Coaches Co-Op, The Podcast

Michael Prejean
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The Coaches Co-Op is a podcast created to unite coaches from all sports and all levels, as we work together to improve our profession by sharing. Coaches do what most people can't!

  1. 1h ago

    A'ja Wilson Got 4 Votes?! Angel Reese Wins DPOY | WNBA Playoffs 2026

    Angel Reese is the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, and A'ja Wilson got only 4 votes. Coach P and WNBA Tay break down the vote, the Liberty's upset of the Lynx, and what the Fever must fix at Gainbridge. WNBA Playoffs 2026 are here. Two coaches break down the game the way coaches see it: the Lynx folding in a best-of-three, why New York is not a typical 8 seed, Jonquel Jones needing a "parking spot" on the block, Liberty vs. Dream and Aces vs. Fever previews, and why the best-of-three series has to go. Plus: would Dawn Staley ever coach in the W, and the Houston Comets' shot at JuJu Watkins in the 2027 draft lottery. CHAPTERS0:00 Cold Open0:42 WNBA Playoffs Are Here1:48 Tea Time: Lynx Propaganda & the Fever Arena6:04 Hostile Environment vs. Disrespect7:40 Superlatives: ROY, COY, Most Improved8:42 Angel Reese Wins Defensive Player of the Year13:58 Liberty Stun the Lynx: Not a Typical 8 Seed17:27 Is Minnesota's Window Closed?21:19 Kill the Best-of-Three Series23:13 Dream vs. Mystics: Washington Watch Ends25:13 Liberty vs. Dream Preview26:47 Jonquel Jones Needs a Parking Spot34:03 Game 3 Predictions: Aces vs. Fever40:10 Wings vs. Valkyries Preview46:39 Who Wins If...47:42 Yay or Nay48:23 Start, Bench, Cut49:07 Would Dawn Staley Coach in the W?50:55 2027 Draft Lottery: JuJu Watch51:33 Fan Conduct & Sign-Off

    A'ja Wilson Got 4 Votes?! Angel Reese Wins DPOY | WNBA Playoffs 2026

  2. 2d ago

    The Lunch Rule Behind 6 District Titles | Klein Collins Football

    How does a Texas 6A program win six district titles in eight years? Klein Collins head football coach and campus athletic director Adrian Mitchell says it starts in the lunchroom — not the weight room. On this episode of the Coaches Co-Op, Coach P sits down with Coach Adrian Mitchell to break down "Excellence Without Compromise," the servant leadership of longtime principal Randy Kirk, what it really takes to run a program AND an athletic department, how recruiting is changing community-based athletics, and why every coach must be a bridge builder. 🏈 Six district titles | Eight playoff appearances | Back-to-back regional semifinals 🎯 Three in the Key: Relationship, Honesty, Sacrifice 🌉 "He gave me an opportunity to create an opportunity." CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:39 Welcome to the Coaches Co-Op 1:17 Meet Coach Adrian Mitchell 2:31 Talk That Talk: Bragging on Klein Collins 6:30 Resilience & "Excellence Without Compromise" 8:42 The Lunchroom Standard: Culture Is Programming 10:11 Randy Kirk & Servant Leadership 13:41 "Put Your Hat in the Ring" 16:16 Origin Story: Mississippi to New Orleans 19:47 The Coach Who Was Ready to Ride 22:59 Why He Chose Coaching Over Engineering 24:38 Why Texas Football Is Different 28:00 The Klein Collins Way 31:25 Did He Almost Not Coach? 32:10 Head Coach + Campus AD: A Real Week 37:35 "Don't Give Them All the Sauce" 38:54 Recruiting & Community-Based Athletics 44:19 The Path for Coaches 45:08 Coaching Is More Than Knowing Ball 52:47 What Looks Hard but Isn't 54:58 If Coaching Ended Tomorrow 58:58 Two-Minute Drill 1:01:27 Three in the Key: Relationship, Honesty, Sacrifice 1:06:31 Two Shots: Hiring & Coaching His Own Son 1:10:44 And-One: Be a Bridge Builder 1:12:56 Stay Ready FOLLOW COACH MITCHELL: @CoachADMitchell on X & IG FOLLOW THE CO-OP: IG/FB @coty_consulting 📘 The Path for Coaches, Vol. 1 (Mentoring) — Amazon If this gave you new insight or new energy for your program, like, subscribe, and share it with a coach who needs it.If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. #CoachesCoOp #TexasHSFootball #CoachingLeadership

    The Lunch Rule Behind 6 District Titles | Klein Collins Football

  3. 2d ago

    Sophie Cunningham vs. DiJonai Carrington: Does the WNBA Need Consistency? | S2E8

    Tea time hits different this week. Coach P and WNBA Tay break down the Sophie Cunningham/DiJonai Carrington foul and ask the question the league still hasn't answered: where's the line? Then it's a deep dive into the Washington Mystics' surprise rise, a full All-WNBA depth chart draft (position by position), the Mean Girls and Bullies of the WNBA, Most Improved candidates, our new "Almost But Not Quite" awards, and a breakdown of Team USA's FIBA World Cup roster ahead of Berlin. If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open — Mindset & Motivation Montage 0:41 Mystics Hit 20 Wins for the First Time Since 2023 1:23 Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8 — Today's Rundown 3:10 Tea Time: Sophie Cunningham vs. DiJonai Carrington — Where's the Line? 9:56 The W Pauses for the FIBA World Cup 10:26 Washington Watch: Shakira Austin's Win-Share Case 17:47 Standings Update & Playoff Picture 21:47 Grace for Young Players — "Life Is Lifing" 25:26 Debate: Should the WNBA Lower the Rims? 32:13 All-WNBA Depth Charts, Position by Position 47:05 Mean Girls & Bullies of the WNBA 54:09 Most Improved Player Candidates 1:01:04 The Almost-But-Not-Quite Awards 1:08:21 FIBA World Cup Roster Breakdown 1:13:22 Yay or Nay — Rapid-Fire Predictions 1:15:37 Wrap-Up & Where to Follow Subscribe for weekly WNBA breakdowns, drop your Yay or Nay in the comments, and follow us on IG for hero clips first. Rate us on Apple Podcasts — it's how the show grows. Follow: @coty_consulting Recorded at Funky Four Podcast Studios #WNBA #CoachesCoOp #WashingtonMystics #AllWNBA #TeaTime

    Sophie Cunningham vs. DiJonai Carrington: Does the WNBA Need Consistency? | S2E8

  4. Aug 12

    They Call Him "Wrestling Ron" | 28 Years, 3 States, One Standard | Coaches Co-Op

    They call him "Wrestling Ron."From Southern University volunteer to first-year head coach with THREE state finalists, to building one of the top wrestling programs in the Houston area. Coach Ron Robertson of BF Terry High School has been doing this for 28 years. And he left nothing on the table in the Co-Op. In this episode, Coach Robertson breaks down: ✅ How he stepped up when his coach had a stroke and exceeded every record — Year One ✅ The Louisiana grind mentality that gave him an edge in a Texas football-first culture ✅ Why he gets out and runs 4 miles with his athletes at 51 ✅ The difference between teaching wrestling and teaching PEOPLE ✅ The hardest truth athletes need to hear but rarely get told ✅ What burned him out and what pulled him all the way back ✅ His 3 non-negotiables: Consistency. Honesty. Genuine Care.Whether you coach, teach, parent, or lead — this one is for you.

    They Call Him "Wrestling Ron" | 28 Years, 3 States, One Standard | Coaches Co-Op

  5. Aug 5

    Kelsey Mitchell OVER Caitlin Clark?! WNBA Trade Deadline, A'ja's MVP Case & Plum to Phoenix | Coaches Co-Op x WNBA Tay S2E7

    Coach P and WNBA Tay are back for the THIRD ACT of the WNBA season. Episode 7 does not hold back. Two real coaches break down the trade deadline (Kelsey Plum to Phoenix!), the All-Star recap, the Lynx at 25-6, and the MVP race that has everybody talking. Plus the take that lit up the comments: is Kelsey Mitchell the best player on the Indiana Fever roster? 👀 We're not here for smoke. We're just talking hoops. Give the ladies their flowers. 🌹 ▶️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Cold Open — Know Your Type of Bloom 0:40 Welcome to the Third Act (Ep. 7) 2:31 Tea Time: Watch the Full Clip 5:21 Cleveland Sirens — The Name Is Revealed 6:54 Washington Watch: Inside the Mystics 15:38 Cotie McMahon, The Enforcer 18:18 All-Star Recap: Jonquel Makes History 20:32 The Defense Debate (ft. President Obama) 24:32 Trade Deadline: Plum Lands in Phoenix 32:22 Connecticut & The Tank Talk 36:05 Standings Update: The Lynx Won't Stop 41:37 Kelsey Mitchell vs. Caitlin Clark 46:22 Cheryl Reeve for Coach of the Year 51:43 MVP: A'ja Wilson vs. Olivia Miles 58:34 Rookie of the Year & The Sydney Taylor Award 1:01:23 Yay or Nay 1:04:22 Parlays for the People 1:05:31 The League Is Growing — Comets Watch 💬 Drop your MVP pick in the comments — A'ja or Olivia Miles? 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for coach-level WNBA breakdowns every week. 📲 Follow us on IG: @coty_consulting New episodes produced at Funky Four Podcast Studios. If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. #WNBA #CoachesCoOp #WNBATwitter #KelseyMitchell #AjaWilson

    Kelsey Mitchell OVER Caitlin Clark?! WNBA Trade Deadline, A'ja's MVP Case & Plum to Phoenix | Coaches Co-Op x WNBA Tay S2E7

  6. Jul 31

    Olivia Miles Is Doing Something No WNBA Player Has EVER Done | All-Star Rosters + Skylar's Boycott

    Olivia Miles is on pace to do something that has never happened in WNBA history — 400 points, 100 rebounds, and 100 assists in 22 games. Not "rarely." Never. Coach P and WNBA Tay break down the rookie season that's turning into an MVP case, and stack it side-by-side against Candace Parker's 2008 rookie year. Plus: the All-Star rosters are set 11 days out from Chicago, Skylar Diggins hasn't played since her "I'm coming off the bench" post, Atlanta somehow put three All-Stars on the roster with zero starters, and we dig into GRAVITY — the AWS machine-learning metric that tracks defensive attention 25 times per second. The #1 player in the league in Gravity is NOT who you think. We also hand out three apologies. On the record. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 We On The Screen Already (Cold Open) 0:46 11 Days Out From All-Star Weekend in Chicago 1:32 TEA TIME WITH TAY 2:32 ESPN Drops "Life in the W" — Will It Get Spicy? 3:14 Skylar Diggins: Real Injury or Real Boycott? 6:07 WASHINGTON WATCH — The Babies Are 11-10 7:01 Can a Top-3 Defense Carry Washington Into the Playoffs? 9:09 ALL-STAR STARTERS ARE SET 10:03 The Three-Point Volume Guessing Game 11:39 HOT TAKE: Atlanta Has To Trade Somebody 16:44 Why Are the Fever Shooting 14 Threes a Game Between Two Players? 17:55 All-Star Reserves + Atlanta's Real Problem 20:18 Biggest Snub: Brittney Sykes or Alyssa Thomas? 21:22 Who Wins All-Star Game MVP? 22:20 STANDINGS UPDATE 23:13 Wait — What Actually Is a Valkyrie? 24:40 Do the Dallas Wings Deserve an Apology? 25:36 The Liberty, Phoenix, and the Chicago Telenovela 28:06 Tank Watch: Stop Winning, Connecticut 31:22 Dallas: Officially a Legitimate Contender 31:42 OLIVIA MILES vs CANDACE PARKER'S ROOKIE YEAR 36:59 The Stat That Has NEVER Happened in WNBA History 38:47 MVP Top Three 40:58 Rookie of the Year Candidates 42:28 An Apology to Seattle 44:08 All-WNBA First Team Locks 46:30 Kennedy Carter Released — Nobody Will Say Why 48:33 Coach of the Year: Reeve vs Nakase 49:50 YAY OR NAY 55:40 GRAVITY: The AWS Metric Nobody's Talking About 1:00:56 The Gravity Top Five Will Surprise You 1:01:41 ANNOUNCEMENT: Rhyne Howard Film Breakdown Is Coming 1:02:35 Free Skylar — Outro 🎙️ Coaches Co-Op is where coaching minds break down the W — film, stats, culture, and the stories behind the standings. New episodes every week. 👥 HOSTS Coach P — 20-year Texas 6A head coach & educator WNBA Tay — resident hooper, analyst, and the reason we have Tea Time 📲 FOLLOW Instagram & Facebook: @coty_consulting YouTube: The Coaches Co-Op 💬 Drop your MVP top three in the comments. We read them. (Tay might not.) 🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss the Rhyne Howard film breakdown we're taking the pod to the next level. "Coaches do what most people can't. If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready." #WNBA #OliviaMiles #WNBAAllStar #CoachesCoOp #WNBAPodcast

    Olivia Miles Is Doing Something No WNBA Player Has EVER Done | All-Star Rosters + Skylar's Boycott

  7. Jul 10

    WNBA All-Star Voting Breakdown | Three All-Stars, a 7-Seed & The Outrage | Coaches Co-Op

    The All-Star starters are set and so is the outrage. In Season 2, Episode 5 of Coaches Co-Op, Coach P and WNBA Tay break down why the Indiana Fever landed THREE All-Star starters as a 7-seed, why the Atlanta Dream got shut out, and the debate everybody’s having: does your team’s record decide if you’re an All-Star? We go inside the fan / media / player vote (yes, Aaliyah Boston was #1 with fans and #8 with players), run Washington Watch after the Mystics’ 4-overtime marathon, update our predictions-vs-reality standings, call Dallas “pretenders, not contenders,” and fire off a round of Yay or Nay before Tay’s Parlays. Two coaches. Fans of the W. Real analysis, real respect. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold Open — “Black Gilligan” & the hat debate 01:15 Welcome Back — S2E5, two coaches who love the W 02:12 Tea Time — straight to the tea 02:34 All-Star Starters Drop — the Fever’s three, and the outrage 04:31 Don’t Boo, Vote — the fan-vote reality check 06:49 The Big Debate — does team record define an All-Star? 08:52 The Vote Breakdown — fan vs. media vs. player rankings 11:49 Overrated? — what the player vote really says 14:10 Washington Watch — the babies are balling 14:42 4 Overtimes — the Mystics’ 3:35 marathon & a WNBA record 17:49 Coach Passion — does a coach’s fire fuel the team? 19:07 Sonia Citron’s Case — 21.5 on 54%, All-Star or fraud? 20:32 Standings Update — predictions vs. reality 22:20 Dallas Deep Dive — pretenders or contenders? 30:18 Minutes & Rotations — the coaching-cap conversation 34:40 Yay or Nay — rapid-fire hot takes 37:54 Alyssa Thomas — was one game enough? 40:06 The Elam Ending Question — protect the players? 41:05 Tay’s Parlays — Friday night slate 43:43 Closing — stay ready, you don’t have to get ready ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly WNBA breakdowns from a coach’s chair: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuQEBrqboRW41Z1Ek9PtD7wT87OWTu3cC 🎧 Full episodes + athletic-leadership interviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuQEBrqboRW7U9oJJqPJe-Q14SzxNSPBz 📱 Follow the show: @coty_consulting #WNBA #WNBAAllStar #WomensBasketball #CoachesCoOp #WNBATwitter Recorded at Funky Four Podcast Studios. A COTY Consulting production.

    WNBA All-Star Voting Breakdown | Three All-Stars, a 7-Seed & The Outrage | Coaches Co-Op

  8. Jun 19

    I Was Dead Wrong About The Lynx | Co-Op x WNBA Tay S2E4

    Coach P opens this episode with a full on-air apology after badly missing his Minnesota Lynx prediction. Then, reclaims his Olivia Miles call as she emerges as a legitimate MVP candidate. Coach P and WNBA Tay break down the real WNBA standings against their preseason picks, debate whether Dallas is being slept on against Vegas, dig into Washington's injury-driven youth movement, and build their top-4 MVP list. Plus: Caitlin Clark's new Nike shoe, the WNBA's 2027 50-game expansion debate, and Tay's Parlays for Friday Juneteenth slate. 🏀 New episodes of Coaches Co-Op drop bi-weekly-ish. Subscribe for unfiltered WNBA analysis from a former head coach and current head coach's perspectives: standings, MVP races, and the stories behind the box score. TIMESTAMPS 0:00: Cold open montage (final use of this intro) 1:21: The Lynx Apology — accountability segment 4:53: Tea Time: Skylar Diggins vs. Chicago Sky front office 7:40: Caitlin Clark's unreleased Nike shoe 11:02: Washington Watch: Mystics at 6–7, Sonia Citron, injury reps 14:18: Standings Reality Check (preseason picks vs. actual) 18:09: Dallas vs. Vegas — "they've got their number" debate 21:26: Defending a vet's roster spot ("loud and right") 26:45: Yay or Nay: Lynx surprise, 50-game expansion, Commish Cup final 33:37: All-Star voting + "how many real stars are in this league" 35:46: MVP Race breakdown (top 4 candidates) 43:13: Injury report + tomorrow's parlay picks 46:53: Outro

    I Was Dead Wrong About The Lynx | Co-Op x WNBA Tay S2E4
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The Coaches Co-Op is a podcast created to unite coaches from all sports and all levels, as we work together to improve our profession by sharing. Coaches do what most people can't!

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  • Creator
    Michael Prejean
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Michael Prejean
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    Coaches Co-Op, The Podcast