The Basketball Teacher Podcast

In this episode we have Coach Muhammad who talks about being a learner and a teacher. He shares his insights on how he teaches the game to his players and his process for getting them to learn offense and defense. He shares tips about teaching basketball IQ and other on-court situations as well. Additionally, we discuss the process of self-reflection and how a coach can adapt and change their coaching strategies along with being open-minded. We also discuss recruiting and a lot more in this great episode. Give it a listen and learn how to improve at both teaching and learning the game!

Coach Martin Wall joins us to discuss efficiency and offense. We have a conversation about the most efficient outcomes he has, what he likes to run on offense and how he tracks stats and other information. Coach also shares how he teaches basketball IQ and improves players offensive decision making to lead to better outcomes. We also discuss adapting to different defenses, culture and a lot more. Use this episode and get your offense clicking this season!

Love defense? Looking to improve or implement the pack line for the first time? Whatever your situation is you need to hear Coach Foust break down how he installs and runs the pack line. Coach shares his terminology, how he gets his players to achieve the desired outcomes of the defense along with ways to make it work for you. We also discuss how to use practice to make your defense better and ways to adjust to what any defense throws at you. Pack your defense in and shut down your opponent with this episode!

No coach wants the ball to stick on offense which is why we are so happy to have Coach Felder on to discuss how he increases ball movement. We discuss what he likes to run on offense, how he installs his offense and what actions he uses to encourage increased ball movement. Coach also shares drills he likes to run as well as elements of his practice plan. We also get into teamwork, general passing principles and a lot more. Get your offense moving the ball more using this episode!

Coach Jacob Heck discusses player buy-in and what it means to buy into a role. Coach shares his philosophy of how he wants every player to be elite at a skill, discusses how players earn their roles along with what players can do to elevate or change there role. We also discuss practice and how players work on sharperning their skills in their role, There is also talk about scouting, small college athletics and much more. Want to learn more about roles and player buy-in? Then this is the episode for you!

Having a solid core group of players makes all the difference as a coach. You need players you can trust, will work hard and who embody the key components of your culture. Coach Underwood joins us to discuss how he's build his core of his program. He shares his thoughts on buying, program values, how be builds his players trust in each other along with his preferred style. Coach also shares how he uses practices and training sessions to build on the court excellence with his core group. Identify and train your core players using this episode!

It's all about movement and motion in this episode with Coach Doug Burnett. Coach shares his offensive philosophy, his ideal actions he looks for in the offense, improving player decision making along with skill development. Coach also shares his thoughts on preparing for different defenses as well as his own defensive philosophy. If you need help with offense and want to learn about positionless basketball, you need this episode!

Grant Bingham joins us as we dive into the world of analytics in this episode. Coach shares the stats that matter to him and his methods for tracking success and failure. We also discuss how to communicate statistical information to players as well as designing practices with your statistical outcomes in mind. Coach also shares the connection between the stats he tracks and what he runs on the court. If you are a data driven coach or want to be one, you need to check this out!