UMAC set to launch "Lessons from Leaders" video series
ST. PAUL, Minn.---Beginning next week, the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) will launch the "UMAC Lessons from Leaders" video series which will feature Commissioner Corey Borchardt interviewing conference coaches about their success within the conference and at the regional and national levels, the UMAC announced Wednesday.
"UMAC Lessons from Leaders" will promote coaches who have helped enhanced the identity and image of the conference as whole and will run on Wednesdays throughout the year. The interviewees will include one coach from each conference sport who either won a UMAC regular season or postseason title in 2018-19 or was featured as a UMAC Coach of the Decade during the conference's "10-Year Celebration."
"One of the best assets of our conference is the outstanding coaches that we have who pour into our student-athletes and their programs," said Borchardt. "I wanted to come up with something that would highlight and acknowledge those who have had recent and sustained success within our conference and beyond."
The series will capture Borchardt sitting down with UMAC coaches and asking questions related to development of program culture, lessons learned through various coaching experiences and how coaches continue to grow and enhance their respective programs.
"My hope is that people in the UMAC and those outside of our conference will recognize the excellent work that some of our coaches are doing with their programs," said Borchardt. "I also hope that UMAC coaches, student-athletes, fans and others will also be able to engage with the content and find some of the wisdom, insights and advice on leadership and coaching to be insightful and beneficial."
Filming the series also provides an additional opportunity for Borchardt to work with coaches outside of the day-to-day operations of the conference and administrative setting. "Most often when we interact with coaches from our institutions, it is in a formal meeting or at a game or competition," said Borchardt. "I am really looking forward to engaging with UMAC coaches in a much different context and hearing about their passion for what they do each day."
The first "Lessons from Leaders" episode will be released next Wednesday, Sept. 11.