The Live Tap

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Former Cornell Baseball player & PlayersVoice Performance Coach Jakobi Davis as we talk about his ups & downs playing Division l baseball at a Ivy League school, his professional career while also winning the NECBL Home Run Derby, & how he using his platform Champions Voice to inspire the next generation.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Coaches Brooke Thacker & Monti Hendrix of the Piedmont Women's Lacrosse team as we talk about how their younger days playing Lacrosse eventually got them into coaching, how they plan on getting over the hump with the hopes of winning the USA South Championship, & embracing having a team with more youth than teams they had in years past.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Softball players Addalyn Perkins & Mandi Peretti as we talk about their superb freshman seasons and how they play on improving coming into their sophomore year, stepping into bigger roles with the team having more youth, and a season preview and what there looking forward too this upcoming season.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Men's Soccer players DJ Mattis & Josh Dequette as we talk about what made them have a passion to pursue the sport of soccer, a recap of this past soccer season, and a deep dive into the mental side of being a student-athlete while in season.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast Damyon Traylor, Eric Fewell, & Zach Avail talk some college football with the season dwindling down. The guys talk about why their perspective team should get in the college football playoff, who's the most complete team in the playoffs, and dark horse players & teams that could be most impactful in the playoffs.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Women's Lacrosse players Lovette Choloh & Tamar Tompkins as we talk about how there navigating the student-athlete lifestyle in their senior year, the leadership roles they want to take on with the Lacrosse team being younger than recent years, and how the team plans on getting over the hump of the USA South semifinals with the hopes of winning the USA South Championship.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont women's golfers Keegan Goins & Marissa Weaver as we talk about their impressive 2025 season, adjusting to the new changes of a new coach & teammates, & how important the mental side is to the sport of Golf.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Newly Head Basketball Coach JC Cavin as we talk about his journey to living his dream as a basketball coach, how his experiences coaching at other schools shaped the coaching style he has today, the program he wants to build here at Piedmont, & what he wants opponents to know about his team.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Competition Cheerleaders Annabelle Anderson & Katie Anne McKenzie as we talk about what fans don’t see behind the scenes at these highly competitive competitions, how the competition cheer team is striving for 1st place in this year’s NCAA Nationals, and how the sport of competition cheer is evolving in the world.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Men's Baseball Players Ben Connelly & Davin Miller as we talk about things they learned in their Freshman year on the Baseball field, their overall thoughts on last season, and how theirselves and the team is using this fall season to ramp up for the long season ahead in the Spring.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Men's Basketball players Dylan Patrick & Javi Marlowe as we preview the season ahead, talk about the impact New Head Coach JC Cavin has had on themselves and the team so far, and the confidence they have in knowing they have in the team to win the CCS Conference.

Today, On The Live Tap Podcast I interview Piedmont Women's Tennis players Abby Gayle Moody & Emily Gonzalez as we talk about where their love for the sport of tennis came from, how excited they are for the upcoming season with almost a new shaped team, and the bad taste that was left in their mouth after the losing the CCS Tournament for the first time in four years.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Morgan Message Ambassadors Clara Welch & Mike Eisele as we go in depth about Morgan's Message as what it means nationally, what Morgans Message means to them personally, and how athletes around the Piedmont community can join the Morgan Message team.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Piedmont Men's Soccer players Colin Vogel & Davis Knight as we talk about where their love for the sport of soccer came from, the amount of depth the soccer team has this year than in years past, and the mentality the team has coming into this season after a disappointing first round exit in last years playoffs.

Today, On The Live Tap Podcast I interview Piedmont Women's Tennis Head Coach Trey Martin as we talk about his journey from once playing tennis at Piedmont to becoming a Coach at Piedmont, how he's built a winning culture through the tennis program, and the hunger he and the women's tennis team has coming into this season after last years lost in the CCS Finals.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Senior Piedmont Women's Soccer players Hannah Thompson & Sierra Judson as we talk about the impact they want to have being leaders of the team this year, The mentality the Lady Lions are coming with this year with the hopes to be the CCS Champions, and the feelings & emotions they having going into their senior day this upcoming weekend.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview TheraSports Clinical Social Worker Ashlyn Wilkins as we talk about her Journey into what drives her into wanting to work in the mental health field, the types of trauma she’s witness athletes have that have affected their performance in their sport, and why do many athletes struggle with personal identity once their sport is taken away from them.To Learn More about Ashlyn Wilkins & Thera SportsGet to know Ashlyn Wilkins: Meet Ashlyn Wilkins, Lead Clinician - TheraSports CounselingWebsite: therasportscounseling.comInstagram: TherasportsCounseling

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Impact Sports Mental Performance Coach Christian Guerra as we talk about how his athletic experience shaped his interest in performance psychology, The work Christian does with sports teams & organizations around Georgia, and how athletes can better handle the pressure & anxiety their sport may bring.

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Apollo Sports Counseling Sports Psychologist Bj Armstead as we talk about his journey in who inspired him to create his Apollo Sports business, Giving kids the opportunities he didn't have as a kid, and underrated mental skills everyone can use in everyday life.To Learn More about Bj Armstead & Apollo Sports:Website: apollosports.orgInstagram: apollosportscounseling Personal Instagram: coachbjarmstead

Today, On The Live Tap podcast I interview Former Piedmont Women's Tennis player Brook Patton as we talk about the difficulty coming into college as a student-athlete during Covid, the importance of winning the CCS Championship in her senior year, and the importance of mental health in the sport of tennis.