Today we talk about why active listening is so important not just for the athlete or even the coach but for the parents as well. Active listening is for everyone in a relationship. Without active listening performance, trust and teams suffer. Listen for the why today with Coach Kos and get real-time tips.

About Our Guest: Coach Kos. I am a combination of mental health counselor and a sports coach.  I have coached softball at all levels from 12u-Division 1. Through my experience as a coach, I came to see that athletes need to put as much focus on their mental health as they do their physical training.

I earned my Master’s degree in Counseling while serving as an Assistant Athletic Director of Student Welfare and Development. I was able to take this education and experience and help student-athletes develop the social, emotional, and leadership skills to complement their physical skills in an effort to help them become successful both on and off the field.

Ways To Connect:

Some people step up to life’s incomparable challenges. Josh Brewer grew up in Sub Saharan Africa in a single-parent home. After losing his father, and leaving his mother’s home, he lost three of his limbs in a train accident. After being adopted and moving to the states a chance meeting led Josh to wheelchair basketball. This became his passion and has led him to the Olympics in Rio and to finishing his college education at one of the top wheelchair basketball programs in the US. Josh shows us that optimism and internal drive can lead to amazing success even after overwhelming hardship. No Limits. The Josh Brewer Story. A Paralympian.

About Our Guest: Brewer is a triple amputee who was run over by a train while living in the streets of Ethiopia as a child. He spent months in a hospital after losing both legs from below the knees and his right arm from below the elbow…Son of Laura Brewer…Has one brother, Josiah…Has lived in three countries, Ethiopia, Australia, and the U.S… Enjoys fishing, basketball, and relaxing.

Paralympic Experience

• Rio Paralympic Games One-time Paralympian (2016); One-time medalist (1 silver)
• 2016 Canada Cup