March Madness with Mike Keltner!

Episode 207 -

It is March Madness time! The Final Fours are set for both the in NCAA Division I Women's tournament and the Division I Men’s tournament. In this episode, Coach Mike Keltner joins us as we preview the upcoming Final Four and relish in the history and tradition of March Madness.

Thank you to my guest for playing a little trivia game with me.  Coach Keltner’s knowledge is tremendous!  I appreciate his perspective!

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Next week – Celebrating the inductions of the Women’s Handball Team at Missouri State University and the induction of volleyball administrator Sue Daughtery, along with her daughter Caira Dortch.

I am starting a new series in mid-April on inspirational athlete stories.  Know an athlete that has overcome the odds and faced challenges like a champion?  I want to profile them and tell their story! Send in your nominations for this series to acoachsperspective@gmail.com!

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ShowMe Showdowns 2021 - Review and Preview

Taylor Kauffman and Wyatt Wheeler

This episode reviewed the ShowMe Showdowns in Classes 1, 2 and 3  and then previewed the Classes 4, 5 and 6 coming up this weekend as teams continue to compete for the state championship in high school basketball. My guests tonight:

Taylor Kauffman, KY3/Ozone

Wyatt Wheeler, Springfield News-Leader/Sports Talk

Thank you to my guests and their valuable perspective.  We enjoyed their take on sports in our area and appreciate the work they put in to bring its coverage. Best of luck to all of the teams playing in the ShowMe Showdowns!   

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ShowMe...that CHAMPIONSHIP!

Episode 205 -

Dr. Kerwin Urhan and Kevin Garner

This episode previewed the ShowMe Showdowns in Classes 1, 2 and 3 coming up this weekend and the guidelines and protocols in place for everyone to enjoy the high school basketball championships for 2021. Class 4, 5 and 6 will be played next weekend. My guests tonight:  

Dr. Kerwin Urhan, Executive Director, Missouri State High School Activities Association

Kevin Garner, Assistant Executive Director, Missouri State High School Activities Association 

Thank you to my guests and their valuable perspective.  Best of luck to all of the teams playing in the ShowMe Showdowns!  

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Next week – We are going to review and preview some high school sports.   Send in your questions to acoachsperspective@gmail.com

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Let's take a lap!

In this episode we visit in our segment Sports 101 – as we take a lap around the track and explore the sport of Track and Field.  We had a tremendous panel put together: 

Jordan Fife, Missouri State University Track and Field

Vicki Newcomb – Bolivar Track and Field

Don Keeton – Greenwood Track and Field

My guests were fantastic and provided a valued and admirable perspective on a foundational sport that they all love.  If you want to learn about Track and Field, this is the show to listen to!  My thanks to the talented trio of guests representing this sport.

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Don Keeton, Jordan Fife, Vicki Newcomb

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Growing the Sport of Football

Ed Passino, Senior Consultant at the National Federation for High School Sports is tasked with advocating and growing the sport of high school football. He is partnering with the National Football League and looking at a nationwide effort to grow this sport. He joins us in this episode and discussed how he will be promoting this game to continue to increase participants. Also joining us Coach Chuck Hepola from Evangel University, who is a coach well known in this area for doing things the right way in his program. We explored his perspective on growing the game of football at the collegiate level.

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Next week – We are going to look at the upcoming High School Track and Field season with some high school track coaches. We also host Missouri State University Track and Field leader, Coach Jordan Fife.  Send in your questions to acoachsperspective@gmail.com

Ed Passino, Senior Consultant NFHS, HS Football Chuck Hepola, Evangel University Football

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The Stripes Are Back!

Patrick Youmans, Angel Killian, Mike Denbow

Officials need a voice; we value their perspective, and, on this episode, we have three veteran officials that did an excellent job sharing their perspective. Gratitude to the following officials that joined us, these three provided a respected point of view:

Mike Denbow, Angel Killian, Patrick Youmans

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Next week – Ed Passino from the National Federation for High School Sports on his new position as a liaison to the National Football League. We also host Missouri State University Track and Field leader, Coach Jordan Fife.  Send in your questions to acoachsperspective@gmail.com

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National Girl's and Women in Sports Day!

We celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day!  My thanks to my guests as we celebrated the advancements in sports for women and all of the men and women that have mentored the progressions of women’s sports.

Joining us in this episode:

Lisa Tinkler and Becky Oakes, Talking Women’s Sports Hosts

Coach Mike Neighbors, University of Arkansas Women’s Basketball

Sarah Thomas (Sound clips), NFL Official

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Next week – We bring back our official’s panel! Send in your questions to acoachsperspective@gmail.com

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Celebrating Show #200!

We celebrated at Nakato Japanese Steakhouse our 200th show with a tremendous group of broadcasters.  We revisited our segment on play by play of our wonderful hibachi chef, Amondo, cooking our dinner.  These talented broadcasters did a fantastic job! It was a great celebration!  Thank you to Jeremy Osten, Debbie Hicks and our server Hailey Jo Hopkins for hosting us at Nakato – Springfield’s First and Finest Japanese Steakhouse. 

Joining us in this episode:

Ned Reynolds, Art Hains, Tom Ladd, Don Louzader, Ed Beach

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Next week – we celebrate National Women in Sports Day with Lisa Tinkler and Becky Oakes

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Coaches Catch Up!

We caught up with some of the most successful coaches in the area right now in basketball.  Joining us in this episode:

Brett Reed, Hartville Boy’s Basketball

Scott Womack, West Plains Girl’s Basketball

Jenny Perryman, Nixa Girl’s Basketball

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Coach Brett Reed, Coach Scott Womack (pictured with Bill Gunn) and Jenny Perryman

Next week – we celebrate 200 shows for A Coach’s Perspective with Ned Reynolds, Art Hains, Corey Riggs and Don Louzader.

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28.5 - Coaches Supporting Coaches

With every profession we need resources and support as we grow and develop.  To achieve longevity, it takes support from mentors and colleagues. The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association has launched a new support initiative for female coaches called 28.5 and tonight we explore how coaches, male and female, can support each other and encourage professional endurance. We speak with founder of 28.5 Cori Elms (current MBCA Class 2 State Champion and Coach of the Year) from East Buchanan and discuss the mission and logistics of this new program. 

We were then joined by a coaches panel to talk about the initiative and how they support one another, all coaches and professions can relate. My thanks to the panel:

Keri Nichols, Parkview High School

Jenny Talbert, Fair Grove High School

Caitlin Lamberth, Springfield Central High School

Katie Pritchard, Waynesville High School

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Next week – we celebrate 200 shows for A Coach’s Perspective with Ned Reynolds, Art Hains, and Don Louzader.

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Life as a 5-star recruit!

Episode 197 -

Aminu Mohammed – we congratulated Aminu on his decision to continue his basketball career at the college level and play for Coach Patrick Ewing at Georgetown. We got to know Aminu off the court, too, and how important it is that he stay focused on his academics and athletics.

Victory Naboya – we spoke to Victory about his experience with recruitment (he should make a decision soon) and what it is like to be an international student.  He speaks about his determination to get a degree and continue playing basketball. 

Shawn Harmon – we caught a glimpse of what life is like being the guardian of Aminu Mohammed and Victory Naboya and how important it is to him that they become strong and confident young men and focus on their academics and character before athletics. 

Victory Naboya, Tonya Harmon, Shawn Harmon, Aminu Mohammed

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Goal Setting and a Dynasty!

Episode 196 -

Kelley Anderson – we congratulated Kelley on her goal of running EVERY street in Springfield during 2020.  What an incredible story of inspiration, goal-setting and determination!

Kevin and Kelli Cheek – we talked about the recent induction of the Skyline Girls’ Basketball program into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and how Coach Cheek has built a dynasty at Skyline. Great advice and guidance given by my guests; you don’t want to miss this one!  

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Kelley Anderson Kevin and Kelli Cheek

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Catching up with coaches!

Birthday girl Jo Belle Hopper co-hosted tonight as we caught up with former Missouri State University coaches, Randy Ball (football) and Barry Hinson (men’s basketball).  We talked about using academic advisors as a support to coaches and how Coach Ball is enjoying his role with the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs and Coach Hinson is loving his new post as an analyst with Oklahoma State University.  Both of these coaches have made a tremendous impact on student-athletes at all of their stops.  We picked their brain on how to coach a total athlete.  Great interviews!  Thank you to Jo Belle Hopper for arranging this line up and co-hosting! 

 Next week, we catch up with long distance runner Kelley Anderson and see how her goal of running a mile on every street in Springfield this year is going.  We also catch up with Kevin and Kelli Cheek and talk about the recent induction of Skyline Girls’ Basketball into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

Co-Host Jo Belle Hopper, Coach Randy Ball, Coach Barry Hinson

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Umpires and New Gigs!

Welcome back to the show Don Louzader! Recently named News Director of Zimmer Communications here in Springfield, Missouri, Don Louzader joined us to talk about his vision for bringing news and sports to all of the stations.  We also talked about his sports passions, the St. Louis Cardinals, Blue and Gold and Pink and White Lady Classic. 

 We also hosted the advocate and recruiter for officials, Colonel Dan Murphy.  He talked about what it takes to officiate and the training and support that officials receive. 

 Next week, I will have a co-host, Jo Belle Hopper.  She has lined up some wonderful guests, former Missouri State University football coach and current coach and recruiter for the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs, Randy Ball; along with former Missouri State University and Southern Illinois University Men’s Basketball coach and current analyst for Oklahoma State University Barry Hinson. Join us next week!

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Sport Parenting with an Olympian

Olympic athlete Lori Endicott-Vandersnick

We caught up tonight with Lori Endicott-Vandersnick, volleyball Olympian and volleyball coach and we discussed her career, program and sports parenting. We discussed 10 rules that all sports parents should live by…below is the list.  My guest did a tremendous job expressing the value of positive sports parenting and models it herself.  Listen at acoachsperspective.com.

Link to: 10 Rules Every Athletes Parent Should Live By

Next week, Don Louzader!!!  He is in studio to discuss his transition and several sports topics.  We also visit with Dan Murphy about umpiring. 

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Fantasy Football 101

You think you have an idea what it is…you may dabble with it, or you may be addicted to it like millions of Americans are today.  What am I talking about?  Fantasy Football!  We tackle this popular “sport” and give you all the ins and outs of NFL Fantasy Football.  My thanks to expert Dallas Keithly and to Art Hains for giving us the 101 information and the strategies you need to know to play and play well.

Disclaimer:  At the end of the first segment, we had technical difficulties and were off the air, our producer Duane Darr recovered it, but you will hear a drop off at the end of the first segment. Listen at acoachsperspective.com.

Next week, we catch up with Lori Endicott-Vandersnick, former Olympian and volleyball coach and we are going to talk about a lot of things…including, gulp, sports parenting.

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Power Panel of Coaches!

James Reynolds, Keri Nichols, Mike Mauk, Mark Fisher

This episode was all about answering your questions that you sent in for our coaches’ panel. We had high school, college and a retired coach’s perspective tonight as we answered questions and played “out of the hat”. My thanks to Mark Fisher, retired coach, Drury University's wrestling coach, James Reynolds, Parkview High School girl’s basketball coach, Keri Nichols, and Glendale High School’s football coach, Mike Mauk.

Next week, do you understand it?  Do you just say you understand it?  How well do you know it?  What am I talking about?  Fantasy Football!  We are going to dive into Fantasy Football 101 and answer all of your questions on Fantasy Football.

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HS Sports....and we go Insane!

Art Hains, Stormy Davis, Taylor Kauffman

In this episode we gave some Fastbreak Updates as we recapped fall high school sports in the area.  We can all recall fond memories in one way or another of having roles in high school sports.  Taylor Kauffman joined us as we recapped what was happening in volleyball, football, soccer, softball, cross country, girl’s golf, girl’s tennis and boy’s swimming and diving. Taylor did a remarkable job recalling the teams and how they have competed this fall.

 Thank you, also, to Mark “Stormy” Davis, General Manager of the Queen City Insane Asylum for updating us on our own #2 nationally ranked 8-man semi-pro football program.  They have an incredible event coming up this weekend.  Check out the details here: FB Page

 Next week – we host another coaches panel and play “out of the hat”.  James Reynolds with Drury University Wrestling along with Mark Fisher join us!

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Broadcasting with a Couple of Ghastly Ghouls!

Ned-the-Ripper, Random Citizen, Art-Attack

In this episode we posed another challenge for our Hall of Fame broadcast duo, Ned Reynolds and Art Hains. This is their fourth, and I am confident to say, their most difficult challenge to date!  Our first challenge was play by play of a sushi chef at Nakato Steakhouse (Springfield’s First and Finest Japanese Steakhouse).  They did a great job with this, so we then challenged them to play “Play by Play Charades” as they described a sport to a panel without naming the sport.  That was hard, but they stepped up and fought through like champs!  Our third challenge was miniature golf as we tracked a group playing at Fun Acre in Springfield, Missouri.  This current challenge, well….let me just say was scary to accept. 

They never know where we are going and when we pulled up to Hotel of Terror…both were apprehensive about this task.  I challenged them to follow a group of young women through a haunted house and perform play by play of the scene and their reactions.  After they recovered from the shocking proposal, they both accepted, and we were whisked away in a hearse to Dungeons of Doom for our adventure.  This was a hard one!  Please know that there is a lot of background noise, focus on their voices, but what do you expect?  It’s a haunted house! 

Enjoying a hearse ride…nice to get out on our own.

 My thanks to Sterling Mathis, owner and operator of Hotel of Terror and Dungeons of Doom for allowing this half-baked idea to actually come to fruition.  Also, thank you to Hailey Jo Hopkins, Mary Beth and Mia Payne for being brave enough to be our subjects of the play by play.  Thank you to Kim Payne for allowing her daughters to join mine in this quest.  Listen and enjoy! 

Next week – recap of some high school sports and semi-pro football!

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Power Panel, Part II, plus Catching Up with Veteran Coaches

Todd Mercer, Jay Osbourne

We continued with our power panel as we talk about the influence coaches have to advocate for growth in their players global view and cultural awareness. We, again, welcomed 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 continue dialogue and look to the present and future on how we can make our attitudes and views better than the day before.   

We then played “out of the hat” with two veteran coaches, Jay Osbourne and Todd Mercer.  They answered questions about dealing with playing time, social media in their programs, mentors and whatever else came out of the hat!  My thanks to these two, they are a class act and are successful because they do things the right way!

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