About this episode

Matt Ambrose discusses his journey in coaching and the importance of player development.

On this episode of the Rising Coaches Podcast, we’re joined by Matt Ambrose, Director of Player Development at Purdue University Fort Wayne. After finishing his playing career at Calvin University, Matt worked his way into the coaching profession and has continued to grow within the Purdue Fort Wayne program. His path reflects the importance of bringing value, building relationships, and finding ways to impact players every day. In this episode we discuss what he did to break into the industry as a young coach after his playing career, how he looked to add value as a new coach early within his program, and we take a deep dive into player development, including how to build an effective development plan for each player.

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Ambrose

Topics covered

• player development
• coaching career
• building relationships
• impacting players
• development plans

Keywords

• coaching
• player development
• Purdue Fort Wayne
• Calvin University
• building relationships
• impact players

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Purdue University Fort Wayne, Calvin University

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