Tom Riley- Goldey-Beacom College | Starting a First-Year Program - a podcast by Jeff Stanek

Tom Riley is the Head Coach at Goldey-Beacom College, a NCAA Division II Program in Pike Creek Valley, Delaware.  He played collegiately at Hanover College a Division III program, finishing his career in 1998.  Soon after he began his coaching career as an Assistant Coach at Dominican College, a Division II program from 2001-2004.  Later, from 2008-2012 he was the owner and personal trainer at Riley Performance Training.  Then, from 2013-2015 he was an Assistant Coach at Delaware State University, a Division I program. On November 30, 2015, he was given the opportunity to reinstate the Goldey-Beacom College baseball program as the Head Coach.

In this episode, we start off talking about the opportunity he was given to reinstate the Goldey-Beacom College Baseball Program and why he decided to take on this challenge.  Also, discussing how he went about starting this first-year program, focusing on the recruiting aspect.  We than dive into the importance of team culture and how Coach Riley went about creating a team culture at Goldey-Beacom.  

Coach Tom Riley and I also discuss hiring assistants and what makes someone an attractive candidate when going through the hiring process.  We finish off this podcast talking about what Coach Riley believes makes a good teammate, what it was like for him to leave college coaching and then dive back into it, and much more!  Lock into this podcast to hear and learn from the Head Coach of Goldey-Beacom College, Tom Riley.  

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