Host Andrew Baxley brings on his former AAU Basketball Coach DeShannon Morris to talk about faith, family, and basketball. Coach Morris, otherwise known as Coach D, talks about how he values improving his players and improving others over winning as a coach and provides some of his insights on how he relaxes before every game and what are some qualities in players that coaches don’t like at all. Next, Coach D talks about some of the most important qualities a father must possess and how the phrase “a family who prays together stays together” relates a lot to his family. Coach D also stresses that he tries to live out his favorite bible verse of all time, Phillipians 4:6 everyday in life and while coaching basketball. “Don’t worry about nothing.” At the end they talk about AAU Basketball and some of the best experiences they had together at the big stages like winning third place at Nationals in Orlando and playing in Spartanburg, SC. They also talk about what a high school basketball player needs to do to get at the next level and how to prepare mentally for the next stage. Coach D is currently the head men’s basketball coach at GRACE Christian High School and for the AAU organization Carolina DreamChasers. He lives in Knightdale, NC with his two daughters, his son, and his best friend, his wife. Listen to this podcast to learn more how to be healthier in spirit, mind, and body and how to become a great father and a coach, not just for basketball, but in life too.