In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James talk about the new men’s volleyball coach and coaching milestones. Dave wraps up with more information on EMU’s Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 12-14.
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Inside Athletics: September 14, 2012
In this week’s “Inside Athletics” Dave and James talk about the falls sports as they head into the ODAC games on their schedules. With the men’s golf team opening up this weekend, Dave also teases the upcoming Yoder Golf Classic along with special guest, Erik Kratz. Dave closes the show with a thought about recruiting,… Read more »
Inside Athletics: September 7, 2012
After a week off (too busy to record a podcast last week), Dave and James are back with a recap of the first week of the 2012-2013 season. Dave provides a few updates, including some new things for this year specifically targeting freshmen athletes, helping them to transition to college at EMU. These include a… Read more »
Inside Athletics: August 24, 2012
In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave welcomes James back to the show after a summer off, and the two jump into short previews of each of the fall teams. They also discuss an article in the local paper about changes in Virginia athletic practice rules, and how that is trickling down to more high… Read more »
Inside Athletics: August 17, 2012
In the final week of the summer, before fall athletes arrive for pre-season, Dave ties up loose ends on this weeks podcast, highlighting some of the preparatory work that has been going on in preparation for the upcoming school year. He also re-caps the faculty staff conference and talks about creativity that exists in the… Read more »
Inside Athletics: August 1, 2012
This week, Dave’s special guest is new head women’s volleyball coach, Jeff Tyson. Jeff comes from Elizabethtown, PA where he played high school volleyball before going to Indiana Wesleyan College. While in college, he was the manger and volunteer assistant for the women’s volleyball program. Following college, he served for a couple of years as… Read more »
Inside Athletics: July 24, 2012
This week, Dave’s special guest is Ben Spotts, new head baseball coach. Ben describes some of the elements of the success of the Bridgewater College baseball program where he has been involved for the pas 18 years as a player and coach. He also discusses his ideas on what it takes to build a successful… Read more »
Inside Athletics: July 10, 2012
Dave’s guest this week is Mike Downey, head athletic trainer, who provides an update on concussions, highlighting the baseline testing that is done as well as the treatment protocols. They discuss the impact on academics and the results of limited educational programs about concussions in youth sports programs.
Inside Athletics: June 29, 2012
This week Dave introduces the new baseball coach Ben Spotts and reviews a newspaper column about the “lawn mower parent.”
Inside Athletics: June 22, 2012
This week Dave focuses his thoughts on the summertime activities of many of the high school sports. With many states giving unlimited privileges to coaches to work with their players during the out of season time, there seems to be a growth of individual and team camps along with clinics and showcases. While these activities… Read more »