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Balancing it All: Building Better Programs and Lives with Tamisha Houston | Episode 34
Welcome to The Coaches Co-op!
In this episode, Coach P sits down with the phenomenal Coach Tamisha Houston, head coach of the Conroe Lady Tigers basketball team and Assistant Athletic Coordinator. With over two decades in education and 12 years as a head coach, Coach Houston shares her incredible journey from collegiate player to shaping young athletes' lives at Conroe High School.
In this powerful conversation, you’ll learn:✅ How Coach Houston built the Conroe Lady Tigers into a consistent playoff contender and manages a massive 32-team tournament.
✅Invaluable advice for young coaches, including the importance of relaxation and not taking things personally.✅ Strategies for building team culture and leadership
✅ Managing growth from small to 4,000+ student programs ✅ Work-life balance tips for coaches with families
✅ Youth coaching fundamentals that create varsity success✅Her unique philosophy on measuring success beyond wins and losses, focusing on athlete development.✅A candid discussion on increasing opportunities for women and black women in coaching.✅Real-world strategies for navigating the challenging work-life balance as a high-level coach and mother.
✅Her thoughts on the hardest and easiest parts of coaching, and the critical role of youth sports coaches.
Timestamps:
- 0:00 - Introduction to Coach Tamisha Houston & Conroe High School
- 2:57 - Explosive Growth & Success of Conroe Lady Tigers Basketball
- 10:35 - The Massive Undertaking: Organizing a 32-Team Basketball Tournament
- 17:09 - Journey to Coaching: From Player to Head Coach
- 19:59 - Legacy of a Legend: Learning from Coach Tommy Gates
- 22:16 - Measuring Success Beyond Wins: Developing Better People
- 26:29 - Invaluable Advice for Young Coaches: Don't Take It Personally
- 29:59 - Coach's Mount Rushmore: Pat Summit, Geno, Kim Mulkey, Dawn Staley
- 33:54 - Increasing Women & Black Women in Sports Coaching
- 38:17 - The Reality of Work-Life Balance for Coaches with Families
- 43:02 - Hardest & Easiest Things About Coaching
- 48:43 - Tamisha's 10: Quick-fire Coaching Dilemmas
- 54:43 - Crunch Time: 3-in-the-Key, 2-Shots, & And-One (Final Message)
- 57:15 - The Critical Role of Youth & Junior High Coaches
✅ **BUY THE BOOK:**
Find mentorship and level up your coaching game with "The Path for Coaches, Volume One: Mentoring," available on Amazon: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML1D2T1YKA6AN/checkout/DHKSBTBKWURK3K4K23VQUTG7?src=embed
✅ **FOLLOW THE COACHES:**
Follow Coach Houston on X: @LadyTigerBball1
Follow The Coaches Co-op on IG: @podcast_with_prejean
Follow Coach P on X: @Coach Prejean 1
"Stay ready so you don't have to get ready."
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By Michael PrejeanWelcome to The Coaches Co-op!
In this episode, Coach P sits down with the phenomenal Coach Tamisha Houston, head coach of the Conroe Lady Tigers basketball team and Assistant Athletic Coordinator. With over two decades in education and 12 years as a head coach, Coach Houston shares her incredible journey from collegiate player to shaping young athletes' lives at Conroe High School.
In this powerful conversation, you’ll learn:✅ How Coach Houston built the Conroe Lady Tigers into a consistent playoff contender and manages a massive 32-team tournament.
✅Invaluable advice for young coaches, including the importance of relaxation and not taking things personally.✅ Strategies for building team culture and leadership
✅ Managing growth from small to 4,000+ student programs ✅ Work-life balance tips for coaches with families
✅ Youth coaching fundamentals that create varsity success✅Her unique philosophy on measuring success beyond wins and losses, focusing on athlete development.✅A candid discussion on increasing opportunities for women and black women in coaching.✅Real-world strategies for navigating the challenging work-life balance as a high-level coach and mother.
✅Her thoughts on the hardest and easiest parts of coaching, and the critical role of youth sports coaches.
Timestamps:
- 0:00 - Introduction to Coach Tamisha Houston & Conroe High School
- 2:57 - Explosive Growth & Success of Conroe Lady Tigers Basketball
- 10:35 - The Massive Undertaking: Organizing a 32-Team Basketball Tournament
- 17:09 - Journey to Coaching: From Player to Head Coach
- 19:59 - Legacy of a Legend: Learning from Coach Tommy Gates
- 22:16 - Measuring Success Beyond Wins: Developing Better People
- 26:29 - Invaluable Advice for Young Coaches: Don't Take It Personally
- 29:59 - Coach's Mount Rushmore: Pat Summit, Geno, Kim Mulkey, Dawn Staley
- 33:54 - Increasing Women & Black Women in Sports Coaching
- 38:17 - The Reality of Work-Life Balance for Coaches with Families
- 43:02 - Hardest & Easiest Things About Coaching
- 48:43 - Tamisha's 10: Quick-fire Coaching Dilemmas
- 54:43 - Crunch Time: 3-in-the-Key, 2-Shots, & And-One (Final Message)
- 57:15 - The Critical Role of Youth & Junior High Coaches
✅ **BUY THE BOOK:**
Find mentorship and level up your coaching game with "The Path for Coaches, Volume One: Mentoring," available on Amazon: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML1D2T1YKA6AN/checkout/DHKSBTBKWURK3K4K23VQUTG7?src=embed
✅ **FOLLOW THE COACHES:**
Follow Coach Houston on X: @LadyTigerBball1
Follow The Coaches Co-op on IG: @podcast_with_prejean
Follow Coach P on X: @Coach Prejean 1
"Stay ready so you don't have to get ready."