Meg and Dr. G welcome award-winning sport sociologist Dr. Jay Coakley, Professor Emeritus (i.e., retired with achievement) at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Dr. Coakley is the author of the textbook Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, which is thought to be the most widel...

Meg and Dr. G welcome award-winning sport sociologist Dr. Jay Coakley, Professor Emeritus (i.e., retired with achievement) at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Dr. Coakley is the author of the textbook Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, which is thought to be the most widel...

Division, segregation, prejudice. How can we end it?
Dr. Gary Sailes educates us on critical race theory, as well as his own personal philosophies and experiences regarding racism on and off the court.

We are all products of our own environment, so how can we use that to our benefit? Prepare f...

As a journalist living through the beginning of integration of black Americans into education and athletics, Heys witnessed history daily. From education to athletics, Heys was at the scene for integration of black Americans in the South. Of all the memorable stories Heys got to experience, the l...

Santa Cruz Warriors’ head coach Kris Weems shares his journey through all levels of basketball, including the coaching keys that got him to the pros. Get a inside look at what it takes to be a professional on both the players’ side, and the coaches’. Coach Weems first dives into his own developme...

As a journalist living through the beginning of integration of black Americans into education and athletics, Heys witnessed history daily. From education to athletics, Heys was at the scene for integration of black Americans in the South. Of all the memorable stories Heys got to experience, the l...

Meg and Dr. G interview Mr. Patrick Ruff, the Head of School at Woodside Priory High School in California. Mr. Ruff explains his views on quality coaching and how he’s learned to find it in the coaches he hires, how school administrators need to hold coaches accountable, and get at the realities ...

With many retired athletes hired as coaches, John O'Sullivan calls for a deeper look into the qualifications of a coach, and shares how our culture is rapidly changing coach education. Professionalization in sport is progressing in an upward trend, and youth sport as we know it is about to change...

Creech shares his career development and work in sports administration that led him to his role of a lifetime—athletic director. He provides insight on intercollegiate philanthropy and fundraising as well as an overview of what he has accomplished in his career, from ticket sales to organizationa...

Four of the players on the 1998 Stanford cardinals share how their friendship carried them all the way to the final four. Through packed stadiums, screaming fans, and performance anxiety, these teammates supported each other and their common goal. The four share their thoughts on the final game i...

Soccer coach and former professional player, Jamie Franks talks us through the ups and downs of the University of Denver’s program in fields of recruitment, practice, coach and athlete relationships, as well as team culture. 
Franks’ explains his “character-first” model of recruitment, and how he...

Prepare to explore the complex relationship between athletes and coaches, as well as the healthy or unhealthy habits within it. Dr. Sara Erdner’s sheds light on the mental as well as physical hardships athletes and coaches face from her book, Dear Coach. Erdner goes into detail on the dispariti...

Prepare to explore the complex relationship between athletes and coaches, as well as the healthy or unhealthy habits within it. Dr. Sara Erdner’s sheds light on the mental as well as physical hardships athletes and coaches face from her book, Dear Coach. Erdner goes into detail on the dispariti...

Baseball phenomenon Fred Corral shares his experience transitioning from a player to a coach and the philosophies he’s adopted along the way. He’ll dive into topics such as player and athlete development, athlete identity, and balancing winning and development. Corral shares the pressures of bein...

Explore all things athlete development and coaching education with the University of Denver women’s gymnastics coach Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart.
Following the 2019 winning season, Coach Rinehart breaks down the struggle of creating a team atmosphere amidst COVID, along with ways she works to impro...

A one-time schoolyard games has become an internationally competitive sport. This is jump rope like you’ve never seen it before. Jump rope is growing rapidly across the globe, and here to comment on it is one of the trailblazers themselves, Shaun Hamilton. Hamilton shares the history of the sport...

For a deep dive into the Cinderella story of Volt Athletics from co-founder Dan Giuliani himself.
Giuliani reviews the highs and lows of his startup that rocked the fitness world.
He shares his experiences in entering the tech world with a focus on fitness and his mission to help people. In the ...

For a deep dive into the Cinderella story of Volt Athletics from co-founder Dan Giuliani himself.
Giuliani reviews the highs and lows of his startup that rocked the fitness world.
He shares his experiences in entering the tech world with a focus on fitness and his mission to help people. In the ...

The soccer phenomenon from Boston College tells of his eventful career in women’s soccer and the struggles he faced. In a time where women’s collegiate sport was just beginning, LaVigne recaps the many struggles and obstacles he overcame to get the program off the ground.
We’ll learn how the NCA...