Significant Coaching with Matt Rogers

Coach Mike Jarvis was the quintessential East Coast college basketball coach for 5 decades leading Boston University, George Washington University, St. John's University, and Florida Atlantic's Men's Basketball teams from 1985-2014.  His teams advanced to the NCAA National Tournament 9 different times including an Elite 8 and Sweet 16 appearance and led the St. John's Red Storm to the NIT National Championship in 2003.Coach is also responsible for the development of Hall of Fame Center Patrick Ewing's illustrious career.  Coach led Cambridge Rindge and Latin School to 3 straight Massachusetts High School State Championships with Ewing as his star pupil.Coach shared amazing stories of coaching with and against some of the top players and coaches in the history of basketball during our conversation.  He truly is one of the great gentlemen in the history of the game and one of the toughest competitors the game has seen.  Enjoy!Learn more about Coach Jarvis here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_JarvisSend us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Todd Stepsis was named the Head Football Coach at Drake University in December of 2018.  He is the 27th head coach in Drake history and took the reins of the program after five seasons as its defensive coordinator.  After every interview I do, I walk away saying “where was that coach when I was 17 looking for a place to play and go to school?”Coach Stepsis is one those leaders.  He’s smart.  Graduated magna cum laude from college.  He’s humble.  The health and happiness of his family, his coaches, and his players all come before the quest for wins.  He’s genuine, kind, insightful, and above all, significant in all he does.If you are a parent  listening to this wondering what type of coach you want for your son or daughter.  Todd Stepsis is the quality of person you’re looking for.  Fun conversation!Learn more about Todd Stepsis:  https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/todd-stepsis/1257Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Ashley Davis is a high school Sophomore who has committed to being the CEO of her significant recruitment journey.  At 15-years old and living in one of the hardest places in the country to get recruited out of (Hawaii), she has made a plan and has put her routines and habits in order to be well ahead of her peers in the recruitment process.  Yes, she is already having in depth recruiting conversations with college coaches all over the country at multiple division levels.  (And she's only 5'4"!)During the conversation, Ashley shared how much more she has learned to control and own her recruitment since beginning to work with Coach Rogers just a few months ago.She provides outstanding advice and direction for any parent or student-athlete trying to build their own game plan for the future.  Enjoy!Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Justin "Buck" Buchanan enters his into his 12th year as the Head Coach of the Hendrix College Warriors in 2024.  Coach Buck rebooted a dormant program in 2013 when he led Hendrix to their first game and first win since 1960.  The Warriors went on to win two more games, finishing 3-7.Buchanan has coached 26 All-SAA First Team selections, 14 second team selections and 38 honorable mentions. He also coached 39 SAA Players of the Week and 22 D3football.com National Team of the Week selections, eight D3football.com All-Region selections, seven CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees and one CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team selection.Buck is one of the truly good guys and one of the great characters in all of college football.  We had a fun conversation about coaching, program building, recruiting and his love of his recruits, his present roster and his very active alumni group.  Enjoy!Learn more about Buck Buchanan here: https://hendrixwarriors.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/buck-buchanan/1280Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Chris Leonard in his 6th season as the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at the University of Hawai'i-Hilo.  He has the 2nd most wins in the illustrious history of Vulcans Volleyball.Coach Leonard was inducted into the Big Island Hall of Fame in 2015 after a stellar career as a high school and club coach.  He started his second career in 2014 when he joined the Hilo staff as an assistant.  He took over the program in 2019 and has continued to shape into a national power including a 23-8 season in 2019 that culminated in a berth into the NCAA Division 2 National Tournament.Coach where’s many hats as he’s also President and GM of New West Broadcasting Corp where he manages 6 radio stations throughout the islands.As much as I loved talking coaching with him, I was mesmerized with his stories about meeting the likes of Richard Pryor, Tina Turner, Dwight Clark and his childhood idol Willie Mays.  It was a fun conversation with one of the best in the business. Enjoy!Learn more about Chris Leonard here:  https://hiloathletics.com/staff-directory/chris-leonard/99Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Chris "Skip" Hanks has been the Head Baseball Coach at Colorado Mesa University for past 31 years.  This future Hall of Famer's coaching career includes 21 National Tournament appearances, four Division II World Series appearances, 12 RMAC Coach of the Year honors, and five Regional Coach of the Year awards.  In 2019 and 2021, he was named the National Coach of the Year by the College Baseball News Writers Association.  If that’s not enough for you, he has a career record of 1069 wins to only 413 losses.  He’s 1 of 8 coaches to lead his teams to over a 1000 victories in the history of D2 baseball!Coach has mentored 30+ players who have been drafted by MLB teams including a World Series Champion (Sergio Romo).  He presently has 2 former players on MLB rosters, one at AAA, two at AA and a couple at A-Ball.  If you are one of those people who think you have to play D1 to become a professional, Coach Hanks is proof in the pudding that it is more than possible.We had a great conversation about youth, high school and travel ball, college recruiting, and what we would to if we could re-build youth baseball from scratch and start over.  Enjoy!Learn more about Skip Hanks here:  https://cmumavericks.com/staff-directory/chris-hanks/49Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Matt Lisle is the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Director for the Softball program at Oregon State University, but you may know him best from the guy sitting on the dock with his brothers every morning telling Dad Jokes trying to get each other to laugh.  That’s right, Matt Lisle is the oldest of the 7 Lisle children, and the 5 brothers are the ones you see on Instagram @Dock Tok and @LoganLisle (the creator of Dock Tok and Matt’s youngest brother), as well as Matt’s personal Instagram @CoachSaysJokes.I came across Coach Lisle a number of year’s back when I was reading about Major League Baseball and the Seattle Mariners star outfielder, Mitch Haniger.  Coach Lisle trained Mitch for a number of years, and they are still close friends today.Coach Lisle has had an amazing career as a baseball and softball coach at every level of college and the pros.  He’s worked with the Chicago White Sox as well as the D3, NAIA, JC, D2 and D1 levels coaching men (baseball) and women (softball).We had a great conversation talking about the unusual family dynamic we share, as well as Dad Jokes and all things baseball, softball, coaching and college recruiting.  It was a very fun conversation to say the least!  Enjoy!Learn more about Matt Lisle here:   https://coachlisle.com/ and https://osubeavers.com/staff-directory/matt-lisle/2842Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Jenny Glenn, Head Volleyball Coach at Metropolitan State University of Denver,  has taken one of the most successful volleyball programs in Division II history to unprecedented heights during her eight years as the Roadrunners' head coach.Heading into the 2024 season, she has compiled an overall record of 191-47 (.803 winning percentage), including a staggering mark of 125-9 in regular-season RMAC play for a .933 winning percentage. Over the past four seasons, MSU Denver is 98-15 overall (.867) and 60-2 in the RMAC (.968), following a three-season (2020 through 2022) run in which the Roadrunners were 73-8 overall (.901) and 47-1 in the RMAC (.979). Glenn's overall winning percentage and conference winning percentage are the best in the program's history. MSU Denver has spent nine weeks ranked No. 1 in Division II (four weeks in 2022, five weeks in 2021) by the American Volleyball Coaches' Association, was No. 3 in the final poll in both 2021 and 2022, and finished at No. 4 in 2020. The Roadrunners, No. 7 in the final 2023 poll, have been ranked in the top 10 in 39 consecutive polls, as was as 51 of the last 53, heading into the 2024 season. We had a great conversation about everything from how she would change club volleyball to the amazing work she does to develop leaders and significant learners in her program.  Enjoy!Learn more about Jenny Glenn here:  https://roadrunnersathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/jenny-glenn/1299Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Dominic Parker begins his first season as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Eastern New York state after 10 years as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I, II, III and NJCAA levels, including a run to the NCAA Division III Tournament Quarterfinals last winter at Christopher Newport (Va.) and a National Championship at NJCAA Richard Brand College in 2015.  We had a great conversation about program building, recruiting and the hustle that is necessary to be a great assistant and head coach.  Enjoy! Learn more about Dominic Parker here:  https://ritathletics.com/staff-directory/dominic-parker/503Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Scott Winterburn is the Head Baseball Coach at the University of La Verne in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC). After leading his alma Mater, Asuza Pacific, for one year, Scott took over the Leopard program in 2001 and quickly turned it into a national power.He’s led the Leo’s to 6 SCIAC titles and 8 NCAA National Tournaments in the last 23 years. Most recently, he was named SCIAC Coach of the Year and D3baseball.com Region 10 Coach of the Year in 2023 and 2024.He’s had 6 players move on to play professionally including Scott Lindeen who was a 26th round pick by the Miami Marlins in 2005 and his All-American son, Joe Winterburn who was drafted in the 40th round by the Boston Red Sox in 2014.After 32 years of collegiate coaching, Burn still has the same energy and passion for coaching he had in his twenties and let me tell you, it’s contagious.We had a great conversation about everything from program building, the new NCAA roster and scholarship rules and of course his great wisdom and advice to families about college recruiting.  Enjoy!Learn more about Scott Winterburn here:  https://leopardathletics.com/staff-directory/scott-winterburn/15Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Josh Collins is in his 13th season as the Head Coach of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University volleyball team, while also serving as an Assistant Athletic Director for Gameday Operations.Collins – who became SWOSU Volleyball’s winningest coach during the 2016 season – enters the 2024 fall campaign with a career record of 183-163 after leading the Bulldogs to a winning record in each of the past six seasons. Most recently, the Dawgs went 19-9 (12-4 GAC) in the 2023 season and finished third place in the Great American Conference.  He was named the Great American Conference Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2021 and was recognized at the OklahomaSports.Net Small College Coach of the Year in 2021.We had a great conversation about club vs. high school sports while Coach provided great nuggets of wisdom for parents with recruits looking to play at the college level.  Enjoy!Learn more about Josh Collins here:  https://swosuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/josh-collins/506Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Spencer Henke was named the Interim head men's basketball coach at Saint Leo University in St. Leo, FL in May of 2024 for the 2024-25 season following four seasons as an assistant coach on Lance Randall's staff from 2020-24.  Randall took the Assistant Men's Basketball Coach position at the University of Wisconsin this summer.Henke first arrived at Saint Leo as a graduate assistant (2020–21) and helped lead the Lions to a Sunshine State Conference tournament title in 2021. In the summer of 2021, he was promoted to the Head Assistant Coach and Director of Recruiting positions. Henke coordinated individual workouts, weekly recruiting and team schedules, and all team travel. On top of this, Henke played a pivotal role in developing scouting reports. Prior to the 2023-24 season, he was one again promoted to associate head coach.Henke is a 2020 graduate of Marquette University in his home state of Wisconsin. The Oshkosh native served as a student manager of the men's basketball team under the direction of former Marquette head coach and former Duke star, Steve Wojciechowski. Coach Henke is a great role model for any aspiring college coach.  His passion for teaching, building relationships, and mentoring young men is truly admirable.  During this episode, he provided great advice on how young coaches need to commit to the grind and hustle of being a college coach while not being afraid to ask for help along the way.  Enjoy!Learn more about Spencer Henke here:  https://saintleolions.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/spencer-henke/631Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Haylee Pruse is a 2024 graduate of Kamehameha Schools and Lanakila Volleyball Academy in Maui, Hawaii where she finished her high school career as a First Team Maui Interscholastic League Division 1 All Star.  She was a Varsity Team Captain her Junior and Senior seasons, as well as a Team Captain at Lanakila from 2018-2024.  She's a natural leader and role model!She is 1 of 4 original Significant Recruiting graduates receiving multiple offers to play collegiately while ultimately choosing to play at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA where she will major in Environmental Studies.  We had a great conversation about what she learned about college recruiting and herself this past year.   Enjoy!Learn more about Haylee Pruse here:  https://athletics.whitman.edu/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/haylee-pruse/5367Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Mark Yoshino has led the Bellevue College Bulldogs baseball squad for 31 years, 26 of those years as the Head Coach.  He is the winningest coach in Bellevue Baseball's storied history.  He has helped over 200 young men move on to the 4-year college ranks, and he's seen a very impressive 38 of his players get drafted into the professional ranks.We had a great conversation about coaching, college and professional baseball and recruiting.  Enjoy!Learn more about Mark Yoshino here:  https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/athletics/sports/baseball/coaches/Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Peighton Marrero is a 4.0 student-athlete, State Champion Track Athlete, All- State Volleyball Setter, and All-State Basketball player out of Strasburg High School in Colorado where she will be a Senior in the 2024-25 school year.  She's also a world class daughter, sister, mentor, leader and human being.Peighton was my first client to join the Significant Coaching Launchpad, and she has done outstanding work becoming the CEO of her recruitment journey.  She has multiple offers from NCAA D1, D2 and D3 schools across the country because she has given her character and academics the same effort as her commitment to her sports and teammates and coaches.After 25 episodes of talking to high school, college and professional athletes and coaches about recruiting, I thought it was time to get the student-athlete's perspective, and Peighton rose to the occasion.  We talked in-depth about her recruiting process and what she has learned along the way about herself and college coaches.  Enjoy!Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Jeff Culver is entering his 13th Season as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS).  He led the UCCS to its first RMAC Championship in program history.  He's coached the only NBA Draft Pick  and the only All-Americans in program history.  Culver was the only four-year head coach to offer Derrick White (NBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist) a scholarship out of high school, and Derrick would become a two-time All-American and the 29th pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2017 NBA Draft.Before UCCS, Culver spent 7 years at Johnson & Wales, where he worked concurrently as the Director of Athletics and Head Men's Basketball Coach.  He led the Wildcasts to three A.I.I. Championships and three appearances in the NAIA Division II National Tournament while earning A.I.I. Coach of the Year three times.We had a great conversation about the state of the game, the impact of the portal, and the best path for young athletes to continue playing at the college level.  Enjoy!Learn more about Jeff Culver here:  https://gomountainlions.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jeff-culver/703Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Mike Siener has had an illustrious career as the Head Men's Soccer, Head Men's Tennis, Head Women's Tennis, and Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Webster University.Most coaches would dream about having his career coaching just one sport.  Mike has been a championship coach in 4 different sports.  His Head Coaching career includes:10 SLIAC Championships9x Conference Coach of the Year3x National Tournaments306 Wins vs. 152 Losses (67% Winning Percentage)We had a great conversation about the competitiveness of recruiting and how to build college programs you can be proud of.  He's one of my favorite coaches and human beings on the planet and a man I'm proud to call a friend and brother.  Enjoy!Learn more about Mike Siener here:  https://websterathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/mike-siener/1018Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Melissa Bruner has been the Director of Basketball Operations for the Florida State Women's Basketball team (NCAA D1) for 19 years after serving as the Assistant Director of Athletics and Head Women's Basketball Coach at Coe College for 4 years.In addition to her basketball duties with the program, Bruner wrapped up her 17th season working as the color analyst for the radio broadcast of all FSU women’s basketball games in the 2023-24 season. She is often on FSU’s ACC Network Extra broadcasts alongside various play-by-play commentators.We had a great conversation about the impact Caitlin Clark and Angle Reese are having on the WNBA and how women's basketball is getting its long overdue exposure and respect.  Enjoy!Learn more about Melissa Bruner here:  https://seminoles.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/melissa-bruner/178Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Jordan Fee begins his first season as the Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at NCAA D1 Florida Atlantic University after an amazing first and only season at NCAA D2 Gannon University where he turned the a bottom of the conference team into a 32-2 Elite Eight performance in the 2024 NCAA D2 National Tournament in just one year.  Amazing turn-around!Many in the industry have considered Coach Fee a premier assistant coach in college basketball before last season, and he has quickly proven to be a rising star in the college basketball universe.We had a great conversation about the portal, NIL, program building and much, much more.  His massive passion for coaching, leadership and mentoring makes me excited for what is to come in his journey.  Enjoy!Learn more about Jordan Fee here:  https://fausports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jordan-fee/1570https://fausports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jordan-fee/1570Send us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Greg Sheley is the Director of Athletics and Head Women's Basketball Coach at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon.  He has had an illustrious 32-year career as a Head College Coach that includes 7 years at Butte College in Oroville, California and the last 25 years at Lane CC.He is well on his way to the Hall of Fame with a career record of 789-204 (.821 win percentage).  His team's accolades include:8 30-win seasons16 league/region titles (4 at Butte, 12 at Lane)7 NWAC Championship Titles15 Final Four appearances (1 at Butte, 14 at Lane)21 consecutive postseason appearances.84 game home win streak from 2002-2011Coach Sheley is not only an impressive coach, but he is an impressive human being and leader.  I am confident that his vast knowledge and humility will turn you into a big fan of his like he did for me.  Enjoy!Learn more about Greg Sheley here:  https://www.lanetitans.com/sports/wbkb/coaches/sheley_greg?view=bioSend us a textSupport the showCoach Rogers' Website, Book, Blog, and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.