A Proactive Coaching podcast interview with Corey Westra, longtime commissioner of the Great Plains Athletic Conference, youth coach and Proactive Coaching regional speaker, hosted by Bruce Brown. Topics covered: how youth sports moved from kids picking the teams to adult control, what a commissioner’s job really looks like, the qualities that separate the very best coaches, and why parents walk out of “The Role of Parents in Athletics” saying thank you.
Introduction
Narrator: Proactive Coaching is a business that provides character-based materials and presentations for coaches, athletes, team leaders, parents, and businesses around the world.
Bruce: Good morning and welcome to our Proactive Coaching podcast. Our guest today is Corey Westra. Corey is a husband and father and youth coach, and also a regional speaker for Proactive Coaching. He’s been the conference commissioner for the Great Plains Athletic Conference in the NAIA for 16 years, I believe. Corey, we just want to welcome you to our show and give our audience a chance to meet you. So, how have you been doing?