Thriving Sports Castos https://thriving-sports.castos.com Doug Woodard, executive coach for basketball coaches, and Brian Willet, Founder & CEO of Advisor Game Plan take you on a journey through the lives of many thriving sports coaches around the country. Most recently, Doug Woodard was the head boys basketball coach at Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, NE. Doug has a career record of 694-256, 7-time State Champion, 6-time State runner-up, and has received numerous recognitions nationally. After 30+ years of coaching, Doug has developed a passion to transition from coaching players directly to coaching coaches. This podcast is one of our resources available to coaches of all ages. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 en © 2023 https://episodes.castos.com/623a8d25cdcf19-63893310/images/agp-thriving-sports-podcast-thumbnail-square-v2-07-27-23.jpg Thriving Sports https://thriving-sports.castos.com Doug Woodard, executive coach for basketball coaches, and Brian Willet, Founder & CEO of Advisor Game Plan take you on a journey through the lives of many thriving sports coaches around the country. Most recently, Doug Woodard was the head boys basketball coach at Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, NE. Doug has a career record of 694-256, 7-time State Champion, 6-time State runner-up, and has received numerous recognitions nationally. After 30+ years of coaching, Doug has developed a passion to transition from coaching players directly to coaching coaches. This podcast is one of our resources available to coaches of all ages. Brian Willet episodic Doug Woodard, executive coach for basketball coaches, and Brian Willet, Founder & CEO of Advisor Game Plan take you on a journey through the lives of many thriving sports coaches around the country. Most recently, Doug Woodard was the head boys basketball coach at Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, NE. Doug has a career record of 694-256, 7-time State Champion, 6-time State runner-up, and has received numerous recognitions nationally. After 30+ years of coaching, Doug has developed a passion to transition from coaching players directly to coaching coaches. This podcast is one of our resources available to coaches of all ages. Brian Willet brian@advisorgameplan.com false https://feeds.castos.com/3dz4w yes <![CDATA[Doug Woodard and Alan Huss]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/2203314 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/alan-huss false 00:23:03 <![CDATA[Doug Woodard and Chris Crutchfield]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/2153199 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/doug-woodard-and-chris-crutchfield false 00:28:36 <![CDATA[Doug Woodard and Dr. Mark Jones]]> Tue, 20 May 2025 19:30:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/2042777 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/doug-woodard-and-dr-mark-jones false 00:25:02 <![CDATA[Matt Cumro and Doug Woodard]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2025 07:01:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1991728 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/matt-cumro-and-doug-woodard full false 00:49:50 <![CDATA[Nate Loenser]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 06:57:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1991724 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/doug-woodard-and-nate-loenser full false 00:45:26 <![CDATA[Joel Hueser]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1767945 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/joel-hueser Enthusiasm- Offensive Footwork- Skill Development

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]]> 00:29:57 <![CDATA[Luke Olson]]> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1767941 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/luke-olson Team Spirit-Maintaining a Successful program/While cooperating with championship level football program

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]]> 00:24:46 <![CDATA[Mike Etzelmiller]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:56:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1767935 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/mark-etzelmiller Initiative- Team Early Offense Push & Actions

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]]> 00:20:23 <![CDATA[7: Kirsten Bernthal Booth]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:01:26 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1680116 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/7-kirsten-bernthal-booth Kirsten Bernthal Booth is the head volleyball coach at Creighton University. Booth owns an impressive past, both on and off the court. Creighton has posted a record of 441-184 and averaged 1,456 fans per home match in Booth’s tenure. All 20 of Booth’s teams have qualified for the conference tournament, with nine of her last 11 teams winning the event. Join us now for a discussion with Kirsten about team spirit, work ethic, and enthusiasm in team sports.

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]]> 00:20:10 <![CDATA[6: Jim Flannery]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1604860 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/6-jim-flannery full false 00:39:24 <![CDATA[5: Getting Skilled at the Foundational Level with Jim Simons]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1583199 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/getting-skilled-at-the-foundational-level-with-jim-simons full false 00:25:16 <![CDATA[4: Fred Hoiberg]]> Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1567588 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/4-fred-hoiberg false 00:19:33 <![CDATA[3: Tom Osborne - Servant Leadership & Playing with Confidence]]> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:42:18 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1567447 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/3-tom-osborne-servant-leadership-playing-with-confidence Tom Osborne is a former American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as head football coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1973 to 1997 (25 seasons). After being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999, Osborne was elected to Congress in 2000 from Nebraska's third district as a Republican. He served three terms (2001–2007), returned to the University of Nebraska as athletic director in 2007, and retired in 2013.

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]]> 00:16:24 <![CDATA[2: Josh Luedtke - Team Spirit]]> Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:07:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1543135 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/2-josh-luedtke-team-spirit Josh Luedtke is the head basketball coach at Creighton Prep. Listen in as we have a discussion about coaching and focus in on the topic of team spirit.

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]]> 00:19:45 <![CDATA[1. Bruce Rasmussen - Alertness]]> Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:05:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1543132 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/1-bruce-rasmussen-alertness Join us as we have a discussion with former Creighton Athletic Director, Bruce Rasmussen about how coaches can develop alertness in their players and team.

Rasmussen served as Creighton's Director of Athletics from Aug. 1, 1994 to Aug. 16, 2021. In his 27 years as athletics director, Creighton rose to national prominence with its success inside and outside the lines of athletic competition. The Bluejays won 43 regular-season conference titles and 43 conference tournament titles, graduated outstanding young women and men, built new facilities for nearly every sports program, and celebrated record-breaking fundraising campaigns. Rasmussen fostered Creighton's success in the Missouri Valley Conference, and he played a major role in Creighton's entrance into the BIG EAST Conference in March 2013.

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Rasmussen served as Creighton's Director of Athletics from Aug. 1, 1994 to Aug. 16, 2021. In his 27 years as athletics director, Creighton rose to national prominence with its success inside and outside the lines of athletic competition. The Bluejays won 43 regular-season conference titles and 43 conference tournament titles, graduated outstanding young women and men, built new facilities for nearly every sports program, and celebrated record-breaking fundraising campaigns. Rasmussen fostered Creighton's success in the Missouri Valley Conference, and he played a major role in Creighton's entrance into the BIG EAST Conference in March 2013.

]]> 00:28:05 <![CDATA[0: What is Thriving Sports Podcast about?]]> Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:00:00 +0000 Brian Willet https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/54950/episode/1523817 https://thriving-sports.castos.com/episodes/introducing-thriving-sports-ep-0 In this introduction episode, we explore the vision and the purpose of Thriving Sports.  

 

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