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| Injury Reduction and Ankle Sprains - There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat | 17 Jul 2024 | 00:53:29 | |
Episode 124: Last month I shared that I helped co-author a book called, There’s More Than 1 Way to Skin A Cat. We’ve got 2 NBA, 3 Division 1 and 5 European Basketball performance coaches contributing to chapters on mobility, stability, power, agility, periodization and recovery. I received my copies of the book last month and they turned out awesome. For anyone wanting to buy a copy, make sure you reach out to @silk_man on Instagram, and Luka will take care of you. | |||
| Testing For Basketball - There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat | 28 May 2024 | 01:00:06 | |
Episode 123: Today’s episode is a sneak peak into our new book, There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat, where I interview nine basketball strength coaches and ask, “What’s your approach to testing and what’s the most common test you use? And then you get to hear exactly how the Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Kansas Jayhawks and Louisville Cardinals do it here in the states. And you’ll also get to hear how professional teams in Istanbul, Brescia, Jerusalem, Slovan and Maccabi do it in the European Leagues. | |||
| Training Proprioceptors w/ Dr. David Tiberio | 19 Jul 2023 | 01:15:34 | |
Episode 114: This is part 2 with Dr. David Tiberio and he spends the entire episode talking about proprioceptors… what they are, where they’re located, how they communicate with the body, and how we can tweak exercises to improve performance on the court. You’re going to love learning the science behind activating specific proprioceptors by training in different ranges, at different speeds, and in different environments. | |||
| Coaching For Development vs Basketball Performance w/ Liberty's Henry Barrera | 11 Feb 2020 | 00:31:43 | |
Episode 024: Today's I get to interview the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Men's Basketball at Liberty University, Henry Barrera. Before working at Liberty, Henry was a Performance Training Specialist at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton. While at Nike, he was instrumental in designing training content for multiple projects including Jordan Brand's Terminal 23 in New York and The Hangar in Los Angeles. He continues to consult with many training companies including Nike Basketball, the Jordan Brand, Nike N7, Shoot 360 and multiple others. As a basketball player, Barrera began his college career with Leon Rice at Yakima Valley Community College helping rebuild a dormant program and eventually becoming league co-champs in 1996-97. After two years at Yakima Valley Community College Henry moved onto Multnomah University where he had a stellar career, averaging close to 20.0 ppg and dishing out almost 8.0 apg. Barrera was rewarded for his hard work and dedication by being named a three-time All-American and was ultimately honored with the 1999-2000 NCCAA Pete Maravich National Player of the Year award. After receiving his bachelor's degree, Barrera played one season of professional basketball in Sweden before beginning his coaching and performance training career 14 years ago. Along the way, Barrera made a stop at Concordia University, serving as the men's basketball strength and conditioning coach for four years, where he received a Master's degree. In addition, Barrera has spent the last decade serving in multiple capacities at the high school level, including the last seven years at West Linn High School where he helped build the Lions into one of the top programs in the country, winning three straight Oregon state championships. Henry and I became friends back in 1995 while playing on a European tour team. We connected on the podcast to discuss how to be a significant coach in & out of the weight room. Check out this week's podcast and learn...
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| Avoiding Chronic Basketball Injury w/ Dustan Lang | 04 Feb 2020 | 00:30:20 | |
Episode 023: Dustan Lang is a Physical Therapist of twenty plus years and has experience with athletes from all levels (local, national, international, professional) in various sports. More and more Dustan is treating young adolescent athletes with chronic sport injuries. These injuries can lead to mental health struggles, self destructive behaviors, and an unhealthy perception of exercise. Sadly, these type of injuries could be avoided. Dustan has a vision the Champion’s Triangle will foster an empowering relationship between the athlete and sport that lasts a lifetime through remodeling the philosophy of practice. | |||
| Basketball Speed Training w/ Lee Taft | 28 Jan 2020 | 00:38:37 | |
Episode 022: Known to most simply as “The Speed Guy”, Lee Taft is highly respected as one of the top athletic movement specialist in the world. The last 30 years he has devoted the majority of his time training multi-directional speed to all ages and ability. He has spent much of this time teaching his multi-directional speed methods to top performance coaches and fitness professionals all over the world. Lee has also dedicated countless hours mentoring up and coming sports performance trainers, many who have gone into the profession and made a big impact themselves. Since 1989, Lee has taught foundation movement to beginning youngsters and helped young amateur athletes to professional athletes become quicker, faster and stronger. Lee’s entire philosophy is based off one of his most notable quote, “Learning athletic movement correctly from the start is the foundation for athletic success.” Lee brought to light the importance and fine points of the “Plyo Step”, “Hip Turn”, “Directional Crossover Step” and athletic stance. According to Lee, “Speed and agility done right is about making sure we marry the natural movements athletes have with effective and efficient body control to maximize speed and quickness”. In addition, Lee has written several eBooks specifically on movement techniques and speed development. Lee and his wife Jenn have 3 children, Jae, Bailee and Brennen and currently reside in Indiana. In today's episode, Lee & I discussed basketball speed training and how to design basketball-specific training programs. Check out this week's podcast and learn...
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| How To Lead On The Basketball Court w/ Adam Bradley | 21 Jan 2020 | 00:55:36 | |
Episode 021: Adam Bradley is an entrepreneur, entrepreneur, speaker & coach. Adam is one of the original founders of the Hardwood Hustle platform and has spent the past 3-years utilizing the podcast and it’s reach to pour into coaches & players across the country. In 2015 Adam launched the nationally recognized leadership program Lead ‘Em Up, that provides coaches an engaging & cutting edge curriculum they can use with their players. Having a heart to give back to his local community, Adam serves as a mentor to many youth programs & schools in the Baltimore/Washington market. Here's where you can find out more about Adam: | |||
| Power Of Positive Energy in Basketball w/ Jon Gordon | 14 Jan 2020 | 00:27:20 | |
Episode 020: Jon Gordon is a best selling author and keynote speaker who wrote one of my favorite books, The Energy Bus. He is the author of 18 books including multiple best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First, The Power of Positive Leadership and The Power of a Positive Team. His latest book is The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change. I picked Jon's brain on how we can harness the power of positive energy for basketball. Check out this week's podcast and learn:
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| Basketball Strong By Science w/ Max Schmarzo | 07 Jan 2020 | 00:54:17 | |
Episode 19: Max Schmarzo is the Director of Sport Science at Resilience Code, in Englewood, Colorado, the Chief Science Officer at Exsurgo Technologies and the founder of Strong by Science. Max has authored three books, “Applied Principles of Power Development”, “Isometrics for Performance” and “Force is King.” He specializes in multidisciplinary care, sport science data solutions and athlete development. Acting as a consultant, he has worked with professional teams to help develop evidence based, data driven, sport science and training practices. I picked Max's brain about the latest research on basketball performance and how we can implement the science into our training programs. Check out this week's podcast and learn the answers to these questions...
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| Basketball & Life Lessons w/ Luka Hocevar | 31 Dec 2019 | 01:04:17 | |
Episode 18: Luka Hocevar is an entrepreneur, author, strength/fitness/business coach, world traveler, life enjoyer and former pro-basketball player. He co-wrote a national best seller, The Fit Formula, and self-published, The Fitness Business Mixtape. | |||
| New Year's Resolution vs Commitment | 24 Dec 2019 | 00:19:32 | |
Episode 17: They say that failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Are you prepared to make 2020 the best year of your life? | |||
| Weekly Meal Plan For Basketball Players w/ Scott Baptie, MSc | 17 Dec 2019 | 00:41:15 | |
Episode 016: Scott Baptie, MSc, is a physique and sports nutrition specialist and fitness model who specializes in fat loss, muscle gain, physique transformations and nutrition for sports performance. He likes to challenge and encourage his clients to surpass their physical and mental boundaries by using effective, scientifically-proven nutritional strategies to help them achieve their goals. Scott also provides nutrition advice for several of UK’s leading sports nutrition companies, presents on the topic of nutrition and fitness and contributes to a wide range of publications. I asked Scott to lay out what a weekly meal plan for basketball players should look like. Check out this week's podcast and learn...
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| Mental Training For Basketball w/ Brian Cain | 10 Dec 2019 | 00:54:13 | |
Episode 015: Brian Cain, MPM is the creator of The Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Coaching Certification Course, a #1 International Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Coach and Consultant. Brian is widely regarded as the foremost authority on Mental Performance Mastery. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, executives and organizations as well as coaches, athletes, and teams at the Olympic level, in the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in the Professional Golf Association (PGA) and in Major League Baseball (MLB). Brian has taught his 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery System on stages all over the world to audiences such as John Paul Mitchell Systems, Whirlpool, Fuddruckers and Burton Snowboards. His client list includes 2 Major League Baseball Cy-Young Award winners, a Heisman Trophy Winner, 5 UFC World Champion Mixed Martial Artists, World Series and Super Bowl Champions, Olympic Medalists, Team USA Baseball, Team USA Bowling and multiple NCAA National Players of The Year, NCAA National Champions and over 900 professional sports draft selections. As a former adjunct university professor and high school athletic director, he was the youngest ever to receive the prestigious Certified Master Athletic Administration “CMAA” Certification from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. Highly sought after for his energetic, empowering and engaging educational training sessions, Brian separates himself from the competition by providing a system and not a speech. An avid Ironman Triathlete and 100 Mile Ultra Marathoner, Brian practices what he teaches and is a living example of the power of The 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery and what an Elite Mindset (Pillar#1) can do for you. Brian and I discussed the 10 Pillars of Mental Performance and how thoughts impact player's performance. Check out this week's podcast and learn.. | |||
| How to Activate Muscles w/ Dr. David Tiberio | 31 May 2023 | 01:03:58 | |
Episode 113: Dr. David Tiberio is the dean of the Gray Institute’s 40-week mentorship program, which is known for training, treating and conditioning athletes in all 3 planes of motion. Dr. Tiberio has published numerous articles in scholarly journals and is professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut. In 2007, Dr. Tiberio received the Kendall Award from the American Physical Therapy Association for "outstanding and enduring contributions to the practice of physical therapy." Instagram @HoopCommitment | |||
| Weight Lifting For Basketball w/ Mike Robertson of IFAST | 03 Dec 2019 | 00:45:22 | |
Episode 014: Mike Robertson is the President of Robertson Training Systems and the co-owner of Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training (IFAST) in Indianapolis, Indiana. IFAST has been named one of the Top 10 Gyms in America by Men’s Health magazine numerous times, as was also a fitness award winner by Women’s Health Magazine. Over his 20 year coaching career, Mike has worked with athletes from every major professional sport including all-stars in both the NBA and MLS. He also serves as a writer, speaker, consultant and educator across the fitness industry. We caught up to discuss basketball weight training for high school athletes. Mike has a unique background because he started his career as a powerlifter, and eventually transitioned to coaching athletes in sports performance. Combining both worlds allows him to use an endless amount of tools and techniques to help his basketball players. Check out this week's podcast and learn the answers to these questions... Instagram | |||
| Boise State Basketball Team Culture w/ Leon Rice | 26 Nov 2019 | 00:43:16 | |
Episode 013: Leon Rice is the head coach of Boise State Men's Basketball team and has written a handbook for his players called, The Unbreakable Culture. I wanted to find out why team culture is so important to Leon that he took the time to create a book on it. In nine seasons as head coach for the Broncos, Leon Rice has taken his teams to five postseason tournaments – including the first two at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament in school history – and won 20 or more games seven times. He is the only Boise State head coach to amass seven 20-win seasons, the second to guide the Broncos to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances and the first to do it in his first five seasons. Under Rice, Boise State made the NCAA Tournament as an at-large selection in both 2012-13 and 2014-15, the only such appearances in school history. Leon shows that you can focus on winning and creating leaders at the same time. Listen to this week's podcast and find out... Over the last few years, I developed a Leadership Self Assessment tool to help players learn their level of leadership. Go to hoopcommitment.com/13download to get a copy of the exact same Level 1 Leadership Questionnaire that I use with my teams. | |||
| Vegan Diet For Basketball Players w/ Craig Hunt, RDN | 19 Nov 2019 | 00:55:54 | |
Episode 012: After watching the Netflix Documentary, The Game Changers, I immediately called Craig Hunt, RDN, to get his opinion on a vegan diet for basketball players. I went into our conversation with my mind made up on the right way to eat, but left our conversation with a better understanding of how to help athletes improve heath and performance. A year later he also began teaching nutrition to family-medicine resident physicians; this is where he learned that a streamlined and motivational interviewing approach to nutrition worked favorably for most patients and clients. Over the past 25-plus years Craig has worked with high school, college and professional athletes. Since 2010 Craig has taught online nutrition classes for health science majors at Eastern Washington University. Fuel management continues to be one of Craig’s interest areas as the science of nutrition evolves. If you want to download FREE basketball nutrition menus, go to hoopcommitment.com/nutrition. You'll find that sports nutrition isn't as complicated as the media makes it out to be. | |||
| Building Healthy Basketball Players w/ Logan Schwartz | 12 Nov 2019 | 00:46:45 | |
Episode 011: Logan Schwartz was Kevin Durant's strength & conditioning coach at the University of Texas and is now the owner of Austin Vitality Coach. He has dedicated his life to helping individuals achieve a state of optimal health and vitality through a principle-based approach. He has positioned himself to learn from and work alongside the best coaches, personal trainers, physical therapists, and athletic trainers in the field of prevention, performance, and health. Logan was the Assistant Basketball Strength Coach for The University of Texas at Austin and is a consultant for Train 4 The Game, Inc., which is one of the elite performance facilities in the nation. Currently Logan owns Austin Vitality Coach and is the Director of Programming for Your Trainer, Inc. in Austin, Texas. He also presents Internationally for the Gray Institute and Power Plate. Logan and I did a 40-week fellowship program in human movement through the Gray Institute in 2009. In addition to being very smart, I was impressed with his care of people. It's no wonder he's spent his entire professional career helping people live healthy lives. Check out this week's podcast to hear Logan's expert opinion on... If you want to optimize health and performance, you'll want learn how Logan looks at the human body. Go to HoopCommitment.com for articles and videos on warm-ups and injury reduction progressions. | |||
| Gonzaga Basketball Leadership w/ Lisa Fortier | 05 Nov 2019 | 00:36:47 | |
Episode 010: Lisa Fortier just finished a record breaking season at Gonzaga, winning another WCC Championship and WCC Coach of the Year Award. She led the Bulldogs to their highest AP Poll ranking (No. 12) and highest USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll ranking (No. 11) in program history and a program-best regular season record at 27-3. Gonzaga finished the season at 29-5, which ties for the second-best record in history. The Zags claimed their third-straight WCC regular-season title while Fortier was named WCC Coach of the Year for the fourth time in five seasons, surpassing her own conference record for the award. Gonzaga advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time in program history and the fourth time under Fortier. The Bulldogs secured a No. 5 seed, the highest in program history, and advanced to the NCAA Second Round for the sixth time in program history. Fortier was chosen as a Late Season Candidate for the Naismith Coach of the Year, along with being selected among 20 local Spokane women as a part of the 2019 Women in Business Leadership Awards. She is the only coach in program history to have four 20-win seasons in their first five seasons. And what's best about Lisa is that she not only builds great basketball players, she also focuses on creating a culture that builds great leaders. She dedicates time every week to intentionally teach her players how to think, speak and act like leaders so they can positively impact their community. Listen to this week's podcast on Gonzaga Basketball Leadership and learn... In addition to teaching her players how to play basketball, she also teaches them to be better teammates through an 18-week leadership program. Go to HoopCommitment.com to download your FREE 5-day leadership course and learn how to help others become their best. | |||
| Basketball Sleep w/ Nick Lambe | 29 Oct 2019 | 00:43:16 | |
Episode 009: Research shows that you can improve your shooting percentage and sprint times by optimizing your sleep. This week's guest is The Online Sleep Coach, Nick Lambe, and he shares a progression to improve your sleep. Most notably in these lifestyle interventions, he has taken a deep dive into sleep. He believes that sleep is the foundation for health and well being, despite being often under-appreciated and undervalued. So much so that he has formed two side ventures centered around sleep. We connected at a conference in Seattle and discussed how sleep can impact our health and performance. Check out this week's podcast and learn the answers to these questions... Go to HoopCommitment.com to learn how to optimize your game through taking care of your body. | |||
| Basketball Conditioning w/ Joel Jamieson | 22 Oct 2019 | 00:36:35 | |
Episode 008: Joel Jamieson is the founder of 8weeksout.com and creator of the Bioforce Conditioning Coach Certification. He's a best-selling author and one of the world’s foremost authorities on strength, conditioning, and energy systems. His training strategies have been used by thousands of elite performers and top athletes worldwide, including the Navy SEALS, UFC champions, and dozens of teams from the NFL, NBA, MLS, NCAA, and more. Check out this week's podcast and learn the answers to these questions... Joel and I talk about basketball-specific training & he shares the best methods for getting players in shape for season. Go to HoopCommitment.com to download your FREE Basketball Commitment Calendar and start your chain of success today! | |||
| Basketball Player, Coach, Parent w/ Matt Santangelo | 15 Oct 2019 | 00:34:45 | |
Episode 007: Matt Santangelo is the Executive Director of Hoopfest, which is the world's largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament. He was the all-time leader in assists at Gonzaga University, won an olympic gold medal and played professionally in Europe. He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 1999 World University Games in Spain and was an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American the same year. Matt played professional basketball for seven seasons in Europe, earning ACB All-Spain Rookie honors and contributing to an Italian League championship with Benetton Treviso in 2006. Since retiring from basketball, Matt has made Spokane his permanent home. He has worked in financial services and insurance and now serves as Executive Director of Spokane Hoopfest Association, the world’s largest 3-on-3 tournament and our region’s showcase event since 2014. The organization also runs Spokane AAU, Ignite Basketball Association, Easter Washington Elite, the Fitz Clinic and Tournament. In 2019, he successfully launched the community brand, Hooptown USA. Matt and his wife, Cathy, are parents to three children; Calvin, Luca and Stella. We sat down and discussed the challenges that come with being a player, coach & basketball parent. Check out this week's podcast and hear Matt's thoughts on: Go to HoopCommitment.com to get your FREE 5-Day Leadership Course and start your chain of success today! | |||
| 3 Levels of Basketball Leadership | 08 Oct 2019 | 00:18:27 | |
Episode 006: In today's show I share the 3 Levels of Leadership: Synergy, Sweat, Serve. Leadership for basketball is a skill that can be taught & practiced. Just like we teach our athletes how to progress their ball handling and shooting skills so they can be successful on the court, we must teach them to progress their leadership skills so they'll be successful in life. Level 1 of Leadership is SYNERGY... your ability to create relationships with teammates. Level 2 of Leadership is SWEAT... your ability to lead by example through hard work. Level 3 of Leadership is SERVE... your ability to tell teammates what they need to hear with love. Here's what you'll learn by listening to the 3 Levels of Basketball Leadership: Go to HoopCommitment.com to get your FREE 5-Day Leadership Course and start your chain of success today! | |||
| Basketball Movement w/ Doug Gray, FAFS | 01 Oct 2019 | 00:40:35 | |
Episode 005: Doug Gray is a genius at basketball movement. He's an accomplished businessman, entrepreneur, national lecturer, author, coach, trainer, and athlete with a deep understanding of and experience in Applied Functional Science® (AFS). He has worked extensively with coaches, trainers, therapists, professional athletes, children, and parents. Doug currently is the President of Gray Institute®, as well as serves as Director of GIFT (Gray Institute for Functional Transformation) since this post-professional educational program began in 2006. He annually co-directs, coaches, and trains at Hot Rock Training Camp (a local basketball camp) and 3D Personal Conditioning Camp. He has participated in the development, production, and delivery of seminars, certifications, programs, lectures / workshops, and videos / DVDs dealing with functional prevention, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement, including the 3D Matrix Performance Series. Furthermore, he has pioneered in the extensive development and publishing of AFS Nomenclature, as well as co-developed 3DMAPS® (3D Movement Analysis & Performance System). He also currently serves as principal Member / Officer of Free2Play Academy, Inc. (DBA “Free2Play®”), a dynamic 501(c)(3) organization teaching Movement Literacy® and utilizing movement to transform the lives of children across the world. He is a proud Adjunct Professor at his alma mater, Siena Heights University (Adrian, MI). During his collegiate days at Siena Heights University, he had the opportunity of playing basketball (NAIA Division 2), earning Player of the Year his senior year (Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference) and 2nd Team All-America. Doug is very active on local boards and resides in Adrian, Michigan with his amazing wife (married in 2011) and best friend, Valerie, and their amazing blessings – son, Zion Wynn (born October of 2013) and Lawson Louise (born May of 2016). Our conversation focused on how movement can help players improve their performance on the court. Check out this week's podcast and learn the answers to these questions... If you want to learn about basketball movement from one of the greatest minds in basketball, you have to listen to this episode! Check out HoopCommitment.com for show notes, blog posts and videos on how to eat, train & lead for basketball. | |||
| Basketball Footwork w/ Gonzaga's Drew Timme | 22 Mar 2023 | 00:32:10 | |
Episode 112: Now I’ll admit that I’m a little biased, but I don’t remember ever seeing a college basketball player with better footwork than Drew Timme. He is unguardable in a 1-on-1 scenario because of his creativity and endless moves. And so I decided to dedicate this entire episode to finding out how he does it. I asked Timme about the set-up work he does before even receiving the entry pass, how he uses his eyes and hips to feel the defense, how he decides what move to use and what drills he did to become such a great finisher. If you want to learn more about Drew, follow him online at @drew_timme2 | |||
| 3 Levels Of Basketball Training | 24 Sep 2019 | 00:19:29 | |
Episode 004: There are so many great basketball training resources on the internet and and endless exercises on social media, that it's easy to become overwhelmed with how to create basketball workouts. I created the 3 Levels of Basketball Training to be a road map for coaches to take their players from where they are, to where they want to be. By using the Drive, Defend, Dominate model, you'll learn the importance of creating mobility in basketball transformational zones, why you need dynamic strength in those movements, and when the right time to add plyometrics and power exercises. Check out this week's episode and learn... Go to HoopCommitment.com to download your FREE Commitment Calendar and learn how to jump higher, cut quicker and finish stronger on the court! | |||
| Basketball Nutrition w/ Brad Dieter, PhD | 16 Sep 2019 | 00:43:08 | |
Episode 003: Learn how to fuel your athletes on the basketball court from Brad Dieter, PhD. He's an exercise physiologist, molecular biologist, biostatistician, scientist and entrepreneur whose goal is to bring science and industry together to improve human health and optimize human performance. He holds a master's degree in biomechanics, doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship in translational science at Providence Medical Research Center, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital. His research has spanned the translational spectrum utilizing basic science, human trials, and machine learning in large data sets to identify and develop novel therapies and technologies. That's a fancy way of saying that Brad really knows his stuff. We sat down and discussed how what players can impact their performance. Check out this week's podcast and learn the answers to these questions... Go to HoopCommitment.com to download your FREE Basketball Nutrition Menus and start your chain of success today! | |||
| 3 Levels Of Basketball Nutrition | 16 Sep 2019 | 00:20:17 | |
Episode 002: Food is the fuel we use to jump higher and cut quicker on the court. After we finish our workouts, it's the food we eat that rebuilds and replenishes our muscles. Knowing how important food is, it's amazing that most players don't have a solid basketball nutrition plan. Listen to this episode to learn: The 3 Levels of Basketball Nutrition are a road map for players to optimize their performance through the way they eat. | |||
| Goal vs. Commitment | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:18:00 | |
Episode 001: Today's podcast is all about motivation and how to be your best. When I learned the difference between a GOAL and a COMMITMENT, my whole life changed! Check out this week's podcast and learn... A goal is something you want to do. | |||
| Small-Sided Games w/ Tyler Leclerc | 28 Feb 2023 | 00:38:02 | |
Episode 111: This interview is about finding better ways of having your practice time transfer to game success. As a strength coach, I’m always thinking about how the exercises we do in the weight room impact my player’s ability to move and handle contact on the court. Just because someone can add more weight onto a barbell, doesn’t mean they’ve become a better basketball player. And what today’s guest shares is that just because your ball handling or shooting has improved in a drill, it doesn’t mean that you’ll be able to do it during a game. Tyler Leclerc is a gym owner and player development coach located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Tyler uses the constraints-led approach and small-sided games to get results that transfer for players of all ages. | |||
| Systems Approach to Coaching w/ Justin Ochoa & Mike Nilson | 18 Jan 2023 | 01:25:03 | |
Episode 110: Now this month’s podcast is a little unusual, since my guest is the host of another basketball performance podcast, and in this episode, he actually interviewed me. We connected through his Gem sessions podcast, which bridges the gap between trainers, coaches, athletes and families in the basketball community. Today he was kind enough to interview me about the 3 levels on basketball nutrition, 3 levels of basketball training, and the 3 levels of basketball leadership. For anyone who enjoys a systems approach to training, I think you’ll enjoy the conversation! | |||
| Reducing Knee Pain & Inflammation w/ UCLA Basketball's Tyler Lesher | 12 Dec 2022 | 00:38:38 | |
Episode 109: Tyler Lesher the Head Athletic Trainer for UCLA men’s basketball program. He’s a certified orthopedic physician extender and certified strength & conditioning specialist. Before joining UCLA’s staff, he worked in the NBA and G League. | |||
| Functional Training For Basketball w/ Oregon's Cliff Spiller | 01 Oct 2022 | 00:41:39 | |
Episode 108: Cliff Spiller is the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Men’s Basketball at the University of Oregon. Prior to joining the Duck’s staff, he was an assistant with the NBA’s Utah Jazz. | |||
| Speed For Basketball w/ Eastern Washington University's TJ Conley | 24 Aug 2022 | 00:47:16 | |
Episode 107: TJ Conley is the Head of Sports Performance for EWU Men's & Women's Basketball. He's a former NFL player turned strength & conditioning coach who joined me on the podcast to talk about the importance of speed in basketball. With his extensive football background, I wanted to pick TJ’s brain on how he incorporates speed training with his basketball players. And so in this episode, we chat about why basketball players need speed, the best exercises and drills to use and how to avoid common mistakes that coaches make in the weight room. | |||
| The Best Youth Basketball League On Planet Earth | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:30:18 | |
Episode 106: The Hooptown Youth League will launch in Spokane, WA in the fall of 2022. Our schools, private businesses, coaches and basketball experts have all come together to create the best youth basketball league on planet Earth. | |||
| Pre-Game Routines For Basketball w/ Brandon Davis, MS | 31 May 2022 | 00:37:58 | |
Episode 105: Brandon Davis is a mental performance consultant at U-District PT and holds a masters degree in Sport & Performance Psychology. In addition to his formal education, he also has real life experience playing collegiate and professional basketball. | |||
| Basketball Pre-Game Meals w/ Sports Dietitian Jessica Isaacs, RD, CSSD | 01 May 2024 | 00:43:47 | |
Episode 122: Learn everything you need to know about basketball pre-game meals from one of the best in the business. Jessica Isaacs, RD, CSSD is a Los Angeles-based Sports Dietitian with an eclectic career working with elite-level athletes, creating engaging social media content, and is a highly sought-after speaker and mentor. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from Purdue University and is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. In her career working as a Sports Dietitian, she has supported thousands of athletes from youth to professional level, serving as the Sports Dietitian at Kobe Bryant's MAMBA Sports Academy, the Basketball Performance Dietitian at UCLA, and spent two seasons as the Lead Sports Dietitian for the LA Clippers. | |||
| Sustain Your Game w/ Alan Stein | 30 Apr 2022 | 01:01:41 | |
Episode 104: Author & keynote speaker, Alan Stein, joined me on the podcast to share ways to manage stress, beat stagnation and avoid burnout. | |||
| Movement Preparation w/ FC Bayern Basketball's Luka Svilar | 29 Mar 2022 | 01:02:56 | |
Episode 103: Luka Svilar is an author, lecturer and the Head of Physical Performance at FC Bayern Basketball in Germany. He has a masters degree in kinesiology and in 2018, he successfully defended his PhD project called, Load Monitoring and Management in Elite Basketball. | |||
| Sleep, Stress Management & Recovery w/ Precision Nutrition's Brian St. Pierre | 22 Feb 2022 | 00:49:20 | |
Episode 102: Brian St. Pierre is the director of nutrition at Precision Nutrition, the coauthor of PN’s Level 1 Certification textbook, and the mastermind behind the Precision Nutrition Calculator. He holds a master’s degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Maine. He’s also a Registered Dietitian (RD), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and a Certified Sports Nutritionist (CISSN). During his time at Precision Nutrition, Brian has provided nutrition coaching and performance meal planning to professional and Olympic athletes and also served as a nutrition consultant for the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs and Brooklyn Nets. Today I got to pick his brain on Precision Nutrition’s latest certification on Sleep, Stress Management & recovery coaching that I’m in the process of completing. And Brian was kind enough to give our athletes some ideas on how to keep their bodies feeling right. | |||
| 4 Pillars of Performance w/ Hong Kong's Will Lo | 25 Jan 2022 | 00:45:31 | |
Episode 101: Will Lo is a basketball strength & conditioning coach, business owner and basketball podcaster in Hong Kong. He joined me on the podcast to talk about building better basketball players through the 4 Pillars of Performance. | |||
| Defining Success w/ Gonzaga Basketball's Mark Few | 31 Aug 2021 | 00:48:01 | |
Episode 100: Gonzaga Men's Basketball Head Coach, Mark Few, shares his definition of success on and off the court. | |||
| Essential Physical Qualities For Basketball Players w/ Golden State Warriors' Carl Bergstrom | 24 Aug 2021 | 00:38:23 | |
Episode 099: Carl Bergstrom is the Director of Performance for the Golden State Warriors. Today he shared essential physical qualities for basketball players and how he trains them in the weight room. | |||
| Hooptown USA's Hoopcast w/ Mike Nilson, Matt Santangelo & Bo Brack | 17 Aug 2021 | 00:36:30 | |
Episode 098: Hooptown USA's Hoopcast. | |||
| Intermittent Fasting for Basketball w/ Amy Yeoman, RD | 10 Aug 2021 | 00:38:48 | |
Episode 097: Amy Yeoman is a registered dietician and came on the show to discuss intermittent fasting for basketball athletes. | |||
| Never Quit w/ Gonzaga Basketball's Stephen Gentry | 03 Aug 2021 | 00:39:54 | |
Episode 096: Gonzaga Men's Basketball new Assistant Coach, Stephen Gentry. | |||
| Boxing For Basketball w/ Cem Eren | 27 Jul 2021 | 00:38:42 | |
Episode 095: Cem Eren is an entrepreneur and gym owner who also trains Damian Lillard in boxing during the off-season. | |||
| How to Create a Year-Long Training Plan for Basketball w/ Dr. Andy Galpin | 29 Feb 2024 | 00:45:09 | |
Episode 121: Dr Andy Galpin has his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Linfield college, a masters degree in human movement science from the university of Memphis and his PhD in human bioenergetics. | |||
| The Art of Assists w/ Gonzaga Basketball's Josh Perkins | 20 Jul 2021 | 00:38:02 | |
Episode 094: Gonzaga has had some unbelievable point guards over the last few decades, with John Stockton being the most notable player. But John isn’t the all-time leader in assists at GU… It’s actually Josh Perkins. In the history of Gonzaga Basketball, no one has assisted their teammates more than Josh. And so today, I wanted to pick his brain on the mindset of a pass-first player, and learn the drills and tricks he’s added to his toolbox over his playing career. I asked about how he uses his eyes to talk to teammates and how he balances taking chances, with taking care of the ball. And my favorite thing about Josh is that he’s not only great at assisting people on the court, he also serves his friends, family and community off the court. | |||
| Repetition Without Repetition | 13 Jul 2021 | 00:16:31 | |
Episode 093: Learn the 9 ways I help players get repetition without repetition. | |||