A Pen And A Napkin

We sit down with 11x state champion Russ Ninemire, 4x state champion Tom Tvrdy, Papillion LaVista South Head Coach Andy Gerlecz, David City Aquinas HC Nate Wall and Sidney HC Tyler Shaw to discuss rules changes (including a shot clock), evaluating your season, the influence of AAU on high school programs, shooting drills and much more!

What a terrific episode with Matt Kern (York, NE), Jennifer Wragge of Elkhorn (NE) and the former HC at Millard North, Dave Diehl. We discuss team chemistry, building towards a productive off-season, teaching movement without the ball, defensive drills, getting better as a coach in the offseason and what Coach Diehl will be doing in retirement . . . which is VERY interesting! Absolutely awesome pod!!

Bishop Heelan's Head Boys Basketball Coach Andy Foster comes on the pod to discuss his journey to the head coaching position, skill development, summer work, organizing his summer workouts and stories about playing for the legendary Don Meyer. Terrific conversation!!!

Making the state tournament is the goal to almost every high school team; qualifying puts you in elite company! With this comes a rush of responsibilities that sometimes overcomes the competitions itself, so here are some tips to keep yourself organized so that you can put your team in the best position possible to not get to the state tournament, but to win it!

In a great episode, LeMars (IA) Head GBB Coach Judd Kopperrund the passion of high school basketball in Northwest Iowa, building a consistent winner at LeMars, influences on his career, attacking zone defenses, creating an identity and much more! Great listen!!

Having a solid relationship with your administration can help you work through alot of things, but it is important that you, as a coach, build those relationships with your administration. Here are some do's and don'ts in working with your administration to create a positive work environment.

If you win 748 games, you're doing something right. Legendary South Dakota boys coach Larry Luitjens discusses losing a job, his relationship with the Lakota Nation, working through tragedy, practice setup, organizing his programs and the importance of great assistant coaches. Terrific pod!!!

Both coaches and parents have a vested interest in the players that are associated with your program. Sometimes those views don't align with one another, so what are some ways that you can work together and make your relationship with your player's parents the best it can be? Here are some ideas to help you out.

Long time Iowa girls head coach Tony Vis joins the pod this week to talk about his career, the advantages and disadvantages of coaching at multiple schools, being an assistant now and the adjustments it takes, attacking pressure, applying pressure and weight room workouts. Great stuff from a long time coach and friend!!

We all know about the analytics revolution, but as high school coaches, we don't have the time and resources to use analytics the way alot of us would like. Here are some simple analytical ideas that you can use to help your team on both the offensive and defensive ends.