The Way of Champions: Leadership, Teamwork and Building a Championship Culture Workshop
Helping those that work with youth athletes better understand the advantages of a positive focus in their efforts in this important work.
Presenting:
John O'Sullivan
https://changingthegameproject.com
John started the Changing the Game Project in 2012 after two decades as a soccer player and coach on the youth, high school, college and professional level. He is the author of the #1 bestselling books Changing the Game: The Parents Guide to Raising Happy, High Performing Athletes, and Giving Youth Sports Back to our Kids and Is it Wise to Specialize? John's work has been featured in many publications including The Huffington Post, CNN.com, ESPN, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Outside Magazine, and many other national and international news outlets. John is an internationally known speaker for coaches, parents and youth sports organizations, and has spoken for TEDx, the US Olympic Committee, US Lacrosse, USA Football, USA Swimming, US Sailing, US Ski and Snowboard, Ireland Rugby, and at numerous other events throughout the US, Canada, Asia, Australia and Europe.
When he speaks, John brings to the table a wealth of practical, hands-on knowledge garnered through years of working with players and their families on sport specific development, fitness and nutrition, college recruiting, and most importantly, training high-performing athletes by creating a player-centered environment.
Originally from New York, John is a 1994 graduate of Fordham University, where he was a team captain as a senior and a member of the 1990 Patriot League Championship team. After a stint playing professionally for the Wilmington (NC) Hammerheads of the USL, John began his coaching career as the Varsity Boys Soccer Coach at Cardinal Gibbons HS in Raleigh, NC. He then moved on to become the Assistant Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach at the University of Vermont, before delving into the world of youth club soccer. Since that time, John has worked as a Director of Coaching for Nordic Spirit SC (Vt), Ann Arbor Youth Soccer Association (MI) and from 2006-2011 as the Executive Director of Oregon Rush Soccer Club in Bend, OR. Most recently he was the Central Oregon Regional Training Center Director for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, before turning his attention full time to the Changing the Game Project in 2013. He holds his USSF A License, United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma, and US Youth Soccer National Youth Coaching License.
John received his BA from Fordham University and his Masters from the University of Vermont. He resides in beautiful Bend, OR, with his wife, Dr. Lauren O’Sullivan, and two wonderful children and aspiring young athletes: Maggie Shea, age 13, and Tiernan, age 12.
Dr. Jerry Lynch
Jerry first learned about extraordinary performance and excellence as a nationally ranked competitive athlete sponsored by Nike, running world class times from 5,000 meters to the marathon, setting an American record in the half-marathon, winning a National Championship and many other races against athletes half his age. He took what he learned about himself and life from his competitive days and parlayed it into a dynamic successful career helping athletes and coaches in all sports to use his performance and leadership strategies to up their game and discover the best version of themselves.
To give a clearer sense about his professional life as an author, leader, coach and mentor, Jerry combines Eastern thought, Native American tradition, and western psychology to help create mental strength, spiritual dexterity, inspiration and empowerment not only for competitive events but for self-awareness, confidence and how to be the best version of yourself each day.
Dr. Lynch has been recognized as one of the top five in his profession nationwide. He has worked with teams, coaches and athletes in the NBA, Pro Lacrosse, Major League Soccer, with men's and women's basketball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, golf and other sports at the universities of North Carolina, Duke, Maryland, California, Syracuse, Stanford, Harvard and Middlebury. In the past 30 years alone, he has help guide 115 championship teams, 55 Final Fours resulting in 39 National Championships at the collegiate and professional levels.!
Jerry is a dynamic, entertaining, inspirational, provocative, and humorous teacher and speaker with topics on leadership, coaching, team culture building, winning the relationship game, and core value development. !
Some of his presentations include Keynote Talks at the New Zealand National Academy of Sport, Der Deutsche Schmerztog in Germany, the U.S.National Field Hockey Coaches convention, the Ironman Sports Medicine Conference in Hawaii, the USA Lacrosse National Convention and the NIKE/China Leadership Summit in Lanai, Hawaii.!
Dr. Lynch has had extensive media interview coverage with CBS, NBC, and PBS national television, the New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Baltimore Sun, Outside Magazine and over 400 national radio broadcasts, podcasts and webinars. He co-hosts the Way of Champions podcast, one of the top-rated podcasts in the world for coaches.
The author of 15 books in over 10 languages, Dr. Lynch is the founder and director of WAY OF CHAMPIONS, a human potential and performance consulting group helping others master the deeper inner game for sports, business and life.
"As the head coach of the Warriors I call on Jerry to help guide me through the process using his advice, wisdom and insight often. He's been a huge help to me." - Steve Kerr, 8 time NBA Champion player and coach
" Dr.Lynch's innovative approach to the relationship game between coach and athlete is profound, perceptive and unparalleled in the world of sports leadership. I use his wisdom in my coaching these days with the Jazz."~ Quin Snyder, Head coach, Utah Jazz
"The Way of Champions Conference changed the way I think about coaching. What you learn through Jerry and John allows you to create a culture where performances can thrive. My work with Way of Champions played a big role in our success in the 2018 Masters Tournament." - Kevin Kirk, Coach of 2018 Masters Champion Patrick Reed, and 3x Way of Champions Conference attendee
"I have a number of friends who have supported my development as a coach. I count Jerry Lynch as one of them. He has given me encouragement and wisdom to make a difference in my helping my athletes reach their full potential." - Phil Jackson, 11 time NBA Champion Coach
"John, I just wanted to thank you for your thoughtfulness in writing such an amazing book. You hit it right on the head...I know enough to know that the only importance sports has is forming a great person. Thank you for your invaluable help with this quest." - Peter Smith, 5 time NCAA Champion Coach of USC Men's Tennis
"Jerry is a wise and trusted friend who happens to be one of the top authorities nationally on sports leadership, coaching and performance. His input with my team and other teams at Carolina has had a huge influence in helping us to achieve our goals. His work will help make a difference in your coaching as well." - Anson Dorrance, 22 time NCAA Champion UNC Women's Soccer
About The Resilient Mindset:
We recognize that sports and an active lifestyle offer physical, social, mental, and otherbenefits, but also that this comes with a dark side that far too many young athletes experience.
The main reasons that most children give for wanting to drop out of sports can directly belinked back to their relationship with their coaches and parents during this time.
The stories ofthe abusive, negative, win at all costs coaches and the overbearing and aggressive parents aremany.
And the kids suffer, and this does not need to be the case. There is a better way.
The Resilient Mindset was created by local soccer enthusiast and youth coach, Kelly Moller. Itis in this effort that information and guidance is provided so that parents and coaches canbetter understand the advantages of taking a proactive and positive stance that will make theexperience in sport for their kids and athletes a good and beneficial one. Positive coachingand parenting emphasis is the main focus of The Resilient Mindset, as well as creating mindful,positive, and valuable sports experiences for coaches, parents, and most importantly, youngathletes.
The Resilient Mindset is a local, coach/parent volunteer organization in Salt Lake City, Utah.
We want to thank our sponsors:
Blue Knights SC
Utah Youth Soccer Association
