The Role of Strength and Conditioning Coach During Crisis and Beyond with Matt Johnson, Director of Men's Basketball Strength and Conditioning, Butler University
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Using Instagram to connect with athletes during this time
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Keeping It Simple and Consistent with Kevin Sutton, Rhode Island and Randolph Childress, Wake Forest
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We're going Beyond The Whistle with the first Coaches Roundtable. Our roundtablers are Kevin Sutton, Assistant Coach at Rhode Island and Randolph Childress, Associate Head Coach at Wake Forest.
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Lessons From Legendary Coaches and HBCU Heroes Supporting Student Athletes with George Lynch
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I go back with George all the way to high school, where we both played for legendary coach Stu Vetter and nationally ranked teams at Flint Hill School in Virginia. George and I discuss playing for and coaching with great coaches like Dean Smith and Larry Brown. What he has taken from those experiences to become the coach he is. His commitment to improving the educational experiences of student-athletes at HBCU schools through his newest venture, HBCU Heroes.
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What Matters Now In Your Recruiting More Than Ever with Dan Tudor, Tudor Collegiate Strategies
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On this episode, we go Beyond The Whistle with Dan Tudor of Tudor Collegiate Strategies. Dan and I discuss:
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More Than Ever, It's Bigger Than The Ball, with Kyle Adams, University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
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On this episode, we go Beyond The Whistle with Kyle Adams, Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff. Kyle and I discuss:
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I'm Back and Honoring Kobe Bryant
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With the news today (January 26, 2020) of the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, this episode is not about the reasons why I have not recorded in a while. There was no better example than Kobe of work ethic, winning habits, passion and preparation. So I'm not going to share excuses.
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Build Your Personal Brand with a Podcast, with Jerod Morris
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Start your own podcast as the foundation of your personal brand.
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Why You Need a Personal Brand as a Coach, with Ron McKeefery
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Ron McKeefery is an internationally recognized leader in strength coaching. In this episode, Ron shares:
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Kevin Sutton, Assistant Coach, University of Rhode Island
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Kevin Sutton, Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Rhode Island.
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Tom McMillen, President & CEO of Lead1 Association
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As a kid growing up in Washington, DC, Tom McMillen was someone I followed closely. Tom was an All-American at the University of Maryland, played 11 years in the NBA, and served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
info_outlineI have a confession to make. I’m a recovering sports agent. And that’s the thing I believe is going to make this show worth listening to. My name is Odell McCants, the host of Beyond The Whistle - and I want to sincerely thank you for checking out this debut episode of this podcast. I know you have lots of options when it comes to how you spend your listening time and I appreciate the trust you’re placing in me to listen to this debut episode.
I played at the highest levels of the sports business as an agent. Then I quit.
You might be surprised to hear that a guy who was working professionally in the sports industry as an agent would quit that kind of job. But it’s something I had to do. As I explain on this episode of the podcast, being a sports agent is a high pressure, always-on, kind of job - and it takes a toll on your family life and personal relationships. And losing clients hurts, especially for a small, solo agent. I wasn’t willing to keep making those kinds of sacrifices so I decided to find something else to do. But that’s not the end of the story - because I still loved working in sports. This episode is the short version of my journey out of professional sports and back - and why I'm getting back in to bring a bigger game to the industry.
The relationships are what I enjoyed most.
Yes, the high profile clients and personalities I got to rub shoulders with when I was a sports agent were nice, but they weren’t the things that I enjoyed the most. What I got the most out of my time in sports were the relationships I was able to establish with the coaches, administrators, general managers, scouts and other sports business professionals. Those are what matter to me, and it’s my intention to bring the stories of those incredible people to you on Beyond The Whistle so you can be inspired by their journeys.
What are the biggest challenges coaches and sports business professionals face?
It’s interesting to hear - the challenges coaches face (and other sports business professionals) are not how to coach better or get better performance from players. What I’ve heard them say over and over is that their greatest areas of need have to do with career development, personal branding, contracts and professional relationships. Hearing this kind of thing made me realize that I have something valuable to bring to the table. I can offer training for the sports professionals who are not on the court to make their career and personal life more fulfilling and more rewarding. That’s part of what you’ll hear on my podcast episodes.
Outline of This Episode
- [0:31] My introduction to this debut episode of Beyond The Whistle.
- [0:40] My story: from sports agent to entrepreneur.
- [1:33] Being a sports agent is a full contact sport.
- [3:00] The relationships were what I enjoyed working in sports.
- [4:36] The birth of McCant Sports.
- [5:52] How the McCants Sports Institute will change the game.
- [7:48] Why a podcast is my method of choice.
- [9:22] What you can expect from each episode of Beyond The Whistle.