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Today's guest has a strong Michigan background that has propelled her to the top of her coaching field winning over 20 conference titles in all three sports. Sue started as a high school coach in the Ann Arbor area but quickly rose to the collegiate ranks on the back of mentors such as her dad Bob Parks and legendary Univ of Michigan coach James Henry. After a very successful head coaching stint at Ball State University, Sue was able to take over as the head coach and eventual Director of Track and Field at her alma mater Eastern Michigan University. We get some great advice on what it takes to win so many team championships and her counsel will help you become more successful.
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Oohweee, happy first episode of Athletics LLC for 2022! This week David Oliver joins us for some of good ol' LLC chaos. The words were flowing so smooth that it's most of our show! But don't fret, as always, there's so much insight shared...it will def make you go HHMMMM. See you all in just a bit!
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Coming off of a magical 2021, we sit down with women's cross country head coach Diljeet Taylor to learn her unique journey. Her story is one of encouragement and belief, starting with a 5th grade teacher telling her she could be anything to Coach Robin Johnson (9th grade track coach) writing a special note before a meet. We find out the impact these small but immensely meaningful actions meant to her and how they impacted her career.
Then we turn our attention to the unique season in 2021 where her team competed at the NCAA DI indoor national championships on the same weekend as the cross country national championships. Hear her thought process on how she lead her team to one of the most impressive weekends ever recorded for collegiate track and cross country and the meaning behind #BYUrun4her.
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Happy New Year! We hope that you all are able to look back at 2021 and be confident with what has gotten you to this place today. Keep on, keeping on! In this last episode of the year, we look forward to what is coming up for the track and field world but not without giving some brainspace to the CFP!!! The tiles give their insight as to how these last four teams are going to move through the trenches and who will prevail as "winners" of their respective bowl games. In the sprint world, we have a major event difference...the 60m/100m or 110m for the short sprints. Listen in as to the perspectives of The Governor, Lamar, Clyde, and Sir Lucious describe the subtle or not so subtle differences of the events. Then I dare ask the question, in the NCAA indoor season, what records are going to be challenged if not BROKE by March 2022? Consider who remains in the NCAA, who has left, and who has added who to their rosters. Lastly, mentioning transitions, Warholm has made mention of a switch to the 800m from the 400mh. The gents discuss some potential motives of the move and why or why not they want it to happen. Clyde lines up for RAPID FIRE, and we move into the last HBP for the year. Thanks for a great 2021, Athletics LLC community, we appreciate ya!
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Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates and happy holidays to those that it applies! Getting back into our normal digs, this week we start the shenanigans with some football talk...what say you? Who is the top WR in the NFL currently? Next, recognizing the award winners from last week's Bowerman award ceremony as well as touching on the Coaches' HOF...things that make you go hmmmm. With the majority of the indoor season about to ramp up, let's reflect and lay some ground for 2022 and what we would like to see...What did we miss? I KNOW y'all will let us know who we didn't think about. Lamar steps up for RAPID FIRE and HEART BEAT PROPS are always an enlightening time to reflect on. So as you wrap the last of your gifts, get ready to eat Santa's cookie and drink the milk...HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY and stay healthy!!!
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Today's guest has been a high school coach in the Northeast for over two decades. His story of learning how to coach from the ground up is fascinating as we talk about the importance of coaching education helped him to coach better than he was coached. Latif and our host Mike get into a lot of different topics including *understanding the 'why' of coaching *USATF coaching education program *going all in on his coaching business and more.
Check him out at www.CompleteTrackAndField.com.
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Hey everyone! We hope that you all have enjoyed yourselves if you were able to get to Orlando for the USTFCCCA Coaches Convention. We were able to get the LIVE episode recorded but it does cut off towards the end of the conversation. Enjoy the impromptu topics and see you after click on the button!
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This week, these tiles are getting suspect about all these claims happening. We, specifically Sir Lucious, need some OCULAR PROOF in these streets! Conversation starts with CFP and sheesh! That's all I need to say right here...you can hear the rest and decide where you stand. Then...sprinters, why is the 400 meter pool taking different shape? Listen to the words that are said...I think you'll hit pause to think about what is said! Lastly, with the Coaches Convention coming up, what do you think should be added to the docket? Do you have any of the same thoughts as the tiles??? Get ready for the surprise that Clyde leads us into for next week and see you all soon!!!
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Dr. Raidbard began coaching college basketball and pursuing his Master's degree (Educational Leadership) after graduating from Indiana University. With coaching stops at Western New Mexico, Dartmouth, Florida Gulf Coast, and Chicago State, he completed his Doctorate in Educational Leadership with a dissertation focusing on determiningg the best leadership style and behaviors for athletic coaches to practice.
Today, Dr. Raidbard sits down with us to discuss effective leadership style for track coaches focusing on the leadership style and behaviors many of us think we are practicing versus the style/behavior we are actually practicing.
You can find Lead Like a Pro on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Like-Pro-Effective-Leadership/dp/1645434109
Dr. Raidbard's website is: https://www.raidbardleadership.com/
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Well, just when you thought the tides were going to be focused on the start of the indoor competitive season...universes pop off!!! CFP is the most crazy "non-sense", as Clyde would put it! Don't get lost in the different scenarios. Then if those ranking powers weren't thought to be crazy enough...let's shift over to the World Athletics AOY winners! Listen to what the gents, including The Governor, has to say about that bread trail of thoughts. To add to the ever growing alphabet entities, USATF throws themselves into the lime-light. Did you hear about this one? What are your thoughts??? Lastly, College FB wanted to join in on our ever-lasting coaching carousel! Have you been able to keep up? If not, you know that Sir Lucious, Lamar, Clyde, and The Governor will keep you informed! You won't want to pass this one up...
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