Power Panel: Social Change Through Coaching

We welcome a power panel as we talk about the influence coaches have to advocate for growth in their players global view and cultural awareness. We welcome Reggie Morris, Grandview (KC), Tony Irons, Vashon (STL), Justin Gerald, Hillcrest (SGF), Julia Wells, Drury University (SGF), Major Tad Peters, Springfield Police Department, Landon Cornish, Parkview (SGF), Kelsey Keizer, Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar). Our hope is to open dialogue and look to the present and future on how we can make our attitudes and views better than the day before. 

This panel answered several questions from multiple areas (thank you for the ones that sent in questions).  Their answers serve as a powerful voice of understanding and guidance.  This is a great guide for coaching (employing/parenting) our young athletes and citizens. My thanks to these tremendous educators, excellent panel and we are grateful for their willingness to put themselves out there and represent themselves so well. 

Upper row: Kelsey Keizer, Southwest Baptist University; Justin Gerald, Hillcrest (SGF); Julia Wells, Drury University (SGF), Reggie Morris, Grandview (KC),

Lower row: Major Tad Peters, Springfield Police Department, Landon Cornish, Parkview (SGF), Tony Vashon (STL), Jeni Hopkins, Host

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Professional Sports with the Professionals

Tom Mast, Ray Meyer, Corey Riggs and my photographer for the evening (in the reflection), Carter Riggs!

In episode 186, we hosted a panel of local broadcast legends: Tom Mast, Ray Meyer, and Corey Riggs made for an exceptional team tonight as we “flash-backed” to our recent Sports 101 series and recapped all of our guests that made this series so fun and enjoyable to cover.  My thanks to all of those guests as we wish them the best of luck in their future seasons. 

We then shifted to professional sports and took a pause to recap all that has been going on for the last couple of weeks.  We covered the Stanley Cup Tampa Bay National Hockey League Champions.  We then went to the diamond and discussed the Major League Baseball playoffs.  Then we hit the hardwood and recapped the seasons of the National Basketball Association and the Women’s National Basketball Association.  After that, onto the turf to tackle the current National Football League.  Whew!  Did you keep up with all of that? We had a lot of fun and I appreciated my guests and their perspectives!

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Line 'em up - we are RACING!

Austin McKan and Matt Hannah

Episode 185: We continued our series of lesser known sports that are growing in popularity.  So far, we have covered Pickleball, Horseshoe Pitching, Speed Golf, and Extreme Races, Disc Golf, Archery, Dodgeball, Trap Shooting/Shotgun Sports, Bass Fishing, eSports and Ultimate.  In this episode we “switched gears” and had a tremendous time speaking about Bicycle Motocross (BMX) with multiple state champion and professional racer Austin McKan.  We also spoke about Motocross and hosted multiple state champion and national champion racer Matt Hannah.  

Both of our guests advocated for the growth of these sports and educated us on the thrilling competition and adrenaline rush that fuels its racers.  Thank you to both of these athletes for sharing their perspective on their sports and passions! 

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Bass Fishing and eSports on the show!

J.P. Sell and Mike Jones

Episode 184: We continued our series of lesser known sports that are growing in popularity.  So far, we have covered Pickleball, Horseshoe Pitching, Speed Golf, and Extreme Races, Disc Golf, Archery, Dodgeball, Trap Shooting/Shotgun Sports, and Ultimate.  In this episode – wow! We spoke about two very cool sports, very different in nature, but parallel with each other in the benefits they are giving our youth.  Both, lifetime sports, they are growing in popularity and we were honored to cover them in our series.    

We started the show on eSports, true, I thought we were going to talk about Frogger, Pac Man and Galactica, but I was way off! I am, of course, kidding. These sports have evolved tremendously, and my guest did an excellent job advocating for the benefits of this sport.  Drury University eSports coach, Mike Jones, was very thorough in his overview of eSports and what they represent.  This sport gives an opportunity to youth to represent their school and community and Coach Jones has done a tremendous job advocating for the sport nationwide.  Check out Drury eSports for more information. 

We then cast off to the seas! Actually, more like lakes and rivers, where bass fish live. The sport of Bass Fishing is the fastest growing youth sport in the country and there is not a stronger advocate on involving kids in the sport than J.P. Sell.  He has done an inspiring job on educating and supporting this sport and it is impressive how he reaches out to all populations and encourages them to take that “cast of a lifetime”, we appreciate all he has done to support kids in our community. For ways to get involved and support these programs, visit: NationalYouthFishingAssociation.

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Dodgeball and Trap Shooting!

Logan-Rogersville National Champion Trap Shooting Team

Ed Prentiss, National Dodgeball League

What? Yes! Episode 183! We continued our series of lesser known sports that are growing in popularity.  So far, we have covered Pickleball, Horseshoe Pitching, Speed Golf, and Extreme Races, Disc Golf, Archery and Ultimate.  We aren’t dodging any sports in this series…that’s why we started off with the intense and competitive sport of Dodgeball!  This energetic sport of throwing, catching and dodging has grown in popularity throughout the country.  One of the most effective and productive advocates of the game is the President of the National Dodgeball League and USA Dodgeball participant Ed Prentiss as he joined us and educated us on the basics, safety and competitions of dodgeball.  Tremendous information! Visit Dodgeball  for more information. 

We also spoke with Coach Kevin Boyer about high school Trap Shooting and college Shotgun sports. As the leader of the national championship team from Logan-Rogersville and current Drury University coach, we learned how this sport has developed and grown over the years.   It has provided several youths in our area a connection and opportunity, as Coach Boyer puts it, “to be a part of something bigger than themselves”. We learned the strategy and skills needed to be successful!

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Bull's Eye!

Theresa Miller, Warren Rose, Susan Provance, Denny Hunt, some random squatter

Welcome to episode #182! We continued our series of lesser known sports that are growing in popularity.  So far, we have covered Pickleball, Horseshoe Pitching, Speed Golf, and Extreme Races, Disc Golf, and Ultimate.  We aimed for the bulls eye this week and spoke with Missouri Department of Conversation Archery expert Warren Rose about the benefits of getting this sport into schools.  Springfield Public Schools (SPS) started Archery and in no time has exploded the sport to now hosting over 900 athletes!  Two big reasons, besides Warren Rose’s involvement…Theresa Miller and Susan Provance. Theresa and Susan have organized and implemented the Archery program at SPS, and the popularity has grown, along with providing all students interested a connection and opportunity to be involved. 

We also spoke with the Executive Director of the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA), Coach Denny Hunt about the state basketball coaches clinic that has a stellar line up this year.  With over 1,000 coaches in their membership the MBCA has put together a four-day virtual clinic of multiple headlining coaches, along with panels on social justice, mentoring and a panel of MBCA Coaches of the Year.

We will continue this series next week with Dodgeball as we host Ed Prentiss, President of the National Dodgeball Association. Email the sport you want covered to acoachsperspective@gmail.com!

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Grab a Disc!

Episode #181! We continued our series of lesser known sports that are growing in popularity.  So far, we have covered Pickleball, Horseshoe Pitching, Speed Golf, and Extreme Races.  This week we started off with the expert in Disc Golf and had Russ Burns give us all of the information you would need to start this sport and be successful at it. From how to play, to tournaments all over the country, your one-stop shop is his website: discgolfmonkey.com – give it a try!

We then took the disc to another sport and explored Ultimate!  This sport has been popular for decades and has continued to grow because of advocates like Neil Adams.  Neil joined us, along with fellow high-level players Doug and Stephanie Jacobs as we explored the ins and outs of Ultimate.  Get involved by checking out their Facebook page Springfield Ultimate. 

Russ Burns, Millington TN (left) and Hanna, MO (middle); Neil Adams and Russ Burns (right)

Two more competitive and social lifelong sports that listeners were inspired to try were covered tonight.  Get involved!  Get out of your comfort zone! Try one, or two of these sports and enjoy being fit and competitive! Thank you to Russ Burns, Neil Adams, Doug and Stephanie Jacobs for sharing their valuable perspective.

 We will continue this series next week with Dodgeball (yeah, that’s right!) and Cornhole!   Email the sport you want covered to acoachsperspective@gmail.com!

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Catch these sports...if you can!

Episode #180! Last week we kicked off a new series of lesser known sports that are growing in popularity.  We covered Pickleball and Horseshoe Pitching.  This week we started off with Horton Smith Golf Pro, Garrett Holt as he gave us the 101 information about the growing sport of Speed Golf! Combining endurance running and the finely tuned skill of golf, this combo sport has grown tremendously in popularity.  Listen to learn all of the strategies and the mentality it takes to be successful. 

We then discussed the extreme physical (some say crazy) events that require endurance running while completing wild and challenging obstacles. I am referring to Spartan Races, Warrior Dashes, and Tough Mudders just to name a few.  Crawling through caves, jumping over fire, all another day at the office when you compete in these events.  Amy Hietter joined us and helped us understand the picture of these courses along with the psychology of tackling and finishing these events. 

The bonding force, socially and athletically, of both of these sports is evident and I challenge all of you to get out of your comfort zone and find your next adventure sport!  Thank you to Garrett Holt and Amy Hietter for a fun hour and sharing your perspective.

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Pickles and Pitchin'!

Jarrod Smith

In episode #179, we are kicking off a new series of lesser known sports that are growing in popularity.  We started the show learning all the ins and outs of Pickleball!  Who better to learn about Pickleball than our own local, professional tour player, Coach Jarrod Smith!  You may know him as the highly successful tennis coach at Drury University, but the Pickleball community considers him the regional expert.  He gave a “101” lesson on how to play, how to score, and where you can get started.  He motivated us all to give this sport a try! 

Mark Kiser

Stan Griggs

We then hosted the talented horseshoe pitcher Mark Kiser and learned about the world of pitching. We learned the basics of the game and then about the strategy and skills needed to be champions from 15-time state champion, Stan Griggs, and 24-time world champion Alan Francis.  This trio of knowledge left us inspired to learn more and give pitching a try! 

We will continue this series for the next couple of weeks.  Email the sport you want covered to acoachsperspective@gmail.com!

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Alan Francis

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Cashin' in on a legendary career!

Dan Cashel

Episode 178: Had a great time celebrating the career of Dan Cashel Thank you to my “surprise” guests: Dr. Edsel Matthews, Dr. Nate Quinn, Coach Molly Miller, Ed Beach Amine Boustani, Mark Stratton and Barb Cowherd. Dan gave out gratitude for several years of working with wonderful people and is appreciative of his many experiences. He definitely left a lasting and impressionable mark on the sports world in our area. Missed the show? Tsk. Tsk, but we have you covered! Listen at www.acoachsperspective.com‬‬
Congratulations to Dan Cashel on a tremendous and impactful career at Drury University. Your influence has rippled through Drury and Springfield and beyond! Enjoy your retirement!

Next week, we are going to kick off a series learning about some lesser known sports and how they have been growing in popularity. Have one in mind? Email me at acoachsperspective@gmail.com

Kate T. Parker - Capturing sport lessons, one picture at a time!

Kate T. Parker

In episode #177, we welcomed best-selling author Kate T. Parker, author of “Play Like a Girl”, “The Heart of a Boy” and “Strong is the New Pretty”. She was full of energy and enthusiasm for the life lessons we can teach our youth through sports. A former collegiate athlete (Wake Forest Soccer), she has created motivational works from her writing and photography skills.  She has been featured on ESPN W, the Today Show, Good Morning America, among others, and we were delighted to host her for the entire hour. This is a great motivational tool for athletes, coaches, officials, and parents.   Check her work out at www.katetparker.com – it is very impressive!  

Next week, we are going to celebrate the stellar and legendary, 46-year career, of Dan Cashel.  Recently retired from Drury University, this multi-talent human champion has had many roles through the years and impacted many lives. Tune in to celebrate his career and learn a lot about sports history in Springfield, Missouri as he traveled through lots of changes during his time. We might also have some surprise guests…. Tune in Wednesday night’s 6:00-7:00 pm.

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Nets, Racquets, Knots, Lines, Sheets...Just listen, It makes sense!

Rob Lindstedt, Springfield Lasers

In episode #176, we welcomed World Team Tennis General Manager of the Springfield Lasers, Paul Nahon. We caught up on how the Lasers did during this unique season, and how spending their time together in a “bubble” that included team dinners every night, elevated their team chemistry and skills with the majority of players showing significant improvement throughout the season at Greenbrier.

We also talked about another one of his passions, sailing. Besides being the General Manager of the championship program. Springfield Lasers, he is also Commodore of the Stockton Yacht Club. We talked about his love for sailing and how he has a passion for racing. He encouraged beginners to learn and get out in the water! We discussed the two styles of sailing, for recreation, and for him, another angle (no doubt competitive) the side of racing. He is a wealth of knowledge on tennis and sailing and we thank him for spending the hour with us!

Next week we will host best-selling author Kate T. Parker, author of “Play Like a Girl”, “The Heart of a Boy” and “Strong is the New Pretty”. She is full of energy and enthusiasm for the life lessons we can teach our youth through sports. A former collegiate athlete, she has created motivational works from her writing and photography skills. She has been featured on ESPN W, the Today Show, Good Morning American, among others.

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Paul Nahon, and his wife Angel, sailing

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A Hall of Famer and his Coach...who, by the way, is also a Hall of Famer!

Coach Bill Rowe

In episode #175, congratulations to our guest tonight, upcoming inductee (Class of 2020) into the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame (SASHOF). We had a lot of fun celebrating Bill Helfrect’s storied and legendary baseball career at Missouri State…and his football running back days for the Bears, too!  We had a surprise guest tonight for Bill, his former college coach and now friend for life, Coach Bill Rowe.  I know, right?  The legendary Bill Rowe stopped by the studio to talk about Bill Helfrect’s career and what an honor it was to coach him and his teammates.  We talked baseball and about what made that group so unique and special.  The memories they made will be timeless and the lessons they learned have carried over into successful professional and personal lives. 

Bill Helfrect

Bill Helfrect will be inducted into the SASHOF on October 5, 2020 along with Larry Nemmers, Becky Oakes, Dan Lucy and Wayne Fredrick along with a new recognition, the Era of Excellence, being awarded to Parkview High Schools “Jolly Green Giants”.

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Celebrating Dan Lucy, along with the "Jolly Green Giants"

Gail Fredrick, Dr. Edsel Matthews

In episode #174, we were once again happy to celebrate some upcoming inductees (Class of 2020) into the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame. This week we enthusiastically congratulated and celebrated with legendary broadcaster, Dan Lucy as he expressed how honored he has been to broadcast sports in the Springfield area for nearly 32 years.   We also celebrated the unique and successful attributes of an era at Parkview High School that left a lasting impact on the community.  The “Jolly Green Giants’ will receive the Era of Excellence Award from the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame.  Representing the players was Gail Fredrick (2005 individual inductee of the SASHOF) and representing the coaching staff, Dr. Edsel Matthews (2000 SASHOF inductee; 2005 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inductee).  They gave some valuable advice and guidance to young athletes, coaches, and parents of athletes.  We appreciated their insights and perspective on the value of sports and the parallel of life lessons.

Dan Lucy, KOLR 10

 They will all be inducted into the SASHOF on October 5, 2020 along with last week’s guests, Larry Nemmers, Becky Oakes, and Wayne Fredrick and next week’s guest, Bill Helfect.

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An official, golfer, and athletic administrator walk into a studio...

Wayne Fredrick, Larry Nemmers, Becky Oakes

In episode #173, we were happy to celebrate three upcoming inductees (Class of 2020) into the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame (SASHOF). We congratulated and celebrated with former National Football League referee Larry Nemmers, former coach and athletic administrator Becky Oakes, and champion golfer Wayne Fredrick.  All three shared lessons they have learned from their experiences and the importance of continuing to learn and give back to the game.  Their advice was spot on about how sports parallel life.  My thanks to our call-in guests: Dr. Ron Snodgrass (Big 10 Football Referee), Dr. Karissa Neirhoff (Executive Director of the National Federation for High School Sports), and Tim Blasi (2019 HOF member).

They will all be inducted into the SASHOF on October 5, 2020 along with next week’s guests, Dan Lucy, Bill Helfect, and Parkview High Schools “Jolly Green Giants”, who will receive the inaugural Era of Excellence Award.

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TOUCHDOWN!

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The Value of Effective Athletic Directors!

In episode #172, we welcomed Coach Michael Collins, Missouri State University Men’s Basketball, who gave us an update on the new Bears, Badges, and Kids initiative and the success of their inaugural outing. 

Marty Marsh, Josh Scott

We then hosted two guests from Springfield Public Schools, Director of Athletics Josh Scott and Assistant Director of Athletics Marty Marsh. Right out of the gate we celebrated Marty’s latest achievement, earning the distinct title of Certified Master Athletic Administrator from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).  Josh received his certification six years ago and continues to encourage his site administrators to pursue professional advancements and development. We celebrated all of the recent certifications in the district, also recognized:  Rich Dameron, Brad Angel, and Jeremy Rios.  We also discussed the valuable angle of hiring quality coaches and providing athletes and coaches with a meaningful and educational athletic experience. Thank you to all of these gentlemen for what they do in the name of educational athletics!

Next week, we will welcome some of the new inductees of the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020.  Tune in and find out who is getting recognized for excellence in athletics!

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This just in: Ned and Art Accept Challenge #3!

Ned Reynolds, Jeff Burnett, C.J. Ball, Some lady, Art Hains, Don Louzader, Random golf citizen

It’s challenge time again!  We, again, challenged Ned Reynolds and Art Hains, to a Play by Play/Color Analyst escapade.  Our first challenge was to have them perform play by play and color analyst work on a Hibachi chef at Nakato Japanese Steakhouse.  They passed that endeavor. We then challenged them to “Play by Play” charades with a panel of judges (Don Louzader, Jeff Burnett, and Misty Ramsey). Again, they passed with flying colors.  Our latest challenge for these two Hall of Famers, consisted of broadcasting the 1st Annual ACP Championship Event of miniature golf!  My thanks to our host course, Fun Acre in Springfield, Missouri!  Our finalists were Don Louzader (Two-time Open Champion at Fun Acre, ACP’s baseball correspondent), C.J. Ball (Drury Women’s Golf Coach), and Jeff Burnett (our Kansas City Chiefs Superfan).  It was a tight race and our broadcasters filled our listeners with action-packed intensity as we moved from hole to hole.  In the end, however, the bronze medal was awarded to Coach C.J. Ball, the Silver to Jeff Burnett, and the Gold….no surprise…to course champion Don Louzader!  My thanks to all that made this challenge an enjoyable event.  If you missed it, listen at acoachsperspective.com or on Apple iTunes Podcast.

 Next week we will host Josh Scott and Marty Marsh, Athletic Directors for Springfield Public Schools about some well-deserved accolades for their department and what is coming up with SPS Athletics.

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Bears and Badges in the Studio!

Coach Dana Ford and Chief Paul Williams

Tonight, we graciously hosted the Men’s Basketball Coach at Missouri State University (MSU), Dana Ford along with the Springfield Police Department’s Chief Paul Williams.  We discussed the initiative and partnership they have formed to start the program Bears, Badges, and Kids.  This program will have players from the MSU Basketball team, members of the Springfield Police Department and kids from our community, on their home courts, coming together on Saturday mornings to play pick up and talk with each other in hopes of educating and forming positive relationships.  Chief Williams and Coach Ford should be commended for their efforts on taking action with their platforms and being positively engaged in our community.  My thanks for their compassion, caring and efforts with this much needed intervention in our society. I feel it will have a tremendous impact and will hopefully ripple through the city.  Thank you, also, to Community Partnership of the Ozarks and all that are involved in making this happen. 

Next week, it’s challenge time again!  We will once again challenge Ned Reynolds and Art Hains, if they are brave enough to accept!  Our first challenge was to have them perform play by play and color analyst work on a Hibachi chef at Nakato Japanese Steakhouse.  We then played “Play by Play” charades.  Tune in for the latest challenge for these two Hall of Famers, Wednesday, July 1, 2020.

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RODEO ON THE RADIO!

Rodeo on the radio! In this episode (#169), we hosted Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) Announcer Kelly Kenny. We discussed his path to the announcing arena (and it is an interesting one!) and how he landed on the PRCA circuit. We also had a couple of Rodeo 101 segments to learn as much as we can about this thrilling sport!  My thanks to my guest and to my co-host for the night Scott Hopkins (Happy Anniversary!).

 Next week, we are going to host Springfield Police Department Chief Paul Williams and Missouri State University Men’s Basketball Coach Dana Ford about their new community program, “Bears, Badges and Kids.”

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Batter up young athletes!

Sam Plummer and Mark Nelson

In tonight's episode, we dive into the topic of youth sports and what opportunities are available this summer. On our panel, we welcomed Sam Plummer from the Boys and Girls Club and Mark Nelson from the Springfield-Greene County Parks Department. Their valuable insights gave us hope that our youth will be able to have valuable experiences this summer with the proper restrictions. We also talked about their hope of having a solid combination of positive youth parents, positive youth coaches and positive youth officials to provide an exceptional experience for our young athletes. We appreciate all they do to give kids an opportunity to be active and compete.

 Next week, buckle up y’all!  We are going to the Rodeo!  We will host Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association Announcer Kelly Kenny. We will find out what is going on this summer with the PRCA circuit and we will have a Rodeo 101 segment to learn as much as we can about this thrilling sport!  Wednesday nights, 6:00-7:00 pm on KWTO’s The Jock 98.7FM.

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