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ATHLETE 1 PODCAST

What if you could go behind the scenes with athletes and coaches? Join Ken Carpenter, a veteran high school baseball coach weekly as he examines success, failures, and life lessons in sports. Each episode provides valuable insight and an understanding of playing or coaching team sports.

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Recent Episodes

Courage, Reflection, and Success: A High School Baseball Coach's Journey with Mike Weaver

Courage, Reflection, and Success: A High School Baseball Coach's Journey with Mike Weaver

May 24, 2023

Imagine experiencing a gut-wrenching extra innings loss as a high school baseball coach, and then having the courage to reflect on the game without regret. That's exactly what our guest, Olentangy Berlin High School's Head B…

What It Takes To Win A State Championship In Baseball

What It Takes To Win A State Championship In Baseball

May 10, 2023

Episode 71 Why do some teams always produce successful teams? I sat down with 5 great high school baseball coaches from around the country to discuss what it takes to win a state championship in baseball. Between these coa…

The Buckeye Way: How Bob Todd Built a Winning Culture at Ohio State -  Bob Todd

The Buckeye Way: How Bob Todd Built a Winning Culture at Ohio State - Bob Todd

April 26, 2023

Episode 70 In 27 years as a college baseball head coach, Head Coach Bob Todd (Ohio State University Baseball - Retired) never had a losing season. He won 40 games eleven times, 50 games twice and is the only 5 time winner o…

What Coaches Can Teach Us About Expecting Success - Delvin Jordan

What Coaches Can Teach Us About Expecting Success - Delvin Jordan

April 12, 2023

Episode 69 On this episode of the Athlete 1 Podcast Head Baseball Coach Delvin Jordan is in his first season coaching coaching 2022 state runner-up Redan HS Raiders (GA). Despite losing the majority of the starters to gradu…

College Baseball Is More Difficult Than You Think - Ryne Romick

College Baseball Is More Difficult Than You Think - Ryne Romick

March 29, 2023

Episode 68 Ryne Romick (Denison University Baseball Associate Head Coach) was a All-Ohio multi-sport athlete at River High School (OH). He pitched for the University of Akron Zips and jumped right into coaching after gradu…

Should You Specialize Or Play Multiple Youth Sports - Andrew Petcash

Should You Specialize Or Play Multiple Youth Sports - Andrew Petcash

March 15, 2023

Parents are struggling to find what's best for their son or daughter when it comes to playing youth sports. Should you specialize or let them play multiple youth sports? The pressure of what other parents are doing, hoping…