Confessions from the SideLines

Confessions from the SideLines

Sarah L. Cowart is the Founder and Owner of Your Academic Coach, a boutique academic coaching practice for college students based in Auburn, Alabama and State College, Pennsylvania. In the Confessions from the SideLines podcast, Sarah focuses on supporting parents as they navigate the academic challenges their college-bound children encounter. Listen in as she and her guests provide expert insights and actionable tips empowering parents to be effective guides throughout their child's college journey. From practical time management techniques and effective study strategies to stress relief methods and maintaining a healthy work-life balance, "Confessions from the Sidelines" offers a wealth of knowledge to help parents ensure their child's academic success.

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November 30, 2022 17 mins

Erica Suter (MS CSCS) has been a female athlete performance coach for over a decade, and has worked with soccer players in the ECNL and Girls Academy League on speed, strength, and injury resiliency. She also is author of The Strong Female Athlete book, and continues to impact girls to become strong for sports and for life.

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Witt Bauknight is the founder of Witt’s Tutoring Group, a service focused on virtual tutoring for college students. He was born, raised and and now works from Columbia SC.

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Today's guest is Brandon Bridge. Brandon began his collegiate football career at Alcorn State University in Mississippi in 2010 before transferring to the University of South Alabama. He was selected by Montreal in the fourth round of the 2015 CFL draft. His 5-year CFL Career ended in 2019.

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November 2, 2022 26 mins

Today's guest is Philip Shaw. Coach Shaw is currently the Head Athletic Trainer at Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe, LA. He's been a certified athletic trainer since 1994 and has worked in the clinical, secondary, and collegiate setting. While in the collegiate setting, Coach Shaw worked in administration as Associate AD for Internal Operations and oversaw sports medicine, strength/conditioning, football operations, ...

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October 26, 2022 23 mins

Today's guest is Coach Al Borges. Listen in as we chat about his new book, Deny of the Tiger.

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October 19, 2022 19 mins

Today's Guest is Andrew Moses. Andrew is an expert on leadership, teamwork, and career development. He hosts the Everybody Pulls The Tarp podcast and has interviewed over 100 Olympians, pro athletes, TV stars, CEOs, bestselling authors, & other high-performers about their secrets to success.

He is the VP of Business Development & Marketing at MorganFranklin Consulting, a national advisory firm that helps comp...

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October 5, 2022 25 mins

Today's Guest is former Penn State Women's Gymnast, Amber Autry. Listen in as we chat about her journey to becoming a Division 1 athlete.

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October 4, 2022 33 mins

Today's guest is Jace Riley with 6am Practice. Coach Riley provides simple strategies for student-athletes to help them get more playing time, increase their skill levels, and perform better in school.

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September 28, 2022 18 mins

Today's guest is Auburn University Head Men's Basketball Coach, Bruce Pearl. In seven years as head coach at Auburn, Bruce Pearl has led the Tigers to 138 wins, two Southeastern Conference championships, consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and the program’s first ever appearance in the Final Four.

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September 21, 2022 32 mins

Today's guest is Penn State Head Baseball Coach, Rob Cooper. The 2023 baseball season is Rob Cooper’s 10th as head coach of the Nittany Lion baseball program.

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September 14, 2022 29 mins

Today's guest is Coach Jeff Graba. Coach Graba is the Head Women's Gymnastics Coach at Auburn University. He was named SEC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2015 and SEC co-Coach of the Year in 2012

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September 7, 2022 33 mins

Paige Tonz grew up in Peoria, AZ and began playing softball at 8 years old. She has competed at many levels; starting with rec ball, moving to club ball, and competing as a D1 athlete at Northwestern University. Her mission and goal is to help transform girls into strong women beyond the playing field or court. Paige has worked with 1000+ athletes in her programs and workshops. She believe girls have so much opportunity to dream bi...

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Welcome back to Part 2 of my conversations with my high school soccer coach David Van Wyk. While Van Wyk spent numerous years as a High School English Teacher and Soccer coach, he now is the co-owner of Bloodroot Blades based out of Athens, Georgia. At Bloodroot Blades they build artisan and custom kitchen knives and other tools designed for everyday use.

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Welcome back to Confessions from the SideLines! Today’s guest is my high school soccer coach David Van Wyk. While Van Wyk spent numerous years as a High School English Teacher and Soccer coach, he now is the co-owner of Bloodroot Blades based out of Athens, Georgia. At Bloodroot Blades they build artisan and custom kitchen knives and other tools designed for everyday use.

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May 11, 2022 58 secs

It has been so much fun showing up each week to hang out with you. The academic year is coming to a close and we are taking a break for the summer. We will be back with brand new episodes this fall.

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May 4, 2022 24 mins

Today’s Guest is Michelle Kuan. Michelle is the founder of MLK Media. At MLK media, their mission is to help small business owners and entrepreneurs build an online presence through social media. So to say she knows a thing or two on how to build your brand through social media - is an understatement. Whether we like it or not, social media is a great place to not only make your presence known as you are going through the collegiat...

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April 27, 2022 17 mins

Today’s Guest is Dr. Michael Zabala. Dr. Zabala is the Founder and Chairman of XO Armor. He's also a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University. Dr. Zabala is the Director of the Auburn University Biomechanical Engineering Lab. The AUBE Lab aims to identify, study, and help solve complex biomechanical problems in fields such as ACL injury prevention, exoskeleton technolog...

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Today’s Guest is Amber Bibelheimer. Amber  is inspiring women with her Podcast and the Momentum Restart™ Method.

MOMENTUM RESTART™ a coaching program designed to empower goal-driven women to conquer negative mindsets and find a routine that works with their lives, not against it.  92% of working moms report feeling overwhelmed with work, home, and parenting which proves women today are desperately needing support to help them priori...

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April 13, 2022 23 mins

Today’s Guest is Scott Garber. Scott is a proven connector who has spent the last 6 years in the sports technology space. He was a former D1 athlete at the University of South Alabama where he had the opportunity to start their football program in 2009.

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Today’s Guest is Kristin Carpenter-Steadman. Kristin was a two-time national champion volleyball player at Penn State University and former pro athlete. After traveling the world with her now husband (also two time national champion wrestler), Kristin went into coaching collegiately at the University of Virginia, Oklahoma and the most recent, Maryland. After priorities shifted and two tiny humans later, Kristin decided to take her ...

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