The Basketball Teacher Podcast

This podcast is a conversation between coaches ranging from youth through the university level. In it we discuss the best practices to ensure success on and off the court.

Episode 258: Being An Attentive Coach With Coach Erik Leafblad
Apr 21, 2025 – 01:00:53
Episode 257: Developing Players to Fit With Your Culture With Coach Isaac Sanders
Apr 14, 2025 – 01:14:27
Episode 256: Installing Man to Man Principles With Coach Ethan Leist
Apr 7, 2025 – 01:03:31
Episode 255: EYBL and 3SSB Basketball With Coach Robert Holloway
Mar 31, 2025 – 01:01:17
Episode 254: Adapting Based on Personnel With Coach Rick Smith
Mar 24, 2025 – 01:05:23
Episode 253: Growing Players On And Off The Court With Jonathan Perez
Mar 17, 2025 – 01:04:30
Episode 252: Building Your Coaching Foundation With Coach Tyde Coffey
Mar 10, 2025 – 01:03:40
Episode 251: Training Game Ready Shooters With Coach Jere Johnson
Mar 3, 2025 – 01:03:15
Episode 250: Effectively Putting Energy and Effort Into Your Program With Coach Rob Yates
Feb 24, 2025 – 01:11:59
Episode 249: Training Point Guards With Coach Mike Iuzzolino
Feb 17, 2025 – 01:03:51
Episode 248: 4 Out 1 In Offense With Coach David Rohrbach
Feb 10, 2025 – 01:01:48
Episode 247: Developing Quick Offense With Coach Mike De Giorgio
Feb 3, 2025 – 01:01:40
Episode 246: Teaching Players to Handle Mental Pressures With Coach Julian Gomez
Jan 27, 2025 – 01:08:14
Episode 245: Getting the Ball Moving on Offense With Coach Luke Davis
Jan 20, 2025 – 01:01:42
Episode 244: Making All 5 Players Playmakers With Coach Shawn Palmer
Jan 13, 2025 – 01:06:18
Episode 243: Maximizing the 2-3 Zone With Coach Luke Palmer
Jan 6, 2025 – 01:01:34
Episode 242: Advice for Young Coaches With Coach Chris Juergens
Dec 30, 2024 – 01:20:00
Episode 241: Building a Competitive JuCo Program With Coach Brad Shaw
Dec 23, 2024 – 01:05:51
Episode 240: Assessing and Developing Player Work Ethic With Coach Andre Fisher
Dec 16, 2024 – 01:06:07
Episode 239: Mastering A Practice Plan With Coach Nick Borruso
Dec 9, 2024 – 01:11:11
Episode 238: Earn Everything Culture With Coach Eric Holbrook
Dec 2, 2024 – 01:10:13
Episode 237: Implementing a Defensive Mindset in Your Team With Coach Shafer Martin
Nov 25, 2024 – 01:07:30
Episode 236: Bringing Value as an Assistant With Coach Philip Manning
Nov 16, 2024 – 01:08:03
Episode 235: Developing a Detailed Gameplan With Coach Ron Winemiller
Nov 11, 2024 – 01:02:19
Episode 234: Being a Demanding but Caring Player's Coach With Coach Zachary Marks
Nov 4, 2024 – 01:12:36
Episode 233: Carrying Over Systems From Program to Program With Coach Stephen Hand
Oct 28, 2024 – 01:03:18
Episode 232: Maintaining and Growing Player Confidence With Coach Sam Frederickson
Oct 21, 2024 – 01:08:20
Episode 231: Multiple Pressure Defenses With Coach Jason Vetter
Oct 14, 2024 – 01:16:43
Episode 230: Keeping Your Energy High With Coach Lawrence McGill
Oct 7, 2024 – 01:03:36
Episode 229: Finding Your Coaching Self With Coach Self Zach LeMay
Sep 30, 2024 – 01:08:59
Episode 228: Personnel Based Offense With Coach Cory Hill
Sep 23, 2024 – 01:07:20
Episode 227: Implementing a 5 Out Offense With Coach George Buaku
Sep 16, 2024 – 01:04:55
Episode 226: Using Analytics To Improve Your Coaching With Coach Peyton Mortellite
Sep 9, 2024 – 01:02:35
Episode 225: Disciplined Man to Man Defense With Coach Mel Abrams Jr.
Sep 2, 2024 – 01:03:48
Episode 224: Building a Competitive Team at a Small School With Coach Dave Sheffield
Aug 26, 2024 – 01:05:19
Episode 223: Generating Offensive Advantages With Coach Steve Limberiou
Aug 19, 2024 – 01:07:17
Episode 222: Maintaining A Strong Relationship With Administration With Coach Jahrrend Arnold
Aug 12, 2024 – 01:03:19
Episode 221: Teaching and Training While Keeping The Game Fun With Coach Earnest Crumbley Jr.
Aug 5, 2024 – 01:05:04
Episode 220: Making Every Practice Count With Coach Kyle Rouse
Jul 29, 2024 – 01:11:49
Episode 219: Guiding Players to the Next Level With Coach Tim Howell
Jul 22, 2024 – 01:04:15
Episode 218: Teaching Team Basketball With Talented Players With Coach David Birch
Jul 15, 2024 – 01:05:15
Episode 217: Establishing A Winning Culture With Coach David Bailey
Jul 8, 2024 – 01:03:35
Episode 216: Building Shooters With Coach John Stockton
Jul 1, 2024 – 01:06:43
4 Year Anniversary Show
Jun 24, 2024 – 00:49:21
Episode 215: Creating A Tight Knit Team With Coach Kaleigh Stickles
Jun 17, 2024 – 01:05:07
Episode 214: Constructing Offense Around Who You Have With Coach Evan Belk
Jun 10, 2024 – 01:08:10
Episode 213: Teaching Offensive Freedom Within Structure With Coach Aaron Thomas
Jun 3, 2024 – 01:08:37
Episode 212: Building Players to Overcome Adversity With Coach Evan Fosha
May 27, 2024 – 01:05:48
Episode 211: Quick Strikes and Stops in Transition With Coach Clay Jeffers
May 20, 2024 – 01:15:25
Episode 210: Coaching Staff Cohesion and Game Management With Coach Bryant Knigge
May 13, 2024 – 01:02:54

Recent Reviews

Rashad Lavelle

So far so good

I’m enjoying this podcast and usually listen while walking and driving.
J2SBBALL

Huge resource for basketball coaches!

I have nothing but good to say about this podcast! Thanks for the information and time you spend!
Dan Horwitz

AWESOME!!!

Coach Hernandez is a phenomenal podcast host! He is thoughtful, engaging, and very knowledgeable! Highly recommend!
doug_prishpreed

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CommunityHoops

Great job - Useful information for coaches at all levels

Coach Hernandez asks insightful questions and is well prepared. Guests are offer realistic
A.Magana

Basketball Teacher Podcast

Diverse perspectives. Clarity of thought. Engaging. Recommended.
Keithhaskins

Great Podcast!

Coach Hernandez does a great job of choosing topics and guests that can really be beneficial to his listeners. The questions that he asks are both thoughtful and insightful. Not only that, but the podcast is relative to coaches of many different experience levels and age groups. I highly recommend giving it a listen!
PPpwnz

Among the Finest

This podcast is the ultimate source for basketball coaching insight. Each episode features great conversations between passionate coaches and educators, and Mike’s love of both education and basketball is infectious!
Coach Tyerman

Informational and organized

You can feel the passion with the host and the people being interviewed. This helps me learn a great amount to take back to my program.
Drew Fla.

A must listen for coaches of any level!

This is a must listen due to the variety of topics and insight given on the world of hoops. These podcasts provide tremendous tips, advice, knowledge, and a view into so many different aspects of the game. Tremendous energy, well thought out!
Brett Charles

Excellent, organic conversations

If you’re looking for excellent, organic conversations between normal people in the coaching realm, then this is your podcast.
S.Cramer

Looking forward to more episodes

This podcast is excellent for coaches looking to improve their team and develop their program from the youth level on up. I look forward to more episodes.