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Aug 23 2021

The Coachable Coach: Megan Duffy

Today’s guest on “The Coachable Coach” series is Megan Duffy, head women’s basketball coach at Marquette University.

“The Coachable Coach” series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network goes beyond the X’s and O’s as Jamy Bechler talks with some of the best sports coaches.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Basketball Coaching, Brian Stanchak, Culture Matters, Female Coach, HCTC, Jackie Carson, Marquette Basketball, Miami of Ohio, Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame, Point Guard, Robin Fralick, St. Johns, The BDS Agency, The Coachable Coach, The Leadership Playbook, WBCA, Women's Basketball

Jul 20 2020

Episode 150: Robyn Fralick, College Basketball Coach

Robyn Fralick was named the head women’s basketball coach at NCAA Division I Bowling Green State University in spring of 2018. Fralick was the architect of the two greatest offensive seasons in NCAA Division II women’s basketball history when she was at Ashland University. She was at Ashland for a total of 10 years. The last three years, she was Ashland’s head coach and had a record of 104-3, for an incredible winning percentage of .972. The Eagles won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2016-17 before returning to the national championship game and earning a runner-up finish in ’17-18. She earned national coach of the year honors twice while at Ashland University.

Click here for Coach Fralick’s complete bio

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Losing only 3 games in 3 years as a Division II head coach
  • Making the transition from DII to DI
  • Taking over a winning program vs. taking over a struggling program
  • Putting together a new staff of coaches
  • Work-life integration with a career and family
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Ashland University, Basketball, basketball coach, BGSU, Bowling Green, Coaching, College Basketball, Culture, Culture Building, Heather Macy, Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, Jon Steinbrecher, MAC, MACtion, patti phillips, Program Building, WBCA

Jun 09 2020

Episode 145: Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, ACC Coach of the Year

Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is the head women’s basketball coach at Boston College. In only her second season at BC, she was honored as the 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coach of the Year. She led BC to an impressive 20-12 overall record and a fourth place finish in the conference with an 11-7 record. The 20 victories were the most in program history since the 2010-11 season. The team also set a new program record for the most ACC victories with 11. She has previously coached at Albany University, Pikeville College, and West Virginia Wesleyan. She also was an assistant on the 2006 Maryland Terrapins squad that won the national championship.

Click here to read her entire bio.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • “Secret sauce” to turning around a program
  • First steps after taking over a new job
  • Football tailgating tips
  • Balancing a high-level job and family life
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Assistant Coach, basketball coach, Basketball Coaching, Boston, Brian Stanchak, Coaching Clinic, Dan Hughes, Leadership, mental toughness, NCAA, Program Building, Skill Development, Skills Trainer, Student-Athletes, WBCA

Oct 04 2019

Episode 127: Patti Phillips, C.E.O. of Women Leaders in College Sports

Patti Phillips is the CEO of women leaders in college sports. This is the nation’s premier organization that develops, connects and advances women working in collegiate athletics.  Patti Phillips is the former president of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2015, she was a recipient of the NCAA’s Champion of Diversity Award. Phillips has served as the CEO of the Women Leaders in College Sports (formerly known as NACWAA) since 2010. In her time as CEO, the association has seen triple-digit growth in membership, has been rejuvenated with a renewed focus on advancing and empowering women, has undergone a name change and organizational transformation, and has established itself as the premier leadership association for women in athletics. Under Phillips’ direction, the association provides a road map, resources, and coaching for women wanting to advance into leadership positions. It also launched the Women Leaders podcast in 2017 which highlights the successes and career paths of women leaders both in and outside the industry.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • The current state of college athletics
  • Developing the next generation of leaders
  • Women leaders in college sports
  • Leadership qualities that the best leaders possess
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Brittany Horschel, Celia Slater, Heather Macy, Jacqui McWilliams, Jim Carr, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Training, Lori Thomas, NCAA, patti phillips, WBCA

Jun 26 2018

Episode 076: College Recruiting Expert Dan Tudor

Dan Tudor is the President and Founder of Tudor Collegiate Strategies. It is the nation’s foremost consulting service for college athletic departments and coaches when it comes to recruiting. Dan is a regular speaker at conferences around the country providing winning strategies to help coaches understand today’s recruiting. He also hosts the “College Recruiting Weekly” podcast, as well as the top recruiting conference in the nation (National Collegiate Recruiting Conference).

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • How recruiting has changed through the years
  • What parents of recruits should know
  • What coaches should know about today’s high school students

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Betsy Butterick, Dan Tudor, Jamy Bechler, John Brubaker, mandy green, NABC, NCRC, NCRC 2018, recruiting, WBCA

Mar 20 2013

Coaching Short List for Athletic Directors

(originally published on March 20, 2013)

This is the time of the year when there are a lot of open basketball coaching positions.  Most good athletic directors should have some kind of a working list of potential replacements if they should ever have an opening in one of their sports. Yes, they can accept resumes but they should have some names and ideas of people that they might want to go after.  This is the same whether you are a DI athletic director or a small college athletic director.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Job Search, Sports · Tagged: Athletic Directors, Bethany Miller, Coaches, Coaching Search, Jeremy Lewis, Leaders, Leadership, Mark Campbell, Marty Rowe, NAIA, Rob Edmisson, Shelley Jarrard, WBCA, Women's Basketball

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