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The Blog

Notes on mindset, coaching, and the craft of sport.

Essays on Positive Psychology, talent development, and what it really takes to perform at your best.

Debrief: McGee Moody

McGee Moody joins to share insight from a career both inside and outside of swimming.

July 1, 2025 · 1 min read

Debrief: Braden Holloway

NC State Swimming and Diving head coach and Singapore World Championships head coach for Team USA Braden Holloway joins to discuss the...

June 23, 2025 · 1 min read

Positive Masculinity w/Trever Gray

Trever Gray joins to talk about my blog post on Positive Masculinity, and then about Streamlined Nutrition and his pursuit of golf...

June 16, 2025 · 1 min read

Coaching and Having a Partner w/Dave Rollins

Dave Rollins joins to swap stories about he we met our wives, and how to navigate partnership with coaching.

June 6, 2025 · 1 min read

“Enhanced” Part Two

I respond to listener questions and comments, as well as the ongoing developments around Brett Hawke and the Enhanced Games.

June 5, 2025 · 1 min read

Debrief: Ahmad Zeid (Big Friendly Swim Podcast)

I bring on fellow podcaster Ahmad Zeid to talk about his foray into podcasting and his thoughts on the way that swimming...

June 3, 2025 · 1 min read

Debrief: Mark Bernardino

Mark Bernardino recently announced his retirement from coaching, so I took the opportunity to ask him a few questions about what he’s...

May 27, 2025 · 1 min read

Brett Hawke Tries to “Enhance” Swimming

Brett Hawke things going all in on performance enhancing drugs is the path forward for sports. My thoughts on his move.

May 22, 2025 · 1 min read

Debrief: Juliet Suess

Chapman University Head Coach Juliet Suess joins me to talk about the history of swimming, inclusion and integrating psychological practices into your...

May 19, 2025 · 1 min read

Debrief: Stefanie Williams Moreno

Stefanie Williams Moreno is the head coach of Women’s Swimming and Diving at the University of Georgia. Click here to support the...

May 14, 2025 · 1 min read

Life Outside of Coaching w/Dave Rollins

What does a coach do with the oddball schedule and random pockets of time to complete their life?

May 12, 2025 · 1 min read

Work/Life Harmony w/Dave Rollins

Dave Rollins joins to troubleshoot the profession of coaching and the life that happens outside and with it.

May 4, 2025 · 1 min read