#22 - Zach Rockford - Clarity, Feedback, & Embracing A New Director Role.

Zach Rockford is today's guest on the podcast. Most recently Rock took over as the new Director of Athletic Performance for the University of Montana Grizzlies and is the co-founder of High-Performance Headquarters. Which is an online coaching resource for training and coach education. Zach has also coached at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Incarnate Word, Arizona, and TCU. 

This episode is awesome because we get into how Rockford thinks and how that applies to performance coaching and life. As well as, one of the best podcast episodes we both listened to back in 2016-2017 by Pete Carroll. I hope you enjoy this conversation with my amazing friend Zach Rockford. 

Pete Carroll Podcast Rec - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yOHENDGHFOHMtj7Cj2pHK?si=h5VXZl_jQ_69r7Eyd9ErtQ 

Rockford's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coachrockford22/?hl=en 

High Performance HQ - https://www.highperfhq.com/ 

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Timestamps

(1:56) Live With Rock

(2:37) Interning at Texas Christian University

(4:45) Dunning Kruger Effect

(7:42) Skills Needed

(9:30) Clarity

(10:35) Accurate & Precise

(16:00) Vision: Aim Small Miss Small

(22:48) Audit of 2022 into 2023

(29:40) Pacific Northwest

(31:10) Slowing Down Time

(33:30) Experiences

(35:25) Moments Between The Moments

(43:35) Consistent In A Time of Change

(52:40) Dark Side of Self Reflection

(57:12) Finding People That Give Great Feedback

(1:01:18) Intellectual Sparring Partners

(1:06:11) New Director Role

(1:10:05) Wants or Needs?

(1:18:40) High Performance HQ