Clarity For Parents Of Athletes

You might be a parent of an athlete who has aspirations to play in college but isn't allowed to play his/her sport right now or can't seem to find college coaches around their games.

UCLA Men's Soccer Head Coach Ryan Jorden comes on to help answer some questions such as what to do to improve performance for players not able to train fully or at all, how to get noticed by college coaches if there are no game...

To say that Trent Dimas' had quite an experience during the lead up to his incredible Gold Medal performance at the 1992 Olympics is putting it lightly.

His story will leave you at the edge of your seat, either literally or figuratively.

Trent talks to Gabe about his journey as a young gymnast, through his college days, and to the USA Gymnastics Team, and of course the night in Barcelona when he won the High ...

Gabe celebrates this 50th episode by sharing some of his favorite takeaways from some of the athletes he's interviewed so far.

There are clips from some of the athletes:
Jay DeMerit- US Men's National Soccer Team player
Oguchi Onyewo- US Men's National Soccer Team player
Gregg Berhalter- - US Men's National Soccer Team player and now Head Coach
Andrea Neil- Canadian Women's National...

Sam Lofton's childhood was full of sports and competitiveness with her two siblings.  She had difficulties along the way by the way of experiencing different emotions stemming from a traumatic head injury her sister faced while Sam was a youth player, which cut her own soccer career short. 

Sam continued hers and found her way to James Madison University and to the professional ranks of the NWSL with Boston Breakers ...

In this episode Gabe interviews Adam Krause, a PhD candidate in Psychology at UC Berkeley, working with Professor Matthew Walker at the Center for Human Sleep Science. Dr. Walker wrote the book, "Why We Sleep", which motivated Gabe to reach out to Adam.

Adam's educational background is in philosophy and cognitive science from UC Berkeley, and his current work leverages multi-disciplinary techniques to examin...

Some people are naturally extremely athletic and Nick Speegle is one of those people, no doubt.  A standout goalkeeper during his younger childhood, he transitioned into playing football in 8th grade and excelled in that sport, taking him to play college at the University of New Mexico and ultimately getting drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.

Nick takes us on his journey and talks about the ro...

Do you ever think to yourself or say to someone that you'll be happy when or if something happens?  Many of us do but there is a more functional way.  Happiness can be experienced in any situation and in any moment of life if we choose.  Gabe talks about how to do that and how to empower yourself to experience life however you want and to help your children do the same.

As always, you can contact Gabe for any private ...

Lesle Gallimore is the Commissioner of the new Girls Academy, a national youth soccer league organized after the ending of the US Development Academy.  She also coached the women's program at the University of Washington for 25 years and grew up playing in southern California and had the pleasure of watching legends of the game play in the NASL. 

Lesle talks about those days, how she accidentally got into coaching, w...

Goal setting is an important factor in success, but there's an even more effective way to achieve in the sports realm and beyond. 

Gabe talks about a recent session with one of his clients, which delves into a deeper look into how to structure setting goals and the importance of laying out a plan while being unattached to outcome.

If you are looking for more help in how to assist your child to set goals for ...

Shay Lorentzen is a former professional athlete of a different sort.  She was on the stunt cheerleader team for the Portland Trailblazer of the NBA.  She's been tossed through the air from person to person, broken her jaw, and more.  Yes, it is a sport and one of the more dangerous ones out there.  The strength, agility, and balance it takes to be a stunt cheerleader is incredible.

Shay talks about her journey as a yo...

Julia Mancuso is one of the most decorated US Ski Team members in history.  She won a Gold Medal in Turin, two SIlver Medals in Vancouver, and one Bronze in Sochi, in addition to countless other medals during her junior and world championships careers.

Her success on the slopes was no doubt due to her upbringing, especially the resiliency shown by her mother, who raised Julia and her sister alone for a period of their live...

Everyone who wants to be a professional has his or her own motivation.  For Ghanaian Mohammed Dauda, it was to honor his family.  Neither of his parents wanted him to be a professional football (soccer) player and wanted him to seek an education.  After his father passed away he told his mother that he wanted to be a pro and she supported his dream.

Now, he's a professional player in Europe and has a contract with And...

With so much fear and anger currently existing in the world, there is also an amazing opportunity for much of humanity to shift to operating from a much more loving and deeper state.

In this episode, Gabe delves deeper into one aspect of the Three Principles, Consciousness.  Follow this chart to see the different levels and their point value, according to Dr. David Hawkins.

From the lowest state of consciousness o...

For those of you parents wondering what you can do to "make" your child become more motivated with their sport, or other aspects of life, check out this interview with Gina Riley, PhD!

Gina Riley, Ph.D. is an educational psychologist, Clinical Professor, and Program Coordinator of the Adolescent Special Education program at CUNY - Hunter College. Dr. Riley has over fifteen years experience working with teens with...

Gabe invited PGA golfer and analyst Notah Begay to this episode.  Notah is the first Native American athlete on the podcast and he has and continues to provide assistance and leadership on the pueblos in New Mexico, especially during this Coronavirus experience. 

His cultural background and his natural drive to succeed played a huge role in him going to Stanford and winning a national championship, playing professionally ...

Do you want to know what kind of journey a major head coach in the soccer world has taken and what kind of support he received along the way?  US Men's National Soccer Team Head Coach Gregg Berhalter joins Gabe in this very special episode of Clarity for Parents of Athletes.

Listen to Gregg's story of his youth, high school, and college days and what habits he picked up from his parents.  Role modeling is so impo...

Part 1- In this episode Gabe speaks with professional rock climber Timy Fairfield about his unique story of competing around the world.  What was it like for him to compete in a sport that was relatively new in the US and compete internationally?  What did Timy do that led to better training and better results?  Find out in this amazingly unique episode.

He is a veteran of the US National Competition Climbing Team having c...

Part 2- In this episode Gabe speaks with professional rock climber Timy Fairfield about his unique story of competing around the world.  What was it like for him to compete in a sport that was relatively new in the US and compete internationally?  What did Timy do that led to better training and better results?  Find out in this amazingly unique episode.

He is a veteran of the US National Competition Climbing Team having c...

2019 National College Soccer Champion Coach Brian Wiese of Georgetown is the guest on this episode.  He not only talks about his story about his journey in sports, which includes missing out on playing for over a year in his youth days, but he gives amazing insight into the world of college recruiting.

Brian has one of the elite college soccer programs in the country and is focused on getting the right players as opposed t...