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High School Hoops (Coaching High School Basketball)

High School Hoops (Coaching High School Basketball)

Teachhoops.com 435 Episodes Sep 16, 2026

A discussion all about coaching basketball at the high school level. Topics include scrimmages, preparation, practice planning, dealing with parents, and getting players to play hard. Published on Wednesday mornings.

Episodes

Ep 421 Why Doesn't Your Team Play Hard?
Ep 421 Why Doesn't Your Team Play Hard? Sep 16, 2026 509 https://teachhoops.com/ My kids do not play hard. It might be the oldest complaint in coaching, and in this episode Coach Collins argues that most coaches are diagnosing it wrong. When a team does not play hard, we tend to treat it like a character problem. That kid is lazy. This group is soft. But playing hard is not a personality trait. It is a standard, and standards have to be taught, defined
Ep 420 Does Your Team Represent Something Bigger Than the Scoreboard?
Ep 420 Does Your Team Represent Something Bigger Than the Scoreboard? Sep 9, 2026 552 https://teachhoops.com/ What makes a team memorable long after the final buzzer? In this episode, Coach Collins takes a deep dive into one of the most important leadership questions in coaching: is winning enough, or does a truly lasting program have to mean more than the scoreboard? This episode explores the idea that the teams people remember most are not always the teams that won the champion
Ep 419 Why does your Team forget everything from the Film Session?
Ep 419 Why does your Team forget everything from the Film Session? Sep 2, 2026 405 This episode is brought to you by TeachHoops.com, where ready-made film-study frameworks and practice plans give you hours of your life back every week. Today we fix the most common mistake in film study: pressing play without framing the clip. When you don't tell players exactly what to look for, they watch like fans — tracking the ball, admiring the highlight, missing the lesson entirely. We bre
Ep 418 Can 7 and 14 Become a Dynasty?
Ep 418 Can 7 and 14 Become a Dynasty? Aug 26, 2026 2281 https://teachhoops.com/teachhoops-memberships/2000/ https://www.thechampionshipcoach.com/ When Your Tank Is Only 80% Full, Is It Time to Walk Away? Episode 2000: Coach Bill turns the microphone on Steve Collins for a conversation about 37 years on the sideline, three state titles, one 7 and 14 season, and what the game actually owes the kids who never become stars. For the 2000th epi
Ep 417 What is Your Coaching Why? The Anchor Behind the Architecture
Ep 417 What is Your Coaching Why? The Anchor Behind the Architecture Aug 19, 2026 854 https://teachhoops.com/ If you track the motivations of an average basketball coach, their "Why" is almost always tied directly to a collection of superficial, transactional trailing indicators. They copy tactical systems because they want to chase a flashier tournament trophy, they stay up until 2:00 AM breaking down tape because they are terrified of a bad scoreboard tally, or they pace the sid
Ep 416 Wishes with Better Branding: The Real Work of Goal Setting
Ep 416 Wishes with Better Branding: The Real Work of Goal Setting Aug 12, 2026 471 https://teachhoops.com/ Are your goals helping you achieve something, or become someone? In this episode, Coach Collins breaks down why the best athletes do not just focus on outcomes—they focus on the habits, character, and daily choices required to deserve them. Writing down a big dream is easy; the hard part is becoming the kind of person who can carry it. This episode dives deep into the
Ep 415 Why Are Smart Coaches Squeezing the Floor Instead of Pressuring the Ball?
Ep 415 Why Are Smart Coaches Squeezing the Floor Instead of Pressuring the Ball? Aug 5, 2026 402 https://teachhoops.com/ Today's episode is brought to you by TeachHoops.com, home to thousands of organized drill videos, defensive breakdowns, and course templates — everything in one click instead of scrubbing through random YouTube videos. In this episode, we install the LockLeft defensive framework: a simple, teachable system built on one ruthless idea — force every ball handler to his left h
Ep 414 Is July Your Creative Laboratory or Are You Just Chasing Empty Summer Wins?
Ep 414 Is July Your Creative Laboratory or Are You Just Chasing Empty Summer Wins? Jul 29, 2026 1362 https://teachhoops.com/ If you look at the grassroots basketball ecosystem during the month of July, you will see a massive amount of repetitive, rigid basketball. Coaches treat mid-summer tournament games with the exact same tactical intensity as a regional final in February. They shorten their benches, scream at their players to run their standard winter sets flawlessly, and pull their hair out
Ep  413 Why Do the Best High School Programs Actively Recruit Multi-Sport Athletes?
Ep 413 Why Do the Best High School Programs Actively Recruit Multi-Sport Athletes? Jul 22, 2026 788 https://teachhoops.com/ If you look at the modern grassroots basketball landscape, you will see a massive, high-pressure push toward year-round, single-sport specialization. Club directors, private trainers, and over-eager parents will tell you that if your athletes aren't holding a basketball twelve months a year, playing in seventy summer showcase games, and skipping the fall football schedule
Bonus The World Cup Final Just Proved the Shot Clock Crowd Wrong
Bonus The World Cup Final Just Proved the Shot Clock Crowd Wrong Jul 20, 2026 351 https://teachhoops.com/ Soccer Fans Waited 106 Minutes for One Goal. You Can't Handle a 45 Second Possession? Spain just won the World Cup 1-0 with the only goal coming in the 106th minute, and over a billion people called it a masterpiece. Meanwhile, if a high school team holds the ball for 45 seconds, the gym loses its mind and the shot clock debate explodes all over again. In this episode, Co
The Sport Parent Confessions ( Hey Sammi)
The Sport Parent Confessions ( Hey Sammi) Jul 16, 2026 474 https://heysammi.com/ ⁠ ⁠Hey Sammi Podcast Spotify⁠ Hey Sammi Podcast Itunes why does my 13 year old suddenly want to quit sports? SUBTITLE: how to find out what's really going on when your teen won't talk DESCRIPTION: why do teenagers suddenly quit sports they love? a mom in portland wrote to me because her 13 year old daughter went from sleeping in her jersey to done, overnigh
Why Are You Postponing the One Candor Session That Could Save Your Season?
Why Are You Postponing the One Candor Session That Could Save Your Season? Jul 15, 2026 557 https://teachhoops.com/ https://teachhoops.com/ If you look at the grassroots basketball ecosystem during the month of July, you will see a massive amount of repetitive, rigid basketball. Coaches treat mid-summer tournament games with the exact same tactical intensity as a regional final in February. They shorten their benches, scream at their players to run their standard winter sets flawlessly

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