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Beyond The Whistle with Odell McCants

Beyond The Whistle takes you beyond the X's and O's for tips and advice on the business of sports and how to advance in a sports career. Guests include coaches, sports administrators, team executives and other sports professionals who share their personal journeys to success.

May 4, 2020

On this episode, we go Beyond The Whistle with Matt Johnson, Director of Men’s Basketball Strength and Conditioning at Butler University.

Matt and I discuss:

  • The role of the strength and conditioning coach during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Using Instagram to connect with athletes during this time
  • The focus on coaching...


Apr 20, 2020

We're going Beyond The Whistle with the first Coaches Roundtable. Our roundtablers are Kevin Sutton, Assistant Coach at Rhode Island and Randolph Childress, Associate Head Coach at Wake Forest.

This was the most fun I have had as a podcaster. It's a conversation amongst friends about our high school coach, mentorship,...


Apr 16, 2020

On this episode, we go Beyond The Whistle with George Lynch. I go back with George all the way to high school, where we both played for legendary coach Stu Vetter and nationally ranked teams at Flint Hill School in Virginia. George was a member of the 1993 University of North Carolina NCAA national championship...


Apr 14, 2020

On this episode, we go Beyond The Whistle with Dan Tudor of Tudor Collegiate Strategies. Dan and his firm develop research-based recruiting strategies for programs in all sports, at all levels of collegiate athletics.

Dan joins me for a third appearance on the podcast to discuss:

  • Challenges coaches first faced...


Apr 2, 2020

On this episode, we go Beyond The Whistle with Kyle Adams, Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff. Kyle also has his own consulting firm, It's Bigger Than The Ball, where Kyle works with coaches, educators and organizations to provide transformative learning experiences for the...