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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.

Nov 6, 2018

Have you thought about having your own podcast?

This episode of Beyond The Whistle is all about the power a podcast of your own can have as the foundation of your personal brand.

With a podcast, you have your own coach’s show. Think about that. Regardless of where you are in your coaching career or the level of your...


Oct 11, 2018

Personal brand. What does that mean to you? What's the value of having a personal brand? Have you struggled to create your personal brand? 

Ron McKeefery is an internationally recognized leader in strength and conditioning coaching. Currently the Vice President of Performance and Education for PLAE, a leader in sports...


Jul 11, 2018

I'm honored to have as a return guest to Beyond The Whistle, my friend Kevin Sutton, Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Rhode Island. Kevin was my very first interview guest, appearing in episode two, "Persistence on the Coaching Career Path". In that episode, Kevin shared his career journey and how...


Jun 29, 2018

It was a personal honor to have as my guest on this episode, Tom McMillen, President and CEO of Lead1 Association. As a kid growing up in Washington, DC, I had two dreams: 1) to play in the NBA and 2) to be President of the United States. I like to think I came a little close, having played basketball in college, worked...


Jun 6, 2018

One of my goals with the podcast is to bring coaches tools, resources and stories from other coaches that you can use in your own professional development. This episode of Beyond The Whistle accomplishes just that.

In this impactful episode with Khadija Head, Associate Head Coach of women’s basketball at Kennesaw...