The Youth Hoops Pod presented by Pro Skills Basketball

Pete Campbell is our PSB Indianapolis Director. He is in his second (technically first) year with PSB! Listen now to learn about some of the struggles and successes of being a PSB Director. Listen now to learn more! ---------------- The Youth Hoops Pod covers topics such as: High school & AAU basketball College basketball recruiting NCAA basketball NBA & professional overseas basketball Me...

Rasheed Wright is our PSB Richmond Director. In his 3rd year as a Director, he has brought Richmond to be one of our top PSB Cities. However, this success did not come easy. Listen now to learn more! ---------------- The Youth Hoops Pod covers topics such as: High school & AAU basketball College basketball recruiting NCAA basketball NBA & professional overseas basketball Mental health &amp...

Patrick O'Connor is our PSB DMV Director. He took a first-year PSB city to have over 10 teams! Listen now to learn about some of the struggles and successes of being a PSB Director. Listen now to learn more! ---------------- The Youth Hoops Pod covers topics such as: High school & AAU basketball College basketball recruiting NCAA basketball NBA & professional overseas basketball Mental hea...

In this episode of the Youth Hoops Pod, we are joined by PSB National Recruiting Director, Jeff VanGorder. Jeff helps bring some clarity to a confusing time of the year for high school families and recruits. We discuss what the live periods and dead periods are and what they truly mean. We also talk about showcase camps and elite camps and which will be more worth your time! Listen now to learn mo...

(This is a REPLAY from 10/25/21) In our latest podcast episode, we discuss our approach to growing our organization across the nation. As we grow we must maintain quality if we are going to truly change the culture of youth basketball. In order to maintain this quality, we have to find great leaders and coaches! How do we go about finding these great leaders...? 1) RESUME 2) CULTURE FIT 3) PROFESS...

On this episode of the Youth Hoops Pod we sat down with HonestGame CEO, Kim Michelson to discuss what exactly HonestGame does for high school student-athletes! Kim talks about her background and what led her to create Honestgaame and why this mission means so much to her! HonestGame is "the industry leading on-demand academic compliance solution, we empower student-athletes with a plan that provid...

In this episode of the Youth Hoops Pod, we sat down with one of the most legendary college basketball coaches and current ESPN National Recruiting Director, Paul Biancardi. Paul provides key insight into what it really takes to play basketball at a high level. Playing Division 1 basketball or any level of college basketball requires much more than just talent. You need the talent, you also need tr...

(REPLAY 11/18/21) In this episode of the Youth Hoops Pod we have a special guest, PSB Raleigh Director, JJ Miller. JJ joins the pod to help identify the things that make a great point guard. JJ played professional basketball for over a decade at the PG position. Making his way around different countries and even to the NBA for a short time with the Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Bobcats. JJ shares wh...

In this episode of the youth hoops pod we sit down with Daniel Cavic who is the Founder of Restoic. Restoic is a mental training and performance app for athletes to use to help them learn how to use their minds to become their best! The mind is a huge way to gain an advantage over your opponents but you have to train in order to learn how to truly use it. Download thee app now! Listen now to learn...

Abraham Woldeslassie is the Head Basketball Coach at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Macalester is a Division 3 college and coach Abe knows exactly what that means. Abe takes the time to break down some of the misconceptions around Division 3 basketball. D3 is more than you think. You can receive scholarships and you can play very high-level basketball. Check out the Macalester College...

Karl Barkley is a former Division 3 college basketball player who has now founded D3 Direct. D3 Direct is a resource where a community of former college players is coming together to compile their personal recruiting stories. This allows up-and-coming players to read and learn what the players before them did to begin their recruiting process and ultimately reach their goal of playing at the next...

This is is part 2 of a 2 part webinar featuring a few former pro players and current agents will cover a bunch of different topics about playing professional basketball overseas, including how to find and hire an agent, exposure events, top countries, scale of pay, practice and game schedule, common issues, life off the court, and more! [REPLAY from April 2020] Moderator: Brendan Winters, 5-year p...

This is part 1 of a 2 part webinar featuring a few former pro players and current agents will cover a bunch of different topics about playing professional basketball overseas, including how to find and hire an agent, exposure events, top countries, scale of pay, practice and game schedule, common issues, life off the court, and more! [REPLAY from April 2020] Moderator:  Brendan Winters, 5-yea...

In this episode, we are joined by two former Division II basketball players who are here to explain exactly what DII college basketball is like and to clear up any misconceptions. We are joined by PSB Charlotte Director, Jason Snow and PSB Charlotte GM, Kenny Hairston Jr. Jason played at Mercyhurst University and Kenny played at Lipscomb University. Both Jason and Kenny break down some of the misc...

In the episode, we talk with DII Queens University associate head coach, Grant Leonard. Grant is a 12+ year college coach at the DI, DII, and DIII levels, so he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the podcast. We chat with Grant about DII basketball, recruiting, and more! [REPLAY from 10/10/18] __________ The Youth Hoops Pod covers topics such as: High school & AAU basketball Colleg...

In this episode of the Youth Hoops Pod, we sat down with two PSB Staff Members: Former college basketball player and current PSB Tampa Director, Pierre Stines and also current college basketball coach and PSB Philly Director/PSB National Recruiting Director, Jeff VanGorder. Our discussion covers tips for players playing in front of/getting recruited by college coaches, also tips for the parents of...

In this episode, you will hear from special guest Jay Bilas and PSB Co-founders Brendan Winters and Logan Kosmalski as they discuss, Toughness, Youth Basketball Parenting, the NCAA, and more! [REPLAY from 4/2020]  __________ The Youth Hoops Pod covers topics such as: High school & AAU basketball College basketball recruiting NCAA basketball NBA & professional overseas basketball...

Dan Porter is the Co-Founder and CEO of Overtime, a sports publisher and influencer for the next generation of fans. Across all accounts, Overtime has more than 1.5 billion views/month, 40 million followers with 88% of them being under the age of 35, and over 100 full-time employees. Dan has a really cool background from working for Richard Branson at Virgin to selling Ticket Web to Ticket Master...

In this episode, Sean Harris joins the podcast for the second time to talk Bitcoin & Basketball. We talk about the recent dip in bitcoin price and why this happens. Sean also explains why he believes that the base layer of money should be Bitcoin moving forward. He is pretty convincing. ---------------- The Youth Hoops Pod covers topics such as: High school & AAU basketball College basketb...

(REPLAY 2/13/21) In the episode of the Youth Hoops Pod, we are joined by a special guest and legendary coach, Don Showalter. Don Showalter is the Director of Coach Development of the USA Basketball Youth Division and is a legendary coach for USA Basketball. winning multiple world championships and gold medals. We talk with coach Showalter about his coaching experience and how he helped turn around...

Check out part 2 of our podcast with Brandon Williams, Director of Basketball Operations at Overtime Elite. In part 2 we discuss the new transformative sports league that Overtime has created. Overtime Elite offers some of the top youth basketball players across the country the opportunity to take their game to the next level in a less traditional route. Listen now to learn more! ----------------...

Brandon Williams won an NBA Championship playing for Coach Popovich and the Spurs. After that, he went on to work in the NBA Front office. In part one of this two-part episode, we take a look at Brandon's basketball journey and what he learned along the way. Brandon is also the Director of Basketball Operations at Overtime Elite. In part two we will discuss Overtime Elite and the Overtime Elite Le...

This is a replay of the Youth Hoops Pod from 12/22/20 Alan Stein, Jr. is a performance coach, consultant, speaker, and author. He spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet, including some of the most famous NBA players in recent years. Alan delivers high-energy keynotes and interactive workshops to improve performance, cohesion, and accountability. He insp...

In this episode, we talk with Betsy Butterick, The Coaches Coach & Communication Specialist. Betsy is a specialist who literally coaches other coaches on the best ways to communicate with and get the best out of their players. IN this episode Betsy gives many actionable items that you can take back to your team! [REPLAY from 3/19/20] __________ The Youth Hoops Pod covers topics such as: High s...

Listen to part 2 of our Mastering the Mental Game webinar featuring Stu Singer. Stu has worked with many professional athletes as well as being a member of the coaching staff for the Washington Wizards, Washington Mystics, and University of Maryland Women's Basketball, among others. Stu will discuss ways both parents and players can handle the stress, anxiety, disappointments, and all mental strug...