The Leading Edge Podcast

Applying Coaching Strategies Beyond the Court and Into Your Program with Don Showalter

May 04, 2023 Season 2 Episode 16
The Leading Edge Podcast
Applying Coaching Strategies Beyond the Court and Into Your Program with Don Showalter
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Don Showalter, Head Coach and Director of Coach Development for the USA Basketball Youth Division, emphasizes the importance of good leadership fundamentals that transcend across all sports and activities. Coach Showalter stresses that success doesn't come naturally and takes effort and time. He believes that, as leaders, we must give ourselves and our programs breathing space, and stick to our process. Tune into the Leading Edge Podcast to hear insightful tips on successful leadership from Coach Don Showalter.


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Q: Looking back as you were a young athlete, when did you find yourself of thinking coaching was for you? What people might have been involved in heading you in that direction?
Q: What do you see, or what kinds of tennants are there in the cultures you see that are driving successful programs?
Q: How do you talk to players and explain their pecking order and where they fit in and how they can help the team?
Q: What role does peer or student leadership play in your programs when you are thinking about how the program needs to be fun?
Q: How have you progressed as a leader in terms of your tone? And where does tone & trust play into this invitation to players to author together?
Q: What are the important components of a great leader to you?
Q: Peak Performance: How do you get student athletes get the most out of themselves?
Q: What do you think sets teams and programs apart by having a 'Program Builder' mindset vs a 'Getting by year by year' mindset?
Q: As you talk about parent relationship, as being a program leader, what have you seen that works really well?
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