CREIGHTON, Neb. — It all started with a recruiting pitch. Two teenage boys waited for the last school bell, climbed into a pickup truck, drove a mile across town and parked in the driveway at […]
Oh how we love Louisiana on Top Coach Podcast! These coaches never disappoint. We’ve got another fine example for you today in this episode as we talk to Marty Luquet. He’s retired from high school […]
Passion is something most of us experience in one form or another. However, taking that passion to the next level is not as easy for some as it is for others, especially when that passion […]
We are pleased to announce that Top Coach, in conjunction with Top Coach Conference and Cornbelt Sports, will be partnering with yet-to-be-announced individuals and organizations to present a series of regional faith and values-based coaches’ […]
by Jack Warren, editor and host of Top Coach Podcast McLean County, Illinois is traditionally the highest producing county in the United States for corn and soybeans. To start with, it’s the largest county by […]
Amy Servi Assistant Softball Coach University of Louisville Alma Mater: Colorado State Official Louisville bio Twitter: @coachamy10 The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of your career? I would […]
We welcome back in this episode an old friend of Top Coach and a former guest. Chris Finwood is the head baseball coach at Norfolk, Virginia’s Old Dominion University. In his first visit on Top […]
by Jack Warren, Top Coach editor and host Ponder, ruminate, consider, contemplate, cogitate. All words that describe part of the process of working through your problem, issue, or challenge. In our current time, it’s far […]
As we all know well, in baseball — if it’s going to get done — you’re going to have to pick up a shovel (or rake) and do it! Kudos to Dr. Peter Geannelis! As […]
It’s fascinating how each school goes about this aspect of extra-curriculars. In this particular case, Doane University is an NAIA school. OF course their rules are different for scholarships than the various NCAA divisions, the […]
Can a soccer coach hit a home run? You bet! We’ve got the legendary Anson Dorrance for this episode and he hits it out of the park! Coach Dorrance is now in his 39th season […]
Dell Lever Assistant Baseball Coach Ben Lippen School Columbia, South Carolina Physical Education teacher Alma Mater: Newberry College Twitter: @Dell_Lever The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of your […]
Something to ponder as budget issues confront every sport and activity. This story concerns the Northern Illinois University competitive cheer team. DeKALB — NIU Competitive Cheerleading was removed from Athletics Department funding in May, but […]
INDIANOLA, Iowa — Simpson College athletics has provided a number of student athletes opportunities beyond the games, practices and facilities while they pursue their degree and play the sport they enjoy. Matt Jeter, head football coach, […]
Back in 2013, I sat down with then future Top Coach guests, Wayne Meyer, head coach at Leroy (IL) High School, and Jim Collins, currently director of the Central Illinois chapter of the Fellowship of […]
by Jack Warren, editor and host of the Top Coach podcast This is so very obvious, it seems as if it shouldn’t have to be said. However, every good idea bears repeating. Play to your […]
After four years of marriage, Shannon and Ron Pummill are, safe to say, not getting tired of each other. To the contrary. The 2009 Garden City High School graduates arguably spend more time together than […]
There are some people that make you reassess your efforts, wondering whether you’re really as busy or passionate as you thought. Patrick Klein is one of those guys. The associate head coach of the women’s […]
Katie Matthews ran for five years for BU’s longtime head cross country coach and assistant director of track and field Bruce Lehane, who died September 23. She can still reel off her best times if you […]
Missouri volleyball head coach Wayne and assistant coach Susan Kreklow are no strangers to partnership. They have been working to build a successful volleyball program at Mizzou since the 2000 season and previously coached together […]
This week’s episode will provide a lot of bang for the buck! It’s free, you say? Well, consider this an even better bargain. We’re joined this week by the head coach at the University of […]
Natalia Vega delights in recalling the email she received from the University of the Incarnate Word after she asked to join its synchronized swimming team. “It said they were going to offer me a full […]
Terrific column by a medical doctor and former coach who talks about working with great coaches throughout the years. by Bert R. Mandelbaum, MD, DHL (Hon) It was a beautiful spring day in West Point, New […]
by Jack Warren, editor and host of Top Coach Podcast Cultivating networks. Developing relationships. Among the many terms that describe what needs to happen because we don’t operate in a vacuum. Nearly everything we do […]
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