Worthy of the Jersey

Eric & Tim get together for a podcast in one of the strangest times either can remember. They talk about the past week, going through practices, playing a game in front of a limited crowd and ultimately having the tournament suspended. Coach Flannery talks about how the team prepared for and reacted to the news, what the current thought process is and preparing for what might come next. A good loo...

Former St. Ed's assistant and current head coach at Hawken School Josh Nugent joins Eric and Tim in the coaches' office to talk about his first season as a varsity head coach. There is some great conversation about setting goals and culture in a program rebuilding situation. And of course a little shot clock conversation near the end.   Thanks for supporting the podcast! Please leave ratings and r...

It's been a couple weeks so Coach Flannery and Tim have much to discuss. This show is mostly a catch up on the St. Edward basketball season so far, the team having one of the best regular seasons in school history. Coach Flan shares his perspective heading into the playoffs, and we discuss the NBA All Star game towards the end. Also, tune in for a special guest appearance about 15 minutes into the...

Eric and Tim are back and discuss their thoughts on the sudden death of Kobe Bryant and 8 others, stories and the legacy of legendary DeMatha basketball coach Morgan Wootten, St. Ed's basketball at this point in the season and finally the Super Bowl.   Go Eagles!

Eric and Tim are back in the office. Tim puts Eric on the spot, with a surprise question on analytics. Then, Coach Flan explains letting players run a practice, how he sets it up, why he does it and whether it works. As always, we appreciate questions or feedback. On twitter @coachflan and @timmys24 or find us on Facebook, search Worthy of the Jersey.

Eric & Tim are back from Christmas Break. On this episode: 0-28:20 They discuss the season so far. Not playing in an out of town Christmas tournament, and what, if anything, has stood out through 9 games. 28:20-42:00 Kevin Love and the Cavs. Impressions of the Cavs, how they're handling the disgruntled star, and what options do they really have. 42-end The Browns and their coaching search. Are the...

Coach Flannery and Tim are back in the office to answer a couple listener questions and get into a discussion about culture, with an eye towards pro sports (Eric brought up the Browns, and it went from there). Topics on the show include: Who is Coach Flannery's favorite son? What does culture mean and what can you tell about a teams' culture by how they play and act? What do we think about coaches...

Former Ohio State Buckeye basketball player and current St. Ed's assistant coach Jake Lorbach (@CoachLorbach) joins Eric and Tim. The trio discuss Jake's journey from St. Ed's to Ohio State, how he made it as a walk on and eventually became a full scholarship player at Ohio State. Jake shares some great stories and gives terrific perspective on his experiences.  

St. Edward football coach Tom Lombardo joins Eric and Tim to talk about Friday night's Regional Final game against Mentor. Then, at about the 25 minute mark, Eric and Tim talk some basketball. How can coaches encourage communication on their team, and what do we do to nurture ownership from our players? Check out the live broadcasts of St. Edward sports at stedwardeagles.com    

Eric and Tim are back in the coaches office and discuss the start of the new basketball season. Coach Flannery talks about his approach to having a senior laden team with high expectations. Coach Flannery gives his views on keeping the team and players in the moment, focusing on accountability and mixing in some fun to the process.  Thanks for listening, we appreciate all ratings and reviews!

Zac Jackson (@AkronJackson) from the Athletic joins Eric and Tim in the coach's office to talk all things Browns, and his just released book, "100 Things Browns Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die." A lot of Browns topics are covered including some favorite memories from following the Browns and the current state of the team as they head into this weekend's game against the Patriots. Find Zac's...

Eric & Tim give an offseason update that includes Eric's upcoming travel schedule. They talk a bit about the Browns, how a new coach begins to establish his culture, whether its too early to panic and what to look out for. They also touch on other Cleveland sports topics and get into what the next couple weeks look like before high school basketball practices begin.

St. Edward head football coach Tom Lombardo joins Eric and Tim.  The coaches start by discussing the opening game loss to Mentor, and focus in on some in-game coaching decisions and how analytics factor into the decision making process. They also recap the game 2 win against Detroit Cass Tech and coach Lombardo gives a rundown of the current state of each phase of the team. Finally, they discuss b...

Eric and Tim are joined by Matt Goul of cleveland.com. They start by giving some summer updated on high school basketball, including transfers and some competitive balance issues. Then at about the 18 minute mark, Matt dives deep into NE Ohio football teams. Among topics covered: Why Hoban ended up at number 1 in the preseason pool. A preview of week 1 St. Ed's and Mentor showdown. A run down of t...

Coach Flannery and Tim are back in the office, wrapping up summer break. Topics on this episode: COSA athletics fall AAU girls program With the upcoming season in mind, playing fast, what that means, and can we push it even faster The Elam ending used in the Basketball Tournament Thoughts on using JV and Freshman teams for some "experimental" philosophies and team building

Coach Flannery is back from Brazil and we discuss his trip and experience with the Team USA U16 team. Among the topics: Some of coach's favorite memories of the trip 2-week training camp and cut-down from 30 players to final roster of 12 What Belem, Brazil is like Overview of the Tournament of the Americas, and the Team USA wins to get the gold medal How the coaching staff approached team building...

Chris Fedor, Cavs beat reporter for Cleveland.com joins Tim to discuss the NBA Finals, NBA Draft and Cavs. Quick show outline: - NBA Finals (2:00 - 18:00) - Team building in the NBA and upcoming free agency (18:00 - 40:30) - NBA Draft (40:30 - 1:09:00) Find Chris on twitter (@ChrisFedor), Tim is (@timmys24). And be sure to follow Coach Flannery (@coachFlan) as he heads to Brazil with the U16 team...

Coach Flannery is away with team USA but the show goes on! Coach Dan Gallagher from Magnificat High School joins Tim in the Coaches' office. The main topics on the show: - Tim & Coach Gallagher talk about the summer and AAU season. Coach Gallagher leads some COSA Athletic teams and they discuss approach for development and team building for the AAU seasons. - At the 16 minute mark, Dan and Tim dis...

On this episode of Worthy of the Jersey, Tim & Eric recap Tim's family trip to Disney, give some thoughts on Game of Thrones, talk about the officiating controversies in the NBA and some things coaches can do to improve during the off-season.

Eric and Tim have returned from a week away. On this episode they discuss trips to Disney, Eric's appointment to the USA Basketball U16 and U17 teams for the next 2 summers and a recap of Eric's trip to Minneapolis for the Final 4. They talk about the scene at the Final 4, the amount of coaches and networking that goes on there and have a conversation around what it takes to get into basketball co...

Coach Flannery and Tim discuss St. Ed's state semifinal loss to Cincinnati Moeller, answer some listener questions and discuss a lot of topics: Our impressions with the undefeated Moeller team Some schematic trends in high school basketball The always popular shot clock topic! Post season schedule for evaluation Do we take time off? Thanks for listening! We appreciate all ratings and reviews.

Coach Flannery and Tim return to discuss St. Ed's journey through the basketball state tournament so far and making the Final 4. They discuss their upcoming matchup with Cincinnati Moeller, and they answer listener questions about the value of experience, why the suits all of the sudden and the process a coaching staff goes through to prepare for playoff games. Thanks for checking us out! Please l...

It's tournament time and Matt Goul from cleveland.com joined Eric and Tim to discuss the high school basketball season and preview the Northeast Ohio district brackets. The trio discusses the process to select the Regional AP teams, the difference in district assignments by region across the state and preview boys Northeast Ohio basketball districts.

Eric and Tim recap last Friday's loss at St. Ignatius and discuss the outlook of the St. Ed's team heading into the final 4 games of the regular season. They get into an interesting discussion about approach and attitude a coach, particularly young coaches, can take to their teams. Then they answer a listener question about the proper ways to criticize players and avoiding too much negativity. Fin...