A Pen And A Napkin

It's about that time of year when Dick Jungers, my childhood friend and classmate, comes on the pod for his annual appearance, but then Dick had a great idea; why not invite on a couple of classmates? So, that's what we did! Along with Coach Jungers, we have Jay Huff, the former wrestling coach at Burlington (IA) and Ben Haugen, the baseball coach for the 2023 state champion Esko (MN) program. We had a blast taping this, discussing our great influences growing up, our careers, our goals and aspirations and then we delve into some childhood memories of growing up together. This was alot of fun for us to do, so I hope you enjoy it!

It's Tony and I's anniversary, so we interrupted our dinner at Arby's to put together this pod for everyone. Since it's our anniversary, we thought we'd bite off the big one this week and discuss what can be done to fix youth basketball, both on the floor and off the floor. In addition, we also have trivia and our TWIB segment. Enjoy the anniversary special!!!!

It's time once again for "Winning Time"!! My co-host Casey Hall and I break down the 3rd episode of the 2nd season this week, where leadership voids are being filled while others are becoming more confusing. All that, plus the Larry Bird backstory and (unfortunately) more Honey . . . enjoy the episode!!

We're really excited to have Jason Dasinger, the boys HC at Etowah (GA) high school on the pod this week. Despite the host mispronouncing "Etowah" around 35-40 times throughout the pod, we have a great discussion on a multitude of topics. We discuss his growth as a coach, the mission of his program, understanding his own weaknesses, delegating and trusting his assistant coaches, feeder programs and much more! Enjoy a great conversation with Coach Dasinger!!

For any team to be successful, it is vitally important that everyone know what is expected of them and how they fit into the team structure. It's hard to be good if roles are not clearly defined, so Tony and I break down our ideas on how we build out our roles within our programs and what you can do to apply these techniques to your program. We also have our trivia segment, along with "TWIB" notes!

I am THRILLED to announce the 1st Annual "A Pen And A Napkin" Fall Coaches Retreat for the weekend of October 14-15 in Omaha! 26 hours of non-stop coaching information coming your way, including:

• A live practice at the College of St. Mary
• Presenters
• Discussion Groups
• Large group discussions where ALL attendees will participate
• A coaches social

Listen to the pod and get signed up today!!!

"Winning Time" is back this week with its 12th episode, "The Magic Is Back" as Magic comes back from his knee injury and the Lakers try to repeat. Casey Hall and I break down the entire episode and fill in the categories, including a rant by yours truly on late game huddles at the end of basketball games and how they're portrayed in media.

We haven't used this format for a while, but this week we're back with our "Quick Hitter" format! We're excited to have the following folks on this week discussing the following topics:John Carrier on his "Communication Log" and how he keeps track of his interactions with his playersJyusef Larry discusses his unique deep dive on analytics and how he uses it to build his lineupsLinndy Frieden on his "Motivation Boards" and how it helps build his programDavid Lepisto on his offensive philosophy and how he builds it into his program at the youngest levels.

WE'RE 50!!!!!!! Hard to believe that Tony and I started this pod almost a year ago, but here we are; thank you so much for all of your support! This week, we are talking about leadership styles a.k.a. old school leadership vs. new school leadership. Included in this week's pod is a great exercise that I encourage all coaches to do. Of course, we'll have trivia and our "TWIB" segment, so enjoy!

SHOWTIME!!! Casey Hall and I are back to discuss Max's 2nd season of "Winning Time", based on the Jeff Pearlman book "Showtime". As the Lakers try to repeat from their 1980 championship, Casey and I discuss our favorite aspects of the episode, including favorite scenes, quotes, interesting characters, new characters and much more! We'll be here every Tuesday morning to discuss Sunday night's episode until the season is over!!