! Thanks to my Presenting Sponsor, @teamsnap, for prioritizing conversations like this!

    16 min

  6. NOV 5

    #244: Seton Hall Forward Prince Aligbe On Parallels Between Basketball And Piano

    In Part 3 of our conversation with Prince Aligbe, a junior forward at Seton Hall, shares about some of his passions outside of basketball, and his insights for youth sports parents.  Catch up on all episodes & more on your favorite podcast platform! Thanks to my Presenting Sponsor, @teamsnap, for prioritizing conversations like this!

    19 min

  7. OCT 29

    #243: Seton Hall Forward Prince Aligbe On Persevering Through Challenges In High School And Dealing With Recruiting

    In Part 2 of our conversation with Prince Aligbe, a junior forward at Seton Hall, discusses persevering through injuries and slumps, and his thought process on colleges as a four-star recruit. Catch up on all episodes & more on your favorite podcast platform! Thanks to my Presenting Sponsor, @teamsnap, for prioritizing conversations like this!

    14 min

  8. OCT 22

    #242: Seton Hall Forward Prince Aligbe On Juggling His Basketball Talent With Other Interests Growing Up

    In Part 1 of our conversation with Prince Aligbe, a junior forward at Seton Hall, highlights what changed after losing at a national tournament in middle school and juggling his talents in basketball with outside interests. Catch up on all episodes & more on your favorite podcast platform! Thanks to my Presenting Sponsor, @teamsnap, for prioritizing conversations like this!

    14 min
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Winning Is Not Everything aims to bring sanity back to youth sports. In each weekly episode, sports-minded kids and their parents will hear conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches that fight the obsession over rankings and trophies in youth sports, and instead emphasizes character development and sportsmanship. Hosted by Sean Jensen, former NFL reporter, children’s book author, and youth sports coach.

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