#CFPOA #47 From Crushing Bodies to Healing Them with Dr. Nick Speegle

Tony Azevedo's resume as a water polo legend is nothing short of incredible and unprecedented. 

He's a 5 time Olympian, 5 time Pan American gold medalist, 8 time World Champion, 4 time Peter J Cutino winner, the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, and much much more.

He comes onto the show to talk about water polo of course as well as what it was like as the son of a Brazilian water polo legend, playing in the Olympics and Europe, and what advice he has for parents of athletes today.

Check out more about Tony and his app by clicking on the link or going to http://tonyazevedo.com/

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You might be a parent of an athlete who has aspirations to play in college but isn't allowed to play his/her sport right now or can't seem to find college coaches around their games.

UCLA Men's Soccer Head Coach Ryan Jorden comes on to help answer some questions such as what to do to improve performance for players not able to train fully or at all, how to get noticed by college coaches if there are no games or college camps, and so much more.

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To say that Trent Dimas' had quite an experience during the lead up to his incredible Gold Medal performance at the 1992 Olympics is putting it lightly.

His story will leave you at the edge of your seat, either literally or figuratively.

Trent talks to Gabe about his journey as a young gymnast, through his college days, and to the USA Gymnastics Team, and of course the night in Barcelona when he won the High Bar competition.

A parent of athletes himself, Trent discusses his role along the journey of his children and gives amazing advice just for you.

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Gabe celebrates this 50th episode by sharing some of his favorite takeaways from some of the athletes he's interviewed so far.

There are clips from some of the athletes:
Jay DeMerit- US Men's National Soccer Team player
Oguchi Onyewo- US Men's National Soccer Team player
Gregg Berhalter- - US Men's National Soccer Team player and now Head Coach
Andrea Neil- Canadian Women's National Soccer Team player
AJ Bramlett- University of Arizona Men's Basketball, NCAA champion, NBA, & European leagues player
Jarin Solomon- 4x400 Olympic Bronze Medalist & World Champion with Trinidad & Tobago
Sue Hansen- Mother of Luc Longley, who won three championships in the NBA for Chicago Bulls during the Michael Jordan era and also played for Minnesota Timberwolves.
Ashleigh McIvor DeMerit- Ski Cross Olympic Gold Medlist
Mark Keil- Professional Tennis Player
Brian Wiese- Head Coach Georgetown Men's Soccer
Notah Begay- PGA Tour golfer
Timy Fairfield- Professional rock climber and top 10 in the world in Bouldering
Allistair McCaw- Performance Coach

Sam Lofton's childhood was full of sports and competitiveness with her two siblings.  She had difficulties along the way by the way of experiencing different emotions stemming from a traumatic head injury her sister faced while Sam was a youth player, which cut her own soccer career short. 

Sam continued hers and found her way to James Madison University and to the professional ranks of the NWSL with Boston Breakers and Portland Thorns FC, before heading to Europe, and attributes her success to finding meditation along her journey.

She now works with youth athletes and teaches them the same techniques, which helped her achieve success on and off the field.
If you want to get in touch with Sam, her website is https://www.meditationbysam.com/

In this episode Gabe interviews Adam Krause, a PhD candidate in Psychology at UC Berkeley, working with Professor Matthew Walker at the Center for Human Sleep Science. Dr. Walker wrote the book, "Why We Sleep", which motivated Gabe to reach out to Adam.

Adam's educational background is in philosophy and cognitive science from UC Berkeley, and his current work leverages multi-disciplinary techniques to examine the impact of sleep deprivation on human health and brain function. He is particularly interested in the physiology of pain, the interplay between sleep and the immune system, and in exploring the many functions of sleep.

Gabe and Adam discuss the different types of sleep, sleep needs for children and adolescents, sleep paralysis, sleep's impact on pain and recovery, good sleep habits, and much more.
As always, you can get in touch with Gabe for any individual or group coaching or team workshops at aclearmind.com

Some people are naturally extremely athletic and Nick Speegle is one of those people, no doubt.  A standout goalkeeper during his younger childhood, he transitioned into playing football in 8th grade and excelled in that sport, taking him to play college at the University of New Mexico and ultimately getting drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.

Nick takes us on his journey and talks about the role his parents had in his life.  Now a chiropractor, he discusses his feelings about his boys playing football and has amazing advice for parents who are raising athletes today.

As always, you can get in touch with Gabe for questions, comments, to look into working with him individually or in a small group or a workshop at aclearmind.com

Do you ever think to yourself or say to someone that you'll be happy when or if something happens?  Many of us do but there is a more functional way.  Happiness can be experienced in any situation and in any moment of life if we choose.  Gabe talks about how to do that and how to empower yourself to experience life however you want and to help your children do the same.

As always, you can contact Gabe for any private or small group sessions or workshops at aclearmind.com

Lesle Gallimore is the Commissioner of the new Girls Academy, a national youth soccer league organized after the ending of the US Development Academy.  She also coached the women's program at the University of Washington for 25 years and grew up playing in southern California and had the pleasure of watching legends of the game play in the NASL. 

Lesle talks about those days, how she accidentally got into coaching, what advice she has for parents today, and answers some questions from parents themselves in this amazing interview.

As always, you can get in touch with Gabe at his website- aclearmind.com

Goal setting is an important factor in success, but there's an even more effective way to achieve in the sports realm and beyond. 

Gabe talks about a recent session with one of his clients, which delves into a deeper look into how to structure setting goals and the importance of laying out a plan while being unattached to outcome.

If you are looking for more help in how to assist your child to set goals for him/her self, Gabe is here for you.  Go to aclearmind.com to connect with him or email him at gabe@aclearmind.com