Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast)

Game Changer the Book⁠⁠ Ever wonder if teaching resilience means just telling your players to “tough it out”? Think again! Too many coaches see resilience as brute toughness, not the steady acceptance and growth it really is. This episode, with Bill Flitter and guest author and coach Dan Gold, will reshape how you fuel your athletes’ spirit, both on and off the court. Are you coaching more than ju...

Winning a championship is rarely about having the most talented roster; it is about having the most "Connected" roster. In the postseason, talent gets you into the building, but Culture wins the trophy. A championship team possesses a unifying mission where every player—from the leading scorer to the bench energy leader—understands and embraces their specific role. This is built in the "dark" mont...

https://teachhoops.com/⁠ Cori Close’s UCLA rebuild is a blueprint for any coach trying to modernize a program with tradition: build a culture that scales, develop talent on purpose, and train the mental game like it’s part of practice. Why this matters: UCLA just won the 2026 NCAA women’s national championship with a dominant 79–51 win over South Carolina. 1) Culture: “Broom + Shovel” leadership C...

https://teachhoops.com/ The Women’s Final Four is the biggest stage in the sport—and it reminds every coach of a hard truth: losing hurts, even for Hall-of-Famers. This episode uses the postgame moment after UConn’s loss as a real-time teaching tool on sportsmanship, accountability, and culture. What This Episode Covers Why the hardest part of coaching isn’t drawing up plays—it’s handling emotions...

https://teachhoops.com/ The season ends and everything gets quiet. No film at midnight. No buses. No game prep. And that quiet can either be the start of your best offseason… or the beginning of drift. In this episode, we’re talking about what winning coaches do the moment the season ends: they run a season autopsy, they build an offseason plan that isn’t random, and they set standards that don’t...

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https://teachhoops.com/ In this high-impact episode of Coach Unplugged, we sit down with 2x NCAA National Champion Jay Wright to discuss the "Identity Crisis" currently facing youth basketball. While most coaches are busy chasing the latest offensive trend or drawing up complex "Horns" sets, Coach Wright argues that we are losing the battle in the one area that actually determines success: The Hum...

https://teachhoops.com/ In this high-impact episode of Coach Unplugged, we sit down with 2x NCAA National Champion Jay Wright to discuss the "Identity Crisis" currently facing youth basketball. While most coaches are busy chasing the latest offensive trend or drawing up complex "Horns" sets, Coach Wright argues that we are losing the battle in the one area that actually determines success: The Hum...

https://teachhoops.com/ In this high-impact episode of Coach Unplugged, we sit down with 2x NCAA National Champion Jay Wright to discuss the "Identity Crisis" currently facing youth basketball. While most coaches are busy chasing the latest offensive trend or drawing up complex "Horns" sets, Coach Wright argues that we are losing the battle in the one area that actually determines success: The Hum...

https://teachhoops.com/ How Do You Turn the "Quiet Months" Into a Championship Foundation? Off-season practice planning requires a total "Mental Pivot" from the tactical complexity of the winter to the Individual Technical Loading of the spring and summer. During the season, you coach the "Team"; in the off-season, you coach the "Athlete." The goal isn't to install a secondary break or a new zone...

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https://teachhoops.com/ "Office Hours" with Coach Collins isn't just a Q&A session; it’s a strategic war room for your program. Coaching can be an incredibly isolating profession, where you are expected to have all the answers for players, parents, and administrators while navigating the high-pressure environment of a competitive season. Office hours provide a "Safe Harbor" where you can bring you...

https://teachhoops.com/ When the season ends, what should a great coach do next? In this episode, I talk about why the end of a season is one of the biggest leadership moments of the year. This is where coaches have to tell the truth, honor the journey, and learn from what the season was trying to teach them. I break down why you should not judge the whole season by the last game, how to reflect h...

https://teachhoops.com/ The 20-40-60 Rule is a strategic framework designed to help coaches manage the "emotional math" of a long season. It breaks down your roster and your focus into three distinct categories to ensure you are maximizing both your current wins and your future potential. The Bottom 20% (The Culture Builders): These are the players who may not see the floor often in high-stakes ga...

https://teachhoops.com/ We often hear the cliché that elite athletes and coaches are "wired differently," as if they were born with a biological advantage in competitive grit. In reality, what we perceive as "wiring" is actually a highly developed "Default Setting" created through intentional habit-building. "Winners" don't possess a different set of emotions; they possess a different "Relationshi...

https://teachhoops.com/ Winning a championship is rarely about having the most talented roster; it is about having the most "Connected" roster. In the postseason, talent gets you into the building, but Culture wins the trophy. A championship team possesses a "unifying' mission where every player—from the leading scorer to the bench energy leader—understands and embraces their specific role. This i...

https://teachhoops.com/ What does a great program do after a big win? In this episode, I talk about why the day after success matters just as much as game day. Winning can hide cracks, soften standards, and make teams relax if coaches are not careful. I break down how strong programs tell the truth after a win, praise the things that travel, keep standards high, and help players reset emotionally....

https://teachhoops.com/ In the world of high-level coaching, we often get obsessed with "X’s and O’s," but the long-term health of your program actually rests on the 3 PRs: Personal Relationships, Public Reputation, and Program Results. The first—and most critical—is Personal Relationships. Your players don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. This isn't just "coach-speak";...

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https://teachhoops.com/ Court awareness, often called "Floor Vision," is the ability to process multiple streams of information—teammate positioning, defensive rotations, and the shot clock—while maintaining ball control. Many coaches treat this as an "instinct" that players are born with, but it is actually a trainable cognitive skill. The foundation of awareness is "Scanning Habits." Most youth...

https://teachhoops.com/ The evolution of practice planning represents a massive shift from linear, repetitive instruction to dynamic, ecological environments. In the "Old School" era, practices were often characterized by long lines, 15-minute "lecture" sessions, and "blocked" practice—where a player would shoot 50 identical jump shots from the same spot with no defense. Modern science has shown u...