Lead Domino: All Things Youth Sports

How to help guide a young athlete through fear

Inside Scoop = audio recording of an actual private training session and my added details in studio.Practicing deliberate movements for better performance

Scott Bryan - youth sports professional. Original founding member of MDP Lacrosse. Let's talk dichotomy of performance today!

The backbone of youth sports - moms who lead behind the scenes, in the spotlight and everywhere else. Shannon Herrmann is the wife of a coach, mother to 3 boys and is living the travel sports life. She shares her observations and insights from her role - planning logistics, emotional support and nutrition for youth athletes.We have a great conversation about all of these topics and more!Enjoy!

Julia Bentrewicz- High School multi-sport athlete: Soccer, Basketball (All-County), Lacrosse- College Athlete: Basketball - Eastern Connecticut, Queens College- Coach: Middle School Girls Soccer, Middle School Boys and Girls Basketball, Assistant Girls Varsity Lacrosse- Phys. Ed. Teacher- Helps run Magro Madness 3v3 Basketball Tournament. Very active volunteering her time and giving back for multiple foundations and causes.

This is from a post-session recording in 2020. Dead air was edited out to shorten the clip.--------------------Ingredients based training--------------------Learn a process to measure your progress so you're not reliant on a coach to tell you yes, no, good, bad. Once self-evaluation comes first and then feedback-evaluation from the coaching staff, you're adding a lot more value to your team.-------------------Respect. Inspire. Support.⚡️↔️💪

Inside Scoop - Sound bites from actual private training sessions_________Ingredients based training_________Our relationship with distractions is imperative for growth_________Respect. Inspire. Support._________⚡️↔️💪

Sound bites from actual private training sessions It's not process over results - it's learn to rep. the process creating your desired results. Our learning zone is geared toward creating exercises to reinforce the ingredients we're working on in order to set default starting points. Reinforce the starting points for a slow mind and physical consistency which allow for maximum real time adjustments - aka adaptability - in the performance zone. Respect. Inspire. Support.

Sound bites from actual private training sessions ---------------- Reinforce your ingredients because they are the reason for your results! ---------------- Respect. Inspire. Support.

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! We sat down with Jimmy Madden and got a glimpse what it was like owning and operating a restaurant during the 2020 lockdowns. Uncertainty and fear is an understatement but he found similarities in playing and coaching lacrosse with running a restaurant and it helped guide him.

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! I got to meet an extremely impressive coach and teacher back in 2020 - Marcus DiBernardo. We spent time talking about teaching, learning and how the brain works. Every conversation with Marcus is full of knowledge and great information.

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! Steve Vollmer besides dropping a breaking news exclusive back in 2020 during this episode, he also shared his experiences of turning negatives into positives and leaning on values such as gratitude, passion and a strong work ethic. From a DIII college in Wisconsin to the NFL...we discuss it all.

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! Jay Mauro met with us during the 2020 lockdowns. We learn about Jay's intensity and competitiveness stemming from struggles at an early age. Values, raising children and work ethic were main topics.

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! We met up with Corey back in 2020 and discussed how his path as a lacrosse player at Cold Spring Harbor High School and UPenn sent him on a journey of exploration. What's it like running a business with your father...we talk about it!

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! Chris Gill, the Crease Beast, joined us in 2020 for a conversation about his journey as a goalie for the Albany Great Danes and as a trainer and coach after that.

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! Adam Rand had his hands full operating a club lacrosse program and selling medical devices during a pandemic. But, he made time to meet up with us and talk about his time as a FOGO at Stony Brook and his pro career after that.

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! Zach Oliveri was working towards a doctorate in physical therapy back in 2020 when we caught up. He taught us about his time at UMass and Stony Brook along with unorganized routines and neuroplasticity.

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! Bryan Alcantara was our next guest in 2020. Bryan is a wealth of experience and knowledge in the world of soccer. We hear about his journey from being a standout player to the coaching/education side of the sport.

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! This one from 2020 is a conversation with Rob Camposa. We talk about his time as a goalie at Stony Brook - coached by me! Also, how he got started in college coaching.

We are firing up the podcast again after years off. In 2020, we recorded 13 conversations with family, friends and colleagues revolving around performance. This new round of recordings is focused on our experiences navigating the youth sport landscape. We are excited to share these gems from the lockdowns of COVID and introduce our new format, complete with new guests and insights into the world of youth sport! #3 from 2020 is a visit from Joe Mascaretti. Owner and operator of 3Sixty Athletics, we discussed Joe's journey from almost being cut in middle school to the starting FOGO for the MLL Lizards. Joe's belief in himself and the work he dedicated his life to forged a path no one saw in his future - except his parents!