Adam is currently a Professor and Coordinator for Sports Science at the University of Vermont. This episode is from the archive in 2018, when Adam was working for the New York Rangers of the NHL as a Performance Analyst.

Show Notes: 3:40 - Role of a sports performance analyst 5:45 - Quantifying physiological stress, role of heart rate 10:30 - Projecting stress levels, practice stress 13:00 - Communication with players 15:30 - Coaches' receptiveness to the science 19:00 - Balance point of optimum physiological performance 21:05 - Application to amateur athletics 25:30 - Youth specialization in sports 30:20 - When to start specializing 32:30 - Where the field is headed

Quotes: 29:20 : "One would think that specializing in a single sport would increase your likelihood for becoming a pro in that sport....when it actually increases your susceptibility for injury and the likelihood that you'll drop out or get burned out by the sport, and decreases the likelihood that you'll actually become a professional in that sport"

Social Media: Instagram: @Adam.Virgile

Ben Chase is an Assistant Coach on the Women's Basketball Staff at Army. In this podcast, Coach Chase discusses how his team departed from a traditional style of basketball practice and embraced small-sided games as their primary focus.

Show Notes:

2:54 - Qualities of student athletes at Army 5:10 - Perspectives from coaching collegiate men's and women's basketball 10:14 - The "why" behind decision making/small sided games (@Noah Laroche) 13:34 - Maximizing participation and development in practice 16:24 - Coaching intent over execution 21:46 - Applying military adaptability to a growth mindset 22:14 - Playing with principles instead of rules 24:00 - Adjusting to small sided games 28:06 - Adding constraints/adjusting scoring values to emphasize shot selection 32:00 - Making practice intentionally sloppy 34:00 - Situations, not drills 36:38 - Getting more "real reps"

Quotes 14:44 - "Fun is probably the most underrated part of the college athletics experience" 27:00 - "We feel good when it looks good..If you're really embracing this mindset and practice framework, every time it starts to look good, you have to make it harder so it looks sloppy again." 33:22 - "We want them operating in the zone of optimum performance" 37:32 - Real rep = a shot that has preparation, execution, and reflection

Books Mentioned: "Mindset" "Team of Teams"

Social Media: Twitter: @ArmyCoachB

This episodes provides an introduction to Squadz Inc., a revolutionary pickup sports app that currently features over 11k users, and is changing the way we play.

Founder and CEO - Nikhil Panu @npanu32 Community Manager - Matt Bergland @mattbergland Marketing Associate - Micah Elan @shmeekah

3:00 - Inception of the idea 7:30 - Different runs for different levels 8:10 - Feedback and expansion 11:25 - "Make the world your playground" 12:50 - Pickup sports vs organized sports 16:20 - Pickup sports in a social context 18:20 - Squadz games vs adult leagues 19:50 - Squadz' commitment to on-demand access

Instagram:@squadzteam and @squadzsf Twitter: @squadzteam Facebook: Squadz squadz.com play.squadz.com

Edward is the Founder of CourtSessions Basketball Academy, is a Director at Point Guard College, a national lecturer on Coaching Coaches, and trains basketball players ranging from middle school to the NBA

Edward talks about his experience being a coach for coaches, learning through discovery, and shares stories from his experience working with young athletes and NBA talents

Show Notes:

4:50 - Coaching coaches 10:00 - Managing confidence and ego 10:20 - Keep it moving (Kobe) 13:25 - Balancing positivity and discipline 15:30 - Learning through discovery/coaching through questions 20:45 - Building mental toughness 29:55 - Mentors (MJ story from Tex Winters) 36:00 - Ed's introduction to working with NBA players, a new approach to the game 42:00 - Building relationships with players 44:00 - Setting parameters for teaching 51:30 - Ed's 3 most important qualities of a Coach/Teacher

Quotes:

19:20 - "If you want to be a good coach, you are going to have to be ok feeling like a bad coach often." 25:40 - "I'm committed to being more mentally tough, because I know I don't have some of the other separators people have." 27:00 - "If you're so overwhelmed with anxiety and fear, you're actually going to miss the lesson...Life will keep throwing you the same problem until you solve it." 34:00 - "Coaches need to speak truth, players need to accept truth, and change it. Truth is temporary" 39:25 - "If you love something enough...it's going to push you to the brink of quitting it" 44:00 - "Discipline and standards cannot be a moving target" 49:00 - "If you see the elephant in the room, you've got to go attack it"

How to Reach Edward: @courtsessions [email protected] [email protected] @edward5789oak (twitter)

Kevin is the Founder of Kreation Talent Agency and represents professional basketball players all over the world.

In Part 2, Kevin talks specifically about international basketball and what it takes to be successful as both a sports agent and a professional athlete in that realm.

Show Notes:

1:40 - Sustainability and growth 4:38 - Creating relationships with international clubs 5:45 - Knocking on doors in Macedonia 10:00 - Differences in the international game 12:00 - Helping clients adapt to different style of play (Brandon Holloway) 14:40 - Expectations for American imports overseas 19:20 - Advice to clients going overseas (JoJo Cooper) 22:45 - Differences in coaching/leadership style 25:00 - Transitioning from college to being a pro 29: 00 - Advice to younger self: save money, do something you love 31:30 - @TimFerriss @SusanneCraig 33:00 - Misconceptions about sports agents 35:00 - Humility and avoiding comparison 36:20 - 3 necessary qualities of a sports agent

Quotes: "Comparison is the thief of all joy"

Kevin's Social Media Links: www.kreationtalent.com Instagram: kevintarca kreation talent Twitter: @KevTarca @kreationtalent

Kevin is the Founder of Kreation Talent Agency and represents professional basketball players all over the world.

Kevin talks about his travels, creating your own sports agency, and building relationships with clients

4:00 - Food! 6:50 - Prepping clients for a new culture 9:00 - Creating Kreation, differentiation 14:00 - Building a network 20:24 - Learning from doing 22:50 - lessons in client recruiting 25:11 - The recruiting process 27:30 - Developing trust with potential clients 33:11 - Tough conversations and The NBA Talk

Kevin's Social Media Links: www.kreationtalent.com Instagram: kevintarca kreation talent Twitter: @KevTarca @kreationtalent

Quotes: "You Win Or You Learn" "It's not about who you know, it's about who knows you." "If I'm the hardest working or smartest in the room, than I'm in the wrong room"

Meg is is the Founder of the Meg Gaudreau Shooting Academy in Austin, Texas. She is also a Director at Point Guard College

Meg talks about Point Guard College, her perspective as a female in the sports industry, her shooting academy, and the role of confidence.

Podcast Notes: 3:00 - Point Guard College 9:05 - A Female Perspective of the industry 14:40 - The Meg Gaudreau Shooting Academy 16:45 - Teaching Confidence 20:30 - Dealing with slumps and failure 22:10 - Being in "the zone" 23:56 - Meg's game winning shot amidst her slump 25:25 - Peer Leadership 27:15 - Fatherly Advice 29:00 - 3 Qualities of a Coach/Leader

Contact Meg: Twitter:gaudreau_megan Instagram: meggaudreaushootingacademy www.mgshootingacademy.com [email protected]

Dr. DiBernanrdo has a PhD in Sports Psychology from Boston University

He talks about his mindfulness and meditation work with athletes and coaches, as well as the application in the sports world.

Show Notes:

*Coaching is teaching -- 5:55 *Mindfulness pioneers in athletics -- 8:28 *EQ -- 10:00 *Rob's mindfulness program -- 10:50 *The student athlete's response -- 17:35 *Meeting challenge with support -- 19:35 *Concentration practice, applying mindfulness -- 21:29 *Flow/Being "in the zone" -- 22:50 *Why more teams aren't yet using mindfulness -- 26:23 *How it applies to coaches -- 30:05 *Implementing it into your culture -- 32:58 *Role acceptance and role clarity -- 35:43 *Peer leadership and team unity -- 40:12 *How to get started -- 44:08

Coach Scott Waterman is the Head Coach at Academy of Art University in Downtown San Francisco. Scott spent 17 years as an Assistant Coach at the Division 1,2, and 3 levels before assuming his current position in 2019. This conversation is a reflection of his first year as a Head Coach.

3:00 - Morning runs for sanity and energy

6:45 - Proceeding during quarantine

8:30 - Take aways from coaching journey

10:30 - Becoming the ultimate decision maker

13:50 - Prepared vs over prepared

18:00 - Building relationships and recruiting to bring a new culture

23:00 - Using your players as a resource to evaluate a recruit

24:45 - Creating buy in with new faces

32:35 - Scott's 3 most important qualities of a coach

Quotes:

5:40 - "the biggest thing I learned this year is as a head coach you cant have a bad day, you can't take a minute off"

11:20 - "that was the hardest thing, going from the assistant with all the answers to the guy with the ultimate answer"

28:00 - "they spend so much time with a basketball, doing stuff without a basketball, even for five minutes...is huge"