Championship Vision Basketball Podcast

Alan Griffin attended College at Carson-Newman College where he earned his B.A in Religion and was a lettermen on the football team.  From Carson-Newman, he went to Pacelli High School in Columbus, Ga where he taught Religion for 8 years, served as the athletic director for 4, served as Head Boys Basketball Coach for 8, and was also the head football coach for one year.  In his time at P...

Ernie has worked for the GHSA since 2002 and his main responsibility is overseeing the officiating department for all sports. He also is the sport coordinator for basketball, baseball and softball.  He assists in the administration of many championship events. He often represents the GHSA at state, regional and national sports-related conferences. Ernie and his wife, Cindy, have two wonderful...

Creator of the Zoom "System" Clinics Was a traditional coach running flex and pack it in defense 2001 to 2008. Went to Dribble Drive Motion in 2008-2016 and had much success turned Baldwin Park from 2008-2012 to one of winnigest teams in the San Gabriel Valley. The 2010 Baldwin Park team was historic it went 24-5 and made it to the CIF Quarterfinals in Div 2a. During that season Coach Hart was awa...

Dr. Curt Miller,  is currently in his 19th year in education and has served the Henry County School District (HCS) for all 19 years. After graduating from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor’s in Health and Physical Education in 2001 he began teaching at Henry County Middle School. He continued his education while teaching attending the University of Alabama for his Master’s in 2002 a...

Outside of sports, his passion has always been the recruiting process. From August 1989 to September 2018 he ran a recruiting service, Woods Recruiting, where he assisted thousands of student-athletes and parents in the day-to-day challenges of the process and placing thousands in college. In all of those years, it seems like he had conversations with a million and one parents, student-athletes, a...

Coach Mike Szydlowski (Head Girls Basketball Coach, St. Francis High School) Saint Francis, WI Mike Szydlowski (Sid) has been the varsity girls’ coach at St. Francis High School since 1995. His tenure ranks him amongst the longest tenured coaches in the area. He recently set the all-time win record in St. Francis basketball history (boys or girls).  He has coached numerous All-Conference play...

In this next Chalk Talk Series, Coach Kevin Furtado (Head Girls Basketball Coach at Lake Oconee Academy) is joined by his assistant coach Chobi Young and his senior guard Destiny McClendon #12. They discuss what it takes to get Destiny ready to play at the next level: * Player workouts and challenges * The #GetBetter Challenge workout * What is she looking for in a college * What would be the righ...

 Coach Sopak heads up one of the elite public basketball programs in the California. Currently, coach Sopak is the head varsity coach at Miramonte High School in Orinda. Kelly just completed his 15th year as a varsity head coach in the Bay Area and 11th at Miramonte (Northgate 2005-2009 and Miramonte 2009- present). During that time, Coach Sopak's record stands at 398 wins and 66 Losses, incl...

BIO: born in San Francisco, grew up in Burlingame, down the Peninsula from San Francisco.  Huge sports fan growing up -- 49ers, Giants, Warriors.  Went to high school in San Francisco.  Played baseball all through high school, won the team award voted on by the players his senior year.  Went to college at UC Davis in 2002, graduated with honors, majored in History, minored in E...

Coach Sopak founded the Cal Stars in 2006 and has been serving as the club's Director and Elite head coach since that time. Sopak arrived in California in 2000 and has since made his positive impact on the girls' basketball scene here in the Bay Area and around the country. Kelly has coached teams of all ages, from second grade to high school varsity, and at all levels. Since founding the Cal Star...

Head coach, Todd Monsey just completed his first year at Frisco Lone Star High School in Frisco, TX.  His team had a 23-10 record and a Regional Tournament appearance.  Prior to joining the Rangers he was the Varsity assistant at Mansfield Timberview high school for 5 seasons. While at Timberview high school Coach Monsey’s team made the regional finals four straight years and advanced to...

Since founding the Cal Stars in 2006 Sopak has grown  the Stars into a highly respected national brand in the travel club circles. Kelly has expanded the Stars brand and now is the Director for several divisions of the Stars Basketball Club throughout the western United States, including the Northwest Stars (SW Washington & Portland Metro Area), Alaska Stars (Anchorage, AK), Cal Stars Ult...

Featuring Doug Porter (Author of “Coaching the System”) A complete guide to basketball’s most explosive style of play Bethel University, Women’s Basketball Head Coach (2019-present) Wheaton College (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach (1986-89 and 2017-18) North Central College (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach (2012-17) Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Head Coa...

John Heinen began his law enforcement career in 1989 as a patrolman for the Clarke County Police Department in Athens, Georgia.  He was employed as a Special Agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with over 25 years of creditable service.  During that time, John worked in various assignments to include the GBI Training Unit, the GBI Special Response Team/State of Georgia SWAT Tea...

Teri Morrison has been in education as a coach, teacher and athletic Director for 35 years and a head women’s basketball coach for 29 years. She retired from High School Coaching in Texas in 2018 and moved to Santa Fe New Mexico. Following retirement, Teri decided to help coach the Varsity team at Santa Fe Indian School in Santa Fe, work the nike EYBL circuit, and direct the Blue Star ’30 elite ca...

In his 40th year as head coach of Waterloo West High School and 43rd year overall as a head coach.  As a prep athlete, he played on Mason City High School basketball and baseball teams that participated in five state tournaments while winning two state championships.  He achieved All-State and Honorable Mention All-American status while playing at Mason City High School.  He has won...

Michael Vincent Palmer is a native of Oconee County Georgia and presently resides with his wife, Jennifer, and daughters, Mary Grace, Madeline Kate, and son Noah Anderson in Bogart, Georgia.  2020 marks the 15th year for Coach Palmer as CEO of MVP School of Sports. Coach Palmer graduated from Piedmont College, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Educational Studies.  He als...

James Deakyne is a happy husband and proud father to an amazing son. He graduated from Heritage Academy, Mesa in 2013. After graduation, he went on to be the boys’ varsity basketball assistant coach, and the junior varsity head coach for the 2013-2014 school season. In 2014-2015 Coach Deakyne was the boys’ varsity basketball head coach at South Pointe HS, where they won the state championship agai...

Founder of the #GBetBBChat -Founder of Get Better Basketball -Basketball coach, football coach, and player development specialist for 17 years -Former college football player -2013 CAL Coach of the Year, basketball -2013 Salem News Coach of the Year, basketball -2017 Salem New Coach of the Year, basketball -2017 Massachusetts Boston Globe All-Scholastic Coach of the Year, basketball -Also coached...

The Lake Oconee Academy Lady Titan coaching staff have put together a "Quarantine Off-Season" Challenge to motivate their players to be accountable and responsible for their workouts. We feel that by providing our players a fun and organized workout challenge, they will develop a sense of pride and dedication regarding their individual improvement during this time of isolation and separation....

 Coach Jaryt Hunziker: Head Girls Basketball Coach at Boonville High School He just concluded his 8th season of coaching the Boonville Lady Pirates where his team ended the 2018-19 season at 21-4. Over the last 7 seasons they have won 5 Conference Championships, 4 District Titles, made 2 Quarterfinal appearances which included a 3rd Place finish in Class 3 in 2015 (30-1). Overall record at Bo...

Played at Tift Co. High School for his father, Gene Willis. He graduated from Flagler Palm Coast HS in Bunnell Fl. He received his BS degree in Education from UCF and was mentored by Torchy Clark from Xavier HS in Appleton, Wisconsin.  Coach Clark was the first head basketball coach at UCF. During college Willis coached with Dennis Cox at Lake Highland HS in Orlando Fl.  Dennis later won...

  PROUD FATHER; Athletic Director / Boys Basketball / Baseball Coach at Payson-Seymour (IL)...IHSA Football, Basketball & MSHSAA Football Official Grew up in the Grand Rapids area of Michigan, where I played for my father at Caledonia High School.  Started as a head coach immediately after College playing career ended...and thought that I was ready for the big time because I knew the...

Coach Scott Berseth In my early 20’s I coached freshman girls in the Cloverbelt  Conference at Fall Creek. I also scouted for Hall of Fame Coach Arnie Skrukrud as they won multiple state titles. Went College at UW Eau Claire, where I watched some of the best D3 College basketball coached by Dick Bennett, Ken Anderson and Bo Ryan. Next was Bloomer High School (Heart of the North Conference) wh...

Patrick Henry High School (VA) – Head Coach May 2017 - Current · 2020 VHSL 5A STATE COACH OF YEAR (VIRGINIA) · 64-20 Record (76% winning Percentage) · 2020 VHSL 5A Final Four · 2020 VHSL 5A Region Championship · 2018 & 2019 VHSL ELITE 8 appearance (*1st ever at PH) · 2019 & 2020 Regular Season & District Tournament Champions · 33-4 Record at Home · 2018/2020 District COY, 5A Region COY...