Here's The Deal Sam Jensen

Topics:
AAU vs. Club
What do players need to play in college?
Shoe Teams and program politics
Player Development
Role of parents in team success



For more info:

https://www.chriswardbasketball.com/

Steve Rowell - Rockport legend (as a player, coach and administrator), Draft Pick for New York Knicks


1-5min - Intro
8 min - influences/upbringing
11-16min - High School Career
20 min - state championship
27 min - URI
32 min - family life
35 min - Getting Drafted By The Knicks
45 - Finding Passion in Coaching
50 - Advice for coaches

Intro

1:00 - Trip to Florida

7:00 - Vacation Nightmares

10:00 - Team Bonding + The Positives of Florida (food)

11:00 - Eric goes gator hunting

22:00 - Mailbag

Part 1: Steve Harrington

1st 15 min:

- The benefit of playing multiple sports

- How to nurture players who are regressing

- The template for a winning team/program

2nd 15 min:

- Playing time on pay-to-play teams (29 min)

- The Middlesex league

- Toughest teams to coach against

3rd 15 min:

- Is a PG year beneficial?

- Can coach Harrington fix Ben Simmons?

- The key ingredient to team success

- Favorite Mass Elite coach

Part 2:

- Our guest bails!

- JD Neal Appreciation Hour

- Weekend Review

- Coaches who took home the hardware!

- Player Appreciation Hour

- Playing time on a pay to play club

- On parents who watch practices

- Are former players the best coaches?

- What skill do players need to work on the most this Summer

- FraudulentTrainers (Eric’s Epic Rant pt. 2)

- Frank’s Twitter beef

- Florida review

- Bulletin Board

Coach Dave Pauley is a former Division 2 college coach and has had a very long, successful career. In this episode, Pauley shares perspective from coaches and players at the college level, including:

- What colleges scouts look for in recruits
- Skills he emphasizes
- The difference between NAIA/Juco and NCAA
- Transition from High School to College basketball
- Things players should be working on to get to the next level

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