JAMODI Podcast

What makes a basketball program truly special? 🏀In this episode, Coach Jim Stergar shares decades of wisdom on building culture, keeping practice fresh, and creating traditions players remember for life. Coach Stergar dives into the story behind the legendary Hog Weasel Game, a tradition that started as a simple inner-squad scrimmage and evolved into a community event players talk about long afte...

What makes a basketball program truly special? 🏀In this episode, Coach Jim Stergar shares decades of wisdom on building culture, keeping practice fresh, and creating traditions players remember for life. Coach Stergar dives into the story behind the legendary Hog Weasel Game, a tradition that started as a simple inner-squad scrimmage and evolved into a community event players talk about long afte...

Coach JJ shares his journey from being a transactional coach focused only on winning to becoming a transformational leader centered on service, accountability, and personal growth. Using the powerful analogy of gardening, JJ explains how real development often happens underground before it ever shows up on the scoreboard. This episode dives deep into core values, daily habits, faith, and creating...

Coach JJ shares his journey from being a transactional coach focused only on winning to becoming a transformational leader centered on service, accountability, and personal growth. Using the powerful analogy of gardening, JJ explains how real development often happens underground before it ever shows up on the scoreboard. This episode dives deep into core values, daily habits, faith, and creating...

Coach JJ shares his journey from being a transactional coach focused only on winning to becoming a transformational leader centered on service, accountability, and personal growth. Using the powerful analogy of gardening, JJ explains how real development often happens underground before it ever shows up on the scoreboard. This episode dives deep into core values, daily habits, faith, and creating...

Coach JJ shares his journey from being a transactional coach focused only on winning to becoming a transformational leader centered on service, accountability, and personal growth. Using the powerful analogy of gardening, JJ explains how real development often happens underground before it ever shows up on the scoreboard. This episode dives deep into core values, daily habits, faith, and creating...

Coach JJ shares his journey from being a transactional coach focused only on winning to becoming a transformational leader centered on service, accountability, and personal growth. Using the powerful analogy of gardening, JJ explains how real development often happens underground before it ever shows up on the scoreboard. This episode dives deep into core values, daily habits, faith, and creating...

This episode is a powerful, honest conversation with Coach Shawnee Harle about leadership, fear, vulnerability, and what it truly means to coach athletes in today’s environment. Returning to the podcast more than two years after her first appearance, Coach Harle challenges coaches to rethink how they listen, how they lead, and how fear silently shapes behavior on the sidelines. We dive deep into t...

This episode is a powerful, honest conversation with Coach Shawnee Harle about leadership, fear, vulnerability, and what it truly means to coach athletes in today’s environment. Returning to the podcast more than two years after her first appearance, Coach Harle challenges coaches to rethink how they listen, how they lead, and how fear silently shapes behavior on the sidelines. We dive deep into t...

This episode is a powerful, honest conversation with Coach Shawnee Harle about leadership, fear, vulnerability, and what it truly means to coach athletes in today’s environment. Returning to the podcast more than two years after her first appearance, Coach Harle challenges coaches to rethink how they listen, how they lead, and how fear silently shapes behavior on the sidelines. We dive deep into t...

This episode is a powerful, honest conversation with Coach Shawnee Harle about leadership, fear, vulnerability, and what it truly means to coach athletes in today’s environment. Returning to the podcast more than two years after her first appearance, Coach Harle challenges coaches to rethink how they listen, how they lead, and how fear silently shapes behavior on the sidelines. We dive deep into t...

This episode is a powerful, honest conversation with Coach Shawnee Harle about leadership, fear, vulnerability, and what it truly means to coach athletes in today’s environment. Returning to the podcast more than two years after her first appearance, Coach Harle challenges coaches to rethink how they listen, how they lead, and how fear silently shapes behavior on the sidelines. We dive deep into t...

In this JAMODI Podcast episode, Coach Sam Allen joins Matt Sayman for a deep and honest conversation about coaching culture, leadership, parenting athletes, and what “fun” really means in basketball. Coach Allen shares powerful insights on coaching at different levels, from youth basketball to high school and beyond, while balancing competitiveness, joy, and long-term player development. The discu...

In this JAMODI Podcast episode, Coach Sam Allen joins Matt Sayman for a deep and honest conversation about coaching culture, leadership, parenting athletes, and what “fun” really means in basketball. Coach Allen shares powerful insights on coaching at different levels, from youth basketball to high school and beyond, while balancing competitiveness, joy, and long-term player development. The discu...

In this JAMODI Podcast episode, Coach Sam Allen joins Matt Sayman for a deep and honest conversation about coaching culture, leadership, parenting athletes, and what “fun” really means in basketball. Coach Allen shares powerful insights on coaching at different levels, from youth basketball to high school and beyond, while balancing competitiveness, joy, and long-term player development. The discu...

In this JAMODI Podcast episode, Coach Sam Allen joins Matt Sayman for a deep and honest conversation about coaching culture, leadership, parenting athletes, and what “fun” really means in basketball. Coach Allen shares powerful insights on coaching at different levels, from youth basketball to high school and beyond, while balancing competitiveness, joy, and long-term player development. The discu...

In this JAMODI Podcast episode, Coach Sam Allen joins Matt Sayman for a deep and honest conversation about coaching culture, leadership, parenting athletes, and what “fun” really means in basketball. Coach Allen shares powerful insights on coaching at different levels, from youth basketball to high school and beyond, while balancing competitiveness, joy, and long-term player development. The discu...

In this powerful JAMODI Podcast episode, Matt Sayman sits down with longtime high school and college coach Harold Baber for a deep, honest conversation about coaching, leadership, growth, and legacy. Coach Baber reflects on his journey from playing at The Colony High School and Oakland University to decades of coaching at the high school and collegiate levels. He shares stories about legendary men...

In this powerful JAMODI Podcast episode, Matt Sayman sits down with longtime high school and college coach Harold Baber for a deep, honest conversation about coaching, leadership, growth, and legacy. Coach Baber reflects on his journey from playing at The Colony High School and Oakland University to decades of coaching at the high school and collegiate levels. He shares stories about legendary men...

In this powerful JAMODI Podcast episode, Matt Sayman sits down with longtime high school and college coach Harold Baber for a deep, honest conversation about coaching, leadership, growth, and legacy. Coach Baber reflects on his journey from playing at The Colony High School and Oakland University to decades of coaching at the high school and collegiate levels. He shares stories about legendary men...

In this powerful JAMODI Podcast episode, Matt Sayman sits down with longtime high school and college coach Harold Baber for a deep, honest conversation about coaching, leadership, growth, and legacy. Coach Baber reflects on his journey from playing at The Colony High School and Oakland University to decades of coaching at the high school and collegiate levels. He shares stories about legendary men...

In this powerful JAMODI Podcast episode, Matt Sayman sits down with longtime high school and college coach Harold Baber for a deep, honest conversation about coaching, leadership, growth, and legacy. Coach Baber reflects on his journey from playing at The Colony High School and Oakland University to decades of coaching at the high school and collegiate levels. He shares stories about legendary men...

In this episode of the JAMODI Podcast, I’m joined by legendary college basketball coach Dave Holmquist and his former player, now fellow coach, Matt Garnett. Coach Holmquist reflects on a lifetime in coaching, leadership, faith, and building programs that last. Matt shares the player perspective and how Coach Holmquist’s influence shaped his life far beyond basketball. This conversation dives deep...

In this episode of the JAMODI Podcast, I’m joined by legendary college basketball coach Dave Holmquist and his former player, now fellow coach, Matt Garnett. Coach Holmquist reflects on a lifetime in coaching, leadership, faith, and building programs that last. Matt shares the player perspective and how Coach Holmquist’s influence shaped his life far beyond basketball. This conversation dives deep...

In this episode of the JAMODI Podcast, I’m joined by legendary college basketball coach Dave Holmquist and his former player, now fellow coach, Matt Garnett. Coach Holmquist reflects on a lifetime in coaching, leadership, faith, and building programs that last. Matt shares the player perspective and how Coach Holmquist’s influence shaped his life far beyond basketball. This conversation dives deep...