Coaching U Podcast With Coach Brendan Suhr

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Head Coach of the Liberty Flames Ritchie McKay. In this episode, Coach McKay tells Coach Suhr which coaches have had the biggest influence on his career, why he leaving Liberty positioned him for success when he returned as head coach, 5 of the Pillars he has built his program around, his style of play, the strength of the teams and coaches in the Atlantic Sun Conference as well as what he hopes to accomplish each day as a coach by serving and leading his players in order to have a positive impact in their lives. All that and more on Episode 124 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Head Coach of the Oklahoma City Blue, Mark Daigneault. Mark will explain how the Oklahoma City Thunder organization invests in the Blue in order to maximize results, how quickly & efficiently the G-League has evolved in a short amount of time, the style of play in the league and how systems are formed around concepts instead of personnel, what is at stake for players personally as they take the floor each night, how the organization uses the OKC Blue to establish culture within the organization and what makes some of the superstars that have come through the Oklahoma City Thunder organization special in his opinion. All that and more on Episode 123 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Head Coach of the Texas Southern Tigers, Johnny Jones. Texas Southern is off to a great start in Jones' first season as head coach including 3 road wins over Power 5 opponents: Baylor, #18 Oregon & Texas A&M. In this episode, Coach Jones discusses how he has evolved as a coach throughout his career beginning as an assistant coach under Hall of Famer Dale Brown. We cover what he feels the role of a great assistant coach should be, the learning process all head coaches go through, the importance of being a continual learner, his experience returning to become the head coach at his alma mater LSU and the art of coaching great players like Chris Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal and Ben Simmons. All that and more on Episode 122 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Head Coach of the Washington Huskies Mike Hopkins. In this episode, Coach Hopkins takes you back to his start at Syracuse as a player and Assistant Coach with legendary coach Jim Boeheim, the opportunity he had to work with USA Basketball and how it has developed over time, his thought process and what other aspects influenced him to take the Washington head coaching job, the adjustment going from an assistant coach to a head coach, why he believes it is important to have balance in your life as a coach and the biggest takeaways from his first season as a head coach. All that and more on Episode 121 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Head Coach of the Furman Paladins, Bob Richey. In this episode, Coach Richey takes you inside the rise of his Furman program as they are now in the Top 25 for the first time in school history. He also describes their style of play, how it is taught through concept and designed to fit the team's identity, the importance of being a life-learner and finding ways to improve, how he leads his "player enhancement" program and his unique offseason project of studying other teams and coaches. All that and more on Episode 120 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by founder & president of Janssen Sports Leadership Center, Jeff Janssen. Widely considered the world's top expert on Sports Leadership, Jeff's pioneering work in launching and conducting college athletics' first Leadership Academies with student-athletes and coaches began over a decade ago. His groundbreaking work is what originally started the whole field of sports leadership development and continues to be the gold standard today. In this episode, Jeff and Coach Suhr discuss how he became intrigued with the intangibles & psychology of sport, what he has learned from the best coaches in the world, the keys to coaches finding balance between maximizing effort with your team and down time with your family, how to develop "Championship Culture" within your program as well as an inside look into how his leadership workshops are conducted with both players and coaches. Jeff has worked with OVER 30 championship teams and gives phenomenal tips for you to use with your team.  All that

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Ganon Baker, one of the world-wide leaders in player development. In this episode, Ganon discusses his playing career and how it influenced him to transition into the world of player development. He shares with you how he approaches player development for each position, the importance of being competent, being able to connect, being clear what you need to work on, the art of motivation as well as some of the newest ballscreen concepts he has seen in the NBA and FIBA the last few years and how he incorporates them into workouts. All that and more on Episode 118 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Head Coach of the LSU Tigers - Will Wade. In this episode, Coach Wade covers a variety of topics including how he decided to pursue a career in coaching, the people of influence in his career and how they prepared him for transitioning into a head coaching position at such a young age. Coach Wade also discussed his current tenure at LSU, his style of play, practice formats, recruiting success and the challenge of guiding his team through tragedy as they continue to cope with the loss of Wayde Sims. All that and more on Episode 117 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the BJ Armstrong, 3-Time NBA Champion with the Chicago Bulls and now Executive Vice President for basketball with Wasserman. In this episode, BJ takes you inside the job of a player agent. BJ represents some of the NBA's best including Derrick Rose, Josh Jackson, Draymond Green and JaVale McGee. He also discusses the recent revival of Derrick Rose and what he saw from him coming out of college that separated him from other players.  Brendan and BJ then go on to discuss the current state of the NBA, which team stands out to him this early in the season and if the "Me Factor" will catch up to the Warriors this season. I All that and more on Episode 116 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Head Coach of the Ryerson Rams Roy Rana. In this episode, Coach Rana discusses his experience of coaching the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit, his background coaching the Canadian National Teams and the great players Canada has produced, transitioning from the best Canadian high school job to Ryerson in 2009 and how his vision for the program has come to life over time, what makes Canadian Basketball unique, the similarities in style of play between his team & Fiba/European basketball as well as his beginnings in the Canadian education system. All that and more on Episode 115 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

In this Special Edition of the Coaching U Podcast we feature one of our great partners - InnerZone. Team chemistry has long been considered an "intangible", difficult to predict, impossible to measure, and too elusive to replicate... UNTIL NOW! InnerZone is the PREMIERE SOFTWARE for teams and businesses to improve team chemistry! In this episode, Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the President of InnerZone Gavin Hull who will give you an inside look at the software as well as share a special offer for listeners of the podcast. We then let you hear from a coach who is using InnerZone as Coach Brendan Suhr welcomes Brett Ballard, Head Coach of Washburn, to explain to you how he uses the software with his team. For more information visit InnerZone.com or email info@innerzone.com and tell them you heard about them on the podcast. Follow InnerZone on Twitter: @TeamInnerZone

Coach Brendan Suhr takes you inside his ALL NEW PHD in Coaching Course! This episode covers the inspiration for the course as well as overviews of each lesson along with FREE PREVIEWS of the featured Timeout sessions with special guests: Tom Flick, Mano Watsa, Dr. Tim Elmore and Jon Gordon. Also, we discuss the SPECIAL LAUNCH PRICE of ONLY $97 ($149 Value) as well as recap everything you will receive if you enroll in the course during the launch period. Don't miss out on the special limited time price and over $750 in BONUS materials, sign up today at www.coachingulive.com/phd . Thanks for listening to Episode 113 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr! To Enroll in Coach Brendan Suhr's PHD in Coaching Course CLICK HERE!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Head Coach of the UCR Highlanders, David Patrick. Coach Patrick is entering his first season as the Head Coach of UCR and was previously holding Associate Head Coach positions at TCU and LSU as he established himself as one of the nation's premiere assistant coaches and rising stars in the profession. In this episode, Coach Patrick discusses how he prepared himself for a head coaching opportunity, the importance of forming genuine relationships throughout your coaching career, overcoming the challenges that are presented to head coaches, his vision for his UCR program and an outlook on this upcoming season. All that and more on Episode 112 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Head Coach of the Texas A&M Women's Basketball Team, Gary Blair. Coach Blair is a Hall of Famer who is entering his 47th year of coaching at both the high school and collegiate levels. The self-proclaimed "late bloomer" got his start in coaching by accident at the age of 27 as he coached 4 sports in high school after being in the US Marine Corps. In this podcast, Coach Blair talks about his early years, transitioning into college basketball, his playing style and why he likes using set plays on offense, how he and his staff changed the culture at Texas A&M, the challenges of coaching great players, the importance of hiring well as a head coach and the blueprint his 2011 National Title team left for college basketball teams in the women's game. All that and more on Episode 111 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the ESPN Senior Writer & Author of 3 New York Times Bestsellers including his latest book "Belichick", Ian O'Connor. In this episode, Ian and Coach Brendan Suhr dive into the the book as Ian shares what he learned about Coach Bill Belichick's coaching style, how he has changed over the years, stories about his work ethic and attention to detail, the ins and outs of his relationship with quarterback Tom Brady and why he believes Bill Belichick is the best NFL coach of all-time. All that and more on Episode 110 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr! For More Info on the Book visit: https://www.ian-oconnor.com/

In this Special Edition of the Coaching U Podcast Coach Brendan Suhr welcomes Hall of Fame Coach Dale Brown. In this episode, Coach Brown opens up about his humble beginnings and how it molded him into the coach man he is today. He also discusses the tragic loss of Wayde Sims, his relationship with the Sims family and the steps we must take as a country to move forward to prevent violent crimes in the future. All that and more on Episode 109 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by the Head Coach of the Louisville Cardinals Chris Mack. In this episode, Coach Mack discusses how he sustained excellence at Xavier, his next challenge as the Head Coach at Louisville, the outlook for his team this upcoming season, his defensive philosophy, how he adapts and evolves as a coach as the game of basketball continues to change and why he puts a major emphasis on developing a strong relationship & trust with each of his players and how it allows him to get the best out of them for the greater good of the team. All that and more on Episode 108 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Ohio State Head Coach Chris Holtmann. In this episode, Coach Holtmann discusses a variety of topics including his unique path that let him to being the Head Coach at Ohio State, his style of play, the strength of the Big 10 as a conference, great insights into coaching the younger generation of today, the importance of not skipping steps and how being a graduate assistant at his alma mater prepared him to be a successful head coach at the Division 1 level. All that and more on Episode 107 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by ESPN College Basketball Analyst Seth Greenberg. In this episode, Seth weighs in on a number of topics including the NCAA's recent decisions in college basketball reform, the success and popularity of TBT, what he has learned from the coaches he observes on a weekly basis, what he would do different if he were coaching again, the importance of teaching concepts instead of plays as well as an inside look into his ESPN College Gameday team and what makes each member so special. All that and more on Episode 106 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Frank Martin, Head Coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks. In this episode, Coach Martin shares how his family background has influenced his coaching philosophy, the importance of giving, transitioning from an assistant coach to a head coach, where his infamous "stare" came from and how it originates from love, why coaches must adjust to keep the attention & respect of their teams, what he has observed that makes Dawn Staley so successful as a coach and as a person as well as the joy he experienced taking his South Carolina team to the Final Four in 2017. All that and more on Episode 105 of the Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr!