This week on The Player Development Pod we take it back and visit our second most listened to interview, Gus Felder.

At the time of the interview Gus was in the Player Engagement role with the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He has since transitioned to the Player Development role with the Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team. No matter where Gus is he creates impact in the lives of others. You will learn so much about Gus listening to this podcast.

GUS WILL ALSO BE SPEAKING AT THE 2024 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE! So get your tickets here: https://www.btfprogram.com/pdconference

Gus will speak on the topic: Onboarding - The Missing Link to a Successful Start. His topic will promote the value of a well-organized process in both collegiate and professional football.

2024 Conference Giveaway Link: https://forms.gle/KVErkPzUstWk9kqw9

There are three steps:

1. Click the link

2. Share your WHY.

3.Record the value you provide.

Send in a 60 describing what you will contribute to the player/athlete development space. You can send your videos or video links to info@btfprogram.com. You can also tag Beyond The Field to videos on social media.

More about Gus Felder

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gus-felder-m-ed-78930044/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachFelder

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachfelder/

My 3 Takeaways from this conversation:

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NEWSLETTER

The Player Development Newsletter: https://beyondthefield.substack.com

COURSES

Player Development Courses: https://btfplayerdevelopmentcourses.thinkific.com/collections

BOOKS

Player Development Guide eBook: https://www.btfprogram.com/btf-program-resources/btf-ebook

Head Coaches Guide to Player Development eBook: https://www.btfprogram.com/btf-program-resources/hc-guide-to-player-development

100 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT TIPS: https://www.btfprogram.com/btf-program-resources/p/100-player-development-tips

The 2024 Player Development Conference will be one month away on April 16th!

YES, ONE MONTH! Get YOUR Tickets: https://www.btfprogram.com/pdconference

Today I am fortunate to announce Alexander Martin, Director of Player Engagement for the Miami Dolphins, will be speaking at the Player Development Conference.

Alex is well known around the industry as being one of the biggest advocates for those who are starting to work in sports or are young professionals. He uses his LinkedIn profile to repost sports jobs consistently.

His session is titled: Avoiding the Internship Olympics: When full-time preparation meets full-time opportunity.

His session information: Player development exists at both the collegiate and professional levels. As enticing as the professional level seems however, full-time positions are rarely available. Instead, a lot of pro sports teams offer internships and other “seasonal” roles to help maintain efficiency and continuity across the building. Many are taking on multiple seasonal roles and internships year-after-year hoping to land a full time role with a professional team, not realizing they may be sacrificing full-time experience in the process. This session will help future player development professionals avoid taking on multiple internships, help learn how to land a full-time role in player development, and assist in their growth as a player development professional.

Today on The Player Development Pod we re-visit one of the most listened to podcast episodes. This episode was recorded in 2022.

More about Alexander Martin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-martin-7a819077/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/__ItsAlexander

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/__itsalexander/

My 3 Takeaways from this conversation: https://beyondthefield.substack.com/p/alexander-martin-miami-dolphins-will

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2024 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE -

Get YOUR Tickets: https://www.btfprogram.com/pdconference

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NEWSLETTER

The Player Development Newsletter: https://beyondthefield.substack.com

COURSES

Player Development Courses: https://btfplayerdevelopmentcourses.thinkific.com/collections

BOOKS

Player Development Guide eBook: https://www.btfprogram.com/btf-program-resources/btf-ebook

Head Coaches Guide to Player Development eBook: https://www.btfprogram.com/btf-program-resources/hc-guide-to-player-development

100 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT TIPS: https://www.btfprogram.com/btf-program-resources/p/100-player-development-tips

This is THE FIRST in-person interview to make The Player Development Pod Page.

This is the beginning of a series called "Meet the Director". This episode's featured director is Rod Rook-Chungong of Georgia State. I had the chance to chop it up with Rod at practice and then we went inside for an interview.

Rod is new to the role, and it has been great seeing him get this position. I met Rod in 2022, we had an initial conversation about player development and he dove head first into the Beyond The Field resources. He invested in himself and it paid off.

Listen to this quick episode to learn more about Rod and how he became the Director of Player Development & Community Engagement with Georgia State Football.

More about Rod Rook-Chungong

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rod-rook-chungong-37204694/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rook_41

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rook_41/

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2024 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE -

Get YOUR Tickets: https://www.btfprogram.com/pdconference

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NEWSLETTER

The Player Development Newsletter: https://beyondthefield.substack.com

COURSES

Player Development Courses: https://btfplayerdevelopmentcourses.thinkific.com/collections

BOOKS

Player Development Guide eBook: https://www.btfprogram.com/btf-program-resources/btf-ebook

Head Coaches Guide to Player Development eBook: https://www.btfprogram.com/btf-program-resources/hc-guide-to-player-development

100 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT TIPS: https://www.btfprogram.com/btf-program-resources/p/100-player-development-tips

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Player Development Conference:

Conference Mailing List: https://forms.gle/rc9rKEnsFeYqmpKU6

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