#15 - Ryan Metzger - Competition, Feedback, & Developing A Personal Brand.

Today’s guest is my great friend from the coaching world, Ryan Metzger. Our paths crossed at the University of Kentucky back in 2013 and have been friends ever since. Metzger is a frequent flyer on podcasts and I am excited to dive into some different topics today outside the typical college strength & conditioning conversations.

We discuss coaches having coaches, the best ways to give & receive feedback, developing leaders depending on their role, and some areas that we struggled with early in our coaching careers.

We also recorded this episode in mid-November prior to the American Open. We discussed Metzger’s approach to competing at the beginning of the episode, but she ended up not competing this year due to personal reasons. I am fired up for you to check out this episode and grateful for Metzger to share some time with all of us. Let’s make today the best day of the year, until tomorrow.

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Metzger’s Bio - https://utsports.com/staff-directory/ryan-metzger/5184

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TIMESTAMPS

(2:05) We’re Live

(4:50) American Open Olympic Weightlifting

(13:15) Your Career Complimenting Your Competitive Hobby

(18:45) Doing Something For 10 Years

(21:00) Competitive With Self & Others

(23:00) Coaches Being Coached

(26:00) Communication

(40:35) Giving Feedback

(44:37) Differences in Receiving Feedback & Delivering It

(48:25) Great Podcasting Experience

(56:30) Developing Leaders (Interns vs. Athletes)

(1:04:10) Personal Brand

(1:17:20) Verbs Over Nouns

(1:19:28) If Money Wasn’t A Thing What Would You Do?