Ross Romano
Co-founder, Be Podcast Network; Founder, September Strategies. Edtech strategist, performance coach, and podcast host.
Appears in 32 Episodes
George Andriopoulos — Serving Young Athletes Through the Police Activity League
Today I’m happy to bring you an episode about youth coaching with George Andriopoulos. George has coached basketball and flag football and serves as Commissioner of Ba...
Travis Reed — International Basketball MVP Shares Lessons Learned Along His Athlete’s Journey
Travis Reed is a professional basketball player who played 10 years overseas in countries such as Colombia, Poland, France, Belgium, Holland, Estonia, Germany, Austral...
Claudio Reilsono — Carnegie Mellon Baseball Coach and Pro Scout on Leading From the Heart Up
Claudio Reilsono is the General Manager and professional baseball scout with the Global Scouting Bureau and the head baseball Coach at Carnegie Mellon University. In t...
Jennifer Gross — UC Davis Women’s Basketball Coach on Her Program’s Core Values and Building a Winner
Today’s guest Jennifer Gross is entering her 14th year as the head women’s basketball coach at the University of California - Davis.UC Davis is a special place for Coa...
Damon Lembi on Helping Young Athletes Develop a Learn-It-All Mindset
Welcome to “opening day” here for Season 3 of Sideline Sessions! I’m thrilled to start the season with a great guest, Damon Lembi.Damon is a two-time bestselling autho...
Aaron Makelky — HS Football Coach on Overcoming the Challenges of Culture-Building
In the Season 2 finale, I speak with Aaron Makelky.Aaron has served as a head high school football coach for 12 seasons in Wyoming, assistant for 4 seasons, and has al...
Lee-Anne Gilchrist — How Parents Can Help Junior Golfers Access Opportunities
My guest today is Lee-Anne Gilchrist. Lee-Anne is currently the CEO of the Golf Performance Center & Academy, in Ridgefield, Connecticut working with young people from...
Taylor Cook — Retired Hockey Pro and Mental Performance Coach on the Building Blocks of Success
Taylor Cook is a retired professional hockey player with over 25+ years of international experience. She currently works as a mental performance coach serving athletes...
Adolfo Gómez Sánchez — Pro Tennis Coach Shares the Formula for Optimal Performance
Adolfo Gómez Sánchez has dedicated over three decades to studying and modeling what drives optimal performance. Adolfo was a competitive athlete and is a performance m...
Best of Sideline Sessions: Boundary-breaking football coach Jen Welter
This week, we're sharing a "Best Of" episode, going back to the series premiere with the amazing Dr. Jen Welter. In 2015, Jen became the first female coach in NFL hist...
Jason Payne — High School Basketball Coach and Mental Performance Coach on Avoiding Burnout and Connecting with Today’s Student-Athletes
Jason Payne has coached the Varsity Boys Basketball team in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada for the past 24 seasons. He also works with teams and athletes as a Mental Pe...
Connor Gettemy — Director of Sports Performance at Flagler College Helps Us Bust Strength Training Myths and Understand Weight Programs
Connor Gettemy is the Director of Sports Performance at Flagler College and Owner of Gett Strong Performance, both located in St. Augustine, Florida. At Flagler, whose...
Mike Jarvis — Former NCAA Basketball Coach at St. John’s, GW and More Shares His Message to Coaches Who Want to Make Their Mark
Mike Jarvis is a well-known name to fans of college basketball. In his long career at the high school and NCAA Division-I levels, he coached future professionals, incl...
Troy Bassham — Mental Performance Coach for Golf and Shooting on the Habits and Attitudes of a Champion
Troy Bassham has been a mental performance coach, teaching mental management fulltime since 2004. He works with athletes of all ages and levels, from high school to pr...
Kurt Hines — HS Football Coach and Nationally-Known Speaker on the Power of WHY and How He Found His Coaching Philosophy
Coach Kurt Hines has been coaching football for more than 25 years. He is currently Head Coach at Coronado High School in California. We discuss:How Kurt got into coac...
Krissy Webb — Executive Director of Student ACES, Softball and Flag Football Coach on What it Means to “Create Champions”
Krissy Webb is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Student ACES, a 501c3 with the mission to create Champions.Through Student ACES, Krissy has positively impacted...
Robert Castillo — Certified Mental Performance Consultant for MLB, NBA, and MLS Athletes and Coaches on the Key Skills for Success and Learning from Failure
Robert Castillo is a Certified Mental Performance Coach (CMPC) with the Association of Applied Sport Psychology.He has over 15 years of experience working with elite m...
Heather Sumlin — Master-Level Mental Management Coach on Controlling Your Mind Under Pressure
Heather Sumlin is owner of Sumlin Solutions, a company specializing in helping women reach their potential in sport, competition, and in life. Heather is a Master Leve...
Jared Zeidman — NCAA Basketball Coach and Author of Nail the Recruiting Process on the Changing College Landscape, Must-Haves, and Red Flags for Getting Recruited
Welcome back, Sideline Sessions listeners (and a hearty welcome to our new listeners!) for the start of season two. I’m excited to bring you more conversations with a ...
Coming up next on Sideline Sessions
Thank you to all of you who have joined us for Season 1 of Sideline Sessions, and a special welcome to our new listeners!I wanted to share a short message about what t...
Evan Unrau — Director of PeacePlayers Los Angeles and Former LA Clippers Manager of Youth Basketball, NCAA Division-I Coach, and WNBA Draft Pick on Transforming Lives Through Sport
Evan Unrau joined PeacePlayers United States in 2020 as the Director of their Los Angeles chapter. Prior to this role, she served as the Manager of Youth Basketball fo...
Brooke Knight — 12x Championship-Winning Baseball Manager and Former Professional Player on Taking Teams and Athletes from Good to Great
Brooke Knight is head coach of the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast Baseball League, a summer wood bat league for collegiate players, as well as CEO of Knight Finan...
Jeff Howell — Navigating the college sports recruitment process
After helping his oldest son land at an NCAA Division-III college football program, today’s guest Jeff Howell uses his knowledge of the college sports recruitment proc...
Sue Humphrey — Three-Time Team USA Olympic Track & Field Coach, Trailblazing NCAA Coach on 50+ Years of Teaching Athletes How to Succeed
"Sue Humphrey is the consummate teacher," says Mike Holloway, Head USA Men's 2020 Olympic Coach and University of Florida Head Track & Field Coach.Sue is a trailblazin...
Taylor Siebert — High School Basketball Coach, Founder & CEO of Striv Education, Advocate for Future-Ready Learning
Taylor Siebert is in his second season as head coach of the high school boys basketball team in Heartland Community Schools (Henderson, Nebraska). He is also founder a...
Alex Auerbach, PhD — Toronto Raptors Sr. Director of Wellness and Development, Performance Psychologist, and Executive Coach on Achieving Individual and Team Success
Today, I’m thrilled to share a conversation with Dr. Alex Auerbach. Alex is an expert on peak performance and the psychology of coaching who is currently Sr. Director ...
Samantha Arsenault Livingstone — Olympic Gold Medalist, Swim Coach, High-Performance Consultant, and Mental Health Advocate on Her Journey from World-Class Athlete to Whole Athlete Coach
It’s episode 4 of Sideline Sessions and I’m honored to have my fourth great guest. Samantha Arsenault Livingstone is an Olympic gold medalist swimmer, high-performance...
The Authority: Discussing Gwen Jorgensen, USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete
Hello and thank you, listeners. I hope you're enjoying the first season of Sideline Sessions. As we take a short break from publishing new episodes over the holidays, ...
Charlie Miller — Master Basketball Coach, McDonald’s All-American, Indiana University and Professional Player on Teaching Young Athletes to Find Their "Bright Spots"
In episode 3, I had a fantastic conversation with Charlie Miller, a master basketball coach, author, and owner of ATTACK Basketball Academy in the Dallas, Texas area.I...
Caroline McCombs — George Washington University Women’s Basketball Head Coach, 20+ Year NCAA Division-I Coaching Veteran, and 2020 America East Coach of the Year on Success at the D-I Level
This week I’m honored to speak with Caroline McCombs, head women’s basketball coach at George Washington University. 2023-24 is Coach McCombs’ third season at GW and 1...