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LeadtheGame Locker Talk

with Sam Powell

LeadtheGame's Locker Talk helps parents turn everyday youth sports moments into opportunities for better performance today and leadership development for life.Hosted by leadership coach and LeadtheGame founder Sam Powell, each episode explores what athlete behavior is really communicating — from confidence crashes and emotional reactions to defensiveness, mistakes, and struggles under pressure — and how parents and coaches can respond in ways that help athletes grow.Through real stories, practical strategies, and a leadership development lens, Locker Talk is rethinking the role parents play in player development.Because youth sports doesn't automatically develop leaders. With intentionality, it can. leadthegame.substack.com

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39 episodes

  1. 🎧 Better Skills. Better Teammates. What If We Made It All More Fun? 38:30
  2. 🎧 We're So Busy Preparing Our Kids for What's Next. Are We Forgetting to Be Here Now? 45:06
  3. 🎧 Are You Chasing Your Athlete’s Dream or Your Own? 43:32
  4. 🎧 Are You Watching the Game or Watching Your Kid? 41:29
  5. 🎧 NIL Isn’t Just About the Money. Here’s What Parents Are Missing. 46:02
  6. 🎧 The Game Is 90% Mental. So Why Aren’t We Training It? 43:49
  7. 🎧 When Do You Step In and When Do You Step Back? 21:33
  8. 🎧 Your Athlete Is More Than the Jersey. Do They Know It? 50:56
  9. 🎧 Want a More Resilient Athlete? Give Yourself Permission First 35:41
  10. 🎧 Youth Sports Is Changing. What Should Parents Pay Attention To? 47:29
  11. 🎧 They Know What to Do. So Why Do They Keep Making the Same Mistake? 17:27
  12. 🎧 When Failure Isn’t About Failing 14:18
  13. 🎧 Your Athlete Isn't Arguing With Their Coach... They're Arguing With What The Feedback Means 8:15
  14. 🎧 How to Help Your Athlete Face Pressure 18:25
  15. 🎧 Why We Rush to Fix After the Game (And Why It Usually Doesn't Work) 7:44
  16. 🎧 Why Your Athlete Looks Like a Completely Different Person in Games 9:00
  17. 🎧 The Mistake Wasn't the Problem: Why Some Athletes Seem to Disappear After One Mistake 8:16
  18. 🎧 The Reason I Started Paying Attention to Youth Sports and What to Expect Moving Forward 8:34
  19. 🎧 How to Tell the Difference Between What You Want and What You've Been Told to Want 15:43
  20. 🎧 Leadership Lessons from My 11 Year Old on Take Your Kid to Work Day 16:18
  21. 🎧 Spring Can Make Your Career Feel Restless — Here's What to Do About That 9:28
  22. 🎧 The job search got louder. Getting hired got more human. 23:43
  23. 🎧 Why Mid-Career Job Searches Stall — And the 5 Fixes That Actually Work 18:30
  24. 🎧 Why Strong Mid-Career Interviews Feel “Off” — Even When You’re Qualified 20:13
  25. 016 - The Missing Structure Behind Most Mid-Career Job Searches 10:10
  26. 🎧 Confidence Comes After Action — Why Mid-Career Stalls Feel So Hard (and What Actually Changes Them) 12:07
  27. 🎧 Why Waiting for Interview Feedback Keeps You Stuck 13:01
  28. 013 - When Strong Experience Stops Translating to Your Mid-Career Resume 6:55
  29. 012 - Why Mid-Career Job Searches Wear People Down (And What Actually Helps) 10:20
  30. How to Change Your Career Trajectory Before 2026 7:00
  31. Don't Ignore the Burned Garlic, Rewrite the Playbook 9:12
  32. Why You’re Losing Offers at the Goal Line (and How to Finish the Play) 12:08
  33. Stop Writing Career Obituaries: Why Your Resume Isn’t Working 9:49
  34. The $100K Money Trap: Why High Salaries Keep Mid-Career Pros Stuck 9:56
  35. When You Miss the Window 10:37
  36. What Do You Even Do Around Here? 9:03
  37. Stuck Between Career Misery and Mayhem? 9:20
  38. Autopilot Won’t Take You Anywhere Worth Going 11:27
  39. Why I Got Passed Over for the Job I Really Wanted and Why You Might Be Too 13:31