In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I compare two methods of achieving a coach's signature goal, helping the athlete achieve a technical skill by either slicing and dicing or making the athlete aware of exactly what they're doing and actively engaging them in the process of deciding what will work best. It's about empowering the athlete. In the episode I cite the work of Dr. Timothy Gallwey. The chapter markers will help you find my three stages of the awareness method and Dr. Gallwey's well known philosophy of Self One v. Self Two!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I veer off the sports road to bring a sound bite about the power of questions. This is another one of those episodes where the chapter markers (see above) will guide you to portions of the episode you may wish to hear again. The platform you use to listen to the podcasts may provide a transcript. This might be one episode where a transcript may be very useful upon reflection. Enjoy Socrates' "Five Questions"!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I welcome back Emily Riley (elite athlete & Certified Mental Performance Consultant). We're going to deal with three topics today, slow starts, distractions and pre-event preparation. This is Emily's sixth visit. Her previous five have been most impactful especially if you're a coach, athlete or parent of young athletes in curling. The chapter markers (above these show notes) will lead to the three topics if you wish to listen over a period of time. These are the episode numbers and dates of Emily's previous episodes.

Mar. 20, '22 (S1E12) Dec. 23, '22 (S1E55) June 2, '23 (S2E16). Jan. 19, '24 (S2E47) Oct. 26, '24 (S3E39) The last episode in the list is for parents!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I respond to a question sent my way from a coach who asked about curling's signature skill, weight control, how to measure it and more importantly, how to help his athletes develop a feel for it. When I suggested that we chat voice-to-voice, it led to today's episode.

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I pause to make two announcements. The first is about the distribution of my coaching manual, "A Pane In The Glass: A Coach's Companion" and the way listeners to the episodes of the podcast find a link to the most recent episode. If you receive a posting of the most recent episode through your membership in a sports related group on Facebook, this will be the last time you will be able to do so. I describe a new way for you to access the link! I also take the opportunity to thank a group of individuals who have been instrumental in the creation of my coaching manual and the podcast.

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My returning guest today on "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" is Bobby Ray, Senior Manager, Club Development & Member Services for Curling Canada. This is not just any curling season, it's an Olympic curling season. History has demonstrated that those who don't curl but watch the game unfold on its biggest stage every four years, get inspired to contact curling facilities to explore the possibilities of getting involved. Those same curling facilities need to be ready to receive and expand on that potential interest and that's what you'll hear Bobby Ray talk about today. As you'll hear me say in the episode, if you live in one of the many countries that have curlers, coaches & instructors and fans, Bobby Ray and I hope you can gain something from this initiative he'll describe to benefit your curling community!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we take a look at perhaps the most interesting phenomenon in curling, the "drag effect". I'll explain what it is, why it occurs and how knowledge of the drag effect can win you a game and how a lack of knowledge might lose you a game. To get the most out of this episode you're going to need your powers of visualization and do try to stay awake!

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I take a look at practice from the standpoint of an individual athlete and from a team perspective. It's a continuation of an episode in season three (“Practice - What A Novel Idea”). To conclude this week's episode I use a soundbite from Pete Carroll, coach of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League. Pete talks about the various types of coaches. If you are a coach, where do you fit into Pete's spectrum of coaches?

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