This week John Bradley comes on to discuss Anne Helen Petersen’s essay “Against Kids’ Sports”. We discuss the true cost of youth sports and how youth sports organizations can responsibly address the negative side effects of sports professionalization.
https://annehelen.substack.com/p/against-kids-sports?fbclid=IwAR2zDCqMxibSzZjAV5fGhw4Gri3u_DyRNSycGVO9BWVLIgeWceX73nSrAdg
This week Julie Bachman and John Bradley join to discuss the pending election for two new board members at USA Swimming. How does it work? Can we even explain it? What should you do to encourage good governance at your local level?
I recorded this podcast with Joel and Erik in early August. Then didn’t post it. What does it contain? You’ll just have to listen to find out.
Another pod with Julie Bachman, Executive Director of Gulf Swimming and John Bradley, Aquatics Director of the Minnetonka School District. We talk about three ways under a coaches control that they can reduce their own stress on the job:
This week I am joined by Julie Bachman and John Bradley to discuss some big ticket issues. We talk about customer service in swimming, coaches mental health, and of course Michael Andrew:
This week on the pod, Joel, Erik and I discuss our future looking predictions for people coming out of the Olympics. Erik posits changes of pace for Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel, Joel creates new bureaucracy and say something that led to the titling of this pod.
Garrett McCaffrey joins me, this time from Seattle to discuss his new career and what he thought of the Tokyo Games. We give a little love to races that we both thought could use it.
Erik and Joel join me to go over Ledecky vs Titmus part two, Bobby Finke’s “what the schubert” moment and Caeleb Dressel’s big moment. Finally, we conclude with a rant about doping and the Olympics.
“The Water is My Sky” Director Brian Tremml comes on the Brief to talk Olympics, followed by sharing some insight from his documentary film “The Water is My Sky”. We talk about some of the highlights so far, and the longtime dream made reality of his film.
What races are we looking forward to? What does the Russian Rowdy Gaines sound like? These questions and more answered on today’s podcast.