Guest: Randy Norton, UAB Head Coach

UAB head coach Randy Norton joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on communication, attitude, and solution-based coaching.

Since Randy Norton arrived on campus in 2013, he has guided the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) to at least 15 wins in seven of the last eight seasons. From 2017-2020, he led the Green and Gold to three consecutive 20 win seasons for the first time in school history. He led UAB to its first C-USA Regular Season title in 2017-18. Randy Norton was named the 2017-18 C-USA Coach of the Year after leading the Blazers to a record-setting 27-7 overall record and a 13-3 conference record. The Blazers have finished with 12 or more conference wins from 2017-2020.

Breakdown

1:00 - Work On Their Own

6:00 - Positive Things During Practice

9:00 - Useless Information

11:00 - Timeouts and Coaching

15:30 - Communication

18:00 - Mental Toughness

22:00 - Thinking Solutions

27:00 - Being Proactive

28:12 - 28:59 - Membership Sales Ads

30:00 - UAB Player-Led Development

33:00 - 5-and-5

38:00 - One on One

43:00 - Competition

46:00 - Shooting Drills

51:00 - Challenges Coaching

Randy Norton’s Bio:

Bio/Website: https://uabsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/randy-norton/1798

Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachnorton1

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