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Lead From The Line is the podcast where fatherhood meets football — and where the lessons taught on the field shape the leaders we raise at home.
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The "Naive" Excuse: Failing Our Kids on the Football Field (opens the original)
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https://linktr.ee/LeadfromtheLinePod I threw the script away for this one. This week on Lead from the Line, Coach Mak delivers an unfiltered reality check about the adults asleep at the wheel. When a 10-year-old performs an inappropriate, hyper-sexualized celebration in the endzone, the parental excuse is almost always: "He's just a kid, he's naive." But when parents laugh and record these moments for clout, they validate unregulated media consumption and set their kids on a dangerous path. We a
The Joystick Parent and the Belichick Wannabe (opens the original)
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https://linktr.ee/LeadfromtheLinePod Are you the dad screaming from the fence, or the coach screaming at a paralyzed ten-year-old? If so, you are destroying the game. This week on Lead from the Line, Coach Mak targets the control freaks ruining youth sports. We dismantle the "Joystick Parent" who causes paralyzing anxiety by screaming instructions from the bleachers, and the "Belichick Wannabe" coach who uses fear and temper tantrums to disguise their own fragile ego. We also cover the most dest
Special Edition: Raising Champions or Raising Villains? The Clout-Chasing Epidemic (opens the original)
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https://linktr.ee/LeadfromtheLinePod When did we decide that an 8-year-old needs "swag" more than they need discipline? In this Special Edition of Lead from the Line , Coach Mak addresses a massive, toxic epidemic in youth sports: adults sacrificing a child's character for digital validation and cheap plastic trophies. Sparked by viral videos of 8U football players screaming explicit lyrics and throwing classless touchdown celebrations, this episode holds the adults in the room accountable. We c
The Silent Treatment of Micro-Injuries (Overuse and Hidden Pain in Youth Sports) (opens the original)
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https://linktr.ee/LeadfromtheLinePod Are your young athletes sacrificing their long-term health to prove how "tough" they are? Join us for Episode 6 of Lead from the Line as we tackle one of the most critical issues in youth athletics: the silent threat of micro-injuries and overuse. We often celebrate the big, dramatic comebacks from visible injuries, but we ignore the chronic, minor stress that is sidelining more and more kids permanently. This week, we discuss the dangerous culture that tells
The "Scholarship Delusion" Math Lesson (opens the original)
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FOLLOW THE MOVEMENT: https://linktr.ee/LeadfromtheLinePod If you are treating your child's youth sports career like a $100,000 lottery ticket, you are sabotaging their future. Welcome back to Lead from the Line . In this episode, Coach Mak stages a math intervention regarding the "Scholarship Delusion." We break down the brutal, statistical reality of the athletic recruiting landscape to reveal that less than 2% of high school athletes will receive any athletic scholarship. We discuss how over-f
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