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The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast
Unlock the world of track & field coaching with The Gill Connections Podcast! Host Mike Cunningham brings you inspiring stories, real conversations, and coaching insights from leaders at every level. Discover a new coach's interview every Monday. Plus, don’t miss the Ted Talks of track/field podcasts with our NEW Gill1918 Project episodes Tuesday-Sunday — short, powerful lessons from top coaches to help you grow on and off the track. Powered by Gill Athletics — Supporting Coaches Since 1918.
Episodes
- The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast
#74: Daniel McKim-Little Debbie Brand Ambassador
Today we have a fun talk with Daniel McKim. Daniel is a former thrower at Northwest Missouri State University who has gone on to create some of the internets…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP22 'Um, WWWHHHHHHAAAAA!?'-September 4, 2020
Ever have those moments when you get asked a question and all that can happen after is: mouth open, crinkled forehead and squinted eyes? Yeah, us either! ;)…
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#73: Jim Knoedel-coach and author of 'Tale of Two Runners'
What a great adventure we have for you in today's episode. Jim grew up in Iowa City and fell in love with the sport of track and field. After graduating from…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP21 Generic or name brand?'-August 28, 2020
How are we deciphering experiences? Listen to the thoughts of the guys as they dive into the waters of rating experiences. Is there a difference of success at…
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#72: Ron Allice-University of Southern California
While Ron's coaching career has been within a 30 mile radius, his influence in our sport reaches world wide. Today we explore Ron's track background as an…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP20 'You lead the way'-August 21, 2020
Happy 20th episode! As we celebrate our 20th episode, 5 months of coming together weekly to chat about all things on and off the track or field, we wanted to…
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James Carter-Celebrating National Coaches Day!
Happy National Coaches Day! To celebrate we bring you four mini-podcast throughout the day with an awesome athlete telling us about their most influential…
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Kibwe Johnson-Celebrating National Coaches Day!
Happy National Coaches Day! To celebrate we bring you four mini-podcast throughout the day with an awesome athlete telling us about their most influential…
- The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast
Kara Winger-Celebrating National Coaches Day!
Happy National Coaches Day! To celebrate we bring you four mini-podcast throughout the day with an awesome athlete telling us about their most influential…
- The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast
Alysha Newman-Celebrating National Coaches Day!
Happy National Coaches Day! To celebrate we bring you four mini-podcast throughout the day with an awesome athlete telling us about their most influential…
- The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast
#71: Quinn Pack-Regis Jesuit (CO) HS
You must know that you are not *JUST* a track coach. You are a value giving selfless individual who coaches track and field. Today's guest exemplifies this to…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP19 'Common denominators'-August 14, 2020
On this episode of Athletics LLC, hear the guys' views on the stance of #WeWanttoPlay and how it plays with the the movement set forth last week by a similar…
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#70: Cedric Vaughn-Arkansas Baptist College
Cedric is Mr. Arkansas through and through. Growing up running track in Little Rock, he joined the University of Arkansas team during a real special time. Fun…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP18 'Strength in Numbers'-Aug 7, 2020
On this week's installation of three of the brightest minds out there, we visit what potential #WEAREUNITED has and what could be its downfalls, how collegiate…
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#69: Brent Wagner (ret)-Boyle County (KY) High School
We can't wait for you to listen to this one! Brent had the good fortune of taking over the head coaching duties of his alma mater Boyle County HS. During his…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP17 featuring Brooks Johnson 'Making Ripples in the Water'-July 31, 2020
You better shape up, we've got the honorable BROOKS JOHNSON with us this week! Oohweee, he did not disappoint with his knowledge. Coach and the guys share the…
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#68: Nigel Talton-aka The Freeze from the Atlanta Braves
Today we explore the story of a track athlete from high school, to multiple colleges, and now with the Olympic Dream in his heart. Nigel is a post-collegiate…
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BONUS: Alex Heacock-William & Mary from the Virtual Throws Conference presented by MF Athletics
Join us for a conversation with William & Mary head coach Alex Heacock!
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#67: Bob Thurnhoffer-Loyola (Ill.) University
It doesn't get more Chicago than Bob! Amazing time getting to know Chicago Bob Thurnhoffer in today's episode. We learn of his athletic background as a high…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP16 featuring Tianna Baroletta 'Can we get with THIS or THAT?'-July 24, 2020
In another fun discussion of track and field with the Athletics LLC crew, we are joined by GOLD medalist Tianna Baroletta! She shares her views on what are the…
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#66: E. Garry Hill-Track and Field News
There aren't many people in our sport who have worked 5 Olympics and 'more World Championships than I can count', but Garry Hill is one of them. As the Editor…
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MEGAPOD Volume #1: Fortius TC (Kibwe Johnson) presents Sports Psychology from the Virtual Throws Consortium-May, 2020
Famed hammer thrower/coach and friend Kibwe Johnson presented the Fortius TC Virtual Throws Consortium in May 2020. He was gracious to allow us to rebroadcast…
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#65: Kevin Hadsell-formerly Univ of Toledo
Dive deep into the world of athletics and coaching with Kevin Hadsell in this enlightening episode of the Connections Podcast. Tracing his athletic roots to…
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BONUS: Culturally Competent Coaching featuring Dr. Kweku Ramel Smith presented by BSN Sports-June 30th, 2020
BSN Sports presents Dr. Smith's presentation of Culturally Competent Coaching from their online webinar series ongoing throughout the summer. Dr. Smith is an…
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#64: Brittany Coker-Katy Taylor (Tex.) HS
Brittany joins us to talk about being the head track coach of the girl's team at Taylor HS in Katy, Tx. We get a chance to talk about her challenges and…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP15 ft Vince Anderson: 'Method or Madness'-July 17, 2020
Do you go with what's in the book or with what gets you the results ultimately? This week with the GREAT Vince Anderson with us for conversation, we chat about…
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#63: Willie Banks-world record holder, Olympian, Triple Jump KING
His athletic accolades precede him, as Willie Banks has set American Records, World Records, and many other superb performances. Today we talk about a few…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP14 'How'd they decide that?!'-July 10, 2020
*Scratches head* This week the gang ponders how some of the decisions that are being made...ARE BEING MADE!? We start the discussion with pondering "Pup's"…
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#62: David Kaiser-Univ of Texas at Tyler
So happy to have David Kaiser on the podcast today. Among many topics, we start of extending the conversation started by Brooks Johnson in episode 57 regarding…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP13 'The best EVA EVA...EVA EVA!''-July 3, 2020
OOh we! This week we get to hear some of out of the world commentary on who the guys think is the best underrated athlete and what they think is the best NCAA…
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#61: Clyde Morgan-Wabash College
What an interesting leader in the sport of track and field. Clyde joins us today and talks about his dual athlete and coaching roles in football and track…
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#60: Sue Humphrey-formerly of AZ State/Univ of Texas
What an honor it is to talk to a real pioneer of women's track and field coaching. Sue Humphrey joins us to talk about the state of women's track and field…
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BONUS: 'throw BIG throw FAR' podcast episode 49
Joe Frontier, the host of the 'throw BIG throw FAR' podcast interviewed Gill's National Sales Manager Mike Cunningham recently. We're rebroadcasting that here…
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#59: Robby Strickland-AAU Club Coach
We focus on the AAU summer club level of track and field today with our guest Robby Strickland. Robby founded and runs the Wildwood Prep Summer Track Club in…
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#58: David Turnbull-Summit (Ore.) High School
A native Oregonian who became a Beaver at Oregon State, David joins us and share his journey as the head coach of Summit High School in Bend, Ore. As a 7' high…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP12 featuring Vin Lanana: 'Making Changes'-June 26, 2020
This week we are joined by Vin Lanana, Director of XC/TF at Univ. of Virginia and President of USATF. With his great input on topics currently going on in our…
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#57: Andy Barron-track athlete/coach/fan/official
So thankful Andy joined us on the podcast. His story is one of humility, hard work, and leaning in. Starting out his first day of practice in dead last, yet…
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BONUS: Jud Logan-Ashland University from the Virtual Throws Conference EP10 presented by MF Athletics
Jud Logan joins Brandon and Rob in episode 10 of the Virtual Throws Conference. We had Jud as a guest on episode #49 of the Gill Athletics Connections podcast…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP11 'What's In That Cup?!'-June 19, 2020
We promised you a surprise but due to some technical difficulties, we have to delay the reveal incorporated with the show. You'll hear reference to it and…
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#56: Kebba Tolbert -Harvard University
Associate Head Coach Kebba Tolbert joins us in today's episode. We pick up where we left off in episode 5. If you haven't listened to that one lately, go…
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#55: Ryan Banta-Parkway Central (MO) High School
The life of a high school track coach is much different than one of a college track coach. And then sometimes their are a lot of similarities. Today we learn…
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#54: Michael Bergmann-President of Portland Track
Happy Fourth of July, we've got your fireworks today! Help me welcome Michael Bergmann to the podcast. Michael has had many roles in track and field including…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP10 'Double Down'-June 12, 2020
In this episode of Athletics LLC, we welcome Christian Taylor! The HUMBLE Olympic triple jumper joins the guys for some conversation about Tokyo 2021, the…
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#53: Rodney Burkes-Illinois State
Rodney's journey is just beginning and you'll find out in today's episode how much he's accomplished in such a short amount of time. We had a blast getting to…
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#52: Andrew Dubs-saving your alma mater from the chopping block (UCONN)
When the idea the University of Connecticut may drop men's track and field, alumni Andrew Dubs (current throws coach at Virginia Tech) sprang into action with…
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#51: Robert Wood-Coffeyville Community College
Robert could be considered Mr. Junior College Track Coach. Having academically attending a junior college, starting his coaching profession at a junior…
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#50: Cale McDaniel-Kennesaw State University
Imagine being in charge of an entire college program at the age of 27. Imagine if that program was your alma mater and you're taken over for your college coach…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP9 'Responsibilities'-June 5, 2020
Join us this week to hear some conversation regarding what is going on in the world of the NCAA and the world we live in. The guys also dabbled a little in…
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#49: Marissa Chew-IUPUI and Coaches Collab
Welcome back to the podcast Marissa Chew the organizer/administrator for the Facebook group Coaches Collab. We spend time with Marissa in episode 20 discussing…
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#48: Clayton Murphy-www.SaveAkronXC.com
On May 14th, 2020 University of Akron Director of Athletics Larry Williams announced the elimination of the men's cross country team. Akron alum and Olympic…
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#47: Diego Flaquer-Univ of Miami
Diego's journey will inspire you to let nothing get in your way of success. Growing up in Columbia with a father of immense success in track and field as an…
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BONUS: David Sweeney-Field Events Coordinator for Athletics Ireland...'Virtual Throws Conference' EP9 presented by MF Athletics
David Sweeney gives us a unique perspective into the history of track and field for the country of Ireland. He then talks about the advantages and…
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#46: Ritchie Beene-Alabama State University
Ritchie is a unicorn. Meaning, he's one of a few coaches who's been at his institution for over 20 years! Today we learn how he found his path towards coaching…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP8 'What's wrong with Cross Country?!'-May 28, 2020
This week the gang goes outside of their coaching boxes and talks about a discipline that doesn't get enough light, CROSS COUNTRY! Hear what is revealed and…
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#45: Charles Ryan-University of California-Berkeley
In this riveting episode of the Connections Podcast, Charles Ryan of Cal-Berkeley takes center stage, sharing his unique journey in the world of track and…
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#44: Derrick Peterson-DePaul University
Mr. '800 meter dash' didn't start out as a prodigy in the event he's so famously attached to. Learn Derrick's journey towards 800m greatness that culminates in…
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BONUS: Athletics LLC EP7 'Value'-May 22, 2020
This week on Athletics LLC we dive into the concept of value in different aspects of track and field. What is the value of first rounds of championships? The…
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#43: LaMonte Vaughn-Grambling State University
LaMonte grew up a coaches kid and turned that into a college degree and an awesome college coaching career. Today we talk about his resistance to coaching as a…
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#42: Brooks Johnson-formerly Univ of Florida/Stanford University
A Lifetime of Wisdom in Track and Field In this enlightening episode of the Connections Podcast, host Mike Cunningham is honored to sit down with the legendary…
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BONUS: University of Georgia Track & Field Staff-(Kyprianou, Babbitt, Cunniff, & Johnson)
John Frierson of the UGA Athletic Association sat down with four members of the Bulldog track and field staff to learn a bit about their background, how they…