Listen to the podcast. In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James are finally back together again. They talk about the first SOAR weekend at EMU and when parents and students get hit with the reality of heading off to college. They also talk about Jeff Tyson, the newest coaching hire, as well as [...]

Listen to the podcast. In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, James fills in for Dave and tackles postseason awards.  He talks about the most recent All-ODAC teams, as well as the nomination and voting process for regional and state awards.  He also tries to answer the question of what a Sports Information Director does during [...]

Listen to the podcast. Dave begins his summer series podcast by talking about the role that parents play in the sports experience of their children. Reading exerpts from letter that former professional baseball player, Mike Matheny wrote to the parents of players on the Little League team that he was coaching, Dave highlights the ways [...]

Listen to the podcast. In this week’s “Inside Athletics,” Dave and James talk about the whirlwind end of the regular season, which saw softball have two doubleheaders postponed and then rescheduled into the middle of finals week. They also talk about the upcoming ODAC Softball Tournament, as well as the All-ODAC Teams and possible philosophies [...]

Listen to the podcast. In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James talk about the spring seasons as they draw to a close, including baseball Senior Recognition earlier this week and the softball team as they fight for postseason positioning. They close the program recapping the Senior Athletic Honors Banquet, which was Tuesday, mentioning [...]

Listen to the podcast. In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, James runs the show with Dave out of town. He gives a little recap to sporting events as well as the inaugural CVC All-East Division Team in men’s volleyball, but spends the majority of the time talking with Softball Coach J.D. McCurdy. They talk about [...]

Listen to the podcast. A Parent’s Perspective on Collegiate Athletics– This week’s special guest is Jim Smucker, a businessman from Pennsylvania who is spending this semester at EMU teaching and doing research for the business department. Jim has three children who are, or planning to play collegiate sports. His son Jordy is a Division I [...]

Listen to the podcast. In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James chit chat a bit about the weather (actually, rain and rain outs of some of our outdoor events.) Men’s volleyball gets some attention as the Royals head into their important CVC Weekend at Juniata. And Dave elaborates on some recent discussions he [...]

Listen to the podcast. With the big softball doubleheader with Bridgewater at JMU schedule for tonight, this week’s “Inside Athletics” breaks tradition and comes out on Thursday (a day early!) Beside the fun of the softball game, Dave and James talk about the spring sports as they hit the crucial midpoints of the season. Dave [...]

Listen to the podcast. In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James talk about the excitement around campus with springtime here and as the spring sports start to heat up. Dave also gives a recap of his trip to Florida last week, including the President’s Cup Golf Classic in Sarasota. Listen to the podcast.