Significant Coaching with Matt Rogers

🎙 Leadership. Coaching. The Work That Actually Matters.

Significant Coaching with Matt Rogers is a weekly podcast focused on the craft of coaching, the responsibility of leadership, and the decisions that shape programs, people, and cultures in sport.

Hosted by former Head College Coach and Athletic Director, Matt Rogers—who has led multiple teams to the NCAA National Tournament and helped over 4,000 student-athletes achieve their dream of playing their sport in college—the show features honest conversations with coaches, athletic leaders, and professionals building teams and coaching individuals the right way.

Matt is a national motivational speaker and also consults with small colleges across the country, creating significant recruiting, retention, and growth strategies for athletic departments navigating a rapidly changing landscape. He is also the author of Significant Recruiting: The Playbook for Prospective College Athletes and the companion Recruit’s Journal Series for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball.

This isn’t a highlight reel or a hot-take show -- It’s a behind-the-scenes look at how championship programs are built—and how strong, confident, and healthy athletes become strong, confident adults.

Every week:

Fridays – Coaching & Leadership Episodes
Program building, culture, staff development, and leading under pressure.
Mondays – Recruiting Episodes
Clear, practical conversations about today’s college recruiting process for athletes, families, and coaches.

🎥 You can now watch the video version of every episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@CoachMattRogers

🌐 Learn more at coachmattrogers.com

📍 New episodes every Monday and Friday

Podcasting since 2023 • 141 episodes

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Listened to your podcast with Wade Wilson. My daughter played on his 2019 National Champion. I consider Wade a friend, although he takes some getting used to and you cannot have thin skin around him. There is no coach more loyal to his players and everything he stated in the podcast with you was 100% accurate. I tend to text him after wins to this day offering congratulations. I thought you would appreciate a couple of stories regarding Wade. They both occurred during the National Championship season. One displays his character, and one his loyalty to those players that earn his respect. Toward the end of the regular season the Dogs lost a close game to Mary Hardin-Baylor. I believe the score was 1-0. The girls did not play to their capabilities and let's just say Wade let them know how he felt about the loss. One player took it particularly hard and decided to quit. Wade gave her the opportunity to tell the team. What impressed me, and what I personally thought was a turning point in the season, is that Wade could have set in his office while she met with the team, but stood there and listened to her comments. In my opinion that taught the team accountability, good or otherwise, in one's actions. TLU played at another level the rest of the season and the result was the National Championship. The other story involved my daughter. She made First Team All-Conference all three seasons (Covid ended her senior season). She also made the SCAC Conference All-Tournament team her freshman and junior year (the National Championship season). She

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