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
Episodes
177 episodes
Episode #175: Erik Kudronowicz on Recruiting
🎙 Why Small-Town Kids Are Built Different | Erik Kudronowicz Interview In Part II of this conversation, Matt Rogers sits down with Erik Kudronowicz, Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Scales Mound High School in Illinoi...
Episode #174: Erik Kudronowicz
🏀 David vs. Goliath: How a Tiny Illinois School Built a Basketball Powerhouse What does it take to build a winning basketball program at one of the smallest schools in America?In this episode of the Significant Coachin...
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Episode #173: David Arseneault on Recruiting
🏀 Ep. 173: Recruiting for Grinnell’s System Basketball | David Arseneault Jr. David Arseneault Jr., Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Grinnell College, returns for Part II of this conversation on the Significant Recruitin...
Episode #172: David Arseneault Jr
🏀 David Arseneault Jr. — The Art, Discipline, & Evolution of System Basketball David Arseneault Jr., Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Grinnell College, joins Episode 172 of the Significant Coaching Podcast for a deep dive i...
Episode #171: Mike McFarland on Recruiting
🎙 Division II Recruiting: The “Sweet Spot” | Dr. Michael McFarlandIn Episode #171 of the Significant Recruiting Podcast, Matt Rogers continues the conversation with Dr. Michael McFarland, Athletic Director at Commonwealt...
Episode #170: Michael McFarland
🎙️ Building a Significant Athletic Department | Dr. Michael McFarland On this episode of the Significant Coaching Podcast, Matt Rogers sits down with Dr. Michael McFarland, Athletic Director at Commonwealth Universi...
Episode #169: Val Whiting on Recruiting
The Mental Side of Greatness with Val Whiting | Ep. 168 On this episode of the Significant Coaching Podcast, Matt Rogers is joined by Val Whiting, former Stanford All-American, WNBA player, two-time NCAA National Ch...
Episode #168: Val Whiting
🧠 The Mental Side of Greatness with Val Whiting | Ep. 168 On this episode of the Significant Coaching Podcast, Matt Rogers is joined by Val Whiting, former Stanford All-American, WNBA player, two-...
Episode #167: Larry Yoder on Recruiting
🎙️ The Reality of How Softball Coaches Evaluate | Larry Yoder | Ep. 167In this episode of the Significant Recruiting Podcast, Matt Rogers continues his conversation with Larry Yoder, Head Softball Coach at Mount Mercy Un...
Episode #166: Larry Yoder
🎙️Building a Program That Lasts | Larry Yoder | Significant Coaching Ep. 166 In this episode of the Significant Coaching Podcast, Matt Rogers sits down with Larry Yoder, Head Softball Coach at Mount Mercy Univers...
Episode #165: Coleman Lee on Recruiting
🏐 Coleman Lee: What College Coaches Really Want | Ep. 165 In this episode of the Significant Recruiting Podcast, Matt Rogers sits down with Central Methodist Head Volleyball Coach Coleman Lee to break down ...
Episode #164: Coleman Lee
🎙️ Coleman Lee: Doing It Your Way and Building a Winner | Ep. 164In this episode of the Significant Coaching Podcast, Matt Rogers sits down with Central Methodist University Head Volleyball Coach Coleman Lee, w...
Episode #163: Paula Krueger on Recruiting
🏀 Do You Have What It Takes to Play D2? | Paula Krueger In Part II of this conversation on the Significant Recruiting Podcast, Matt Rogers sits down with Paula Krueger, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at NCAA Division ...
Episode #162: Paula Krueger
🏀 Can You Love Your Team? Lessons from Paula Krueger at Northern State What does it really mean to love your team as a coach?In this episode of the Significant Coaching Podcast, Matt Roger...
Episode #161: Scott Fjelstul on Recruiting
⛳ A 39-Year Masterclass in College Fit and RecruitingIn Episode #161 of the Significant Recruiting Podcast, Matt Rogers continues his conversation with Scott Fjelstul, Director of Golf at Luther College and ...
Episode #160: Scott Fjelstul
⛳ Scott Fjelstul: Building People, Not Just Golfers What does it take to lead a program for nearly four decades—and do it with consistency, humility, and purpose?On this episode of the Significant Coach...
Episode #159: John Baines on Recruiting
🏀 Competitiveness, Fit, and the Truth About Recruiting | John Baines | Part IIIn Part II of Episode 159 of the Significant Recruiting Podcast, Matt Rogers continues his conversation with John Baines, Head Men's Bas...
Episode #158: John Baines
This week I’m joined by John Baines, head men’s basketball coach at Elmhurst University, one of the premier Division III basketball programs in the country.During his time leading the Bluejays, Coach Baines has built a nati...
Episode #157: Traci Murphy on Recruiting
In Part II of my conversation with Traci Murphy, Vice President for Athletics at NCAA Division II Daemen University, we dive deep into the college recruiting process and how athletic departments evaluate prospective student...
Episode #156: Traci Murphy
🎙 Learning Leadership the Right Way with Traci Murphy What does it take to lead a thriving college athletics department?In this episode of the Significant Coaching Podcast, Matt Rogers sits down with Tr...
Episode #155: Katelyn Smith on Recruiting
Division II Recruiting Reality | Katelyn Smith | Part IIIn Part 2 of this Significant Recruiting conversation, Adams State University Athletic Director Katelyn Smith breaks down the realities of recruiting at t...
Episode #154: Katelyn Smith
🎙 Katelyn Smith on Leadership, Culture, and Why Division II Works (Part 1) What does real leadership look like at the NCAA Division II level?In Part 1 of this Significant Coaching conversation, Adams State Universit...
Episode #153: Dawson Dickson on Recruiting
🎙️ The JUCO Reset: How Junior College Helps You Rebuild and Move Forward Sometimes the recruiting journey doesn’t go the way you planned.The good news? Junior college can be the reset that changes everything....
