This week, Tony and I discuss ways that you can bond with your coaching staff and bring them closer together, from team activities to concepts that you can do together off the field or floor. Along with that we have our usual trivia and TWIB segment. In the opening, I discuss some of the reasons why I stepped away from my coaching job, what coaches should be thinking and the future of APAAN.

This week, Tony and I discuss how to create a bond with your staff and how to make it as close as you possibly can. We have alot of different strategies and ideas to help you bring your staff closer together. Along with that, we have trivia and our TWIB segment, but in the opening, I discuss some of my thought process about my resignation from my coaching job and the future of APAAN.

The Mellow Mushroom is once again our host at the state tournament as myself, Dave Hubert of Ashland-Greenwood (NE), Tom Tvrdy of Marian (NE) and Jared Blackwell of Sandy Creek (NE) chop up a bunch of different topics as we break bread and chat about hoops!

In our first state tournament roundtable, Britt Ehlers of Crete (NE) GBB, Dexter Goodner of Hastings College (NE) WBB and the legend himself, TK of Boys Town (NE) comes on the podcast at the Mellow Mushroom in "The RailYard" in downtown Lincoln to discuss a variety of topics, including the shot clock, calming your team down in big games, how to handle the end of the season and much more! Enjoy the pod, and check out the Mellow Mushroom when you're in Lincoln; Mike's the best!

Episode #212 features Laethion Brown, the girls basketball HC at Centura (NE) High School. Coach Brown is coming off of a state championship run last season and has his squad back at the state tournament this season! In our episode, Coach Brown talks about building his program, being asked to be harder on his players, his influences, defensive philosophy, how he sets up practice and much more! Enjoy this conversation!

As we end our seasons, it's always a tough situation. We're tired and exhausted, having been on a three to five month sprint, so what do you need to prioritize and what should you be doing? What should you expect to happen? Tony and I talk about these topics, along with our usual trivia and "TWIB" segment. Enjoy this week's "Coaching Staff"!

Episode #211 features Kevin "Q" White of Portage Northern (MI) High School. As the boys coach, he has started a rebuild in Kalamazoo and has things rolling in the right direction. In this podcast, we discuss his rebuild, interviewing for a job and the preparation that you should put into it, the importance of networking and working camps, transition offense, favorite drills and much more! Enjoy this podcast with one of Michigan's finest!

Tyler Byrd is a therapist and sports psychologist based out of Omaha, and I've known Tyler for a few years. Tyler dives into his background and discusses a wide variety of topics to help coaches out in today's world. We chat about the biggest challenges that our young people face today, common mistakes that are made by coaches, how to build leaders in your program, parents and much more! You're going to really get alot of great information from this podcast!

It's February, and that means that each team is preparing itself to win on the margins, both on and off the court, as we head into post-season play. This week, Tony and I discuss the things that you can control as a coach to help put your team in the best place possible. We also have our trivia segment, and we chat all new things in the world of hoops. Enjoy!

Really excited to have Jim McLaughlin, the head boys basketball coach at Freeman (NE) on for this week's podcast. Coach McLaughlin has built an impressive program at Freeman over the last two decades, and we discuss a variety of topics, including being a young head coach, developing a youth program, building a great defense, the mental game, networking and players development. Enjoy this conversation with a great coach!