Champs App Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

On today’s very special episode, we look back at the some of the best answers and moments of the first 100 episodes.  We have certainly come a long way since we started the podcast in late 2020. Back then there actually wasn’t any app.  We only introduce the Champs App Profile a few months later – and then the ability to connect directly with college, prep or junior coaches. Since then we have continued to add new content and tools like the Girls Hockey Event Calendar, our Team Coach Directory, our Messaging Tool and of course we recently introduced CHAMPS+ to provide access to additional recruiting and player development insights advice and experts.

Here are links to all the guests included in this retrospective episode:

Episode 4: Darryl Belfry - Girl's Hockey - Advice for Hockey Parents - Women's College Recruiting

Episode 7: Cara Morey - Head Coach of the Princeton Tigers Women's Hockey Team

Episode 20: Kerstin Matthews – Head Coach at St. Anselm College (now at St Mark’s Prep School)

Episode 94: Brad Frost – Head Coach of the U of Minnesota Golden Gophers Women’s Hockey Program

Episode 62: Tim Turk - NHL Shooting and Scoring Coach - How to Score Goals

Episode 78: Player Development Team Coaches with Brett Beebe of RAD Hockey

Episode 95: Murry Gunty – CEO of Black Bear Sports Group, Hockey Team Owner and Hockey Dad

Episode 69: NHL Mental Performance Coach Dr. Aimee Kimball

Episode 86: Dr. Colleen Hacker – Six-Time Olympic Mental Performance Coach

Episode 99: Julie Chu – Head Coach of the Concordia Stingers Women’s Hockey Team

Episode 11 - Erin Hamlen - Head Coach of the Merrimack College women’s hockey program

Episode 50: John Harrington – Head Coach Minnesota St Mankato Women’s Hockey & Olympic Gold Medalist

Episode 37: Natalie Darwitz: U of Minnesota Golden Gophers Asst Coach & former USA Hockey Captain

Episode 88: Peter Elander – Associate Head Coach of The Ohio State University Women’s Hockey Team

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Champs App is your recruiting and development copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports. We have made it easy to create a free Champs App account  where you can add a free, beautiful hockey profile with access to amazing content to help with recruiting and hockey player development.

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Introducing CHAMPS+, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. CHAMPS+ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during the webinar to be answered by our experts.

New articles and videos which includes highly curated content will be added weekly throughout the year, so you can always find fresh, relevant information to help guide you with both recruiting and becoming a better hockey player.

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college recruiting process or just need advice from other players or parents, you can join the CHAMPS+ discussion groups (coming soon!), organized based for parents and players based on where  you are in the recruiting process.

So take a tour of CHAMPS+ now – you can see the full list of articles, videos and events. 

You can subscribe to CHAMPS+  on a monthly or a deeply discounted annual basis. 

Visit  https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠Champs App Messaging⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. ⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠ please visit: https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/

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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠:  https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠ to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

· Share personal, student and athletic profile information

· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is our Champs App Team Coach Directory   https://sports.champs.app/coach-directory/

On this episode we talk with USA Hockey legend, Julie Chu – who is also the Head Coach of the Canadian U Sports reigning champion, Concordia Stingers.  We discuss her amazing playing career at Harvard and with 4 Olympic teams and even more World Championship teams.  In addition, she details her coaching career in the NCAA and her incredible success with Concordia in Montreal.  This is our first guest from a Canadian University women’s team, so we started at the top.

You can connect with Julie Chu either on the Concordia Women’s Hockey Team website:  https://stingers.ca/whockey/coach.php?id=835  or via Julie Chu’s Champs App profile:  https://profile.champs.app/h/julie-chu

You can learn more about the Concordia Stingers here:   https://stingers.ca/whockey/

Follow the Concordia Stingers Women’s Hockey Team and Julie Chu on X: @Concordia_WH and @juliechu13 & Instagram:  @concordia_whky and @juliechu1321

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Champs App is your recruiting and development copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports. We have made it easy to create a free Champs App account  where you can add a free, beautiful hockey profile with access to amazing content to help with recruiting and hockey player development.

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Introducing CHAMPS+, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. CHAMPS+ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during the webinar to be answered by our experts.

New articles and videos which includes highly curated content will be added weekly throughout the year, so you can always find fresh, relevant information to help guide you with both recruiting and becoming a better hockey player.

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college recruiting process or just need advice from other players or parents, you can join the CHAMPS+ discussion groups (coming soon!), organized based for parents and players based on where  you are in the recruiting process.

So take a tour of CHAMPS+ now – you can see the full list of articles, videos and events. You can subscribe to CHAMPS+  on a monthly or a deeply discounted annual basis.

Visit  https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠Champs App Messaging⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. ⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠ please visit: https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/

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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠ to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

· Share personal, student and athletic profile information

· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is our Champs App Team Coach Directory https://sports.champs.app/coach-directory/

On this episode we talk with Allison Coomey who is the inaugural head coach of the Delaware University women’s hockey program.  We discuss her plans to start the Blue Hen program in 2025 including her thoughts on the coaching staff, her recruiting strategy and what she is looking for when she forms the team.

Also, listen Ep 12 where Allison Coomey discussed her being a 2-sport athlete in college and goes into detail on her lengthy coaching career: https://open.spotify.com/episode/04ab6lT8vSf7kcs1EQJoFK?si=xkcaDbAMRYaEyUnMk3Aq5g https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-12-allison-coomey-associate-head-coach-penn/id1541775922?i=1000510593080

You can connect with Allison Coomey either on the Delaware women’s hockey  website: https://bluehens.com/sports/ice-hockey/roster/coaches/allison-coomey/5271 or via Allison Coomey’s  Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/allison-coomey

You can learn more about the Delaware women’s hockey program here: https://bluehens.com/sports/whockey .  Follow Allison and the team on X: @Coomey2 and @Delaware_IH  and Instagram: @coomey2 and @delaware_ih

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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠Champs App Messaging⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. ⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠ please visit: https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/

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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠:  https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the ⁠Champs App⁠ website ⁠http://www.champs.app⁠

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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠ to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

·         Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

·         Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

·         Share personal, student and athletic profile information

·         Invite and connect with coaches,players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is a ⁠list of college and team coaches already using Champs App⁠:  ⁠https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/⁠ 

You can view sample profiles here:  ⁠Women’s: Cammie Knight⁠ and Men’s: Wayne Crosby⁠  ⁠https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight⁠ and ⁠https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby

On this episode we talk with Tim Crowley, who is the assistant head coach with the Cornell Big Red women’s hockey team. We discuss his coaching history in DIII and the Ivy League,  go into detail on the Cornell women’s hockey experience and discuss his perspective on the women’s hockey recruiting process.

You can connect with Tim Crowley either on the Cornell women’s hockey  website:  https://cornellbigred.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/tim-crowley/8064 or via Tim Crowley’s  Champs App profile:  https://profile.champs.app/h/tim-crowley

You can learn more about the Cornell women’s hockey program here: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey .  Follow the team on X: @cornellwhockey and Instagram: @cornellwhockey

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Champs App Messaging is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. Champs App Messaging cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populate the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. To learn more about Champs App Messaging please visit: https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/

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Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events:  https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up

With Champs App profile you can:

·         Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

·         Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

·         Share personal, student and athletic profile information

·         Invite and connect with coaches,players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:  https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/ 

You can view sample profiles here:  Women’s: Cammie Knight  and Men’s: Wayne Crosby 

https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby

On this episode we talk with Peter Elander who is the Associate Head Coach of The Ohio State Women’s Hockey program.  We discuss his tremendous international hockey experience, including the “Swedish Miracle on Ice” of 2006, how Buckeyes have become the powerhouse of women’s college hockey and his perspective on the recruiting & development process.

You can connect with Peter Elander either on the Ohio State  women’s hockey  website: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/peter-elander/1432 or via Peter Elander’s  Champs App profile:  https://profile.champs.app/h/peter-elander

You can learn more about the Ohio State women’s hockey program here: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/.  Follow Peter Elander and the team on X: @elanderp and @ohiostatewhky and Instagram: @peterelander and @ohiostatewhky

Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events:  https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

Create a free,beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up

With Champs App profile you can:

·         Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

·         Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

·         Share personal, student and athletic profile information

·         Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:  https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/ 

You can view sample profiles here:  Women’s: Cammie Knight and Men’s: Wayne Crosby  https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby

On this episode we talk with Sadie Lundquist, who is newly appointed Director of Women’s Hockey at College Hockey Inc.  We discuss the mission of College Hockey Inc, her priorities for growing women’s college hockey and getting a DI women’s hockey team in the state of Michigan.

 You can connect with Sadie Lundquist on the College Hockey Inc. website: https://collegehockeyinc.com/sadie-lundquist.php

Follow Sadie and College Hockey Inc. on X:  @sadielundquist  and @collegehockey and Instagram: @sadielundquist and  @collegehockeyinc

Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events:  https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

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Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up

With Champs App profile you can:

·         Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

·         Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

·         Share personal, student and athletic profile information

·         Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:  https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/ 

You can view sample profiles here: Women’s: Cammie Knight  and Men’s: Wayne Crosby 

https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby

On this episode we talk with Dr. Colleen Hacker, who is a professor of sport and performance psychology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma Washington. In addition, Dr Hacker has been a mental performance coach at the professional, international and Olympic level for countless athletes, teams and leagues, but they do include the US Women’s National Soccer Team that won the 1996 gold medal team and the 1999 world cup.  She was also the US Women’s Hockey Team’s Mental Skills coach from 2011-2018 and won 2 Olympic medals including gold in the 2018 Pyong Chang games. Her most recent book go into detail on what it takes to perform at the highest levels and provides specific competencies, tools and examples to be the best you can be.

You can follow Dr. Hacker on Twitter:  @DrColleenHacker  

Buy Dr. Hacker’s book “Achieving Excellence: Mastering Mindset for Peak Performance in Sport and Life” on Amazon here:  https://www.amazon.com/Achieving-Excellence-Mastering-Mindset-Performance/dp/1718207700/

Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events:  https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up

With Champs App profile you can:

·         Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

·         Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

·         Share personal, student and athletic profile information

·         Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:  https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/ 

You can view sample profiles here:  Women’s: Cammie Knight and Men’s: Wayne Crosby  https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby

On this episode we talk with Brian Idalski, head coach of the St Cloud State women’s hockey team. We talk about his lengthy hockey coaching career, including what happened with the North Dakota Women’s hockey program, coaching the Chinese women’s hockey team at the Olympics and how he has turned the St Cloud State program into a Top 10 team in his first 2 years.

You can connect with Brian Idalski  either on the St Cloud State women’s hockey  website: https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey or via Brian  Idalski’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/brian-idalski

You can learn more about the  St Cloud State women’s hockey program here:  https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey. Follow Brian Idalski the team on Twitter: @Coach_Idalski  and @scsuhuskies_whk and Instagram: @coachidalski  and @scsuwhockey

Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events:  https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

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Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up

With Champs App profile you can:

·         Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

·         Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

·         Share personal, student and athletic profile information

·         Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:  https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/ 

You can view sample profiles here:  Women’s: Cammie Knight  and Men’s: Wayne Crosby 

https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby

On this episode we talk with Mark Bolding, head coach of the Yale women’s hockey team. We talk about his playing and coaching journey in DIII hockey, go into great detail about the Ivy League recruiting process and discuss how he has taken the Bulldogs program to new heights over the last 4 years.

You can connect with Mark Bolding either on the Yale Bulldogs  website:  https://yalebulldogs.com/staff-directory/mark-bolding/192  or via Mark Bolding’s  Champs App profile:  https://profile.champs.app/h/mark-bolding

You can learn more about the Yale University women’s hockey program here: https://yalebulldogs.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey  Follow the team on Twitter: @YaleWHockey and Instagram: @yalewhockey

Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events:  https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up

With Champs App profile you can:

·         Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

·         Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

·         Share personal, student and athletic profile information

·         Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:  https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/ 

You can view sample profiles here:  Women’s: Cammie Knight  and Men’s: Wayne Crosby 

https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby

On this episode we talk with Dave Flint, head coach of the Northeastern Huskies women’s hockey team. We talk about him growing up as a goalie and how he became a hockey coach. He also shares how he was able to recruit Kendall Coyne Schofield to Northeastern,  the challenge of managing a large roster and his advice on the college recruiting process.

You can connect with Dave Flint either on the Northeastern Huskies  website: https://nuhuskies.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/dave-flint/2537  or via Dave Flint’s  Champs App profile:  https://profile.champs.app/h/dave-flint

You can learn more about the Northeastern women’s hockey here. Follow the team on X: @gonuwhockey and Instagram: @gonuwhockey

Here is a list of 2024 Girls Hockey Events:  https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up

With Champs App profile you can:

·         Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

·         Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

·         Share personal, student and athletic profile information

·         Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App:  https://www.champs.app/2022/09/ncaa-coaches-directory/ 

You can view sample profiles here:  Women’s: Cammie Knight  and Men’s: Wayne Crosby 

https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knight and https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby