Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast series aimed to help temper the obsession in youth sports on titles and trophies and emphasize more inclusive, universal and attainable expectations such as character development and goal-setting.
Each episode features a conversation with a notable athlete, coach or influencer about their youth sports experience, lessons they learned through sports and keys to their success. Each episode is 12 to 20 minutes long, does not contain any bad language and can be enjoyed by everyone in the family!
Recent Episodes
May 7, 2024
In Part 2 of our conversation with Randy Hetrick, creator of Suspension Training® and founder of TRX and OutFit Training, discusses what compelled him to go from collegiate […]
April 23, 2024
In Part 1 of our conversation with Randy Hetrick, creator of Suspension Training® and founder of TRX and OutFit Training, shares on dealing with health challenges […]
February 24, 2024
In Part 2 of our conversation with Tony Sanneh, a Minnesota soccer legend who played 15 years professionally and started for the U.S. Men’s National Team at […]
February 5, 2024
In Part 1 of our conversation with Tony Sanneh, a Minnesota soccer legend who played 15 years professionally and started for the U.S. Men’s National Team […]
January 25, 2024
In Part 4 of our conversation with Tom Byer, a renown technical coach who has greatly influenced the development of soccer in Japan, discusses in depth […]
January 23, 2024
In Part 3 of our conversation with Tom Byer, a renown technical coach who has greatly influenced the development of soccer in Japan, shares the “epiphany” […]
January 18, 2024
In Part 1 of our conversation with Tom Byer, a renown technical coach who has greatly influenced the development of soccer in Japan, shares about his […]
January 12, 2024
In Part 1 of our conversation with Tom Byer, a renown technical coach who has greatly influenced the development of soccer in Japan, shares about his […]
January 11, 2024
On December 5th, 2023, TeamSnap hosted a webinar titled, “Mental Health and Youth Sports,” featuring a conversation by Sean Jensen and Ruth Brennan Morrey, Ph.D, a […]
December 24, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Matt Lisle, a renown baseball coach who has over 1 million social media followers, highlights how businessman and internet […]
December 19, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Matt Lisle, a renown baseball coach who has over 1 million social media followers, shares how he lettered in […]
December 8, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Matt Lisle, a renown baseball coach who has over 1 million social media followers, discusses growing up home-schooled in […]
December 5, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Todd Wolfson, the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at St. Francis High School just outside […]
December 5, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Todd Wolfson, the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at St. Francis High School just outside […]
November 17, 2023
powerpress] In Part 1 of our conversation with Todd Wolfson, the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at St. Francis High School in […]
November 1, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Asia Mape, a four-time Emmy winning journalist and founder of the website, “I Love to Watch You Play,” provides […]
October 23, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Asia Mape, a four-time Emmy winning journalist and founder of the website, “I Love to Watch You Play,” candidly […]
October 6, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Asia Mape, a four-time Emmy winning journalist and founder of the website, “I Love to Watch You Play,” highlights […]
September 28, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Nicole McCormack, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Brand Solutions at TeamSnap, highlights some of the hard […]
September 21, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Nicole McCormack, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Brand Solutions at TeamSnap, discusses her role in getting others […]
September 13, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Nicole McCormack, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Brand Solutions at TeamSnap, shares about the importance of sports for […]
August 24, 2023
Sean Jensen co-hosted a Webinar titled “Mental Health In Youth Sports” with Minnesota Vikings linebacker Brian Asamoah earlier in the summer. Presented by podcast sponsor TeamSnap, […]
August 24, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Don Williams, Head of Operations for the Americas for Sports Recruiting USA, discusses the differences between recruiting in women’s and men’s […]
August 5, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Don Williams, Head of Operations for the Americas for Sports Recruiting USA, highlights his career and parenting insights, including […]
July 28, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Don Williams, Head of Operations for the Americas for Sports Recruiting USA, shares his highs and lows growing up, including […]
July 17, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Josh Mahoney, a junior at Baylor University who has been a soccer referee for nine years, he shares how he […]
July 7, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Josh Mahoney, a junior at Baylor University who has been a soccer referee for nine years, he discusses early childhood […]
June 28, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Ebenezer Samuel, the Fitness Director of Men’s Health magazine, he shares his insights — based on research and science […]
June 27, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Ebenezer Samuel, the Fitness Director of Men’s Health magazine, he highlights why he transitioned from being an sports reporter and […]
June 19, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Ebenezer Samuel, the Fitness Director of Men’s Health magazine, he shares the challenges he faced growing up and how […]
June 8, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Ellington Andrews, a scholar-athlete who has committed to play soccer at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, he explains […]
June 1, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Ellington Andrews, a scholar-athlete who has committed to play soccer at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, he shares […]
May 23, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Ellington Andrews, a scholar-athlete who has committed to play soccer at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, he discusses […]
May 17, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Jay DeMerit, an American who rose from the ninth tier of soccer in England to the Premier League, he […]
May 5, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jay DeMerit, an American who rose from the ninth tier of soccer in England to the Premier League, he […]
April 28, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jay DeMerit, an American who rose from the ninth tier of soccer in England to the Premier League, he […]
April 20, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Amy Trask, the first female CEO of an NFL franchise, a CBS Sports football analyst and board chair of […]
April 11, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Amy Trask, the first female CEO of an NFL franchise, a CBS Sports football analyst and board chair of […]
April 8, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Mark Schlereth, a two-time Pro Bowl guard and three-time Super Bowl champion, shares the sacrifices he made — including […]
March 30, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Mark Schlereth, a two-time Pro Bowl guard and three-time Super Bowl champion, highlights the key people who helped in […]
March 23, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Mark Schlereth, a two-time Pro Bowl guard and three-time Super Bowl champion, discusses how his childhood in Alaska influenced […]
March 16, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with John O’Sullivan, the founder of the Changing the Game Project, he discusses how awareness of the issues in youth […]
March 9, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with John O’Sullivan, the founder of the Changing the Game Project, he shares about the benefits of being a late-blooming […]
March 2, 2023
In Part 4 of our conversation with Nikki Jessee, the head women’s coach at Warner University in Florida, she provides context and great perspective on her […]
February 24, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Nikki Jessee, the head women’s coach at Warner University in Florida, she lays out keys to building and rebuilding […]
February 16, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Nikki Jessee, the head women’s coach at Warner University in Florida, she provides context and great perspective on her […]
February 9, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Michael DeAugustino, a two-time All-American wrestler at Northwestern University, he reflects on losing after giving up a big lead […]
January 27, 2023
In Part 2 of our conversation with Michael DeAugustino, a two-time All-American wrestler at Northwestern University, he discusses the challenges and disappointments he experienced during high […]
January 19, 2023
In Part 1 of our conversation with Michael DeAugustino, a two-time All-American wrestler at Northwestern University, he shares about his family’s remarkable footprint in wresting and […]
January 12, 2023
In Part 4 of our conversation with Kurt Hines, the head football coach at Coronado High School in California, he highlights the importance of connecting with […]
January 7, 2023
In Part 3 of our conversation with Kurt Hines, the head football coach at Coronado High School in California, he provides full context of a viral […]
December 31, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Kurt Hines, the head football coach at Coronado High School in California, he shares what he would tell his 8-, […]
December 23, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with Kurt Hines, the head football coach at Coronado High School in California, he recalls key lessons and memories of […]
December 21, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Kermit Davis, the head men’s basketball coach at Ole Miss, he highlights how he led Middle State Tennessee University […]
December 15, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with Kermit Davis, the head men’s basketball coach at Ole Miss, he shares the lessons he learned and opportunities he […]
December 6, 2022
In Part 3 of our conversation with Jason Mohns, a 13-time Arizona High School State Champion coach, he dives deep into the delicate balance of striving […]
November 24, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jason Mohns, a 13-time Arizona High School State Champion coach, he provides honest insight into something he wants to […]
November 17, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jason Mohns, a 13-time Arizona High School State Champion coach, he shares what he learned spending time with a […]
November 9, 2022
In Part 3 of our conversation with Jared Allen, the four-time All-Pro defensive end who starred for multiple NFL teams, he shares why he started his […]
November 1, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jared Allen, the four-time All-Pro defensive end who starred for multiple NFL teams, he discusses the challenges of fitting […]
October 29, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jared Allen, the four-time All-Pro defensive end who starred for multiple NFL teams, he shares what connected us when […]
October 18, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Randy Allen, the longtime head football coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas and the second winningest coach […]
October 11, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with Randy Allen, the longtime head football coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas and the second winningest coach […]
October 4, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Chris Wormley, a Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, he highlights how the passion and knack for interacting with kids was […]
September 12, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, an Olympic gold medalist and sports executive, she shares about having low self esteem in middle […]
July 9, 2022
In Part 4 of our conversation with J.R. Martinez, a New York Times best-selling author, Army veteran and renown motivational speaker, he shares how long it took […]
June 17, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with J.R. Martinez — a New York Times best-selling author, Army veteran, and renowned motivational speaker — he shares about […]
May 30, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Ruth Brennan Morrey, a mental skills coach and elite, multi-sport athlete, she shares the sheer joy of playing soccer for the […]
May 23, 2022
#118: Ruth Brennan Morrey (Part 1) On Her Childhood Coach And Lessons From Becoming A Pro Triathlete
In Part 1 of our conversation with Ruth Brennan Morrey, a mental skills coach and elite, multi-sport athlete, she discusses fond memories growing up in Rochester, […]
May 9, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jenn Giles, a registered dietitian and sports nutritionist, she discusses what she struggled with in middle and high school, […]
May 2, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with Jenn Giles, a registered dietitian and sports nutritionist, she shares how poor dietary choices impacted her when she was […]
April 26, 2022
In Part 3 of our conversation with Bryant Harper, the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at Texas A&M University, he discusses how and […]
April 24, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Bryant Harper, the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at Texas A&M University, shares the challenges of taking an […]
April 8, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with Bryant Harper, the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at Texas A&M University, discusses the challenges he faced growing […]
March 29, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Peter Frintzilas, CEO of leading sports team management tool TeamSnap with over 25 million users, shares his insights on some of […]
March 22, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with Peter Frintzilas, CEO of leading sports team management tool TeamSnap, discusses fond memories of growing up and playing sports […]
March 17, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Chase Brooks, the head men’s soccer coach at Duquesne University, he discusses playing at Eckerd College located in Saint […]
March 12, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with Chase Brooks, the head men’s soccer coach at Duquesne University, he discusses childhood lessons learned, including when he earned […]
February 28, 2022
In Part 3 of our conversation with Chad Greenway, who played 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and appeared in two Pro Bowls, the former two-star […]
February 20, 2022
In Part 2 of our conversation with Chad Greenway, who played 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and appeared in two Pro Bowls, he discusses the impact […]
February 11, 2022
In Part 1 of our conversation with Chad Greenway, who played 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and appeared in two Pro Bowls, he discusses what […]
January 7, 2022
In Part 3 of our conversation with Joe Branch, Assistant General Manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves, we discuss what he learned from some of the dignitaries […]
December 24, 2021
In Part 1 of our conversation with Joe Branch, Assistant General Manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves, he discusses the influential people early in his life who […]
November 30, 2021
In Part 1 of our conversation with Katie Smith, Hall of Fame Basketball Player, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Two-Time WNBA Champion, Assistant Coach with Minnesota Lynx, […]
November 23, 2021
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jerry Schemmel, he shares how surviving a plane crash in July 1989 greatly impacted him and inspired him, the challenges […]
November 12, 2021
In Part 3 of our conversation with Howard Blue, the head basketball coach at Georgetown Prep, he discusses what troubles him about youth sports, including the […]
November 1, 2021
In Part 2 of our conversation with Howard Blue, the head basketball coach at Georgetown Prep in a suburb of Washington D.C., he reflects on how […]
October 22, 2021
In Part 1 of our conversation with Howard Blue, the head basketball coach at Georgetown Prep in a suburb of Washington D.C., he shares all the […]
October 5, 2021
In Part 2 of our conversation with Pat Forde, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, we focus on his rare opportunity to cover an Olympics that […]
July 27, 2021
In Part 1 of our conversation with Josh Thurow, the athletic director at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, he shares the highs and lows of his sports […]
July 15, 2021
In Part 2 of our conversation with Regan Pittman, a three-time All-American in volleyball at the University of Minnesota, highlights how some of her challenging experiences […]
July 6, 2021
In Part 1 of our conversation with Regan Pittman, a three-time All-American in volleyball at the University of Minnesota, shares a memorable story when she wrestled […]
June 29, 2021
In Part 2 of our conversation with Caleb Truax, a former boxing world champion, he shares how, despite starting late and struggling for a long time […]
June 24, 2021
In Part 1 of our conversation with Caleb Truax, a former boxing world champion, he shares the importance of resilience in his childhood, in the face […]
June 9, 2021
In Part 1 of our conversation with Mary Jacobs, a golf instructor, author and former collegiate All-American, she shares how she was shaped by growing up […]
June 1, 2021
In Part 1 of our conversation with Marti Reed, a leader with the Positive Coaching Alliance, she shares some of her experiences, some of them negative, […]
May 24, 2021
In our conversation with Joel Wallace, a former AAU basketball coach and currently an assistant college basketball coach, he shares how he was intimidated at coaching […]
April 29, 2021
In Part 2 of our conversation with Donald Hooton Jr., the President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation explains why his family started the Taylor Hooton Foundation, […]
April 23, 2021
In Part 1 of our conversation with Donald Hooton Jr., the President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation shares his perspective on his little brother Taylor’s journey […]
April 20, 2021
Gonzaga University headed into the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game undefeated but were topped by Baylor University. Afterwards, senior Corey Kispert and head coach Mark […]