Session #13 features an interview with Ashley McDonough, Head Coach, Women's Volleyball ~ Knox College. In this particular session, you will learn: The pros and cons of playing & coaching at a smaller institution. Best advice for parents and student-athletes from Ashley's perspective. How Ashley recruits for prospective players. What type of
Session #12 features an interview with Tim White, Athletic Trainer, University of Michigan, Sports Psychology Coach, Strength Conditioning Coach and, Owner of Whitehouse Athletics. In this particular episode, you will learn: The mental aspects of injury and rehabilitation as it relates to student-athletes. Tim's thoughts on rest. Are student-athletes being pushed
Session #11 features an interview with Dr. Steven Broglio, Associate Professor, Kinesiology / Director, Neurotrauma Research Laboratory ~ University of Michigan. Dr. Broglio is also affiliated with the Michigan Injury Center. In this particular episode, you will learn: The current state of concussion research Proper protocol for a concussed athlete Thoughts
Welcome Back… August 30, 2015 By Chris LeGates, TCS Co-Host For coaches of fall sports, the month of August is always a time of rebirth, optimism, and excitement. You have worked on your sessions, planned out everything, and you count the days until you start. The players, on the other hand, are counting the
Does MLS Now Stand for Major League Students? July 28, 2015 By Chris LeGates, TCS Co-Host As July comes to a close, we at Tackling College Sports hope that you are having a great summer. Since we just crossed the six-month mark, we wanted to take the time out to thank
The Game as the Teacher May 26, 2015 By Chris LeGates, Tackling College Sports Co-Host A few months back Kobe Bryant criticized AAU basketball programs for the lack of technical development in basketball players in the United States. Bryant, who was raised in Italy for many years, had seen how the youth development
Hello Again, We’re the NAIA! May 4, 2015 By Chris LeGates, Tackling College Sports Co-Host The Tackling College Sports podcast recently welcomed into the TCS studios, Kelly Buikus, head women’s lacrosse coach of Ave Maria University in Florida - listen here. In getting to know a little bit about Ave Maria, we learned that the University
Session 005 features an interview with Kelly Buikus, Ave Maria, Head Coach - Women's Lacrosse. In this particular episode you will learn: Kelly's background as a dual-sport student-athlete in college What it's like building an LAX program from the ground up What the NAIA has to offer student-athletes looking to play in college
Major Changes Coming to the SAT and is it Still Relevant April 22, 2015 By Chris LeGates, TCS Co-Host It was recently announced that the SAT and PSAT tests were being changed and redesigned with eight major changes - you can read about them here. The College Board felt that these changes were necessary to keep
Selling Yourself as a Brand April 14, 2015 By Chris LeGates, TCS Co-Host Last week Mark and I had Pat Hade of Social Media Athlete on the podcast to discuss student-athlete recruiting and social media. You can listen to it here. The interview was informative on many fronts and something that student-athletes in