Our Great Coach on this episode is John Wooden Coach Wooden was an American basketball coach who led the UCLA Bruins to 10 NCAA Championships, including a record 7 titles in a row. Over a 29-year coaching career, his teams won a record 88 consecutive games, and he was voted coach of the year on […]
Our Great Coach on this episode is basketball coach Sandy Brondello. Sandy is a former professional basketball player and the current coach of the New York Liberty in the WNBA. She started playing for Australia at the age of 18 and went on to represent the national team at four Olympics winning three medals. She […]
Our Great Coach on this episode is Tom Ryan. Tom Ryan is a former All-American college wrestler, and now coach of the Ohio State Wrestling team. During his collegiate wrestling career, he was a member of the University of Iowa 1991 and 1992 NCAA and Big Ten championship teams. He became a Head Wrestling coach […]
Today’s episode is on the topic of Mental Health for Coaches and we are joined for the discussion with one of our listeners, Mads Claussen. If you would like to join us for a future episode to discuss a topic that is close to your heart, then please contact us us at thegreatcoachespodcast@gmail.com or contact […]
Our Great Coach on this episode is Bill Sweetenham. Bill is an Australian swimming coach, who first started training athletes in the 1970’s in the rural Australian town of Mount Isa. His coaching career progressed quickly and he coached at his first Olympics in 1976, and was then Head Coach for Australia at the 1980, […]
On this episode we discuss skills and what the Great Coaches have to say about them when it comes to individual and team dynamics. Applicable to all leaders.
Kathy Delaney-Smith is a recently retired American Basketball coach who for 40 years led the Harvard Women’s Basketball team. During her tenure she led the team to over 600 career wins, 11 Ivy League championships and six NCAA Tournament berths, and between 1986 and 2011, every senior class except one, won at least one conference […]
Roy has been coaching football since 1976, and over 46 years has led 21 teams in 8 different countries. His achievements are quite lengthy, but here is a summary: He led the Swiss national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup, a tournament they had not qualified for since the 1960’s. He […]
