Coaching Mud

This episode includes Head Coach Lindsay Woolley of the University of Montana Western. Coach Lindsay has been the head coach at the UMW since 2012. He’s led his team to placing top 3 in the Frontier Conference the last three years, winning it in the 2018-2019 season, an NAIA National Championship in the same season, and appearing in the NAIA national tournament 4 times. He has an overall head coaching record of 155-99 at Montana Western and his team achieved the highest national ranking in school history at #3 in the nation.

Coach Lindsay has been named the Frontier Conference COY 3x straight, and was named the WBCA NAIA National COY in the 2018-2019 season.

On this episode he talks about lessons learned early in his career, challenges his team overcame to win a national championship, the approach to a season amidst Covid-19, and so much more. Check it out!

Coach Lindsay can be found on twitter @coachwoolleyUMW

This episode features 22 years old Connor Williams. He got his start in coaching at his alma mater, the University of West Florida, where he was a manager for the women’s basketball team. While at UWF, he was a part of a team that made it to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. 

He then became a volunteer assistant at Crestview High School from 2016-2018, and the Head JV and Freshmen coach from 2018-2020. While at Crestview, Coach Connor helped take over a losing varsity program. In his first two seasons, they had a combined record of 14-30. The following two seasons they went 39-13. At the same time, his JV and Freshmen teams went 31-7 over the last two seasons.

Coach Connor is currently the new Head Coach at Central High School, and one of the youngest head coaches, if not the youngest, in the state of Florida.

During his playing years in high school, he was a part of a State Championship, a State Runner-up run, 3 total Final Fours, 3 Regional Championships, and 6 District Championships.

On this episode he talks about his experience in all positions held, what he has learned specifically in 2020, and so much more. Check it out!!

Coach Connor can be found on twitter @coach_cwilliams

On this episode we have Head Softball Coach Crystal Rosenthal from Concordia University in Irvine, CA. She was hired in 2009 to take over a good softball program where she turned it into a great program. Some of her successes include 4 consecutive GSAC Regular Season Championships, 1 NAIA National Championship, and Opening Round Championship, was voted NAIA Coach of the Year, and also won 4 GSAC Coach of the Year honors. She holds the most wins out of any other coach in CUI history. Since becoming an NCAA div 2 program, they have dominated the PacWest conference as well & prior to their season getting cut short due to covid-19, the Eagles were nationally ranked at #8.

Coach Crystal was inducted into the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 for her performance as a softball player at the University. From September 2012 to March 2020 she serves as a senior women's administrator for CUI Athletics and in 2019 took over the role of deputy Title IX coordinator for the 2019-2020 school year. Most recently she was named the CUI Athletic Director. In this episode she shares what she learned in her early years at the helm, the keys to building a great program, the importance of being your true authentic self, and so much more! I don’t care what sport you coach, this is a great one for anybody!

Coach Crystal can be found on twitter @CrystalRosenth1

**My airpods were somehow used as the mic, instead of my actual mic... so sound quality isn't as good as usual but the content is prime!!!**

This episode features Coach Chris McSwain. He's entering his 8th season as the Head Coach of the Valley Christian High School Girl's Basketball Program. During his time at Valley Christian he has led his team to 2 section titles, appeared in 5 Open Division CIF-CCS playoffs, 7 straight CIF-NorCal appearances with one NorCal Runner-up placement, and he's the quickest to 100 wins and holds the most wins in school history. 

In addition to his position at Valley Christian, he is also the Director of Basketball for the K-12 Valley Christian School System, co-owner of Splash Lab, he teaches Exercise Science and Health & Human Performance, and he runs Top Flight Sports Academy. He created Top Flight Sports Academy in 2010 and it has evolved to the largest boys & girls club travel basketball program in Northern California with 40 teams in 2019. 

In this episode Coach Chris shares his journey through coaching, how his team has adjusted during Covid-19, important lessons he hopes to leave with his players, and so much more. Check it out!

Coach Chris McSwain can be found on twitter @chris_mcswain

This episode features one of my closest friends, Bridgette Reyes. She's excelled in her assistant coaching roles, and transformed every program she has been a part of as a Head Coach. Which isn't too surprising considering that she was one of the best players ever at Vanguard University (NAIA d1). Coach Bridgette began her coaching career at her alma mater, VU, after playing professionally in Portugal. She also dabbled in coaching at the NCAA D1 & NCAA D2 levels. In between her stints at the NCAA D1 &D2 levels, she became the Head Coach for Bishop Montgomery High School where in her first 2 seasons she won a CIF Championship and was named Coach of The Year! 

Bridgette is now at the helm of Cal Tech University, and has been since 2017. During her time there she has coached the most successful women's basketball team that Cal Tech has ever had!

I am so excited for everyone to listen to her story! Check it out!

On this episode I spoke with Coach Erin Carey of Long Beach Wilson High Schools. She shares her journey of inheriting a losing program with a bad culture & what it took to turn it all around. She's now a CIF Champion in her 3rd year as the Head Coach, been named Coach of the Year by 6 publications for the 2019-2020 season, and currently has the player of the year Ashley Hawkins on her roster entering her senior season. The future is bright for LB Wilson. Check it out!

Coach Erin Carey can be found on twitter @WLadybruins

This episode features Coach Marc Hart of Patriot High School in Riverside, CA. He got his first Head Coaching gig at the age of 25. In this episode he shares how his philosophies and coaching styles have changed from then to now, the culture at Patriot High School, the Baskipedia Podcast that he is the hosts, System Basketball, and so much more! Check it out!

Coach Marc Hart can be found on twitter @CoachMarcHart

Coach Jeff Depelteau is the current Head Coach at Berkshire School, a co-ed boarding school in Massachusetts. Coach Jeff is in his 2nd year at Berkshire, but 1st year as the head coach. Coach Jeff has been named the New England Prep Coach of the Year, in 2013 and 2017. He's moved young men on the the D3, D2, D1 levels, and even the NBA. He has been a part of USA men’s basketball as well as Snow Valley Basketball Camps. In 2015 he was selected as a winner of Nike’s “America’s Got Basketball Coaching Talent” contest and spoke at the Nike Championship Basketball Coaches Clinic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. His speech, “Growing as a Coach,” was produced and marketed by Championship Productions. There’s a lot of good insight from the conversation! Check it out!

Coach Jeff can be found on twitter @CoachJDHoops