Sideline Sessions
Designed for coaches, parents and other stakeholders in the world of youth, scholastic, and amateur sports, this show brings you interviews with leaders at the highest levels of their respective sports.
Hear from coaches and performance experts with experience in the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Olympics, and NCAA Division-I, plus those who run elite youth programs, successful high school teams, and more. Hear about their motivations, philosophies, and strategies for success, and take away actionable insights to support the athletes in your life.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 41
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Troy Bassham — Mental Performance Coach for Golf and Shooting on the Habits and Attitudes of a Champion
Troy Bassham has been a mental performance coach, teaching mental management fulltime since 2004. He works with athletes of all ages and levels, from high school to professional.
He has authored two b…
Kurt Hines — HS Football Coach and Nationally-Known Speaker on the Power of WHY and How He Found His Coaching Philosophy
Coach Kurt Hines has been coaching football for more than 25 years. He is currently Head Coach at Coronado High School in California.
We discuss:
- How Kurt got into coaching
- Differences in coaching on t…
Krissy Webb — Executive Director of Student ACES, Softball and Flag Football Coach on What it Means to “Create Champions”
Krissy Webb is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Student ACES, a 501c3 with the mission to create Champions.
Through Student ACES, Krissy has positively impacted over 50,000 high school student…
Robert Castillo — Certified Mental Performance Consultant for MLB, NBA, and MLS Athletes and Coaches on the Key Skills for Success and Learning from Failure
Robert Castillo is a Certified Mental Performance Coach (CMPC) with the Association of Applied Sport Psychology.
He has over 15 years of experience working with elite military service members, MLB, NB…
Dwain Chambers — Olympic Sprinter & Youngest-Ever World Championship Medalist — from The Learning Bridge with Richard Gerver
Today we're excited to bring you an episode from The Learning Bridge, a BE Podcast Network show hosted by Richard Gerver, one of the world’s leading thinkers on human potential, leadership, and organ…
Heather Sumlin — Master-Level Mental Management Coach on Controlling Your Mind Under Pressure
Heather Sumlin is owner of Sumlin Solutions, a company specializing in helping women reach their potential in sport, competition, and in life.
Heather is a Master Level Mental Management Certified Co…
Jared Zeidman — NCAA Basketball Coach and Author of Nail the Recruiting Process on the Changing College Landscape, Must-Haves, and Red Flags for Getting Recruited
Welcome back, Sideline Sessions listeners (and a hearty welcome to our new listeners!) for the start of season two. I’m excited to bring you more conversations with a variety of coaches, performance …
Coming up next on Sideline Sessions
Thank you to all of you who have joined us for Season 1 of Sideline Sessions, and a special welcome to our new listeners!
I wanted to share a short message about what to expect next on the show, along…
Evan Unrau — Director of PeacePlayers Los Angeles and Former LA Clippers Manager of Youth Basketball, NCAA Division-I Coach, and WNBA Draft Pick on Transforming Lives Through Sport
Evan Unrau joined PeacePlayers United States in 2020 as the Director of their Los Angeles chapter.
Prior to this role, she served as the Manager of Youth Basketball for the LA Clippers (NBA); was an …
Brooke Knight — 12x Championship-Winning Baseball Manager and Former Professional Player on Taking Teams and Athletes from Good to Great
Brooke Knight is head coach of the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast Baseball League, a summer wood bat league for collegiate players, as well as CEO of Knight Financial Home Loans.
Brooke is the m…
Jeff Howell — Navigating the college sports recruitment process
After helping his oldest son land at an NCAA Division-III college football program, today’s guest Jeff Howell uses his knowledge of the college sports recruitment process to help other student-athlet…
Edu Rubio — UEFA Pro Soccer Coach and Premier League Assistant Manager — The Learning Bridge with Richard Gerver
Today we're excited to bring you an episode from The Learning Bridge, a new Be Podcast Network show hosted by Richard Gerver, one of the world’s leading thinkers on human potential, leadership, and o…
Sue Humphrey — Three-Time Team USA Olympic Track & Field Coach, Trailblazing NCAA Coach on 50+ Years of Teaching Athletes How to Succeed
"Sue Humphrey is the consummate teacher," says Mike Holloway, Head USA Men's 2020 Olympic Coach and University of Florida Head Track & Field Coach.
Sue is a trailblazing track and field coach who rate…
Taylor Siebert — High School Basketball Coach, Founder & CEO of Striv Education, Advocate for Future-Ready Learning
Taylor Siebert is in his second season as head coach of the high school boys basketball team in Heartland Community Schools (Henderson, Nebraska). He is also founder and CEO of Striv Education and ha…
Alex Auerbach, PhD — Toronto Raptors Sr. Director of Wellness and Development, Performance Psychologist, and Executive Coach on Achieving Individual and Team Success
Today, I’m thrilled to share a conversation with Dr. Alex Auerbach. Alex is an expert on peak performance and the psychology of coaching who is currently Sr. Director of Wellness and Development for …
Samantha Arsenault Livingstone — Olympic Gold Medalist, Swim Coach, High-Performance Consultant, and Mental Health Advocate on Her Journey from World-Class Athlete to Whole Athlete Coach
It’s episode 4 of Sideline Sessions and I’m honored to have my fourth great guest.
Samantha Arsenault Livingstone is an Olympic gold medalist swimmer, high-performance consultant, speaker and mental …
The Authority: Discussing Gwen Jorgensen, USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete
Hello and thank you, listeners. I hope you're enjoying the first season of Sideline Sessions. As we take a short break from publishing new episodes over the holidays, I wanted to share an episode fro…
Charlie Miller — Master Basketball Coach, McDonald’s All-American, Indiana University and Professional Player on Teaching Young Athletes to Find Their "Bright Spots"
In episode 3, I had a fantastic conversation with Charlie Miller, a master basketball coach, author, and owner of ATTACK Basketball Academy in the Dallas, Texas area.
In his playing career, Charlie wa…
Caroline McCombs — George Washington University Women’s Basketball Head Coach, 20+ Year NCAA Division-I Coaching Veteran, and 2020 America East Coach of the Year on Success at the D-I Level
This week I’m honored to speak with Caroline McCombs, head women’s basketball coach at George Washington University.
2023-24 is Coach McCombs’ third season at GW and 10th season overall as a head coa…
Dr. Jen Welter — Trailblazing NFL Coach, World Champion Football Player, and U.S. State Department Sports Envoy on "Shattering the Glass Sideline"
Welcome to the premiere episode of Sideline Sessions on the Be Podcast Network.
My first guest, Dr. Jenifer Welter, is a trailblazing athlete and coach who is extremely on-brand to kick off our show.…