The Coaching Life Podcast

This summer I have been working on a project with a good friend of mine, fellow baseball lover, dad and coach, Pat Martin. It is not uncommon for Pat and I, at the end of the day, to have five or six paragraphs of text messages in which we have been discoursing about youth sports.

In fact, it was through those conversations that we began chatting about Player Development Programs and wondering if our idealistic ways of thinking about youth baseball and softball could actually become reality someday. That conversation prompted me to write the article, "Let's Start Something New: PDP." That article prompted lots of comments, which prompted Pat to write his first ever blog post in which he further explained the vision behind a Player Development Program. And it was both of those articles which prompted a few different people to reach out to us and say, "Hey, you guys should do a podcast!"

For some time now, I have actually been thinking about doing a podcast on the topics that I tend to write about. So, I pitched the idea to Pat and he was immediately on board.

We wanted to record the first 5 episodes before we launched the show publicly, and our plan is to "officially" launch the podcast on Monday, August 5. You will be able to search and find it in all major platforms in which you listen to your other podcasts.

But here's a little secret... you can actually listen to Episode 1 right now! It has been pre-released in order to give the various applications time to approve it and then include the show on their platforms.

Also, you can simply copy and paste the RSS feed directly into whatever platform you use if you cannot yet find it when you perform a search. Here is the direct URL for the podcast's RSS feed:

https://anchor.fm/s/ce37f7c/podcast/rss

We are having a lot of fun producing these episodes. Our hope and prayer is that they will generate a positive momentum among the youth sports community and challenge coaches, parents, and young athletes to strive for the best possible versions of themselves. Likewise, for those who serve their communities in the realm youth athletics, we hope it will challenge and inspire you to want to do whatever it takes to ensure the best possible experiences for all involved.

Please give it a listen and share it with others. But most importantly, subscribe in order to join the conversation. Episodes of The Coaching Life Podcast will be released on a weekly basis (every Monday). So, when you wake up Monday mornings, there will be a new one ready for you.