Dean Jaderston joined me to talk leadership, faith, and playing the long game. We trace his path from Minnesota high schools to men’s college hoops to leading women at Friends—and how each transition reshaped his approach. Dean explains why women’s teams often respond best to “we/us” language and 1:1 feedback, why coachability beats raw talent, […]

We’re in Crossover Season—that time in college athletics when fall sports are wrapping up with conference and national tournaments, and winter sports are just getting underway. With the end of the season, it offers an opportunity to evaluate intentionally how it is going within individual programs….how we can improve and where things are going well. […]

Instead of a subscriber video this month, we are going to do something different. We have the first draft of our ICP Coaching Certification Course complete. It is not the final product but we want some people to test out the course for us and give feedback. So, we are giving paid subscribers free access […]

In this episode, Dustin Galyon shares a real-world coaching moment involving a senior student-athlete who skipped a team workout and responded with uncharacteristic defiance. Instead of reacting with discipline alone, Dustin leaned on years of relationship-building to have a direct, honest conversation—one that ultimately deepened trust and ended with mutual respect. The conversation explores how […]