Connect with Coach Brewer:

• Personal Twitter: @CoachBrewer24

• Program Twitter: @LadyCaneHoops (Go check out the amazing things the Lady Canes are doing!)

In this Episode:

Coach Jasmine Brewer, the force behind the Fort Bend Hightower Lady Hurricanes basketball program. Fresh off a 31-win season, District, Regional, and Campus Coach of the Year honors, and leading her team to the Region 3-6A Finals, Coach Brewer pulls back the curtain on building a winning culture. From her Hall of Fame playing career at Loyola to her "It's Bigger Than Basketball" philosophy, Jasmine shares invaluable insights into nurturing young athletes, navigating the coaching life, and the true meaning of impact beyond the scoreboard. You don't want to miss her take on the UIL split divisions, her Mount Rushmore of coaches, and the secret to surviving the"Talk That Talk" Segment - Bragging Done Right! (2:58)

• Inspired by HISD AD Andre Walker, Coach P introduces a new segment to celebrate successes!

The Journey of Coach Jasmine Brewer (6:10)

• Fort Bend for life: Started school in FBISD in 3rd grade, grew up right behind Hightower.
• Scholarship to Loyola University New Orleans (6:54)
• Hall of Fame Inductee! (7:02)
• First coaching gig: Lafayette, LA (private school)

• Returning home: Westfield High School (freshman coach), then to Hightower as JV assistant under her former coach, Demise.
• Taking over the head job in her 4th year – continuing Hightower's legacy of success.

The "Calling" of Coaching (10:44)

• Coach Brewer's "aha!" moment: A service trip to Belize during her sophomore year in college, coaching and teaching kids (9:18).
• Why coaching is a calling: It's a thankless job that requires immense passion, impacting lives through highs and lows.
• "Coaches stay awake at night behind other people's kids." (11:55)

A Hall of Fame Playing Career (12:14)

• Impressive Stats: 4th all-time in scoring (1700+ points), 2nd all-time in rebounding (nearly 1000 career rebounds as a 5'8" player!), 6th in steals.
• High School Success: State Finalist in 2010 with Hightower, losing to a stacked Cy-Fair team. The journey was unexpected and memorable.

Mount Rushmore of Coaches (20:17)

• Coach Brewer reveals her top coaching influences:

Coach Brewer's Philosophy: "It's Bigger Than Basketball" (24:20)

• Basketball is a vessel to impact kids, relate to them, and teach life lessons.
• It's what they do, not necessarily who they are.
• Encouraging kids to have an identity outside of basketball, because the game eventually stops.
• When she figured this out: In college at Loyola, intentionally choosing a non-basketball roommate and joining Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to branch out and learn from diverse experiences.

The Coaching Life: Sleep, Stress, and Sanctuary (28:11)

Hardest Thing About Coaching (31:19)

Easiest Thing About Coaching (33:24)

If Not a Coach, Then What? (34:44)

• A therapist! Drawing on her psychology background and Master's in Social Work, she loves helping people, thinking deeply, and empowering others to find their next steps.

Coaches vs. Officials: Who Has the Tougher Job? (35:58)

Crunch Time! (38:30)

• Three in the Key (3 things all coaches need):

• Two Shots (2 foulest things experienced as a coach):

• And One (one final share/question)

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