Walk Like A Champion Podcast
Take the next step in your championship walk by listening and learning from leaders who are ’walking like a champion.’
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Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
In 2016, Matt took on the task to reinstate Arizona State’s Men’s Tennis team where he quickly brought them back to national prominence. Prior to that, Matt spent 4 seasons as the Head Coach at South Florida where his team reached as high as #13 in the nation. He’s also had coaching stops at Mississippi State and Alabama.
Matt is known around the country for being a strong leader, innovator, and visionary. But in this conversation with Chad, you are going to hear:
How Matt’s faith has shaped who he is and the way he coaches
How he responded at age 19 to a cancer battle
The ways he aims to build community outside the tennis court
This is Episode 4 of our 8 episode series sharing faith filled stories of elite college tennis coaches.
Connect:
IG - @aiatennis
Email - chad.simpson@athletesinaction.org
Track: "The Rebel Flagship"
Music provided by https://slip.stream
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Shelley is in her 1st season as the Head Coach at the University of Kentucky. Prior to that, Shelley had 9 years as a Division 1 Head Coach with the last 5 being at James Madison where she led her team to a national tournament berth in 2021. She has also coached at Middle Tennessee State, Michigan State, and Alabama where she was 3-time team captain.
In this episode with Chad, you will hear:
How she is building the FAMILY team culture at Kentucky
What it's like to be a mom and a Power 5 Head Coach
How she responded to being let go at Alabama in April of 2018
And much, much more!
Subscribe now and listen to our 8 episode podcast series to hear elite level college tennis coaches share their story so you can be encouraged to take YOUR NEXT STEP in your faith journey.
Connect:
IG - @aiatennis
Email - chad.simpson@athletesinaction.org
Support Kentucky's Women's tennis team on their mission trip to the Dominican Republic! Click the link above!
Track: "The Rebel Flagship"
Music provided by https://slip.stream
Free Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/GKuALt
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Jamie Hunt is in his 7th season as the Associate Head Men's Tennis Coach at the University of Georgia. Prior to that Jamie spent 7 years as the Associate Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
Jamie is the only player in history to win the Easter Bowl Doubles title in the 14s, 16s, and 18s and he rose to as high as #2 in the ITF Junior doubles rankings. He was an All-American at the University of Georgia and was on the National Championship teams in 2007 and 2008.
Jamie shares about:
How his faith was impacted by AIA while he was an athlete at UGA
His goals in coaching
2 simple ways he slows down to combat the coaching grind
And much, much more!
Subscribe now and listen to our 8 episode podcast series to hear elite level college tennis coaches share their story so you can be encouraged to take YOUR NEXT STEP in your faith journey.
Connect:
IG - @aiatennis
Email - chad.simpson@athletesinaction.org
Track: "The Rebel Flagship"
Music provided by https://slip.stream
Free Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/GKuALt
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
EPISODE 1
Tom Rees is the Associate Head Tennis Coach at Clemson University. In this episode, he shares with Chad about his journey from England to the US, his calling into coaching, how one tragic day in February of 2021 changed his life forever, and much much more!
Listen to our 8 episode podcast series to hear elite level college tennis coaches share their story so you can be encouraged to take YOUR NEXT STEP in your faith journey.
Subscribe Now!
Join our community:
IG - @aiatennis
Email - chad.simpson@athletesinaction.org
Book Referenced:
More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell
Track: "The Rebel Flagship"
Music provided by https://slip.stream
Free Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/GKuALt
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
PODCAST LAUNCHING!
Learn from champions who are walking like THE Champion! Podcast is launching next week, and we will release an episode every Sunday night for the next 8 weeks!
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Join our community:
IG - @aiatennis
Email - chad.simpson@athletesinaction.org
Track: "The Rebel Flagship"
Music provided by https://slip.stream
Free Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/GKuALt