Valorie Kondos Field, affectionately known as ‘Miss Val’ to those lucky enough to have been coached by her, is the former head coach of the UCLA Gymnastics team. It's a position she held for 28 years, which saw her achieve meteoric leadership success. Among dozens of other accolades, Miss Val has been named four-time National Coach of the Year, Pac-12 Coach of the Century and in 2010, she was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
In this episode, she talks about how her initial ideas around leadership and coaching were turned on their head by the man who would go on to become her mentor; legendary basketball coach, John Wooden. The impact of Coach Wooden’s lessons profoundly impac...