Coach's Edge

By Steve CramerSports Basketball

Coach's Edge episodes

May 26, 2020 Effectively motivate and communicate with your players during COVID19
In this episode Coach Troshak and Coach Cramer share how they seek to better motivate and communicate with their players during COVID19.
A few key talking points:
Care
Relationship & Program Building
Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation
Ways to Communicate the same message in a different way
It is the hope that coaches can find even a few ways from this short episode to better reach and develop their team.
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24 min
May 22, 2020 Lessons learned running Basketball Clinics around the country: United Basketball Founder Matt Smith
Coach Smith is the founder of United Basketball Clinics and is also a teacher and varsity boys basketball coach in the state of Georgia. He shared insight on what he has learned over the years, having some of the best speakers in the country at his clinics. He also shares what he has applied from all these experiences and added to his own team. Be sure to check out the United Basketball Clinics website and attend one near you.

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36 min
May 19, 2020 Michigan HS Coach of the Year: Lessons learned becoming a first year head coach. Courtney Kemp: Ravenna Bulldogs
The Ravenna Bulldogs garnered their first undefeated regular season in school history, first league title in 40 years and first outright league title in 47 years. Head Coach Courtney Kemp earned Divison 3 Coach of the Year and Muskegon Area Coach of the year in the 2019-2020 season. This was Coach Kemp's first season as a head coach after being a JV coach and assistant. He shares what made his team so successful, and many lessons learned as he transitioned to becoming a head coach.

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44 min
May 15, 2020 Napoleon Girls Basketball 27-0 Season Cut Short
Coach Kreinbrink shares great insight on what makes the Napoleon Girls Basketball Program one of the very best in the state of Ohio. Listen to hear how they handled the adversity of having their season cancelled as they advanced to the Final Four. Coach Kreinbrink also shares some of the reasons why his players, team, and community are so special.
Corey just finished his fifth season at Napoleon, OH. They won a Regional Championship (Final Four) this past season for the first time in school history, 27-0. They have won a District Championship (Sweet 16) the last three seasons in Division II (Ohio’s second largest school division) in 2018, 2019, and 2020 - the one in 2018 was the first District Championship in school history.
This past season, they went 27-0, had a scoring differential of 30+ points per game, shot over 36% from the 3pt line as a team, had a PPP of 1.11, and held teams to under 28 points per game.
Coach's father has been the girls basketball coach at Leipsic High School for the past 33 years. He officially began coaching basketball at Baldwin Wallace as an assistant for the women’s basketball team (3 years), went to North Central High School (Pioneer, Ohio) for 3 years (2 JV and 1 Varsity), and am now at Napoleon High School.

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40 min
May 12, 2020 James Madison University: Identity and Culture with Ryan Kardok
Ryan Kardok is a current college basketball Coach. He has worked most recently at James Madison University, in Harrisonburg, VA. He has also worked at Bowling Green State University and at the University of Miami under Naismith Coach of the year, Jim Larranaga. He played as a walk-on at the University of South Florida. In this episode Coach Kardok goes into great detail on how coaches can begin to develop identity and culture within their program. He also explains how players can adapt to the college game and what he looks for in the players he recruits.
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40 min
May 01, 2020 Skill Development: Best Practices Q & A with Coach Cramer
In this episode Coach Troshak asks Coach Cramer about some of his player development strategies. Coach Cramer works with thousands of players from around the U.S. each year ranging from pro's to youth players.
Topics:
Deliberate Practice. Block Training. Randomized Training
Techniques for players and coaches
Specific VS. General needs of teams and players
Developing a foundation
Skill development essentials
Cramer Basketball’s mission is to provide the highest level of player development through detailed instruction, personal motivation, innovative skill development, and challenging each player to think the game on a higher level. Cramer’s foundation is based on faith, passion, service and sacrifice not only in the game of basketball but in life.
Cramer uses his passion for the game and his love of teaching to provide skill development that is rarely, if at all, found. His many life experiences through the years both as a player, coach, and teacher, combined with his faith, strong work ethic, and attention to detail, not only enhance a players individual skill, but also teach them lifelong values.
Cramer seeks to give players a better understanding of the game of basketball and the tools to understand and enjoy the process of improvement. Through this process, players gain the knowledge of what it takes to train on their own at a high and efficient level.
Cramer teaches players how to enhance all aspects of their game as well as athletic development, leadership characteristics, and understanding of the game.
Cramer provides various types of skill camps, and team, individual, and small group training. He is also available for speaking and demonstrations.
Train with Coach Cramer online at member.cramerbasketball.com
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Online Training: Member.cramerbasketball.com
Twitter.com/coachsedge
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33 min
April 24, 2020 Building Culture and Relationships: Coach Anthony Troshak
In this episode Steve Cramer and Coach Troshak discuss how to build culture and relationships within a basketball program. They discuss the difference between identity and culture and how Coach Troshak's many coaching experiences that have molded him into the coach and person he is today. Near the end of the podcast they discuss the three key characteristics that every coach wants to have within their basketball practice.
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Podcast Notes:
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Twitter.com/coachsedge
Twitter.com/CoachTroshak
Twitter.com/steve21cramer
Facebook.com/cramerbasketball
Youtube.com/cramerbasketball
Instagram.com/cramer_basketball
35 min
April 18, 2020 Coach's Edge Intro Pod
In this episode hosts Steve Cramer, player development coach and founder of Cramer Basketball and Coach Troshak of Brown City High School discuss the template and goals of the Coach's Edge Podcast. Coach Cramer's experience playing and coaching around the world, combined with Coach Troshak being a current HS coach and expertise in program development along with a series of guests make this a podcast you will want to keep coming back to. We are dedicated to teaching, learning and sharing the game to give you the coaching edge. Let's get better!
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7 min