everykidcanplay podcast
everykidcanplay podcast
Matt Dunkin
This podcast is about bringing the heart and joy into teaching. It is going to highlight that all kids no matter, disability or talent level get the right to play in Physical Education class and in sport!
Interview with Brian Hanni
Brian Hanni is a Kansas born and raised. He started off in Topeka KS. He followed his dream into becoming a broadcaster for sports. Weather it was doing Hawk Chalk before games or when he was doing pregame for Texas Tech when Patrick Mahomes was slinging the rock. He loves that he gets to be home with his favorite team and be the voice of the team he Loves.  What he does outside of the Broadcast booth is the most impressive! Take a listen
Feb 6, 2021
42 min
Coach Chad Parks Part 2 (How to Prepare yourself for Post season)
In this Episode Coach Chad Parks is back on Every Kid Can Play Podcast. This time on the slate for Topics is: Your Journey(Specializing young and buying into it being your journey)  Pressure(How to handle the pressure that is put on you)  How to wrestle open and not freeze in big moments.  Rankings are cool for fans. Look at them then get back to work. Don't get hyped by the fan mentality.  Control the things you can control.  We get to do this!
Feb 4, 2021
1 hr 2 min
Interview with Adam Groves
Adam Groves is an amazing teacher. It's hard to believe that we almost didn't have him in education. Listen here about his Journey from acting professionally in NYC in theater and then deciding he needed more and came back and is now working at his Elementary school. He is now teaching our STRIVE room for kids with high functioning Autism.
Dec 31, 2020
42 min
Interview with Head Coach Brad Nicks
Coach Brad Nicks has been apart of the Be the Light team. He has coached and taught for over 20 years. He is all about relationship first coaching. We talk about building culture and how to get the best out of every kid.
Dec 5, 2020
37 min
Interview with Special Education Teacher Evelyn Tradio
Evelyn Tradio is a Consulting Special Education Teacher who made the move 12 years ago from the Philippines to the United States. She has taught for the majority of her career in the Special Education world. She is an amazing lady who brings this light with her wherever she goes. Check her out! I promise you won't want to miss this!
Nov 15, 2020
35 min
Interview with The Reformed Sports Parent Nick Buonocore. How to become the best sports parent you can be
Nick Buonocore is the founder of the Reformed Sport Parent. He was tired of some parents trying to put to much pressure on their kids and decided to find his meaning. He launched the Reform Sports parents to give kids and parents a resource to make sure youth sports are played and watched for the right reason. Compete to win vs Winning at all costs. Playing time.  https://reformedsportsparent.com/ Twitter: @ReformedSParent Instagram: reformed_sports_parent Facebook: The reformed sports parent.
Sep 22, 2020
49 min
Interview with Dr. Hannah Kipfer
Dr. Kipfer is full of knowledge and talks about advice for first year teachers. Advice for adapted PE teachers, gen ed pe teachers a like. She is full of passion and love for teaching and you can hear it in her voice.
Sep 18, 2020
36 min
BabyJays Legacy of Hope: CoFounders Erica Souter and Jason Souter. A charity that helps families who go through pediatric cancer battles
n this Episode we talk to BabyJay's Co Founders Erica and Jason Souter. Both parents who found purpose after their daughter passed away from cancer. They became a light for parents who fight their fight. Learning how many people they have helped with groceries, bills, car payments really touched my heart.  BabyJays website https://www.babyjayslegacy.org/ Rexy Run https://runsignup.com/Race/KS/Lawrence/RexyRun Roundball Classic https://rockchalkroundballclassic.com
Aug 15, 2020
32 min
Interview with Occupational Therapist Sarah Packard
In this Episode Sarah Packard a Occupational Therapist in Topeka talks about what the role of OT is and things she does during the school day. She talks about difference between breaks and sensory breaks. She has worked in many different settings and has a whole bucket of knowledge.
Aug 6, 2020
35 min
Interview head Coach Jason Swift
Matt interviews Head Coach Jason Swift of Shawnee Heights HS. Coach Swift has had a lot of successful seasons on the football field. However, his impact in students lives outside of football is the things we discuss the most about. How to build positive culture and making sure we coach every kid.
Jul 3, 2020
45 min
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