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57. Sometimes we get too distracted by hoops…

Positive Coaching Mini-Series (Episode 3 of 4): Chris Sullivan, Head Coach of Men's Basketball at Denison University, talks building meaningful relationships

We’re not going to practice, we’re going to play

Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan (@CoachSullyDU) is the head coach of men’s basketball at Denison University (@DenisonHoops). Chris played at Wittenberg University (@WittAthletics) and was named a D3hoops (@d3hoops) All-American in 2011.

In this conversation Chris and I talk:

-How Chris became an assistant coach while in his senior year of college

-How Chris starts practice (“We stole this from Bob Mckillop at Davidson (@DavidsonMBB)”)

-The details he emphasizes inbounding the ball

-How you land indicates if your shot was on-balance

-Letting the players come up with the team’s core values

-How coaching is like being in the crow’s nest of a battleship

-The process of hiring an assistant coach

-How they film and stat EVERYTHING

-Feedback should center relationships first

-How traditional coaching is centered in obedience

-How his college coach never stood during games

-I try to be cognizant of how often I’m stopping practice… Find your voice and find the right amount of it.

-Sending all five guys to the offensive glass!

-How the globalization of basketball speeds innovation

-Talking to players about playing time

Podcast Links: Apple/Spotify

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