Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr

Coaching U Co-Founder Kevin Eastman joins Coach Brendan Suhr to cover a variety of topics including: the critical aspects of leadership, the dynamic personalities of the World Champion Celtics team he was apart of, what he learned working with Doc Rivers, what he shares speaking to teams or corporations now as well as a preview of his first book on this week’s edition of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Amanda Butler, longtime women’s Head Coach at both Florida and Charlotte. Amanda shares how she maximized the time she was given after she was fired from the University of Florida by learning from some of the best coaches in the game. It’s very important that coaches in this situation handle adversity the right way; are you going to feel sorry for yourself, blame ot...

Coach Brendan Suhr welcomes Bob Marlin, the Head Coach of the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns fresh off of winning the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Championship. Bob discusses the his thoughts on player development, how his coaching philosophy has adapted through his experience, his approach to prepare for conference tournaments each year and how he builds strong relationships with his players such as current...

Coach Brendan Suhr visits with Bob MacKinnon, Head Coach of the Dallas Mavericks G-League affiliate the Texas Legends. In this episode they discuss how great of a teaching environment the G-League is, the importance of player development, the working relationship between a G-League team and the parent NBA team, and how he breaks his record-setting offense down into 4 phases. All that and more on t...

Coach Brendan Suhr visits with Cuonzo Martin, Head Coach of the Missouri Tigers. They discuss the importance of being a good person in this profession, how to lead young people through adverse times, what factors led to him taking the Missouri job and what led him to determining his playing style. All that and more or this week’s episode of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coach Brendan Suhr visits with Stan Heath, Head Coach of the Orlando Magic’s G-League affiliate the Lakeland Magic. They discuss the experience of coaching in the G-League, how the game is evolving to positionless basketball, his personal journey, those who have influenced him the most in his coaching career and more on this week’s edition of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coach Brendan Suhr visits with Sue Semrau, Head Coach of the Florida State Women’s Basketball team about the rule changes to the women’s game, working with the United States Senior National Team last year, her style of play and how she teaches her team to WIN! All that and more on this week’s edition of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks with Bobby Marks, NBA Front Office Insider for ESPN about his career path through the Nets organization, how he transitioned into the media, how the new 2-way contracts are setup, a preview of the NBA trade deadline and he offers you a unique perspective on what NBA teams think about and look for while making various roster moves.

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Jamie Dixon, Head Coach of the TCU Horned Frogs, recapping Monday’s win over #7 West Virginia, breaking down his current team, how the game of basketball is changing in recent years, his transition from Pitt to TCU & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Doris Burke, NBA Analyst and Reporter for ESPN and ABC, about the evolution of the NBA, it’s current storylines, how the players & coaches have welcomed her with open arms, how she balanced her professional career and being a mother & much more!

In this week’s episode Coach Brendan Suhr visits with Will Voigt, the Head Coach of the Angolan National Team. They discuss how he became the coach of the Angolan National Team, the honor of coaching the Nigerian National Team in the 2016 Olympics, the importance of gaining trust & credibility from your players and how being precise made him a better teacher.

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Kelly Wells, University of Pikeville Head Coach

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Bob Starkey, Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach, about coaching both men and women, learning under Dale Brown, some of the biggest influences on his coaching philosophy, advice on becoming an assistant coach, how to excel at it & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to  Matt Painter, Purdue University Head Coach,  about his love for baseball, the biggest influencers in his life, what he looks for in an assistant coach & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Jim Christian, Boston College Head Coach, about the win over Duke last weekend, pick & roll coverages, his path to coaching BC & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Alan Major, former Charlotte 49ers Head Coach, about starting out coaching under Gene Keady at Purdue, advice for young managers on breaking into coaching, how hard it is to hire a great staff & much more!!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Richard Pitino, University of Minnesota Head Coach, about the biggest difference transitioning from an assistant to a head coach, growing up having his dead as a basketball influence, how he gets his team to play hard, how having 3 young kids helps him balance life & much more!!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Cori Close, UCLA Women’s Basketball Head Coach , about coaching at UCLA, the reason transfers are increasing across college basketball, competing in the loaded Pac-12, Coach Wooden & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Larry Cordaro, Head Coach at LSU-Alexandria, about building a program from the ground up, how he decided on his style of play, his philosophy on investing in the community & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Sherri Coale, University of Oklahoma Women’s Basketball Head Coach, about her journey towards mastery, why she decided to coach, her opinion on the state of the women’s college game, how she goes about taking kids from such diverse backgrounds and helping them become A students & much more!!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Chris Oliver, Head Coach of the University of Windsor, about how practical applications in coaching, how he bases his style of play, how he got into coaching and paved his way, how his website BasketballImmersion.com helps coaches at all levels to stimulate their thinking & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Jim Boone, Head Coach at Delta State , about his passion for basketball, sharing with other coaches, how he formed his basketball philosophy, & much more!!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to  Mike Procopio, Dallas Mavericks Director of Player Development, about how he got his start in basketball, how he originally met and started working for Tim Grover, why Kobe Bryant decided to hire him, his view of player development today, how the head coach of a team dictates player development & much more!!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Jim Thompson, Positive Coaching Alliance Founder & CEO , about how they’ve focused on changing the world through youth sports, how PCA was founded, how positive coaching can be applied in both sports and business, the importance of a strong foundation of a positive team culture, what the future holds for PCA and much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Mano Watsa, Owner & President of PGC Basketball , about the number of young players that go through their programs each summer, the impact on youth and high school basketball, how any player can learn to be a better teammate, the purpose and motivation for PGC, and how the Charles Mully movie that’s out this week is a MUST see for your team, your family, and yo...