Episode 631 – The Power & Importance of Player-Coach Conversations
Having the right conversations at the right time is crucial to your success as a coach. This week, TJ and Sam dive into the importance of player-coach conversations throughout the season and how to ensure they’re productive and helpful for you and your team. Show Notes: Send us a Message. If you’d like us to […]
Episode 630 – Having More Effective Practices
This week TJ and Sam discuss how to make your practices more effective including setting up drills, reinforcing habits, teaching the game, and building culture. Show Notes: Click here to send us a message. If you’d like us to reply, include your contact info. After analyzing over 100 million shots, basketball data scientists at Noah […]
Episode 629 – Leading Throughout the Season
This week TJ and Sam discuss how to lead well through the ups and downs of a season. Whether it’s coaching style, your team’s identity, or diagnosing your Xs and Os, as they discuss, it all comes down to knowing how to get the best out of your team. Show Notes: Send us a Message. […]
Episode 628 – Building Confidence & Grit with Dr. Cindra Kamphoff
This week we’re joined by Dr. Cindra Kamphoff. She’s a best-selling author, award-winning speaker, and founder of the Mentally Strong Institute. As an expert in helping teams and athlete reach their goals with mental skills, in this episode Dr. Kamphoff shares how to improve your players’ performance by building grit and confidence in your athletes. […]
Episode 627 – The Pros and Cons of Pressure Defense
This week TJ and Sam discuss the pros and cons of implementing pressure defense in your program and how to break it on offense. Show Notes:
Episode 626 – Scoring More Points
This week we have special guests, John Carter from Noah Basketball and Mano Watsa from PGC Basketball with us to discuss three specific ways you can improve team and individual scoring this upcoming season. Listen: Watch: Show Notes:• Introduction to scoring more points• Generating good shots• Understanding shot selection• Player development and shooting skills• Shooting […]
Episode 625 – Transforming Your Program with Coach Savannah Bix
This week we’re joined by Savannah Bix, who’s going into her 8th season as a high school head coach. She’s won four region titles and is a 5x Region Coach of the Year. She has experience rebuilding a program and shares how she builds her team culture and lays a foundation for success. Listen: Watch: […]
Episode 624 – The Mental Side of Winning
The keys to winning consistently and taking your program to the next level aren’t developed overnight. This week, TJ and Sam share how to cultivate a winning culture and set expectations. Listen: Watch: Show Notes:• Understanding player mentality and team focus• Sustaining success• The role of psychology in coaching• Building trust• Transformational vs. transactional• Establishing core values• Controlling what you […]
Episode 623 – Coaching a New Season
Going into the upcoming season, you probably have a list of things you’re looking to change or improve on. In this episode TJ shares 4 things he’s going to be implementing and adjusting with his team to inspire ideas for your coaching. Listen: Watch: Show Notes: Send us a Message. If you’d like us to […]
Episode 622 – Advice to Younger Coaching Self
In order to maximize our coaching experience, this week we discuss the things we wish we had known as a younger coach from both the assistant and head coach perspective. Listen: Watch: Show Notes:• Only one real shortcut in life – mentorship• Nobody is perfect• Be clear and connected to your Why as a coach• […]