Miscellaneous
Leonard Epps, Head MBB Coach, at Champion Christian College Delton Deal, Head MBB Coach, of SAGU : @deltondeal10 Both coaches joined Coach'd up and talked about the College Hoops Coaching profession and handling the issues that come with coaching at "small ball" schools. As authentic and comical than any other coaching podcast, we discussed modern day topics that coaches from every level can relate to. Check out the breakdown to get right to the topics you want to hear. Breakdown ___________ 0:17 - Intro, introducing our guests. 3:39 - Coach Epps, from top assistant of a respected NAIA school (SAGU) to NCCAA Head Coach - Why? 5:47 - Coach Deal’s thoughts and response to Coach Epps leaving SAGU. 8:38 - “ I just like the process of building something” - Coach Epps 10:50 - As the school year approaches, some of the summer challenges for a small college coach. 18:55 - Recruiting quality kids with lack of resources. How can you really know what type of kid/player you’re getting? 27:50 - Telling a kid you’re probably not going to the NBA from non-D1 colleges without being a dream killer? As the coach, what’s the best thing to do? 37:47 - The most effective way to build deep relationships with other coaches and build a strong authentic network. 48:14 - I believe the most underrated thing in the coaching profession is truly believing in yourself and who you are” - Tree Burks The temptation of changing what you do as a coach because you see the success of other coaches. “I had to sit down and re-evaluate myself. Who are you and what do you feel like you can teach” - Delton Deal 54:41 - Innovative offense & gimmick defense that we may just try in the 2019-20 season. I doubt it, but it’s worth a laugh. 57:01 - “I refuse to believe that 95% of coaches are recruiting just character and good kids vs talented kids with shaky character” - Tree Burks Character & “good kids” looks different for every coach. Can you teach character to a talented “bad kid”? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tree-burks/support