Hoops Through Life

Send us Fan Mail The Hoops Through Life podcast is BACK! We have some great guests lined up for you all over the next couple of months! On today’s episode, we have Coach Kuartez James. Kuartez is a program coordinator working with adults with autism, a licensed behavior technician, a published author, a national speaker, and the founder of "Recruit University”. He has nearly two decades of co...

Send us Fan Mail ANNOUNCEMENT: After this episode. We will be taking a break during the college basketball season. We will be back with more episodes in March / April of 2026. In the meantime, if you have any questions feel free to reach out! On today’s episode we have Nicole Adach. Nicole is a sport psychology professional and psychotherapist with over a decade of experience helping athletes and...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s "best of" episode we have Coach Anthony Tucker. Anthony played for the University of Iowa and Minnesota State University Moorhead; where he was named to the All-Conference and All-Region teams. After college Anthony had an 11 year professional career spanning nine countries and including four finals appearances, one MVP award, one scoring title, and three assi...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Iuri Melo. Iuri is a licensed clinical social worker + therapist. He is the published author of "Mind Over Grey Matter," and "Know Thy Selfie," a national best seller for adolescents. Iuri specializes in treating Anxiety related disorders (Panic, OCD), Depression, & Trauma. His vision is to inspire youth and young adults everywher...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Coach Shannon Bollhardt. Coach Bollhardt has spent her entire coaching career at Saint Michael’s College - her first 5 years as an assistant and she is currently entering her 13th year as the head coach. This past season Coach Bollhardt’s team registered their highest overall and league win totals in eight years while hosting their first postseason conte...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Coach C White. Coach White started her coaching career as a part time assistant at Bentley University; where she was also a standout player, scoring over 1000 points; currently 12th all time in assists, and 8th all time in three-pointers. She then spent 1 year as an assistant at Harvard University, but came back to Bentley as Bentley’s top assistant, whe...

Send us Fan Mail We are on our final episode of our 4 episode series where we are breaking down each phase of the recruiting process (Preparation, Communication, Visits, Decision Making/Transition). Today’s episode is all about the decision making process and transition to your first year. On this episode we discuss: Making your decision based on what is right for you Assessing each school using a...

Send us Fan Mail We are on episode 3 of our 4 episode series where we are breaking down each phase of the recruiting process (Preparation, Communication, Visits, Decision Making/Transition). Today’s episode is all about going on Visits. On this episode we discuss: The difference between + rules surrounding unofficial and official visits How to prepare for an unofficial and official visit What type...

Send us Fan Mail We are on episode 2 of our 4 episode series where we are breaking down each phase of the recruiting process (Preparation, Communication, Visits, Decision Making/Transition). Today’s episode is all about Communication. On this episode we discuss: What to include in your email / communication with coaches Questions to consider when preparing for phone calls with coaches How quickly...

Send us Fan Mail Over the next 4 episodes we will be breaking down each phase of the recruiting process (Preparation, Communication, Visits, Decision Making/Transition). Today’s episode is all about preparation. On this episode we discuss: Questions to consider when thinking about academics at the next level Questions to consider when thinking about athletics at the next level Questions to conside...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s "best of" episode we have Coach Luke Sheidecker.  Coach Luke was recently named the head coach of the Missouri Western State University women's basketball team - CONGRATS coach! No matter if you've listened to this episode before or not, it's worth listening to again! Luke has served as Assistant Director or Director of Basketball Operations at...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Dr. Vanessa Shannon. Dr. Shannon is a certified mental performance consultant with over 15 years of experience. 2013-2015 - IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL where she served as a Mental Conditioning Coach, coordinated Psychological Test Preparation for the NFL Combine Training Program, and served as a Vision Training Coach for the Major League Baseball Off-S...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Coach Laurie Kelly. Coach Kelly started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Minnesota State University-Mankato. She has experience as a head coach at Binghamton University and Northern Arizona University. She is currently approaching her 14th season as the head coach at Gustavus Adolphus College. Coach Kelly has broken records as a player and...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Julianna Quiring. Julianna is a certified nutrition coach and the founder of wellness with Julianna. She has experience working as a Performance Nutrition Intern with the Iowa State Athletics Nutrition Performance team; where she was the lead football nutrition intern. Julianna now works with athletes at all levels; empowering individuals to harness the...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Coach Zenise Chambers. Coach Chambers started her coaching career as an intern at her Alma mater - Averett University. Zee has experience coaching as an instructor at Point Guard College and as an assistant at Randolph college. She is currently the assistant coach and assistant facilities manager at Macalester College and the head coach of the Minnesota...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Coach Christin Gowan. Coach Gowan has experience as an assistant coach at California State University-Stanislaus and Occidental College in Los Angeles; and experience as a head coach at Southern Vermont College. Coach Gowan just finished up her 6th season as the head coach at McDaniel College. On this episode we discuss: Controlling what you can control...

Send us Fan Mail On this repeat episode we have Coach Sidney Parsons. Sidney has recently started an exciting new role as the Valkyries (WNBA) director of player development. No matter if you've listened to this episode before or not, it's worth listening to again! Sidney played four years at the University of Bridgeport before spending six years playing professionally in Germany and ano...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Coach Anthony Tucker. Anthony played for the University of Iowa and Minnesota State University Moorhead; where he was named to the All-Conference and All-Region teams. After college Anthony had an 11 year professional career spanning nine countries and including four finals appearances, one MVP award, one scoring title, and three assist titles. He also p...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Coach Bobbi Morgan. Coach Morgan has experience as an assistant at Widener University. She has experience as a head coach at Academy of Notre Dame, Haverford High School, Cabrini College, and Haverford College—where she remains the winningest coach in program history (notching 3 Centennial Conference championships, four NCAA Division III Tournament appea...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Gary Chupik. Gary is a professional mental performance coach, leadership coach, writer, and speaker. He’s the founder of Elite Mindset, a company dedicated to helping high-performers get better and be better. Gary has worked with players, coaches, and executives from the Houston Texans, Washington Huskies, Idaho Vandals, Stanford University, USA Figure S...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Coach Megan Green. Megan has experience as a graduate assistant at Castleton University, and experience as an assistant coach at the University of Mary Washington and Dickinson College. She is currently finishing up her first year as the head coach at Virginia Wesleyan University. On this episode we discuss: How Coach Megan assesses talent on and off the...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we have Coach Dominique Bryant. Dominique played four years at St. Joseph’s University and has an extensive coaching background starting in 2013, with experience as an assistant coach at Marist College, Manhattan College, and the University of Vermont—where she was eventually named Associate Head Coach. At Vermont, she worked closely with the post players and le...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we are completing our skills breakdown series. Today’s episode is all about defense. On this episode we discuss: Why defense is so important How to assess your defensive skills How to improve your defensive skills to translate to the game Some of my favorite defensive activities and much more! If you have any questions for me or our future guests email hoop...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we are continuing our skills breakdown series. Today’s episode is all about shooting. On this episode we discuss: Why shooting is so important How to assess your shooting skills How to improve your shooting skills to translate to the game Some of my favorite shooting activities and much more! If you have any questions for me or our future guests email hoops...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we are continuing our skills breakdown series. Today’s episode is all about passing. On this episode we discuss: Why passing is so important How to assess your passing skills How to improve your passing skills Some of my favorite passing activities and much more! If you have any questions for me or our future guests email hoopsthroughlife@gmail.com If you&a...