The Beyond the Scoreboard Podcast

In this episode of Coaches Corner, we're discussing the importance of well-being.  I recently got sick, and it got me thinking about how important it is to prioritize our health and well-being. We'll be talking about the different ways we can take care of ourselves, both physically and mentally. Connect With Coach Furtado Instagram , Twitter , Tik Tok , LinkedIn , Youtube

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Content Creator | Heart-Led Leader In this episode, we explore the journey of a young entrepreneur and former HS baseball section champion, Geronimo Zuniga. As a high school section champion, Geronimo learned valuable life lessons on the diamond. But it wasn't until he...

In this edition of Coaches Corner, we will be discussing six strategies that you can use to set and achieve your goals and intentions for the new year. First, we will talk about the importance of setting clear and specific goals. This means setting goals that are measurable and achievable and that have a clear deadline. By setting specific goals, you will have a better understanding of what you ne...

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Content Creator | Heart-Led Leader Throughout his career James has worked with schools, youth organizations, civic groups, small business associations, government agencies and large companies to share the principles of success and leadership development. As a coach, he...

In this episode, I talk about the power of reflection, why it's important, and how to reflect on the year 2022 to help you grow into the best person you can be!   Connect With Coach Furtado:  IG and Twitter: @coachfurtadoo  Tik Tok: @coachfurtado

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Coach Development Professional | Heart-Led Leader Dan Horwitz serves as a leadership consultant and assists sports teams and companies to help improve and enhance  trust, joy, communication, accountability, team chemistry, diversity & inclusion, culture, etc. W...

"The distance between your dreams and reality is called discipline." - Unknown. The margin for error in sports is often inches or less. Our habits drive results in the long run . Do we execute our habits with discipline, or are we inconsistent at best? Little things like touching the line and two-hand passes are the difference. If we become careless in practice, we will not reach our goals and dre...

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Coach Development Professional | Heart-Led Leader. Emily Watson is the Founder of the Rose Medal Foundation, former D1 Softball Pitcher, and Podcast host.  We talk all about the transition from being a college athlete into the real world and the great work that the...

It's simple, but the word that comes first in the statement. Love tough flips the tough love statement on its head . It's a reminder that we have to love and care about our players FIRST before we give them the tough accountability they need. Once they know we love and care about them, we can start coaching them hard. One behavior I've been noticing recently is the coach's lack of SHOWING they car...

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Coach Development Professional | Heart-Led Leader. Throughout the past 25 years, Coach Maxwell has volunteered his time, training elite teams on Mental Performance skills that include special operations, elite military units and elite law enforcement teams. He was on th...

The buzzword most often associated with high-performing teams is “chemistry”. Chemistry is formed through connection, and at the heart of connection is communication. Betsy understands that language is the most powerful tool we possess and that elevating our communication skills gives us a competitive advantage in any arena.  As a former coach with experience in DI, DII, DIII, and the WNBA Be...

"I have written 11 books, but each time I think, 'Uh-oh, they're going to find out now. I've run a game on everybody, and they're going to find me out." -Maya Angelou. We have all felt like an imposter at some point in our life. If Maya Angelou, one of the greatest authors of all time, can feel like an imposter, so can we. Connect With Me - Twitter & IG @coachfurtadoo

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Coach Development Professional | Heart-Led Leader. Mandy Green is the founder of Busy Coach. She has been a youth soccer coach for 25 years and has also coached at the Division one college level. She shares her story of being a D1 college coach and becoming a mom for th...

"Emphasize the best, minimize the rest." Katharine Hamnett Coaches and teachers are responsible for helping athletes and students learn about their sport or subject. In an era with so much information, emphasizing our teaching points is more important than ever. Most young athletes are all on social media and most likely consuming basketball content. As coaches, we must differentiate and emphasize...

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Coach Development Professional | Heart-Led Leader. Greg Berge has been a teacher, coach, and school administrator for the last 27 years. He has always had a great interest and passion for leadership, team development, competition, and success.  He currently serves...

How to Utilize the Power of Reflection    At the end of every day, I journal for at least 5 minutes, if not sometimes 10 reflecting on the day. What did I do well today? How could I have improved as a coach? What did I learn today? What challenged me today?    Constantly reflecting on my experience as a coach has helped me become a better coach for the next day. As coaches &amp...

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Coach Development Professional | Heart-Led Leader. Dan was a 1,000-point scorer at the high school and collegiate levels. At only 5’9, Dan had to develop a high skillset through consistent training to get the attention of college coaches. That skillset allowed Dan to be...

Most of us know what to do, and if we don't, we all have access to the internet to figure it out. If you want to become a better shooter in basketball, we all know we have to shoot 100s of shots a day to be a better shooter. But it's actually more impactful if we shoot 100 game-speed shots daily instead of shooting 500 going at 50% speed. How we train often matters more than what we train. Connect...

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Coach Development Professional | Heart-Led Leader. CoachP has drawn upon her own personal experiences, triumphs and professional challenges to create her passionate life philosophy: “ Choice, not Chance .” This simple but powerful mantra serves as the foundation for the...

" Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. " Nelson Mandela "It's just a game, they say. But for us, it's a way of life ." Sports were my childhood growing up, where I met and developed life-long friendships. Sports gave me an opportunity to experience hea...

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Coach Development Professional | Heart-Led Leader. Clay Henricksen is Social Studies & Instructional Teacher and Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at Huntley High School in Illinois. In our conversation today, we talk about helping our players make better decisions...

I worked at a Shooting Clinic for PGC Basketball a few weekends ago. The clinic director asked all of us, "what percentage of being a great basketball is mental?" A majority of us raised our hands for AT LEAST 50%. If that's the case, we have to ask ourselves; do we really spend 50% of our time training the mental side of our game? As coaches, do we dedicate 50% of our practice time to developing...

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Coach Development Professional | Heart-Led Leader. Tami Matheny became a Mental Game Coach in 2008 and started Refuse2LoseCoaching, LLC.  In 2018, she became an author as well. Recently she became a part of the Jon Gordon Team and is certified to present workshops on “T...

We all have heard the saying, "trust the process." But, there is a difference between knowing we need to trust the process and genuinely believing in the process. Many young athletes struggle with the process even more than us. Again, I come back to social media because of the instant information we all now have access to. Young athletes constantly look at professional players' highlights and want...

Bridging Impact is an interview-style podcast hosted by Justin Furtado (Coach Furtado), Youth/HS Basketball Coach & Trainer | Coach Development Professional | Heart-Led Leader. In today’s episode, I'm excited to be joined by Nathan a managing editor at Simply Faster. He's a coach for Flex soccer in Delmore County in San Diego, and he also is the manager of High Tide softball. So in our convers...