No Off Season Podcast

  Joe Mazzulla is the interim Head Coach of the Boston Celtics. Before his career began in the NBA Joe was a star player at the University of West Virginia under coach Bob Huggins. After his career in college, Joe went into coaching at the college levels for Glenville State and Fairmont state before moving into coaching in the G League.  One of the characteristics that truly seperates Joe as a coa...

Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong play for the women's basketball team at Gonzaga University (a very prestigious basketball and academic school located in Washington state). Collectively they have earned multiple honours from the West Coast Conference for athletics as well as their academics level. But most importantly they are a shining example to the world of what Asian women can do in the game of ba...

Logan Schwartz is currently a clinical professor at the University of Texas as well as the owner of Vitality Restoration that has been running for 10 years. Prior to that he as an assistant basketball strength and conditioning coach for the Men's Basketball program at the university of Texas along with Todd Wright. For me one of the main reasons I wanted to have him on is that is also a GIFT Fello...

Troy Horne is a pop and rock musician who is also an author of a few great books mainly the AAU Bible and Mental Toughness for young athletes.   Troy's journey into the basketball world was almost by chance, when one of his sons was identified by a teacher as A high potential basketball prospect. From there Troy and his son Moses worked tirelessly travelling around the country and entering AAU tou...

James Maye is an assistant coach for the Long Island Nets, before joining the Nets, we has also had experience working with the Greensboro Swarm.   Prior to coaching, James has had an extensive career playing professional basketball overseas. He has been to countries such as Mexico, Hong Kong and also played for the national team for the Dominican Republic.   In this conversation we talk about: 1....

Chong Xie is the Founder of Secrets to Athleticism and is a Fascia Coach for athletes from youth all the way up to professional level athletes! He has also develop "The Hyper Arch Training and Therapy System" which has given tremendous results for athletes all over the world!  Topics that I discuss with Chong Xie today are: 1.) The introduction to Fascia and how it affects our performance as well...

Adrian Barr is the Founder of Barr Running based in California. Adrian is one of the most out of the box thinkers that I have come across. His ability break down speed and apply it into every sport is something that separates him from the crowd. I've been in the athletic performance field for over 10 years and learning his concepts was truly a breath of fresh air.   Adrian and I discuss topics suc...

Mike Guevara also know as Mr Doin it Movin is a Athletic Performance coach based in California. Although Mike didn't grow up playing basketball, his passion for sports and athletics led him into a career of Athletic Development where he has now been coaching for the past 12 years.   Today Mike trains some of the biggest players in today's game such as Dru Holiday, Spencer Dinwitty and Rajon Rondo...

Bobby Whyte is the Owner of Hy Power Performance in Northern New Jersey. Bobby started off as a multi sport athlete that acceled in multiple different sports but especially basketball. His love for sports eventually led him into the athletic perfofmance world, where he trained everyone from youth to NFL athletes. Today Bobby owns one of the most well known basketball services where athletes from a...

Brian Morehouse the Head Coach for Hope College Women's Basketball. Hope College is the 2022 Division 3 National Champions. Coach Morehouse was able tor rack up 650 wins faster than any other Coach in NCAA history regardless of what division they are in.   In today's discussion, we go over the topics of: 1.) Culture building for a powerhouse organization and the concept of "Winning in the Dark" an...

Josh Fan is a skill development and strength and conditioning coach. He spent the last 10 years of his career working full time with Jeremy Lin. Josh and I were able to dive into a wide range of different topics: 1.) His background and how he got into basketball and then transitioned into coaching. 2.) Playing and coaching basketball in the United States as an Asian American. 3.) How Josh's basket...

Mike Bradley is the Strength and Conditioning coach for the Florida State Men's Basketball Team. He has a wealth of knowledge with over 30 years in the field of working with some of the most elite players in the world. Mike also has an extensive resume previously working at institutions such as Stanford, University of Miami and SMU just to name a few. Today we go over topics such as: 1.) Mike's ba...

If anyone wanted to hone their skills in the late 90's and early 2000's Ganon Baker would probably be the name that first comes to mind. I had the great fortune of catching up with Ganon on the podcast. We talked about: 1.) What it was like when the skill training industry was brand new. 2.) What it takes daily to have boundless energy and to bring passion to each and every training session.  3.)...

David Lepisto is the assistant coach Kimberly High School in Wisconsin. Kimberly High School is ranked one of the best high school girl's basketball team in the state and frequently make appearances in the state tournament. From talking to all the coaches that I speak to, David is truly a great basketball mind, his attention to detail from individual skill development, to their offensive philosoph...

Aaron and Andrew Robinson are the Founders of All Facts Media media covering college basketball extensively. Before jumping into journalism both Aaron and Andrew were Division 1 college players first at Quinnipiac University then at Coppin State. After an epiphany at Coppin that they had a knack for journalism, they decided to dive into starting their own media company. We talk to the Robinson twi...

Jamie Smith who is the founder of "The U of Strength" is someone who I have been following on social media for a long time. His unique blend of combining Constraints Led Approach, Differential Learning into a well thought out, evidenced based performance program truly puts him amoungst the top in our profession.    I was lucky enough to sit down and talk to Jamie about topics like: 1.) How he got...

Today we are luck to have Brianna Finch on the podcast. Brianna has an extensive background of nearly 20 years of coaching. One of the things that makes Brianna special is her broad perspective of how basketball is developing globally. In this episode we talk about : 1.) Her background playing and coaching, countries she has been to to coach and play the game. 2.) Her recruiting process and experi...

Zach Kancher is the Associate Head Coach of the women's basketball team at Towson University. He has great deal of experience at all levels of the game. Today he shares with us: - His expertise in recruiting and film breakdown and scouting reports. - What a yearly plan looks like for a division 1 college player. - How Zach and his team go about building culture. - Off the court passion in educatin...

Mike and I go back, so I thought he would be a perfect person to have on the Hang Out Series. Mike is one of the most humble and genuine guys I know and he never brags about himself. Mike is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Gonzaga University, he is also a Fellow of Applied Functional Sciences and a Co Founder of U District in Washington State. Today's topics include: - True physical p...

Chris Oliver is the founder of the website Basketballimmersion.com which in my opinion is one of the best resources out there for coaching development. Chris has a wealth of knowledge especially when it comes to developing a modern approach to basketball. We discuss topics such as: - How Chris first got involved in the "non traditional" approach to coaching basketball. - Why decision making is the...

The Hang Out series is a like having lunch with a friend. I have planned no topics at all, we just see where the conversation takes us. Alex had tonnes of awesome topics to talk about. - The myth of fundamentals (Why so many coaches feel like players need to master the "Fundamentals" before they play basketball" - Differential shooting and how that has impacted Alex's philosophies - Constraints le...

Today we have Roberto Iezzi on the podcast. Roberto brings a wealth of knowledge from over 15 years in the strength and conditioning industry. Today we deep dive into topics such as  1.) Key aspects of training basketball players and things to keep in mind. 2.) Load management throughout the year 3.) Developing transferable strength, power and speed. 4.) Training high quality movement skills that...

James Janssen is the Assocaite Head Coach of the Davidson Wildcats Women's Basketball Team. James and I go into depth on topics such as: 1.) His background  2.) A games approach to teaming basketball 3.) Tagging Up Defensive System 4.) Decision Making Skill Development    

Jen Fay is an assistant coach at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, she is also the founder of "Backyard Buckets" which in my opinion one of the most informative podcast out there. In this episode she shares so much information of the recruitment process, skill development and her background of grit and toughness that got her to where she is today. You can follow Jen on instagram at @jenfaybbal...

Coach Joe Mantegna is the Head Coach of Blair Academy Boys Basketball one of the most highly ranked and respected programs in the country. Coach Mantegna bring his wealth of knowlege and discusses topics such as: 1.) Growth Mindset  2.) Decision Making for Skill Work  3.) Creating a Championship Culture and much much more!