The Spirit of Coaching Podcast

41: Breathing for Excellence: The Hidden Biology of Performance

How much is your breathing affecting your performance? In this episode, performance strategist Vanessa Sekhon shares how breath science, neuroscience, and physiology influence focus, recovery, resilience, and peak performance. A former NCAA Division I athlete at the University of Michigan, member of the Canadian National Development Team, and varsity boxer at Oxford, Vanessa combines personal experience with cutting-edge science to help high performers thrive under pressure. Whether you're a CEO, athlete, leader, or coach, you'll gain practical tools to perform better without burning out. #Neuroscience #PerformanceStrategy #EliteAthletes #Breathwork #MindBodyConnection  Connect with Coach Scott Fox: Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coach_scott_fox/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/coach_scott_fox/?hl=en] Linked In: ⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachscottfox/⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachscottfox/] Website:⁠ ⁠⁠https://thechampionplaybook.com/ [https://thechampionplaybook.com/]

40: Data was clear. Damage was done.

Youth baseball has more data than ever yet arm injuries are rising and kids are quitting earlier than ever. Scott sits down with Deven Morgan, Director of Youth Baseball at Driveline Baseball and author of Skills That Scale, to explain how overuse, inconsistent pitch counts, and fractured youth systems are putting young pitchers at risk. Parents and coaches leave with practical guidance on managing throwing load, choosing travel teams wisely, and understanding what is truly possible for a child’s long term, holistic development on and off the field. #BaseballDevelopment #YouthSports #AthleteDevelopment #PlayerDevelopment #YouthAthletics Connect with Coach Scott Fox: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coach_scott_fox/?hl=en⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/coach_scott_fox/?hl=en] Linked In:  ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachscottfox/⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachscottfox/] Website: ⁠⁠https://thechampionplaybook.com/ [https://thechampionplaybook.com/]

39: Your Body Won’t Change Until Your Nervous System Does — Tracy Tanguay (The Mobility Chick)

Tracy Tanguay, known as The Mobility Chick, works with elite MLB players—helping them move and perform using tools most coaches overlook. She explains how the nervous system drives everything, from performance to recovery, and why fixing the body without addressing it falls short. We explore breathwork, EFT, intuition, and even non-local healing. This episode is about what happens when you stop treating symptoms and start working with the system behind them. #MindBodySoul #SportsPerformance #HealingThroughMotion #AthleteMindset #WellnessJourney Connect with Coach Scott Fox: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coach_scott_fox/?hl=en⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/coach_scott_fox/?hl=en] Linked In:  ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachscottfox/⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachscottfox/] Website: ⁠⁠https://thechampionplaybook.com/ [https://thechampionplaybook.com/]

38: Losing Certainty to Gain Coherence

Scott is joined by Kimberly Ray Smith to explore how losing certainty, identity, and control can open the door to coherence, personal peace and performance. Drawing from Kimberly’s path from physical therapy to intuitive and naturopathic work, they discuss entertainment, self-healing, and tools like Bio-Well technology and mudras that help make subtle inner shifts measurable. This conversation invites coaches and high performers to rethink what truly supports adaptability under stress, and why presence matters more than strategy. #Authenticity #Naturopathy #HolisticHealth #SelfImprovement #WellnessJourney Connect with Coach Scott Fox: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coach_scott_fox/?hl=en⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/coach_scott_fox/?hl=en] Linked In:  ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachscottfox/⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachscottfox/] Website: ⁠⁠https://thechampionplaybook.com/ [https://thechampionplaybook.com/]

37: Athletes on Medication: What Human Design reveals about performance and health

What if you had a blueprint for making decisions that could support sustainable performance, fewer injuries, and long term fulfillment? In this second episode on Human Design, Scott and Elisabeth Krijtenburg, “The Taper Coach,” explore how Human Design can help coaches, athletes, and leaders make decisions that truly work for the individual. Rather than relying on one size fits all approaches, this conversation offers a new way to understand stress, performance, and alignment. #MentalHealth #TaperingOffMeds #HumanDesign #SportsPerformance #HealingJourney #AlternativeHealing  Connect with Liz Krijtenburg: Email: Elisabeth@sovereignlifeproject.com [Elisabeth@sovereignlifeproject.com] Connect with Coach Scott Fox: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coach_scott_fox/?hl=en⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/coach_scott_fox/?hl=en] Linked In:  ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachscottfox/⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachscottfox/] Website: ⁠⁠https://thechampionplaybook.com/ [https://thechampionplaybook.com/]