Coaches & Coffee

Episode 10 of Coaches & Coffee is out! This Episode features Atlantic 10 Asst Coach at Fordham U, Mike DePaoli. Coach speaks about the importance of:

Serving young men

Valuing your current role

His core values w/ his players : “Love and Honesty”

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Coaches & Coffee Ep. 9 features James Prendergast , Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Hofstra University. Great episode where Coach speaks on:

-Leadership

-The importance of Professional Development

-Communication= Confidence

-Attention to detail

Enjoy!

Episode 8 Features G League Asst. Coach Norm Richardson, of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. In this episode Coach talks about:

- His time at Hofstra playing for Jay Wright,

- His professional career where he was able to see the world

- His amazing experience in the G league and the strides it’s made throughout the years

Enjoy

Episode 7 of Coaches & Coffee features longtime coach, Coach Bob Walsh. I am grateful for the opportunity and excited to share our conversation with you all. Coach has been in the business for 26 years, has a winning percentage of 58%, and has been to the NCAA tournament 8x as a Head Coach.

In this episode we talk about:

-The importance of developing your staff to become head coaches

-How he was able to sustain elite success at Rhode Island College

-How the strength of culture is the most powerful part of any program

Episode 6 this week of Coaches & Coffee features Kevin Spann, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Saint Joseph's College, Patchogue located in Long Island. Coach Spann touches on :

-Building relationships with players

-How his staff uses analytics for practice/games

-His thoughts on what it takes to be a great leader

Episode 5 features Head Men's Basketball Coach at Alabama A&M , Donnie Marsh. I learned so much from Coach during our conversation. Coach provides great insight on:

-To never EVER give up

-Getting your job done where you are, and the next job will take care of itself.

-Dealing with the challenges of the coaching profession

-The importance of having a strong support system at home

Hey guys check out Episode 4 of Coaches & Coffee featuring Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Pace University, Matt Healing. Coach has experience on every level in college basketball. I was very fortunate to work for Coach Healing in his first year at Pace. The amount of experience I gained in that year was enormous. Coach’s hard work/dedication is inspiring and I’m happy to share his story with you. Coach provides great perspectives on :

⚫️Embracing your own path

⚫️The value of being around good people

⚫️The ins and outs of what it takes to run a program

Hey guys check out Ep. 3 of Coaches & Coffee featuring Director of Sports Performance for Men’s Basketball at VCU, Donald Brown.

Coach Brown provides great insight on bringing value to your job/value to the people around you. He also goes into detail about how having such a strong support system is crucial in any program or department.

Coach also talks about his first interaction at VCU with Coach Smart, embracing the suck, and putting yourself in the shoes of the athlete for the benefit of the student athlete. And in the end the most important thing about this whole thing we call life is enjoying the present moment in time.

Thanks for tuning in, enjoy guys.

This episode features Sal Lagano, long time College Basketball, who is currently coaching at St. Anthony's HS in Long Island, NY where he is fresh off a Long Island Catholic League Championship. His 2nd in his 3 years at the school. This episode has great insight on what it takes to build a program, going outside of your comfort zone, and sustaining success.

This episode features Head Men's Basketball Coach of Marywood University Enrico Mastroianni. In this episode we talk about everything from where Coach Mastroianni grew up, his start in coaching, and about his team/program.