University of Texas rowing coach Dave O'Neill has one three national championships here at UT.

About this episode

Dave O'Neill discusses building a culture of encouragement and accountability in rowing at the University of Texas.

Listen for how he has built a culture of encouragement and accountability. And the first thing he asked potential recruits is how have they handled adversity in the past. He's really teaching his athletes advanced leadership of self. He's a master at it.

People in this episode

Guest: Dave O'Neill

Topics covered

• coaching
• leadership
• adversity
• team culture
• athletics

Keywords

• rowing
• national championships
• coaching culture
• leadership
• adversity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Texas

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