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Moms In Coaching PodcastNational Championship Mom | Kate Paye, StanfordWe talked with Stanford Associate Head Coach Kate Paye this week about winning a national championship, her history on The Farm, and her beautiful journey to motherhood. Her Cardinal team won the 2020-2021 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, deemed “the COVID championship.” The nickname was given with tongue-in-cheek, but also with an appreciation for all the unusual obstacles overcome to win this year’s title amidst the pandemic. Stanford’s team spent much of ‘20-’21 on the road, living out of suitcases, just to make the season happen. In this podcast episode, Kate talks about what that was like for her with a wif...2021-06-0142 min
Be Contagious Leadership ExperienceS3 EP 2 Erika Lambert - Associate Head Coach, Abilene Christian UniverstiyWelcome back to season 3 of the Be Contagious Leadership Experience! (BCLE)
We sit down with Coach Erika Lambert to talk about her journey, her passion in coaching and how she started "Moms In Coaching" with BCLE S1 E1 guest Brooke Wyckoff (and current Interim Florida State Head Coach) Sit back and enjoy my conversation with the one and only Erika Lambert
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This season promises to be better than ever with more nuggets, tips and strategies on how to bring out the best of you as a leader, coach, athlete, connector, partner and more!2020-12-3037 minMoms In Coaching PodcastThe Most 2020 Episode of 2020 | Vanessa Blair-Lewis, Bethune-CookmanYou don’t want to miss this sit down with Bethune-Cookman Women’s Basketball’s head coach, Vanessa Blair-Lewis. 2020 has thrown a lot at this mother of two young boys. Blair (6) & Bryce (2) are homeschooling this year. And Vanessa’s husband Eric Lewis, an NBA referee, was in the bubble officiating from early July through the duration of the pro season. When we recorded this episode, Eric was due to arrive home for the first time in three months. Vanessa had planned a brief girls’ getaway in order to decompress before getting back to the grind with her team.
And then, like so ma...2020-11-0747 minMoms In Coaching Podcast1st Time Mom, New Baby, New Job | Emily Ragsdale, Grand Canyon UniversityWe’re talking baby talk in this episode! Emily Ragsdale is a first-time mom to a newborn son, Avonté Bryant Thomas, who made his debut on August 21, 2020. While she was expecting, Emily made the move from the Midwest to Phoenix, AZ to join Molly Miller’s first-year coaching staff at Grand Canyon University. Her fiance, also a college basketball coach, has recently started a new gig as an assistant at nearby Ottawa University.
Emily played basketball at Judson University (NAIA) and her first season as an assistant coach was 2015-2016 at Aurora University (DIII), both in the greater Chicago area. She w...2020-10-1627 minMoms In Coaching PodcastWelcome Home | Krista Gerlich, Texas TechKrista Gerlich has been Texas Tech’s head coach for a little over a month, and she feels right at home in her new position. This is Krista’s third stint in Lubbock. First, she played a Hall of Fame-worthy career there headlined by a National Championship in 1993. Second, she served as Marsha Sharp’s assistant coach from 2003-2006. And now, Krista has returned once more to lead the Red Raiders Women’s Basketball program. This is her 15th year as a head coach after seven seasons at West Texas A&M and seven at UT-Arlington. Krista left UT-A as the Mave...2020-09-2300 minMoms In Coaching PodcastWisdom From A Veteran Coach | Natasha Adair, DelawareWhen Natasha Adair began her coaching career 20+ years ago, she never could have guessed her 2020 team would be sitting down with government officials in a fight for policy changes in policing. But earlier this summer, Tasha & her University of Delaware players met with both the state Attorney General and the Governor to petition for police reform. The team was part of a successful campaign for new legislation which went into effect in August. Delaware’s House Bill 350, among other things, bans the use of chokeholds by police. Tasha’s visionary Athletic Director, Chrissi Rawak (also a mom!), has been instrumental in s...2020-09-0700 minMoms In Coaching Podcast2 Middle Schoolers, 1 Kindergartener & A Baby | Taren Martin, UABIt’s Back-To-School time in the Martin household! This week, we get an inside look at the daily life of this family of six. Taren Martin is entering her 8th season as the Associate Head Coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She and head coach Randy Norton have turned UAB into a top contender in the league, winning the program’s first ever Conference USA regular season title three years ago. Taren’s ‘19-’20 team finished 20-11, for its 3rd-straight 20-win season.
Taren and her husband, Patrick, have four children ranging in age from infant to almost-teenager. Her kindergart...2020-08-2400 minMoms In Coaching PodcastTwo-Head Coach Household | Bethann Burke, Goldey BeacomCan you imagine the (organized) chaos of being a head basketball coach & a parent...times TWO? That’s the everyday reality in the Burke household! Bethann Burke is beginning her eighth season as head women’s basketball coach at DII Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, DE. The other Coach Burke, Bethann’s husband Dan, leads the men’s basketball program at Wilmington University. Both programs compete in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
The Burke Family is rounded out by three year old Julianna, who can often be found in the gym cheering on both of her parents’ teams. In this episode, Bethann di...2020-08-1000 minMoms In Coaching PodcastCatching Up With Coach Yo | Yolett McPhee-McCuin, Ole MissCoach Yo has made the most of her time this summer welcoming the ‘20-’21 squad to campus, marching alongside her family in rallies against racism, joining the fight to change the Mississippi state flag, and watching her three year old master her swimming lessons! Yolett McPhee-McCuin is entering her third season as the head women’s basketball coach at Ole Miss. She is a 16-year veteran in the college coaching ranks, including five seasons at the helm of Jacksonville Women’s Basketball and assistant coaching stops at Clemson, Pittsburgh and Portland. Yolett, a native of the Bahamas, is married to Kelly Mc...2020-08-0300 minMoms In Coaching PodcastBaby No. 3 On The Way! | Lindsay Edmonds, NC StateThis week, Brooke & Erika sit down with Lindsay Edmonds, Associate Head Coach at North Carolina State, to chat about the Wolfpack’s championship season, family life in quarantine, and the pending arrival of the Edmonds’ newest addition!
Previously an assistant at James Madison University & Appalachian State, Lindsay is now entering her 8th season at NC State. She has played a pivotal role on Wes Moore’s staff in the revitalization of their storied Women’s Basketball program.
Lindsay and husband Ulrick Edmonds are well acquainted with the grind of working in college athletics while raising a family. In this episode, she give...2020-07-1900 min
Moms In Coaching PodcastMoms In Coaching Pregame IntroductionsIn our first-ever podcast episode, we take you back to where it all began! Listen in to find out how Moms in Coaching got its start six years ago and how this group plays a role in the continuing effort to keep women in coaching. Moms in Coaching co-founders Brooke & Erika each share personal stories about pursuing their career with passion, while maintaining family as their number one priority.
When this group was formed in 2014, only 10% of Division I women’s basketball coaches were mothers. Moms In Coaching brings together coaches from all levels, coaches from other sports, coaches who ar...2020-07-0600 min