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Project where we interview esports coaches from various high schools and colleges so that they can share out how they started their programs, how they run their programs, and everything they have learned in the process. Esports is a growing trend in schools and they can have such a powerful impact on students.
Patrick Donovan hosts Esports Classroom Podcast, a education show with 23 episodes published.
In this episode, we have no guest this week but instead I share out how a team goes from formation all the way to the in-person state championship. My Ames High Esports Rocket League team competed hard all season to adva
In this episode, we talk with Gavin Drummond who is the founder of the Youth Gaming Association. Gavin has been impacted by scholastic esports as a high school player, college coach and Student Director at Mizzou, and ha
In this episode, we talk with Albert (Alby) Rassavong who is currently the Assistant Director of Esports & Intramurals at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, IA. Alby is also the founder of the Collegiate Fighting Game
In this episode, we talk with Josh Fischer who is currently the Head Esports Coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. Josh has also been a college esports player which led him into being a coach at the college level. Co
In this episode, we talk with Connor Alne, also known as Coach Alne, who is currently the Executive Director of NAECAD. Connor has a long history in scholastic esports from helping to organize esports events, leading pro
In this episode, we talk with Seth Taylor who is an Esports Coach/Director at Robinson ISD in Texas. Seth’s school is in their 2nd year with their HS program and has started a program at their junior high school. Seth is
In this episode, we talk with Ryne Erickson and Roby Widner who are currently playing collegiate esports at Marshalltown Community College. Ryne and Roby were high school students who were part of our first year of Espor
In this episode, we talk with Scott Beiter who is a secondary high school science teacher but also runs his district’s esports program. Scott is also the president of the Empire State Scholastic Esports Federation (ESSEF
In this episode, we talk with Jesse McNulty who is the Ed Specialist in the Office of Digital Learning at the Delaware Department of Education and leads the Delaware Scholastic Esports League (DSEL). Each state is approa
In this episode, we talk with Rich Green who is the Director of Radio, Digital Content, and Esports at Indiana State University. Rich started out being the advisor for the casual gaming club but that has evolved into a f
In this episode, we talk with Draven Graves who is an Esports player at Missouri State West-Plains College and our first college esports player on the podcast. He is the Mario Kart team captain and is competing at nation
In this episode, we talk with Sean Mignagaray who is the Esports coach and Esports Coordinator at Iowa City Liberty High School in Iowa City, IA. Sean was previously an Esports coach at Cedar Rapids Kennedy before moving
In this episode, we talk with Austin Lich who is the Esports coach at Belmond Klemme in Iowa and an owner of Howler NET: Esports Connection. Belmond-Klemme is a small school district in Iowa but already has a lot of hist
In this episode, we talk with Jason Lester, who is the Esports Coordinator and Coach at Cedar Rapids Kennedy in Cedar Rapids, IA. The Kennedy Esports team has been one of the top Overwatch and Valorant teams in the state
In this episode, we talk with Cole Prescott, who is currently the Associate Director of the National Association of Esports Coaches and Directors (NAECAD). Cole was previously the Esports coach at Northwestern College in
In this episode, we talk with Shayne Trail, who is the esports coach at Lake Shore High School in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. He is also the founder of Southeast Michigan Esports, a board member for Michigan High School
In this episode, we talk with Josh Knutson, who is currently the Gravity Gaming Solutions Director at ByteSpeed, but was the esports coach at the University of Jamestown from 2016 to 2019. Josh has been involved in espor
In this episode, we talk with Christian Darnold from Janesville, IA, who is coaching esports in the first season for Janesville HS. They have only lost one match so far and are heading to the state tournament this week i
Mike Dahle is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin High School Esports Association and has been involved in esports for over a decade. Hear how Wisconsin runs their league and how esports is facing challenges and succ
This episode we talk with Isaac Vos who is the Esports coach at Mount Ayr High School in southern Iowa. Mount Ayr is a smaller district with a total K-12 enrollment of 650 students but has growing interest in Esports and
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