A Pen And A Napkin

Clark Ribble, the head boys basketball coach at Beatrice (NE) high school, comes on the podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics, including coaching in California, his progression as a head coach, "rebuilding" the culture of their program, the great influences of his career and building a community culture where everyone in the community is behind the program. A great listen this week!!

We're all going to be in a situation where we are going to move a player up a level. As coaches, we look at it as a talent issue, but there are alot of variables that we should consider before we pull the trigger on this decision. In this "Foundation Friday" we look at those variables and what you should do when you make that decision to move a player(s) up.

Women's Basketball Hall of Famer and WNBA champion Lin Dunn comes on the podcast this week to discuss a wide variety of topics. We chat about the beginnings of Title IX, coaching in the 1992 Olympics and sharing a private plane with the "Dream Team", getting your team to peak at the right time, coaching the shot clock, special situations and much, much more. You're going to love this conversation!

Establishing clear boundaries, clear lines of communication and other important variables to your program while also creating an environment of fellowship and trust is a daunting task for most of our coaches. In this "Foundation Friday" we discuss tactics that you can use to try to take a situation that most coaches dread, the early season parent meeting, and try to turn it into a positive experience for both parents and coaches.

Wow, 100 interview episodes!!! That is just crazy to believe!!! In celebration of hitting triple digits, we're bringing back the three that got things going; Kelly Flynn from Fremont (NE) High School, Jen Wragge from Elkhorn (NE) High School and Kevin Scheef from Wahoo (NE) High School. We discuss transition, what we're prepping for the first week of practice, breaking down the season into smaller segments, special situations and much more!! Thanks to everyone who has supported the pod, and we look forward to 100 more!!

We know what we want our players to look like at their optimum level, but have we really taken the time to really map out our players journey and find the checkpoints along the way? In this "Foundation Friday", we go through our "Mastery of Skills" checklist and what we should and should not include to show positive progress for our players.

I'm excited to have Jordan Arensdorf, the GBB HC at Pleasanton (NE) High School. We chat about a variety of topics, including the pressure of winning when you're expected to win, handling a locker room after a tough loss, preparing for the state tournament, half court offensive and defensive philosophies, and the advantages of teaching K-12 PE. Alot of good nuggets in this pod!

There are a million different ways to end practice, but we often forget how important it is to end practice on a high note. It's important that before you get to the end of practice, you have a plan for how you're going to end practice. Here's some thoughts and ideas on how to end practice in a variety of different scenarios and ending it on a high note!

Casey Hall and I come back to discuss who we think is going to win the major awards this season, and then we break down the playoffs round by round to try to predict who is going to be hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy next June. We had alot of fun doing this, so let us know what your picks are and what you think of ours!

Casey Hall and I get together to discuss and preview the Western Conference for the upcoming NBA season, highlighting the teams that we like, some teams that we don't like, and we both identify a sleeper that we think is due to get over the top this season. Have some fun with some amateur prognosticators, and let us know what you think of our predictions!