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  • Ready-Set-Go

    Ready-Set-Go
    2026/10/29
    Shellee Howard founder and CEO of College Ready shares her story about getting kids College Ready. She firmly believes there is a place for every child and every child has tremendous potential to be successful making the world a better place. She is relentless in finding resources to help students graduate from college debt free. Shellee travels the world making dreams come true.
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    1 時間 16 分
  • If Only I Listen to What I See

    If Only I Listen to What I See
    2026/09/30
    Many coaches and parents miss the mark. Their actions might be well intentioned. But, pushing their own wants and needs onto their child or young athlete doesn’t work. The athlete’s passion needs to be organic and come from within themselves. It teaches them accountability and responsibility which leads to success beyond the court, field or track. Mike Hummel, father, coach and former Texas A&M record holder, shares his insights on how to listen to what he sees.
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    1 時間 19 分
  • Why Girls Quit Sports: Words Matter More Than You Think!

    Why Girls Quit Sports: Words Matter More Than You Think!
    2026/08/31
    Girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys. The number one reason is not time or talent. It is that sports stop being fun due to overwhelming pressure from coaches and parents. In Episode 37 of Do I Need My Racket?, host Cindy Swain looks at where that breakdown happens. She talks about the power of words and how those words, good or bad, can stay with kids for decades. Cindy opens the show on the other side of the microphone. A podcast growth agency cold-called her, claiming instant results. After 90 minutes of reframing her answers to a barrage of questions, she said no to a ridiculous $14,000 price tag with no guarantees. It is a working example of how words can be persuasive and powerful tools that can create doubt. Drawing from 10 years of high school sports announcing and as a lifetime athlete and coach, Cindy shares real life stories of girls and coaches. Some examples build them and some tear them apart. She calls all of us to be accountable for what we say, because words matter more than we think!
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    27 分
  • I Write The Songs

    I Write The Songs
    2026/07/30
    A small town girl started with a simple song. She’s now a big town woman and writing a worldwide symphony. Listen to Bonnie Lowe share her heartfelt story.
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    1 時間 16 分
  • I Love You More!

    I Love You More!
    2026/06/30
    Its been 50 years since Podcast host Cindy Swain lost her sister Carla to heinous crime. She shares insight into pain loss love and healing.
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    39 分
  • She's Crushing It!

    She's Crushing It!
    2026/04/23
    Brittany Beaubien works harder than 70% of us at the gym. She does it with so much poise and grace that the rest of stop and watch.
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    1 時間 8 分
  • Touch an Ocean

    Touch an Ocean
    2026/03/26
    When you touch an ocean on one end with grace hope humility strength courage and love…..what do you find on the other end?
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    1 時間 14 分
  • Same Sunsets

    Same Sunsets
    2026/02/26
    The sun connects us with life. We watch the same sunsets but with different views. Victoria Gutierrez, Fort Hays State University women’s wrestling coach, is empowering young women to be confident, strong, resilient, and self reliant all under the Kansas sun….same sunsets with different views.
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    1 時間 7 分