Coaching U Podcast With Coach Brendan Suhr

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Chris Oliver, Head Coach of the University of Windsor, about how practical applications in coaching, how he bases his style of play, how he got into coaching and paved his way, how his website BasketballImmersion.com helps coaches at all levels to stimulate their thinking & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Jim Boone, Head Coach at Delta State, about his passion for basketball, sharing with other coaches, how he formed his basketball philosophy, & much more!!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Mike Procopio, Dallas Mavericks Director of Player Development, about how he got his start in basketball, how he originally met and started working for Tim Grover, why Kobe Bryant decided to hire him, his view of player development today, how the head coach of a team dictates player development & much more!!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Jim Thompson, Positive Coaching Alliance Founder & CEO, about how they’ve focused on changing the world through youth sports, how PCA was founded, how positive coaching can be applied in both sports and business, the importance of a strong foundation of a positive team culture, what the future holds for PCA and much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Mano Watsa, Owner & President of PGC Basketball, about the number of young players that go through their programs each summer, the impact on youth and high school basketball, how any player can learn to be a better teammate, the purpose and motivation for PGC, and how the Charles Mully movie that’s out this week is a MUST see for your team, your family, and yourself! Go see Mully this week!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Steve Clifford, Charlotte Hornets Head Coach, about his path from Maine to the NBA, giving his staff assignments to learn and work on in the offseason, what he foresees for this season and much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Adrian Griffin, Oklahoma City Thunder Assistant Coach about his basketball journey from the CBA to the NBA, the impact coaches can have on players lives through words, working for Billy Donovan, avoiding the label of just being a defensive coach & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Jeff Van Gundy, ESPN NBA Analyst and Gold Medal Winning Head Coach for USA Basketball’s recent AmeriCup squad about getting back into coaching for the AmeriCup, the level of coaching in FIBA basketball, what he learned coaching the Gold-Medal winning AmeriCup team & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Dr. Tim Elmore, President of Growing Leaders, a best-selling author and international speaker who uses his expertise on Generations Y and Z to equip educators, coaches, leaders, parents, and other adults to impart practical life and leadership skills to young adults that will help them navigate through life. Coach talks to Tim about his new book Marching Off The Map, growing leaders today, coaching kids from all backgrounds, what coaches should be focusing on when educating players, getting a team to buy-in, and much more!!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Dr. Spencer Wood, internationally renowned speaker and dynamic trainer of athletes and coaches in the areas of cutting-edge Mental Skills & Toughness Training; and Athletic Speed, Agility, & Quickness training. Spencer talks about mental skills, performing under pressure, working with world-class athletes, getting in the “zone” and much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Larry Shyatt to talk about the role of the assistant coach, how its changed over the course of his career, the worst things he sees in the college game, the evolution of coaching clinics & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Texas Wesleyan Head Coach Brennen Shingleton who this past season led TWU to a national championship winning 5 games in 6 days to capture the title. Brennen is authentic as coaches come and has a unique ability to connect to his players, and is good enough to be the Head Coach of a Power 5 team!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by NBA veteran guard Jason Terry to talk about his experience at the NBPA Coaching Program, his mindset prepping for the transition from player to coaching, the advantage of being able to think like a player when coaching, how he studies the game and the games evolution, from analytics to portionless basketball and much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by VCU Head Coach Mike Rhoades to talk about returning home to VCU, what he learned essentially building a program from scratch at Rice, what it’s like returning to his “destination” job at VCU, and much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by TCU Assistant Head Coach David Patrick to talk about the most important things assistant coaches should focus on, the challenge on coaching great players, his story growing up and how he’s gotten to where he is and much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Nevada Head Coach Eric Musselman about making the adjustment from coaching in the NBA to coaching in college, the transition to coaching in the Mountain West conference, his views on transfers, how he recruits and much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to University of Texas Head Coach Shaka Smart about how as a young coach he was able to get his first head coaching position at VCU, creating the term ‘HAVOC’, how he teaches his style of play, the adjustment of moving conferences & much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Pulitzer Prize winner and NY Times Best-Selling Author Jeffrey Marx to talk about transformational vs transactional coaching, building healthy relationships, building community, and ultimately building leaders. Jeffrey talks about his book Season of Life, why and how he went about writing it, its underlying message, as well as InSide Out Coaching, Joe Ehrmann and ultimately how sports and coaching can transform lives! Visit his website JeffreyMarx.org to learn more!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to the foremost skills development coach in the game, Joe Abunassar, founder of Impact Basketball. Joe talks about preparing players for the NBA Draft/Summer League, what a normal day of training should look like, the difference between preparing guys for the draft and veterans for the season, & much much more!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined on this jam packed NBA Draft preview with the #1 analyst in college basketball Jay Bilas, Mike Jones, Markelle Fultz’s Dematha High School coach and David Patrick, TCU Assistant Coach and Ben Simmons’ Godfather. Jay breaks down the draft from the best crop of point guards in years to teams making too many moves when they’re 1 player away from a title. Markelle Fultz’ high school coach Mike Jones talks about what makes him special & more! And then David Patrick talks about Ben Simmons and provides insight into his develop and future ability that no one else can!