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USA Basketball needed a reboot after the 2002 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic failures. "The Redeem Team", a 2022 Netflix documentary, does an outstanding job of breaking down the process of how Team USA re-found their mojo and became the world's best once again. There are SO many good things in this documentary to help you become a better coach! This one was also extra special because my daughter, Genevieve, joins us in "The Film Room" once again!!

During the summer, much of the recruiting emphasis the last couple of decades has been on player's AAU teams, but the NCAA has recently made changes to allow for a "Scholastic Viewing Period". There is one weekend (June 15-17) for GBB High School teams to be seen at various events around the country, so this week we host Nichole Dixon from Georgia, Steve Pesarski from Maryland and Andrew Curtis from Arizona to discuss their events, the changing landscape of recruiting for the high school coach, what we can do as high school coaches to help our players, and much more! Here is the website with all of the events listed nationwide for next weekend: https://www.nfhs.org/articles/approved-june-scholastic-basketball-events/

Rivalries are the best things about sports, but sometimes as a coach they can also work against you. In this podcast, Tony and I discuss coaching against not only a rival school but also a rival coach. We discuss how to handle both the positives and the negatives, how not to do things, keeping your cool and many more things. We also have trivia and discuss our predictions for the NBA finals!

This week we're excited to have on Jamie Smith, the GBB HC at Solon (IA). Coach Smith has had a long and winding basketball journey over the last 25 years, and he touches on alot of different topics on the podcast, including making his first state tournament appearance this past season, practice planning, communicating with your administration, organizing your program from the ground up and much more. Alot of great information shared by Coach Smith; enjoy!!

In celebration of the start of the NBA Finals, we have "World's Colliding" with a "Film Room" combining with the "Roundtable" format! Andy Gerlecz, Tom Krehbiel and Josh Luedtke join me in "The Film Room" to discuss the epic three part "30 For 30" highlighting the classic Boston vs. Los Angeles rivalry in the 1980s called "Best of Enemies". We go through the usual categories and discussions, then we wrap the night up with a two team draft. Alot of fun putting this one together!!

He is simply known as Meyer, and he is back on "The Film Room"! One of my oldest and dearest friends, Ryan Meyer, is here to discuss "The Way Back", the 2020 Ben Affleck film detailing a former great players journey back into the game. We break down the film from start to finish and have some good laughs along the way, despite the content of the film. Enjoy!

The concept of transfers coming in and out of programs has trickled down to the high school level, and depending on your geographic location, it can be a major issue. This week, Tony and I discuss numerous concepts dealing with transfers, including recruiting your own players, how to handle situations where players want to transfer into your program and much more!

Summer is fast approaching, and one of the things that almost all of the coaching world will be doing is putting together a youth camp. This week, Tony and I discuss multiple aspects of can help you make a great camp for your attendees while also making it easier on you. We also dive into. "Silly Season", with the multiple firings of high level coaches. Enjoy this week's episode!!

We are back in "The Film Room", and this week we check out the 1992 movie "White Men Can't Jump", starring Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez and Wesley Snipes. Sidney (NE) GBB HC Tyler Shaw helps break down this one with me, and we discuss the immaturity of Billy Hoyle, banking on a "Jeopardy" appearance to save your skin, racial issues of the early 1990s and much more. Hope you enjoy it!

In our latest episode, we have a great conversation with Jennifer Goetz, the GBB HC at Pleasant Valley (IA) coming off the heels of a state championship in Iowa's biggest school class. In this pod, we discuss the 12 year build to the 2023 state title, the culture that she's established at Pleasant Valley, including "The PV Way", along with how she has built her 2-3 zone, player development and much more! What a fun conversation that you're going to mine alot of stuff from