Episode 35: DEAN SANDERSON - - Taking over at West Salem HS

Dean Sanderson is the new hire for the West Salem Titans. We discuss his coaching career, the learning that has taken place throughout, as well as his hopes for the future of West Salem basketball. 0:48. Coaching in his the community he lives in 3:05 Coaching his son at the high school level 6:10 Playing days in high school at Dallas, OR 12:18 The beginning of his coaching career 14:40 getting to West Salem to learn under Coach Gahr 18:38 Making his way to McKay HS as an assistant 22:45 JV success does not equal coaching proficiency 25:50 The struggle of losing with a limited team 29:00 The cycle of building a competitive team at McKay 37:30 Beating Sprague on Senior night in 2018 and reflecting on almost leaving McKay in 2016 44:04 20 years from his last stop at West Salem 46:46 Kids and structured vs unstructured play 48:10 Are there any negatives to the amount of work kids are putting in the game? 52:44 The importance of parental support for kids 58:20 what he hopes to see develop in the West Salem Basketball Program 1:00:22 Coach Sanderson’s all-time Salem starting 5