Former Professional International Basketball player and International Sports Advisor, Tywanna Smith, PhD, joins Glenn on the field to discuss why elite athletes should consider playing professional sports overseas, the incentives and drawbacks of international athletics, and recruiting tips in order to get drafted to play international sports. Dr. Smith explains how athletes can make the most of their overseas playing experience, the transition process from American sports to International sports, and how athletes can deal with cultural differences and the aspects of culture shock. Dr. Smith also shares what it takes to be a competitive international athlete, the biggest differences between American and International professional leagues, and why she co-founded the first Athletes Abroad Summit – a business summit for American athletes who play sports outside the United States.

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Physical Therapist and Founder of HEAL Wellness and Therapy, LLC, Trudy Messer, joins Glenn on the field to discuss the benefits of sleep, the impact sleep has on athletic performance, the required amounts of sleep for active athletes, and how sleep deprivation leads to negative outcomes for athletic performance and overall health. Trudy also explains the role sleep plays with recovery from injury including the capacity to recover from physical stressors such as injury or illness and how proper rest impacts both mental and physical functioning such as the ability to learn new tasks and maintaining reaction time and precision performance. Trudy also shares steps on what athletes can do to improve their quality of sleep and how athletes can prioritize sleep as an equal element of training and physical activity.

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International best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and coach to parents of college-bound teens, Denise Thomas, joins Glenn on the field to discuss the various ways student athletes can fund their college experience outside of their athletic scholarship, why every scholarship receiving athlete should always complete their FAFSA form, the myths about athletic scholarships, and why athletic scholarships alone aren’t enough to pay for college. Denise talks about the various types of scholarships geared for student athletes, how to search for scholarships that align with an athletes major, merit, gender, race, GPA, and sex, and additional ways student athletes can earn money. Denise also shares why athletes should avoid student loans to supplement college funding, how she’s cracked the code to receiving a free education, how athletes can get paid for going to college, and why she’s on a mission to change lives, leave legacies, and ‘flip’ the student debt statistic in the U.S.

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NCSA Recruiting Coach, Ashley McDonough, joins Glenn on the field to discuss effective strategies to communicate with college coaches during the recruiting process. Ashley shares the four key steps to contacting college coaches, when you should start contacting college coaches, and what to say to a coach that lets them know you are interested in being recruited. Ashley talks about the best times during the day to call college coaches and recruiters, how to be prepared if you receive a call from a college coach, tips on what to say when communicating with coaches on the phone, and what social media platforms coaches often use for making contact with athletes. Ashley also shares general scripts to use when making initial contact, how to leave an effective voicemail that gets coaches attention, questions to ask and avoid during the conversation, and how to properly let coaches know if you are interested or not in playing for their program.

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Dual-Sport athlete, Rayquan Smith, joins Glenn on the field for the Field Goals Athletic Spotlight to discuss how he landed close to 100 NIL deals, dubbing him the "KING of NIL", in addition to becoming the co-founder of SportsPro, a two-sided digital marketplace that connects college athletes with local and nationwide businesses for NIL opportunities. Rayquan shares his athletic journey of how he led his High School to four State football titles, why he chose to play football and run track at Norfolk State and Virginia State, how he amassed almost 200k social media followers, and why he has such an affinity to HBCUs and HBCU athletes. Rayquan also shares what it’s like to be the first HBCU athlete to partner with Eastbay and why his personal goal is to foster a vibrant athletic community, empower more athletes, and stay at the forefront of innovation in the evolving landscape of name, image, and likeness.

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Sports Leadership Strategist, and founder of Seeds of Empowerment, LLC, THE Monique A.J. Smith, joins Glenn on the field for the next edition of the Field Goals Spotlight. Monique discusses how her passion for developing Athletic Departments, Sports Organizations, and Individuals has helped underrepresented woman in sports advance their careers in Athletic Administration and Sports Management. Monique shares the secret to her over 30-year longevity working as an advocate to influence decision makers to embrace and advance more African American and woman of color in athletics, why she founded Seeds of Empowerment, created the Significance of Athletes and Sports Magazine, and her internationally recognized weekly podcast "A Chat in the Garden with Monique A.J. Smith”, that spotlights Women of Color in Athletics and Sports. She also discusses her 13-year tenure as Athletic Conference Executive for the historic Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) conference and why serving as VP of the Board of Head to Speech Inc., a non-profit that provides “Brain Health” advocacy, awareness, and application to sports communities has helped her become a trailblazer on the field, on the court, and in life.

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Renowned Sports Executive, Kenisha Brown-Alexander joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the significance of academic-athletic balance and how it sets the foundation for recruitment opportunities and life beyond sports. Kenisha discusses the five strategies that help student-athletes overcome the challenges of academics and athletics: time management, academic support, goal setting, prioritization, and effective communication. She shares why high performing athletes who are also high achieving students face unique challenges due to poor organization. Kenisha gives her personal insights on the best strategies to manage time, overcome procrastination, and how to utilize the resources that are available in high school and on college campuses. Kenisha also shares, how these strategies can lead to a successful career working in sports.

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Sports and Entertainment Attorney, Kassandra Ramsey, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the recent monumental $2.8B NCAA NIL settlement, it's impact on NCAA athletic programs, and what it means for collegiate athletes. Kassandra also discusses compliance and reporting requirements, how state NIL laws impact college athletes, the consequences of noncompliance with NCAA NIL rules, and the future outlook of NIL and the NCAA. Kassandra also shares insights on how High School athletes can capitalize on NIL deals and the state laws that govern their participation.

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