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title: "Exercising Power- Episode #8 with Dr Brian Gearity"
description: In our eighth episode, we caught up with the man behind the mind of sport coaching, Dr. Brian Gearity. Tune in to hear how Dr. Gearity is helping coaches adapt their methods to build stronger relationships on and off the field.
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# [Exercising Power- Episode #8 with Dr Brian Gearity](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/exercising-power)

 Written by [Maia Monell](https://blog.bridgeathletic.com/author/maia-monell) | Feb 12, 2019 4:19:06 PM

 

In our eighth episode of Powering Performance, we sat down with Dr. Brian Gearity, coach, professor, 3x author to hear how we can improve our coach/athlete relationship by examining the interactions and relationships that impact our athletes and their progress. 

Check out these spoilers…

**♦ 02:30-** Intros & the path from powerlifting, to the MLB, to professorship. 

 

**♦ 13:00 **Power-Knowledge Theory & the innate control a coach holds in the weight room. Power's all about how we influence other people. It's what establishes a relationship. Is the power you wield constructive or harmful? 

 

♦ **18:00** Calling on your work. Learn how to evaluate your own experiences to recall and learn from each 'anecdote.' 

 

♦  **22:00** Defining the coaching environment and its impacts on both yourself and your athletes. Time management & physical space can define a team's development.

 

♦ **27:00** The 'unintended effects' of your coaching and how to critique methodology. Here's how to create a positive structure to mitigate these effects. They aren't necessarily what you think they are...

 

♦ **34:44** How coaches exercise power & the problem with that familiar term, "buy in."

 

♦ **38:58** Defining microagression with some very real examples. Communication can be everything- especially across the coach and athlete relationship. Were you not entertained?? 

 

♦ **43:11** Women in sport coaching & the varying categories of bias in coaching. 

 

♦ **48:08** Tools and examples to help improve your relationship with your athletes, based on Dr. Gearity's research and findings. 

  

**Follow Dr. Gearity & his research**

[**DU Masters in Sports Coaching** ](https://www.du.edu/gspp/programs/sportcoaching/index.html)

** Twitter **| [@DrGearity](https://twitter.com/drgearity?lang=en)

Thanks again to Dr. Gearity for joining us for another episode of Powering Performance!

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