Episodes

Many coaches and parents miss the mark. Their actions might be well intentioned. But, pushing their own wants and needs onto their child or young athlete doesn’t work. The athlete’s passion needs to be organic and come from within themselves. It teaches them accountability and responsibility which leads to success beyond the court, field or track. Mike Hummel, father, coach and former Texas A&M record holder, shares his insights on how to listen to what he sees.

Girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys. The number one reason is not time or talent. It is that sports stop being fun due to overwhelming pressure from coaches and parents. In Episode 37 of Do I Need My Racket?, host Cindy Swain looks at where that breakdown happens. She talks about the power of words and how those words, good or bad, can stay with kids for decades. Cindy opens the show on the other side of the microphone. A podcast growth agency cold-called her, claiming instant res...

A small town girl started with a simple song. She’s now a big town woman and writing a worldwide symphony. Listen to Bonnie Lowe share her heartfelt story.

Its been 50 years since Podcast host Cindy Swain lost her sister Carla to heinous crime. She shares insight into pain loss love and healing.

Brittany Beaubien works harder than 70% of us at the gym. She does it with so much poise and grace that the rest of stop and watch.

When you touch an ocean on one end with grace hope humility strength courage and love…..what do you find on the other end?

The sun connects us with life. We watch the same sunsets but with different views. Victoria Gutierrez, Fort Hays State University women’s wrestling coach, is empowering young women to be confident, strong, resilient, and self reliant all under the Kansas sun….same sunsets with different views.

Everyone has a Breaking Point. Hannah Miller, former Olympic hopeful figure skater, describes that exact moment for her. Now she’s moving beyond the ice and changing the world.

Karen Sprinkel-Ancelet, renowned trauma expert, author, and podcaster talks tennis, trauma, and what to say.

Why do women think their story is not important or valued? Overcoming cancer, running 17 -100 mile ultramarathons and hiking the Appalachian trail is absolutely a story worth hearing.

Be unapologetic about who you are and who you want to be: Brickyard - Sugar and Scream - Maditude Adjustment - The Great Aches State - Cream Cycle

Be EMPOWERED and take a Barre3 class from Jamie Zelenski. You can watch this an exercise artist move with grace and precision. She will teach you to just be yourself and learn through movement that you mean something on and off the mat.

Have you ever tried to thread a needle and you give up because it’s too difficult? Life can seem that way sometimes… that there is no way through the tiny opening…the eye of the needle. But there is always a thread of hope somewhere if you look for it. Find it hang on and let it pull you the eye. I did and found something amazing.

Listen to an endearing story about finding hope through love and loss. Cindy Swain pays tribute to her former coach, teacher and friend forever: Donna Cooper

Healing is learning with scars of wisdom, insight, and knowledge.

If you want a devoted workout partner get a Husky and you’ll never miss a walk. Alexa Boyce has seven! She’s now running ultra marathons and completed a double Ironman.

You have 117 hours to run 240 miles, up and down mountains, across desserts, and thru canyons. Becca Rick did it faster than 107 men finishing 8th out of 214 runners.

She was abandoned at birth at a Chinese orphanage…..adopted at 6 by a family in Gr Britain. Today, Joy Haizeldon one of Gr Britain’s premier wheelchair basketball players and Paralympian. Her story will touch your heart and fill it with hope.

Life is the game of seasons. Tiffanie Shives shares the many seasons of her life and basketball…something we can all learn from.

Why do women sometimes feel forgotten in sports? Because women are not treated equally. Listen to professional golfer Kelly Holland tell her story.

Dr Margaret Stran from the University of Alabama brings new meaning to Roll Tide with adaptive sports and wheelchair athletes.

University of Tennessee swimmer and proud Lady Vol alum Emily Allen-Murray is teaching kids to find their potential by teaching them to swim. And, she is saving lives one at a time!

In this podcast I celebrate 62 years of Father's Days with my dad. And as places, people, and generations change, I find purpose, meaning, and connection.

Zoe Morse-Jackson talks soccer life and more. She will teach you that there is reason to believe in the greater good. And, when we do…good things will happen.