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Hosted by Matt Minkus · sports · EN-US · 20 episodes
Momentum Sessions is a podcast for coaches building better teams. Host Matt Minkus talks with leading coaches and experts about the everyday work of building team culture: setting clear standards, earning trust, developing leaders, and helping athletes take ownership. Featuring conversations with guests including Jay Bilas, Herm Edwards, Mike Candrea, and Molly Miller, each episode explores the habits, decisions, and relationships that help teams thrive, offering practical ideas you can bring to your next practice.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMomentum Sessions is a podcast for coaches building better teams. Host Matt Minkus talks with leading coaches and experts about the everyday work of building team culture: setting clear standards, earning trust, developing leaders, and helping athletes take ownership.
Momentum Sessions is hosted by Matt Minkus. The show has published 20 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Mental Skills Need Practice, Too | Zach Brandon" (22 October 2026, 34 minutes), "Build Leaders Beyond Your Captains | J.P. Nerbun" (15 October 2026, 33 minutes), and "Turn Team Values Into Everyday Behaviors | Emma Doyle" (8 October 2026, 37 minutes).
Momentum Sessions publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 20 episodes.
Booking probability for Momentum Sessions is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Momentum Sessions requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Momentum Sessions's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Momentum Sessions are Sports and Fitness, Golf & Recreation. Momentum Sessions has a sports audience.
Matt Minkus hosts Momentum Sessions, a sports show with 20 episodes published.
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Episode #5
Your athletes know mindset matters. How do you help them put it into practice when training gets hard or doubt creeps in? Zach Brandon, founder of MVP Mindset Consulting, discusses the gap between knowing what to do and...
Episode #4
You’ve named your captains. How do you help them—and the rest of your team—actually learn to lead? J.P. Nerbun, founder of TOC Culture and author of The Culture Captain, explains why leadership begins with...
Episode #3
Respect. Effort. Teamwork. What do those words actually look like at practice? Emma Doyle, coach and author of What Makes a Great Coach, discusses how coaches turn team values into specific behaviors athletes can...
Episode #2
Can an athlete disagree with a coach and still be highly coachable? Ric Bucher, sports journalist and author of Coachable, shares how confidence, humility, and trust help athletes take greater responsibility for their...
Episode #1
Your athletes know the rules. But what happens when you’re not in the room? Carol “Hutch” Hutchins, drawing on her years leading University of Michigan softball, shares what it takes to build a program that athletes...
Momentum Sessions
You’ve explained the standards. You’ve talked about accountability. But you’re still the one doing all the reminding. How do you help your athletes take ownership? Season 3 of Momentum Sessions explores how coaches help...
Episode #6
In our Season 2 finale, Dave Clawson , the former head football coach at Wake Forest, shares why leadership and character must become part of a team’s identity long before they’re needed. He explains why great programs...
Episode #5
<p>Former MLB player and current youth baseball coach <b>Zach Lutz</b> explains why successful programs don't chase the latest drill or coaching trend. Instead, they relentlessly reinforce the fundamentals, establish...
Episode #5
Former MLB player and current youth baseball coach Zach Lutz explains why successful programs don't chase the latest drill or coaching trend. Instead, they relentlessly reinforce the fundamentals, establish clear...
Episode #4
Leadership and high school coach Kerry Castillo explains why one of the biggest threats to team culture is the say-do gap —the distance between the standards we communicate and the behaviors we consistently model. If...
Episode #4
<p>Leadership and high school coach <b>Kerry Castillo</b> explains why one of the biggest threats to team culture is the <b>say-do gap</b>—the distance between the standards we communicate and the behaviors we...
Episode #3
<p>Coach and leadership expert <b>Randy Jackson</b> explains why great teams focus on winning "Day Zero." It's the period before competition begins when expectations are set, relationships are built, and culture is...
Episode #2
<p>Most coaches assume communication happened because they delivered the message.</p><p>But athletes don't respond to what was said.</p><p>They respond to what they heard, understood, and believed.</p><p>In this...
Episode #1
<p>Arizona State women's basketball coach <b>Molly Miller</b> shares how elite cultures are built through consistent habits, intentional standards, and everyday interactions that compound over time.</p><p>In this...
Momentum Sessions
<p><b>Momentum Sessions returns with a new season of conversations on culture, leadership, and building teams that last.</b></p><p>Last season, we explored why culture matters.</p><p>This season, we're going deeper into...
Episode #6
<p>By now, you’ve heard it from multiple angles:</p><p>Culture matters.</p><p>Standards matter.<br/>Leadership matters.<br/>Relationships matter.</p><p>But here’s the real challenge:</p><p>Why doesn’t it stick?</p><p>In...
Episode #5
<p>Legendary softball coach <b>Mike Candrea</b> shares the foundation behind his success, including the three traits every great coach must develop: <b>competence, compassion, and caring</b>. He explains why...
Episode #4
<p>In this conversation, legendary NFL coach and ESPN analyst <b>Herm Edwards</b> explains how great teams are built when <b>players take ownership</b> and why the best coaches know when to be <b>encouragers</b> instead...
Episode #3
<p>Most coaches believe that when things aren’t working, the answer is simple: do more.</p><p>But what if that mindset is actually hurting your team’s culture?</p><p>In this conversation, track coach and performance...
Episode #2
<p>Leadership expert <b>Rob Miller</b> explains why culture lives at “3 feet,” not 30,000 feet. He breaks down the difference between rules and standards and how great programs define specific behaviors that athletes...
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FS1 basketball analyst, Bleacher Report
former head football coach, Wake Forest University
former New York Met and Baseball Instructor and Director of Player Development at All-Star Sports Academy, LutzGO
'56 and '57 Brooklyn Dodger, Rustic Living / Rustic Log Furniture
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