1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Episode 28: Amanda Davied In this episode, Pittsburg State head women’s coach Amanda Davied joins MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy. &amp;nbsp; Davied begins the podcast with what she learned in her first season as a head coach (3:03-10:41) and what it is like being the head coach where she played at (11:10-15:28). She also talks about what made her pick Pitt State when she was coming out of high school (15:46-16:38). &amp;nbsp; Coach Davied talks about the differences and similarities her program has than what her mentors and former Gorilla coaches, coach High and coach Lord had and how she has blended what she learned from each of them (17:18-20:26). After 14 years as an assistant, coach Davied was named the head coach and she discusses why she turned down other offers to stay at PSU and reflects back to when she knew she wanted to be a basketball coach (20:45-24:37). &amp;nbsp; Next, coach Davied shares how she helps her student-athletes find balance in their lives as they navigate the path of academics and athletics (25:03-26:38). She follows that with some quick hitter questions from Racy ranging from her best game as a player to her favorite song (27:08-30:43). Coach Davied closes the episode with highlighting show goals and objectives she has for her team in 2019-2020 (31:19-33:30). &amp;nbsp; The MIAA &quot;A&quot; Team Podcast http://theateam.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9281936/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/39085598