9 episodes

Point Center with James Parker takes an introspective look at youth sports and college athletics through a variety of angles. Kobe Bryant would always say to me “Sports is the ultimate metaphor for life.” Basketball teaches us a lot of things about each other and life. Discussions will revolve around the values and skills it takes to be successful in sports, and how those values and skills apply to our lives. Through a host of interviews with knowledgeable experts in their fields, I will dive into topics like skill development, athletic performance, strength, conditioning, mental aspects, leadership, branding, recruiting and more.

Point Center James Parker

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Point Center with James Parker takes an introspective look at youth sports and college athletics through a variety of angles. Kobe Bryant would always say to me “Sports is the ultimate metaphor for life.” Basketball teaches us a lot of things about each other and life. Discussions will revolve around the values and skills it takes to be successful in sports, and how those values and skills apply to our lives. Through a host of interviews with knowledgeable experts in their fields, I will dive into topics like skill development, athletic performance, strength, conditioning, mental aspects, leadership, branding, recruiting and more.

    NEXT STEP (Transitional Coaching with Willette White)

    NEXT STEP (Transitional Coaching with Willette White)

    Our guest is Coach Willette White. Her coaching career spans 36 years, 26 years at Power 5 Universities.  She has served the student athlete as an assistant coach, associate head coach, head coach and director of admin and operations. 
    We discuss her new program "Next Step" ,  a transitional coaching program that addresses the challenges, needs and adjustments student athletes have while they transition from high school student/athlete/life to college student/athlete/life. 

    If your interested in Coach White's transitional coaching program NEXT STEP, 
    Email: NextStepWW@gmail.com
    Phone: 541-632-3320
    Instagram @NextStepWW

    Coach White's coaching experience
    2013-2018 | Utah | Director of Administration and Operations
    2011-13 | Utah | Assistant Coach
    2006-09 | Oregon | Assistant Coach
    2001 | USA Basketball - U19 | Assistant Coach
    2000-06       | Northeastern               | Head Coach
    1993-2000 | UCLA | Associate Head Coach
    1985-93 | Washington | Assistant Coach
    1984-85 | Iowa State | Assistant Coach
    1982-84 | Ohio State | Graduate Assistant Coach

    • 29 min
    Coach April Phillips "The Recruiting Blueprint"

    Coach April Phillips "The Recruiting Blueprint"

    Cal Berkeley Bears assistant Coach April Philips expounds on her soon to be released book, "The Recruiting Blueprint" ( 6 Steps to Navigate Your Recruiting Process).  Before Cal Berkeley, Coach Phillips helped University of Arizona in 2018-2019 to a WNIT Championship.   Coach Phillips spent three seasons at LMU as an assistant and associate head coach her last year.  She was named to the WBCA Thirty under 30 in 2017 and 2018.  She won two Atlantic conference titles while a member of the Xavier Musketeers and made it to an Elite Eight appearance in 2010.
    Coach Phillips is well known for her ability to connect with prospective student athletes and recruit. Her Book, "The Recruiting Blueprint" can be pre-ordered @ www.HoopHaus.com 
    Her twitter handle is @AP_Cali

    • 57 min
    NAIA Hall of Fame Coach Russ Davis of Vanguard University WBB

    NAIA Hall of Fame Coach Russ Davis of Vanguard University WBB

    Coach Davis sits down with us a talks about what he has seen change over the past 20 years in club basketball, what he looks for in recruits and advise to seniors still looking to be recruited while our country deals with a world wide pandemic. 

    • 52 min
    Mai-Loni Henson, 6'1 W/G UW Huskies, Sweet 16 Participant

    Mai-Loni Henson, 6'1 W/G UW Huskies, Sweet 16 Participant

    Mai-Loni Henson, 2020 graduate of University of Washington Huskies, #69 player in the country coming out of high school. Henson played for powerhouse high school program LaJolla Country Day, where she was teammates with NCAA all-time leading scorer, Kelsey Plum. She was a California 1st team All-State player. She played for the Washington Huskies who won 29 games and made the Sweet 16 following a Final Four appearance the year before. May-Loni has some great nuggets for young players dealing with adversity and getting ready for college. Currently she is preparing to play professional basketball overseas. 

    • 27 min
    2021 5'11 Guard Jess Finney, University of Washington commit

    2021 5'11 Guard Jess Finney, University of Washington commit

    Jess Finney is a long, versatile guard/perimeter player, one of the top recruits coming out of Arizona. She recently verbally committed to the University of Washington. 
    Jess talks about her game, the challenges she faced this year in high school when her teammate (Boise State commit), Anna Ostlie went down with a season ending injury and why she chose Washington. 

    • 15 min
    2021 5'9 Combo Guard Ally Stedman of Phoenix Fire Prep

    2021 5'9 Combo Guard Ally Stedman of Phoenix Fire Prep

    Stedman is a highly recruited guard out of Arizona. She is an extremely hard worker, competitive and is a great teammate. She has fun playing the sport she loves and wants to continue playing at the collegiate level. 
    She has offers from 
    Pacific
    Santa Clara
    Pepperdine 
    Nevada
    SJSU
    Delaware
    Georgetown
    UPenn
    Denver
    UCSD
    LIU
    Ball State

    • 13 min

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