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A podcast generated by three Iowa athletic directors for athletic directors. Each week we will talk about current program issues we are all dealing with as AD's, some hot topics and we will have some fun along the way talking about things happening with our family and friends. We'll talk with special guests including athletic directors currently doing the job, retired AD's and people we work with inside and outside of the school who help to make our programs successful. Join Todd Gordon, Scott Garvis, and Aaron Stecker for Beyond the Bench.
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BTB - Final Episode

2023-08-1543:30

Beyond the Bench celebrates the journey we have been on for the last five years with this podcast. This episode marks the end of this journey and the beginning of another. Aaron, Scott, and Todd would like to thank all of you who listened, joined us on the show, and reached out with encouragement. You were with us on this journey and we truly appreciate you all. Thank You for listening. We hope you will listen one final time. Be Blessed! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Aaron and Todd continue our discussion on intentional leadership development by focusing on how we do that outwardly with those that we are leading.   To listen to more about Todd's 1 x 1 Coaching Mentoring Program go to Season 2 - Episode 17 and go to the 39:40 mark.  To listen to a more detailed discussion about Scott and Aaron's leadership programs go to Season 1 - Episode 13.   Contact us: Todd - toddagordon@gmail.com Scott - pocketad@hotmail.com Aaron - astcker@crschools.us --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
In this episode Aaron leads our discussion wrapped around how to be intentional about personal leadership development.   Contact us: Todd - toddagordon@gmail.com Scott - pocketad@hotmail.com Aaron - astcker@crschools.us --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
This is Part 2 of a two part series as we talk about the article we published this past summer entitled "10 Things We've Learned in Many Years as an Athletic Administrator. 6. Start 7.  Adjust/Adapt/Overcome 8.  People Over Product  9.  If not Me then Who?  10.  We Are All Made For Moments!  If you have suggestions or topics you would like to hear discussed DM us at @btbads or email any of us with your ideas. Contact us: Todd - toddagordon@gmail.com Scott - pocketad@hotmail.com Aaron - astcker@crschools.us --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
This is the first of a two part series as we talk about the article we published this past summer entitled "10 Things We've Learned in Many Years as an Athletic Administrator.   1.  Surround yourself with like-minded successful athletic leaders.  2.  Tell your story or someone else will.  3.  Continue to develop your skills.  4.  Always remember your "Why?" 5.  Whenever you have a choice, choose patience.   If you have suggestions or topics you would like to hear discussed DM us at @btbads or email any of us with your ideas. Contact us: Todd - toddagordon@gmail.com  Scott - pocketad@hotmail.com Aaron - astcker@crschools.us --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Beyond the Bench is back for Season 5.   Aaron, Scott and Todd will start to have more discussions this season around leadership topics and then apply them to the world of education based athletics for administrators and coaches.  If you have suggestions or topics you would like to hear discussed DM us at @btbads or email any of us with your ideas.   In this episode:  The Power of Moments  1) Plan them  2) Enlist others  3) Give them to others  4) Celebrate them  Thank You for listening and supporting Beyond the Bench.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Season 4 - Episode 22 is a BTB NHSACA Special Edition as we visit again with Rob Miller from Proactive Coaching.  BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Enjoy this episode recorded live at the Oklahoma Athletic Directors Convention in Oklahoma City. Thank you to the OIAAA for having us at your convention. Thank You to Stephanie Blackwell (Union), John Hampton (Bishop McGuiness), Jason Parker (Muskogee) and Kate Creekmore (Bixby) for joining us and sharing insights and wisdom.   BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Season 4 Episode 21 was recorded in the car as we headed to the Oklahoma Athletic Directors Convention in Oklahoma City.  We explore several topics as make our way through Kansas.  BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Season 4 - Episode 20 is another BTB Special Edition with NEACA (@adminneaca) - Coach Tyler Brandt, Author of the book "The Missing Link Protocol -The Secret To The Coach-Parent Partnership.   BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Season 4 - Episode 19 is a BTB NHSACA Special Edition with Rob Miller from Proactive Coaching.  https://proactivecoaching.info/shoppac/ This years 2022 NHSACA National Conference will be held at Prairie Meadows Resort & Casino June 18 & 19.  To register click here:  https://nhsaca.ia.manager.varsitybound.com/registration/h202202111045286812b1328054d644d/h202202121259443717f25537d821a4e BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Season 4 - Episode 18 is a discussion with Dr. Scott Grant.  Dr. Grant is founder of Triple Threat Leadership (https://www.triplethreatleadership.com/) and is passionate about helping AD's navigate the world of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL).  Check out his NIL resources on his website at https://www.nil-education.com/.  BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
This BTB episode is recorded as part of the three popcorn workshop sessions that we did at the 2022 Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association Convention in Iowa City.  We were joined by Mike Morrison (@LibertyHS_AD) from Iowa City Liberty, Ryan O'Leary (@fddodgersports) from Fort Dodge, Charles Zanders (@trhsroughriders) from Des Moines Roosevelt and Matt Weiss (@WestDelawareAD) from West Delaware.   BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Season 4 - Episode 16 is a discussion of timely issues this week.  School shootings (thoughts and prayers to Kaleb Stoppel and the Olathe East community), Student Mental Health, and how to help a struggling colleague.  BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Season 4 - Episode 15 is a discussion on a couple of questions that we have had given to us and we talk about the handshake line debate that is popular this week.  BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Season 4 - Episode 14 features a discussion with Coach Erik Link (@coacheriklink), Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator for the University of MIssouri Tigers Football Team.   Erik offers some great insights to leadership and relationships that will help you do what you do no matter where you do it.  BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Season 4 - Episode 13 brings a great discussion with Coach Jim Johnson from Grace Athena High School in Rochester, New York.  Coach Johnson was the coach of Jason McElwain (J-Mac), the athlete on the autism spectrum who came off of the bench in his only game (senior night) to score 20 points in the final three plus minutes of the historic game.  Enjoy this conversation about that experience, leadership and motivation with Coach Johnson.  You can follow Coach Johnson on Twitter (@coachjimjohnson) and check out his website coachjimjohnson.com.   BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Episode 12 is our One Word episode with repeat guests from last season and one year ago.  Taylor Chapman @taylormchapman from Spencer, IA @spencertigerad and Michael Harrison @coachharrison1 from Ponte Vedra, FL @pvsharkssports join us for our special One Word episode.  You may need to listen in a couple of different chunks but we would encourage you to listen to the entire episode.  It is a special one.   BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench.  You can visit them at www.superfaninc.com. Happy New Year from Todd, Aaron, Scott and Beyond the Bench.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
Episode 11 is jam packed.  Aaron's loss of a long time worker at Kennedy.   Recap the NADC in Denver What's Next for BTB Our Next Podcast  Christmas Memories and Lessons  BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) along with Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) and theleadershipplaybook.com for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench.  You can visit them at www.superfaninc.com.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
This is the third in a series of BONUS episodes with Iowa's District AD of the Year winners for the 2021-2022 school year.  Troy Becker (@CFHSGoTigers) is the Athletic and Activities Director at Cedar Falls High School in Cedar Falls, IA and was recently named the Northeast District AD of the Year.  Take a listen as Aaron talks through our four questions with Troy Becker.  BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix... Facebook: @hometownticketing...Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD's and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa. Thank You also to Superfan, Inc. (@superfaninc) for their sponsorship of Beyond the Bench.  You can visit them at www.superfaninc.com.  Thank You to Jamy Bechler (@coachbechler) for his sponsorship of Beyond the Bench.  Find out more about Jamy and The Leadership Playbook at theleadershipplaybook.com.  Thank You to GOAT Fundraising (@goatfundraising) for their support and being a sponsor of the BTB Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-gordon4/message
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