USA Basketball coaches Mike Jones (DeMatha High School) and Sharman White (Pace Academy) join coach Eric Flannery and Tim Smith (St. Edward High School) for another conversation.
Topics on this episode include:
- Mike Jones discusses his involvement in the upcoming basketball documentary Basketball County on Showtime.
- The group answers twitter questions on what makes incoming freshmen stand out in both positive and negative ways.
- How do the coaches foster enthusiasm on their teams?
- Discussion on team bonding.
- Coach Jones shares legendary coach Morgan Wooten's 10 commandments that he shares with his team each season.
- The group gives their thoughts on the Last Dance Documentary so far.
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Podcast episode taped on April 21, 2020.
Participants are USA Basketball National Coaches Mike Jones (DeMatha High School), Sharman White (Pace Academy) and Eric Flannery (St. Edward High School). Also in this episode is Tim Smith (St. Edward High School).
Topics discussed include:
-Each coach gives their coaching background and how they got started with their current schools.
-The Team USA coaches discuss how they got started with USA Basketball.
-Advice to coaches who would be looking to get involved in basketball coaching.
-An update on Team USA's U17 which is scheduled to play for a World Championship this summer.
-How the coaches approach team building for the national team, the role that mini camps and training camps play in that.
-The use of the shot clock in high school basketball.
-Some of the toughest countries to play in international competition and some of their favorite USA Basketball experiences.
-What tv shows we're watching during quarantine.
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@CoachFlan
@timmys24
Lori Flannery (@mamaflan6) and Angela Smith join Eric and Tim to give the wives perspective. The topics of conversation on this show include:
-Handling our families during home learning and quarantine.
-Lori and Eric's memories from when they originally took the St. Ed's job.
-Having children play in college and other high schools.
-Being a parent of a player versus the coach's wife
-Favorite St. Ed's memories
Thanks to Lori and Angela for joining us!
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Thanks for checking out our 1st video podcast! Eric and Tim discuss how they have been dealing with the stay at home order and handling of their kids and schoolwork. Coach Flannery talks about the official cancellation of the OHSAA Basketball tournament and how the St. Edward basketball players handled the news. They also discuss some ideas for future episodes while folks are stuck at home over the coming weeks.