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By Tim Cates Posted on 5/29/2022 - 2 minute read
Tim Cates talks with long-time girls volleyball coach Bret Almazan-Cezar about his career in coaching and now his new job working with the Pac-12 Conference. Bret won 11 state CIF titles and was a 4x National Coach of the Year. Bret also talks about his experience graduating from the Masters in Coaching and Athletics Administration Program.
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By Tim Cates Posted on 5/20/2022 - 2 minute read
Tim Cates talks with Concordia University Irvine men's basketball coach Ken Ammann about his program and his success at the NAIA and NCAA D2 levels.
By Tim Cates Posted on 4/21/2022 - 3 minute read
Tim Cates talks with long time Santa Ana HS Wrestling Coach Scott Glabb about his decades of success in the sport. Scott is a Wrestling Hall of Fame Coach for the work he did helping his student athletes on and off the mat. Read his book "A Saint In The City." Scott also teaches classes at Concordia University Irvine and their Masters in Coaching and Athletics Administration Program.
By Tim Cates Posted on 4/14/2022 - 2 minute read
Tim Cates talks with CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod about navigating high school sports through the pandemic and a return to normalcy for student athletes. Rob also talks about the partnership that the CIF and Concordia University Irvine have with the Masters in Coaching and Athletics Administration program.
By Tim Cates Posted on 3/31/2022 - 2 minute read
Tim Cates talks with Margueritte Aozasa about taking over as the new UCLA Women's Soccer Coach and why getting her Masters in Coaching and Athletics Administration from Concordia University Irvine was so beneficial for her as a leader and coach.
By Tim Cates Posted on 3/22/2022 - 2 minute read
Tim Cates talks with Olympic Gold Medalist Staciana Winfield about winning gold in Sydney and life now after as a teacher, swim coach and spokesperson for alopecia. She completed the MCAA program at Concordia University Irvine and is coming back to teach classes.
By Tim Cates Posted on 3/18/2022 - 2 minute read
Tim Cates talks with Dusty Buell about being a CEO of a company and a high school soccer coach. He explains how the MCAA Program at Concordia University Irvine changed his philosophy of leadership and how it has positively impacted the way he leads at both of his jobs.
By Tim Cates Posted on 3/8/2022 - 2 minute read
Tim Cates talks with Dr. Kent Schlichtemeier about his 40 years in education, coaching and the launch of the new Servant Leadership Institute at Concordia University Irvine.
By Tim Cates Posted on 2/28/2022 - 2 minute read
Tim Cates talks with Tom White, the Founding Director of the MCAA Program at Concordia University Irvine. Tom started the program in 2005 with 12 students and has helped grow it into the Nation's #1 athletics graduate program.
By Tim Cates Posted on 2/18/2022 - 2 minute read
Tim Cates talks with Peter Abe about his journey to becoming the Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Portola HS in Irvine, CA. Peter graduated from the Masters in Coaching and Athletics Administration Program at Concordia University Irvine.