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Brandi Chastain: Becoming The Kind Of Player You Want To Be
Brandi Chastain: Becoming The Kind Of Player You Want To Be
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Sep 1, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
**Positive Coaching Alliance is proud to have worked with Liberty Mutual Insurance to create this podcast and [other powerful resources](http://devzone.positivecoach.org/browse/%2522Liberty%2520Mutual%2520Insurance%2522).**
This podcast series features Positive Coaching Alliance staff interviewing prominent former athletes, coaches and general managers. Each episode, these influential stars share insights from their own sports careers. Listen in as they talk about filling emotional tanks, bouncing back from mistakes, staying motivated through long seasons to continually give 100% effort, and how they translated their sports experience to invaluable life lessons.
**IN THIS EPISODE: BRANDI CHASTAIN**
In this episode, Jim talks with World Cup and Olympic Champion soccer player Brandi Chastain ([@brandichastain](https://twitter.com/brandichastain)), who talks about how athletes deal with transition, bouncing back from injury, truly inspiring coaching, and her favorite memories from the US National Team and the Women’s World Cup. Here's where you'll find Brandi talking about featured topics:
- **Injuries**- 9:15
- **Coaching Own Child**- 16:55
**ABOUT JIM THOMPSON**
Jim Thompson is the founder and Executive Director of Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a nonprofit organization founded at Stanford University with the mission of helping to transform the culture of youth sports to give all young athletes the opportunity for a positive, character-building experience. PCA served as the experts behind the Liberty Mutual Play Positive™ program.
This podcast series features Positive Coaching Alliance staff interviewing prominent former athletes, coaches and general managers. Each episode, these influential stars share insights from their own sports careers. Listen in as they talk about filling emotional tanks, bouncing back from mistakes, staying motivated through long seasons to continually give 100% effort, and how they translated their sports experience to invaluable life lessons.
**IN THIS EPISODE: BRANDI CHASTAIN**
In this episode, Jim talks with World Cup and Olympic Champion soccer player Brandi Chastain ([@brandichastain](https://twitter.com/brandichastain)), who talks about how athletes deal with transition, bouncing back from injury, truly inspiring coaching, and her favorite memories from the US National Team and the Women’s World Cup. Here's where you'll find Brandi talking about featured topics:
- **Injuries**- 9:15
- **Coaching Own Child**- 16:55
**ABOUT JIM THOMPSON**
Jim Thompson is the founder and Executive Director of Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a nonprofit organization founded at Stanford University with the mission of helping to transform the culture of youth sports to give all young athletes the opportunity for a positive, character-building experience. PCA served as the experts behind the Liberty Mutual Play Positive™ program.
Released:
Sep 1, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (43)
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