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This Week's Episodes of the
Hoop Heads Podcast
Ryan Larsen is the Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach at the University of Wyoming. Larsen just completed his 4th season on the Cowgirls’ staff helping the team reach the NCAA Tournament in 2021.
On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Lakers Game 1 win, the Knicks win over the Heat in Game 2, James Harden's big Game 1 against the Celtics and the Nuggets dominance over the Suns in Denver. They also discuss the key off-season questions facing the Cavs after their disappointing first round loss to the Knicks.
Mike McSloy just completed his first season as the Drew University Men's Basketball Head Coach finishing above .500 in 2022-23 leading the Rangers to a 13-12 record. He took over at Drew following a stint at Joseph's University Long Island, where he served as the head coach of the Golden Eagles from 2019-22.
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Former NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl winner Michael Lombardi reveals what makes football organizations tick at the championship level. From personnel to practice to game-day decisions that win titles, Lombardi shares what he learned working with coaching legends Bill Walsh of the 49ers, Al Davis of the Raiders, and Bill Belichick of the Patriots, among others, during his three decades in football.

Why do some NFL franchises dominate year after year while others can never crack the code of success? For 30 years Michael Lombardi had a front-row seat and full access as three titans--Bill Walsh, Al Davis, and Bill Belichick--reinvented the game, turning it into a national obsession while piling up Super Bowl trophies. Now, in Gridiron Genius, Lombardi provides the blueprint that makes a successful organization click and win--and the mistakes unsuccessful organizations make that keep them on the losing side time and again.

    In reality, very few coaches understand the philosophies, attention to detail, and massive commitment that defined NFL juggernauts like the 49ers and the Patriots. The best organizations are not just employing players, they are building something bigger. Gridiron Genius will explain how the best leaders evaluate, acquire, and utilize personnel in ways other professional minds, football and otherwise, won't even contemplate. How do you know when to trade a player? How do you create a positive atmosphere when everyone is out to maximize his own paycheck? And why is the tight end like the knight on a chessboard?

    To some, game planning consists only of designing an attack for the next opponent. But Lombardi explains how the smartest leaders script everything: from an afternoon's special-teams practice to a season's playoff run to a decade-long organizational blueprint. Readers will delight in the Lombardi tour of an NFL weekend, including what really goes on during the game on and off the field and inside the headset. First stop: Belichick's Saturday night staff meeting, where he announces how the game will go the next day. Spoiler alert: He always nails it.

    Football dynasties are built through massive attention to detail and unwavering commitment. From how to build a team, to how to watch a game, to understanding the essential qualities of great leaders, Gridiron Genius gives football fans the knowledge to be the smartest person in the room every Sunday.

Collaboration wins championships. But if that teamwork mindset only exists on game day, players won't create meaningful connections that outlast the buzzer.

Teams can build relationships that motivate them to win in every aspect of life-when they're coached with passion, purpose, and understanding.

Full of actionable principles and exercises, this guide will help you cultivate the intrinsic culture of your team to dramatically improve players' performance, self-awareness, and emotional health. Together, your team can reach their full potential-as athletes and as people.

You'll discover:
  • How overzealous parents affect your players.
  • Strategies to turn individualism into inclusion on your team.
  • Exercises that improve team chemistry through integrity, selflessness, gratitude, and love.
  • The H.O.W. Method, a three-step system for accountability.
  • Nine leadership skills to help you become a better coach.

Your team wins when they play together to become their very best. Read Create Forever Teammates and inspire connections that reveal your team's full capacity-in the game and in life.

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Your first impression is everything when applying for a new coaching job. A professional coaching portfolio is the tool that highlights your coaching achievements and philosophies and, most of all, helps separate you and your abilities from the other applicants.

The key to landing a new coaching job is to demonstrate to the hiring committee your attention to detail, level of preparedness, and your professionalism. Not only does a coaching portfolio allow you to exhibit these qualities, it also allows you to present your personal philosophies on coaching, leadership, and program development in an organized manner.

The Coaching Portfolio Guide is an instructional, membership-based website that helps you develop a personalized portfolio. Each section of the portfolio guide provides detailed instructions on how to organize your portfolio in a professional manner. The guide also provides sample documents for each section of your portfolio that you can copy, modify, and add to your personal portfolio.
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