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Our goal is to connect Athletes, Parents, Coaches, Athletic Directors and anybody with a passion for sports. Our mission is to educate and promote the Education-Based Athletics philosophy. Sports is more than the result on the scoreboard. It is a metaphor for life and the skills learned through sports directly transfer to anything we do down the road. More important than creating better athletes is to create better people. With our podcast, we interview interesting people in the world of spo ...
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We are welcoming Isaac Peña to the Athletics for Life Podcast. We got in contact with Isaac via the Athletics & Activities Director of the Western Academy of Beijing Martin Halpin. Isaac is a Design teacher and Soccer coach for the Western Academy of Beijing. He introduced eSports (electronic sports) within WAB extracurricular program. The pandemic…
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A special Athletics for Life Podcast today as we have a live audience joining the podcast. We are fortunate to have Ethos Sports & Education on the Athletics for Life podcast. The first half of the podcast will be a webinar hosted by Chris and Mark from Ethos Sport & Education and after that, our students have the opportunity to ask questions. Etho…
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We interviewed Mr Matt McInnes CIAA, CMAA. Matt has been the Director of Athletics & Activities at the International School of Panama for the past 4 years. He worked as the Head of PE and Athletics Director in Mexico City for 6 years. Before that he worked as a PE teacher in Malaysia and in the UK, USA and Australia as International Football Coach …
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Today on the Athletics For Life Podcast Mr Jason Avelar. Jason Avelar has been a PE teacher for the last 8 years at Prescott Junior High School, and considered one of the best physical education schools in America. Prescott Junior High school was featured in the popular documentary “The Motivation Factor” which stressed the importance of being phys…
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We interviewed Jonte Grose and Morris Arnold. Both Jonte and Morris are ISU Alumni who played multiple sports. Both of them graduated in 2020 and they are currently attending university in Australia. Both of them embodied the educational-based athletics philosophy and showed what it means to be a student-athlete. They have made tremendous growth as…
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Today on the Athletics For Life Podcast we have Certified Athletic Trainer & Consultant Mr Jared Maisel. Jared works at the International School of Brussels in Belgium as the Athletic Trainer and Sports Teacher and owns his own Sports Medicine & Athletic Program Support Services called Good Practice. Before working at ISBrussles he worked at Concor…
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We are very honoured to share with you our interview with Dr Richard Young. Dr Richard Young has over 30 years of experience in performance alignment. He has personal experience across 9 Olympics in multiple roles (athlete, coach, scientist, leader). He was part of Canada’s Olympic Cycling Team at the Seoul 1988 Olympic games and has been involved …
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We interviewed Mr Scott Fitzgerald CIAA, Mr Fitzgerald is the Athletic and Activities Director at Cairo American College. He holds a master's degree in educational leadership from the College of New Jersey. Mr Fitzgerald has been overseas for a long time and has worked in Egypt, Venezuela, Lebanon, China and now back again in Egypt. In Tianjin, whi…
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We interviewed Kayla and Darian Brackmann. Both Kayla and Darian are ISU Alumni who played multiple sports. Kayla graduated in 2019 and Darian in 2020 and they are currently working and studying in Denver, Colorado. Both Kayla and Darian embodied the educational-based athletics philosophy and showed what it means to be a student-athlete. Not only w…
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We interviewed Oldrich Zajicek. Oldrich is an ISU Alumni who was a multi-sport athlete for several years. Oldrich graduated in 2020 and is currently studying in Prague, Czech Republic. We catch up with Oldrich to see how he is doing. We asked him about his personal background, his high school sports experiences and how he copes with being a third-c…
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We interviewed Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Ariunbaatar is an ISU Alumni who was a multi-sport athlete for several years. Ariunbaatar graduated in 2019 and is currently studying in Germany. We catch up with Ariunbaatar and see how he is doing. We asked him about his personal background, his high school sports experiences and he shares some great advice f…
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We interviewed Mr Danny Clarke, Mr Clarke is the athletic director at the Nanjing International School, China. Mr Clarke is the Head Athletics Director for ACAMIS (Association of Chinese and Mongolia International Schools) Both CD and Jeff have known Mr Clarke for several years and we always enjoy talking to him. In the interview, we talk with Mr C…
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We interviewed Mr Mike Ellson, Mr Ellson is the athletic director at Christ Presbyterian Academy Nashville, TN. He began teaching and coaching at CPA in 1987 and has served as their first coach and only athletic director. Ellson oversees the athletics program, focusing on character development and personal growth, and continues to seek opportunitie…
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In this episode of Athletics for Life we talked about all that has happened since we started our podcast. We go back in time and discuss those 'Golden Nuggets' that our guests shared with us. We will introduce our sponsor Collegepro and for the first time you will see and hear from our editor in chief Mr Scott Lillis. Scott will discuss with us why…
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For our new Athletics for Life Podcast episode, we interviewed the Athletics Director of the Tashkent International School Brendan Tobin. We wanted to talk with Brendan as he organized a very successful virtual cross-country event. Many international schools from all over the globe participated in the Tashkent Virtual XC. Brendan explained his rati…
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We interviewed Buyanaa Boldbaatar - Buyanaa is an alumnus from the International School of Ulaanbaatar and is currently enrolled at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. We talked with Buyanaa about his participation in high school athletics, his transition from Mongolia to the USA and the life lessons that he learned from the US Naval Acade…
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We interviewed the executive director of StrongFirst Mr Brett Jones. Brett Jones is StrongFirst’s Director of Education and Master Kettlebell trainer. Brett Jones is a Certified Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Specialist based in Pittsburgh, PA. Mr Jones holds a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from High Point University, a Mas…
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We interviewed the Globetrottin' ADs Nick DeForest and Matt Flemming - The Globetrottin' ADs have made an impact on the International school scene over the last months. They have created a platform for athletic directors, activity coordinators, coaches, teachers and friends within the international school community. We talked about their reasoning …
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We interviewed Namuun (Nams) Enkhbayar - Nams is an alumnus of the International School of Ulaanbaatar. She was a multi-sport athlete for several years and played division 1 soccer at UCLA. We talked with Nams about what she learned from high school sports, the transition to Division 1 soccer and the life lessons she learned from her athletic endea…
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We interviewed Director of Unicef Mongolia Mr. Alex Heikens - We talked with Mr. Heikens about his connection with martial arts. Mr. Heikens has been a martial artist his whole life and has practiced karate, Kempo, Muay Thai and Jiu-jitsu. He explains the benefits of martial arts for children, the life skills it builds, the connection between mind,…
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We interviewed Dulguun Munkh - Dulguun is an alumnus of the American School of Ulaanbaatar and played several years of high school volleyball. We talked with Dulguun about how he got into playing volleyball, his passion for the game, the life-skills he gained from it and how it connected him to his parents.…
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We interviewed Gerben Silvis - Gerben is an ex-professional waterpolo player who represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Gerben is now working as the Physical and Health Education teacher at the International School of Ulaanbaatar. He shares great insights into his past experiences and how he uses those to help him be a bet…
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In episode 2 of Athletics for Life, we sit down with Tom Ulmet the Executive Director of ACAMIS, or the Association of Chinese And Mongolian International Schools. Mr. Ulmet has been with ACAMIS for many years and helped the organization grow to its current state. He has a wealth of knowledge about athletic programs, being a parent of successful at…
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In our first episode of Athletics For Life Podcast, we discuss why we are starting the podcast. We teach and coach in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, running our athletics programs. In this episode, we chat with Douglass Kilgore, the Bowtie AD to discuss education based athletics and explore the philosophy associated. Our goal is to connect Athletes, Parents…
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