I know I have been ducked off & out the way, but I'm back. Life creeps up on you in ways that makes you sometimes have to take a step back & get things in order before you can focus on what you want to do. Well, that's what has happened for me & it doesn't feel like it took me almost 2 years to get back into the flow of things, but it did. Lock in on what has been going on my way & what's to come moving forward. YouTube videos are postponed for the moment, but the audio's will be available on all platforms per usual! I'M BACKKKK!!!!!

This episode featured not only Jareem, but his father, Kamahl as we talk about his time growing up in the Virgin Islands while his father was in prison for 15 years, how they stay connected even while apart from each other during that time, Reem's time as a player in the states and his start in the coaching business, how adversity allowed him to realize how it is more important to be true to who you are than chasing titles, and how important it is to have a circle of trusted people who go from strangers to family.

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Coach Burton and I sit down for an in person interview and talk face to face about his journey through the coaching ranks which include many stops at ALL LEVELS of college basketball, the importance of having relationships with your current/former players, how as a head coach you can't be afraid to lose your best player especially during the infamous 6:00AM pre season conditioning that Coach Burton has done with his teams, and lastly, how a strong support system like his family has helped keep him grounded as he continues to succeed in the coaching business.

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Coach Shields and I talk about her childhood growing up in Memphis, TN, finding her passion for the game and playing for one of the all time great's in Memphis, Coach Robert Newman, her amazing high school career and her decision to stay home and attend the University of Memphis, transferring from Memphis to Northwest CC before attending Southwest CC in which a driven Ashley helped take that program to new heights after posting a 26-2 record finishing ranked 13th nationally, over-excelling and taking her game to another level which resulted in her being the first ever JUCO player to get drafted to the WNBA ( 1Rd: 8th pick), her time with the Houston Comets before heading to Detroit where she helped the Shock win the 2008 WNBA Championship, her 10 year career overseas and the experiences she gained while abroad, returning home to Memphis where she helped with the start of the She Got Game Women's Basketball League as well as coaching stops which include Mitchell High School, Houston High School, Team Thad (Under Armour Circuit) and now at Arlington High School as the new Head Women's Varsity Basketball Coach.

Thank you again to all who have helped support and continue to support this platform as this is the last episode for Season 1 of Beyond the Hardwood. You all made an idea become reality and it has become something I couldn't imagine it would become AND IT'S STILL GROWING! Season 2 will begin in November, but until then be sure to share, subscribe, rate & leave a review. Also be sure to follow the Beyond the Hardwood page on IG at @thebthpod !

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Coach Bradley and I talk about him being from Wichita, Kansas and how it was going growing up there as a kid, his time at Garden City and the opportunity to leave from there to attend Barclay College, a small Christian school in the NCCAA Division, life after college basketball in which he coach AAU and the organization in which his father and hisself put together in order to help kids in Wichita who didn't have access to the resources needed to help them be successful in life, his break into the coaching business under Coach Hellenthal at Quincy University, his time at Odessa Junior College and how he and his staff have had to adjust to the new normal during this pandemic in order to help their student athletes succeed.

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Coach Huff and I talk his time growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, the morals and values he gained being an only child from his parents and how that has helped him become the servant leader he is today, his time at Morehouse and how during those four years he found his passion for teaching, the different stops, lessons and successes he has had at multiple schools in the Atlanta area, as well as the impact hisself along with other coaches at all levels are making with the #embRACEus platform.

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Coach Peete talks about his childhood growing up in Memphis, TN, how he found his passion for coaching and helping others at a young age, the morals and values his family instilled in him and how that has helped him find himself within the business, his time at the University of Tulsa and how he bought into his role of investing more into his teammates around him than himself and how that helped them win the Conference USA championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament, his time back in Memphis as a high school coach and skills trainer, breaking into the business as a GA at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and how the mentorship of coaches he has worked for has helped him as he continues to grow in this business.

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Demonte and I talk about his childhood in Nashville and his first love which was football, the opportunity to go play at Morehead State University and the support his family gave him as he adjusted to a new life, hitting arguably the biggest shot of his college career and in Morehead State history to beat Louisville in the first round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, his time in the NBA and the lessons he's learned as a professional athlete that has shifted his mindset and mentality as he enters year 10 of his career.

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Coach Strine and I talk about the early stages of life where he tells the story of about mom and how he had to mature at an early age to help her, his high school/college career and the injuries he had that allowed him to find his passion for coaching, learning to bloom where you are planted and how he struggled with that in the beginning years of his career, the lessons and experiences he has gained along the way, and his fight with COVID-19 and how he was able to conquer this deathly virus and make it back home to his family.

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Coach Carver talks about growing up in Montana, her time at Idaho State where she is amongst the best players to ever suit up for the Lady Bengals, being named to the 2014 Idaho State Hall of Fame in 2014, helping the program to it's first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, her experiences with the Detroit Shock of the WNBA before embarking on a 7 year professional basketball career overseas, breaking into the business after returning from Europe and the transition she had to make in order to get adjusted to all the things that go into being a coach, her time at Fresno State and the standard, principles and accountability their program, staff and players hold each other too in order to have the type of success they have had till this day.

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