The Realities of 27 Years as A High School Basketball Coach - Steve Galley

Coach Steve Galley is a legendary coach in the state of Utah. He started at Olympus High School, was the head coach at West Jordan and spent most of his career at Riverton High School - the school's first head basketball coach. He was also the coach of the Riverton team that knocked Erik's team out of the state tournament his senior year. Coach Galley is now a podcaster and professional coach for high-performance athletes and their parents. Coach Galley's Podcast: The Stop Parenting & Start Coaching Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/@UC_x0vx8w5LP5VWjSXQzRW1A https://open.spotify.com/show/4a0hrAkcEcdUlvn6C47kuoCoach Galley's Website:https://createtransformbecome.com/Coach Galley's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-galley/Please consider following us on social:https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheTeamPodcast?sub_confirmation=1https://www.instagram.com/making_the_team/https://www.tiktok.com/@making.the.teamCHAPTERS0:00 Intro0:30 Toughest team/player to prepare for1:46 Greatest Player He's Coached2:25 Time Machine to Year 16:28 How Coaching has Changed9:07 Imposter Syndrome10:40 Parent Interactions with Kids12:23 The Scoreboard of Society18:12 Approaching Parents as a Coach26:12 Player Pushback28:02 Good Teams vs Bad Teams31:24 Structuring Practice33:48 Support Team for Players36:07 Balancing Coaching and Friendship38:30 Better Questions for Players44:12 Understanding vs Doing45:48 How Coach got into Coaching51:02 Advice for Newer Coaches52:00 High School Coaches are Set Up to Fail58:53 How to Handle Losing Seasons1:01:18 Stop Parenting & Start Coaching1:05:50 Coach Galley's Other Interests1:08:00 Connecting with Coach Galley#basketball #highschoolbasketball #stevegalley