1 hr 29 min

Krista Phillips - Spire Academy (OH) Women's Basketball Head Coach (plus Dasha & Khady) - Episode 944 Hoop Heads

    • Basketball

Krista Phillips is the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio. On this episode she is joined by two of her graduating seniors Dasha Shishkina and Khady Leye.
Krista was the starting center for Team Canada at the London 2012 Olympics, and spent six years playing with the Canadian National Team. Prior to her time with Team Canada, Krista spent four years at the University of Michigan as a Wolverine. As a senior, Krista received an All-Big Ten conference honorable mention, as well as awards for Athletic Achievement and Rebounding. She started all 35 games in her senior year and became Michigan’s 20th 1,000 point scorer. After college, Krista continued her basketball career professionally playing in Italy, Spain, Australia, and Prague. Upon retirement, Krista spent many successful seasons coaching high school basketball. Her passion for player development is what drives her, and her background in finance allows her to manage operations efficiently.
If you’re looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program.  We believe that having a mentor is the best way to maximize your potential and become a transformational coach. By matching you up with one of our experienced mentors you’ll develop a one on one relationship that will help your coaching, your team, your program, and your mindset.  The Hoop Heads Mentorship Program delivers mentoring services to basketball coaches at all levels through our team of experienced Head Coaches. Find out more at hoopheadspod.com or shoot me an email directly mike@hoopheadspod.com
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Listen and learn as you check out this episode with Krista Phillips, Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio.
Website - https://www.spireacademy.com/academy/academy-basketball-women/
Email – kphillips@spireacademy.com
Twitter/X - @SPIRE-Institute
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Krista Phillips is the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio. On this episode she is joined by two of her graduating seniors Dasha Shishkina and Khady Leye.
Krista was the starting center for Team Canada at the London 2012 Olympics, and spent six years playing with the Canadian National Team. Prior to her time with Team Canada, Krista spent four years at the University of Michigan as a Wolverine. As a senior, Krista received an All-Big Ten conference honorable mention, as well as awards for Athletic Achievement and Rebounding. She started all 35 games in her senior year and became Michigan’s 20th 1,000 point scorer. After college, Krista continued her basketball career professionally playing in Italy, Spain, Australia, and Prague. Upon retirement, Krista spent many successful seasons coaching high school basketball. Her passion for player development is what drives her, and her background in finance allows her to manage operations efficiently.
If you’re looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program.  We believe that having a mentor is the best way to maximize your potential and become a transformational coach. By matching you up with one of our experienced mentors you’ll develop a one on one relationship that will help your coaching, your team, your program, and your mindset.  The Hoop Heads Mentorship Program delivers mentoring services to basketball coaches at all levels through our team of experienced Head Coaches. Find out more at hoopheadspod.com or shoot me an email directly mike@hoopheadspod.com
Make sure you’re subscribed to the Hoop Heads Pod on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts and while you’re there please leave us a 5 star rating and review. Your ratings help your friends and coaching colleagues find the show. If you really love what you’re hearing recommend the Hoop Heads Pod to someone and get them to join you as a part of Hoop Heads Nation.
Listen and learn as you check out this episode with Krista Phillips, Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio.
Website - https://www.spireacademy.com/academy/academy-basketball-women/
Email – kphillips@spireacademy.com
Twitter/X - @SPIRE-Institute
Visit our Sponsors!
Dr. Dish Basketball
Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are here to help you transform your team’s training efforts this summer with exclusive offers of up to $4,000 OFF their Rebel+, All-Star+, and CT+ shooting machines. Unsure about budget? Dr. Dish offers schools-only financing to make getting new equipment easier than ever.
Fast Model Sports
FastModel Sports has the most compelling and intuitive basketball software out there! In addition to a great product, they also provide basketball coaching content and resources through their blog and playbank, which features over 8,000 free plays and drills from...

1 hr 29 min