Today I’m joined by Trever Gray, who serves as a foil for conversation around feedback. What does it mean to give positive or negative feedback? What are some considerations for giving such feedback?
Why do coaches often find themselves trapped within a narrow band of acceptable feedback? Also, a discussion of Pete Buttigieg (just kidding):
This week on the Swim Brief I am joined by Kim Foster Carlson. She’s authored a new book with a great theme that I think really resonates with a lot of people in the swimming world and beyond.
The book is called “Good Enough: How to Overcome Fear of Failure and Perfectionism to Lead Your Best Life” and through the podcast we chart a course through her own life growing up a competitive swimmer to being the mother of two high level swimming athletes as well as a child with special needs:
This week I am joined by Matt Sprang. Matt and I go about a decade back, and we reconnected in Florida last month. He was there to talk about coaching wellness, and I thought that he had a message worth amplifying.
We talk about his own journey to prioritizing his own mental and physical health while dealing with a pretty tough situation in his club:
Dani Bostick is many things. She’s a teacher, a parent, a former mental health counselor. She was also a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of her swim coach. She’s a passionate voice for reform beyond sports.
We split the podcast into two parts. In the first, we discuss the recently released MAAPP, which Bostick has been sharply critical of. In the back half, we discuss the uncomfortable conversations that are necessary about the culture that enables abusers within an organization.
This podcast was recorded last week with somebody I’ve admired in both her athletic and professional career. Samantha Arsenault Livingstone was a 2000 Olympic Gold medalist.
I wanted to have Samantha on because we connected over the fact that she’s pretty brutally honest about the peaks and valleys she had along the way, and dedicated herself to helping others when they encounter the same. We had a far reaching conversation covering almost two decades. Enjoy:
Some links that we discussed during the podcast: