Season 2 of Coaches Co-Op x WNBA Tay is officially in full swing and Episode 3 does NOT disappoint. 🏀🔥

This week Coach P and WNBA Tay break down the WNBA drama you've been watching on your timeline — Caitlin Clark vs. Coach January, Paige Bueckers coming for the throne, the Mystics rebuild, Angel Reese getting benched in Atlanta, and Tay's full Las Vegas Aces villain arc.

⏱️ CHAPTERS.

:00 – Intro + Best-Of Clips

1:41 – Season 2 Episode 3 Kicks Off

2:51 – 🍵 Tea Time: Clark vs. Coach January Drama

8:07 – 🏀 Washington Watch: Mystics Rebuild Breakdown

17:25 – 📊 Standings Reality Check: Were We Right?

25:55 – Is the WNBA Game Too Fast? Injury Discussion

30:53 – ✅ Yay or Nay: 10 Takes in 10 Minutes

44:21 – 🎲 Tay's Friday Night Parlays

48:10 – Aces Hate, Outro, & Final Thoughts

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.🏘️ "It takes a village to raise a child and coaches are a HUGE part of that village." After 33 years in athletics, from middle school to state semifinals, Charles Bruce Sr. knows exactly what that means.

What' You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why only 5% of coaches know what it takes to run a successful athletic event

• What happens before, during, and after games that coaches rarely see

• How to communicate with parents using honesty, tone, and compassion

• Why coaches who go it alone cost themselves — and their programs

• The simple thing that can change your relationship with a skeptical teacher overnight

• What administrators must do to protect coaches from burnout

• How athletics lifts grades, attendance, and culture across an entire campus

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 ⚡ Hook — Rapid Fire Teasers (Mount Rushmore, NY or Aces, Coaches vs Officials, Superpower)

1:05 🎙️ Intro — "Every breakdown costs trust." BTGSeries opening monologue

2:00 🤝 Welcome — Coach P introduces Charles Bruce Sr., 33-year veteran, Asst. AD North Side ISD

3:01 🗣️ TALK THAT TALK — North Side ISD budget thriving in fiscal adversity

3:59 🏟️ "Only 5% of Coaches Know" — what goes on before, during, after athletic events

7:26 🎯 "Bridge the Gap for the 95%" — communicate with your AD, be aware of the big picture

8:46 📅 Calendar Submission — schedules due by Monday/Tuesday, ideally May of prior year

10:55 🏫 North Side Scale — 13 high schools, 21 middle schools, district-wide equity

11:33 📣 Communication Best Practices — SportsU weekly Sunday message, open communication

12:22 ❓ "Who Is Teaching Coaches to Communicate?" — deep dive on the communication gap

14:37 💬 Honesty, Compassion, Upfront — what it looks like in difficult moments

16:40 🏝️ Cost of Going Alone — coaches as part of a district, not an island

18:01 🙋 "What Stops Coaches from Asking for Help?" — fear of not being heard vs. village mentality

18:58 🛡️ Protecting Coaches from Burnout — class loads, conference periods, 6-7 day reality

20:47 🏆 Athletics Lifts the Whole Campus — grades, attendance, culture, identity

22:44 📢 Midroll break — Path for Coaches ad

22:44 🤝 Why Athletics Is Misunderstood — non-exposed staff, building the whole child

24:18 🌅 "Say Good Morning Every Day" — how to win over skeptical teachers and admin

25:53 📱 Social Media Caution — don't get personal, talk about the team not one athlete

27:05 ⚡ RAPID FIRE — 22 questions: Either/Or, Agree/Disagree, Word Association

30:49 🏀 CRUNCH TIME — 3 in the Key (trust builders), Two Shots (common mistakes), And One (village)

35:04 ✅ Outro + CTA

The WNBA is BACK — and it's different.

• 15 teams.
• A new CBA.
• Caitlin Clark healthy.
• A'ja Wilson chasing GOAT status.
• Angel Reese in Atlanta.
• Paige Bueckers in Year 2.

Coach P and WNBA Tay break down ALL 15rosters, rank every team, make bold predictions, and go head-to-head on the Yay or Nay hot takes. 

In this episode:

• Every team ranked 1-15 with realanalysis -
• Who's making the playoffs (and who's DEFINITELY not) -
• Bold picks that will age us TERRIBLY or make us legends
• Tay's Parlays for Opening Weekend
• Yay or Nay: Clark MVP? Vegas still #1? Dallas Wings sleeper?

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Cold Open

0:07 Rapid Fire Preview

1:03 The 2026 WNBA Landscape

2:04 What Makes This Season Different

3:16 Tea Time With Tay (Opening Night Concerns)

5:08 Liberty & Ionescu Injury Update

6:48 How We Built Our Rankings

8:01 #1 Seed Reveal

9:31 The Bold Pick You Won't Expect11:19 "Liberty = Denver Nuggets" Theory

13:15 Brionna Jones InjuryChanges Everything

16:16 Dallas Wings Sleeper Pick Debate

20:48 The Napheesa Collier Variable

22:03 Rookie of the Year Prediction

23:40 Seattle Watch Alert26:34 Advice for Portland Fire Fans

26:48 YAY OR NAY SEGMENT

29:38 Tay's Opening Weekend Parlays

32:31 A'ja Wilson 69 Point Theory

33:54 Full Recap

🎙️ Coaches Co-Op: A Masterclass in Athletic Leadership

Hosted by Coach P (Michael Prejean) & WNBA Tay

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🏀 The 2026 WNBA season is HERE — and Coach P & WNBA Tay are breaking down EVERYTHING you need to know before opening night.

In this episode (Part 1 of our Season Preview), we cover:

✅ Azzi Fudd as the #1 overall pick — Hit or miss for Dallas?

✅ Angel Reese to Atlanta Dream — Is this her year?

✅ Olivia Miles to Minnesota — Can the Lynx make the playoffs?

✅ Raven Johnson to Indiana Fever — Why she's the perfect piece

✅ Playoff Yay or Nay for ALL 15 WNBA teams

✅ Rookie of the Year predictions — Flaujae Johnson gets BOTH our votes

✅ Who's overhyped? Who's a pleasant surprise?

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💬 Drop your playoff predictions in the comments!

📌 Timestamps:

0:00: Cold Open – Rapid Fire Clips / Intro Hook

0:07: Rapid Fire Teaser (Mount Rushmore, Superpowers, Officials)

1:05: WNBA Tay Intro / 'WNBA-T' Running Joke

3:15: 2026 WNBA Season Preview Kickoff

3:48: Hot Tea Segment

4:34: Lexi Brown / Meg the Stallion Tea

5:59: Klay Thompson / Meg Fallout Discussion

8:10: WNBA History Quiz – First-Ever #1 Pick (Tina Thompson)

9:02: Dallas Wings Draft Analysis – Azzi Fudd #1 Pick

11:23: Wings Roster Breakdown & Paint Problem

12:01: The Arike / Paige / Azzi Fudd Shot-Share Debate

18:47: Angel Reese to Atlanta – Deep Dive

22:39: Olivia Miles to Minnesota – Pick #2 Analysis

26:14: WNBA Tay Bio Hype Moment

27:00: Seattle Storm – Flau'jae Johnson Breakdown

30:32: Raven Johnson to Fever – Why She's a Top 10 Pick

38:01: Best Free Agent Moves Beyond Angel Reese

39:53: LA Sparks Roster Deep Dive (Coach P's Fave Team)

41:36: 15-Team League / Playoff Picture Setup

42:01: Yay or Nay – Playoff Predictions (All 15 Teams)

44:55: Rookie of the Year – Flau'jae Johnson Wins Both Votes

47:00: Pleasant Surprise Pick – Toronto Tempo & Golden State Valkyries

47:18: Sad Surprise / Overhyped – Azzi Fudd Prediction

51:33: Episode Wrap & Season Preview Part 1 Recap

52:59: Outro / TA's Parlays Tease / Next Episode

🎙️ Coaches Co-Op: A Masterclass in Athletic Leadership

Hosted by Coach P (Michael Prejean) & WNBA Tay

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"Trust is gained by drops — but lost in buckets." After 20 years in athletics, Deb Mize, Director of Athletics at Fort Bend ISD, knows exactly where the coach-admin gap starts — and how to close it.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 ⚡ Hook — Rapid Fire Teasers (Coaches vs Officials, Superpower, Texas Different)

1:03 🎙️ Intro — "Every breakdown costs trust." Opening monologue sets episode stakes

1:44 🤝 Welcome — Coach P introduces Deb Mize, DA Fort Bend ISD

2:35 🗣️ TALK THAT TALK — Fort Bend ISD overview, hires, spring season

4:49 📰 School consolidations — addressing the headline

5:59 📣 Student-centered decision making — what the community doesn't see

8:22 🔍 Day-to-day surprise — "My job is coaching coaches"

9:39 🧑‍💼 Hiring great people — "You're always interviewing"

12:20 📚 Origin story — basketball, HBU, coaching journey begins

15:02 ❤️ Coach Cox tribute — impact, legacy, "give flowers while they're here"

17:51 🏫 High Tower years — what shaped her admin philosophy

19:30 🤝 Accessibility + consistency — top 3 trust builders

22:15 💬 When trust breaks — how to read it and rebuild it

26:18 ❓ What coaches misunderstand about admins

27:44 ❓ What admins misunderstand about coaches

28:36 ⚔️ Coaches vs Officials — who has it harder?

32:32 ⚡ RAPID FIRE — Friday Night Lights, Email vs Face-to-Face, Hard Questions

36:01 🏀 CRUNCH TIME — 3 Things to Build Trust, 2 Toughest Challenges, Parent Communication

41:00 🎯 Final Message — "Fight the good fight. Stay in the fight."

42:01 ❓ Last Question — Legacy in one sentence

42:46 ✅ Outro + CTA

🎙️ Coaches Co-Op: A Masterclass in Athletic LeadershipHosted by Coach P (Michael Prejean) & WNBA Tay🔗 Follow Coach P: @podcast_with_prejean🔗 Follow WNBA Tay: @coach#WNBA #WNBA2026 #WNBADraft

What if you could SCORE your school's culture like a scoreboard?In this episode of The Coach's Co-Op, host Coach P sits down with Peter Wagner — one of the youngest 6A ADs in Texas history — to talk about what it really takes to build a championship culture, bridge socioeconomic gaps, and coach kids from the inside out.

✅ What You'll Learn:• How Southwest ISD built a quantifiable culture scoring system • The "Warrior Program" that develops kids from the inside out • Why the word "CHOOSE" is used at "an uncomfortable rate" • How to bridge the rep gap for Title 1 athletes • 3 things every AD must do to build trust with coaches • What tradition in athletics needs to be re-examined NOW

📌 Chapters:

0:00 ⚡ Hook — Rapid Fire Teasers (Mount Rushmore, Superpowers, Heat)

1:09 🎙️ Intro — Meet Coach Peter Wagner, AD at Southwest ISD

2:03 🗣️ TALK THAT TALK — 11-Minute Overview of Southwest ISD Programs

3:30 🏀 Unified Basketball — Inclusion, Wins, & Real Emotion

5:00 🔥 The Character Program — Warriors, Texas Way, 7 Habits

8:00 📊 How Culture Is SCORED — Rubric, Points & Incentives

10:34 🤝 Community Partnerships — Affordable Reps & Bridging the Gap

13:45 📬 How to Contact Coach Wagner

15:46 🧠 How the Vision Was Developed — Origin Story (2013)

19:31 📈 Scaling Across All Sports — The AD Decision (2016)

23:59 🧭 Advice for Aspiring ADs — Vision, Buy-In, Consistency

28:05 📚 Teaching & Leading — Character of Great Coaches

31:53 🏆 THSCA, Quad A & Building Your Network

39:41 👁️ Making Decisions When Others Cant See the Bigger Picture

42:24 ⚡ RAPID FIRE Round — Either/Or & Word Association

46:05 💭 Final Question — What Tradition Needs Re-Examining?

47:22 ✅ Outro & CTA

📲 Connect with Coach Wagner: [email protected]

🌐 Southwest ISD Athletics: swisd.net

🎙️ Host: Coach P (Michael Prejean) | The Coach's Co-Op

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The Women’s Final Four is HERE—and we’re breaking it all the way down.

In this episode of The Coaches Co-Op, Coach P & WNBA Tay dive into:

🏀 UConn vs South Carolina – Who has the edge?

🏀 Texas vs UCLA – Can Texas finish the job?

👀 Final Four predictions + X-factors

💰 WNBA pay, CBA changes, and the future of women’s basketball

📈 Coaching insights on winning vs “just hooping”

🌍Global growth of the women’s game.

We also talk:

• The return of the Houston Comets
• Why team culture + decision-making matters more than talent
• And the real conversation around respect, equity, and investment in women’s sports

This is more than basketball—this is about leadership, culture, and growth of the game.TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro + Rapid Fire
2:00 – Women’s basketball respect conversation
8:45 – Houston Comets return discussion
16:30 – WNBA CBA breakdown (pay, travel, roster changes)
26:30 – WNBA Draft preview
39:45 – Final Four breakdown begins
40:15 – UConn vs South Carolina
47:00 – Texas vs UCLA
52:30 – Coaching matchup analysis
54:20 – Final Four predictions
59:30 – Closing thoughts

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Stay ready so you don't have to get ready."

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In this Black History Month segment of Coaches Co-Op, Coach P breaks down alarming 2024 data showing a 10% drop in Black youth sports participation over the last decade.

What does this mean for coaches?

For leadership?

For culture?This isn’t just history. This is responsibility.👉 Like this episode? Subscribe to The Coaches Co-Op Podcast for more stories that build leaders on and off the court.🎧 Follow us on Instagram @podcast_with_prejean for clips and coach-to-coach insights.✅ **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"Stay ready so you don't have to get ready."

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In this episode of Coaches Co-Op, Coach P sits down with Coach LaKyva Bason, Fort Bend ISD Coach of the Year.

They discuss:

• What people misunderstand about coaching

• How culture beats talent in team success

• The mental health side of athletics

• Why relationships matter more than championships.

If you're a coach, educator, or leader, this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership and team culture.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 | Intro + Coach Bason Introduction

02:10 | Building a Strong Coaching Staff

04:30 | What Outsiders Misunderstand About Coaching

08:10 | The Moment Coaching Became Her Calling

12:30 | From Barrel Racing to Volleyball

16:10 | Becoming a College Head Coach at 22

20:50 | Truth Players Need to Hear

26:00 | Do Parents Run Programs Today?

31:30 | Coaching Confidence vs Talent

35:40 | Avoiding Burnout as a Coach

41:00 | Mentorship and Coaching Influences

47:00 | Creating Experiences for Athletes

53:00 | Mental Health in Athletics

58:30 | Rapid Fire Coaching Questions

1:03:00 | Leadership Advice for Coaches

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Black History Month Coaches Co-Op episode.

Coach P breaks down why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar may be the greatest basketball player of all time — not just statistically, but culturally and as a leader.

From NCAA rule changes to the sky hook, identity, and longevity, this episode connects basketball greatness directly to coaching, leadership, and building people.

🎧 Listen if you’re a coach who cares about:

• Leadership under pressure
• Consistency over charisma
• Identity over approval
• Building athletes AND humans

Then this episode is for you.

TIMESTAMPS:

👉 Like this episode? Subscribe to The Coaches Co-Op Podcast for more stories that build leaders on and off the court.

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✅ **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"Stay ready so you don't have to get ready."