Feel for the Game

NBA Championship Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Author Kevin Eastman sits down with Feel for the Game to discuss what makes the best the best, introduce his new Challenge Series, and answer a few questions.  Get your notepad ready, as this one is full of terrific nuggets applicable to all of our teams!

In this episode, we hear from Randy Brown.  A longtime basketball coach at all levels, Coach Brown talks about his coaching background, his role with the Iowa Basketball Coaches’ Association, his Elite Coach Mentoring business, and his book Rebound Forward.

In this episode, we hear from Ernie Lopez, the head boys basketball coach at Washington HS, in Phoenix Arizona.  Coach shares the falling out at his last stop, how Snow Valley helped him pick up the pieces, and his rejuvenation now with his recent hiring at Washington.

In this episode, we hear from Adam Tatalovich.  Currently coaching in China, Coach Tatalovich has had a coaching journey that has spanned multiple college teams, NBA teams, a stint in Australia, and more.  We learn about Coach's path, including present day where he is in limbo with where his team stands within the season.

In this episode, we get to learn from Coach Matt Cline, assistant men's basketball coach of Eastern Michigan University.  Coach is entering his 4th season with the Eagles, with a host of stops prior to landing at Eastern Michigan.  We get into coach's journey, starting from when he dropped everything and went to be a student manager across the country, to his stop at Eastern Michigan now, detailing some of the finer points in their storied 2-3 zone.

In this episode, we get to learn from Brian Newhall, head basketball coach at Occidental College, an NCAA Division III prestigious academic institution located in Los Angeles, California.  Oxy’s  all-time winningest coach, Coach Newhall shares with us his philosophies, his 100% graduation rate, his coaching identity and his vision for the identity of his teams.

In this episode, Nate Cangany and I talk to Steve Gansey, head basketball coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, a G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers.  Coach talks about his path in coaching, how the Mad Ants work closely with the Pacers, how analytics support his coaching, and what he’s doing during the pandemic to improve at his craft

Alan Keane is the Great Britain Under 20 National team coach.  Alan has also coached a professional men’s team in the UK, and is an academy head coach, developing top-end talent in players ages 16-19.

And along with Mark Bennett with Performance Development Systems, Alan has created a coaching style that enables and empowers players to take ownership of their development and ultimately in the team’s success.

In this conversation, we get into an "athlete's need-based approach", scanning, the Rule of 3, commitment, and much more!