Parenting is the hardest job and there's not a close second! And, parenting children and teens who are athletes and performers provides a unique set of challenges. It requires parents to approach their relationships and interactions from a new perspective. Join Certified High Performance Coaches™ Nate Crandall & Steve Galley, who with their nearly 60 years of coaching, teaching, and parenting experience, guide you on a fun and enlightening journey in the challenging and exciting world of parenting uh, coaching your teen athlete or performer! The Stop Parenting & Start Coaching Podcast will provide you with impactful insights and practical tips to help you to transform your parenting. Thank you for watching and/or listening on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@CreateTransformBecome) (The STOP PARENTING & START COACHING Podcast), Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
If you're a longtime, loyal listener of the show, we wish to thank you for tuning in regularly to learn the what, why, and how to connect better with your teen athlete and performer.
After 140+ episodes, most of which consisted of us bantering back and forth about all things parenting, coaching, and teen athletes, we feel we have shared our message from front to back and back to front again.
Beginning with Episode 144 we will be moving in a new direction where we depart from our usual weekly, Monday show to a focus on interviewing outstanding guests one to two times per month.
We will catalogue our other episodes so you can quickly access the specific topics you are most interested in and then will direct our attention to providing value to you Most Valuable Parents by bringing you people who are or have lived within your world as high achieving moms and dads raising amazing teens!
If you have any suggestions for guests, please send your suggestions to me (Steve Galley) on LinkedIn. Thank you!
Nate & Steve
31 Mar 2026
"Stop Parenting & Start Coaching?" What in the World Does That Mean?!
"Stop Parenting & Start Coaching." Yeah, we know it's a bit provocative. Yes, we know it turns some people away. But for the high achieving parents and their teens that we work with, it makes perfect sense.
Give us a few minutes and we'll tell you exactly what it means to us and why it could just be what you need to reduce the friction in the conversations and relationships with your teen athlete or performer. Let's go MVPs!
Hey there Most Valuable Parents! We have created a world-class podcast for parents of teen athletes and performers on YouTube. We can also be found on the other usual places you get your podcasts like Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
New episodes drop every MONDAY.
We would be most grateful if you would SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/@CreateTransformBecome) where our unique show for parents of teen athletes and performers resides. The name of our podcast is the same name as our YouTube channel: The STOP PARENTING & START COACHING Podcast!
We're also posting valuable content on LinkedIn. Please follow us and connect with us:Please follow us and connect with us: Search "Steve Galley" on LinkedIn.
Let’s gooooooooo moms and dads–you got this!
-Nate & Steve
24 Mar 2026
Blueprint to Bluechip: A Conversation with Erin Sarles & Thomas Roe
Character architects. Decision makers. Putting the fun and joy back back into playing sports. Yeah, let's do this. In today's special guest episode we talk with Erin Sarles and Thomas Roe, the dynamic duo and cofounders of Bluechip to Blueprint (https://blueprintbluechip.com). You're gonna love this one moms and dads!
Erin Sarles brings 20+ years of corporate executive expertise to the youth sports arena, where she saw firsthand—as both a professional and a mother of competitive athletes—the devastating impact of performance-based identity. As CEO and co-creator of Blueprint to Bluechip's proprietary CADI Framework (Character Over Clout, Accountability Over Excuses, Discipline Over Motivation, Integrity Over Image), Erin addresses the character crisis in youth sports with the same systematic rigor she brought to developing corporate leaders.
Thomas Roe co-founded Blueprint to Bluechip after spending decades building and repairing bodies—and witnessing the character crises that come when physical development outpaces personal development. As founder of TRoe Fitness-Sports Rehab & Recovery, Thomas has trained athletes at every level, from professionals to weekend warriors & every athlete in between. Thomas understands that sustainable success in sports requires more than physical strength.
You can get in touch with Erin and Thomas here: Let's Talk! (https://blueprintbluechip.com/contact) You can also find them on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Search for Blueprint to Bluechip.
The Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to the Journey
01:58 The Athletic Experience and Its Impact
05:23 The Birth of Blueprint to Bluechip
07:47 Dysfunction in Youth Sports
14:19 Character Development in Sports
19:11 Becoming Character Architects
22:51 Navigating Challenges in Sports and Life
25:12 Consequences of Careless Decisions
26:24 Character Development in Sports
27:40 The Dilemma of Specialization
28:51 Supporting Your Child's Dreams
31:34 The Risks of Single-Sport Focus
35:14 Aligning Goals with Reality
38:55 The CADI Framework for Decision Making
42:35 Encouragement for Parents
Hey there Most Valuable Parents! We are creating a world-class podcast for parents of teen athletes and performers on YouTube. We can also be found on the other usual places you get your podcasts like Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
New episodes drop every MONDAY.
We would be most grateful if you would SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/@CreateTransformBecome) where our unique show for parents of teen athletes and performers resides. The name of our podcast is the same name as our YouTube channel: The STOP PARENTING & START COACHING Podcast!
We're also posting valuable content on LinkedIn. Please follow us and connect with us:Please follow us and connect with us: Search "Steve Galley" on LinkedIn.
Let’s gooooooooo moms and dads–you got this!
-Nate & Steve
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6,670
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