STRONG Life Podcast ep 339 Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com As a guest on Dr. Sean Pastuch's Active Life Podcast, this was a powerful episode and a must listen by Coaches and Parents! In this podcast we discuss the deeper meaning of coaching and my thoughts on the coaching profession as a whole, which often times, lacks professionalism. I believe that when Coaches begin to acquire this deeper meaning to their coaching, the excitement and excellence you bring to the … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 219 – Martin Rooney & Zach Share Their 50 Combined Years of Coaching Wisdom
Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 219 with my man, THE Martin Rooney! Martin was actually my FIRST ever guest on The STRONG Life Podcast and here we are, 7 years later! Man does time fly! This episode can be summed as THE Wisdom Episode for Coaches. You see, Martin and I have a combined 50 years as Coaches, maybe more! I began training and coaching athletes in a hospital fitness center in 1995. In 1993 I was already coaching wrestling. Martin has been at it since the mid 90s and … [Read more...]
RANT: How “Good Enough” & Mediocrity Is Ruining This Country!
WARNING: RANT TIME. I'm about to unleash some fury on all the things pissing me off. Sensitive people should go elsewhere. You can view these rants as a complaint or as truth. I feel like we're in a war against mediocrity and I have MANY stories to prove it. What brings me to ranting is a recent situation that happened and then ironically I came across an article I wrote in 2010, The Pussification of America. We're in a world where people are FRAUDS - they TALK about excellence but truly … [Read more...]
The 4 BIGGEST Mistakes Coaches & Athletic Directors Make In Schools
I taught in the public schools for 11 years. I am back in the public schools as of this writing. During the 10 years in between, I was coaching sometimes 8 hours a day at The Underground Strength Gym along with holding my certification multiple times a year throughout the country. I coached Wrestling at the middle school level and volunteered at the high school level. I began volunteering for wrestling coaching since 1993 so I have been around sports and coaching for a very long time. EDIT: As … [Read more...]