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The Sports Coach Podcast
Got a coaching problem you can't Google? You're in the right place. Playing time decisions, parent conflicts, building a roster, running a practice that actually works — every week we dig into the real challenges youth sports coaches are dealing with right now. Tips. Techniques. Secrets from coaches who have been in the trenches. Ten minutes. Every week. No fluff. This is The Sports Coach. Let's get to work.
Episodes
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Ep 168 When Your Work Ethic Is Really Fear
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Ep 167 Great Coaches Are Great at the Boring
https://teachhoops.com/ Head over to TeachHoops.com for courses, a coaching community, and a free trial built for coaches who want to win more and stress less…
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Ep 166 What Happens in October Decides What Happens in February
https://teachhoops.com/ Your season does not start on the first day of practice. It starts about four weeks earlier, which means for most coaches it has…
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Ep 165 The Way You Cut a Kid Tells the Whole Town Who You Are
https://teachhoops.com/ Tryouts are coming, and with them the part of coaching nobody puts on a highlight reel. In this episode Coach Collins takes on cut day…
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Ep 164 Your Staff Is Not Aligned Yet, and Your Players Already Know It
https://teachhoops.com/ Coaches spend October on the players. Conditioning, open gyms, skill work, the schedule, the gear order. Then they walk into November…
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Ep 163 How You Finish Is the Part They Actually Remember
https://teachhoops.com/ This episode is for the fall coaches. Soccer, volleyball, cross country, football, tennis. You are two or three weeks from the end…
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Ep 162 Can You Stay Steady When the Scoreboard Does Not?
https://teachhoops.com/ What happens to your team when the head coach has a bad day? In this episode, Coach Collins takes a deep dive into one of the most…
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Ep 161 What If Your Best Coaching Move Is Taking Something Away?
https://teachhoops.com/ Performance equals potential minus interference. That one equation, borrowed from Timothy Gallwey's The Inner Game of Tennis, is the…
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Ep 160 One Game Is Evidence, Not a Verdict
https://teachhoops.com/ How quickly can one basketball game become an entire story in an athlete’s mind? A player has a great opening night and thinks, “This…
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Ep 159 Why Doesn't Your Team Play Hard?
https://teachhoops.com/ My kids do not play hard. It might be the oldest complaint in coaching, and in this episode Coach Collins argues that most coaches are…
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Ep 158 Are You Trying to Improve Before You Understand Yourself?
Long Show Notes https://teachhoops.com/ Where does real improvement begin? Most athletes immediately think about more workouts, more shots, more film, more…
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Ep 157 Is Your Program Developing Confident Players or Fearful Performers?
https://teachhoops.com/ How do coaches develop mentally strong athletes? Most coaches immediately think about confidence, toughness, motivation, breathing…
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Ep 156 Are Your Goals Helping You Achieve Something or Become Someone?
https://teachhoops.com/ Are your goals helping you achieve something, or become someone? In this episode, Coach Collins breaks down why the best athletes do…
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Ep 155 Is Winning Enough to Build a Lasting Legacy?
https://teachhoops.com/ What makes a team memorable long after the final buzzer? In this episode, Coach Collins takes a deep dive into one of the most…
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Ep 154 What’s Really Getting in the Way of Your Team’s Performance?
https://teachhoops.com/ What is really getting in the way of performance? In this episode, Coach Collins takes a deep dive into one of the most overlooked…
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Ep 153 The Sport Parent Confessions ( Hey Sammi)
https://heysammi.com/ Hey Sammi Podcast Spotify Hey Sammi Podcast Itunes why does my 13 year old suddenly want to quit sports? SUBTITLE: how to find out…
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Ep 152 Are You Delaying the Conversation Your Team Needs Most?
https://teachhoops.com/ Are you delaying the conversation your team needs most? In this episode, Coach Collins breaks down why difficult conversations in…
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Ep 151 Are We Hurting Kids by Pushing One Sport Too Early?
https://teachhoops.com/ What is all this pressure to specialize really doing to young athletes? In this episode, Coach Collins takes on one of the biggest…
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Ep 150 Can Toughness Be Taught or Does It Have to Be Built Every Day?
https://teachhoops.com/ How do coaches actually teach toughness to a team? In this episode, Coach Collins breaks down why toughness is not just yelling louder…
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Ep 149 Do Your Players Know You Care Enough to Tell Them the Truth?
https://teachhoops.com/ What does real care look like in coaching? In this episode, Coach Collins talks about why leadership is not about making players…
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EP 148 Are Your Players Following You Because They Trust You or Because They Fear You?
https://teachhoops.com/ Are your players following you because they trust you or because they fear you? In this episode, Coach Collins breaks down one of the…
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Ep 147 Helping Players when things go Sideways...
https://teachhoops.com/ Episode Title: How Do You Stop the One-Mistake Spiral Before It Destroys a Game? Every coach has seen it: one mistake turns into two…
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Ep 146 How Do You Fix Late RSVPs, Missed Messages, and Saturday Chaos?
https://heysammi.com/coaches Episode Title: Is the Best Sports Management App No App at All? Coaches don’t lose parents because they “don’t care.” They lose…
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Ep 145 What Does Real Leadership Look Like at Halftime?
https://teachhoops.com/ What does real leadership look like at halftime? In this episode, Coach Collins talks about one of the biggest in-game leadership…
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Ep 144 Are Your X’s and O’s Making Players Better or Just Keeping Coaches Busy?
https://teachhoops.com/ Are your X’s and O’s actually helping your players, or are they just making the game more complicated? In this episode, Coach Collins…
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Ep 143 Are You Building a Team That Can Handle Hard Conversations?
https://teachhoops.com/ Are you building a team that can actually handle hard conversations? In this episode, Coach Collins talks about one of the biggest…
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Ep 142 Who Is Leading Your Program When Coaches Aren’t in the Room?
https://teachhoops.com/ Who is really leading your program when the coaches are not in the room? In this episode, Coach Collins talks about one of the biggest…
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Ep 141 How Do You Build a Program That Lasts Beyond You?
https://teachhoops.com/ How do you build a basketball program that lasts beyond one season, one group, or even one coach? In this episode, Coach Collins uses…
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Ep 140 What Does the End of a Career Teach Us About Leadership?
https://teachhoops.com/ What does the end of a career teach a coach about leadership? In this episode, Coach Collins uses the close of his own coaching journey…
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Ep 139 What Does Real Leadership Look Like? UConn vs South Carolina
https://teachhoops.com/ Multiple outlets reported that UConn coach Geno Auriemma had a tense exchange with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley near the end of the…
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Ep 138 How Do You Build Leadership in the Off-Season Before the Games Even Start?
https://teachhoops.com/ In this episode, coming to you live from the 5th Quarter Studio in Madison, Wisconsin, we break down why leadership is not built during…
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Ep 137 What Can the End of a Season Teach a Great Coach?
https://teachhoops.com/ When the season ends, what should a great coach do next? In this episode, I talk about why the end of a season is one of the biggest…
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Ep 136 What Do Great Programs Do the Day After a Big Win?
https://teachhoops.com/ What does a great program do after a big win? In this episode, I talk about why the day after success matters just as much as game day…
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Ep 135 Are You Calm Enough to Lead When the Pressure Hits?
https://teachhoops.com/ What does your team really need from you in the biggest moments of the season? In this episode, we talk about why leadership in March…
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Ep 134 Are You Building Culture in October… or in March?
https://teachhoops.com/ What if your culture didn’t start on day one of practice… but the day after your last game? In this episode, Coach shares a simple “net…
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Ep 133 Are You Building Confidence… or Coaching from Fear Right Now?
https://teachhoops.com/ As the playoffs approach, pressure rises — and so does the temptation to add more. More sets. More adjustments. More “just in case”…
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Ep 132 Is Your Team Peaking at the Right Time… or Running on Empty?
www.teachhoops.com February is where the season tells the truth. Legs are heavy, emotions run higher, and every practice feels like it matters twice as much…
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Ep 131 Is Your Team Tired… or Just Mentally Drained?
https://teachhoops.com/ Late in the season, coaches often assume sloppy play or low energy means their team is physically worn down. In this episode, Coach…
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Ep 130 Are You Sharpening or Overloading Your Team Right Now?
https://teachhoops.com/ As the playoffs approach, every coach feels the pressure to add just one more thing. One more set. One more adjustment. One more…
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Ep 129 What Is Your Bench Really Teaching Your Team About Leadership?
https://teachhoops.com/ Most coaches focus leadership conversations on starters and captains, but your bench is often the loudest reflection of your culture…
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Ep 128. How Do You Intentionally Develop a Leader Within Your Basketball Program?
https://teachhoops.com/ Developing a leader is a deliberate process that goes far beyond simply naming a team captain at the start of the season. True…
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Ep 128 Are You Leading Your Team or Just Running Practice?
https://teachhoops.com/ Many coaches are organized, prepared, and working hard — yet something still feels off when games get tight. In this episode, Coach…
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Ep 127 Why Do Some Teams Buy In While Others Tune Out?
https://teachhoops.com/ Leadership in basketball isn’t about saying the right thing — it’s about being the right example. In this episode, Coach Collins dives…
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Ep 126 Are You Leading for Comfort or for Growth?
Most leadership mistakes don’t come from a lack of care — they come from choosing comfort over growth. In this episode, Coach Collins dives deep into how…
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Ep 125 Leadership and Christmas
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Ep 124 Should You Pick up Captain?
https://teachhoops.com/ Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a…
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Ep 123 What Kind of Leader Do Players Actually Follow?
https://teachhoops.com/ Leadership in basketball isn’t about titles, volume, or control — it’s about the daily habits your players see, feel, and follow. In…
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Ep 122 Defining Team Roles
Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a varsity coach. has a…
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Ep 121 What Are the 7 Habits That Build Real Basketball Leaders?
https://teachhoops.com/ In this episode of the Basketball Leadership Podcast, Coach Collins breaks down the seven habits that shape winning programs — habits…
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Ep 120 A Basketball Checklist
Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a varsity coach. has a…
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Ep 119 What Kind of Leader Are You When You’re Losing?
www.teachhoops.com In this episode of The Basketball Leadership Podcast, Coach Collins digs into what leadership really looks like when things go wrong — when…
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Ep 118 Being a Spark plug for your Team
Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 27th year as a varsity coach. has a…
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Ep 117 The Leadership Challenge
Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 27th year as a varsity coach. has a…
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Ep 116 The Disease of Me
https://teachhoops.com/ Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a…
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Ep 115 Things A Young Coach Should Know
https://teachhoops.com/ Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a…
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Ep 114 What Makes the Best Leaders
Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a varsity coach. has a…
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Ep 113 Pat Riley's Disease of Me
Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a varsity coach. has a…
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Ep 112 Building a Team Culture and Philosophy
Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a varsity coach. has a…
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Ep 111 What I wish I had known as a Young Coach
Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a varsity coach. has a…
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Ep 110 What make the Best Leaders?
Steve Collins is the varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Madison Memorial High School in Madison Wisconsin. He is in his 25th year as a varsity coach. has a…