In this week’s “Inside Athletics,” Dave and James give the regular update on coaching hires and the search process.  With Dave heading off to ODAC meetings for most of next week, the topic changes to what he and the rest of the ADs will tackle.  James also talks about the ODAC website, and some of what the conference does with it.

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In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James are finally back together again. They talk about the first SOAR weekend at EMU and when parents and students get hit with the reality of heading off to college. They also talk about Jeff Tyson, the newest coaching hire, as well as giving an update on the other coaching searches.

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In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, James fills in for Dave and tackles postseason awards.  He talks about the most recent All-ODAC teams, as well as the nomination and voting process for regional and state awards.  He also tries to answer the question of what a Sports Information Director does during the summer, and touches on the recent ODAC SID Meeting.

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Dave begins his summer series podcast by talking about the role that parents play in the sports experience of their children. Reading exerpts from letter that former professional baseball player, Mike Matheny wrote to the parents of players on the Little League team that he was coaching, Dave highlights the ways in which parents can interfere with their child’s opportunity to learn life lessons on the field. Being “silent sources of support” should be the goal, but is often very hard for many of us as parents to achieve. He challenges parents to experiment this summer by remaining silent during a game or practice and only asking if their child had fun. This is one of several different topics Dave will be addressing this summer.

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In this week’s “Inside Athletics,” Dave and James talk about the whirlwind end of the regular season, which saw softball have two doubleheaders postponed and then rescheduled into the middle of finals week. They also talk about the upcoming ODAC Softball Tournament, as well as the All-ODAC Teams and possible philosophies behind voting.

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In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James talk about the spring seasons as they draw to a close, including baseball Senior Recognition earlier this week and the softball team as they fight for postseason positioning. They close the program recapping the Senior Athletic Honors Banquet, which was Tuesday, mentioning those winning awards as well as some of the Senior Reflection highlights.

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In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, James runs the show with Dave out of town. He gives a little recap to sporting events as well as the inaugural CVC All-East Division Team in men’s volleyball, but spends the majority of the time talking with Softball Coach J.D. McCurdy. They talk about the flow of the season, the balanced ODAC, and preparing for the postseason.

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A Parent’s Perspective on Collegiate Athletics–

This week’s special guest is Jim Smucker, a businessman from Pennsylvania who is spending this semester at EMU teaching and doing research for the business department. Jim has three children who are, or planning to play collegiate sports. His son Jordy is a Division I baseball player and Jim shares about his experiences in the recruiting process and making a college choice. As a former coach at a variety of levels, Jim reflects on the differences between the perspective of a coach and that of a parent. He also talks about the value of the athletic experience in preparing students for the workplace and the qualities he looks for in hiring employees. Jim provides a very balanced approach to athletics based on his personal experiences.

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In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James chit chat a bit about the weather (actually, rain and rain outs of some of our outdoor events.) Men’s volleyball gets some attention as the Royals head into their important CVC Weekend at Juniata. And Dave elaborates on some recent discussions he has had with the Loyal Royals and coaching candidates on big picture topics.

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With the big softball doubleheader with Bridgewater at JMU schedule for tonight, this week’s “Inside Athletics” breaks tradition and comes out on Thursday (a day early!) Beside the fun of the softball game, Dave and James talk about the spring sports as they hit the crucial midpoints of the season. Dave also talks about how this time of year is actually one of the hardest times of year for him.

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