In Episode 1, Greg Roeszler (Coach Roz) and Phil Darke introduce some transformational coaching concepts for positive impact with kids, parents, and coaches at home, in school and in our community.  These concepts are taught on the practice field and carried out year-round.  Coach aspires to create a “team of coaches” committed to teaching character, integrity and inclusiveness to our youth. Specifically, the discuss:

• Coach Roz and Phil’s past and present coaching experience and how it has led them to this important endeavor in preparing coaches to coach character 
• Statistics of epidemic proportion of kids not being parented by 2 parent home (7:20)
• Phil speaks of his background and his priorities and what he instills with his high school team, including behavioral profiling of players and coaches (13:42)
• (14:05)
• Coach Roz speaks on providing usable “tools” in future segments that can be implemented into any coaches coaching practice plan (17:31)
• Phil introduces some of the ugly sides of today’s youth sports (pay-to-play, embezzlement, coach, and referee abuses) (18:41)
• Coach Roz introduces 3 goals of a kid playing youth sports today (21:07)
• Coach Roz begins to vision cast possibilities of the transformation possible including the true value of sports and the impact it could have in our country (24:50)

Links from the Show

• Instagram      @Playmakers_org
• Instagram      @phildarke
• Facebook       The Playmakers  (non profit Organization)
• LinkedIn         The Playmakers
• LinkedIn         Phil-darke-5a090727
• Twitter           @Playmakers_org
• Twitter           @phildarke

Resources

• Beyond Coaching (Building Character and Leadership), Greg Roeszler and Harrison Phillips
• Coaching for a Bigger Win, Greg Roeszler with Donna Miesbach