On the Season 2 finale of the Field Goals for the FDA podcast, lacrosse coach extraordinaire, Ryan Jones joins Glenn on the Field for another edition of the Field Goals Spotlight.  Serving as the head lacrosse coach at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, Jones has quickly become one of the most sought after and successful lacrosse coaches in the country.  Ryan shares his personal journey as an elite lacrosse player turned coach and how he has managed to introduce the sport of lacrosse to hundreds of athletes in the DMV area and around the world.  A HS champion and college standout ..read more

Michael Urban, Mental Performance & Life Skills Consultant for Cal Berkley Athletics, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss why resilience in athletes is important for sport achievement, obtaining high performance, and building un-relentless confidence.  Michael dives into how he’s helped amateur athletes in high school and college become resilient by focusing on their ability to cope, develop grit, and adapt to change by minimizing the impact of negative experiences and stressful situations.  Michael also shares his own athletic adversities and reveals how he handled his setbacks ..read more

Team Lead, Patrick O’Malley from Next College Student Athlete joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the key components of your highlight reel, what to do after your highlight reel is made and the most effective ways to structure your highlight reel as an athlete that gets results.  Patrick dives into the do’s and don’ts of highlight reels, tips for marketing your highlight reel to potential recruiters and the difference between creating a highlight reel and a skills video.  Patrick also shares what it was like being a 4-year collegiate baseball player and how he turned his passion for ..read more

Salsa Andrade, the Associate Head Coach for men’s soccer at Shaw University, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the components of a successful soccer player, the key fundamentals that every soccer player should possess and what collegiate coaches are looking for in every recruit.  Coach Salsa shares the basic soccer skills every player should master and what it takes to stand out, gain exposure, and get discovered.  Salsa also discusses his life as a former student-athlete and his days of playing semi-pro soccer in Iceland and in the United States. Follow Field Goals: Twitter | http ..read more

Kicking off the 2023 year, renowned sports attorney and 2x best selling author, Sivonnia DeBarros, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the legalities of amateur athletics, the importance of understanding athletic contracts and the various legal contract principles that will impact professional and student-athletes.  Sivonnia also shares the benefits of trademarking, how to protect your NIL opportunities, and the difference between having an agent versus a lawyer.  She also discusses how her experience as a D1 track athlete led her to become a sports attorney and a “protector of athle ..read more

With the 2022 athletic year coming to an end, Joyce Anderson, Co-founder and COO of Honestgame, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the NCAA academic eligibility requirements for student-athletes and the role academics play in the recruiting process.  A leader in the academic compliance industry, Joyce shares the consequences of poor grades, the NCAA academic standards that qualifies college eligibility, and how to maintain collegiate eligibility.  She also talks about how her company works with amateur athletes to simplify the academic eligibility process for college sports.  A ..read more

Fred Lynch, longtime E. A. Laney High School men’s varsity basketball coach and former coach of superstar HOF’er, Michael Jordan, joins Glenn on the Field for an exclusive sit down on the next episode of the Field Goals Spotlight.  Lynch whose now Athletic Director for Laney, opens up about his 27-year tenure as the varsity basketball coach for the Buccaneer program, becoming a 6x conference champion, and how he helped make Laney basketball a respected and widely known sports program across the state of NC.  Fred reflects about coaching multiple super teams between the 80’s and 90’s ..read more

Fred Lynch, longtime E. A. Laney High School men’s varsity basketball coach and former coach of superstar HOF’er, Michael Jordan, joins Glenn on the Field for an exclusive sit down on the next episode of the Field Goals Spotlight.  Lynch whose now Athletic Director for Laney, opens up about his 27-year tenure as the varsity basketball coach for the Buccaneer program, becoming a 6x conference champion, and how he helped make Laney basketball a respected and widely known sports program across the state of NC.  Fred reflects about coaching multiple super teams between the 80’s and 90’s ..read more

Chris Barnard, elite strength and conditioning coach and Founder and CEO of Overtime Athletes, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the fundamentals to increasing speed, building strength and improving agility for athletes.  A certified strength coach for professional and elite amateur athletes, Barnard, outlines the main goals of strength building, the exercises used to build game speed, and the types of movements that will increase agility on the field. Chris also shares sports specific tips on developing vertical force, corrective exercises to reduce injuries and enhance athletic perfor ..read more

MLB World Champion, Ryan Thompson, joins Glenn on the Field to discuss the mechanics of playing baseball and what college coaches are looking for in today’s players.  Thompson shares the science behind base running, throwing, catching, fielding and hitting the ball correctly and talks about why honing these skills are the most important fundamentals to help improve your ability to play baseball at the collegiate level.  Ryan also reflects on what it was like to play nine seasons in the major leagues and the techniques he continuously worked on in order for him to bypass college and m ..read more