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Hangin With The AD Podcast
Hangin with the AD is an interview style podcast where Don Baker (CMAA), Cobb County School (GA) District Director of Athletics, partners with Josh Mathews (CMAA), Pope High School (GA) Athletic Director, to discuss hot topics and lessons learned with leaders in the world of athletics. These leaders include high school athletic directors at the district and local school levels; college athletic administrators; leaders in spaces that connect to athletics such as nutrition, wellness, recruiting, student-athlete recognition; current and former athletes; and others, who can help athletic administrators develop themselves and their programs for a better daily experience for their athletic communities. We hope you enjoy the time we spend with these special guests. Please leave us a review or rating to help us know how you were benefited from this podcast or how we can improve it. Thank you for listening. And until next time, thank you for spending your time, Hangin with the AD.
Hangin With The AD Podcast
Episode 89: Jimmy Dykes - Basketball Analyst for ESPN, Author, Speaker - Fayetteville, AR
Today we have the pleasure of learning from a name you may recognize most from tuning into a college basketball broadcast on ESPN as we sit down with broadcaster and author Jimmy Dykes. We break down his book “The Film Doesn’t Lie” and talk about the intersection of athletics, leadership, and faith and how best to navigate each one. Let’s settle in and get to know Coach Jimmy Dykes.
Topics Discussed with Coach Dykes:
- Guarding our hearts by Listening to Truth
- Observing Practice
- The process of changing loses to wins and preventing wins from becoming loses
- "It's hard to be relentless."
- What do the best do that the pothers don't do?
- Commitment: "Hard beats most people"
- Guarding Your Thoughts and Guarding Your Words
- Minute Drill