A season opener should feel like a spark—and Olav brings the fire. He’s a NorCal senior, a multi‑sport athlete, and a defensive end who finished his last season with an ACL and meniscus tear. What follows is a candid, unfiltered look at ambition meeting adversity: the moment a late‑game decision spiraled into surgery, and how he rebuilt his plan around smarter recovery, coaching his teammates, and keeping his college dreams alive through redshirting and film.

We dive into the tradeoffs athletes face when they love a collision sport yet understand the science. Olav talks openly about concussions, hydration, and why the first violent minutes of a game can be the riskiest. He doesn’t glorify danger, but he does stand by the character, teamwork, and discipline football and track forged in him. From locker room culture to pre‑game rituals, he champions quiet focus over performative hype, showing how standards and player ownership can turn a program from perennial underachiever into a contender. Leadership isn’t loud; it’s consistent.

If you’re navigating injury, this conversation doubles as a blueprint. We get into surgery decisions, timelines, and the under‑appreciated power of nutrition, sleep, and patience. We talk pool running, progressive rehab, and the mindset shift where the fastest path back is choosing to go slow today. Olav's core message to younger athletes lands with weight: be yourself, do the work, and let effort outlast ego. Talent fades without discipline. Work ethic compounds.

Tap play to hear a grounded, real-time comeback get built. If this conversation helps you or someone on your team, share it with a teammate, subscribe for season two, and leave a review with one takeaway you’ll put into practice this week.

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Deception is not a flaw in sport; its one of the main features that make elite sport so enjoyable to watch and so difficult to master but it is also the reason why it attracts individuals who exhibit and produce this type of behavior for the sake of producing the necessary results to win. So does that mean that being a "Snake" in sport is wrong? No not exactly but it does mean that for athletes you need to be aware and correctly prepared for the environment that you heading into. In this episode Coach B shares a recent humbling experience and how, by using the historical metaphor of being aware of Snakes, in the deceptive landscape of sport, one has to have clear objectives and seek transparency from those you work with or risk the uncomfortable fate of humiliation and disappointment when expectations are not aligned.

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) as of March 2025 More than 720 000 people will die due to suicide every year. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15–29-year-olds.

Suicide Prevention, as difficult as it is, must be a conversation we have to continue to have. Let's not stay silent. Have conversations like this. Lean into others. You are loved. People do care.

On the 11th anniversary of my Australian Triathlon Teammate, Jackie Fairweather ( nee Gallagher) 10 November 1967 - 1 November 2014, I feel it is important we continue to celebrate this extraordinary athlete and remind all athletes you are more than your sport, and that help is available if you need it.

If you need support please reach out call or text 988, worldwide crisis text line 741-741. To my fellow Australians back home call lifeline - 13 11 14.

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As high school athletes we never want our sporting days to end. The enjoyment of the game, being part of a team, our love of the sport, it is still there when we graduate, it doesn’t fade overnight...well what if you were to learn that it doesn't have to end. What if you were to learn that you can keep being part of a team, keep contributing, keep being part of the action. This week we meet a former high school quarterback who took his love of football in a new a direction and channeled his football IQ to help his new college team and keep his development as a player alive while he decides what he wants to do next. In Episode 8 we meet Bay Area athlete Joe Miller and who knows you may just be listening to a NFL coach of the future.

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In this week's episode we have some wisdom for youth athletes from one of our younger podcast guests. Tyla, a throwing champion from Texas, is a Junior in high school and a two time competitor at the World Junior Olympics. Born in the USA Tyla's parents come from Trinidad and Jamaica and both had athletic careers before immigrating to the states. Tyla proudly informs me she is West Indian American and on this day of Indigenous Peoples I can not think of a more appropriate guest to elevate to centre stage. Enjoy Tyla's story so far and lets see where her sport takes her.....

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This week we sit down with professional soccer player Luke Pruter. A native from Southern California, be inspired as you hear how Luke not only navigated the demands of being a college student athlete but also held a job at a Pizza shop that kept him up till midnight every night. Unknown to those who cheered on his team from the stands, Luke continued to lead on the field as the GK of the UCI Mens Soccer Team while his mom was slowly losing her battle to Cancer. On top of this Luke has also overcome 4 knee surgeries and countless setbacks. It is perhaps these characteristics of strength, determination and selflessness that caught the eye of the MLS Pro teams here in the US which earned Luke a GK role straight from college into the prestigious Columbus Football Club. Luke is not only a force to be reckoned with on the field but a living reminder of the strength his mom instilled in him. Enjoy this incredible, articulate young man and follow his journey to leave a mark in the world of soccer.

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Former Golden State Warriors Player Anthony Lamb drops into the Plan B studio to share with us where he has been in the last couple of years and what he is up to now. An incredible young man who is not only an inspiring athlete but a kind and thoughtful human who puts family and friendship first. Anthony takes time out of his preparation for the Euro cup to share his thoughts on sport, life and how he recovered from a career ending injury. His wisdom is something we can all grow from not just our eager athletes. Join me in learning more about who he is and why buying groceries right now is more challenging than anything he ever faced in the NBA!

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Today's episode we speak with one of the UK's leading sport psychologist Dr Callum Gowling as he shares with us his first book Liquid Mindset. Dr Gowling PHD, is former D1 Tennis player who studied in the US before returning to the UK to complete a PHD and address the difficulties he faced as athlete in regard to sports mentality. Through his work as sports psychologists and in his research he has created a ground breaking and unique psychological process which all athletes can benefit from. Simple but impactful by design Dr Gowling's process can be used by athletes in the moment of competition to help themselves stay fluid and to transition out of difficult times of frustration or doubt. I throughly enjoyed my conversation with Dr Gowling and I know you will too! Enjoy episode 5 of the Plan B Podcast.

Be sure to check out : https://www.liquidsportpsychology.co.uk/

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