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The 8:20 Sunday Morning Services of Houghton Wesleyan Church in Houghton, NY. If you wish to contact the church office call us at 585-567-2264.This is a contemporary style service.
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Welcome to the “Beyond the Ball” podcast with Coach Eric Klumpp and Coach Justin Gerstung, two basketball coaches here to celebrate the game of basketball, and all sport, with real discussions, with real coaches from all levels, that use their platform to serve others while finding balance off the court in their faith, with their families, and in their communities. Join us in celebrating the way YOU serve, love, and care.
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Welcome to the Bridges and Bytes Podcast, from the UCD College of Engineering and Architecture. Season 1 is a six-part series on the 'Student Voice on AI and Assessment'. Each episode was produced and hosted by groups of UCD Engineering and Architecture Students, and covers a different types of assessment. The Season is topped and tailed with a trailer and a review episode. Credits This season was supported by an award by the UCD Faculty Partnership Programme to Jennifer Keenahan and Mairead ...
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This episode examines the unique power of reflective assignments (journals, logs diaries), which, when done properly, require the genuine thoughts and feelings of students—something AI can’t truly replicate. However, the discussion also acknowledges the risk of AI being used to craft reflections. Listen in for a nuanced exploration of how reflectio…
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This episode explores how AI is changing group projects and assessments. We discuss tools like Otter.ai and Thesify.ai, which can enhance collaboration but also pose challenges in maintaining authentic student work. Tune in to learn how AI impacts the dynamics of group assignments and what it means for the future of university assessments. Hosts an…
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This episode explores how COVID-19 led to a rapid shift to online exams, prompting educators to adapt their assessment strategies. We discuss the challenges posed by AI in maintaining academic integrity and whether AI tools should be viewed as cheating or valuable resources. Hosts: Alex Brady and Hassan Khan (Stage 4 Engineering Science) Guest: Dr …
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In this episode, we explore the impact of AI on lab report writing, highlighting its benefits and challenges for students. Discover how AI tools can streamline data analysis and support non-native English speakers in crafting better reports. Hosts: Conor Murphy, Leo Jennings and Thomas O’Brien (1st Year General Engineering) Producer: Caitlin Hether…
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This episode explores the evolving role of AI in academic assessments, particularly its impact on closed-book exams. The discussion covers how closed-book exams help prevent AI-assisted cheating, the potential future integration of AI tools in exams, and the challenges of using AI for grading, including concerns about reliability and fairness. Tune…
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The hottest topic this year in our university is generative artificial intelligence and its use in assessments. In Season 1 of this podcast, we're giving a voice to engineering and architecture students to share their views on AI and Assessment. Many students will remember the stress of doing closed-book invigilated exams in big exam halls that are…
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Lance Westberg was named the head coach for the Houghton College men's basketball program in July 2019. Westberg is the 10th coach in program history. Prior to coming to Houghton, Westberg served five years as an assistant at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he helped guide the Falcons to a record of 83-53. During his time at UW-River…
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Adam Gordon is the Co-Founder & CEO of Rising Coaches, a membership based community for coaches that connects, develops and facilitates career advancement for its members. Gordon previously spent 16 years working in college basketball serving in various roles at the High Major D1, DII, and JUCO levels. In 2019 Adam stepped away from coaching to put…
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J.P. Nerbun is the founder of Thrive On Challenge, a mentor, writer, coach, and sports consultant. A multisport athlete growing up, basketball was always his first love. He followed his passion to the University of South Carolina, where the Gamecocks won an NIT Championship in Madison Square Garden in 2006. After playing in college, J.P. moved to I…
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Nathan Johnson is the Senior Director of Program: Unified Sports- Special Olympics New York. Unified Sports is an inclusive sports program that unites Special Olympics athletes (individuals with intellectual disabilities) and partners (individuals without intellectual disabilities) as teammates for training and competition. Website https://www.spec…
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Jason Fry has served with Pure Sweat Basketball since 2013 and is currently the Director of Pure Sweat Basketball Skills Coaches. He is the creator of The Healthy Leader Program serving those that can help transform you into the leader you believe you can become. Jason previously coached as an assistant at Drury University, Missouri Baptist Univers…
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Micah Mills is in his sixth season with the Wilmington College men's basketball program in 2020-21. He spent three seasons as the program's top assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2018-19 campaign. The Fightin' Quakers have improved each year of the first four years Mills has been on staff including a double-d…
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Alan Stein, Jr. spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players in the world including some of the best ever in the NBA. He shifted focus about three years ago to enter the world of corporate speaking when he realized that the leadership, culture, and teamwork he was teaching through basketball could be applied in the business…
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Jamy Bechler is a professional speaker, leadership coach, author, and podcast host based out of Akron, Ohio. He is also a John Maxwell certified leadership coach. Before going into full-time leadership work, Jamy served for 20 years as a college basketball coach and high school athletic director. When he left his last college to become an athletic …
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Anthony Pugh is the founder of Clockwork Athletics. The game of basketball has been Anthony’s passion since the day he was born. He grew up a coach’s son and was in the gym constantly. He attended McDonald High School in Ohio and played varsity basketball for 4 years. During his 4 year career at McDonald, Anthony scored 1,000+ career points, accoun…
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Nate Beutel, NCCC's Sports Information Director, Athletic Scheduling Coordinator and Head Softball Coach, is in his ninth season in charge of the women's basketball program at the school. Beutel's teams have advanced to nine consecutive Region III Div. II Final Fours with the last three years culminating in the only three regional titles in school …
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Radius Athletics exists to serve, grow and develop basketball coaches at all levels. How do we do this? Simple. Pillars of Radius Athletics Move coaches towards simple, seamless basketball characterized by conceptual offense, transition flow and a defensive approach befitting the modern game Promote a practice philosophy in line with Growth Mindset…
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Hanna Hall, senior PG from University of Buffalo Women's Hoops joins the pod to talk UB hoops, her travels with the Canadian National Team, and some of the insights and perspectives that a Division 1 athlete approaches their game with. So insightful, Hanna thank you so much for coming on the pod! Twitter @hannahall10 @UBwomenshoops…
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In this episode Gabe Michael from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Basketball Program and Chris Kensey from Amherst High School joins the podcast to talk hoops, how the season went while dealing with COVID protocols, all while highlighting some of the best players in the area. We have a lot of respect for what these coaches and others like them ar…
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Chad Andrews otherwise known in the 716 as "Centercourt" is a man of faith that continues to bring value to the WNY hoops seen with an unbiased love of the games and all the teams from the City of Buffalo, to the suburbs, to the rural leagues in the surrounding counties. Chad has turned his passion for HS Hoops and his willingness to celebrate stud…
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Our guest on the pod this week is legendary coach Jeff Anastasia from Olean, HS in Olean, NY. This is part 2, be sure to go back and check out part 1, episode 36. Coach Anastasia had a wonderful 32 year career coaching at his alma mater amassing 602 wins, 21 League Championships, 14 Section Championships, and 2 State Championships. Coach joined the…
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Our guest on the pod this week is legendary coach Jeff Anastasia from Olean, HS in Olean, NY. This is part 1, be sure to check out part 2 next week. Coach Anastasia had a wonderful 32 year career coaching at his alma mater amassing 602 wins, 21 League Championships, 14 Section Championships, and 2 State Championships. Coach joined the pod to talk W…
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This week Coach Adam Bennett from Salamanca and Coach Eric O’Bryan from Niagara Wheatfield join the podcast to discuss the challenges local coaches have had while waiting to get our 2021 season started. They both touch on the approaches they took in the off season, how they are getting their teams ready, and what to expect moving forward. It was gr…
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Marke Freeman is a full time course director for PGC, a public speaker, former D1 athlete, tv analyst, and author. During her senior year with the Northern Illinois Huskies, Freeman led the team in scoring at 18.8 points, five rebounds, four assists, and 2.5 steals per game. After graduating from NIU, Freeman went on to play professionally with Tec…
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Dr. Tony Miller currently serves on the Health, Exercise & Sport Science faculty at Bob Jones University. In his current roles with BJU, he teaches sports management and exercise science courses (Sports Marketing & Communication, First Responder, Coaching Softball, Introduction to Sports Management, and Sports Management Practicum I & III) and is t…
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Lance Loya is the founder and CEO of The Good Teammate Factory. As a leading authority on the good teammate mindset, he specializes in getting individuals to shift into the We Gear and change their focus from me to we. Other experts concentrate on improving teamwork, but Lance concentrates on improving the teammate. Lance’s method works! A college …
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Monique LeBlanc enters her first season as the head coach of the Bears after joining Brown in April 2020, following a successful nine-year run as the head women’s basketball coach at Merrimack College. LeBlanc – the fifth head coach in program history at Brown – led Merrimack for nine seasons from 2011-20, becoming the Warriors’ all-time leader in …
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Adam Cohen, recognized as one of the nation’s top young basketball coaches, has made a strong imprint in his first four seasons at Stanford. After serving as an assistant coach for the Cardinal his first two seasons, Cohen was elevated to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2018-19 season. Cohen owns a decade of experience as a college basketball men…
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Tyler Dunne is a 716er doing amazing things in the world of sports journalism. After a successful high school career as an athlete and brief venture into college athletics, Tyler knew from an early age that sports, journalism, and telling stories was his passion. Tyler has spent the majority of his time working his way up into NFL circles as a repo…
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Sal Capaccio is the Buffalo Bills Beat & Sideline Reporter. He is also a Host and podcaster for @WGR550 Growing up in the heart of Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres country, Sal Capaccio ’95 knew first-hand the significant role professional sports plays in the everyday lives of Western New Yorkers. Capaccio’s path to a career in sports broadcasting …
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Mike Berkun is the Men's Basketball Head Coach at Maritime College in Throgg's Neck, New York. In May of 2017, Berkun became the 15th individual to hold the head coaching position at Maritime dating back to the program's inception in the 1940s. In addition to his basketball role at Maritime, Berkun also holds the position of Athletic Director for F…
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Jacey Brooks is in her third season as Cortland's women's basketball head coach. During the 2019-20 season, Brooks led the Red Dragons to a 22-7 record, the finals of the SUNYAC tournament and an NCAA Division III tournament at-large berth. Cortland won its NCAA first-round game and tied for 17th place nationally. Brooks was named the D3hoops.com E…
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Mick & Melissa Kuberka are the leaders of the Buffalo Titans Basketball program. Melissa is currently the head coach at St. John Fisher College. In her three seasons in charge, the Cardinals have won 61 games, posted two 21-win seasons, and celebrated one Empire 8 conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Melissa was named Empire 8 Co…
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Sam Allen, a former all-state point guard at Brookwood High School in Georgia, played his college career at Reinhardt University where he was the starting point guard for a school record 125 consecutive games. An All-Conference player at Reinhardt, Sam compiled over 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, and 400 assists during his college career. He also led …
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Coach Kyle Elmendorf is a great follow and we were lucky enough to have him on the pod to talk about life, hoops, and warm living in the "Sunshine State" Coach Kyle identifies himself as a father, husband, teacher, coach, writer, speaker. Kyle help coaches, athletes, business professionals, and leaders achieve their goals by providing insight and l…
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Matt Sayman is currently serving as the head boys basketball coach at Grapevine Faith High School. Matt recently released his book titled, The Leftovers: Basketball, Betrayal, Baylor & Beyond, describing his journey to college athletics. It’s a remarkable story of personal loss, tragedy and perseverance through his senior season at Baylor Universit…
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Marybeth Nugent was promoted to head women's basketball coach of the Buffalo State women's program prior to the 2018-19 season after spending three seasons as the lead assistant under Kevin Clifford who departed for the same position at Division II Roberts Wesleyan. Nugent guided the Bengals back to the playoffs in 2019-20 and mentored the program'…
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Brent Tipton resides on the beautiful island of Guam in the South Pacific and is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at The University of Guam and the Head Coach of Guam’s U16 Men’s National Basketball Team. Coach Tipton is currently navigating a brand new basketball program at The University of Guam. The 2016-2017 season was the first year in existenc…
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Coach Seth Kindig joins the pod as a transformational leader at Providence Christian Academy in Lilburn, Georgia. He is the Director of Girls Basketball, Lead Teacher, and the Dean of Students. He shared with us some ways to connect with athletes, his passion for sharing the game, and his unique path off the court in meeting his wife, and how home …
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Blair Estarfaa is in his second season as a member of the women's basketball coaching staff at the University of Buffalo. He was promoted to assistant coach in June after serving as the team's Director of Basketball Operations during the 2019-20 season. Estarfaa came to Buffalo after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Daemen…
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Mike Blaine, who owns a 92-72 career record in six years as a head coach, joins Eric and Justin on this episode of Beyond the Ball. As head coach of Plattsburgh State, they finished just one game back of State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament qualification in his first season. He guided the Cardinals to an 8-17 overall…
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Desmond Randall, a 2010 graduate of the University of Maine, is the Villa Maria College Viking men’s basketball coach. Coach Randall’s experience goes back to 2011 when he started as a head coach for the Upstate Basketball AAU 12U and 13U teams. In 2012, he joined the West Seneca High Staff as an assistant coach for varsity football and assistant c…
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Coach Donaldson is in his fifth season as the head coach at Heidelberg and his seventeenth overall. Scott has served in multiple positions in his time, starting as a graduate assistant and then working his way to the top spot. Self admittedly, Coach dove right into coaching and was short on experience, but continued to strive to get better, and wit…
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Del Reid is the owner of 26 Shirts and Co-Founder of BillsMafia. Del joins the podcast to discuss his love of sport and how he has used that to influence the Buffalo Community and even further with the start of "26 Shirts". He dives into some Bills talk and gives a little behind the scene insight to the start of #Billsmafia 26 Shirts sells differen…
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Sean Strickland is the associate head coach of the Muskingum women's basketball program. Strickland was previously at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. In his seven years as the leader of the men's program, Strickland coached 12 All-AMCC performers, including an AMCC Conference Player of the Year and an AMCC Newcomer of the Year. Off the …
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Jamie Quarles is in his fourth season on the UB men's basketball coaching staff. Quarles was a long-time assistant coach at Augusta University where he was most recently named one of the Top 10 Young Professionals To Watch by Augusta Magazine. Last season, Quarles helped lead the Bulls to a 20-12 record, overseeing the Buffalo offense, which ranked…
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Coach Jon DeMarco joins the podcast to discuss finding balance on and off the court and using his experience in the game to be a transformational leader. Jon is a former college football player, HS Basketball Coach (Boston Globe Coach of Year) & football coach. He prides himself on working hard to help the next generation of coaches/athletes! He ho…
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Coach Eric Rupp is the Head Coach of the Lancaster Legends Football Team in WNY. Coach Rupp has led the Legends to four straight sectional championships and has taken his team to the state finals. Coaches discussed with Eric and Justin his time growing up and playing football, his mentors from his Dad to his former coaches, how building a program a…
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Kyle and Aseem join this week's Beyond the Ball podcast to discuss life off of the court, how to be a transformational coach, really examining how coaches can impact the lives of their athletes, AND their new journey into ESSENTIAL COACHING. Both Aseem and Kyle are part of the Lead'Em Up family and just share tremendous insights that will help coac…
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Mike MacDonald, Head Men's basketball Coach at Daemen College in Amherst, New York, joins Eric and Justin on this week's podcast to discuss his journey coaching Division 1, Division 3, and Division 2. Coach Mac shares insights on connecting with athletes, a developing coaching tree, coaching his own sons, and the balance and stability his wife brin…
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