This episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" begins a series focused on the "Summer Olympic Games of 2024" hosted by Paris, France. For Canadians who follow the inevitable myriad story lines, those games began with what can only be described as a national embarrassment. It involves the Canadian Women's Football (soccer) Team and more specifically, its head coach and some coaching assistants. I talk about what happened and suggest a bright spot in the darkness of the incident from which your team can take a lesson. But the bulk of this episode is a rant by "The Restless Ranter" who makes his views known on the obsession with Olympic medals. He not only pulls back the curtain on the negative aspects of those medals but to his credit offers solutions.

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I dig into my coaching manual ("A Pane In The Glass: A Coach's Companion") for two articles. The first is entitled "Right Off" and the second "It's About Time"! I end this episode with another musical happy thought I think you will find uplifting!

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" the subject is "foam density" underneath the yellow stuff. World Curling came out with a directive on the matter late last month. If you didn't see it somewhere, I begin with an audio version of that directive before I call upon my friend Eugene Hritzuk (who has joined me on the podcast a few times when the topic has been brushing) to put it all into plain English. Check the "chapter markers" if you wish to go straight to the discussion I have with Eugene. The episode concludes with a visit from "The Restless Ranter"!

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" my long time friend from Halifax, NS, Helen Radford, joins me to give us an update on Curling Canada's "Next Gen" programme. You will also hear the voice of one of television's most out spoken chefs, Gordon Ramsay, who has a very important and sobering message for us all. I conclude this episode with a sound bite about anger and how to deal with it. You'll find it most enlightening!

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast", Bobby Ray (Manager-Club Development & Membership Services) of Curling Canada returns to the podcast microphone to bring us up to date on the health of the sport as we come out of the pandemic era and into a new and exciting time for curling. He reveals what he has learned from visiting curling facilities across the country.
Please share this episode with anyone you know who has anything to do with the business of curling, membership augmentation and retention!

My guest today on "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" is Dustin Mikush (Manager, Youth Program Development for Curling Canada). Earlier in this season of the podcast, Dustin shared the microphone with me to announce two new programs in his portfolio. One was Rock Fest, for U15 curlers and the other was Ice Technician programs for those wishing to participate in ice installation and maintenance. In this episode, Dustin will report on both initiatives as they unfolded in this past curling season.
This is the first of three episodes with individuals, like Dustin who have specific areas of responsibility with Curling Canada. Next week we'll hear from Bobby Ray (Manager, Club Development & Membership Services). The following week Helen Radford (Manager, Youth Development & Next Gen) will check in with us.

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I have gathered some thoughts on five topics, some from my own archives and others from more recent activities in the world of sport. They include "The Culture Of Sport", "Coach Certification", "The Skill Of Calming Down", a sound bite with the #1 golfer in the world and finally my take on how a team recovers from being down 0-3 in a seven game series.
If you go to "Chapter Markers" you will find the time stamps for each portion of today's episode.

In today's episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I once again share my microphone with Eugene Hritzuk of Saskatchewan. You know his name if you've listened to other episodes of the podcast in connection with what has become the topic de jour, brushing. On Facebook recently Eugene posted an excellent narration of the same name as the title of today's episode. Some of you might have read the post but if you did not, at the beginning of this episode I have recorded an audio version. If you are already aware of the Facebook post, the dialogue with Eugene begins at around the 12:30 mark.