The Rise Up Podcast

Today’s guest is Andrea Hudy, MBA, PhD, the Director of Sports Performance for UConn Women’s Basketball.  Coach Hudy has over 30 years of experience in collegiate health and performance and has been a part of 10 national championship programs, working under three Hall of Fame coaches during her time coaching at UConn, Texas, and Kansas. […]

In Ep. 19 of the Rise Up Podcast, we have coach Nichole Dixon from Holy Innocents Episcopal School in Atlanta, GA, who takes us through her perspective on how to develop successful teams. Coach Dixon previously played Division 1 Basketball at Mercer and has been coaching high school basketball for 26 years. Coach Dixon has […]

In this inaugural episode for the Leadership Podcast Series, Mercer Hall of Fame Coach Susie Gardner talks about her evolution as a coach/leader from the late 80s early 90s to the modern day, her ‘why’ and her non-negotiables, and how she develops leadership in her players.  She also talks about the important questions she asks […]

During this episode, we talk with Coach Logan Dahms, currently the Assistant Coach at UT-Chattanooga.  Coach Dahms and I briefly discuss our Costa Rican connection, his overseas experience and how it shaped his coaching philosophies, how and why he entered into coaching, and how he has gone about developing relationships within the basketball world. From […]

Basketball focused podcast! Basketball Division 1 Recruiting, developing & maintaining winning culture, player development, and more! In Ep. 18 of The Rise Up Podcast, Coach Vigansky & Coach Tyler McDevitt (Assistant Coach Marquette University) talk all things bball.  We begin discussing Coach McDevitt’s coaching pathway, how he has earned more responsibility and gained more trust [&...

Speed Kills! After some time away, we are back in action with The Rise Up Podcast!! In this episode, we talk with Coach Steve Haggerty regarding his path to becoming a Performance Coach in the private sector, working with everyone from youth athletes to elite athletes at Parkview Sports Medicine in Indiana and prepping players […]

Improving Health & Performance through nutrition is key for all walks of life.  In Ep. 16, I sit down with Erica Beine of Beine Wellness and discuss the impact that our DNA has on how we process foods. Erica has worked with some of the best and most recognized athletes in the world.  Including NCAA […]

In this basketball-centric episode from Spring of 2020, Bulls’ Scout Dave Bollwinkel shares his coaching and scouting experiences from the HS through the NBA level.  Topics include: His process to becoming a Div. 1 Coach (up through 23:00) Key concepts in developing championship culture & leadership within the team (starting 31:00) What sticks out when […]

Skills training takes many forms and in this podcast, we discuss Constraints Lead & Differential Learning with Alex Sarama of Basketball Immersion and Pallecanestero College (a Basketball Academy in Italy).  In his recent blog, he stirred up debate on how to develop fundamental basketball skill.  In this podcast, we take a look at the following: […]

Player development is key at all levels of basketball.  In this episode, Dave Severns, the LA Clippers Director of Player Development & Pro Personnel Scout, takes us through the developmental process from youth through High School, College & NBA.  Topics include the following: What are the main fundamentals to teach at the youth level A […]