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Hosted by Kason Wilkinson · sports · EN-US
We dive deep into the coaches why? From youth coaches to professional coaches, we understand why they do this as a profession. We also look into their experiences and their careers. I talk to more than just athletic coaches, we talk to business coaches, management and entrepreneurs. We figure out their why, with every conversation.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWe dive deep into the coaches why? From youth coaches to professional coaches, we understand why they do this as a profession. We also look into their experiences and their careers. I talk to more than just athletic coaches, we talk to business coaches, management and entrepreneurs. We figure out their why, with every conversation.
The Coaches Why? is hosted by Kason Wilkinson. The show has published 86 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 85 | Cam Reith" (6 October 2026, 86 minutes), "Episode 84 | CarrieAnn Randolph" (29 September 2026, 92 minutes), and "Episode 83 | Megan Elliott" (22 September 2026, 87 minutes).
The Coaches Why? publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 82 minutes across 86 episodes.
Booking probability for The Coaches Why? is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Coaches Why? requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Coaches Why?'s contact route on record: public web form.
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Kason Wilkinson hosts The Coaches Why?, a sports podcast with 86 episodes published.
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Episode #85
Send us Fan Mail With Cross Country in full swing, we have a multi-AA, conference championship and COTY join the show. Born & raised in Kansas, Coach Reith has produced success while at Cowley College. Coach discusses...
Episode #84
Send us Fan Mail Joining us from Heidelberg University, the Head Women's Wrestling Coach give us some genuine answers about what it's like to coach a brand new program through an idle year. She also talks about her...
Episode #83
Send us Fan Mail KWU Head Softball Coach discusses what the club/AAU softball landscape is from a coaching perspective after growing up in the hotbed of Southern California. Coach also discusses why she chose the...
Episode #82
Send us Fan Mail Coach Webb jumps on the show and gives some gems! Discussing how to coach a selfish athlete, why West Texas is a hot bead or athletics, what challenges she faced as a coach. She also discusses her faith...
Episode #81
Send us Fan Mail Bryan & Skip Thorp joins the show from Wilmington University. The brothers join the show and discuss the importance of getting to know your athletes, World Cup talks and how the World Cup played out...
Episode #80
Send us Fan Mail The Head Men's Volleyball Coach at Kansas Weslayan University talks about the club scene, not having the sport being sanctioned as a HS sport so recruiting solely outside of the state. Coach Brandon...
Episode #79
Send us Fan Mail Fresh off of 2026 Boys State Championship and a third straight girls state championship in the state of New Mexico, Coach Evan Copeland from Cleveland High School joins the show. Coach dives into the...
Episode #78
Send us Fan Mail Coach Monk returns for Part 2 on The Coaches Why! Going from SIOT to JCU, coach talks about the transition it took and why he chose to move to JCU. He also discusses the challenges and the "what has...
Episode #77
Send us Fan Mail The Head Women's Soccer Coach at Luther College joins the show today! Coach Hollie Gray III delivers a very impactful episode while discussing the game of soccer! Coach Gray and I go over the World Cup...
Episode #76
Send us Fan Mail Sacred Heart University Head Men's Wrestling Coach joins the show! Coach Clark talks about the new NCAA athlete contact rules and how it will affect recruiting and timelines. He also speaks on being a...
Episode #75
Send us Fan Mail On a shorter episode we have a BJJ Grand Master, Black Belt and multi-time medalist join the show today. Rigan Machado a co-originator of what we know today as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu talks about a coach...
Episode #74
Send us Fan Mail Our first hockey coach joins the show! Coach Pietrangelo gives us a great episode talking about what off-season looks like, how college hockey works, the new NCAA 5 for 5 and how it will effect the...
Episode #73
Send us Fan Mail Mackenzie Porter joins the show talking about her first year as a college head coach. Leaping directly from playing to coaching, she discusses the challenges she faced in that situation. She also talks...
Episode #72
Send us Fan Mail A University of Miami, Orange Bowl MVP, NFL & Arena Football veteran, Coach Clark Jr. jumps on the show to discuss his journey! Talking about his time in the Miami U prime, how to coach athletes to be...
Episode #71
Send us Fan Mail Coach was a First Team All Conference player when he suited up for the University of Jamestown. He is now the Head Women's Soccer Coach at Colorado Northwest CC. Coach Shafer talks about the difference...
Episode #70
Send us Fan Mail Coach Duernberger joins the show & goes over how to coach a team through a tough loss or a tough season, what standards mean to the Rider University soccer program, how important the basics are in the...
Episode #69
Send us Fan Mail Returning for his second episode, coach is now coming off his 6th season as HC for BSC, coach has had some great success! BSC won 4 straight Mon-Dak Conference championships 21'-24'. He was the Mon-Dak...
Episode #68
Send us Fan Mail Coach Huston explains swimming, diving and how it works. He also talks about what makes it such a polarizing sport, especially in the olympic conversation. With 20+ years of experience and having...
Episode #67
Send us Fan Mail Coach Kosderka gave us some absolute gems in this episode. Highly notable lines that will work for any coach in any sport! He is just the Fourth coach in program history to reach 100 career wins and he...
Episode #66
Send us Fan Mail Episode 66 brings some great perspective of how a dream that fell through as a college athlete can motivate to give back to the sport and help others reach their goals. Along with that topic, Coach...
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