Greg Pedersen's guest appearances

Greg Pedersen

Lake County Sports Talk

The Jon and Joe Show

Chris Robinson

Chris Bennett

Jon Kerr

Ryan Connolly

Connor Clark

Sam Baker

Randy Lerner

Scotty Miller

Jack Moses

Dale Eggert

Ben Berg

Kevin Sinclair

Joe Swanson

Heather Ryan

Bobby Worthington

OwlTail

Episode 61 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Friday, February 8, 2019. Our guest is Libertyville girls basketball coach Greg Pedersen. The Wildcats are North Suburban Conference regular season champs. We first we talk to Greg about what makes this season’s team so special (1:30) and how this group is winning without a star player (3:15). How did the Wildcats learn they were conference champs? (6:00) Next we talk to Greg about program culture. He is a golf coach in the fall, and Greg shares his philosophy on multi-sports participation (8:10) and if coaches should take a differing approach when coaching girls or boys (11:20). Greg is an English teacher during the day. What skills does he take from the classroom to the gymnasium? (13:30) Why he encourages his students and athletes to learn how to read and write at a high level (18:30). Finally, we ask Greg’s opinion about a shot clock in girls basketball (21:15).  For the Headline of the Week, Jon and Joe debate the upcoming postseason in area girls hoops. What Lake County teams are most likely to win a regional? (32:00) In our Extra Point, Jon and Joe discuss how reporters do their jobs in the face of tragic circumstances One such circumstance happened to one Lake County boys basketball coach this week (43:30).  It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to www.lakecountysportstalk.com.

Episode 61 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Friday, February 8, 2019. Our guest is Libertyville girls basketball coach Greg Pedersen. The Wildcats are North Suburban Conference regular season champs. We first we talk to Greg about what makes this season’s team so special (1:30) and how this group is winning without a star player (3:15). How did the Wildcats learn they were conference champs? (6:00) Next we talk to Greg about program culture. He is a golf coach in the fall, and Greg shares his philosophy on multi-sports participation (8:10) and if coaches should take a differing approach when coaching girls or boys (11:20). Greg is an English teacher during the day. What skills does he take from the classroom to the gymnasium? (13:30) Why he encourages his students and athletes to learn how to read and write at a high level (18:30). Finally, we ask Greg’s opinion about a shot clock in girls basketball (21:15). For the Headline of the Week, Jon and Joe debate the upcoming postseason in area girls hoops. What Lake County teams are most likely to win a regional? (32:00) In our Extra Point, Jon and Joe discuss how reporters do their jobs in the face of tragic circumstances One such circumstance happened to one Lake County boys basketball coach this week (43:30). It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to <a href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lakecountysportstalk.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lakecountysportstalk.com</a>.

Lake County Sports Talk, Ep. 61: Greg Pedersen