

Better Coaching with Luke Gromer
Luke Gromer | RYG Athletics
The Better Coaching Podcast connects coaches with ideas and strategies they can implement to grow as a coach and a leader so they can develop better teams, better players, and better people.
Host Luke Gromer sits down with some of the world's best coaches, leaders, and experts to uncover the strategies coaches need to go from good to great. Topics include leadership, practice design, mental performance, culture, teaching, communication, and more!
Whether you're coaching youth sports or leading a pro team, you’ll leave every episode with actionable tools to coach and lead better.
Host Luke Gromer sits down with some of the world's best coaches, leaders, and experts to uncover the strategies coaches need to go from good to great. Topics include leadership, practice design, mental performance, culture, teaching, communication, and more!
Whether you're coaching youth sports or leading a pro team, you’ll leave every episode with actionable tools to coach and lead better.
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Sep 26, 2022 • 37min
78. The 4 Stages of Athlete Development with Zac Crawford of US Soccer
Zac Crawford of US Soccer joins Luke Gromer to discuss the US Soccer developmental model and more!
Learn More or Get Access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: SummerCoachingSeries.com
Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast
About Zac Crawford:
Zac is a former soccer player and coach, and now serves as a Grassroots Coach Educator for US soccer.
Connect with Zac:
Email: zcrawford@ussoccer.org
Connect with us:
@CECoaching_
@LukeGromer
luke@cuttingedgecoach.com
Sign Up/Access the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins:
Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too)
Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t
Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer:
Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer
Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32
Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts
Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com

Sep 19, 2022 • 25min
77. The 3 Key Areas of Player Development with Zac Crawford of US Soccer
Zac Crawford of US Soccer joins Luke Gromer to discuss the key areas of player development, how coaches may need to change, and more!
Learn More or Get Access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: SummerCoachingSeries.com
Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast
About Zac Crawford:
Zac is a former soccer player and coach, and now serves as a Grassroots Coach Educator for US soccer.
Connect with Zac:
Email: zcrawford@ussoccer.org
Connect with us:
@CECoaching_
@LukeGromer
luke@cuttingedgecoach.com
Sign Up/Access the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins:
Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too)
Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t
Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer:
Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer
Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32
Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts
Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com

Sep 12, 2022 • 40min
76. Building a Program and Developing Assistants with Lang Wedemeyer, Head Coach of Liberty Women’s Soccer
Lang Wedemeyer, HC for Liberty Women's Soccer, joins Luke Gromer to discuss building a program, developing assistant coaches, and more!
Learn More or Get Access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: SummerCoachingSeries.com
Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast
About Matt Spear:
Lang is the head women’s soccer coach at Liberty university, prior to taking the helm at Liberty in 2017, Lang spent 17 years as the Head Coach at South Dakota State University where he led them to 4 Summit League titles and 4 NCAA tournaments, and he was named Summit League coach of the year twice.
Connect with us:
@CECoaching_
@LukeGromer
luke@cuttingedgecoach.com
Sign Up/Access the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins:
Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too)
Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t
Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer:
Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer
Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32
Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts
Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com

Sep 5, 2022 • 40min
75. Navigating Depression and Anxiety as a Coach with Matt Spear
Matt Spear of Soccer Resilience and Love United FC joins Luke Gromer to his personal journey with depression and anxiety, lessons for head coaches, and more!
Learn More or Get Access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: SummerCoachingSeries.com
Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast
About Matt Spear:
Matt spent 18 years as the head soccer coach at Davidson College, has served as the president for a professional soccer team, is one of the founders of Soccer Resilience, and has other experiences in sport.
Connect with Matt Spear:
Email: mattspear10@gmail.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mspear
Connect with us:
@CECoaching_
@LukeGromer
luke@cuttingedgecoach.com
Sign Up/Access the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins:
Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too)
Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t
Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer:
Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer
Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32
Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts
Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com

Aug 29, 2022 • 42min
74. The 5 Ss of Great Coaching with Vince Ganzberg, Director of Coach Education for United Soccer Coaches
Vince Ganzberg, Director of Coach Education for United Soccer Coaches, joins Luke Gromer to discuss autonomy supportive coaching, the 5 Ss of great coaching, practice design, and more!
Learn More or Get Access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: SummerCoachingSeries.com
Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast
About Vince Ganzberg:
Vince is the Director of Coach Education for United Soccer Coaches, and has an extensive background as a coach and coach educator in soccer.
Connect with Vince:
Twitter: @VGanzberg
Connect with us:
@CECoaching_
@LukeGromer
luke@cuttingedgecoach.com
Sign Up/Access the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins:
Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too)
Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t
Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer:
Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer
Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32
Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts
Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com

Aug 22, 2022 • 52min
73. A Simple Mental Performance Framework with Paul McVeigh, Former EPL Player & Sport Psychologist
Paul McVeigh joins Luke Gromer to discuss mental performance, the power of belief, and more!
Learn More or Get Access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: SummerCoachingSeries.com
Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast
About Paul McVeigh:
Paul is a sport and performance psychologist and a former English Premier League footballer.
Connect with Paul:
Website: Paul McVeigh
Twitter: @Paulmcveigh77
Connect with us:
@CECoaching_
@LukeGromer
luke@cuttingedgecoach.com
Sign Up/Access the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins:
Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too)
Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t
Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer:
Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer
Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32
Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts
Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com

Aug 15, 2022 • 37min
72. 5 Teaching Tools Any Coach Can Use with Max Dubane of the New York Red Bulls
Max Dubane joins Luke Gromer to discuss teaching tools for coaches!
Learn More or Get Access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: SummerCoachingSeries.com
Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast
About Max Dubane:
Max is a coach education manager for the New York Red Bulls Youth teams where he and his team are responsible for the education and development of 150 youth coaches in their club.
Connect with Max:
LinkedIn: Max DuBane
Connect with us:
@CECoaching_
@LukeGromer
luke@cuttingedgecoach.com
Sign Up/Access the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins:
Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too)
Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t
Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer:
Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer
Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32
Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts
Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com

Aug 8, 2022 • 41min
71. Helping Your Players Take Small Leadership Steps with Molly Grisham
Molly Grisham joins Luke Gromer to discuss how coaches can develop leaders and lead better!
Learn More or Get Access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: SummerCoachingSeries.com
Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast
About Molly Grisham:
Molly spent 18 years coaching at the collegiate level and now helps teams and organizations build cohesion, develop leaders, resolve conflict, and more!
Connect with Molly:
Website: https://www.mollygrisham.com/
Twitter: @mollygrisham
Connect with us:
@CECoaching_
@LukeGromer
luke@cuttingedgecoach.com
Sign Up/Access the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins:
Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too)
Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t
Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer:
Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer
Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32
Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts
Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com

Aug 1, 2022 • 52min
70. Developing Self-Determined Players & Intentional Interventions with Tom Shields
Tom Shields of STA Soccer and United Soccer Coaches joins Luke Gromer to discuss how coaches can develop self-determined players and more!
Learn More or Get Access to the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: SummerCoachingSeries.com
Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast
About Tom Shields:
Tom is the technical director for STA Soccer, a youth soccer club in New Jersey, as well as several other roles in soccer and coach education. He has a masters in sport psychology and a bachelors in sports coaching.
Connect with Tom Shields:
https://www.stasoccer.org/staff/tom-shields/
https://beyondpulse.com/en/
Twitter: @t0m_shields
Instagram: tomshieldssoccer
Connect with us:
@CECoaching_
@LukeGromer
luke@cuttingedgecoach.com
Sign Up/Access the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins:
Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too)
Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t
Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer:
Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer
Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32
Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts
Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com

Jul 25, 2022 • 37min
69. How to Improve Parent Behavior from the Sidelines and Stands with Skye Eddy of Soccer Parenting & The Sideline Project
Skye Eddy of Soccer Parenting and The Sideline Project joins Luke Gromer to discuss strategies to improve parent engagement and sideline behavior in sports.
Learn More or Get Access for the 2022 Summer Coaching Series: SummerCoachingSeries.com
Get the Podcast Notes: CuttingEdgeCoach.com/podcast
About Skye Eddy:
Skye has over two decades of coaching experience across all levels of soccers. She's the founder of Soccer Parenting and The Sideline Project, in addition to several other roles as a coach educator.
Connect with Skye:
SoccerParenting.com
thesidelineproject.com
@SkyeEddy
@SoccerParenting
Connect with us:
@CECoaching_
@LukeGromer
luke@cuttingedgecoach.com
Sign Up/Access the Coaching Zoom with Coach Wilkins:
Topic: How Army MBB Develops Leaders (and you can too)
Sign Up: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/WxM9fD4t
Sign Up/Access the Replay of the Coaching Zoom with Doug Lemov & Stu Singer:
Topic: Getting Tactics, Technique, and Psychology to Transfer
Get the Replay: https://www.cuttingedgecoach.com/offers/DsiLLj32
Learn more or Sign Up for the next Cohort: cuttingedgecoach.com/cohorts
Sign Up or Join the Waitlist for a Book Club: CGTBookClubs.com


