The Coaches Podcast: Sports Biographies, Leadership, & Strategy

Part 2 on Dick Bennett is much more basketball centric. We'll talk more about that 1996-97 Wisconsin Badgers team, and the "sea of sameness" problem Bennett has with them. We'll also cover the awesome story / parable of walk-on David Burkemper, Bennett's brilliant takes on "playing not to lose", and the important concept of addition by subtraction . Thanks for liste...

Today we launch a 3 part series on Dick Bennett. Underrated. Brilliant. Flawed. Earnest. Faithful. There are many layers to the man that we will study based on a very unique source text - A Season with Coach Dick Bennett by Eric Ferris, which chronicles exclusively the 1996-1997 Wisconsin Badgers basketball season. It features highlights, and lowlights, and we'll zoom out from there. I hope yo...

The stories keep rolling in part 2 on Earl Weaver. You'll hear more about Earl as a player, his famous clashes with umpires, the hard to believe stories about his mob boss uncle, and the flagship baseball video game Earl helped create. I hope you enjoy! 00:00 EW2 - Mob Bosses, Video Games, & Umpires (Based on the book "The Last Manager") 01:05  Deep Insecurity From Not Making It As A Player 08...

You're going to love learning about Earl Weaver in this episode. His life is as entertaining as it is legendary. We use John W. Miller's The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball as our source text. It's an incredibly well done book. I add some commentary and insights as well. I hope you enjoy! 00:00 Intro 03:38 Then Vs. Now - Star Manager to Corpora...

In our final episode on Joe Maddon, we explore the age old debate of man vs. machines...baseball analytics vs. gut instinct. We also dive into the magical moments of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Game 7, with some amazing words from Theo Epstein regarding that rain delay and the Jason Heyward led team meeting that transpired. 00:00 Intro - Man Vs. Machines 01:24 Analytics vs. Instintc - Man V...

Shohei Ohtani. Jake Arrieta. These guys were unlocked by Maddon's belief that you shouldn't mess with greatness. For Shohei, it was to stop coddling him. Give him more, not less. Quit monitoring him so closely, and let him go be an athlete. For Arrieta, it was to let him pitch cross-body. Let him pitch complete games. Let him be himself. There is so much wisdom from Joe Maddon in this epis...

Joe Maddon, the philosopher king. There are many layers to this man. In part 1 of this 3 part deep dive we look at his Pennsylvania origins, early coaching influences, and some of this famous and entertaining "Maddonisms". I hope you enjoy. Podcast also available on Apple, Spotify, etc. 00:00 PART I - ORIGINS & MADDONISMS 03:29 Early Life - Hazleton, Family, Coaches 09:06 Early Life...

There were too made good takeaways on Jay Wright's book Attitude not to do a follow up episode. In this episode we dive into more on Jay's pre-Villanova stops such as Hofstra and UNLV. We also cover the great role of the Team Chaplain at Villanova. Thanks for listening. 00:00 Intro 01:17 Early Coaching Stops 14:22 UNLV, Hofstra, & Dream Job at Nova 21:45 Team Chaplains - Fr. Lazor & Fr. Ro...

Today we dive into the great Jay Wright. I appreciated Jay from afar, but after studying him, I'm an even bigger fan now. You'll love learning about Jay's childlike appreciation for Philadelphia and Big East basketball, the awesome traditions of Villanova Basketball, Daniel Ochefu's inspiring leadership in the 2016 National Championship game, and so much more. Thanks for listening. 00:00 Intro 03:...

Things get personal for Dan, and for me, in this episode. I think you'll love what you learn about Dan Hurley. There is so much more than meets the eye, and he's doing work that transcends basketball as it relates to what he's doing for anxiety / depression / mental health awareness. But beyond that there's a ton of great basketball content and history in this podcast that I think you'll love. Tha...

Today on the The Coaches Podcast we chronicle C. Vivian Stringer, best known for her career as an elite NCAA women's basketball coach at Cheney State, Iowa, and Rutgers. But there are so many more enriching elements to her as a human. Basketball fans and fans of incredible humans alike will enjoy this podcast. Thanks as always for listening. 00:00 Intro 03:39 Parents & Early Life 04:48 Early L...

Come along today as we study "The Dean of College Basketball", Dean Smith. The man is pure goodness. One of the things Dean was most "about" was his belief in the equal treatment of all mankind. That's one of the great lessons we’ll learn from him today. Along the way we’ll hear some great UNC Basketball stories and player perspectives, as well as gain some great life advice and coaching tips from...

Nick Saban might just be the most "about it" human you'll ever learned about, and his outrageous success comes as no surprise after learning more about him. In today's episode of The Coaches Podcast, we're going to peel back the layers of this 7 time National Champ, and find out what makes him, and his success, tick. Spend 40 minutes and became more elite yourself just by proximity to a little bit...

Today on The Coaches Podcast we dive into the one and only Lou Holtz. I just learned recently that Lou has gone into hospice. First off, I want to send my thoughts and prayers to Lou and his family. It makes me even more grateful to be spending time relishing this incredible man's life, and the lessons he left us. Lou Holtz did incredible things with the hand he was dealt. In this episode he's goi...