The Compound Commitment

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 hit it off and so I wanted to share our episode and encourage you to check him out online.  Justin Ochoa is the owner of PACE Fitness Academy located in Indianapolis, working with basketball players from youth to pro...

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.  Tyler earned his doctorate in Health Science and exercise leadership, focusing on reducing systemic inflammation through nutrition & exercis...

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.  We became friends through the Gray Institute’s 40-week Fellowship in Applied Functional Science, so I couldn’t think of anyone better to talk about functional training for hoops.  In this ep...

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. I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside TJ Conley for years at U-District PT and Gonzaga, and I don’t know if I’ve seen a coach pay mor...

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.  If you want to learn more, go to hooptownusa.com.  Our website will be updated with information by mid-July. If you want to help or have suggestions to improve the...

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. Brandon joined me on the show today to talk about pre-game routines.  He shares how to use tools like visualization, meditation and neu...

Episode 104:   Author & keynote speaker, Alan Stein, joined me on the podcast to share ways to manage stress, beat stagnation and avoid burnout.  Alan started his career as a basketball performance coach, working with NBA greats like Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Kobie Bryant.  He now works in the corporate world, taking the lessons he learned in sports and applying them to business. If you wa...

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 .  Luka was kind enough to share his basketball textbook with me , The Essentials of Physical Performance in Elite Basketball...

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 Spo...

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. Instagram  @HoopCommitment Twitter  @HoopCommitment Facebook  HoopCommitment Website  HoopCommitment.com

Episode 100 : Gonzaga Men's Basketball Head Coach, Mark Few, shares his definition of success on and off the court. Instagram  @HoopCommitment Twitter  @HoopCommitment Facebook  HoopCommitment Website  HoopCommitment.com

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. Instagram  @HoopCommitment Twitter  @HoopCommitment Facebook  HoopCommitment Website  HoopCommitment.com

Episode 098 : Hooptown USA's Hoopcast. Instagram  @HoopCommitment Twitter  @HoopCommitment Facebook  HoopCommitment Website  HoopCommitment.com

Episode 097 : Amy Yeoman is a registered dietician and came on the show to discuss intermittent fasting for basketball athletes.  Instagram  @HoopCommitment Twitter  @HoopCommitment Facebook  HoopCommitment Website  HoopCommitment.com

Episode 096 : Gonzaga Men's Basketball new Assistant Coach, Stephen Gentry. Instagram  @HoopCommitment Twitter  @HoopCommitment Facebook  HoopCommitment Website  HoopCommitment.com

Episode 095 : Cem Eren is an entrepreneur and gym owner who also trains Damian Lillard in boxing during the off-season.  Instagram  @HoopCommitment Twitter  @HoopCommitment Facebook  HoopCommitment Website  HoopCommitment.com

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 le...

Episode 093 : Learn the 9 ways I help players get repetition without repetition.  Instagram  @HoopCommitment Twitter  @HoopCommitment Facebook  HoopCommitment Website  HoopCommitment.com

Episode 092 : Memphis Grizzlies's strength & conditioning coach shares how he uses basketball plyometrics to improve the explosiveness of his athletes.  Instagram  @HoopCommitment Twitter  @HoopCommitment Facebook  HoopCommitment Website  HoopCommitment.com

Episode 091 :  Former Gonzaga star, Eric McClellan, joined me on the podcast to give us insights into the mindset of a professional basketball player. Instagram  @HoopCommitment Twitter  @HoopCommitment Facebook  HoopCommitment Website  HoopCommitment.com

Episode 090 : Now today’s interview was bitter sweet because although Rem Bakamus is a Zag at heart, he was part of the Baylor Men’s basketball team that beat us in the National Championship game.  Rem played for the Zags and was part of our 2017 Final Four team that played North Carolina in the National Championship game.  I thought it would be fun to learn the common success traits that both tea...

Episode 089 : Rick Betts is the founder of Hoopfest, the world's largest 3 on 3 basketball tournament.  Today we explores what it takes to create a successful basketball tournament and why sports are so important for our youth.  Hoopfest was started in 1989 and had 512 teams participate. Now, around 7,000 teams signup to play in the famous tournament held on the streets of downtown Spokane. H...

Episode 088 : In this episode I am joined by South Carolina’s Molly Binetti. We talk about Off-season Training for basketball and how impactful it can be for a player’s season. Molly Binetti joined the University of South Carolina staff in June 2018 as the Performance Coach for the women’s basketball team, under Hall of Fame coach Dawn Staley. Prior to her arrival in Columbia, Molly served four ye...

Episode 087 : Gonzaga Women's Basketball coach, Craig Fortier, shares his personal story and how to be resilient.  From being cut from his high school team, to failing at his Guinness Book Of Wold Records attempt, Craig always found a way to dust himself off and get back up. In today's interview, Craig shared: That you can't know what "enough" is until you've done too...

Episode 086 : Pat McCloskey is the Director of Training Development at 1 to 1 Fitness in Washington D.C. and helped create the Gray Institute's Certification in Applied Functional Science.    Applied Functional Science was created by converging the principles of the physical, biological and behavioral sciences.  I became a Fellow of Applied Functional Science in 2009 and it has been the impac...