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Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents
Picking Teams is a podcast that dives into the playbooks of seasoned coaches. Host Amy Bryant is a 23-year veteran college coach, and her guests hail from the professional, college and youth ranks. Together they'll share real stories from their coaching experiences to empower parents to be positive forces in their children's sports journeys. The podcast is also a great resource for coaches and anyone interested in youth, college and professional sports. Topics covered include: strategies for positively supporting youth sport athletes; college recruiting guidance and etiquette; tips for identifying team culture and coaching styles; college admissions, applications and the recruiting process; student-athlete mental and physical health; and more. Amy Bryant is a student-athlete college counselor and sports recruiting advisor for Bryant College https://bryantcollegecoaching.com/ a full-service college counseling and athletic recruitment advising firm.
Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents
Get Dressed and Get Out Here... A Shift in Coaching Philosophy with Guest Coach David Harbin
Today's Play: David Harbin shares his path from playing soccer at Winthrop University to coaching high school and middle school soccer and basketball. He emphasizes the importance of creating a positive team culture, highlighting practices like ending practices with a "joke of the day" and introducing the "warrior belt" to recognize players for their contributions beyond on-field performance. David also discusses the emotional challenges of the college recruitment process and the importance of finding joy in every aspect of being part of a team.
Today's Coach: David Harbin is the Assistant Director of Activities and Athletics at Decatur High School in Decatur, GA. He is a Certified Athletic Administrator, recognized by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, and serves on the Board of the Georgia Athletic Directors Association (GADA). He has taught various classes with the GADA on Middle School Athletics and has served as the Middle School Liaison, as well as the Chair of the Technology Committee. Prior to becoming a full-time Athletic Director, David taught Middle School Social Studies and coached high school and middle school soccer and basketball, working primarily as the Boys' Varsity Soccer Coach for eight years. His team competed in multiple Final Fours and won the 2016 state championship. He was recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as the Small School State Coach of the Year, as well as the Small School Coach of the Year for the Southern Region of the US. In college, David played soccer for Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents is produced by: Amy Bryant and Sasha Melamud
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