Grit and Growth

In this week's episode we are joined by Richard Husseiny, Founder of Men Behind Sport. Before founding Men Behind Sport, Richard was an Olympic Strength and Conditioning coach and served on some of the top teams in the UK. Through his growth in the game and achieving the top levels of success, he realized he wasn't fundamentally aware of himself or why he was doing what he was doing. He found himself at a low spot in life in 2015 and needed a change. Through his inside out process, he realized he was not alone and therefore founded Men Behind Sport. "I used to think my purpose was to be an Olympic S&C Coach. Now I realize my job is a vehicle for me to fulfill my purpose, it is not my purpose."  Today's topic is a much needed conversation around support staff in sport and how to create harmony between your life and your career. We hope you enjoy today's episode as much as we enjoyed having Richard join us for this much needed conversation.   1. How to create harmony between your life and your career 2. Be present in your home life, show up when you are required to show up. 3. How to find your identity outside of your career.4. Live authentically to your values.

Olympic Champion Athletic Trainer talks about working with world class athletes and preparing them for championship moments!

On todays episode we are joined by TOC Culture Coaching founder and best selling author, J.P. Nerbun. J.P. discusses the release of his third book, The Sports Parent Solution, with us and details the genesis and heart behind this project. Like any good story, it starts with his very compelling “Why” and ends with simple and applicable solutions to partner with parents while building your team culture. Coaches, this is for you! This may take a shift in your mindset as J.P. says, but it may be the greatest thing you can do to improve your team culture, and create mentally strong athletes all while partnering with parents to do so. Listen in and don’t forget to pick up your own copy of “The Sports Parent Solution” Takeaways 1. Shifting your mindset 2. Partnering with parents to create a great team culture 3. Transform your minor sports organization

Chad Davidson joins the WADED podcast this week to talk about the life of a goaltender and his journey from a house league goalie, to starting in the Memorial Cup for the Regina Pats. Now the father of a top Moose Jaw Warriors prospect, he shares insights for parents raising high performance athletes. As a leader in his professional workplace today, Chad leaves us with leadership principles he learnt from his life in sport and for playing for coaches like Lorne Molleken. Three takeaways: 1. Pats, Warriors Rivalry Stories 2. Parenting a high performance athelte 3. Leadership principals learnt from a life of sport 

Come along for a journey as Hall of Fame Basketball coach Stan Peters talks about his adventure through the ranks of college basketball. The highs and lows of competing as an athlete and a coach and navigating the elite ends of sport with a growth mindset.

In this episode WADED host Barret Kropf is sitting down with Rob Holoien, the U17 Prep White Head Coach at Prairie Hockey Academy. Three Takeaways: 1. Why character counts 2. Creating a culture of excellence demands high standards 3. A coach who cares about the complete athlete development

In today's episode, we were joined by Ryan Hofer, Head Coach of Trinity Western University Women's Volleyball team. Ryan is a National Champion and 8 team Canada West champion who tells us just how he is continually learning. Having built what is known as one of the top Volleyball programs in Canada, what might surprise you the most is that his biggest learning and improvement as a coach came just last season! We loved our time with Ryan and feel there are big takeaways for every leader, whether in sport or business. A studio favourite was what it means to be selfless. We hope you enjoy today's episode. Takeaways: 1. Strong individuals make strong teams 2. How to parent a High Performance Athlete 3. A Selfless Athlete is a Fearless Athlete

This week's episode is all about our listeners. Many of you have asked questions over the first 16 weeks of our podcast and so we are dedicating episode 17 to answering a number of those questions. This is Part 1 of the Q&A series. If you enjoyed this and have other questions for us to answer in Part 2, please send us those. Takeaways 1. What is SaskFirst? 2. What are good practice habits? 3. What do Scouts want to see?

Takeaways: 1. The history of the CSSHL 2. Developing good citizens 3. Why you should focus on development 

Milwaukee Admirals Head Coach, Karl Taylor joins our podcast this week to discuss his heart based approach to coaching and development of NHL prospects. Using Tanner Jeannot as an example of an athlete that he had the privilege to coach, he talks about the need to "Own Your Career and Your Development" and how to be ready to maximize yourself everyday. Takeaways 1. "PHD" 2. Own your development 3. Be intentional about reestablishing culture every year