Today Tyler sits down with Dr. James Whitaker, his former college head coach (who he later coached alongside of at the collegiate level) to chat about their time together and transitioning through your coaching career. They discuss what changes, what stays the same, and Dr. Whitaker gives some very improtant takeaways that can be applied no matter where you are in your own personal coaching career. So, buckle up! This is a great episode of Screaming at Kicking!

Dr. James Whitaker began serving in the role of Faculty Athletics Representative in the summer of 2020 and is currently the Director of CIU's Sports Management program. Prior to his time in the faculty ranks Whitaker spent three years the Director of Athletics for the Rams. Before moving in to administrative position with CIU Athletics, James served as the first CIU men’s soccer coach as well as assistant athletic director from 2011-2016. Prior to coming to CIU, James was the athletic director at Clearwater Christian College. In addition, Whitaker has served in a variety of leadership roles within the NCCAA including serving on the Board of Directors, South Region Chair, and National Vice-Chair for men’s soccer. James holds a PhD in sports management and organizational leadership from Concordia University in Chicago. He earned a master's degree in health and exercise science from Furman University and a master's degree in educational leadership.

To contact Dr. Whitaker, email him at james.whitaker@ciu.edu .

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Do your players tend to get things right during practice, only to fall back to old habits in games? Dr. Nick Winkelman joins us to discuss our communication as coaches and how choosing the right words makes all the difference when it comes to the results you get as a coach. 

 Dr. Winkelman wrote the book on how to communicate as a coach: The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement, and he shares insights from his incredible coaching career on how to communicate in ways that make sense to your players.

Visit Dr. Winkelman’s website today and dive into the treasure trove of resources he’s put together to help you communicate better in your coaching: https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/ 

And, don't forget to head on over to https://soundcloud.com/movere !

You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter: @nickwinkelman

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On this episode of Screaming at Kicking, Tyler and Omar have a conversation with sports psychologist Dr. Brad Miller from SoccerResilience.com about measuring and training resilience in and around the game of soccer. Dr. Miller shares tools and tips to share with athletes to help them navigate adversity and get into a ready state for game time.

For more from Dr. Brad Miller - including Resilience FC, articles, and videos - please visit https://soccerresilience.com/today! You can also find his work on Instagram at @soccerresilience .

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