Today’s guest on the “Leaders Developing Leaders” series is Kelly Wells, the Director of Athletics at the University of Pikeville.
Episode 173: National Association of Collegiate Esports Founder Michael Brooks
Michael Brooks is the Executive Director of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE). NACE is a nonprofit membership association organized by and on behalf of member institutions and the largest varsity organization in North America. NACE’s members are developing the structure and tools needed to advance collegiate esports in the varsity space. Areas of collaboration include: Eligibility, Path to Graduation, Competition & Scholarships, IP Rights, and Program Implementation. NACE currently has over 200 varsity esports programs as members, accounting for nearly all varsity programs across North America. Michael and his work with NACE has been featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, ESPN, Forbes, Fortune, NBC, SBJ and many others.
- What are Esports
- Why Esports should matter to you
- How Esports teams are similar to traditional sports teams
- … and much more!!!
DeAnna Price Sets an American Record
The 2021 Tokyo Olympics are just around the corner and athletes everywhere are seeing the rewards and fruit of their years of sacrifice and hard work.
This is especially true in the individual sports – gymnastics, swimming and diving, and track and field come to mind immediately. As Americans, Track and field is a sport that has long held our fascination.
We love powerful athletes. We love fast athletes. We love the fact that the best can be measured by objective means.
There are no playing time issues. If you think you are better than someone else, then this can be proven by throwing farther, jumping higher, or running faster.
That is why what happened in the hammer throw competition at the U.S. Track and Field Trials is so awesome and so impressive.
DeAnna Price set an American record with her throw, which also happened to be the second-best in history.
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The Coachable Coach: Dr. Barry Davis
Today’s guest on “The Coachable Coach” series is Dr. Barry Davis, head baseball coach at Rider University, the 2021 MAAC Champions and NCAA Tournament team.
“The Coachable Coach” series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network goes beyond the X’s and O’s as Jamy Bechler talks with some of the best sports coaches.
America’s Fastest Woman Banned from the Olympics
Just one month after the death of her biological mother, Sha’Carri Richardson accomplished a lifelong dream of winning the 100-meter dash at the U.S. Olympic trials in Oregon.
However it would soon come crashing down and her lifelong dream would become a nightmare as Richardson tested positive for a chemical found in marijuana.
The 21-year old was disqualified and received a one-month ban. America’s fastest woman would not be participating in the upcoming Olympics.
Don’t want to read? Then listen or download this article’s audio . . .
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