{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sideline Sessions","title":"Brooke Knight — 12x Championship-Winning Baseball Manager and Former Professional Player on Taking Teams and Athletes from Good to Great","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3233,"description":"Brooke Knight is head coach of the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast Baseball League, a summer wood bat league for collegiate players, as well as CEO of Knight Financial Home Loans. \n\nBrooke is the most successful manager in West Coast League history, having skippered the Knights to 10 championships in his 15-year tenure at the helm, including the last seven consecutive titles. He has been coach of the year 8 times. \n\nBrooke also managed the Perth Heat of the Australian Baseball League — a winter league for professionals from all around the world — to back-to-back titles in 2011-12. \n\nOur conversation covers:\nWhat makes a good baseball manager versus a good coach in other sports\nRelevance of Brooke’s professional playing career in Pirates and Brewers organizations\nHis coaching philosophy\nLessons learned from his mentors\nCoaching players like number 1 overall draft pick Adley Rutschmann\nWhat separates good teams from great teams and good athletes from great ones?\nDeveloping productive relationships with athletes\nImportance of Brooke’s teams winning the sportsmanship award three times\nSubscribe to Sideline Sessions to hear the rest of our fall-winter season. We’ll continue to bring you insights from diverse coaches across the sporting landscape. Subscribe here: https://sidelinesessions.transistor.fm/subscribe \n\nLearn more about Brooke Knight:\nwww.corvallisknights.com \nwww.theabl.com.au \nwww.kfhomeloans.com \nAbout the host:\nRoss Romano is co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and also hosts The Authority Podcast. He began his career in the pro sports industry before becoming a leading communications, marketing, and management expert working with education companies. He is founder and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. He also works directly with professionals at all levels,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_lL49588KCUED12F0zBx6_kR1OSQaovURmF9PFVCCvw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ0Mzg5LzE2OTk0/NjQ0NzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}