A Pane in the Glass Podcast
This podcast is hosted by Bill Tschirhart, a chartered professional coach with Coaches of Canada. It's for coaches, instructors , athletes & parents at all levels of experience & skills. Using articles from Bill's coaching manual ("A Pane in the Glass: A Coach's Companion"), his blog site (truenorthbill.blogspot.com), his 30+ years coaching & instructing athletes, augmented by interviews with highly skilled & experienced experts, the aim of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" to provide a valuable resource of information all the while producing episodes that will entertain the listener.
Episodes
145 episodes since 2022
The 2024 Paris Paralympic Games
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast", Olympian Hans Frauenlob once again shares the microphone this time to recount his role in the 2024 Paralymic Games from his perspective on the media bench.
September 17, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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28:01
"... But Nobody Died!"
This episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" takes a look at one of the most important tools in one's tool box, for both coaches and athletes, attitude! If you can never leave your skills at home (something in which I truly believe) leaving th...
September 08, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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43:28
It's Mailbag Time
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I reach into the mailbag to respond to some questions sent my way (coachbill@hay.net). Some deal with curling but others revolve around sports in general. I end this episode with another sound bi...
September 02, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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45:24
Pebble Water 11.0
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I talk in more detail about how your team can be the most dangerous team in the competition. You'll hear that at the 02:10 mark. That's followed by three sound bites. The first at 10:05 is with t...
August 25, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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30:12
The Paris Olympic Games From A Media Perspective
This episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" pulls the curtain back on the Olympic Games from the perspective of the media. Our guide for this episode is Hans Frauenlob, Olympian (2006 Torino, Italy [curling]) and now a member of the internati...
August 18, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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33:18
"Mind Of A Medalist"
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" you will hear a recording of an episode from another podcast, "Chasing Life", hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN. In his episode you will hear from a for...
August 11, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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43:08
Coaching At The Olympic Games
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we hear from Jim Waite who has coached at four Olympic Games and although they were Winter Games, as Jim puts it, Olympic Games are Olympic Games, be they winter or summer. Jim has been a guest o...
August 06, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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34:05
Let The Games Begin
This episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" begins a series focused on the "Summer Olympic Games of 2024" hosted by Paris, France. For Canadians who follow the inevitable myriad story lines, those games began with what can only be described a...
August 01, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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37:13
From The Archives
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I dig into my coaching manual ("A Pane In The Glass: A Coach's Companion") for two articles. The first is entitled "Right Off" and the second "It's About Time"! I end this episode with another mu...
July 24, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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27:28
Eugene & Bill Talk About Foam Density In Curling Brushes
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" the subject is "foam density" underneath the yellow stuff. World Curling came out with a directive on the matter late last month. If you didn't see it somewhere, I begin with an audio version of ...
July 14, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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38:15
An Update From Helen Radford On The "Next Gen" Programme
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" my long time friend from Halifax, NS, Helen Radford, joins me to give us an update on Curling Canada's "Next Gen" programme. You will also hear the voice of one of television's most out spoken ch...
July 08, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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23:41
Bobby Ray Pays A Return Visit About Club Development
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast", Bobby Ray (Manager-Club Development & Membership Services) of Curling Canada returns to the podcast microphone to bring us up to date on the health of the sport as we come out of the pandemi...
June 30, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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37:28
Revisiting Rock Fest & Ice Technician Programs
My guest today on "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" is Dustin Mikush (Manager, Youth Program Development for Curling Canada). Earlier in this season of the podcast, Dustin shared the microphone with me to announce two new programs in his portfolio....
June 24, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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18:59
Pebble Water 10.0
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I have gathered some thoughts on five topics, some from my own archives and others from more recent activities in the world of sport. They include "The Culture Of Sport", "Coach Certificati...
June 17, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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30:13
Why Stones Curl & Why Brushing Works
In today's episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I once again share my microphone with Eugene Hritzuk of Saskatchewan. You know his name if you've listened to other episodes of the podcast in connection with what has become the topic de jour...
June 10, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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57:44
Seventeen Inches
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" you'll hear a narrative entitled "Seventeen Inches". It's not new, in fact it refers to a coaches conference in 1996. At that conference, one of the guest speakers was 78 year old Coach John Scol...
June 02, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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14:08
Practice - What A Novel Idea!
Sarcasm aside, in this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I reach back to an article I penned on my blog site (truenorthbill.blogspot.com) about practice. It was not meant to be an exhaustive examination of the topic, in fact it was aimed...
May 26, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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32:19
From The Coach's Bench (Dr. Glenn Paulley)
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we return to the "From The Coach's Bench" series, this time with Dr. Glenn Paulley. This series of episodes provides coaches with long and very successful careers an opportunity to share wh...
May 18, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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40:10
The Role Of Social Media In Curling
My guest in this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" is Danielle Inglis, Curling Canada's Co-ordinator of Social Media and Web Content. But, Danielle also talks about her first time experience in "The Scotties Tournament of Hearts" as the ...
May 09, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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42:55
Because It's The Rule
In today's episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we hear from Hans Frauenlob, of World Curling's "Rule & Competitions Committee". For the past few weeks many of you have sent to me questions and comments about the rules of curling. Now y...
May 04, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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47:57
Now What Do We Do?
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I talk about an activity that every team should do as the current curling season fades into the sunset. It's great to think about all those summer activities available now that the snow has abate...
April 26, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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23:54
What's In Your Tickle Trunk?
This episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" goes out to all those who work with young curlers, just starting out with curling. My guest is Al Kersey who has devoted his entire coaching/instructing career to developing and deliveri...
April 19, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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43:32
Pebble Water 9.0
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I roll up my sleeves to deal with a few topics. First up, words, and their relevance to curling. Based upon a Facebook back-and-forth about measuring rocks, I weigh in on that topic with my two c...
April 09, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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20:43
A Visit With An Elite Mixed Doubles Team
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast", one of the podcast's roving reporters (Gery Hermans) interviews Marie Kaldvee & Harry Lill from Estonia. This mixed doubles team is extremely highly ranked by World Curling. Gery, through hi...
April 05, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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41:34
It Doesn’t Get Much Attention But It Can Make A Difference
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we deal with a topic that gets very little attention, but as you'll hear from Dr. Helen Williams, Phil Daniel & Kim Tuck, it's a very important position on the team, one that makes a differen...
March 30, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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53:06