Ido Singer is the creator of the BLOBinhood blog and newsletter which deliver a constantly evolving library of sideline and baseline out-of-bounds plays, plus special situation strategies. FREE GIVEAWAY FROM IDO SINGER - https://bit.ly/BLOBinHOODHoopHeads Ido previously served as an assistant coach for UNC Greensboro women’s basketball for four seasons. Singer also worked at Fisher College as a Head Coach, as well as UMass Lowell, Gordon College and Nicholls College as an Assistant Coach. Singer...
Jul 05, 2024•56 min•Ep. 971
On this episode Mike shares his thoughts on the opening few days of NBA Free Agency including the Donovan Mitchell extension with the Cavs, Paul George signing with the Sixers, Klay Thompson leaving the Warriors to join the Mavs, CP3 heading to San Antonio to join Wemby, plus some of the other major and minor deals across the league. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are here to help you transform your team’s training this off-season with exclusive offers...
Jul 03, 2024•40 min•Ep. 970
The 11th episode of "The Triple Double" with Rob Brost, Bolingbrook (IL) High School Boys' Basketball Head Coach . Rob, Mike, & Jason hit on three basketball topics in each episode of "The Triple Double" The coaching implications of the shot clock being implemented in Illinois High School Basketball Advice for practicing special situations (BLOBs, SLOBs, Down 2-30 seconds left, etc...) Should player development be position specific or positionless? Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Our...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 969
Kevin Hovde is entering his third season as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at the University of Florida in 2024-25. Hovde, who has worked alongside Gators’ Head Coach Todd Golden for nine seasons, helped Florida get back to the NCAA Tournament in 2024. The Gators posted 24 wins in 2023-24, their most since 2016-17, and advanced to the SEC Tournament championship game for the first time since 2014. Hovde came to Florida after most recently helping Richmond to the second round of the NCAA Tour...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 968
Mike goes Han Solo on this NBA episode while sharing his thoughts on the Cavs' hiring of Kenny Atkinson, how that move may or may not affect the Donovan Mitchell extension talks, and the impact on the rest of the Cavs' roster. Next, he compares and contrasts the Lakers' hiring of JJ Redick with the Hornets hiring of Charles Lee before sharing some thoughts on potential Paul George destinations. Is the NBA Draft the same marquee event it used to be? Is it good timing to be splitting the draft int...
Jun 26, 2024•47 min•Ep. 967
Jonathan Yu is from British Columbia, Canada and coached this past year in Vietnam for the Saigon Heat and also worked as a player development coach for The Performance Lab. Prior to moving to Vietnam, Yu held the same role for College Prep Italy under Alex Sarama from Transforming Basketball. Jonathan is passionate about teaching the game through a Constraints-Led Approach and using Differentiated Learning to improve a player’s shooting. Yu also has coached high school and AAU basketball in Can...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 966
Mady Farnbauch is entering her third season as the Girl’s Basketball Head Coach at Strongsville High School in Ohio. The Mustangs won the Greater Cleveland Conference in her second season posting an overall record of 21-3. Prior to taking over the program Mady served as an assistant varsity coach on the Strongsville girls basketball staff for two seasons. She coached for three years at Marysville (OH) High School, prior to coaching in Strongsville. Mady played her college basketball at Wittenber...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 965
On this episode Mike & Jason discuss the Boston Celtics winning the 2024 NBA Championship over the Dallas Mavericks. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are here to help you transform your team’s training this off-season with exclusive offers of up to $4,000 OFF their Rebel+, All-Star+, and CT+ shooting machines. Unsure about budget? Dr. Dish offers schools-only Buy Now, Pay Later payment plans to make getting new equipment easier than ever. The Coachin...
Jun 19, 2024•28 min•Ep. 964
Hello and welcome to the 66th edition of the Coach’s Corner Round Table on the Hoop Heads Podcast. Each episode of the Coach’s Corner Round Table will feature our All-Star lineup of guests answering a single basketball question. A new Coach’s Corner Round Table will drop around the 15th of each month. June’s Round Table question is: What is your favorite summer basketball camp memory? Our Coaching Lineup this month: · Jerry Buckley – Bishop Kenny (FL) High School · Erik Buehler – Arapahoe (CO) H...
Jun 17, 2024•26 min•Ep. 963
Gray Thomas is the Research Lead for Transforming Basketball. Gray is also a PhD student at the Center for the Ecological Study of Perception Action in the Ecological Psychology program at the University of Connecticut. Gray’s interests and expertise include applying the principles of ecological psychology to analyze basketball and drive skill acquisition. The aim of Transforming Basketball is to help individuals and organizations make sense of skill acquisition research across a number of domai...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 962
On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the key storylines heading into Game 3 of the NBA Finals including: The need for Luka to carry the Mavs offense and his lack of conditioning Tatum's Tier 2 Status Porzingis' injury Celtics poor three point shooting Kyrie's struggles J'rue's importance Mavs' role players go cold Predictions for Game 3 and the remainder of the series Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are here to help you transform your team’s training ...
Jun 12, 2024•45 min•Ep. 961
Mason Padgett is currently entering his first season as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Calhoun Academy in St. Matthews, South Carolina. He spent the previous season at Holly Hill Academy where he was the Head Boys’ Varsity Coach. Prior to Holly Hill, Mason was an assistant at Hickory Ridge High School in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Athletic Director at Union Christian Day School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Padgett was the Head Coach at Lake Norman Christian from 2019-2021, ...
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 960
Ben Witherspoon is entering his first season as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Mercer University. Previously, he was an assistant coach under Johnny Dawkins at the University of Central Florida for two seasons beginning in 2022. Prior to joining the UCF men’s basketball staff in June 2022, Witherspoon spent three seasons (2019-2022) as the head men’s basketball coach at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, winning a state championship in 2021. Before his tenure at Dr. Phillips, Ben enjoye...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 959
On this episode Mike & Jason briefly discuss the Cavs' coaching search and the Lakers' potential hiring of JJ Redick as their Head Coach. Next, they dive into some of the key storylines heading into the Mavs/Celtics NBA Finals. Finally, they look at the potential matchups and strategies we may see when each team has the ball before making their predictions for the series. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are here to help you transform your team’s tra...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 958
Alex Sarama is the author of the new book, Transforming Basketball: Changing How We Think About Basketball Performance. In the book, Alex shares contemporary skill acquisition ideas for coaches, practitioners, organizations and federations all over the world. The book will help coaches combine their personal and practical experiences with the empirical evidence which exists within the field of skill acquisition. Many of the ideas that Alex shares are based upon the constraints-led approach under...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 957
On this episode Mike and Jason share some of the insights they've picked up from hosting the Hoop Heads Podcast and how those insights have made them better coaches. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are here to help you transform your team’s training this off-season with exclusive offers of up to $4,000 OFF their Rebel+, All-Star+, and CT+ shooting machines. Unsure about budget? Dr. Dish offers schools-only Buy Now, Pay Later payment plans to make gettin...
May 31, 2024•34 min•Ep. 956
On this episode Mike and Jason discuss Minnesota's road win in Game 4 and whether the Wolves can come all the way back in this series. They also analyze the performances of Ant, Kat, Kyrie, and Luka to this point in the series. Next they look back at Boston's sweep of the Pacers and wonder if Boston will be ready for the kind of intensity the Mavs or Wolves will bring to them in the Finals. Finally, they demonstrate their lack of Major League Baseball Knowledge before giving a mournful nod to th...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 955
Kamal Assaf was a 4 year varsity high school basketball player at The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California who went on to play in two college basketball programs at UC San Diego and Whittier College. For the past 32 years, Coach Assaf has worked with basketball players at all levels including middle school, freshman, junior varsity and as a Varsity assistant coach. As a high school Varsity Head coach between 2004-2012, Coach Assaf led the La Jolla High School Vikings Boys Varsity basketball t...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 954
The 10th episode of "The Triple Double" with Rob Brost, Bolingbrook (IL) High School Boys' Basketball Head Coach. Rob, Mike, & Jason hit on three basketball topics in each episode of "The Triple Double". Coaching Cliches we believe in...and ones we don't Staying connected with graduating seniors that don't go on to play college basketbal Off-season conditioning for high school programs Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are here to help you transform y...
May 24, 2024•52 min•Ep. 953
On this episode Mike & Jason discuss epic Wolves/Nuggets series and attempt to unravel all the twists and turns throughout both the entire series and in game 7. They also look at the individual performances that led to the rise of the Wolves and the demise of the Nuggets. Next, Mike and Jason look at how Dallas roster changed around Luka over the past 18 months and answer a few key questions around OKC's future. After that, the guys move back east to talk about the Pacers winning the war of ...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 952
Mike Martin recently completed his 12th season as the Men's Basketball Head Coach at Brown University. He is the 31st head men’s basketball coach in the program’s 117-year history. Martin launched his Brown career in 2012-2013 as the fourth youngest head men’s basketball coach in Division I. Martin is the winningest head coach in Brown men's basketball history with 148 victories. Martin began his coaching career at Brown on head coach Glen Miller’s staff as an assistant coach in 2005-2006. He wa...
May 20, 2024•49 min•Ep. 951
Mike Jagacki is a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at SUNY New Paltz where he helped lead the Hawks to the NCAA D3 Tournament in 2024. Prior to arriving at New Paltz, Jagacki spent 3 years as a Video Coordinator and Assistant Coach for the Women’s Basketball Program at Hofstra University helping the Pride to a Semi-Final appearance in the CAA Tournament and the first Top 5 conference finish in 5 years. Before Hofstra, Mike spent time as Boys’ Basketball Associate Head Coach at Combine Academy, a...
May 17, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 950
On this episode Mike & Jason discuss the Cavs' loss to Boston and speculate on who stays, who goes, and why out of Mitchell, Garland, Allen, Mobley, and Bickerstaff. Our consensus - Mitchell and Mobley stay, Allen, Garland, and Bickerstaff go. Next, they look at the Mavs' game 5 win in OKC behind Luka's triple double. Then they turn their attention to the Denver Nuggets and the complete turnaround that has taken place in this series behind the incredible performances of Nikola Jokic. Finally...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 949
Welcome to the 65th edition of the Coach’s Corner Round Table on the Hoop Heads Podcast. Each episode of the Coach’s Corner Round Table will feature our All-Star lineup of guests answering a single basketball question. A new Coach’s Corner Round Table will drop around the 15th of each month. May’s Round Table question is: What are the three most important things you do in the summer to prepare yourself and your team for next season? Our Coaching Lineupthis month: Dominic Amorosa – Strake Jesuit ...
May 13, 2024•44 min•Ep. 948
Todd Wolfson is the Boys’ Basketball Head Coach at St. Francis High School in California. In this episode, Mike, Jason, and Todd discuss the positives, negatives and potential solutions to improve AAU Basketball for the betterment of the game. If you have a chance to leave us a 5 star rating and review on your favorite podcast app we would really appreciate it. Tell your friends in the coaching community about the show and make sure you’re subscribed so you never miss an episode. Check out hooph...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 947
On this episode Mike & Jason debate the Cavs' ability to compete against the Celtics after losing game one. Next, they pinpoint the reasons Minnesota has been so dominant against the Nuggets and what Denver will have to do to come back on the road. Then, they discuss the officiating gaffes in the Knicks / Pacers game one while also hitting potential adjustments the Pacers might consider to deal with Jalen Brunson. Finally, Mike and Jason wonder if they have been underrating the Thunder all s...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 946
On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' game 7 over the Orlando Magic. They talk about Donovan Mitchell rising to the occasion as a player and leader, Darius Garland's regression, Evan Mobley's tremendous defense and lack of development on offense, the team's lack of scoring punch, Jarrett Allen's absence, Paolo's star turn, and the failures of Franz and Suggs in game 7. Next up, they discuss the challenges facing the Cavs in their matchup with the Boston Celtics. Then, they marvel at t...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 945
Krista Phillips is the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio. On this episode she is joined by two of her graduating seniors Dasha Shishkina and Khady Leye. Krista was the starting center for Team Canada at the London 2012 Olympics, and spent six years playing with the Canadian National Team. Prior to her time with Team Canada, Krista spent four years at the University of Michigan as a Wolverine. As a senior, Krista received an All-Big Ten conference honorable mention, a...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 944
Nick Diaz just completed his 10th year as a Boys’ Basketball Assistant Coach for Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California, working with Falcons at all three levels of the program. He is a Torrey Pines alum who graduated in 2010 after playing two years for Coach John Olive. While in high school, Diaz was part of two league championship teams and a CIF San Diego Section Runner-Up. After attending Torrey Pines, he graduated with a degree in sociology from the University of Oregon in 2014. ...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 943
On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' game 5 win at home against the Magic despite the many deficiencies they see in the team. Next, they look at the rest of the Eastern Conference Series including the incredible final minute of regulation in the Knicks/Sixers game 5. Then they head out West to marvel at the ascension of Anthony Edwards to become possibly the most exciting player to watch in the entire league. Jason finishes off the pod by encouraging LeBron to consider a final return...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 942
