A Pen And A Napkin

We found a few minutes to sneak away from Snow Valley Basketball School to have a roundtable discussion with some of the best coaches at Snow Valley; Massachusetts's own Liz Kay, Jason Kern of West Branch (IA) and Nick LaGalbo of Lane Tech (IL). We discuss the week at Snow Valley, summer work and preparing for the upcoming season. We also have a little Snow Valley trivia, as well as a little "Office" quote segment. Enjoy!

Episode #234 features Justin Smith, WBB HC at Dubuque (IA) University! Coach Smith has turned around the program at Dubuque, and has alot of great tidbits to share, including making the jump from high school to college ball, moving up from an assistant's position to being the HC of the program, 1/2 court offense, 1-2-2 pressure, and much more! Great conversation with one of Iowa's best!

We often complain about the actions and words of the parents of our players, but can we give them bullet points to help them navigate the world of being a sports parent? This week, Tony and I go through five points from Greg Berge that are pitfalls for both parents and coaches. We also have trivia, this week's "Arby's" award, and a tough discussion on Team USA after three scrimmages. Also, one of of us won a friendly wager by the end of the pod . . . Enjoy!

Perhaps the greatest overall coach in Nebraska history, Doug Goltz comes on the podcast this week to discuss numerous topics, including his long stay at Falls City Sacred Heart, building a school culture, half court offense, secondary actions, the weight room and much more! Coach Goltz's resume speaks for itself, including:

*749 career wins as a basketball HC, the Nebraska state record

*307 wins as a football HC, including an 87 game winning streak

*30 state championships, combining football, basketball and boys and girls track and field

*19-0 in state championship games

Truly a remarkable coach and remarkable person, enjoy this week's podcast!

You talked, we listened!! A couple of weeks ago, Tony and I put out a poll to see what you wanted us to talk about, and the #1 topic selected was "What Great Coaches Do". So, Tony and I went through our six top coaches right now (Hurley, Staley, Kerr, Hammon, Mazulla and Reeve) and discussed their topic qualities! Along with that, we have trivia, our newest "Arby's" winner and a discussion on free agency winners and losers, along with our Olympic teams. Enjoy!

Isaac Sturm, the boys basketball head coach at Bellevue Marquette (IA) high school. comes on this week. Coach Sturm has rebuilt the Marquette program in a short amount of time, getting them to the Class 1A state championship game this past season! In our conversation, we discuss coming home, rebuilding through analytics and accountability, having a rival, communicating with parents, having essentially a c0-head coach, and much more! Really fun conversation!

When someone becomes a head coach for the first time, the reality of the situation starts to set in and most coaches along the way make numerous mistakes that are completely avoidable. In this episode of "The Coaching Staff", Tony and I discuss mistakes that we've made, why we made them and what we should have done, both as younger and more "seasoned and experienced" coaches. We have trivia, an "Arby's" winner, and TWIB discussions about trades and the NBA draft. Enjoy!

Episode #231 features "Weekday" Wade Coulter, the head girls basketball coach at Gretna East (NE) high school. Coach Coulter goes through his journey and his influences, building programs and giving them belief through psychology, pressure defense, working with parents and much more! A really fun episode with one of Nebraska's up and coming coaches!

The most difficult thing to master in this world is yourself, and your body language, both as a player and as a coach, is for many one of the things that holds them back from achieving their ultimate goals. In this episode, Tony and I go down our many mistakes and successes when it comes to body language, how to handle situations when bad body language pops out and ways to help both. you and your players. We also have trivia, an NBA Finals recap, NBA coaching hires and much more!

Evan Miyakawa is one of men's college basketball's best analyst's, largely using data to drive his analysis. Along with that, Evan and I dive deep into the transfer portal, the outlook of some local teams (to Omaha), how to use statistical analysis to help with your program. "kill shots" and much more! A really good conversation with one of the up and coming analysts of the game!