Topics:
AAU vs. Club
What do players need to play in college?
Shoe Teams and program politics
Player Development
Role of parents in team success
For more info:
https://www.chriswardbasketball.com/
30 Sept 2021
Local Legends - Steve Rowell
Steve Rowell - Rockport legend (as a player, coach and administrator), Draft Pick for New York Knicks
1-5min - Intro
8 min - influences/upbringing
11-16min - High School Career
20 min - state championship
27 min - URI
32 min - family life
35 min - Getting Drafted By The Knicks
45 - Finding Passion in Coaching
50 - Advice for coaches
28 Jul 2021
Summer Madness - The Orlando Trip, Gator Wrestling, & Mailbag
Intro
1:00 - Trip to Florida
7:00 - Vacation Nightmares
10:00 - Team Bonding + The Positives of Florida (food)
11:00 - Eric goes gator hunting
22:00 - Mailbag
29 Jun 2021
Keys to Player and Team Success - W/ Steve Harrington
Part 1: Steve Harrington
1st 15 min:
- The benefit of playing multiple sports
- How to nurture players who are regressing
- The template for a winning team/program
2nd 15 min:
- Playing time on pay-to-play teams (29 min)
- The Middlesex league
- Toughest teams to coach against
3rd 15 min:
- Is a PG year beneficial?
- Can coach Harrington fix Ben Simmons?
- The key ingredient to team success
- Favorite Mass Elite coach
Part 2:
- Our guest bails!
- JD Neal Appreciation Hour
- Weekend Review
- Coaches who took home the hardware!
- Player Appreciation Hour
- Playing time on a pay to play club
- On parents who watch practices
- Are former players the best coaches?
- What skill do players need to work on the most this Summer
- FraudulentTrainers (Eric’s Epic Rant pt. 2)
- Frank’s Twitter beef
- Florida review
- Bulletin Board
22 Jun 2021
The Book of Pauley - w/ Dave Pauley
Coach Dave Pauley is a former Division 2 college coach and has had a very long, successful career. In this episode, Pauley shares perspective from coaches and players at the college level, including:
- What colleges scouts look for in recruits
- Skills he emphasizes
- The difference between NAIA/Juco and NCAA
- Transition from High School to College basketball
- Things players should be working on to get to the next level
12 Jun 2021
Bulletin Board
Updates on the Zero Gravity Nationals
10 Jun 2021
Here's The Deal Episode 2 - Josh Morse
1:00 - Intro Josh Morse
4:00 - Handing out a Tech (Eric's epic rant)
13:00 - Eric’s epic rant ends
15:00 - Josh Morse T’s up the refs
22:00 - How to deal with referees - Experts weight in
25:00 - Playground basketball
28:30 - Highs and Lows - Coach Brewers Juniors to Myrtle Beach
33:00 Nasser’s growth as a player
37:00 Josh’s Highs and Lows
40:00 - Ranking Restaurants on the Road - Coaches
51:00 - Rapid fire ranks
54:00 Josh Morse Interview:
Team bondong
57:00 On coaching Mass Elite
1:05:00 - Morse’s Basketball Bible
1:09:00 - Transitioning to College Basketball - Coach Morse’s Advice
1:20:00 - Coming up this weekend! Mass Elite girls in ZG Nationals!
3 Jun 2021
Here's The Deal!!!
Hosted by Eric Polli, Frank Apisa and Sam Jensen
1:00 Intros - What the Show is About
4:40 - Highs and Lows of the Weekend
7:00 - Coach Shoutouts: Devon Saddler
8:45 - Coach Shoutouts: JD Neal made 2 coaches leave the game
11:30 - Coach Shoutouts: Lizzy Meehan
12:30 - Lows of the weekend
13:00 - Coach Shoutouts: Matt Brewer
14:30 - Wrapping up The Basketball Season
Topics of the Day:
16:10 - Regions with the Best Hoopers
17:40 - Mass Elite players to Watch
19:00 - Best/Worst states to play in
25:00 - The Death of AAU
28:00 - Misconceptions about Summer Basketball
News Headlines:
30:00 - Debate Topics: How should an AAU coach dress?
35:00 - On Coaches with Playing Experience vs. Non-athlete coaches
38:50 - On parents shooting a coach
41:25 - Players who ask for playing time
42:30 - AAU Bingo Tweets (Wildest AAU Headlines)
47:00 - On fights
50:00 - On Today’s generation of Hoopers
57:00 - What wins? Good Defense? Or Better Offense?
1:02 - Medford man on Scooter
1:05 - Dark Alley Player
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