Coaching Mud Sammy Doucette

On this episode we have Coach Jeremy Hays of Fadeaway Fitness. Coach Jeremy talks about his journey to becoming a basketball skills coach, his involvement in Nike, and the creation of Fadeaway Fitness in 2017. Before Covid-19 he was training anywhere from 500-1200 athletes a month and he is looking forward to being able to do group workouts again. 
You may have seen the twitter viral basketball challenge at #beatthetrainer. 
In this episode we talk about his organization, habits that players often have, his style of training, and so much more. Check it out!

Coach Jeremy can be found on twitter @FadeawayFit

This episode features Interim Head Coach Che Jones of Phoenix College. A lot has happened since Coach Che and I first connected. For instance, he WAS the assistant at Phoenix College, but there was a lot of movement in his athletic department that has included his new title as Interim Head Coach. 

Coach Che is a Las Vegas native, but has been with Phoenix College for 7 years on the women's and men's side. 

On this episode he shares his experience as a mediocre athlete turned professional athlete, working with a dominant men's program and a growing women's program at the college level, and more! Check it out. 



Coach Che Jones can be found on Instagram @im_still_Che

This episode features Coach Mindy Eckert of Manhattan Christian College. Coach Eckert began her coaching career while she was still playing in high school. While attending the University of Saint Mary she helped coach middle school and high school basketball teams. During the summer of 2015 she took an assistant position at John Wood Community College where she stayed for 3 years. After her tenure at John Wood she helped turn around the division 3 MacMurray College Women's Basketball team. Unfortunately, MacMurray College closed their doors in May 2020. While Mac's college was very sad and brought a lot of uncertainty for many, it lead Coach Mindy to her current position at Manhattan Christian College. 

In this episode Coach E shares her journey throughout her career, rebuilding a program and having to close the doors, her first year as a college head coach during Covid-19, and more! Check it out. 



Coach Mindy Eckert can be found on twitter @MindyEckert33

This episode features me. (Odd, I know). For those that don't know me, my name is Sammy Doucette & I coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. This is my 2nd year at OCC.

Earlier in November I spoke with Coach Mike Hernandez for an episode on his podcast, The Basketball Teacher Podcast. It was a really fun and free flowing conversation highlighting, specifically, the year 2020. He published it on his show on December 20th for the last episode of 2020. I'm bringing it to my show to give my listeners another opportunity to hear a conversation about a year we all have had to do some SERIOUS adjusting and learning in.

I know it's weird for me to have an episode featuring myself, but I truly just want to share the content. Check it out!!!

Coach Mike Hernandez can be found on twitter @mhgiantsfan & @BballTeacherPod

Below is the link to his podcast:

https://anchor.fm/basketballteacherpodcast

This episode features Head Coach Mike Hernandez of Metro Tech High School. He's a coach, a teacher, and the host of his podcast 'The Basketball Teacher Podcast'. He has a unique story in that he actually never played organized basketball. He needed volunteer hours and his friend asked him to coach a 6th grade team with him in order to get the necessary hours. Instantly, Coach Mike fell in love with coaching hoops. Ever since then, he's been set on being a coach! 

On this episode we discuss his journey, how he balances coaching & teaching, important lessons he hopes his players learn from him that reach far beyond just the sport of basketball, what he's learned during Covid-19, the culture of his team, his podcast, and SO MUCH MORE! Check it out!



Coach Mike Hernandez can be found on twitter @mhgiantsfan & @BballTeacherPod

Below is the link to his podcast:

https://anchor.fm/basketballteacherpodcast 



PSA ** I was on an episode of his podcast. Coach Mike Hernandez has graciously sent me the audio to the episode. It will be featured on his podcast 12/20/20 AND on mine 12/26/2020.. check it out, along with many other episodes from his podcast as well!!!**

On this episode I spoke with Coach Kevin White of the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Coach White has 18 years of coaching experience & knew this was what he wanted to do at the age of 11!

His experience includes the high school level, the travel circuit, junior college level, and the NCAA DIII level. In addition, he was a Five Star Basketball Camp counselor for six years and is the co-founder of the Camp Darryl Basketball Academy.

In this episode he tells us about the transition from coaching at the high school level to college, mistakes made earlier in his career, the evolution of his recruiting, the importance of networking and so much more. Check it out!

Coach White can be found on twitter @COACHKQW