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Mental Health | Billy Walsh | Head Coach of USA Boxing

The Great Coaches - Leadership and Life

In 2015 Billy Walsh was appointed Head Coach of USA Boxing, and was charged with returning the program to its prior glory. In our discussion you will hear him speak about how a focus on Mental Health helped him improve as a Head Coach. You can listen to our full discussion with Billy along with […]

Mentors as Assets | Dr. David Parkin | AFL Multi-Premiership Winning Coach

The Great Coaches - Leadership and Life

Dr. David Parkin is an iconic coach, with the type of deep-seated wisdom that only comes from experiencing both the highs and lows of elite sport and life.  Here he speaks about the importance of having mentors, or as he calls them, critical friends, who can give you the direct, feedback that you need. You […]

Taking Risks | Bob Bowman | Arizona Swim and Dive Team Head Coach

The Great Coaches - Leadership and Life

Bob Bowman is an American swimming coach, four-time member of the U.S. Olympic Team coaching staff and has guided swimmers to 38 Olympic medals, as well as 43 World Records … so far !!  However he is best known as being the coach of the 23-time Olympic gold medalist American swimmer, Michael Phelps Bob discusses […]

Importance of Mentors | Tricia Cullop | Toledo Women’s Basketball Head Coach

The Great Coaches - Leadership and Life

Tricia Cullop is the Head Coach at Toledo WBBB, she recently led the Rockets to their fourth MAC regular-season championship and a second MAC tournament championship. In 2022, she received the Carol Eckman Award for coaching integrity in women’s college basketball. In our discussions she speaks to us on the importance of mentors who are […]

On Mentors

Mentors

Todays episode is on the topic of Mentors, and it features audio quotes from 11 coaches that we have interviewed on the podcast.

Dean Vickerman

Our Great Coach on this show is Dean Vickerman. Dean is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of Melbourne United in the Australian National Basketball League. He started his coaching career in 1997, progressing through roles across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Between 2007 and 2012, he […]

Tricia Cullop

Tricia Cullop

Tricia Cullop is a former basketball player and now coach. As a player, she was a High School All-American in 1989, and at Purdue University was part of the team that that won the school’s first ever Big Ten championship in 1991.  After stints as an Assistant coach at Radford, Long Beach State, and Xavier, […]