Thank you all for your support of our work with the Impactful Coaching Project. We are starting to gain alot of subscribers on Substack and listeners on our podcast Beyond Coaching. One of my favorite parts of this endeavor has been some of the questions and conversations people have after reading a post or listening […]
In this episode of Beyond Coaching, we sit down with Colonel James Cheatham, a 30-year educator, football coach, and Oklahoma Air National Guard officer. Colonel Cheatham shares his unique journey through coaching and leadership, discussing his time as a head football coach, a junior college defensive coordinator, and his transition into full-time military service. The […]
We’re diving into a thought-provoking question from one of our first paid Substack subscribers: Does winning really matter? It’s a loaded question, and we tackle it head-on—exploring the balance between success, growth, and the process of improvement. Can two teams have equally meaningful experiences, even if one wins more? Is winning the ultimate goal, or […]
In this episode of Beyond Coaching, we sit down with Joey Reinart, Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Tonkawa High School in Oklahoma. Joey shares his journey from volunteer coaching little league baseball to leading transformational change as a head football coach and now as an athletic director. Joey dives into how he built a […]
In the early stages of any activity or career, you don’t know what you don’t know. This is normal. There is a sense of refreshing confidence and idealism that comes from not knowing what you don’t know. It allows you to take risks, try things others won’t, and charge straight ahead.[1] However, this isn’t competence. […]
Over the next three weeks, we’ll release an extra podcast each Friday morning with conversations from high school coaches and administrators. Some of the best coaches and leaders I know at any level coach at this level and I hope you learn from them! In this episode of Beyond Coaching, Rob is joined by Troy […]
In this episode of Beyond Coaching, Rob sits down with Kirk Kelley, the Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. With over 35 years of experience in athletics, Kirk shares his coaching journey, the power of building authentic relationships, and how he balances leading both athletes and fellow coaches. Whether you’re a […]
We’re excited to share about our second book that focuses on Athletic Department Leadership and Developing Coaches! We wrote this for the consulting work that we do but wanted to give our subscribers an inside look at it through a podcast produced by the amazing technology of Google LLM. You can purchase the book on […]
I’ve been reading 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People by David Yaeger, and it’s a fantastic book. If you work with young athletes or students, I highly recommend it. A couple of things really stood out to me in the first half of the book: 1. High Accountability + High Support If […]
In this episode, Rob and Dustin explore the idea of being the coach you wanted as an athlete—but is that really the best approach? They dive into the balance between authenticity and adaptability, how coaching styles must evolve with different personalities and team dynamics, and the importance of systems over attitudes in leadership. Key Topics: […]
