Join us as we talk toJohn Luetkemeyer about how a youth sports organization went from a local disaster to national recognition based on volunteers changing how we trained players! It is an incredible conversation filled with nuggets of wisdom. John has been coaching since 2005 and have four of his own sons go through the program he shares with us. Quick Announcements: Way of Champions Conference will be in Denver, CO on August 2-4. Visit https://changingthegameproject.com/wocconference for more information! Visit us on: Web: https://changingthegameproject.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ctgprojecthq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChangingTheGameProject/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctgprojecthq/ Highlights from the podcast with John Luetkemeyer: Min 14 The club before making changes Min 18 "As a club, we were losing 7 out of 10 games…" Min 27 The anxiety level at our evaluations decreasedsubstantially for our parents Min 32 How the implementation process went down Min 34 Redefining Success and Improvement (re-training the parents) Min 41 Saying goodbye to those who don't like the change Min 44 When the parents "get it" Min 49 Confidence drives participation in sport Min 50 The statistics of implementing this program Min 59 "We are building better athletes" Min 1:10 Ten years after changing, we had SEVEN Teams make it to the state finals in the same year Connect w/ John Luetkemeyer

#103 How to Build a Model Youth Sports Organization with John Leutkemeyer, Kirkwood (MO) Youth Hockey