Season 3 – Episode 5 – The Educational Athletics Journey – The Parent Perspective

Summary

This episode is the third in a four part series entitled “The Educational Athletics Journey”.  In this episode we hear from three parents who provide a great perspective as they have navigated the journey with their student athlete.  We are excited to be joined and learn from Shion Thomas (Cedar Rapids Kennedy), Holly Anderson (Ankeny Centennial) and Brad Skaar (Roland-Story).  We look forward to sharing the rest of this series.  Part 1 – Athletic Administrators; Part 2 – Coaches; Part 3 – Parents; Part 4 – Student Athletes.   BTB is proud to have HomeTown Ticketing (@hometowntix) as a sponsor of the  podcast. Check out their website at http://www.hometownticketing.com. Follow them on their social media sites: Twitter: @hometowntix… Facebook: @hometownticketing…Instagram: hometownticketing BTB is also happy to have Gipper (@gogipper) as a sponsor of our podcast. Visit them on Twitter or at http://www.gogipper.com for a great custom graphics solution. BTB also thanks Varsity Bound (@varsityboundhq) for their support of Beyond the Bench, as well as, AD’s and Athletic Departments across the state of Iowa.

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Currently in his 37th year in the education field. Currently the District Activities Director at Greene County Community Schools in Jefferson, Iowa. Celebrating 37 years of marriage with Deb. Deb works remotely as the Assistant Controller for Treynor (IA) State Bank. We have 3 kids, two son in laws, a daughter in law, two wonderful grandsons, Jonathan and Parker, and three lovely granddaughters, Mia, Madison and Faye. Nicole and Brett are parents to Jonathan and Madison, and are working in ministry in Urbandale, IA. AJ and Regan live in Waukee, IA. A.J. currently works for Thrivent after a few years coaching college basketball including winning a National Championship as an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Graceland University. Regan is a Kindergarten teacher with the Des Moines Public Schools at Hubbell Elementary School. Abby and Anthony are parents to Parker and Mia and they outside of Ogden, IA. Abby works as a Physical Therapy Assistant and Anthony works for a landscaping company.