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The Captains Coach Podcast

Ben Smith

Education for team captains and athletes on leadership, strategy, and mental skills

sports & recreation college & high school

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Sports Deception Series: Episode 1 - The WHY Behind...

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2021/03/17

Learn more about sports deception in this series on The WHY, WHAT, MODELS, and APPLICATION for sports deception.

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00:40:18

Sports Philosophy Series Episode 7

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2021/02/21

Another Sports Philosophy series conversation coming at you today and with that comes another awesome guest for our audience. Dr. Cesar Torres is a professor of Philosophy of Sport at Brockport University. He also happens to be the mentor of our last guest-Dr. Adam Pflegor. If you listened to my conversation with Adam you will definitely hear the similarities and crossover between the two perspectives. But today Dr. Torres and I focus mostly on his opinion of the purpose of sport which he puts so

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Sports Philosophy Series Episode 6

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2021/01/21

We have another Sports Philosophy episode for you today. My guest is Adam Pflegor. Adam is a professor in the Sports Administration Department at Belmont University focusing primarily on the Philosophy of Sport and Sport Ethics. Our conversation today centers around Adam’s opinion on what the purpose of sport really is. I won’t give it away here but it leads us into a longer discussion on respect for one’s opponent and the effect your treatment of your opponent has on the rest of your game and

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Sports Philosophy Series Episode 5

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2020/12/22

Coming at ya with another conversation as a part of our Sports Philosophy Series today with my guest Dr. Michael Burke. Dr. Burke is a senior lecturer at Victoria University in Australia. He specializes in philosophy of sport and has a very pragmatic approach in his work. He is a member of both the International Sociology of Sport Association and the International Association for Philosophy of Sport. During our conversation we talk about a variety of things but focus on the purpose of sport and a

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Sports Philosophy Series Episode 4

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2020/11/22

On our fourth episode of the Sports Philosophy Series I bring you my conversation with Pamela Sailors. Pam is a philosophy professor at Missouri State where she teaches mostly Philosophy of Sport Courses which I have become increasingly intrigued by through these conversations. Pam originally started in the bio-ethics world and moved into sport-ethics and philosophy of sport via the performance enhancing drug conversation. She is extremely passionate about sports and is something she has always

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USA Wheelchair Rugby Captain Joe Delagrave on Servant...

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2020/11/05

We are back to our regular program today interviewing a current Captain, shifting back from our Sports Philosophy Series. My guest today is Joe Delagrave. Joe has an amazing story and we had a great conversation. Joe grew up as a 3 sport athlete and played Division II Football at Winona State. When he was 19 he suffered a tragic accident and was paralyzed. Through his struggle and rehabilitation he ended up finding wheelchair rugby. He has attained the highest level of excellence in the sport

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Sports Philosophy Series Episode 3

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2020/10/22

This is our third installment of our Sports Philosophy Series and my guest today is Matt Dixon. Matt is an administrator and former athletic director at Trinity Classical Academy in California. Matt has a strong background in sports at all levels and finds his framework for sport and life through Christian Values. Today we talk about how those values shape what he sees as the purpose of Sports. We also talk about some of things he sees wrong in the sports world especially at the youth level as well

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00:45:00

Sports Philosophy Series Episode 2

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2020/09/21

Welcome back to episode 2 of our Sports Philosophy Series. My guest today is David Papineau. David is a Philosophy Professor at King’s College in London as well as a professional paid philosopher. He has more recently delved into philosophy of sport with his book Knowing the Score. It is an extremely fascinating book that uses Sports to find the answers to common philosophical questions and using philosophy to answer common questions of sport. He has an extremely interesting and refreshing

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00:39:00

Sports Philosophy Series Episode 1

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2020/08/21

Today I have the pleasure of speaking to my first guest in this series. Heather Reid. Heather is currently a Scholar in Residence Exedra Mediterranean Center in Sicily and is also a professor of philosophy at Morningside University in Iowa. She is an expert in everything to do with the philosophy of sport going back to ancient history as well as the Olympics and Greek Mythology. She has published numerous articles and scholarly works along with a handful of books. Her books include Olympic

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00:49:00

Secrets to Win the Referee with Simon Smith

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2020/07/24

Today my guest is Simon Smith: A longtime referee in the sport of Rugby. He is originally from Great Britain where he played Rugby through his college days and has been refereeing since 1994 and specifically in the Northern Virginia area for last 10 years. Rugby is a sport with a very unique Captain-Referee relationship that is more of building a coalition and dialogue than an us vs. them mentality that you see in other sports. With that being said I believe there is more than a handful of specific

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Lawyer Turned Coach Bill Bachman On The Building...

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2020/06/23

Coach Bachman is a long time college football coach most recently at Catholic University as an associate head coach and defensive coordinator. He is a well of wisdom when it comes to leadership and really breaking it down to the fundamental building blocks. In our conversation we distinguish between the internal and external focus of Leadership, the importance of accountability within that distinction, how to be a better teammate, and how to develop a culture of growth mindset versus fixed

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Jungian Psychoanalyst Dr. James Hollis on The Roles...

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2020/06/05

Welcome back everyone to the captains coach podcast. I am excited to have another amazing guest on the show today. You are in for a treat. I came across Dr. Hollis’ work while researching character development and the individuation process on youtube. I was immediately impressed with some of the work he has done, heard in one of his videos that he had previously played sports and knew that I had to get him on the show and ask some questions that I thought were very relevant and new to the leadership

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Dr. Justin Ross on the Psychology of Sports Leadership

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2020/05/18

Today my guest is Dr. Justin Ross. Dr. Ross is a clinical psychologist by trade and has his own practice, Mind Body Health Clinic in Denver Colorado. He works with everyday professionals working on anxiety, stress, you name it and also has a specific focus on performance and works with athletes and teams up to the professional level. He has a wealth of knowledge and we really dive into the first principles and framework behind a lot of the mechanics of leadership and performance. You’ll hear us talk

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The Power of Information with MAJ Shawn Chenoweth

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2020/05/05

Welcome back to another episode of the Captains Coach Podcast. I am the founder, Ben Smith, and we have another awesome episode in store for you. Today we have brought on one of the foremost experts in the information environment, Major Shawn Chenoweth, as we continue our military series and focus on behavioral change from thought leaders in the space. Major Chenoweth has almost 20 years of experience leading large initiatives related to information operations and behavior change for the US GOVT and

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Coach Steven Wright on Systematic Leadership Development

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2020/04/20

Today my guest is Coach Steven Wright. He is the head football coach at Cardinal Gibbons High School. The same Cardinal Gibbons that one of our previous guests-Coach Morland-works at as well. Coach Wright also plays an active role in the administration of Cardinal Gibbons specifically in the physical education department. The thing that sticks out to me most during this conversation is how intentional Coach Wright is about everything in his program from why he chose his 6 values for his team, how he

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Coach Michael Donnelly of FSU

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2020/04/06

Today my guest is Coach Michael Donnelly of Florida Southern University Men’s Basketball. Coach Donnelly and his team are coming off a tremendous year with a 29-2 record, a National DII Player of the year, and unfortunately a postseason cut short due to Coronavirus. Coach Donnelly is in his fifth year at the head of the program and we covered a lot of great things today including multiple practices I think Coaches can take and implement immediately in their own programs. Among other things, Coach

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Coach Eric Clakeley on Friction not Fire

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2020/03/25

Today my guest is Coach Eric Clakely-Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Presbyterian College. Coach Clakely is in his first season as head coach there and unfortunately it was cut short due to the Coronavirus but he has a lot of great insight to share with us today. We talk about the importance of core fundamental values for a program, the impact of consistent messaging and how it helped him and his staff overcome some of the struggles of recent history and the skill of being flexible and adaptable as a

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Influence and Deception Expert Dr. Anthony Pratkanis

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2020/02/25

The benefits of learning magic to understand deceptionEthics behind influence and manipulationThe top 5 social influence tacticsNew behavioral change models

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Green Beret Scott Mann C.E.O of Rooftop Leadership...

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2020/02/21

Scott Mann is my guest today and he was awesome. Scott spent 23 years in the Army and 18 of those as in Special Forces as a Green Beret. He is the founder of Rooftop Leadership and serves as a consultant to government organizations, companies, and local law enforcement. He is the best selling author of two books:Game ChangersandMission Americaand has given three TedX presentations, all three of which you can find easily on YouTube right after you listen to this episode-they are well worth the

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Green Beret Scott Mann C.E.O of Rooftop Leadership...

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2020/02/18

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