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Our guest shares insights from her diverse career, including her time as an All-American softball player at the University of Tennessee, her experience in professional softball, and her transition from nursing to coaching. The conversation delves into the challenges of coaching at the collegiate level, particularly in helping young athletes develop essential life skills like time management and responsibility. India also emphasizes the importance of parents finding the right environment for their children’s athletic growth and highlights the impact of parental behavior on a student-athlete’s development. The episode concludes with practical advice for parents on supporting their children’s aspirations to play sports at the next level.

Today's guest:
India Childs, a former All-American and SEC Player of the Year with the University of Tennessee and USA Softball Olympic National Team Trialist in 2007. Currently, India is the head women's softball coach at Emory University and owner of Slapper Nation, a training company that specializes in teaching slap hitting in a clinic setting.

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Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents is produced by: Amy Bryant and Sasha Melamud

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In this episode, we talk about the evolving challenges in youth tennis, from ranking obsessions to the impact of parental involvement on development. We'll also learn how to maintain integrity in youth sports (hint: discipline is key) and why it is important to build character-driven teams.

Today's Coach:
Kenyon Generette-Oliver is one of the partners at Universal Tennis Academy in Atlanta, Georgia where he leads tennis pros at some of the top tennis clubs in the Atlanta metro area. Most recently, he was named the Head Tennis Coach at Agnes Scott College. He is an Elite USPTA Tennis Professional and has been teaching juniors and college players for over 25 years.

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Today's Play:
Join us as our guest shares her firsthand experiences with the challenges college coaches face, especially the impact of parents’ unrealistic expectations on athletes’ development. Discover the importance of parental support for children’s growth and character development, along with the necessity for open communication between coaches and athletes. We also highlight the value of embracing failure as a chance for improvement.

Today's Coach:
Christy Thomaskutty is an analyst for ESPN covering sports across their basketball platform. Prior to that, she coached college basketball for 19 years in both Division I and III and also served as the Vice President of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). In college, she was a standout on the Tulane University women's basketball team where she ranked fifth all-time in Division I history for career three-point field goals and was honored as the national female winner of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award.

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Follow along with Coach Jason Zimmerman as he shares his journey to a college coaching career and tells us what college sports "is really all about". He also shares insightful suggestions about the recruiting process and how to make a lasting impression on a coach.

Today's Coach:
Coach Jason Zimmerman. Jason is a current Division III Head Men's Basketball Coach and Director of Coach Z's Basketball Camps. He has over 28 years of college coaching experience including stints at the University of Evansville, his alma mater Davidson University, and now Emory University where he's been since 2007.

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Learn about the parallels between coaching and parenting as well as how to create a transformative experience for your child through sports. Topics covered include: recruiting, the transfer portal, coach and team fit, parent strategies and more.

Today's Coach:
Christy Lynch is a former Division I Head Women's Tennis Coach who currently is the Director of Junior Academy at ITA Atlanta Tennis & Pickleball Center. Christy's college coaching positions include Clemson University, Georgia Tech University and Emory University. As a college player, Christy won the NCAA Division I team national title and after graduation, Christy played on the professional tour.

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There's more than one way for your kids to go pro or be noticed by their dream college. Constantly switching leagues or "clubhopping" may be more harmful than helpful to your child. Learn key considerations for those parents who may be contemplating switching their child to a new team or club or even country.

Today's Coach:
Kyle Gookins is a former Division I Head Men's Soccer Coach who currently is the Director of My College Soccer, a college soccer recruiting consulting agency. He has over 23 years of coaching experience at every level of youth and amateur soccer and has also been a US Soccer Scout for the USSF Youth national teams.

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Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents is produced by: Amy Bryant and Sasha Melamud

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