Episode 147: Chalk Talk Series #3: "Coaching the System" with Coach Doug Porter, Gary Smith and Mike Szydlowski

Featuring Doug Porter (Author of “Coaching the System”) A complete guide to basketball’s most explosive style of play Bethel University, Women’s Basketball Head Coach (2019-present) Wheaton College (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach (1986-89 and 2017-18) North Central College (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach (2012-17) Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Head Coach (1998-12) Aurora University (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Head Coach (1994-96) West Texas A&M University, Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach (1991-94) Coached 35 All-Conference players, 6 Conference MVPs, and 38 Academic All-Americans Set 16 national statistical records, led the nation in scoring 11 times and set college basketball’s single season records for all levels in both steals (735) and scoring average (104.1) Coach Gary Smith (Co-Author of “Coaching the System”) Smith began coaching at the University of Redlands in 1971-72, following a short stint at San Bernardino High School. Since then, he has compiled an overall record of 439-458, gaining his 400th win at the end of the 2002-03 season. In conference competition, the Bulldogs have gone 221-221 under his leadership. He guided the men's basketball team to the 1975-76 conference championship, which was the program's first title since Smith's senior season in 1964. His teams captured the crown again in 1981-82, 1984-85 and 1989-90. During the 1984-85 season, the Redlands squad finished third at the NCAA Western Regional. Smith later developed an up-tempo style of play, which led the team to three NCAA Division III National Scoring Championships in 1989, 1991, and 1992. The Bulldogs recently returned to a similar style and recaptured the scoring championship with a record-breaking season average of 132.4 in 2004-05. Mike Szydlowski (Sid) has been the varsity girls’ coach at St. Francis High School since 1995. His tenure ranks him amongst the longest tenured coaches in the area. He recently set the all-time win record in St. Francis basketball history (boys or girls).  He has coached numerous All-Conference players; his teams have received Journal team of the week on three different occasions; and he was also selected CNI Newspapers Coach of the Year.  He has had multiple players selected to play in the WBCA State All Star Game, and he served as the head coach for the South All Stars in 2011 and an assistant coach in 2013.