She Can Ball

This edition features the Assistant Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers: Phil Handy. Coach Handy dives into his experience training Gigi Bryant, explains misconceptions people have about professional athletes, and reveals what it is like coaching Lebron James. He also provides insight into his approach to training and discusses why he is so passionate about growing women’s basketball. 

This episode features Celia Newman, founder of the She Got Game League, Elite Level Prep, and co-founder of Up-Next sport consulting. Celia shares her secrets to successful entrepreneurship and how she grew her companies to a larger scale.

Today’s episode features Taycee Wedin of the Saint Mary’s Women's Basketball team. She discusses her mothers impact on her basketball career and shares her high school shooting routine that allowed her to break the Oregon all-time girls 3-point shooting record. Taycee also provides insight into her transition from high school to college and reveals what girls should work on to help them play at th...

Babson Women’s Basketball Commit, Anika Chinthakunta, joins the 23rd episode of the podcast. She talks about her journey of playing basketball at a championship level high school to getting recruited to play college basketball. Anika also reflects on playing with some of the best players in the nation during her basketball career at Archbishop Mitty.

Ceo and Founder of Complete Performance Mental Coaching Rebecca Smith joins the podcast to discuss the mental aspect of basketball. We discuss returning to play after an injury or long break, a secret to dealing with high pressure situations, and how to get into the “zone” when you play. Rebecca also talks about the importance of not comparing yourself to others and how to bounce back after a bad...

Author Emily Willams joins the podcast to discuss the release of Lady-thletes , a book on all the trials and tribulations of female athletes. On the episode, she talks about her experiences coaching AAU Girls Basketball and her approach to teaching. Emily and Mahi also discuss the importance of playing multiple sports for young athletes, keeping girls in sports, and her inspiration behind writing...

Today’s edition of the podcast features Duke Women’s Basketball Alumni: Becca Greenwell. She discusses her amazing basketball career from playing varsity basketball in 7th grade to her memorable senior year at Duke. Becca also talks about overcoming injuries and having to retire her basketball prematurely, but talks about how it helped her explore passions like her current job at the NBPA. Check o...

The 19th episode features the starting point guard for the Connecticut Sun: Jasmine Thomas! She discusses playing overseas, being drafted to the WNBA, and reveals why she established the WNBA partnership with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Check out the August Gill Apparel Website and use the code "shecanball" for 10% off your purchase until 3/13: https://augustgillapparel.com

Our episode today features the Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota: Dr. LaVoi. We discuss her research on girls quitting sports in their teenage years, how female athletes are portrayed in the media, and the importance of same-sex role models for girls in sports. Follow the She Can Ball Instagram Page https://www.instagram.com/she...

Today’s podcast episode features 3 members of the Unlimited Potential Basketball Training Company: NBA/WNBA trainer Packie Turner, Former D-I athlete Ruta Savickaite, and professional women’s basketball player Oderah Chidom. We discuss how athletes can self-train during the pandemic, what distinguishes the players who make it to the next level versus the ones who don't, and the untold secret to be...

Today’s episode features the 12th Harlem Globetrotter, former WNBA player, and motivational speaker: Joyce Ekwowmadu! Joyce talks about her experiences at Texas State University and how instrumental those were to her successful career. She also shares what it was like to be a female Harlem Globetrotter and what she learned from her time with them.

Today’s episode features the starting forward for the USC Women’s Basketball team: Jordan Sanders! She discusses going to graduate school and her inspiration to pursue social work. Jordan reveals why she decided to take a year off her final college basketball season at UCI, opens up about mental health struggles, and finding balance as a D1 athlete.

This edition of the She Can Ball podcast features the strength and conditioning coach for the Atlanta Dream: Jamal Baptiste! He describes his experiences coaching professional athletes and the differences between coaching for the NBA and WNBA. Coach Jamal also reveals the most efficient way for players to warm up before workouts and explains the ideal strength training to skill work ratio.  T...

The 13th episode of the She Can Ball podcast welcomes the social media manager for Bleacher Report, journalist, and model: Arielle Chambers! She explains what made her study at Oxford University and how she created and organically grew HighlightHER, Bleacher Report’s all-women platform, from 0 to 86k followers. Arielle speaks about the moral values that women’s basketball instilled in her and shed...

Today’s edition of the She Can Ball podcast features a former ESPN host, current host of the Brownprint podcast, and co-host of the show “Cari and Jemele (Won’t) Stick to Sports.” Cari Champion found her love for journalism at age 7 and further developed her passion as she studied English at UCLA. She talks about her crazy journey from being a one man band to becoming a host on ESPN. We also discu...

The 11th episode of the She Can Ball podcast features Imani McGee-Stafford, a center for the Dallas Wings, mental health advocate and aspiring lawyer! Imani sheds light on the topic of sexual assault. As a survivor of sexual victim herself, she knows first hand how traumatizing that experience can be and is working to create change in that area. Imani has postponed her WNBA career to become a rese...

This episode features forward for the Atlanta Dream: Monique Billings! We discuss her collegiate career at UCLA along with her experiences playing professional basketball overseas and the WNBA. She also exposes her secret to rebounding! Finally, Monique explains how to perfect your pregame routine and the importance of WNBA visibility as a form of encouragement to young girls and boys to achieve t...

Today's episode of the She Can Ball podcast features Hernando Planells! He talks about his experiences coaching at the NBA-G league and with Duke Women’s Basketball. Coach Planells sheds light on lessons that are applicable both on and off the court. He also reveals the advantages of coaching at the NAIA level, an under discussed level of collegiate basketball. Coach Planells’ energetic personalit...

Today’s episode of the She Can Ball podcast features former WNBA player and Stanford All- American: Coach Val Whiting. She shares her journey from being the last seat on the bench to playing college basketball at Stanford University. She also opens up about struggling with depression during her WNBA career. We talk about her rise to fame on TikTok being the official hype women for female athletes...

Raychel Shannon joins the She Can Ball podcast to inform athletes about how they can use nutrition and recovery in sports to maximize the efficiency of their workouts. We cover what athletes should be doing pre-workout, post-workout, and on rest days. She also discusses her journey, from playing D2 college basketball to playing professional overseas. Check out her website here https://www.raystheb...

This edition of the She Can Ball podcast features a professional women’s basketball player: Brooke McCarty- Williams. She describes her experiences playing at the collegiate level for UT Austin and in the WNBA with the Dallas Wings. Brooke covers her secret to confidence, finding a balance between competition and rest, and overcoming setbacks.

This episode features a D1 athlete of the San José State University women’s basketball team, Danae Marquez. She was destined for greatness from high school. There, she led her team to their first CIF Open Divison Championship. Today we discuss her physical and mental transition from high school to college, being an undersized guard, and the future of women’s basketball. Check out the She Can Ball...

The fourth episode of the She Can Ball podcast features Natalie Chou from the UCLA women’s basketball team. This McDonald All-American succeeded amidst all odds, helping the U.S. FIBA Women’s Basketball Under-17 Team win a world championship in 2014. From an early age, Natalie developed a love for basketball. In this episode, we talk about role models, her Asian American identity, and adapting to...

Today’s edition of the She Can Ball podcast features Coach Kori Peloeé. She is the strength and conditioning coordinator at William Jessup University. During our conversation, Coach Peloeé dives into aspects of performance such as nutrition, stretching, and recovery. She believes that these factors are overlooked by many young athletes. Her story and advice are priceless, so you do not want to mis...

Coach Patty Medina is the founder of the non-profit, Hooper Mentality, a charitable organization that provides mental training, life skills coaching, and leadership workshops during basketball camps and clinics around the world. She is a two-time NCCAA West Region Coach of the Year and has been coaching basketball at all levels for 16 years.  Despite all these accomplishments, Coach Patty cam...