Having pride in your program is essential for both players and for coaches. Coach Waldvogel comes on to discuss what he does to help his players feel more pride in their program and be excited to represent their school. This episode has a heavy emphasis on culture building, teamwork and player bonding. We get into how all these different aspects lead to on-court success and how your playstyle is a reflection of the pride your player's have in their program. Boost your players confidence and their pride in their program with this episode!

Love defense? Looking to improve or implement the pack line for the first time? Whatever your situation is you need to hear Coach Foust break down how he installs and runs the pack line. Coach shares his terminology, how he gets his players to achieve the desired outcomes of the defense along with ways to make it work for you. We also discuss how to use practice to make your defense better and ways to adjust to what any defense throws at you. Pack your defense in and shut down your opponent with this episode!

We discuss an important in today's episode as we discuss how coaches can keep and recruit girls into playing basketball. Girls basketball enrollment has been up and down over recent years with girls looking at other options or other sports. Coach shares his view as to why this is, how he creates a program that keeps girls engaged in the sport and a lot more. If you are passionate about the game and want to keep our players in it, then you need to join the discussion and listen to this episode!

No coach wants the ball to stick on offense which is why we are so happy to have Coach Felder on to discuss how he increases ball movement. We discuss what he likes to run on offense, how he installs his offense and what actions he uses to encourage increased ball movement. Coach also shares drills he likes to run as well as elements of his practice plan. We also get into teamwork, general passing principles and a lot more. Get your offense moving the ball more using this episode!

Many coaches talk about wanting their team to be a family but how does one go about actually doing it? Coach Watkins Jr. is here to discuss just that as he breaks down his program's culture and how he makes it a family like environment. We discuss what went into building this culture, challenges he's faced along the way and how this culture has allowed him to find success on the court. Coach also shares ways to bring the community and parents onboard along with a discussion on the concept of brotherhood. Bring your program closer with this episode!

Coach Jacob Heck discusses player buy-in and what it means to buy into a role. Coach shares his philosophy of how he wants every player to be elite at a skill, discusses how players earn their roles along with what players can do to elevate or change there role. We also discuss practice and how players work on sharperning their skills in their role, There is also talk about scouting, small college athletics and much more. Want to learn more about roles and player buy-in? Then this is the episode for you!

We know that fostering healthy and positive relationships with players can be difficult which is why we brought on Coach Gabrielle Smith to remind us all on the importance of relationships. Coach shares her insights on how she had developed meaningful relationships with players. She also shares how she has connected and made connections with players from difficult circumstances as well as keeping relationships strong during difficult time. We also discuss being a demanding but caring coach as well as eliminating gossip and other negative talk. Reignite your passion for relationship building with this episode!

Having a solid core group of players makes all the difference as a coach. You need players you can trust, will work hard and who embody the key components of your culture. Coach Underwood joins us to discuss how he's build his core of his program. He shares his thoughts on buying, program values, how be builds his players trust in each other along with his preferred style. Coach also shares how he uses practices and training sessions to build on the court excellence with his core group. Identify and train your core players using this episode!

We celebrate 5 years of The Basketball Teacher Podcast by looking back at clips from EVERY episode over the past year!

It's all about movement and motion in this episode with Coach Doug Burnett. Coach shares his offensive philosophy, his ideal actions he looks for in the offense, improving player decision making along with skill development. Coach also shares his thoughts on preparing for different defenses as well as his own defensive philosophy. If you need help with offense and want to learn about positionless basketball, you need this episode!