Owen McBride's guest appearances

Owen McBride

Love What You Play

The Hustle Effect

David Turner

Bob Mancini

Jerry Lynch

John O’Sullivan

Michael Smith

Peter Gray

Amy Saltzman

Matt Young

Tim Adams

Tommy John

Lenore Skenazy

Brendan Flynn

Steve Boyle

Dan Blackburn

Wayne Goldsmith

OwlTail

Owen McBride is an accomplished athlete who recently founded Private Coaching Co. alongside his team to create positive sport experiences for youth athletes of all skill levels and ages.  In this episode, we talk about Owen's journey as a decorated soccer player as well as playing other sports, receiving 2 silver medals in the AAA Provincial Championships, a bronze medal in the Sportcheck Canadian National Championship, and a silver medal in the BC Summer Games. We also discuss how his story motivated him to change the sport experience for millions of kids worldwide with Private Coaching Co., which aims to provide one-on-one and small group sports training sessions.   Table of Contents  00:00 - Introduction  01:15 - Where Owen grew up and his opinion on playing multiple sports  03:21 - What makes sports fun  05:56 - Being forced to specialize in a sport at a young age and why Owen chose soccer over baseball  09:11 - Why Owen began the journey of Private Coaching Co., single-sport burnout, and the physical and mental tolls of the elite sports environment  13:46 - The balance of sports and social life, encouraging being stress-free and making mistakes  16:31 - Early specialization sports injuries and guided warm-ups  19:08 - The stigma of the word ‘elite’ at younger ages  21:34 - Lack of multi-sport and athletic capabilities in young children  25:03 - What type of programs and coaches Private Coaching Co. offers and the goal to expand beyond North Vancouver  29:35 - The vision for Private Coaching Co. 5 years from now and Owen’s aspiration to reach millions of kids  31:07 - What the better normal could be for sports versus what it was before COVID-19  33:56 - Parental pressure on kids to pursue specific sports, Owen’s motto to allow kids to be in the "driver’s seat"  36:48 - Competing with video games and E-sports, and the need for kids to be active  41:10 - Inclusivity and affordability in sports  42:53 - Upcoming Private Coaching Co. summer clinics  44:31 - Outro    The interview featured on this episode of the Love What You Play podcast originally aired live on For the Love of the Game's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Owen McBride is an accomplished athlete who recently founded Private Coaching Co. alongside his team to create positive sport experiences for youth athletes of all skill levels and ages. In this episode, we talk about Owen's journey as a decorated soccer player as well as playing other sports, receiving 2 silver medals in the AAA Provincial Championships, a bronze medal in the Sportcheck Canadian National Championship, and a silver medal in the BC Summer Games. We also discuss how his story motivated him to change the sport experience for millions of kids worldwide with Private Coaching Co., which aims to provide one-on-one and small group sports training sessions. Table of Contents 00:00 - Introduction 01:15 - Where Owen grew up and his opinion on playing multiple sports 03:21 - What makes sports fun 05:56 - Being forced to specialize in a sport at a young age and why Owen chose soccer over baseball 09:11 - Why Owen began the journey of Private Coaching Co., single-sport burnout, and the physical and mental tolls of the elite sports environment 13:46 - The balance of sports and social life, encouraging being stress-free and making mistakes 16:31 - Early specialization sports injuries and guided warm-ups 19:08 - The stigma of the word ‘elite’ at younger ages 21:34 - Lack of multi-sport and athletic capabilities in young children 25:03 - What type of programs and coaches Private Coaching Co. offers and the goal to expand beyond North Vancouver 29:35 - The vision for Private Coaching Co. 5 years from now and Owen’s aspiration to reach millions of kids 31:07 - What the better normal could be for sports versus what it was before COVID-19 33:56 - Parental pressure on kids to pursue specific sports, Owen’s motto to allow kids to be in the "driver’s seat" 36:48 - Competing with video games and E-sports, and the need for kids to be active 41:10 - Inclusivity and affordability in sports 42:53 - Upcoming Private Coaching Co. summer clinics 44:31 - Outro The interview featured on this episode of the Love What You Play podcast originally aired live on For the Love of the Game's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ForTheLoveOfTheGame" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRTSpOipXzfFd-BjqxZOdQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube channel.</a>

83: Private Coaching Co. | Owen McBride

Owen McBride, founder of Private Coaching Co is an SFU Health Sciences student who identified a major issue in youth sports and is now on a mission to fix it. Along the way, he has grown from a team of one to now having 13 coaches alongside him. Private Coaching Co: https://www.instagram.com/privatecoachingco/  https://www.privatecoachingco.com/ 

Owen McBride, founder of Private Coaching Co is an SFU Health Sciences student who identified a major issue in youth sports and is now on a mission to fix it. Along the way, he has grown from a team of one to now having 13 coaches alongside him. Private Coaching Co: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/privatecoachingco/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/privatecoachingco/</a> <a href="https://www.privatecoachingco.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.privatecoachingco.com/</a>

06: Owen McBride: The University Student who leads a 15 person Development Company