Winning is Not Everything

Author and coach Sean K. Jensen highlights two of his six keys to helping young athletes persevere through COVID-19, the importance of not seeking perfection and being positive. Everyone has lost something during COVID, so this is a time to focus on grace rather than perfection, and seeking to be positive rather than negative. 

Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.

Author and coach Sean K. Jensen highlights two of his six keys to helping young athletes persevere through COVID-19, the importance of being engaged and being agile. Children may not be going to school or playing sports, but they need to be engaged and social with other children. Sports are being paused or stopped nationwide, and the keys can provide hope, perspective and strategies to help kids during this challenging time.

Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.

Author and coach Sean K. Jensen highlights two of his six keys to helping young athletes persevere through COVID-19, the importance of gratitude and being active. Sports are being paused or stopped nationwide, and the keys can provide hope, perspective and strategies to help kids during this challenging time.  

Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.

In part 4 of our conversation with Todd Beane, he shares what he wants parents to know about the sporting experience and journey and his encouragement to the young athletes who have big dreams and aspirations.

Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.

In a super-sized episode, part 3 of our conversation with Todd Beane explores why the United Men’s National Soccer Team hasn’t taken the strides many have expected, and how the perception and definition of an athlete can be a stumbling block toward meaningful progress and focus on a slow and balding, 5 foot 7 superstar might have slipped under the radar in the U.S.

Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.

In part 2 of our conversation with Todd Beane, we explore how he transitioned from playing professionally to connecting with one of the giants of the game, Johan Cruyff, to reshape the athletic and academic experience of a new generation of footballers from the legend’s basement. He also shares how his relationship with Cruyff deepened from there. 

Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.

In part 1 of our conversation with Todd Beane, we discuss the simple highlight of his childhood sports experience, the coach who didn’t know soccer who greatly shaped him, and the impact of his parents’ hands off approach in his development and growth.

Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.

Author and coach Sean Jensen shares a personal and professional example of how mindset plays a key role in overcoming a daunting opponent. Inspired by the Denver Nuggets — which became the first NBA team to overcome 3-1 series deficits twice in one postseason — he emphasizes the importance of work ethic and attitude to pull off an underdog story.

Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.

In part 3 of our conversation with Chet Holmgren, we discuss what he struggled with in elementary and middle school, his national profile, his perspective toward social media, the athletes he looked up to most when he was younger, and what he would tell sports parents and young athletes who look up to him.

Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.

In part 2 of our conversation with Chet Holmgren, we discuss what he learned from African American teammates and coaches, why he supports Black Lives Matters, on what he thinks about rankings, and what he would change about recruiting, given his extension experience with it.

Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.