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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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Captain Interview: Nate Jones Pt. 2

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/07/02

What’s up listeners. I’m back with another episode of The Captain’s Coach Podcast and another episode with an Army Lacrosse Captain--Nate Jones. Nate was a freshman when I was senior so he is a really good friend and like a little brother to me so it was awesome getting to hear how far he has come and what an amazing leader he has become. This past year Nate graduated and commissioned into the Marine Corps after leading Army to one of it’s best seasons in program history with the most wins in a

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Captain Interview: Nate Jones of West Point Lacrosse

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2019/06/30

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30:00

Casey O'Neill Pt. 2

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/06/30

Hey there everyone and welcome to another episode of The Captain’s Coach Podcast. It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve had a new guest so apologies for those wo have been anxiously awaiting for some new content. And I don’t think I could’ve picked a better guest to come back too. I sat down with Casey O’Neill earlier today and had an awesome conversation. Coach O’Neill is the head lacrosse coach and assistant athletic director at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. and one of my old high

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Gonzaga College High School Lax Coach Casey O'Neill...

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/06/26

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32:51

Captain Interview: All-Army Basketball's Phil Brown

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/06/23

Hey everyone welcome to The Captain’s Coach Podcast. I am your host Luke Poulos and today I have a guest that is someone I have wanted to interview since I started this thing with Ben. His name is Phil Brown and he was in the same unit as Ben and me and actually took over Ben’s job when he left and then I took that job when Phil left. I spent a lot of time in his office probably annoying him more than anything but I know he appreciated it. Phil was a 3 year Captain for Claslin University Basketball

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01:16:58

Leadership in the NFL with Jon Torine

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/05/20

Hello and welcome to The Captain’s Coach Podcast everyone. I am your host Luke Poulos and today we have an awesome guest who has spent most of his professional career around legendary icons and leaders in the professional sports world. Jon Torine was the head of strength and conditioning for the Indianapolis Colts for 14 years during which they won a Super Bowl under Tony Dungy and with Peyton Manning. Before that Jon was an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the legendary Buffalo Bills

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40:46

Using "The Hero's Journey" to improve sports...

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/05/10

Hello and welcome to all you Captain’s Coach Podcast listeners. We have a really fun one lined up for you today, especially for those of you who like more conceptual into the weeds type of conversations. And there is no one I enjoy having those type of conversations with, except maybe Jonny Wolfgram, shouts to you Jonny, than our very own Founder and CEO of The Captain’s Coach Ben Smith. Unlike me, Ben is an actual leadership expert and just finished his first of many books The Captain’s Playbook,

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33:36

Captain Interview: Marlon Beck

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/04/19

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Captain’s Coach Podcast. I am your host Luke Poulos and today was another fun one for me. There all fun but today especially because I had the chance to sit down and talk to a guy I went to high school with and randomly bumped into one weekend in D.C. His name is Marlon Beck and he was not only a Captain for the Binghamton University Basketball Team but he was the Captain for three years, as a Sophomore, Junior, and Senior which you rarely see at

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44:42

Captain Interview: Nick Doktor of UPENN LAX

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/04/15

Hey what’s going on everyone and welcome to another episode of The Captain’s Coach Podcast. Today I interviewed Nick Doktor who was the solo Captain of University of Pennsylvania Lacrosse in 2016. He is the good friend of recent guest, Gunnar Millar, so you might recognize the Rochester accent. Nick and I discuss a wide range of topics today from the leadership council that Penn Lacrosse has and how his coach truly let the players lead the team to the importance of empowering other leaders on your

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00:25:03

Sam Walker author of The Captain Class Pt. 2

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/04/12

Hello and welcome to The Captain’s Coach Podcast everyone. We have a great one lined up for you today. If you are a regular listener you have probably heard me reference The Captain Class numerous times. It is one of the main inspirations for The Captain’s Coach and one of the books I most often recommend to friends and co workers. I was lucky enough to sit down with the author of The Captain Class, Sam Walker, earlier today and discuss his book and some of the surprising insights he has gained from

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00:47:43

Sam Walker author of The Captain Class

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/04/09

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51:02

Captain Interview: Gunnar Miller

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/03/23

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Captain’s Coach Podcast. I am your host, Luke Poulos, and today we have another episode with Army West Point Lacrosse as Gunnar Miller, one of my really good friends and class of 2017 joins me for a great conversation. Gunnar has a great take on leadership and actually spent most of his junior season recovering from an injury so that just shows what kind of leader he is to be recognized by his teammates and chosen to be a Captain the following year, despite not

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44:03

Captain Interview: Becca Varney on the transferrable...

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/03/15

What’s up everyone, I am the host of The Captain’s Coach Podcast, Luke Poulos, and on today’s episode I had the opportunity to chat with former collegiate athlete and Captain, Becca Varney. Becca was a two time Captain for Bryant University’s Track and Field Team. She also did her undergraduate capstone on the transferable skills developed in athletics, primarily leadership skills, and how they apply to the rest of life after and outside of athletics. Becca has obviously done a lot of research on

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31:22

Todd Sanders of The McChrystal Group Pt. 2

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/03/12

Hey hey listeners! Welcome to another episode of the Captain’s Coach Podcast. I had a lot of fun with today’s guest, Todd Sanders. Todd is one of our first guests coming from a primarily executive/business leadership perspective. He currently serves as a Principle at the McCrystal Group. He is a graduate of the Naval Academy where he commissioned out of into the Marine Corps as an infantry officer and later served as an operational and strategic planner as well as an international military advisor

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29:45

Leadership Expert: Todd Sanders of The McChrystal...

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/03/08

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47:49

Coach Jack Clark of Cal Rugby

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/03/07

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Captain Interview: M'Kaela White on being vulnerable...

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/02/25

What is up listeners! Welcome to The Captain’s Coach Podcast with me, Luke Poulos, your humble host as always. We have another good one for you today with JMU Volleyball Captain, M’Kaela White. M’Kaela, who was a Captain during her Junior season, is now the second volleyball Captain from JMU and fourth JMU athlete to come on the show and once again these athletes did not disappoint. M’Kaela and I discuss among other things, the effectiveness of empowering young players to volunteer and step up for

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48:11

Coach Morland on Leadership and Movement Skills

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/02/22

Welcome to today’s show everyone. I am the host of The Captain’s Coach Podcast, Luke Poulos, bringing you a fantastic conversation today with Coach Chris Morland. Coach Morland is the founder of Morland Strength and Forming Life and Movement Skills. He is a health and physical education teacher as well as the strength and conditioning coach at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, NC. He was a Captain on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Track and Field Team. He has over 15+ years of

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34:18

Captain Interview: Sarah Martin

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/02/15

What’s up everyone, I am your host Luke Poulos and you’re listening to The Captain’s Coach Podcast. Today we have JMU round 3 with Volleyball Captain Sarah Martin. Sarah just finished up her first season as a Captain in the Fall as a Junior and will look to continue her leadership as a Senior Captain as well. She has been a member of the Volleyball Team’s Leadership Group since her Freshman year which she lends a good deal to her success as Captain to. Sarah and I discuss the leadership group as

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Captain Interview: Cassie Hunter of JMU

The Captains Coach Podcast ·

2019/02/13

Alright Captain’s Coach Podcasters, we have a cool episode today, a sort of second leg to a double feature if you will, as we bring you the teammate of our previous guest (Rachel Yaeger), with Cassie Hunter. Like Rachel, Cassie is a member of the JMU Field Hockey Team. Cassie is a Junior and is also part of the leadership committee the program has. Today, I get her perspective on the JMU program and we will discuss the unique way they select Captains throughout the year, the importance of coaches

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