March 13, 2022

#22 Thorsten Leibenath - Head Coach at 31 in Scotland, Importance of Identity, Handling Conflicts & “Veto” Players

1 hour 22 minutes

DONATE TO UKRAINE:

Lithuania: https://www.panrs.lt/krasto-apsaugos-ministerijos-rekomendacijos-del-paramos-ukrainai/

Germany: https://helferschwein.de/

International: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en/

#22 Thorsten:

Thorsten Leibenath is currently the Sports Director at Ratiopharm Ulm, which is currently a German BBL as well as Eurocup team. Before he became a Sports Director in 2019 he was the Head Coach at Ulm since 2011 where he was successful and earned “Coach of the Year” honors in 2012 & 2017. His team also holds the longest winning-streak in the BBL, which amounts to 27 wins in a row during the 2016/17 season.

Thorsten started his Head Coach career with the Scottish Rocks in 2006 before returning to Germany the following season and continued his career in Giessen, Artland, Osnabrueck before heading to Ulm.

Today, he talked to me about the challenges of a young Head Coach, dealing with veterans, finding common grounds, earning respect and having an identity as a coach. We had a great conversation that included topics such as ‘winning streaks’, handling conflicts with players, biggest lessons learned from being a Sports Director, seeing things from a different angle and much more.

Topics:

Memories of Lithuania

Career & Background

Head Coach at 31

Scotland

Dealing with Veterans & Owners

Consulting & Empowering Players

Artland & Concepts

Conflicts & Winning Streaks

Identity as a Coach

Sports Director Job

Implementing a Culture

Prospect Environment

ATOs

Finding Thorsten:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thorsten.leibenath

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thal7475?s=11

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorsten-leibenath-985515222

To support my podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!):

https://www.patreon.com/bmatke

#ThorstenLeibenath #SportsDirector #HeadCoach #RatiopharmUlm #BBL #Eurocup

Sponsors:

Not yet :)

Find “The Benas Podcast”:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast

…or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info.

Find Me:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3

...more

View all episodes

By Benas Matkevicius

4.6

55 ratings