Race And Pace Basketball

2019-2020 6A State Champ Coach LaJeanna Howard joins the #RAPP to discuss her 40-3 Championship season and how she and her assistant coaches cultivate a family driven program at Duncanville High School! Playing in the largest division in Texas HS sports is a daunting task and Coach Howard has enjoyed great success in year 1 at Duncanville HS (Coach also took Lincoln HS to the state finals in 2018-...

Coach Kyle Spitzer has been a teacher and coach for 11 years. He has made stops at Keene, De Leon, and is now about to enter his 7th year at Nocona. He graduated from Peaster High School in 2008, where he played for the legendary Coach, Danny Henderson. He graduated from Texas Tech in 2013. He has been married to his wife Courtney for 10+ years and they have 3 beautiful children; Lakyn (7), Kye (4...

Coach Ryan Dollar, Head Girls Basketball Coach at Newcastle High School, joins the show to talk all things hoops! He just won the Class A Girls State Championship and brings a ton of knowledge (over two decades as a Teacher/Coach) to the RAPP! He went 35-1 in the 23-24 season and won the state title game by 16 points! On this episode, he talks about his awesome run to the state title, his elite de...

Coach Stephenson’s new episode on the RAPP was fire! Coach Stephenson has won 269 games already as a young coach including a state title, 7 regional tournament appearances , and 4 State tournament appearances! His episode centers on Grit, culture, practices habits, and the evolution of him as a Head Coach leading his new program at Brock! Be sure to follow him on twitter for questions @Stephensona...

Gruver’s Head Girls Coach Trent Lankford joins the RAPP to discuss his phenomenal 33-0 2A Texas State Championship basketball season! We discuss his season, program, and his philosophies! Thanks Coach! Be sure to like and subscribe to the Race and Pace Podcast and follow @CoachRichardsSr on Twitter for episode drop dates!

It’s the spring/summer podcasting season and the R&S podcast is back! I was blessed to talk hoops with the 2022 Texas UIL 1A Girls Basketball State Champion Ben Connell! What an honor! Coach was very gracious with his time and shared tons for our Texas Coaches and listeners! Bio Below. Thanks Coach! Head Coach Sands Lady Mustangs (2015-current) 2022 1A Basketball State Champions Head Basketball Co...

Coach Gaudette coaches football, boys basketball, and the throwers at Nashua South HS in New Hampshire! She has overcome many obstacles in her life and nothing has stopped her in becoming an excellent Teacher and Coach (see her bio here: https://youtu.be/jyrRSV8EWKw). She incorporates a Jay Wright/ Bobby Knight style motion offense blended with some flex cut actions for a modern offensive attack!

Coach Laudig, the Head Girls Basketball Coach for the Sinton Lady Pirates, in South East Texas, won 22 games as a first year Head Girls Basketball Coach as well as a playoff game. Her knowledge of the game and players first program is what teaching and coaching is all about in the Lone Star State. Be sure to check out her defensive philosophies and how she implemented her systems into her program...

Coach Steven Gilbert is passionate about developing athletes and preparing them for future endeavors. He is committed to excellence and believes in building character through his program. He is both defensive and offensive minded, and emphasizes defense. In Gilbert's first year as a first chair Women's Basketball assistant coach at Neosho County Community College, Gilbert managed team and individu...

Coach Rainbolt joins the RAPP for Episode 21 to discuss his Women's Basketball Program at ETBU! He enters his fourth season as the head coach for the women’s basketball team and is the fastest coach to 60 wins at ETBU in the NCAA Division III era. He has put ETBU on the map for women's basketball in three years building a program from scratch producing three straight 20-win seasons for the first t...

I wanted to go big for the 20th Episode of the RAPP and 6'2" 240 pound NFL linebacker Josiah Tauaefa filled that hope and more! Josiah is an incredibly grounded young man that lives a faith-based life. His words of wisdom are well beyond his numerical age and the leadership he brought to the Pod is off the charts💪!

Coach Skinner Bio: Head Boys Basketball Coach, Texas HS, 5 years: 2011/12 through 2014/15 and 2019/20 Bi-District Champions, 2014 & 2020 (Texas HS has only won 4 Bi-District Championships in school history) District 14-4A Champions 2014 District 14-4A Basketball Coach of the Year, 2014  Texarkana Gazette Coach of the Year, 2014  During time as HC at Shiloh Christian School in Springdale, Arkansas...

What a season! Coach Fisher's Lady Hounds were 38-2 for the 2019-2020 season and capped it off with a 2A Texas Girls State Championship! Coach Fisher brings his 21 years of education and successful Coaching to this Episode and gives us a glimpse of his Gruver Girls Basketball Program! Coach grew up in a small town and graduated High School from Sudan Tx, where he played most sports. His parents we...

Accomplished Head Volleyball Coach Heather Van Noy joins the pod and brings 16 years of experience in education and coaching wisdom to the show. Her passion and energy for kids is well known and translates well to Texas' Largest High School divisions(has taken 5A and 6A programs deep into the playoffs multiple years) for Volleyball. Coming off a regional finalist 2019 campaign, (losing to the even...

TXHSGBB.com founder Nick Alvarado joins me from Plains, TX to discuss the awesome Texas Girls Basketball coverage his company offerers! Contacts: Social Media Twitter: @Nick_TXHSGBB; Main account: @TXHSGBB Facebook: https://t.co/DS2nmY0w65 & https://t.co/sOoI7MOWO5

2019-2020 5A Girls State Champ Coach Ross Reedy joins Episode 15 of the RAPP to discuss his philosophies, program standards, and love of poetry on this delightful episode. Contact: reedyros@friscoisd.org

Texas Coaching Legend Joe Lombard joins the RAPP bringing 42 years of coaching experience to the show! 19 State Championships and 1,379 wins! One would think that would sum it up yet Coach Lombard does a masterful job of teaching listeners the what and how of the successful Basketball Programs he has led.

The 2019-20 season marks Beth Jillson’s 13th year as the head coach of the Texas Woman’s University basketball team. In 12 seasons, Jillson has guided the Pioneers to an overall record of 177-163 and became the all-time winningest basketball coach in Pioneer basketball history when TWU defeated Texas A&M-Commerce Dec. 13, 2011 by a score of 72-58. Jillson has led the Pioneers to the program’s only...

THE 2019-20 SEASON Marshall's first season was supposed to be a rebuild, however, the Mavericks proved all year-long to be formidable opponents. They finished third in an extremely competitive district before making a successful playoff run, reaching the regional quarterfinals. Manvel finished the year with a record of 23-11. PRIOR TO MANVEL Marshall comes to Manvel by way of Cedar Ridge High Scho...

One of the most successful and best Texas HS Girls Basketball Coaches joins me on Episode 10! 5 Time State Champion Argyle High School Girls Coordinator and Girls Head Basketball Coach Chance Westmoreland is a proven winner and joins us on this episode and takes us inside his Championship program.  He was won 293 games as a head coach over the past 9 seasons including 7 trips to the State Tourname...

Currently, Rastogi serves as an Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. Prior. Rastogi coached girls basketball at the scholastic level in Maryland,  Virginia and Washington, D.C., for the past seven years. In 2018-19, as the head varsity coach at South County High School in Lorton, Virginia, he coached his team to a record-breaking season. The team achi...

On this episode of the podcast Basketball is Psychology founder and CEO Julie Fournier graciously joins me to share many insights into building Safe and Great teams! Julie has been a presenter on the Coaches Tube clinics and shares her research into the psychological aspect of basketball. Being a college basketball player, she offers great insight into the player's mind and how Coaches (and player...

Coach Robert Payne, Head Girls Basketball Coach @ Grapeland HS joins us on this episode of The Race & Pace Podcast. Coach Payne is fresh off a 34-5 (12-0 in District) season where he and his Sandiettes made it all the way to the State Semifinals! Coach Payne also has had the joy of coaching his children along his 21 year coaching and educational journey and was very gracious with his time. Contact...

Culture, Culture, Culture! Head Girls Basketball Coach Jonathan Lee was gracious to join me on this episode to bring his 13 years experience as a Head Girls Basketball Coach and Educator to the Pod. Coach Lee is a personal friend of mine and it was a joy to hear him give a clinic on his program's cultural and defensive approaches which are second to none! With over 100 wins as a 5A Head Coach (and...

Coach Kelleher has extensive knowledge of basketball and brings his philosophies on Race and Pace to Episode 5 of the Podcast! He currently is the U-18 coach for Ireland (past 4 years) and prior to that he was the U-16 Coach for the Natioan team for 6 years. He started coaching when he was 17, and his coaching journey took off over the years attending many camps and by having wonderful mentors lik...