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In this episode we are joined by Coach Nick Booker. He is currently the Head Coach at Cal State University San Marcos. He is a former assistant coach at Davidson, Eastern Washington, UC Irvine, and UC San Diego. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- How injuries can affect recruiting

- Why he wanted to pursue a career in coaching

- Playing with Yao Ming

- Playing for Bob McKillop

- Learning the Davidson style of offense

- His thoughts on the current AAU system

- Teaching a coaching theory class

- The teachings of John Wooden

- Instilling life skills in his players with real life Wednesdays

- Being a mentor to his players. Helping them off the court just as much as on the court.

- Coaching at the JUCO level and providing opportunities for players to get recruited

- Post skills that are missing in today's game

- Hardest type of players to defend against

- How much of a difference there really is between D1 and D2 players

- Playing against San Diego State in an exhibition game

- Building the habits that lead to a strong culture

- What he was most excited about when he became a head coach

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Miles Lester. He is currently an assistant coach for Drury University. He spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Houston. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- People who have inspired him to be a coach

- Starting his college basketball career at Rice

- Transferring to Wake Forest University

- Why he wanted to be a walk-on at the highest level of college basketball

- Finding players that you can emulate your game after

- The moment when he went from walk-on to scholarship player

- The differences in playing for Danny Manning and Steve Forbes

- Advice for kids that want to become a walk-on

- What he had to do growing up to put himself in a position to play college basketball

- Hardest teams to prepare for running scout team at Wake Forest

- The importance of having good academics and being a high character player

- How often Houston works on their shell drill in practice

- Explaining the MIG concept

- How Houston is able to play with so much energy and aggressiveness

- The best things he has learned from Kelvin Sampson

- Which opponent forced them into the most adjustments this past season

- How he got an opportunity now at Drury University

- Hardest working player he has ever been around

In this episode we are joined by Coach Gabe Maturo. He is currently an assistant coach at UMBC. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- His inspiration for wanting to become a coach

- Building relationships with other college coaches

- How to make the most out of social media networking

- How he utilizes his coding skills as a coach

- Getting involved with the TBT

- His experiences as a student manager

- What coaches do when they're at the final four

- What all is involved in his role as a player development coach

- How he creates his drills for player development workouts

- Earning a spot in the TopConnect grad assistant program

- How they want to play fast at UMBC

- What type of players you need to be able to play fast

- What the next evolution of the game might be

- Skills that freshman tend to struggle with

- How practices differ based off whether the team is coming off a win or loss

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Sean Westerlund. He is currently the Head Coach at Bryn Athyn College, a D3 school in Pennsylvania. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- How he discovered his passion for coaching

- Being a three-sport athlete in college

- How much hard work and adaptability can do for you

- Starting out as a JV coach

- Having a system vs. adapting from year to year

- The financial aspect of a life in coaching

- The ins and outs of recruiting at the D3 level

- What led to a dramatic improvement in wins this past season at Bryn Athyn

- Adapting when you lose key players

- What led to him being a zone defense coach

- The best way to attack the zone

- The impact of good ball pressure in a press defense

- Why effort is the number one key to a good press

- How they go about installing the press defense

- Why passion is so important and where it comes from

- How social media can impact recruiting

- Investing in yourself and your love for the game

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Grant Leonard. He is currently the Head Coach at Queens University. Queens was a longtime D2 power before transitioning to D1 in 2022. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- His experiences at Payne College

- Similarities between teaching and coaching

- Helping players deal with pressure

- How he formed his identity as a coach

- Building the right coaching staff

- His involvement in scheduling

- Game planning against top level competition

- Staying true to your identity in your game plan

- Most unique thing he saw in college basketball this year

- Playing against North Florida and Bellarmine

- The emphasis on ball-movement leading to good offense

- How teaching team defense has evolved with the game

- Most frustrating aspect of watching high school basketball

- How freshman can earn minutes right away

- The off-season development plans for each individual player

- Learning from watching the G-League

- Why rebounding is so important to them

- How to win as a smaller team

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In this episode, we are joined by Coach Tigh Compton. He is currently the Head Coach at University of Pikeville, an NAIA school in Kentucky. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- The influences on his coaching philosophy

- The role of persistence and loyalty in advancing his career

- Importance of enjoying where you are and what you do

- In depth look at the recruiting process at the NAIA level

- Most overvalued and undervalued thing in recruiting

- How to make the most out of limited practice time

- Most important fundamental concepts to learn in youth basketball

- Zone defense in youth basketball

- The benefits of 3 on 3 for youth basketball players

- Eliminating personal fouls in basketball

- Embracing the process of your coaching journey

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Doug Martin. He is currently a head coach at Overtime Elite. He is also has spent time as an assistant coach for the Agua Caliente Clipper (LA Clippers G-League affiliate), and a coach for Team Takeover, a DMV based AAU powerhouse. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Effective communication as a coach

- How to contribute as a bench player

- How he got started with Team Takeover

- The process of gaining a shoe contract as an AAU program

- Developing players in different age groups

- Why DMV schools struggle to recruit local players

- How parents influence the recruiting process

- The differences in how players are developed in the G-League

- Why players get stuck in the G-League

- The mental challenges that come with playing in the G-League

- How to develop better on-ball defenders

- How he got involved with Overtime Elite

- How to help players better adjust to a faster pace game

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Daniel Pearson. He is currently the head coach for Team FOG Naestved, a professional team in Denmark. He was also formerly an assistant coach for Jena Science City, a German professional team, and also an assistant at the University of Calgary. In this episode, we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Qualities of a great teacher of the game

- What the basketball scene was like growing up in Montana

- Running offense at the youth level

- How to build a winning culture at a program that hasn't had much success

- Getting players to stay in your program

- Player development drills that he's created

- How to work on communication in practice

- Becoming a basketball academy director in England

- Thoughts on the youth basketball system in the US and Europe

- How to include more randomization in workouts

- The European influence in America

- Building togetherness on a professional team

- Working at different camps in both the US and Europe.

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Nate Peterson. He is currently a graduate assistant coach at University of Colorado. He is formerly an assistant coach at D3 Lewis and Clark College. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- Coaching at basketball camp

- How working with kids helps you learn communication skills

- What kids to better now than previous generations

- How to watch film with a player

- Workouts with wing players

- Examples of adjustments that were made due to analytics

- What defensive efficiency rating means

- Developing an analytic that measures the dawg in you

- Best thing he's learned from Tad Boyle

- If that altitude in Colorado makes that much of a difference

- How awesome it is to live in Boulder

- Has he met Deion Sanders

- Do they talk about the NCAA tournament

- How they're working with bench players to stay ready

- What do the analytics say about ball screen coverage

In this episode we are joined by Coach Connor Harr. He is currently an assistant coach at West Liberty University. They're the winningest college basketball program in the country since 2010. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- Being an NBA draft writer

- NBA draft prospect we were wrong about

- How players can be better students of the game

- Watching a lot of NBA film

- What he is seeing from an offensive standpoint that he likes

- The identity of West Liberty Basketball

- How they're able to play such a unique style

- The mindset required to succeed at West Liberty

- Why they're so good at making other teams play the way they want to play

- Skills that have been phased out of the game that might soon come back

- One thing they do in practice that all teams should be doing

- Why they have so many players go to College of Charleston

- Trying to schedule games against D1 teams

- Being good at switching defensively

- How the press wears you down mentally

- Being a good ballhandler vs. pressure

- Why teams don't play this style at D1

- How to build decisiveness in players

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Luke Colwell. He is currently an assistant coach at VMI. He also was an assistant coach at South Carolina. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- Best teams he's watched on film

- Hardest team he's ever had to prepare for

- What makes a team hard to prepare for

- Becoming involved as a manager with South Carolina

- Walk on and manager games

- How summer camp coaching helped shape him as a coach

- Best thing he's learned about building relationships with players

- A great Frank Martin story

- How they do things differently at VMI

- Adjusting to life working at a military academy

- How they like to build team chemistry

- Things he is assigned to track during games

- How difficult the Southern Conference is (SOCON)

- Area of the game he would like to grow the most in

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In this episode, we are joined by Coach Ronnie Kruger. He is currently the head coach at North Raleigh Christian Academy. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Coaching middle school basketball

- Playing zone in middle school basketball

- How being a teacher translates to being a coach

- Missed opportunities when trying to become a head coach

- First thing he did when he took over the job at North Raleigh

- What is happiness in coaching

- How he was able to learn patience

- What his pre-game talks are like

- Why kids don't watch as much basketball

- Experiences at a team camp

- How he develops the next generation of players, his future players

- What they do on their first practice of the season

- How he shows love to his players

- Why NC has the best hoop scene

- Developing players during the season

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Joey Burton. Burton is a long time NBA skills trainer, working with many NBA players and teams. Burton has also spent time working as an assistant coach for Mississippi State. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- How he developed his philosophies as a coach

- How he would fix Ben Simmons

- What are his favorite drills

- How he would toughen up a kid that is soft

- What he thinks about working on floaters

- Relationships with NBA coaches

- How he got his start working with NBA players

- If he thinks trainers should call themselves coaches

- Non-negotiables when it comes to shooting

- At what point does working out against no defense become ineffective

- How to develop shiftiness and change of speed

- Hardest working players he's been around

- When kids should start shooting 3's

- Why NBA players workout at Elementary schools in the offseason

- How much a kid should be playing vs. working out on their own

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Jarren Dyson. He is currently an assistant coach at Army West Point. Coach Dyson has also spent time at Christopher Newport University where he helped lead them to a DIII National Championship, and at Lafayette College helping them become a prominent mid-major program.

We cover a wide range of topics in this episode:

- Playing college basketball at Emory & Henry University

- His role as recruiting coordinator for Christopher Newport University

- Difference between developing a guard and a wing player

- How to develop the confidence needed to win close games

- His goal of becoming a D1 assistant

- What he carries with him from his time at CNU that he will use at Army

- Recruiting process at Army

- Interview process at Army

- Coming together as a new staff in his first year with Army

- What they teach at Army about mental toughness

- How they help freshmen make a smooth transition to Army

- How to tell whether or not a guy is built to thrive in a military type of environment

- What you have to do if your team lacks athleticism

- Preparing for the competition in the Patriot League

- Biggest changes that need to be made in CBB

- What they want to do differently at Army

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Garrett Collins. He is currently the assistant coach at Rider University. He played and coached previously at UNCG. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics:

- A typical day as a video coordinator

- Best team he's ever seen on film

- Latest offensive trends he's seen

- Going to a military academy

- How he walked on to the UNCG basketball team

- The work that comes before and after practice

- Some of the unique things he learned under Wes Miller

- Shooting routine's

- Hardest skills to teach

- Biggest understanding players have about playing at the mid major level.

- What their defensive identity will be

- Why coaches go to kids' games they've already signed

- How Rider was able to schedule such strong opponents

- Having a certain role in practice

- How hard is it determining if a guy fits in the culture

- What he's best at when it comes to player development

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Sheldon Zablotny. Coach Zablotny is currently the assistant coach at Cathedral Prep in Erie, PA. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- Not having mentors early in his career

- How much time he spent working on his game

- Sacrifices he made growing up to play in college

- Why winning is the most important thing in being recruited

- What coaches want to see in potential players

- What smaller guards need to have to be effective scorers

- Defending as a smaller guard

- Best change of speed drills

- Doing ball screen drills with all types of players

- Playing against Duke in Cameron

- How athletic big guys are at the D1 level

- Getting into a back and forth with Grayson Allen

- How and why, he started a training business

- If you have to play at a high level in order to be a trainer

- How he developed his training style

- Most important skills for a young player to learn

- At what point does a kid become "your guy"

- Why kids struggle with imagination in training

- Players becoming too dependent on trainers

- Becoming a varsity assistant coach

- Biggest adjustment going from trainer to coach

- Balance of encouraging and getting on a player

- His specific role as an assistant coach

- Values he wants to instill in his players

- How he wants to be remembered as a coach

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In this episode, we are joined by Coach Larry Blunt. He is currently the Head Coach at Orangeville Prep in Ontario, Canada. He is formerly an assistant coach at Canisius, Drake, and Oklahoma State.

In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Coaching message he wants to be remembered for

- Most valuable skills he learned as a player that help him as a coach

- How Orangeville prep came to be

- How Jamal Murray and Thon Maker came into his program

- Rumors about Thon Makers age

- Most memorable games at Orangeville Prep

- Best teams and players he's ever coached against

- When he realized Murray and Maker would be able to make it to the NBA

- Prep school vs. traditional school route for talented HS players

- How Drake has become a mid-major power

- When they started to feel like they could compete on a national level at Drake

- What they did at Drake that was different from most other programs

- How to help players stay engaged when they're not playing a lot of minutes

- Biggest reason why guys don't get the minutes they desire in college

- Skills that need to be developed at a young age

- Can competitiveness be improved?

- How often you have to stay in contact with a recruit

- Remembering the moment when Oklahoma State got banned from the NCAA tournament

- Response to the NCAA when they received notice of the postseason ban

- How they were able to keep guys motivated through that season with no tournament

-Best defense they had to go against in the Big 12

- Biggest change he's seen with how teams play in D1 during his time coaching

- How much prep work they expect from their players

We end this great conversation with fan favorite segment "explain that tweet." Where we hear Coach Blunt talk about kids lying about their height, life on the road as a recruiter, and the most time he has spent in the gym.

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Andre Godfrey. He is currently the head coach for a professional team in India. Godfrey was previously an assistant coach at CCNY. We cover a wide range of topic in the episode, including:

- How his upbringing has shaped him as a coach

- Being a dog as an undersized player

- Being a fitness manager

- Similarities between being a manager and a coach

- What makes a successful middle school basketball coach

- Workout plan for a skinny/scrawny kid

- Building confidence in young players

- What skills he enjoys teaching the most

- How he looks at player development

- Why more time needs to spent on defense in player development

- Becoming an assistant coach at CCNY

- The basketball history at CCNY

- How passing has gotten worse over the years

- Why NYC basketball has fallen off some

- Toughest adjustments for freshmen in college

- Off-court duties being a big part of his job

- How he and the staff work through disagreements

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Kasey Bryant. He is currently the associate head coach at Hargrave Military Academy. We also discuss Coach Bryant's time as an assistant coach at Saint Augustine's University and coaching on the Adidas 3SSB circuit for Garner Road basketball. We cover a wide range of topics in this episode including:

- What makes a great teacher of the game

- If he ever planned on becoming a coach

- How being injured sparked his coaching career

- Advice for players that are struggling with an injury

- How he got connected with Garner Road basketball

- Starting as a D2 assistant

- Why telling the truth is so important

- What life is like coaching at Hargrave military academy

- What a typical day looks like for his players

- Having a basketball class at the academy

- Helping kids adapt to a highly structured environment

- How being a military academy influences the way they play

- What he wants his players to take with them as they move on

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Ramone Powell. He is currently an assistant coach at Missouri Valley College. We speak with Coach Powell on what it's like coaching at the NAIA level, along with a variety of other topics including:

- How playing football helped him as a basketball player

- Hardest workout he ever went through

- When his focus changed from football to basketball

- Is it better to be great at one thing or solid at many things

- First time he felt like he could be a good coach

- Do you have to be a good player to be a good coach?

- Hardest adjustment to coaching after being a player

- Coaching a JV team in college

- How to bring more PE in schools

- What PE is like in college

- How NAIA schools compare to other divisions

- How a school determines what level to play at

- Why players end up in JUCO

- The types of players they target in recruiting

- The plan to get things turned around this season

- At what point during the seasons do you decide to change things up

- Not giving up on anybody

- Transfers at the NAIA level

- Players and coaches having to figure out their why in recruiting

- Working on the mental side of the game

- What topic he would teach at a coaching clinic

- His most commonly used phrases

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Kris Saulny. He is currently an assistant coach at University of Pennsylvania. Coach Saulny was formerly an assistant coach at George Washington and California Lutheran University. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Only wanting to pursue coaching

- Finding his own coaching style

- Starting his career out at a D3 school

- How coaching in D3 prepared him for D1

- Players he played against in High School at St. John's College High School

- Best memories from playing in the WCAC

- Biggest surprise when he made his move to D1 at GW

- Hardest teams to scout and prepare for in the A10

- His main responsibilities at GW

- How he runs an individual workout session

- How workouts are different with guys who have smaller roles

- Becoming a coach at UPenn

- How NCAA tournament success has helped the Ivy League

- Advice for kids who might not value academics

- How kids can get better in the classroom

- Ways to build stronger relationships with players

- Most common bad habit that kids come to college with

- Why Jordan Dingle was such an effective scorer

- What makes the dribble hand-off so hard to defend

- If Penn will ever beat Villanova

- When does the game slow down for young players

- What coaches' meetings in college are like

- How new players get acclimated to the team

- How he looks like Austin Rivers

- Being a bath guy

- How many sets they call throughout a game

- Lesser-known teams that are really good

- Best strategies to overcome self-doubt

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Chad Miller. He is currently the head coach at Kimball High School in Nebraska. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Lessons he learned from his father about the mental side of the game

- How to help kids that are not assertive on the court

- How to incorporate analytics into your program

- Do players really need to know about all the different analytics

- How he wants kids to remember their experience at his basketball camp

- Fun and unique things that he does at his basketball camps

- Best ways for kids to learn about the game

- How to bring out the mean and nasty in players

- What he thinks about players trash talking

- If he has ever gotten into a back and forth with another coach

- Why players don't like to take charges

- Craziest thing he's done to get his team fired up

- How players would describe him as a coach

- What causes him the most stress

- What people should know about basketball in Nebraska

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Michael McDuffie. Coach McDuffie is currently an assistant coach at Greensboro College in North Carolina. In this great conversation with Coach Mcduffie, we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Having command of a room

- Running an elite camp at the D3 level

- How elite camps are structured to help potential recruits

- Sorting through all the highlight films he gets sent

- Why D3 programs have so many players on their team

- Difference between a good player and a dude

- How they as coaches bring out toughness in their players

- How to defend quicker players

- Getting fans to come out to their games

- Playing against UNCG

- Mindset when playing against a D1 program

- How they plan on turning things around this year at Greensboro College

- Being under the tutelage of legendary coach Jim Boone

- How off-seasons are structured at the D3 level

- How all the D3 restrictions are monitored

- What a college conditioning program looks like

- Biggest difference in style of play we can expect from Greensboro College

- What gives press defenses the most issues

- Watching film on the pack line defense

- Pat Kelsey's energy

- Coaches like drinking a lot of caffeine

- Definition of mental toughness

- Running your own race

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Jeremy Hartman. He is currently the head coach at Wilson Memorial High School in Virginia. Coach Hartman shares some great insights about his time as a women's coach, and the work he does as a trainer. We cover a wide range of topic in this episode, including:

- Starting at a D2 school before going to D3

- Biggest differences between the D2 and D3 level

- Managing different personalities

- Developing a girls basketball program through the off-season

- What works in the men's game that doesn't work in the men's game

- The first step of the recruiting process

- Questions that parents should be asking college coaches

- How parents can stay out of the way in their kids' career

- Best ways for HS players to get college exposure

- How to determine what level a kid should play at in college

- A mid-major vs D2 challenge

- What's happening to the kids that are getting overlooked in favor of transfers

- Negativity in the basketball training industry

- Trainers that do it for clout

- Most effective moves for kids to be able to do

- Drills to work on passing

- The value of small group training

- Structuring a 1 on 1 workout

- Parents involvement in training sessions

- When kids should start focusing on strength training

- How lifting weights affects your shot

- Involvement with VA Elite AAU program

- How AAU and HS coaches can work together more effectively

- Biggest change he made going from coaching women to coaching men

- First song he plays after a big win

We end this incredible conversation with Coach Hartman with our fan favorite segment "explain that tweet." We hear coach Hartman go into the origin of his favorite phrase, the craziest thing he's heard a parent say, the quality of PE basketball, a great story about kids making waffles in the locker room, and his great battle with a spider.

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Cody Fueger. He is currently an assistant coach at BYU. Coach Fueger has had a long journey in coaching that includes stops at Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley, UC Riverside, and Louisiana Tech. He started off as a video coordinator working for the late great Rick Majerus. He also spent 8 years as a director of basketball operations before becoming an assistant coach at Utah Valley under Mark Pope. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Starting as a coach at Rick Majerus basketball camp

- His early years at Utah

- Coaching a 7th and 8th grade team. What he would do differently now if he was to do it over again

- Playing against Duke and Kentucky in back-to-back games while at Utah Valley

- Where the dribble hand off ball screen motion action originated

- How to have better practices

- Focusing on skill development in practice

- Finding balance during the season

- How awesome it is to live in Utah

- Building relationships with your players

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Ras Vanderloo. He is currently the Head Coach at Sioux City East High School in Iowa. He is also a USA basketball coach. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Running a youth basketball program

- Skills that youth basketball players lack the most

- His thoughts on the AAU model

- How he helps his players build passion for the game

- What middle school kids need to have for success in high school

- Starting off practices with form shooting

- When kids should start specializing in a certain sport

- What sport translates the most to basketball

- How soccer and basketball are related

- How he has changed as a coach with USA basketball

- What other countries do better than the USA

- What makes USA basketball so great

- How to keep players motivated

- Why not as many top Amercian players are not playing with team USA

- Which countries are on the rise for basketball

- How players get the chance to play for certain countries

- What a USA gold camp is like

- All the cool places that basketball has taken him

- Learning from coaches in other countries

- Difference in rules between USA and FIBA

- High school sports culture in Iowa

- Getting a shy/introverted kid to communicate on the court

- How to have more command as a coach

- Why midrange shots win games

- Why he hates jeans

- How he gets to so many sporting events

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In this episode, we are joined by Coach Jake Kupersmith. He is currently the head coach for St. Thomas Aquinas in Kansas. Kupersmith also spent time as a manager at Kansas State. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- How youth coaches have changed

- Skill work vs. just playing basketball

- How the training industry has affected the game

- Teaching decision making and reads

- Learning from experience and failure

- Creativity and adaptability in coaching

- His role as a manager for Kansas State

- Working under Bob Huggins, Frank Martin, and Brad Underwood

- The influence those coaches have had on him

- How he saw players deal with hard coaching

- How official visits work

- How high major D1's get walk-ons

- Biggest change he's seen in HS basketball

- His thoughts on kids posting all of their offers

- How they put together their schedule as a HS team

- Drills they do in every practice

- What frustrates him the most as a coach

- How much time he spends talking to his players

- How he teaches rebounding to his team

- The process of putting together a staff in HS

- Best coaching books he has read

- Advice for aspiring HS coaches

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Jack Meriwether. He is currently the Head Coach at The Miller School in Charlottesville, VA. Coach Meriwether was formerly the Head Coach at D2 West Virginia Wesleyan University, and for the highly successful Boo Williams AAU program. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- When he knew he wanted a career in basketball

- Building a roster at a high-level AAU program

- How AAU practices work with players from different states

- College and NBA players he has coached

- Coaching against Bruce Brown and other future NBA stars

- His thoughts on kids playing for multiple AAU teams in a year

- Building trust with parents

- Getting the job at The Miller School

- Adjusting to college from high school

- Installing the Princeton offense

- How playing in a system helps in recruiting

- What makes a disciplined team

- How younger coaches can learn about other successful programs

- Best teams he's coached against

In our always entertaining and insightful "explain that tweet" segment, we hear Coach Meriwether talk about the importance of having good shooters, and learning that college coaches don't watch much college basketball.

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Steve Eshleman. He is currently the head coach at Burbank High School in Los Angeles, California. Coach Eshleman shares many great insights from his 40+ years in coaching. Eshleman was a long-time teacher and coach in Pennsylvania before moving out to California. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- How HS coaches used to be involved with the entire program

- How working with younger kids helps you as a teacher and communicator

- Understanding all the different ways that kids learn

- How to get better as a coach

- How his coaching style has changed over the years

- What skills he teaches now that he didn't as a younger coach

- The balance of patience

- How he defines culture

- Hardest skills to teach as a coach

- Hardest offenses to defend

- Teaching all players post skills

- Spending time with Jay Wright and the Villanova program

- Going from coaching girls to coaching guys

- How he plans on turning around a struggling program

- His favorite quotes

- What he thinks about pregame speeches

- How to help players that struggle with confidence

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Nick Hinojosa. He is currently the Head Coach at Monrovia High School in Indiana. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics, including:

- Starting out in operations

- His leadership style

- Being respected rather than being liked

- Becoming a head coach

- Interview tips for coaches trying to get a job

- Building a youth program

- Things he has invented as a coach

- What he says to people who are opposed to zone defenses

- What causes the most trouble against a 1-3-1 defense

- Teaching multiple defenses

- Keeping the morale high during a struggling season

- The culture of basketball in Indiana

- Why Indiana doesn't produce more NBA players

- Most important life lessons he teaches

We wrap up the conversation with our fan favorite segment, "explain that tweet." Where we hear Coach Hinojosa discuss Chris Weber and his outstanding connect 4 skills.

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Kevon Honeycutt. He is currently the head Varsity Coach at Watertown High School in Tennessee. We talk with Coach Honeycutt about his journey and coaching and cover a wide range of other topics:

- Being inspired by his HS coach

- The value of hard coaching

- Dealing with entitlement

- Building a successful program in a small town

- The importance of good middle school and JV coaches

- 5 on 0 vs. 5 on 5

- Scripting plays

- How to determine a well-coached team

- What freshmen struggle with the most in HS

- Keeping it simple

- Finding good underwear to play in

- Why Uros Plavscic shold be locked up

- Tennessee vs. Duke game in round of 32

- Best fried chicken spots down south

In this episode we are joined by Coach Matt Jones. Coach Jones is the owner of his own player development business, Matt Jones Hoops Training. He has also spent time as a head coach of professional teams in both Israel and Albania. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Best ways to get started as a coach

- Individual vs. group training

- Biggest mistakes youth coaches make

- Most important skills youth coaches need to have

- What it takes to run a good basketball camp

- Working at Combine Academy

- Are prep schools good for HS basketball

- Dealing with players that think they know it all

- Player development in Europe vs. America

- Offensive concepts he introduces first with his teams

- Other teams that young coaches should be watching

- Sexiest plays in basketball

- Block vs. variable training

- Coaching in the TBT

- What age kids should start lifting weights

- Furthest he's gone to network with other coaches

- Finding gym space as a trainer

- Why kids need to play outside more

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Jahrrend Arnold. He is currently the head coach at St. Mary's Hall College Prep and assistant coach at Trinity University. Yes, he is both a head coach and an assistant coach at two different levels. In this conversation, we speak about the balance of his time, and how he's able to manage both roles. We also discuss a wide range of topics including:

- Having a bad coach growing up

- What the game of basketball has done for his life

- Coaching different players in different ways

- What his off-season program looks like

- Starting his own AAU team

- His son getting recruited at 11 years old

- The balance of being coach and dad

- Parents putting too much pressure on their kids

- His AAU team getting bought out

- How he turns a bad practice into a good practice

- Advice for struggling shooters

- Common mistakes young shooters make

- Being the black JJ Redick

- How to have more effective timeouts

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Orin Bailey. He is currently the assistant coach at South Alabama, where he helped lead the team to a Sun Belt Conference title appearance. Coach Bailey also spent time as an assistant at Florida Gulf Coast. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- What youth athletes struggle with the most

- Coaching in a semi-pro league

- What he does every day in practice

- What happens to players if they can't be focused in practice

- How they got Alabama to come play a game at their home

- How mid major teams can get more national attention

- Playing a difficult non-conference schedule

- Why it's so hard to win on the road

- The value of a good big man in college basketball

- Coolest places basketball has taken him

- Why it's so hard for assistant coaches to get hired as head coaches

- Most amount of time he's spent in a gym

As usual, we play "explain that tweet" where Coach Bailey talks about coaches that have inspired him, and how recruits should put together their highlight films.

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Anthony Slater. He is currently the head women's coach at Watcom Community College. He was also the founder of Washington Elite AAU program. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Playing minor league basketball

- Why the NBA needs to build up a minor league system

- Playing college basketball at Florida Atlantic University

- Why he coaches in the women's game

- How the women's game is changing

- Working with youth players

- Getting back into coaching after being out of it

- His gold shirt that he wins a lot of games in

- Should coaches be celebrating on the sidelines

- Sending over 65 players to college from his AAU program

As usual, we play "explain that tweet" where Coach Slater offers insight on tough coaching.

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In this episode, we are joined by Coach Ethan Kahn. He is currently the assistant coach at Fredonia State University. Coach Kahn started his basketball journey as the head manager for Northern Arizona University and worked his way to become an assistant coach at D2 Catawba College. We cover a wide range of topics including:

- Process of becoming a manager

- How to get better as a manager

- Why managers sprint to the locker room sometimes

- Which stats impact winning the most

- Day in the life as a video coordinator

- Catawba winning their conference tournament

- What made him want to go from D2 level to D3 level coaching

- Why Jewish people love basketball

- In person vs. over video recruiting

As usual we wrap up the show with our fan favorite segment, "explain that tweet."

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In this episode, we are joined by Todd Wolfson, the head coach at St. Francis High School in Southern California. Coach Wolfson is a 2-time state champion head coach and has helped many players get to the D1 level. In this conversation we cover a wide range of topics including:

- Getting his first coaching opportunity

- Turning around a struggling program

- How to get his players to have fun

- How they reward players

- Music they like to play in practice

- The roles/responsibilities of all his many assistant coaches

- Playing through the post

- The importance of team building

- Toughest players he's had to prepare for

- Almost beating the Ball brothers

- Getting fans to come to their games

As usual, we finished out with another great "explain that tweet."

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In this episode of The Becoming, we are joined by Coach Steve Fitzgerald. Coach Fitzgerald is the head coach of Victory Christian Academy in Lakeland, Florida. Fitzgerald has won over 500 games as a head coach and has built a state title contending program in his current role. In this interview we cover a wide range of topics:

- His practice environment

- What mistakes led to the most amount of growth

- Starting right away as a college coach

- Becoming a better communicator

- What having fun really means

- Low maintenance players

- Evolving his style of play

- College coaches in his practices

- Lifestyle of a HS coach

- How to develop great on-ball defenders

- Why Florida athletes aren't as soft as you think they are

As usual, we played "explain that tweet" where Coach Fitzgerald offers some great coaching insights.

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We are joined by Coach Tarvaris Jenkins or "Coach TJ." Coach Jenkins is the head basketball coach for his own AAU team the Texas Conquerors, he is also the pastor at his own church Transparent Ministries, and also owns a basketball training business Train True.

In this episode Coach TJ discusses with us about:

- The first moment he knew he could be a coach

- Building an AAU program

- Providing his players with classes and opportunities to learn skills that will help them in life

- Establishing and maintaining a standard in his program

- His faith and what God has done for him in his life

- How he would talk to a kid that is going through a tough time in life

- His sideline wardrobe

- Balancing his life as a coach and pastor

- Pregame routine as a coach

- His intense player development workouts

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In this Episode we are joined by Coach Brandon Shaver. Coach Shaver is currently the head coach at Sulphur Springs High School in Texas. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics, including how he incorporates life lessons into his practices, balancing coaching and family time, why it's important to give your players a voice, and how he keeps all of his players happy. 

We also discuss Coach Shaver's experience working at the Jay Bilas coaching camp. He has worked at the camp two separate times and shares some great insights on what he learned during his time there. Towards the end of the conversation, we go into how coaches can build their networks with limited resources, and how he helps his players deal with success. 

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On today's episode of The Becoming, we are joined by Rohan Johnson. Coach Johnson is a successful basketball trainer, who has worked with numerous NBA and D1 college basketball players. In this episode we cover a wide range of topics, including how to develop young players, creating a fun environment for players to learn, why it's so important to be a great teammate, how NBA players workout. 

We also discuss how to create game-like workouts for players. We go into block versus random training, and what random training looks like in a 1 on 1 setting. Coach Johnson also talks about his experience coaching at The Mount Academy. He talks about how he was able to turn around their program and install an offense that revolves around passing. He shares some helpful tips for coaches on how to handle timeouts and using film to help players understand what you want them to learn. 

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In this episode we are joined by Coach Johnathan Edwards. Coach Edwards is currently the head coach at Walnut Grove Christian Academy. We learn about Coach Edwards' inspiration behind wanting to be a coach, playing against Anthony Davis in college, learning from successful D1 coaches, and how being injured allowed him to learn the game from a different perspective. 

We also talk to Coach Edwards about his role as a certified recruiting coach. He shares with us about how playing college sports is really a full-time job, why so many kids are transferring these days, and some of the most underrated talent producing areas of the country. We also get into why most people in life avoid doing hard things, including hard coaching and accountability. 

Finally, in today's "explain that tweet" segment, we dive into how Coach Edwards learned he can't save every kid, why adults are ruining youth sports, and the changes he would make to the grassroots model in youth basketball. 

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In this episode we are joined by Coach David Edwards. Coach Edwards is currently the varsity head coach at Crocket High School in Austin, Texas. Coach Edwards has a lot of experience in coaching where he has spent time coaching soccer and running a youth basketball program. In this episode Coach Edwards talks about how hard it is to become a head coach, how he got the position he currently holds, making changes in a new program, the difference between being a first year and now second year head coach, how to recognize effort, when to use encouragement and when to get into your players, and how to show your passion as a coach. 

In this episode we are joined by coach Andy Fitzgerald. Coach Fitzgerald is currently the head coach at the University school of Milwaukee. Coach Fitzgerald has had a very interesting journey in becoming a head coach. He worked odd jobs like mowing fairways, bussing tables, and eve becoming a full-time professor to pursue coaching. He has a lot of experience with analytics, as he has served as the analytics director for a professional basketball team. He also was a special assistant at UW-Milwaukee for Coach Patrick Baldwin where he got to focus on analytics and help work with Pat Baldwin Jr. who was a first-round pick of the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Draft. 

We also discuss how he has been able to market and promote himself to grab the attention of college and NBA coaches. He has created many scouting reports and film breakdowns to help other coaches out. We also talk about what he looks for in players who want to come to his program. We end the conversation by talking about how to avoid overloading yourself with information and why the state of Wisconsin produces so many big, slow white guys. 

In this episode we are joined by Coach Matt Dennis. Coach Dennis has experience as a junior college coach, where he led a turnaround from 8-22 to 22-8 the following year. Coach Dennis is currently the head coach at Otsego High School where he is the winningest coach in program history. In this episode you will learn about what inspired Matt to become a head coach, getting his start in coaching at the JUCO level, his experiences as a head coach in JUCO, how he gets his players to buy in and play hard, and how he encourages communication in his players. Coach Dennis also shared some great insights on how has built his program at Otsego. He talks about running summer camps, creating a 3 on 3 basketball league, and how this could help shape the future of youth basketball. Listen to all this and more on the latest episode of The Becoming.