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A Pane in the Glass Podcast

Coach Bill

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4 days ago

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I veer off the sports road to bring a sound bite about the power of questions. This is another one of those episodes where the chapter markers (see above) will guide you to portions of the episode you may wish to hear again. The platform you use to listen to the podcasts may provide a transcript. This might be one episode where a transcript may be very useful upon reflection. Enjoy Socrates' "Five Questions"! It’s your turn! Send me your though...

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In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I veer off the sports road to bring a sound bite about the power of questions. This is another one of those episodes where the chapter markers (see above) will guide you to portions of the episode you may wish to hear again. The platform you use to listen to the podcasts may provide a transcript. This might be one episode where a transcript may be very useful upon reflection. Enjoy Socrates' "Five Questions"! It’s your turn! Send me your though...

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Episodes (20/205)

A Pane in the Glass Podcast

Pebble Water 19.0 - Asking Questions Always Defeats Arguing

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I veer off the sports road to bring a sound bite about the power of questions. This is another one of those episodes where the chapter markers (see above) will guide you to portions of the episode you may wish to hear again. The platform you use to listen to the podcasts may provide a transcript. This might be one episode where a transcript may be very useful upon reflection. Enjoy Socrates' "Five Questions"! It’s your turn! Send me your though...

1 week ago

26 minutes

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Emily's Back To Weigh In On Three Topics

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I welcome back Emily Riley (elite athlete & Certified Mental Performance Consultant). We're going to deal with three topics today, slow starts, distractions and pre-event preparation. This is Emily's sixth visit. Her previous five have been most impactful especially if you're a coach, athlete or parent of young athletes in curling. The chapter markers (above these show notes) will lead to the three topics if you wish to listen over a period...

2 weeks ago

45 minutes

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Two Coaches Discuss Weight Control

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I respond to a question sent my way from a coach who asked about curling's signature skill, weight control, how to measure it and more importantly, how to help his athletes develop a feel for it. When I suggested that we chat voice-to-voice, it led to today's episode. It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

3 weeks ago

37 minutes

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Course Corrections

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I pause to make two announcements. The first is about the distribution of my coaching manual, "A Pane In The Glass: A Coach's Companion" and the way listeners to the episodes of the podcast find a link to the most recent episode. If you receive a posting of the most recent episode through your membership in a sports related group on Facebook, this will be the last time you will be able to do so. I describe a new way for you to access the link! ...

1 month ago

30 minutes

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Growing The Game In An Olympic Season

My returning guest today on "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" is Bobby Ray, Senior Manager, Club Development & Member Services for Curling Canada. This is not just any curling season, it's an Olympic curling season. History has demonstrated that those who don't curl but watch the game unfold on its biggest stage every four years, get inspired to contact curling facilities to explore the possibilities of getting involved. Those same curling facilities need to be ready to receive and expand on ...

1 month ago

17 minutes

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The Drag Effect

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we take a look at perhaps the most interesting phenomenon in curling, the "drag effect". I'll explain what it is, why it occurs and how knowledge of the drag effect can win you and game and how a lack of knowledge might lose you a game. To get the most out of this episode you're going to need your powers of visualization and do try to stay awake! It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

1 month ago

27 minutes

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Coach's Notebook - Practice

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I take a look at practice from the standpoint of an individual athlete and from a team perspective. It's a continuation of an episode in season three ("Practice What A Novel Idea'). To conclude this week's episode I use a soundbite from Pete Carroll, coach of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League. Pete talks about the various types of coaches. If you are a coach, where do you fit into Pete's spectrum of coaches? It’s your turn! ...

1 month ago

22 minutes

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Pebble Water 18.0

In this pebble water version of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I deal with an application of "The Aggregation Of Marginal Gains" (from last week's episode) and a topic that almost goes without notice at the start of a curling season, footwear, but not one's curling shoes per se but rather that portion of those shoes that actually touches the ice surface including some sound bites on footwear and brushing by Joanne Courtney. Enjoy! It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

2 months ago

24 minutes

A Pane in the Glass Podcast

The Aggregation Of Marginal Gains

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we go back to Season 2 Episode 49. In that episode I interviewed Chris Karger, the fifth member of Team Denmark at the 2023 European B Men's Curling Championship. Chris had been a professional football player whose career was cut short due to injury. That's when he decided to take up curling, not recreationally, but competitively, really competitively! It was sitting beside Chris behind a pane in the glass at that event that he shared with me, ...

2 months ago

25 minutes

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Better Than The Right Answers

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I reprise an article I wrote about the Socratic Method of teaching and instructing . As you might guess from the title of the episode, it's all about asking the right questions as opposed to providing what you as instructor/coach believe to be the right responses! I talk about the best "in game" coaching performance I have ever witnessed (it's in the context of a women's ice hockey game with the world championship on the line). I tell you about...

2 months ago

24 minutes

A Pane in the Glass Podcast

Because We've Always Done It That Way

In this last of the summer series of episodes in "A Pane In The Glass Podcast", we take a look at the way organizations, (i.e. groups of people with a clear objective) go about achieving that objective. To illustrate what many groups do I recount a well known research project called "The Monkeys And The Bananas". I use a soundbite to demonstrate just how easy it is to do two simple everyday tasks the same way each and every time. I share some basic research on the topic of group decision maki...

2 months ago

19 minutes

A Pane in the Glass Podcast

Sunspot #8 - The Game Of Life

In this Sunspot episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we're going to play a game and it's about your life, how long you wish it to be and the status of your health as you enjoy longevity. Before that you will hear from some fellow listeners with their reply to the three episode series on "The Culture Of Sport". I have an exciting announcement to share with you regarding wheel chair curling. Enjoy Sunspot #8! It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

2 months ago

30 minutes

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Sunspot #7 - It's Your Turn

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" you will hear the thoughts of other listeners about the last two episodes on the culture of sport and entitlement. You may agree or disagree with what you hear but hopefully, what you hear will make you think! It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

3 months ago

23 minutes

A Pane in the Glass Podcast

Sunspot #6 - The Culture Of Sport (Continued)

As you can see by the title of this episode of "A Pane In the Glass Podcast", it's a continuation of the last episode ("The Culture Of Sport"). If you have not listened to the previous episode, please do so, it will make this one make more sense and the one to follow (which is where I hope you will weigh in on this topic). It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

3 months ago

13 minutes

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Sunspot #5 - The Culture Of Sport

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I reach into my coaching manual ("A Pane In The Glass: A Coach's Companion") to a piece entitled "The Culture Of Sport". That was back in May of 2008 but the topic is just as relevant today as it was then and will be moving forward. It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

3 months ago

29 minutes

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Sunspot #4 - How Well Do You Play The Golf Course?

In this Sunspot episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we take a look at a somewhat unique way to approach a game of curling. I know, the title refers to how well you play a golf course but there's a very direct connection between the two sports. I conclude this summertime episode with a sound bite about "A Man's Brain Versus A Woman's Brain". It's a comedy sketch with much validity that bubbles to the surface plus my take on the difference between coaching a women's team versus a men...

3 months ago

17 minutes

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Sunspot #3 - You Win Some, You Lose Some And Some ...

In this third summer episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we take a look at wins and losses from various perspectives. We hear from golf's #1 player, Scottie Scheffler with what I'm sure will be a surprising taking on winning, which he does most of the time. We hear from Eli Straw on how to break out of a slump. I once again put wins & losses into place with "The Baseball Analogy" and then conclude the episode with one of life's most devastating losses, that of a child and how sports ...

4 months ago

26 minutes

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Sunspot #2 - All Things Baseball

In this second Sunspot edition of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we recognize Major League Baseball's "All Star Game" with some sound bites: Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench and his view of the Pete Rose situation regarding his consideration for the H of F, an inspiring sound bite about Jim Abbott who pitched a no-hitter with one only one arm, a rendering of the life lessons sports like baseball can offer a young athlete and then wise words from the late Yogi Berra". Play ball! It’s your turn...

4 months ago

20 minutes

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Sunspot #1 - Talent v. Passion

This episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" heralds a series of episodes for the summer of 2025 I'm calling "Sunspots". This is #1 and the topic is "Talent v. Passion". There are two soundbites, each involving very successful individuals who have perspectives on both talent and passion. Enjoy! It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!

4 months ago

15 minutes

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Foam Density: It Really Does Make A Difference

In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I welcome back to my microphone, Eugene Hritzuk of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. You may recall an episode about foam density in curling brushes (S3E51) where Eugene introduced us to the whole notion of the importance of foam density in curling brushes. Since that episode, World Curling has done some testing on the matter in Morris, MB. Preliminary results are in and World Curling has published an announcement about foam density as it applies to com...

4 months ago

43 minutes