About this episode
Todd DeSorbo is the Head Coach of the Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Teams at the University of Virginia. The UVA Women just took home their first ever NCAA Championship while the Men's team placed 9th.
A tax accountant before getting into coaching, Todd has gone from UNCW to NC State to UVA. Brett and Todd discuss taking the leap to become a head coach, what UVA is doing the very best at, the art of double tapering, and Eddie Reese's retirement.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Welcome
02:00 Congratulations
04:00 Todd's Vision of UVA
06:45 How'd you know it was time to leave NC State?
09:00 Management Component
11:30 Work Life Balance
14:07 What is UVA doing the best?
18:00 Not coaching Paige Madden
21:00 Balancing 2 Teams: Men & Women
22:15 The Art of Double Tapering
32:00 Recruiting is the Life Blood of Any Program
34:50 Eddie Reese
39:05 Next Head Coach of Texas?
40:00 Todd's Goals
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