The Live Tap

The Live Tap

The Live Tap will be about discussing sports around the world while also Interviewing athletes at Piedmont University, discussing their sport, the mental side of sport, and just tapping in with your host, Damyon Traylor.

Episodes

August 27, 2025 39 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview TheraSports Clinical Social Worker Ashlyn Wilkins as we talk about her Journey into what drives her into wanting to work in the mental health field, the types of trauma she’s witness athletes have that have affected their performance in their sport, and why do many athletes struggle with personal identity once their sport is taken away from them.


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Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Impact Sports Mental Performance Coach Christian Guerra as we talk about how his athletic experience shaped his interest in performance psychology, The work Christian does with sports teams & organizations around Georgia, and how athletes can better handle the pressure & anxiety their sport may bring.

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August 11, 2025 45 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Apollo Sports Counseling Sports Psychologist Bj Armstead as we talk about his journey in who inspired him to create his Apollo Sports business, Giving kids the opportunities he didn't have as a kid, and underrated mental skills everyone can use in everyday life.

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Website: apollosports.org
Instagram: apollosportscounseling 

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April 30, 2025 37 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Former Piedmont Women's Tennis player Brook Patton as we talk about the difficulty coming into college as a student-athlete during Covid, the importance of winning the CCS Championship in her senior year, and the importance of mental health in the sport of tennis.

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April 25, 2025 35 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Former Piedmont Women's Basketball player & Current Clemson University Student Athletic Trainer Avery McAllister as we talk about when she realized she wanted to switch from being an athlete to helping them, how even though she's not an athlete anymore she still feels apart of a team, and how she realized how important mental health can be with her job as an athletic trainer.

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April 21, 2025 42 mins

Today, On The Live Tap I interview Piedmont Men's Basketball players Bailey Wiseman & Caleb Lesch as we talk about this past basketball season and how their record didn't show how good the team actually was, how having so many road games affected themselves and the team but also bought them closer, and why your sport shouldn't be what you determine your happiness off of.

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April 18, 2025 47 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Men's Tennis players Brent Sherman & Charles Parnell as we talk about how their families got them into the sport of tennis, a deep look into their season so far and the CCS Tournament being a week away, and the physical and mental warfare the sport of tennis can have on you.

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April 14, 2025 43 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Women's Basketball players Riley Bryan & Ava Hunter as we talk about how successful this past season was winning the CCS Tournament and making the NCAA Tournament, what impact they want to bring to the team going into their senior seasons, and the mental toll a long basketball season can have on you mentally and physically. 

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April 7, 2025 42 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Men's Lacrosse players Eric Fewell & Will Isley as we talk about the lacrosse team impressive winning streak as of late, How its important they step up this year with such as young team that they have, and how being losing in the championship and being placed second in the USA South preseason poll has fueled them coming into this season. 

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April 4, 2025 43 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Men's Basketball Head Coach Greg Neeley as we discuss Piedmont's past basketball season, the impact the transfer portal has had on college sports, and how he and the team plan on bouncing back going into next season.

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March 31, 2025 45 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Assistant Athletic Director Of Communications Danielle Percival as we talk about how Piedmont gives students an opportunity to start their careers early with the gamed operations crew, her importance to Piedmont Athletics, and how hectic her job can be at times.

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March 27, 2025 37 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Cheer Head Coach Cristen Rabern as we talk about her journey building the competition cheer team here at Piedmont, the different approach the competition cheer team is taking this year to prepare for Nationals this year, and how her team has helped her be a better coach.

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March 20, 2025 33 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Women's Assistant Coach Christian Buckmire as we talk about his coaching Journey, Winning the CCS Tournament and making it to the NCAA Tournament, and how Coach Buckmire and Coach Purdy plan on building off of the success from this season going into next season.

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March 17, 2025 29 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Men's Basketball players Isreal Hall & Arturo Overton as we talk about how their families impacted contributed to them wanting to play basketball, a recap of this past basketball season, and why confidence is an important factor on the basketball court.

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March 7, 2025 63 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Men's tennis Coach Matt Williams as we talk about his journey to landing his first head coaching job at Piedmont, the fuel he and his team has this season after losing the in the CCS Finals the previous year, and the importance of mental health in the sports world.

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March 4, 2025 45 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I intervew Piedmont Men's Swimmers Draylon Starks & Kyle Rutberg as we talk about the swim season recap, how important it was to win the conference championship in their senior year, and what they will miss most about being student-athletes at Piedmont.

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February 27, 2025 48 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Women's Tennis players Lizzie Ivey & Brooklyn Bolch as we get a season preview ahead of the women's spring season, how the tennis team is preparing to win their fourth consecutive conference championship, the impact Coach Trey Martin has had on the team, and the importance mental health is for student-athletes. 

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February 24, 2025 36 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast Piedmont Women's Golfer Erin Donovan takes over Host duties as she Interviews Live Tap Host Damyon Traylor, as we talk about Damyon's reason and motivation for starting the podcast, goals he has for the podcast, and how the podcast has blown up since starting it in October.

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February 21, 2025 58 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Women's Soccer players Paige Kluba & Christina Sierra as we talk about how their families played a huge part in them playing soccer, the adversity the soccer team went through this past season, and why the student aspect is just as important as the athlete aspect. 

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February 18, 2025 46 mins

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Cheerleaders Kiki Howard & Jailyn Green as we talk about the success and improvement of the cheer program the past four years, Cheerleader superstitions, and what it will mean to win NCA Nationals for themselves and the team.

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