Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast)

About Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast)

This Podcast will discuss basketball coaching with Coach Steve Collins. Coach Collins will do this with interviews and on topic discussions. (Discussion will revolve around basketball topics such as: Offense, Defense, Motivation, Team Building, Youth Basketball, High School Basketball, college basketball and much more...) We will publish weekly shows at 6:00 am..... Please check out our site if you like our podcast. www.teachhoops.com.

Publisher

Teachhoops.com

Category

education · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Oct 2015

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

889 of 2,836 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 2021 Youth Parents Role in Tryouts

   Coach Bill and Coach Collins discuss how parents can support young athletes through tryouts and how coaches can communicate expectations clearly in this interview.

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   21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 2020 Are Your Players Listening for You or Reading the Floor?

   Coach John Smith discusses empowering players to think independently by shifting from giving instructions to asking questions, fostering better on-court decision-making.

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   18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 2019 Is Winning Right Now Quietly Costing You the Team You Could Have Later?

   Coach Pat sums up the uncomfortable question of whether prioritizing immediate wins hinders long-term player development and team success.

Inside a recent episode

Ep 2021 Youth Parents Role in Tryouts

Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] First of all, you're dealing with kids. So part of the parent responsibility is make sure they're properly equipped. What does that mean? It means they have shoes that fit. It means they bring a ball. It means, you know, they're, you know, properly hydrated. We'll talk about that in a second. They have all the stuff that they need and that they show up on time. I mean, part of it, again, we're dealing with kids. We're not dealing with, you know, young adults that can get them there on themselves for the most part. So I think probably the number one responsibility of our parents is that. um just making sure that they get there and and do what they need to do as far as of those things um when you brought up this topic what what jumped into my head was you know it's tryouts um and especially if it's a harder trial like don't know if you're going to make a team or what team you're going to make or all those kind of things can be very stressful for the family dynamic in some respects. […]

Who has been a guest on Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast)

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Guest
• Coach Collins's wife
• Coach Steve
• Steve Collins
• Bill Flitter

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

9,382,229

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

550 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

82 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

98

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

96

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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