Shows
The Huddle With JTEpisode #64 - MJ JenningsThis week in #thehuddle I connected with MJ Jennings
MJ is a Princeton University Hockey alum and is currently serving as a Leadership Mindset Coach with Elite High Performance.
MJ and I will discuss her journey to GREATNESS, the life lessons embedded in sport, and how to create champions for life.
You can follow MJ here ...
IG - @coachlife2.0
Email - coachlife2point0@gmail.com
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-jennings/
If this conversation resonated with you then I would enc...2022-04-2552 min
Coach Life 2.0Mental Performance Strategies for Coaches, with Leadership Mindset Coach Susan HobsonThis week’s episode features Susan Hobson, the Founder and CEO of Elite High Performance Inc. Susan is an Author, Keynote Speaker, and High Performance Leadership Executive Coach who specializes in mindset strategy architecture, also known as Success Psychology Brain Training.
A former professional female hockey player and Princeton Graduate, Susan holds a masters in Neuro-linguisitc programming, and has created and implemented a science-based coaching process that is designed to drive growth and success when it comes to health, wealth, self, business and relationships.
Susan is a good friend of mine who is incredibly passionate ab...2021-08-161h 04
Coach Life 2.0Words of Wisdom from Wally KozakThis week’s episode features Wally Kozak. Wally is known as one of the best technical hockey coaches in the world. A retired teacher and life-long coach, he has worked at every level of hockey and has contributed to Hockey Canada’s certification programs with age appropriate curriculum for teaching foundational skills.
Wally was a defensive skills coach with the Canadian men’s hockey team at the 1988 Olympics. He has coached in 3 Spengler Cups and at 2 Olympics, capturing a gold medal with the Canadian women’s hockey team as an assistant coach in 2002.
He has also ser...2021-07-201h 09
Coach Life 2.0Episode 20: Kasy KiarashKasy Kiarash is the founder of Final3rd Soccer, a platform providing professional soccer training and knowledge to players of all ages.
Kasy is a UEFA-B Licensed and National Team coach who has worked with the Guyana women's national team, Orlando City S.C, and Toronto FC academy.
He is currently in his 7th season as the Men's Soccer Lead Assistant Coach at Ryerson University and has been coaching for the last decade at the University level in Canada and the United States.
On top of his elite athletic accomplishments, Kasy also holds...2021-06-2355 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 19: Matt HolmbergThis week’s episode features Matt Holmberg. Matt is entering into his 15th season with the Queen’s University women’s hockey program, and his 12th season as Head Coach.
Queens has made the playoffs in all twelve seasons with Holmberg at the helm, and they have the second highest winning percentage in the OUA over that span.
He holds the Gael’s women’s hockey record for most regular season and playoff wins by a coach with 203, and has won numerous OUA Coach of the Year Titles during his tenure.
Matt has led the Ga...2021-06-161h 01
Coach Life 2.0Episode 18: Dr. Beth McCharlesThis week’s episode features Dr. Beth McCharles.
Beth is a mother of three who runs a private practice as a mental performance coach. She works with National Sport Organizations, including Hockey Canada and Curling Canada, and serves as a mentor coach with Ryerson University’s athletic department.
A successful duel-sport athlete in Ice Hockey and Soccer during her collegiate career, Beth was inducted into the St.FX hall of fame in 2019. She was a 2x All-Canadian and Academic All-Canadian, who captained Team Canada at 2 FISU games.
At the age of 24, Beth was name...2021-06-0935 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 17: Haley IrwinThis week’s episode features Haley Irwin. Haley is in her second season as the lead assistant coach with the Ryerson University women’s hockey program.
She is a three-time olympic medallist, and two-time olympic champion, representing Team Canada at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 games.
Following the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, Irwin began to shift her focus from playing to giving back to the game. Prior to joining the Rams, Haley had been in coaching roles with various teams, including the Barrie Jr. Sharks, the Edge School and the Calgary Fire.
As someone who has played the...2021-05-2643 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 16: Stephanie JonesThis week’s episode features Stephanie Jones. Stephanie is the Associate Head Coach of the University of New Hampshire’s women’s hockey program. She has been with the Wildcats for 19 seasons and counting, the first four as a standout student-athlete, and the past 15 as a member of the coaching staff.
From 2007-2010, Stephanie helped guide New Hampshire to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and three hockey east tournament championships.
Her duties with the wildcats include athlete recruitment, academic advising, managing players well-being and creating and directing the off-ice conditioning program.
For a full b...2021-05-1957 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 15: Liz Keady NortonThis week's episode features Liz Keady Norton, the Associate Head Coach of the Boston University Women’s Hockey program.
Liz began her coaching career almost a decade ago at Andover High School. She then entered the division 1 coaching ranks, with stints as an assistant coach at Union College and Harvard University before joining BU in 2017.
Liz is also in her 13th year as the General Manager and Director of Hockey Training at the Institute of Performance & Fitness in Andover Massachusetts where she serves as a strength and conditioning coach, developing sport-specific training programs fo...2021-05-0526 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 14: Marcello LioThis week’s episode features Marcello Lio. Marcello is currently serving as the Football Director and JV Head Basketball Coach at St.Andrew’s College in Aurora Ontario. He has over 22 years of coaching experience at a variety of levels from grass roots to professional, with the Bergamo Lions of the European American Football Association. Marcello has coached with Football Canada’s Junior National Program, and from 2015-2019, served as Quarterback Coach as it his Alma Mater, York University. Marcello also has extensive experience as a parent coach, having worked with his son’s Football and Basketball programs for several...2021-04-2858 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 13: Stephanie WhiteThis week’s episode features Stephanie White, the Director of Sport at Western University. Stephanie has over 20 years of experience working in athletics. She holds a Master’s in Leadership from the University of Guelph, where her major research paper was on Coaches’ ethical behaviour and the impact on student-athlete performance.
Steph has also coached women’s hockey at the provincial, national and international level. In 2005, she led Team Ontario to a gold medal at the U18 National Championship, and spent half a decade coaching with Hockey Canada, medalling at numerous IIHF World Championships.
Steph cu...2021-04-2151 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 12: Vanessa StrattonThis week’s episode features Vanessa Stratton. Vanessa is a Level 4 certified hockey official with 20 years of refereeing experience. She has served at various levels of minor hockey, from grass roots to junior, and has also officiated at 8 National Championship Tournaments and 7 IIHF World championships, including the Women’s Worlds in 2016.
Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Sport Management, A Master of Business Adminstration, and a Master of Science in International Management, as well as a Project Management Certificate.
She is currently serving as an Officiating Coach with BC Hockey and Hockey Canada, and is a Co-f...2021-04-1352 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 11: Rachel FlanaganThis week's episode features Rachel Flanagan. Rachel is in her 14th season as head coach of the women's hockey program at the University of Guelph. During her first 13 seasons as head coach, Coach Flanagan has taken the Gryphon women's hockey program to new heights, securing the school's first ever national title in 2018-19 while capturing a total of three OUA titles (2018-19, 2016-17 & 2015-16). In the process, Rachel has been named OUA Coach of the Year on five separate occasions while compiling a record of 250-79-21 through her first 13 seasons in charge...2021-04-061h 00
Coach Life 2.0Episode 10: Dave GwynThis week’s episode features Dave Gwyn. Dave is in his 20th season as a minor hockey coach in the Greater Toronto Area. He spent his first 8 seasons in the GTHL with the Wexford Raiders AAA program. In 2006, he transitioned to the girls game, and in his second season, lead the Scarborough Sharks Midget AA program to a provincial championship and a silver medal at the inaugural Esso Cup in Calgary.
In 2009, Dave won PWHL coach of the year honours, and the following season, won the MLP cup with Team Canada as an assistant coach. He also co...2021-03-3045 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 9: Jessica RoqueThis week's episode features Jessica Roque, head coach of the University of Waterloo women's basketball program.
Roque is in her first year with the Warriors, after making the move from the Ryerson Rams where she spent the past four seasons as the full-time Assistant Coach.
With the Rams, Roque was the lead in preparing in-game tactics, practice facilitation, game film breakdown, recruiting, and more that has prepared her for a U SPORTS head coaching role. Roque also led the Rams in an interim head coaching role in the summer of 2018 during an...2021-03-2340 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 8: Dan ChurchThis week’s episode features Dan Church.
Dan was named the head coach of the Lions women’s hockey program in 2004 and is the longest-serving active head coach at York.
In addition to his work with the Lions, Church is a coach mentor for the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA). He also has extensive national and international experience with Canadian women’s teams at a number of different age levels. Most recently, he has been the head coach of the senior national women’s team at the world championships, leading the squad to a gold medal...2021-03-1650 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 7: Ken DuftonThis week’s episode features Ken Dufton, a hockey coach with an extensive and storied history in the game, amassing almost 50 years of coaching experience to date. Ken’s father was a founding member of the Don Mills Flyers AAA program in Ontario, the organization with which he spent the first decade of his coaching career.
In 1984, he transitioned to the women’s game, and became a pioneer in the growth and development of women’s hockey in the Greater Toronto Area.
He has coached at virtually every level in hockey, from minor to junior to senio...2021-03-0943 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 6: Kim McCulloughThis week's episode features Kim McCullough. Kim is the Director & Founder of Total Female Hockey, an organization that empowers players and coaches in the female game with the information and inspiration they need to drive their own success. For the past 13 years, Coach Kim has worked with thousands of players and teams across North America, both on and off the ice, sharing her experiences and expertise on how to get to, and excel at, the next level. She draws from her own experiences as a former NCAA D1 captain and professional hockey player who started playing the...2021-03-021h 18
Coach Life 2.0Episode 5: Jess TuriThis week's episode features Jess Turi, a hockey coach with over 13 years of experience behind the bench.
Jess served as a head coach in the PWHL for 7 seasons before spending the last two years as an assistant coach with the University of Toronto women's hockey program.
She has also served as a high school hockey coach for the past 10 years, winning 3 ROPPSA gold medals to date.
Jess has also coached Team Ontario at the U18 women's hockey national championships 6 times, capturing the national title twice, and medalling in each of...2021-02-2350 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 4: Carly ClarkeThis week’s episode features basketball coach Carly Clarke. Carly is currently in her 9th season as head coach of the Ryerson University women’s basketball program. In 2016, she led the Rams to their first ever OUA championship title. The team would go on the become the first Ryerson team in any sport to make an appearance in the national championship final, where they finished with the silver medal.
Carly has also spent over a decade coaching with Basketball Canada at various levels, and is currently serving as an Assistant coach with the Senior women’s national team...2021-02-1636 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode 3: Lisa HaleyThis week’s episode features Lisa Haley, a Canadian ice hockey coach, wife and mother. Lisa has spent 23 seasons as head coach in USports women's hockey, tying her for the longest tenure in history of the league.
She spent her first 14 years at St. Mary’s University in Nova Scotia, before joining Ryerson University in Toronto, where she is currently in her 10th season behind the bench.
Lisa also has extensive experience working with Hockey Canada, serving as a head coach with the U18 and U22 programs, before serving as an assistant coach with the Sr...2021-02-091h 08
Coach Life 2.0Episode 2: Kori CheverieToday’s show features hockey coach Kori Cheverie. After an illustrious playing career at St.Mary’s university and in the CWHL with the Toronto Furies, Kori joined the Ryerson Mens Hockey coaching staff in 2016, becoming the first female full-time assistant coach in USports mens hockey history.
She is currently in her fifth season with the men's program at Ryerson, and is also serving as an Assistant Coach with Hockey Canada’s Senior Women’s National Team.
2021-02-0440 min
Coach Life 2.0Episode #1: Geoff HaddawayThis week's interview is with Geoff Haddaway, a hockey coach with extensive experience in both the men's and women's game.
Geoff has won numerous Coach of the Year accolades, has served as a coach with Team Ontario U18 at several National Championships, and has worked with Hockey Canada at their development camps.
Geoff is currently in his 9th season as head coach of the Cambridge Rivulettes, and is also in his 9th year of serving as a High Performance 1 Mentor Coach and Field Evaluator.
In this interview, Geoff and I tackle topics such...2021-01-1856 min