The FCA Locker Room
Welcome to The FCA Locker Room—where faith and sports collide! Brought to you by the New York Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, this podcast dives deep into real conversations that empower coaches, athletes, and parents to lead boldly for Christ.
Each episode tackles relevant topics like mentoring athletes, strengthening coach-parent relationships, and integrating faith into competition—giving you practical tools to glorify God and share the Gospel through sports. Whether you're a coach looking to make an eternal impact, an athlete striving to compete with purpose, or a parent seeking wisdom, this is your playbook for Christ-centered leadership and living.
Episodes
14 episodes
Discipleship Strategy | Engage, Equip, Empower
In this episode Vincenzo sits down with Margaux Poplaski, FCA's Northeast Regional Director of Ministry Advancement, to discuss all things discipleship. They dive deep into the FCA strategy of "Engage, Equip, Empower" (E3) and how this process ...
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Episode 13
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39:10
Bold Coaching: Representing Christ In Sports
In this episode, both hosts, Vincenzo and Justin, tackle the calling of coaching as a Christian. Some of the topics covered in this conversation are "Why Coaching is a Spiritual Calling", "Practical Application for Bold Faith in Coaching", and ...
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Episode 12
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41:16
Faith, Mental Skills, & Elevating Your Game
In this episode, Vincenzo Pepe sits down with Mental Skills Coach Connor Rogotske to discuss all things mental skills and faith. As a mental skills coach, Connor actively helps athletes unleash their potential beyond the physical component of t...
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Episode 11
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53:28
How to Handle Adversity
In this episode of the Locker Room, Justin sits down with Isaiah Lewis. Isaiah is a current basketball pro with a story to tell. Join us as we discuss how "adversity introduces a man to himself" and other topics that involve our faith walk and ...
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Episode 10
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44:34
The Coach-Parent Dynamic; Friend or Foe
In this episode, Vincenzo sits down with Upstate NY FCA Lacrosse Director Sol Bliss and discusses the coach-parent dynamic. The two discuss their approach to handling the parent relationships that come with youth sports and ways to direct those...
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Episode 9
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50:09
Emptying Self- A life of Surrender
In this episode, Justin Hamm chats with Austin Johns about how to purify the mind and allow a life of surrender to be the goal. Austin is a freshman soccer player on the Regent University Men's Soccer Team. Austin shares some of his backstory, ...
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Episode 8
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36:16
Who Do You Follow?
Join us as we chat with Eric Lewis of FCA Rochester. As a former D2 basketball player we discuss his journey of finding out the calling God had on his life, and the role of surrounding yourself with people who challenged and grew him in his fai...
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Episode 7
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47:08
Wrestling with Validation!
In this episode Justin talks with Gavin Hill and they take a look at how we see ourselves versus how God see us. Many of us as athletes tend to find our value in how we perform and the validation we receive from that. We care what our peers, te...
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Episode 6
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46:27
Coaching Boys To Men
In this episode, Vincenzo speaks with Cody Massey on the topic of coaching boys to men. Cody and his family live in the Metro St. Louis area where he has coached national level club baseball teams, high school players, college players, and pro ...
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Episode 5
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40:16
Inside the locker room
In this episode, we dive into the locker room culture for athletes and how coaches can set standards. For many, the locker room is supposed to be a safe place for athletes to bond with athletes, but for a Christian athlete, there may be some ch...
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Episode 4
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57:37
A deep dive into serving special needs family with Kathy Santiago, Grace Buddies Director
In this Episode Hudson Valley Director, Vincenzo Pepe, speaks with Kathy Santiago from Grace Community Church in Orange County. Kathy is the Grace Buddies Director, a program that serves families with children with disabilities. They discuss so...
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Episode 3
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43:11
Fighting for True Identity: Boundaries P#rn, Truth and burn out as athletes
FCA NY staff Justin interviews running phenom Noah Tindale. They cover it all. Isolation, p#rn, cell phones, success and the desperate need to be successful. Encouraging coaches and leaders to help us all get our of our own he...
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Episode 2
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41:52