A Pen And A Napkin

One of the best ways that you can help yourself going into the season is going out and watching other coaches work their own practices! Today, we talk about what you should do when it comes to watching practices, from asking for permission to attend to what you should do during practice and what you should be looking for as coaches work. We also have a great quote from Socrates to tie into observing others work, and we also have a study of one of the most unique coaches in the history of the game, Larry Brown. Enjoy!

One of the best ways you can bring your team together is through a planned team excursion that often combines team bonding and basketball. In today's podcast, we look at why team excursions are important, what it takes to put one together and possible destinations or ideas that you can use to bring your team into a great environment outside the gym. In addition, we've got a great quote from Kelvin Sampson about team achievement (or lack thereof), along with a study of one of the most consistent coaches of the late 20th century, Eddie Sutton. Enjoy!

One of the most critical points of any game night is your postgame routine and how you both react to the events of the game, but also how you analyze and prepare for your next interaction with your team. In today's pod, we discuss what to do in your post game, ideas for sprucing it up, what not to do and how to communicate with your team the next day. In addition, we've got a great quote from James Clear, and a study of the guy who is most responsible for UConn becoming a blue blood in men's college basketball!

We're really excited to have Kevin Furtado, the host of "The Championship Vision" podcast and GBB HC at Calvary Day (GA) High School on the podcast! On this podcast, we discuss his influences, learning from his own podcast, creating a strong culture using the "Row The Boat" theme, attacking offense and much, much more! We had a little technical difficulty at the beginning, but enjoy!

Hey, we're halfway through this grand experiment of the "Win The Season" podcast, and today we take a look at what you should have implemented by your first game. Every team is going to be different, but we share some ideas about what you should have in and how to implement it. In addition, we've got a great quote from one of the GOAT'S of the NFL in Bill Walsh, and we study the greatness that was John Thompson at Georgetown. Enjoy!

One of the best ways to alleviate some of your future parental issues is by getting out ahead of it and communicating effectively with your parents before the season even starts. In today's podcast, we discuss what most coaches do in this day and age, a preseason parent meeting. We discuss the things to do and not to do, things you should discuss, and ways that you can effectively communicate the goals of the team to the individuals on the team. In addition, we tie in the American Revolution to your parent meeting (trust me, it works) and we study a great coach that never quite got over the top in Don Chaney.

As a team, you will perform transition (from offense to defense or defense to offense) more than any other concept in the game in a 5 on 5 situation, so you must have a great plan for what you're going to do! In today's podcast, we discuss a variety of thoughts about transition and how to teach it during practice. In addition, we've got thoughts about not getting frustrated by your team's failures from Robert Greene, and we've also got a great coach study today!

It's hard to run a program without parental involvement, but it is also a slippery slope; you need the help, but you don't want too much help from the wrong people. In today's podcast, we discuss strategies to help you with parental involvement, how to make it positive for both your program and the parents, and ways that you can involve peope without involving them. In addition, we've found a way to mix Marlon Wayans with basketball, and we discuss legendary Georgia women's basketball coach Andy Landers!

Some nights, it's the shortest 10 or 15 minutes of your day, while other night's, it's the longest . . . being efficient with your halftime can really help your team with it's second half adjustments and performance, so control it! Today's podcast features some thoughts and ideas on how to make your halftime more efficient, interactive and effective to get you ready to dominate the second half. In addition, we've got a great quote from John Delong and the indepth dive of the guy whose influence is essentially the reason for A Pen And A Napkin, the GOAT himself, Don Meyer.

If you're listening to this podcast, basketball is obviously something that is very important to you. What we sometimes fail to realize is that for others, they are just as passionate about their sports and activities as you are about basketball. In today's podcast, we discuss the importance of supporting other activities in your school, and not just athletic activities, and how your support of them can enhance and elevate your own program. In addition, we have a study of one of the most controversial, yet brilliant, coaches of our game, Bobby Knight. Enjoy!