In the 48th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, The Former Head Strength Coach and Director of Performance for the Newyork Yankees Baseball Organization and High-Performance Coach, Dana Cavalea, will talk about Dana’s origin story, his internship, call from Brian Cashman at the age of 23, everything about being a professional Head Coach, winning the world series, and his career transformation.
Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!
In this chapter, you will discover:
(1:10) Introducing our special guest, The Former Head Strength Coach and Director of Performance for Newyork Yankees Baseball Organization and High-Performance Coach, Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd
(2:00) Newyork Yankees’ fan since childhood
(2:20) Alternative path
(2:35) Lesson learned from players
(2:55) Right side of the game
(3:30) Be a fan!
(3:40) Fan vs. coach: the difference
(4:40) Dana’s origin story
(5:45) Shout out to Coach Ron McKeefery @rmckeefery
(6:00) Shout out to Jeff Mangold @jeff_mangold23 Linkedin: Jeff Mangold
(6:15) The beginning of Dana’s internship
(7:45) Becoming the assistant
(8:15) Relationship with players
(8:25) Shout out to Jason Giambi @therealjasongiambi
(8:30) First game as head
(8:45) Time, work, and effort
(9:30) About relationship building
(10:00) Creating player profile
(10:50) How player profiles were used
(11:35) Shout out to Steve Donahue @steve.donohue Twitter: @Coach_Donahue
(12:40) Decision making
(13:20) Identify risk and learn to maintain
(14:25) The longevity you need
(14:40) The gap that Dana identified
(15:20) “You can identify the mistake, but if you are not willing to correct it, then what are you doing?” - Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd
(16:45) 2009, Newyork Yankees
(17:30) Meeting in Atlanta
(17:55) The difference in 2009
(18:15) The fight
(18:45) “The one thing that brings a team together more than anything is not winning. It is a fight.” Jeff Mangold @jeff_mangold23 Linkedin: Jeff Mangold
(19:25) Play the game hard!
(20:15) Difference between sports and corporate world
(20:55) When dana didn’t show up
(21:30) Working with high performers
(22:20) Dana’s client
(23:10) Off days are off days
(23:50) Habits of a champion by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd
(24:00) “The best players do less than everybody else. They know exactly what they need to do and do not worry about other stuff afterward.” - Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd
(24:10) Overachiever mind
(25:05) Habits of a winning team by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd
(26:00) Dana’s style of writing
(27:30) Where to find Dana? @therealcoachd
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTzgH9tgy--ekdtX7BprOEw
Habits of a champion by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd
Habits of a winning team by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd
https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Champion-Team-Formula-Business-ebook/dp/B09LTJKFFG
(28:00) Free copy of 1 Day Strength Challenge
