Becoming a better coach with Coaches' Minds Podcast

Here is the last podcast of our 3 part mini series. This podcast talks about REST AND RECOVERY. This single idea is probably the most important thing for our athletes to perform at their best. Remember LESS is MORE!  

Part 2 of out 3 part mini series about strength and conditioning. We will be talking about how to program a strength and conditioning program through the different phases. We discuss the sets and reps needed for each phase and what outcome we are looking for in every phase. We go in depth on when the phases should take place from out of season, preseason to in-season. If you are new to the strength and conditioning world- this will help you construct a solid lifting program for your basketball team. 

We are bringing you a 3 part series that will discuss strength and conditioning. If you aren't in a big school or have a strength and conditioning coach this will be a great foundation to help you build a great program for your basketball players.  Understanding strength and conditioning can separate you from the other coaches in your league! So, we wanted to give your tips, gems and content that will help with just that. This mini series will be done by Coach Aaron Sikemann, Director of Human Performance at Concordia University in Wisconsin. This first podcast we will discuss why having a strength and conditioning program is important piece to your program. 

In this series we have linked up with Coach McGhee from Red Cloud, who only knows success, in 8 years he has a 117-40 record with 2 state appearances in a school of 180 kids! We have a two part series that will go into depth on his pressing systems that has lead him to his success. This second series we talk about his lethal 131 match up press back into man to man. 

In this series we have linked up with Coach McGhee from Red Cloud, who only knows success, in 8 years he has a 117-40 record with 2 state appearances in a school of 180 kids! We have a two part series that will go into depth on his pressing systems that has lead him to his success. This first series we talk about his lethal 221 press back into a 2-3 zone. 

This podcast is the first podcast of the 3 part mini series about pressing. This podcast will give you questions to think about for pressing; for example, why do you want to press? What are your goals? and much more. Take notes on this podcast because this will get your mind going on the value of pressing. Stay tuned for our other podcast coming out on pressing. 

This podcast we go into depth on tactics that we can use to bring more Ws to our program. This course was done by Coach McGhee from Red Cloud out in South Dakota and he gives us great content on how to handle parents, practice tips, pressing and much more. This podcast will definitely give you an edge up on your competition.  

This podcast will give you some great ideals and theories on how to bring more wins to your program! Coach Dawson gives us  3 key items that are needed to bring more wins to your program. 

In this podcast we discuss what it means to be a transformational coach. Coach Shelton and I give in to ideas on how we can be transformational coaches within our program. 

This great podcast talks about your why? Why do you coach? We dive into ideas on why some might coach, transformational leadership versus transactional leadership and ideas on how to go about teaching your players. Great podcast that gives your insight on different ways of brining the best out of your players. 

This episode we will breakdown game film on two  of the top transition offensive teams in NCAA- Gonzaga and Drake. We will look at concepts that we discussed in the first series on transition offense.

This podcast is apart of a 2 part mini series and we are diving into understanding transition offense; focusing on our primary break. We go over different concepts that will guaranteed help you become a better transition offensive team. We look at what you need to be an elite transition offense. 

One of the most important pieces in winning championships is having the right system that fits your personnel. In this podcast we give in and we give you 3 main items to consider when picking an offense; teach, adjustable and future. We take a deep dive in those items to help you pick the right offensive system that will give you the opportunity to win more games. 

The coaching profession can bring a lot of stress and cause health issues. This podcast is a call to all coaches on getting healthier. We talk about ways to help coaches get healthier and created a 3 week workout program and a meal plan to help coaches get healthier.  

Learn from one of the best minds in the game of coaching. In this podcast we teach you how to create an impactful practice plan. We dive into different philosophies that will help you organize you practice and get the most out of your athletes. 

Some times the season does not start off the way we want but during the season there are ways to impact your team and program. During this podcast you will learn tips and tricks on how to bring out the best out of each team you coach every year. 

This podcast dives into the old theory- "defense wins championships." We go into content that shows that is theory is an old way of thinking in the game of basketball. We give ideas on how to review what you do now as a coach and what you can improve on. We give you practice tips on how to score drills to give offenses more value and so much more.