Ford Dyke is a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Kinesiology and Team USA Athlete. For over a decade, Dr. Dyke has studied Human Psychology, Kinesiology, and Psychophysiology. He professes that optimal performance is dependent upon the integration of health and well-being. Dr. Dyke is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Kinesiology at Auburn University and teaches a variety of subjects including Optimal Respiration, Hydration, Nutrition, Movement, and Recovery. As Director of Mindfuln...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Kate Eckman - Author | Certified Executive Leadership Coach | Keynote Speaker Kate Eckman empowers high-achieving individuals to actualize their full potential. She leverages her experience as a well-known communications, performance and mindfulness expert, accomplished entrepreneur, and elite athlete to equip leaders with the tools, methodology, and energetic boost they need to excel at the game of life. Kate earned her B.A. in communications from Penn State University, where she was an Academi...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 86
I had the pleasure of interviewing the cast from the Hoopsology Podcast, Justin Goodrum and Matt Thomas. Want more from your basketball podcast? Matt and Justin have you covered, covering not only the NBA but also interviewing those close to the game of basketball. In 2020, we had journalists from NBCSports, The Athletic, ESPN, authors, Emmy award-winning director Zak Levitt, NBA TV Host Ben Lyons, Cari Champion along with many others. Listen to the show on Spotify and Anchor. Contact us at hoop...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Jason is committed to Personal Growth, my marriage and family, Athletics, Suicide Prevention, and creating WIN WIN relationships. Able to handle multiple projects with strong follow-through. Reliable, inspired, and organized with the ability to work independently, as well as a team player. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with clients, colleagues, and staff. Proficient with all social media platforms. Posses high quality decision making skills, social responsibi...
May 24, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Ibrahim Badmus is Director of Business Operations at JLL. He was the former business consultant for Sports Faculty Advisory and Liberty Sports Management. He is also a former assistant men's basketball coach at St. Francis University at the Division 1 level He completed his playing career in Brazil in Espírito Santo. Also playing in Osnabreuck in the German League Pro A as well as with the Tulsa 66ers of the formerly called D- League. Played his collegiate ball at Bucknell University where he wa...
May 17, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 83
May 10, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Beyond the Buckets Ep. #81 Wade Nakamura - Presentation Girls Basketball Coach Wade Nakamura is the head girls basketball coach at Presentation High School. He has previously coached at Homestead High School, Leland High School and has won six CCS championships as a head coach in his 24 year coaching career. Wade is the son of legendary coach Gene Nakamura who was the head coach at Berkeley High for 25 years. Gene Nakamura’s won three state titles, eight NorCal crowns and 563 career victories. W...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Coach Kiernan will begin his 14th season at Mater Dei High School in 2019-20 and he has made an indelible mark on a program that is incredibly rich in tradition. Coach Kiernan's tenure at Mater Dei has been nothing short of remarkable. Coach Kiernan has won two National Championships, three State Championships, five CIF Championships and six Southern California Regional Championships. The 2019-20 season ended with a 30-3 overall record, 13th consecutive Trinity League Championship (7-1) and 2020...
Apr 26, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 80
#79. Special Jennings - Head Coach Montverde Academy Since her last professional minutes in May 2013, Jennings has been honing her craft as a leader and teacher of the game. Jennings' latest position was Associate Head Coach at The University of Illinois at Chicago, spending two years there from 2018-19 to 2019-2020. While the program was in a rebuilding stage during that time, they are poised for a successful season after the re-tooling of Special and her colleagues in the recent past. Jennings...
Apr 19, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 79
#78. Dr. Matt Dewar - Mindfulness & Emotional Intelligence Educator | Wellness Advisor | Author | Speaker About Matt Motivated by my own personal struggle with anxiety as a young adult and informed by almost two decades of teaching mindfulness and emotional intelligence in schools, my message is simple: Through increased awareness, knowledge, and skill, you have the ability to transform stress and adversity into emotional strength and resilience. Through keynotes, workshops, and advising, I ...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Kelly Oubre Sr. is the father of a professional athlete who has specifically made it a point to be involved and active in every step of his son’s journey. This active involvement has come with its share of Pain Points that were identified early on and converted quickly into Power Points. As a business major, Kelly Sr. saw the benefits of not only nurturing his son through his formative years, but also implementing a three dimensional approach in his years of preparation for success at the profes...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 77
#76. Craig Ashmore - Head Coach Newark Memorial High School Craig Ashmore is the Head Coach at Newark Memorial High School. Craig has amassed over 600 career wins, 15 league titles, 4 section titles, 4 NorCal Runner Up’s and 2 NorCal Championships in his 30 year coaching career. Craig is a dedicated father, husband, teacher and coach that has dedicated his life to serving others. He attacks every day with a high level of enthusiasm to get better each and every day. You will definitely get why he...
Apr 05, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Dave Magley - President of The Basketball League David John Magley is a retired American basketball player and coach. He is currently the president of The Basketball League after serving as commissioner of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Prior to becoming an NBLC executive, Magley was head coach of Bradenton Christian School in Bradenton, Florida, for 11 years and then led the Brampton A's for two seasons. He played basketball at South Bend LaSalle High School. Following his sen...
Mar 22, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Matt Durell - CEO of Bay City Basketball Matt founded Bay City Basketball in 2009 with 8 teams and has built the organization to where it is today and added multiple new programs. Durell has tremendous passion and experience in developing young players and organizing basketball programs. He takes great pride in improving the San Francisco basketball community by providing kids of all ages, races and socioeconomic status a positive athletic experience. Coach Durell is also currently the Assistant...
Mar 22, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Jason Gant - Mindfulness Coach Jason is a former Cal Berkeley Basketball player, current college basketball coach and mindfulness coach. Jason is a healthy relationship advocate and trainer with 10+ years of experience developing boys into men by providing mental skills training to students, athletes and collegiate teams supporting them in creating and sustaining healthy lifestyles. A learning designer and experience curator, Jason's philosophy promotes and supports healthy and inclusive communi...
Mar 15, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Zach Stevenson was born and raised in San Jose, Ca. Throughout his life, he's always had an affinity for sports, particularly basketball, which he continues to play until this day. Zach was a three sport athlete for Prospect High School where he graduated in 2007. After graduating, he began his coaching career as an assistant for the Varsity program at his alma mater. He would continue to coach until 2013. Zach has been a part of Silicon Valley Sports since its inception in 2019. He currently se...
Mar 08, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Robert Sher - Author | Speaker | Serial CEO | Founder | Consultant | Midsized Business Expert and Researcher | Sailor | Traveler | DIYer | Dad of 2 Robert Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. Robert has published extensively on the successful leadership traits of CEOs of mid-market companies. He has written two books, Mighty Midsized Compani...
Mar 01, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Bobby Hallback - Mental Health Therapist & Sports Psychology Consultant About Bobby Hallback: As a Mental Health Therapist, I provide ongoing psychological care for clients dealing with psychosis, depression, anxiety, stress and etc. As a Sports Psychology Consultant, I help players and coaches reach their optimal performance by increasing their optimal mindset by decreasing their psychological distresses. I also provide clinical assessment to assess for clients psychological disturbances th...
Feb 22, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Beyond the Buckets Ep. #69 Joerik Michiels - Founder of Elite Athletes & Internationally Renowned Skill Trainer Joerik was born and raised in Antwerp, Belgium. Passionate about skills training from a young age, he has spent close to a decade studying and gaining knowledge from a variety of coaches and basketball trainers all over the world. This led to teaming up with Olivier Goetgeluck to create the Elite Athletes program. At the ‘EA Facility’ in Antwerp, players of all ages and abilities f...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Will Freedman is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Lassen Community College. He is a Santa Monica native and former Cal State University East Bay standout. Will finished top five in scoring, top three in shooting percentage and top ten in rebounding in school history. He briefly played professionally overseas and began his coaching career shortly after that. Will has a Master's degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from University of Concordia. Out now on all podcast platforms! #podcas...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Jeff Christian is a professor of Nursing, ABA Head Coach For the Solano Stallions and CEO/Founder of C4 Leaders. About C4 Leaders: C4 Leaders is a grassroots non-profit organization whose mission is to build community. 2021 will mark our rebranding of putting 100% of our efforts into helping individuals, families, teams, and organizations ignite the greatness within. We will accomplish this is two specific ways. First we will put on live events to help our guests experience the power of communic...
Feb 01, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Jan 25, 2021•57 min
Mike Motil is the Head Boys Coach at St. Francis High School in Mtn. View, CA. He has been the head coach since 2008 and has won 3 Central Coast Section Championships. Many of his players have gone on to the collegiate and even professional ranks (NBA Veteran Tyler Johnson). We have a great conversation on the ups and downs of coaching, managing basketball & family and his motivation to continue his coach journey.
Jan 18, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Sammy Doucette - Head Coach Orange Coast College… Talks coaching with Kobe Bryant, Life Lessons from Legends & Culture in her program Sammy Doucette is the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Orange Coast College. She also spent time as the Head Coach at Costa Mesa High School, with previous stops at Concordia University and Hope International University as an assistant coach. For three years, Doucette also coached for Mamba Youth Sports in Newport Beach, working under the guidance of former Lo...
Jan 11, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 64
John Hartofilis - Host of Gen Z Hoops Podcast & Future NBA General Manager John Hartofilis is a Junior at the Baruch College Zicklin School of Business, expecting to graduate in May 2022. John is a hard-working and self-motivated individual looking to launch a successful career in the sports industry post-graduation. Through his work at X2 Performance, coaching at Xavier HS, managing SLAA, and engaging in various other sports-based initiatives, John hopes to be a valuable asset to any high-l...
Jan 04, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Todd Corbin is a former multisport student athlete and youth baseball coach, longtime avid runner and sports enthusiast, mindfulness teacher, professional speaker, certified parenting coach, and parent to two teen athletes. Mistakenly labeled learning disabled in first grade left Todd with very low self-esteem and many social, emotional, and mental scars. As a result, Todd turned his attention to helping others, primary athletes, coaches, and educators, to build an unshakeable belief system and ...
Dec 28, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Coach Chris McSwain joins Coach John on Big Fellas Basketball to talk about Creating Top Flight Elite Basketball, Coaching the Girls Varsity Basketball Team at Valley Christian High School, and Starting the Beyond The Buckets Podcast! (1:17) - Chris’ Intro To The Buckets (3:05) - Directing Basketball at Valley Christian (4:12) - Going Beyond The Buckets (9:20) - Businesses Beyond The Buckets (13:15) - Living Life Beyond The Buckets (15:45) - Pre NBA Finals Thoughts (18:10) - Splash Lab (19:53) -...
Dec 23, 2020•29 min
Luke Bobilak has a background as an educator, educational leader and high performance basketball coach. Luke has spent much of my early career in the US working with and learning from some of the best teachers in the game. It was during this time where he developed a real passion for TEACHING all things. Teaching leadership is his passion! In his own words “Not just coaches, leaders across all industries. The work is about finding the gap in capacity, whether that be for individuals or organisat...
Dec 21, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Jonathan Jones - Author, Public Speaker & Podcast Host Jonathan is a young professional and former student-athlete with desire to use his adversities and life experiences to influence holistic development of current student-athletes. His strategy engages students with hands-on interactive sessions, and offers tangible application. The result, students leave with individual insight that serves as a personal resource helping them prepare for future transitions through life post graduation. Jon...
Dec 14, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 60
This episode features Coach Chris McSwain. He's entering his 8th season as the Head Coach of the Valley Christian High School Girl's Basketball Program. During his time at Valley Christian he has led his team to 2 section titles, appeared in 5 Open Division CIF-CCS playoffs, 7 straight CIF-NorCal appearances with one NorCal Runner-up placement, and he's the quickest to 100 wins and holds the most wins in school history. In addition to his position at Valley Christian, he is also the Director of ...
Dec 11, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 59
