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Episode 55:Coach Anxiety & Free Money for Old Junk

The Scrambling Dads Podcast··3 October 2026·57 min

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A rocky start this week — Alex overslept and missed the live recording, leaving Jason and Marcus to open solo (complete with a mid-intro coughing fit). Once things get rolling, Marcus opens up about real coaching anxiety heading into his first season helping coach his kids' soccer teams, working through the pressure of wanting to do right by the kids, and how coaching solo actually helped him settle in. The conversation turns into a broader discussion on coaching styles — hard-ass vs. approachable, coaching your own kid vs. other people's, and why accountability (both on the field and at home) is such a hot-button issue for these dads.Then comes the main event: Jason finally has a golf gear crisis worth talking about. After digging through a garage full of old shafts and putters, he walks into a club-fitting shop expecting a couple hundred bucks in trade value — and walks out with $1,500 in store credit. What follows is a full breakdown of how to spend it: custom irons vs. a wedge fitting vs. a new putter vs. just buying nice cowboy boots instead. Alex and Marcus weigh in with strong opinions, plus a callback to the infamous broomstick putter debate.They wrap with a teaser for the long-awaited Fields Ranch golf video, dropping thisOur Links: https://linktr.ee/scramblingdads Scrambling Dads Podcast is a production of Poppy Verde, LLC (https://linktr.ee/poppyverde) Partnerships:Integrity Golf Performancewww.igp.com Music: www.djbavi.com