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Episode 37- Coaches Corner ft_ Coach Ken French

Episode 36-In this episode of Talk Sports to Me we catch up with Wesley Christian coach Randy Casey. Coach Casey talks about the true purpose of prep schools and how kids benefit from them. Coach Casey will talk to us about his time at Belpry high school. He will bring us up to date on how he got his first college coaching opportunity, under Pikeville Head Coach Kelly Wells. Coach Casey goes in depth about how he establishes culture within his programs. He will tell us about the importance of character and values in the student athlete. In this conversation he will tells us how he prepares his players for life after basketball. Coach Casey is one of the most motivational and determined individuals in the coaching game and its contagious and rubs off on his players, he will tell us how he makes it happen. All this and much more on the Episode of Talks Sports to Me with the Sports Guru. This episode is brought to you by Anchor.FM and Mt. Orab Sports Complex.

Episode 35-In this episode we have a detailed conversation with Eastern Brown boys and girls head coaches Rob Buecler and Kevin Pickerill. This conversation is one of our best yet. In this episode we learn about how EASTERN'S school district athletic programs have evolved has one of the best around. We will talk state championship runs for boys and girls. Coach Buecler and Coach Pickerill both talk about players they have coached that have went on to play at the college level. We will talk culture, values, and consistency. Coach "Pick" will tell us how important his time with the boys program was in preparing him for being a head coach. Coach Buecler will tell us about coaching his son's and how special it was to make a state championship run with them. This episode will be worth your time to take a listen. All this and much more on this episode of "Talk Sports to Me" with the Sports Guru. This episode is brought to you by Mt. Orab Sports Complex and Anchor.FM.

Episode 34- In this episode we catch up with newly appointed Withrow University Head Coach Berdo Allen. Coach Berdo helps us open up our "Coaches Corner" series. He speaks of the grind working your way to the top of the coaching ranks works. He fills us in on his time working as an assistant at Hughes high school. Coach Berdo will tell us about his first head coaching experience at James Gamble Montessori and how that experience helped him development even more character. He speaks of "getting it out the mud" and making people a believer. Coach Allen is committed to excellence and tells his story of how he came from a troubled inner city kid to one of the city's best mentors. This story will motivate you to create a positive narrative in your life. All this and much more. Don't miss this episode. This Episode is brought to you by Anchor.FM and Mt. Orab Sports Complex.

Episode 33-Talk Sports to Me ft/Kelly Benintendi Milesh. In this episode Kelly Benintendi MIlesh talks about the benefit of having 5 older brothers when pursuing her athletic career. She talks about her great career at Georgetown. Kelly speaks to younger athletes on the type of work ethics it takes to develop in to one of the best players in the country. She tells us about how important summer camps were to the maturation of her career. She speaks in depth about her Michigan experience and how that experience help mold her for the next chapter of her basketball career and life. She tells our listeners how much Xavier University means to her, how much it means to her to humbly have her jersey hanging from the rafters in Georgetown high and much more on this Episode 33 of Talk Sports to Me. This episode is brought to you by Anchor.FM and Mt. Orab Sports Complex,.

In this Episode 32 we had a quarantine conversation with Eastern High School great and current Loyal University of Chicago star Allison Day. Allison was a household name during her high school career, but she will share her college experience. She will talk about her prominent high school career, overcoming a devastating injury. The rehab, the comeback and the success she enjoy her first two years of college. She will talk in depth about finding out the covid-19 would end the season and she will talk about her appreciate for spending time with family during the Government shut down. Allison will speak on how special it was, is and always will be to be part of such a high level Eastern Lady Warriors basketball program. All this and much more on Episode 32 of "Talk Sports to Me" Live with the Sports Guru! Thanks in advance for your listen. Follow us on facebook, instagram ad twitter. Search Key words (Talk sports to me) with the sports guru!

Episode 31_She Got Game_ Divas of the Hardwood! In this EPISODE 31  we had a chance to catch up with Eastern Brown high school legend Micah Harvey. Micah will talk Eastern lady warriors hoops and how special her Eastern experience was to her. She talks about how important constant competition was and how a state championship mission drove her. Micah will fill us in on her three trips to the state final 4 with her beloved Eastern Warriors. Micah will go deep in to detail how about how important it was to her success she had the opportunity to play for legendary coach Kiser and Coach Burrows. She will tell us how having another division 1 college athlete on her high school team prepared her for college. Micah will also tell us how important every role on the team is. UC stories and how the loss of her mother at an early age and tough love from her father molded a killer instinct that has made her one of the true greats. All this and much more on Episode 31 of "TALK SPORTS TO ME" LIVE with the Sports Guru. Please follow us on instagram, facebook and twitter. type in keyword (talk sports to me). This episode is brought to you by Anchor.FM and Mt. Orab Sports Complex.

In this Episode 30 we catch up with Miami University RedHawk freshman sensation Peyton Scott. In this interview you will hear what a well rounded multi-sport athlete lives like. We will hear about her competitive approach that she takes to everything she does in life. You will learn in this Episode what a good teammate, leader and winner sounds like. She will walk us through her peewee days playing with the boys. She will tell us about playing with great Lynchburg teams in high school. Peyton will tell us how much of an impact her high school coach Whitney Lewis playing D1 basketball was toward her progression of achieving a college athletic dream. All this and much, much more on Episode 30 of "Talk Sports to Me" Live with the Sports Guru. This Episode is brought to you by Mt. Orab Sports Complex and Anchor.FM. Thanks in advance for your listen!

In this Episode 29 of Mt. Orab Sports Complex "Talk Sports to Me" LIve  University of Middle Tennessee Woman's Assistant Coach Shalon Pillow talks to us about the impact her father "The Mayor" Coach Dan Pillow had on her basketball career. She talks the importance of education and how her mother kept her focus in the classroom as well as on the court. Coach Pillow talks about her high school let down not winning a state championship, along with her prolific stat line her senior year. Shalon goes in detail about her opportunity to attend University of Tennessee on a basketball scholarship and some of the success she enjoyed. She will speak on the feeling on of love she knowledge she got from her grandparents and how she looked up to her big Cousin NBA star Brian Grant. Coach Pillow will speak on the success of her brother and sisters due to her firm upbringing. All this and much, much more on the this Episode 29 of "Talk Sports to Me" LIVE. This Episode 29 is brought to you by Mt. Orab Sports Complex and Anchor.FM. Thanks in advance for your listen. Enjoy this Episode with the Sports Guru

In this Episode 28 we catch up with local high school coaching legend Coach Jerry Underwood. In this episode Coach Underwood explains how his Eastern Kentucky roots help build his championship mentality. Coach will speak briefly on his Morehead State University days on the gridiron and tell us how his passion for coaching basketball overcame his desire to play football. He will give details on how he accelerated his educational process to begin his career in teaching and coaching. He will give us the inside scoop on getting a chance to be on a staff coaching Xavier and NBA star Brian Grant. Coach Underwood will give details on how Coach Tim Chadwell prepared him to be a head coach. Coach will also walk up through each of his successful season at Georgetown leading up to his 2007 State Championship. Coach Underwood will also pay homage to the late, great assistant Coach Jim Young. All this and much, much more on Episode 28 of "Talk Sports to Me" Live.  This episode is brought to you by Anchor. FM and Mt. Orab Sports Complex, and your host the one and only "Sports Guru"

In this Episode 27 of "Talk Sports to Me" Live we  got a chance to catch up with New Orleans Pelicans star Darius Miller. In this Episode Darius Miller. (D.MILL or Mills) as he known inside the locker room will take us a trip down memory lane through his 2008 KHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, He will also tell us the special parts of the 2012 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP at the UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. In this Episode D. Mill will also give us the inside scoop on his championship mentality and how His years in Germany winning 3 consecutive BBL premier league championships prepared him for life in the NBA as well as helping him grow from a maturity and life standpoint. You will be fortunate enough to hear how special it was for Darius to represent his country in FIBA world basketball championships and the World University games, earning gold medals in both. Also, in this episode you will get a first hand look at some of the people who impacted his youth as an athlete and how much of role his fathers tutelage played toward his athletic growth and his championship mentality. All this and much, much more on Episode 27 of "Talk Sports to Me" Live with the Sports Guru.

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On this Episode 26 of Mt. Orab Sports "Talk Sports to Me" join us as we chat with Pikeville University Athletic Director  and recently retired basketball Head Coach Kelly Wells. Coach Wells will walk us through his college days, his early years in coaching and ultimately his 2003 KHSAA state championship with Mason County High School. Coach Wells gives us the inside scoop on what propelled him to the collegiate coaching ranks. He will give intimate details of the some of the challenges he faced when taking over the Pikeville men's basketball program and the plan he used to revamp the culture. Coach Wells will talk about the programs rise to the top of the NAIA ranks and how the program became one of National Prominence. Last, but not least we will hear about overcoming obstacles within team to build the championship approach needed to win the 2011 NAIA National Championship. All this and much, more on Episode 26 of "Talk Sports to Me" Live with the "Sports Guru" This Episode 26 is brought to you by Anchor.FM and Mt. Orab Sports Complex. Thanks for your listen!

Talk Sports to Me Episode 25 we will be joined by 2007 OHSAA state Champion JAY CHADWELL and 2019 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPION ELJAY COWARD. They will talk give us the inside scoop on the mentality and work ethic needed to achieve a championship. Both all state players will give advice to up and coming young athletes wanting to help in creating a winning culture and attitude. All this and much, much more on this Episode 25 of Talk Sports to Me Live. This episode is brought to you by Anchor.FM and Mt. Orab Sports Complex. Thanks in advance for you listen!

In this listener special we talk to Brian Miller, Shawn Myrick, and Adam Reed about Michael Jordan's impact on culture and the game of basketball. All this and much, much more on Episode 24. This podcast is brought to you by Anchor.FM and Mt. Orab Sports Complex.

"Talk Sports to Me" Live Episode 23 we sit down with Peebles high school and Valdosta State all american Blake Justice. Blake gives an inside track hon how to achieve goals. How to properly set the right goals and how to separate team goals from individual goals. Blake will tell us about his grind and determination to become special. Blake will define Hard work, Desire, Work Ethic, Passion, Fire and the pursuit of a Dream.  In this episode 23 you will get first class information of how important it is to stay around positive people and people who will not let you settle for less than what you are worth. All this and much, much more on Episode 23 of "Talk Sports to Me" Live "Small town Sports, Big City Dreams (10 ways to separate yourself in a world of competitive athletics). This episode is brought to you by Anchor.FM, Mt. Orab Sports Complex and the Gorman Family!

In this episode of "Talk Sports to Me" Live we talk with former Australian basketball Association All Star Kyle Miller. In this episode Kyle will tell us how his tough mindset, refuse to lose attitude and never settle approach instilled in him by his grandmother propelled him to achieving his immeasurable dream of being a professional basketball player. In this episode Miller will talk about the amount of hard work dedication, commitment and sacrifice it takes to realize a dream. He will give sound advice to the youth on how to not be afraid to make the unpopular choice when pushing toward accomplishing goals. All this and much, much more on Episode 22 of "Talk Sports to Me" live part 3 of our 5 part series on "Small town Sports, Big City Dreams (10 ways to separate yourself in a world of competitive athletics.) This episode is brought to you by Anchor.FM and Mt. Orab Sports Complex and your host the "Sports Guru"

On Episode 21 of "Talk Sports to Me" Live we will be joined by Euroleague rookie sensation Beau Justice. Beau will provide detailed information about how he learned of the Covid-19 and how the virus put a screeching halt to his rookie season. He will also give inside information on how he can from the "Small town" of Peebles, Ohio to emerge as one of the state of Ohio's most prolific and all time leading scorers. In this episode you will hear what it takes to become a  successful basketball start from a rural community in Southern Ohio. All this and much, much more on Episode 21 of "Talk Sports to Me" Live.  "Small town Sports, Big City Dreams (10 ways to separate yourself in a competitive sports world). This Episode 21 is brought to you by Mt. Orab Sports Complex, Anchor.FM and host Jason Thompson the "Sports Guru". Thanks in advance for your listen! 

Part 1 of our latest 5 part series on "Small Town Sports, Big City Dreams" (10 Ways to Separate yourself, In a World of Competitive Athletics). This episodes guest Tusculum Assistant Coach Justin Chartrand tells his story of how he came from being cut from his high school basketball team to becoming a NCAA Division 2 basketball coach. I will give you the 10 keys to overcoming being from a small community and making your dreams come true. All this and much, much more on Episode 20 of "Talk Sports to Me" live with the Sports Guru! This episode is brought to you by Mt. Orab Sports Complex, Anchor.FM and the Gorman family!  

"Talk Sports to me" Will give you a very exclusive feel of the Covid-19 affect on AAU basketball. On this episode will we look at the 3 Major Amateur Athletic Union Circuits owned by shoe companies and give detailed facts on the development of how these brands evolved. We will also provide in depth factual information on endorsement  and sponsorship deals and their bidding war. We will have a very special guest in a Clermont Northeastern Basketball Standout Skyler Schmidt.  Skyler currently plays on the Eybl (Elite youth basketball league) in which is owned by NIKE. He will  provide intimate details on how much the loss of this Spring AAU session could affect the high level student-athlete, and college opportunities. This episode is great heart felt episode to close our 5 part series on "Sports and Sneakers" (How kicks control the game) all this and much, much more on Episode 19 of "Talk Sports to Me." This episode is brought to you by Mt. Orab Sports Complex, Anchor.FM, Jason Thompson and the Gorman Family. Thanks in advance for tuning in!

Listen as we discussed part 4 of our 5 part series, of Sports and Sneakers (how kicks control the game) this episode is titled: Shoe companies and AAU. In this episode you will get an in depth look at how shoe companies control the AAU world. There will be first class insight from former Utah State Forward, Georgetown College and Georgetown College assistant coach Andre Mahorn. Coach Mahorn has had a run with the Kentucky Travelers of the EYBL (Elite Youth basketball league) which is owned by NIKE and the "Guanlet" which is the AAU circuit owned by ADIDAS. He has coached in both of these high level elite circuits and will give you an inside scoop on the benefits of how beneficial these circuits can be to the amateur athlete. All this and much, much more on Episode 18 of "Talk Sports to Me" with the Sports Guru. This Episode is brought to you by Mt. Orab Sports Complex and Anchor.FM and the Gorman Family.

In this episode we will chat will Louisville Cardinal basketball legend Alvin Sims. Alvin will give us an inside look of the evolution of sponsorship and endorsement deals. Alvin will give us a detail description of how he played during the coming of shoe companies changing the game. All this and much, more more on episode 17 of 'Talk Sports to Me". This show is brought to you by Mt. Orab Sports Complex, Anchor.FM and Jason Thompson the "Sports Guru"!

Join us as take look inside professional athletes and shoe contracts. In this episode we will discuss what the aspiring  athlete is on a quest for. We will also discuss the thought process of  athletes attempting to accomplish the American Dream. We will provide intimate information on how much money is made by professional athletes on endorsement deals. In this episode we will provide a list of endorsement deals for the top athletes in the world. All this quality information, as well as a list of current professional athletes with lucrative endorsement deals. All this and much, much more on Episode 16 of "Talk Sports to Me" sponsored by Mt. Orab Sports Complex, Anchor.FM, and Jason Thompson. Please follow us on Instagram @talksportstm, twitter @TalkSportsToMe1 and facebook @Talk Sports To Me. Thank you in advance for the listen! Hope you enjoy!

Check out our 5 part series,  On Sneakers and the impact they have on the world of sports. In  Episode 1 on the 5 part series we will discuss the first endorsement shoe deal created  in the 1920's and how 50 years later that sparked a revolution in sneaker game for athletes. We will talk about the original Chuck Taylor and the original Jordan. Our guest George Baker "The highlight maker" will talk about his DePaul University experience, his time spent with NBA Hall of Fame player Dewayne Wade and the impact the sneaker has had in the world of sports. All this  and much, much more! This episode is brought to you by Mt. Orab Sports Complex, Anchor.FM, and host Jason Thompson, "The Sports Guru"! Thanks for the listen! Follow us on 

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This is an inside look at the impact COVID-19 is having on collegiate athletics.  The cancellation of spring sports and how it is affecting spring sport athletes. Listen in as i sit down with Eastern Kentucky University golfer Tyler Lippert and Cerdarville University Softball player Kasey Smith, as they give us an inside look of how this is affecting the college athlete.  They will explain how they heard of the news of the season cancellation and how it will affect them moving forward. Hear all this and much much more on podcast 14 "lost without a fight, what might have been"! Credits are brought to you by Mt. Orab Sports Complex, Anchor.FM and Host Jason Thompson. Thanks for tuning into "Talk Sports to Me"

"The Real Jeff Mack WAR ON THE HOME FRONT". Tune in as I sit down with Profession MMA fighter Jeff Mack. We will talk Past fights, Past wins, Past losses, and what is to come. We will also talk about his upcoming fight at Mt. Orab Sports Complex. Jeff will be the main event and will tell us all about his current camp and what he plans to do in the cage on June 13, 2020 at MOSC. Jeff will also tell us how excited he is to be fighting for the first time in the community he grew up in!