Meagan Frank's guest appearances

Meagan Frank

The Winning Youth Coaching Podcast: Youth Sports | Coaching | Parenting | Family Resources

"On the Touchline" - Football/Soccer Podcast

WVSA Beyond The Pitch Podcast

Jon Townsend

Erica Suter

Brandon Ponchak

Reed Maltbie

Dan Blank

Randy Jackson

Jon Gordon

Shannon Evans

Mike McCarthy

John Wooden

Sam Walker

John O’Sullivan

Vickie Brett

Amanda Selogie

Pat Williams

OwlTail

Meagan Frank is the author of the Choosing to Grow series, a national speaker, writer, teacher, coach, and mother of three. The Team Adult Playbook: Choosing to Build a Better Village for Our Sporting Kids is a unique exploration of adult emotions around youth and high school team sports. It tackles the difficult conversations people avoid in the hopes that working through the tough stuff at the adult level will improve the sports experience for everyone. https://meaganfrank.com/ WE HAVE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!!!! Go to https://www.duktigbrand.com/ Place your order. At checkout enter the promo code BROADWATER19 to save 10%. Sponsor the show? Have a great product or service you want to tell the soccer community about? For $100 you can sponsor this show. https://www.patreon.com/onthetouchline Listen to the show on these platforms: Apple Podcasts Stitcher  Spotify Google Podcasts TuneIn Radio Please be sure to share the podcast with those in the soccer community by tagging me or Aaron Rodgers on Instagram and Twitter @SoccerCoachJB and @OhioSoccerCoach--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onthetouchline/message

<a href="https://theteamadultplaybook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meagan Frank</a> is the author of the Choosing to Grow series, a national speaker, writer, teacher, coach, and mother of three. <a href="https://theteamadultplaybook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Team Adult Playbook</a>: Choosing to Build a Better Village for Our Sporting Kids is a unique exploration of adult emotions around youth and high school team sports. It tackles the difficult conversations people avoid in the hopes that working through the tough stuff at the adult level will improve the sports experience for everyone. <a href="https://meaganfrank.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://meaganfrank.com/</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC660y4KAUVqmMmOT8YBdLjA/featured?view_as=subscriber" rel="ugc nofollow" target="_blank">WE HAVE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!!!!</a> Go to <a href="https://www.duktigbrand.com/" rel="ugc nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.duktigbrand.com/</a> Place your order. At checkout enter the promo code BROADWATER19 to save 10%. Sponsor the show? Have a great product or service you want to tell the soccer community about? For $100 you can sponsor this show. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/onthetouchline" rel="ugc nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/onthetouchline</a> Listen to the show on these platforms: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-touchline-soccer-podcast/id1445550864?mt=2" rel="ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-24/on-the-touchline" rel="ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher </a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6quOJUdMiRaH2Zpqu4mcBR" rel="ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83YzYxZTUwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz" rel="ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a> <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/On-the-Touchline---Soccer-Podcast-p1185713/?topicId=129243440" rel="ugc nofollow" target="_blank">TuneIn Radio</a> Please be sure to share the podcast with those in the soccer community by tagging me or Aaron Rodgers on Instagram and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/SoccerCoachJB" rel="ugc nofollow" target="_blank">@SoccerCoachJB</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/OHIOSoccerCoach" rel="ugc nofollow" target="_blank">@OhioSoccerCoach</a>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onthetouchline/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onthetouchline/message</a>

Season 3: Episode 9, Meagan Frank, @meaganfrank_ctg

In this episode of the WVSA Beyond The Pitch Podcast, we speak with Meagan Frank, author, speaker and coach. Meagan talks about how we can be better sport parents/coaches to our young athletes including tips on how to have a supportive dialog with your player, dealing with fair playing time for players as well as the important dynamic between a female athlete and her father. 

In this episode of the WVSA Beyond The Pitch Podcast, we speak with Meagan Frank, author, speaker and coach. Meagan talks about how we can be better sport parents/coaches to our young athletes including tips on how to have a supportive dialog with your player, dealing with fair playing time for players as well as the important dynamic between a female athlete and her father.

WVSA Beyond The Pitch Podcast - Meagan Frank - How To Be Better Sport Parents/Coaches To Our Young Athletes

Meagan Frank is the author of the Choosing to Grow series, a national speaker, writer, teacher, coach, and mother of three. She is a regular contributor to the online magazine Books Make a Difference and she is working on four separate books, including Choosing to Grow for the Sport of It: Because All Kids Matter –Five years of research to justify the choices her family has made with regard to youth sports.Website: meaganfrank.comTwitter: @choosingtogrowThank you to our sponsors! - Lead 'Em Up - Save 10% using discount code 'wyccoaches' at leademup.com-Listen Now:Listen on iTunes: iTunes linkListen on Stitcher: Stitcher linkListen on Google Play Music: Google Play link-Quote'Individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.' - Vince LombardiCoaching your own kids 	Each kid and age level has different needs, you have to adapt to the situation 	Meagan wore a hat when coaching, so it was clear when she had her hat on, she was coach; when she took the hat off, she was momCringe moments 	Don't necessarily emulate who coached you - 'Yelling never works'Coaching girls 	Different drills are needed for each type of girl. Some will respond to game-like competition, others will respond to more cooperative drills.Teaching skills 	Start and end each practice with something fun/positiveGood energy-builders 	Blob tag - If you touch them they become part of the blob. You can bring in the parents tooPlayer Choice practices 	Occasionally let the players choose their favorite games, then pick them out of the hat, and that's all you do for practicePeak performance 	Teach kids to flush mistakes 	'Tell me one good thing you achieved today' 	Have players share shout-outs for each other at the end of practice 	The coaches' body language, especially after a mistake, is critical - kids will watch you and emulate your body languageBuilding Culture 	They create a hashtag to reinforce their core value. i.e. #CloseTheGapBest team building activity 	Scavenger hunts - can include conditioning (2 mile run with stops with clues)Travel sports choices 	You have to prioritize your time - don't just blindly sign up for sport after sport.The one that got away 	Meagan's team was struggling, and they were on the verge of winning a game, and she subbed all her players in, and they lost the game.Best stolen/borrowed idea 	Communication - everyone is in the loop. Players, Coaches, parents. They all know philosophy and goals of the programFavorite Book/Quote 	Book - John Wooden's They Call me Coach 	Quote - Vince Lombardi: 'Individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.'Parting Advice 	Smile. Have fun. It is contagious.--Reviews are the lifeblood of the podcast!- If you like the podcast- please take 2 minutes to write a review! Click here-Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter:SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave

Meagan Frank is the author of the Choosing to Grow series, a national speaker, writer, teacher, coach, and mother of three. She is a regular contributor to the online magazine Books Make a Difference and she is working on four separate books, including Choosing to Grow for the Sport of It: Because All Kids Matter –Five years of research to justify the choices her family has made with regard to youth sports. Website: <a href="http://meaganfrank.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">meaganfrank.com</a> Twitter: @choosingtogrow Thank you to our sponsors! - Lead 'Em Up - Save 10% using discount code 'wyccoaches' at <a href="http://leademup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">leademup.com</a> - Listen Now: Listen on iTunes: iTunes link Listen on Stitcher: Stitcher link Listen on Google Play Music: Google Play link - Quote 'Individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.' - Vince Lombardi Coaching your own kids 	Each kid and age level has different needs, you have to adapt to the situation 	Meagan wore a hat when coaching, so it was clear when she had her hat on, she was coach; when she took the hat off, she was mom Cringe moments 	Don't necessarily emulate who coached you - 'Yelling never works' Coaching girls 	Different drills are needed for each type of girl. Some will respond to game-like competition, others will respond to more cooperative drills. Teaching skills 	Start and end each practice with something fun/positive Good energy-builders 	Blob tag - If you touch them they become part of the blob. You can bring in the parents too Player Choice practices 	Occasionally let the players choose their favorite games, then pick them out of the hat, and that's all you do for practice Peak performance 	Teach kids to flush mistakes 	'Tell me one good thing you achieved today' 	Have players share shout-outs for each other at the end of practice 	The coaches' body language, especially after a mistake, is critical - kids will watch you and emulate your body language Building Culture 	They create a hashtag to reinforce their core value. i.e. #CloseTheGap Best team building activity 	Scavenger hunts - can include conditioning (2 mile run with stops with clues) Travel sports choices 	You have to prioritize your time - don't just blindly sign up for sport after sport. The one that got away 	Meagan's team was struggling, and they were on the verge of winning a game, and she subbed all her players in, and they lost the game. Best stolen/borrowed idea 	Communication - everyone is in the loop. Players, Coaches, parents. They all know philosophy and goals of the program Favorite Book/Quote 	Book - John Wooden's They Call me Coach 	Quote - Vince Lombardi: 'Individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.' Parting Advice 	Smile. Have fun. It is contagious. -- Reviews are the lifeblood of the podcast!- If you like the podcast- please take 2 minutes to write a review! Click here - Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave

WYC 126 – Choosing to Grow – Meagan Frank talks #CloseTheGap