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 • 194 episodes

Significant Coaching with Matt Rogers

Latest Episodes

Episode #191: Keirsten Sires

Episode #191: Keirsten Sires of 2aDays — Giving Student-Athletes a VoiceWhat if giving student-athletes a voice could actually make college coaches and athletic programs better?In Part One of my conversation with Keirste...

September 04, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 190 • 40:56

Episode #190: Your Kid Is Not Special

Your kid is not special.At least, not because they throw harder, jump higher, score more points, earn straight A’s, or have more college coaches watching them...and definitely not because a parent says and thinks that to be the ca...

August 30, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 190 • 22:20

Episode #189: Ryan Brownlee on Recruiting

Are college baseball recruits chasing the right things? Ryan Brownlee, Assistant Executive Director of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), returns for Part II of our conversation—and this one is all about...

August 23, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 188 • 37:40

Episode #188: Ryan Brownlee

⚾ Ryan Brownlee | Tough Love, Trust & the Art of Coaching In Episode 188 of the Significant Coaching Podcast, Matt Rogers sits down with Ryan Brownlee, Assistant Executive Director of the American Baseball Coaches Asso...

August 22, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 188 • 43:53

Episode #187: Andrew Kachel on Recruiting

⚾ The New Reality of College Recruiting | Andrew Kachel Part II College recruiting is changing—and the junior college route may be more valuable than ever.In Part II of my conversation with Northeastern Junior Colle...

August 16, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 187 • 44:06