PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Careers in sport are often subject to the whims of outside forces. Learn from journeys of our experienced sport professional guests on how to navigate the challenging waters as an athlete, coach, or administrator, to reach your goals.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • ALLISON MAURER's Coach Story

    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 provi...

  • CLINICAL SPORT PSYCHOLOGY | Dr. Trevor Cote

    Dr. Trevor Cote is a Clinical Sport Psychologist who works with both Providence College Athletics and Amplifying Wellness + Performance, working with high performers in the field of athletics and in the corporate world. Dr. Cote joins Nate for an episode of "Up The Ladder" to share about his jour...

  • COLORADO GOLF ASSOCIATION | Ashley Harrell

    Ashley Harrell is the COO of the Colorado Golf Association, and has been working with the CGA for almost 10 years. She spends some time with host Nate Stein on "Up The Ladder" to talk about the different roles she has served in for the CGA, and shares some advice for those looking to take a simil...

  • Beneath the Armor | Sara Doell

    Sara Doell is the esteemed Head Women's Golf Coach at the University of San Francisco, renowned for her unwavering passion and dedication to the sport. With a profound understanding of golf's nuances and strategic brilliance, she has steered her team to unprecedented success. A former professiona...

  • USA LACROSSE | Shawn Maloney

    Shawn Maloney, the Mountain Regional Manager for USA Lacrosse, appears with Nate on "Up The Ladder". Shawn opens up about his love for the game of lacrosse, and how playing and coaching the game changed for him after a major injury.

  • Beneath The Armor | JP Arencibia

    A transition out of sport, regardless of the level of competition, challenges the identity of an athlete. A significant level of attention, time, and money is spent on the athlete while competing, while little is allocated toward the athlete post their sport career. This makes it seem the journey...

  • NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION | Kevin Gregory

    Kevin Gregory, the Coaching and Sport Science Program Coordinator for the National Strength and Conditioning Association appears on Up The Ladder. Kevin shares about the steps he has taken to learn how to help athletes in every sport over his two decades as a strength coach. He also spreads some ...

  • CHANTAL VALLÉE and DR. GORDON BLOOM | Building a Championship Program

    Chantal Vallée is the Head Coach of the Windsor Lancers Women’s Basketball program. Chantal inherited a team with only 4 winning seasons in 50 years and went on to win 5 consecutive National Championships. Dr. Gordon Bloom is a Professor and Director of the Sport Psychology Research Laboratory in...

  • HOCHEVAR FAMILY | Coaches and Professional Athletes - Part 1

    Family first. The Hochevar family shares what it was like to grow up in an athletic family as well as the benefits or pressures that might come with it. Learn which brother built a baseball mound when he was just a kid, and how often the family would sneak into the high school gym to play pickup ...

  • HOCHEVAR FAMILY | Coaches and Professional Athletes - Part 2

    Family first. The Hochevar family shares what it was like to grow up in an athletic family as well as the benefits or pressures that might come with it. Learn which brother built a baseball mound when he was just a kid, and how often the family would sneak into the high school gym to play pickup ...

  • ALISON FOLEY | Head Women's Soccer Coach, Boston College

    Alison Foley shares her experience of becoming a parent while being a coach at a D1 school. However, she is far from limiting herself to just those two roles. Foley found that her starting experience as a coach transferred not only to parenting, but to writing, starting a yoga program for soccer ...

  • JOANNE PASTERNACK | President and Chief Impact Officer of Oliver+Rose - P1

    Athlete activism has been on a steady incline the past few years, most likely due to the joy that service brings to those that participate in it. Joanne Pasternack, an accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist, guides athletes to use their talents and treasure to connect with social causes the...

  • JOANNE PASTERNACK | President and Chief Impact Officer of Oliver+Rose - P2

    Athlete activism has been on a steady incline the past few years, most likely due to the joy that service brings to those that participate in it. Joanne Pasternack, an accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist, guides athletes to use their talents and treasure to connect with social causes the...

  • LAUREN DAVENPORT | Director of Coach Development, USA Lacrosse - P1

    Lauren Davenport, head of development from US Lacrosse, engages in an elevated conversation regarding proper youth athlete training and coaching education. Solutions range anywhere from better separating the athletes in terms of age, to encouraging them to play multiple sports.

    AS MENTIONED I...

  • LAUREN DAVENPORT - | Director of Coach Development, USA Lacrosse - P2

    Lauren Davenport, head of development from US Lacrosse, engages in an elevated conversation regarding proper youth athlete training and coaching education. Solutions range anywhere from better separating the athletes in terms of age, to encouraging them to play multiple sports.

    AS MENTIONED I...

  • RODNEY BILLUPS | Former Head Men's Basketball Coach, University of Denver

    Rodney Billups explains his journey to coaching college basketball and his priorities of mental toughness, coach-ability and character. coach and former professional player gives his unique perspective on coaching.

  • DR. CLAYTON KUKLICK | Clinical Associate Professor, Univeristy of Denver

    Dr. Clayton Kucklick helps us understand the methods and challenges of teach coaches to improve their practice. As an experienced athlete, coach, and now coaching coach, Dr. Kucklick's perspective can be valuable to all.

  • DAVID MOSELEY | Head Boys' Basketball Coach, Woodside Priory High School

    The Priory School Assistant Athletics Director and Head Boys Basketball Coach, David Moseley, opens up to Meg and Dr. G about working his way up from the worst high school basketball player in the state to becoming a professional athlete, before taking his talents to the bench to impact the next ...

  • J.P. ARENCIBIA | Former MLB Catcher & DR. TRAVIS HEATH | Sport Psychologist - P1

    Sports anxiety has been on the rise ever since the dawn of social media. JP Arencibia offers up his personal experiences with it throughout his career, as well as how he found his way back to becoming his best self. JP suggests that in the resolution of anxiety within players, one should look to ...

  • J.P. ARENCIBIA | Former MLB Catcher & DR. TRAVIS HEATH | Sport Psychologist - P2

    Sports anxiety has been on the rise ever since the dawn of social media. JP Arencibia offers up his personal experiences with it throughout his career, as well as how he found his way back to becoming his best self. JP suggests that in the resolution of anxiety within players, one should look to ...

  • DR. SINGER | Diversity & Inclusion & DR. CUNNINGHAM | Health & Kinesiology - P1

    Take a water break and venture off into the academic side of sport. Two experts share their experience in research and academia through the lens of sport. For advice in academic writing, publishing, and researching.
    Topics such as diversity within sport, female coaches, life as a caddy, and combi...

  • DR. SINGER | Diversity & Inclusion & DR. CUNNINGHAM | Health & Kinesiology - P2

    Take a water break and venture off into the academic side of sport. Two experts share their experience in research and academia through the lens of sport. For advice in academic writing, publishing, and researching.
    Topics such as diversity within sport, female coaches, life as a caddy, and combi...

  • ARIAN FOSTER | All-Pro Running Back

    The Sporting News once called Foster “the most interesting man in the NFL.”
    This All-Pro NFL running back had a distinguished career with the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins. An force on the field, Arian is also an accomplished musical artist, actor, writer, and podcaster.
    How do our beliefs a...

  • BILL TIERNEY | Head Men's Lacrosse Coach, University of Denver

    In this episode of SPORTLiGHT’s Sport Report, Meg and Dr. G interview the University of Denver’s head Men’s Lacrosse coach, Bill Tierney. Coach Tierney’s lifetime accomplishments include thirty-six years of coaching, seven national championships, twenty-seven regular season and conference tournam...