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Breakthrough Basketball Coaching Lab

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The Breakthrough Basketball Coaching Lab is a podcast for basketball coaches, parents, fans, and players. Topics include player development, character development, youth development, defense, offense, and more.

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  1. 4 Ways To Chase Greatness…Not Mistakes (Plus a Bonus)

    In basketball, like in life, mistakes are unavoidable. As much as we would like to escape them, they’re going to happen. The teams that make the fewest mistakes, the majority of the time win. Occasionally, teams that make a lot of them win. How so? They don’t chase them. Instead, they replace the...

  2. 6 Critical Tips to Help Your Child Succeed Through Sport

    Coaching basketball over the last 25 years, I have witnessed quite a few parents mistakenly view their parenting success based on their child’s sports success. It was hard for me to understand why parents would compete with each other over the sports accomplishments of their children. It didn’t...

  3. Willie Williams: How To Develop Good Practice Plans

    Developing A Practice Plan How To Develop A Winning Practice Plan With Coach Willie Williams Coach Willie Williams has had a lot of success coaching college basketball. He has been named NCCAA Region Coach of The Year 3 times. He has also led Nebraska Christian College to the national tournament…

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  4. Carl Scales “Tips For Coaching Your Own Kids”

    Tips For Coaching Your Own Kids How To Coach and Navigate Your Child Through Youth Basketball Coach Carl Scales has had the privilege of coaching his own children in basketball. While coaching your own kids can a rewarding experience, many will tell you that there are lots of headaches along the...

  5. #38 – Matt Keeley “Building a Winning Culture From Scratch”

    Why You Should Listen? After ten years of prepping himself as an assistant coach, at MidAmerica Nazarene University and Washburn University, Matt Keeley takes over as head coach for the OUAZ Men’s Basketball program. Coach Keeley was blessed to work for two college coaching legends during his…

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  6. #37 – Coach Mason “Dr. Dish or the Gun?”

    Why You Should Listen? This podcast looks at the benefits of Dr. Dish and Pro Skills Trainer Jefferson Mason makes the case for Dr. Dish supremacy in the basketball skill development world. Jefferson Mason had great success as a basketball player. He spent 2 ½ years at the NCAA Division I level,...

  7. #36 – Ben McCollum “Winning a National Championship the BearCat Way”

    Why You Should Listen? Northwest Missouri State Head Coach Ben McCollum has developed the “BearCat Way” culture over the last 8 years. That culture has contributed in winning the 2017 NCAA DII Men’s Basketball Championship (35-1), three Sweet 16 finishes and five MIAA regular season titles.…

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  8. #35 – Chris Beard “The Process That Gets Things Done”

    Why You Should Listen? Texas Tech Head Coach Chris Beard’s coaching style was honed under Bobby Knight, and it has made him one of the top up and coming coaches in the nation. He has amassed a 189-64 record and 23 victories per season over his eight seasons as a head coach. His previous stops […]

  9. #34 – Joe Mazzulla “Get 1% Better Each Day”

    Why You Should Listen? Joe Mazzulla had a simple plan, to get one percent better every day. Following his father’s developmental plan at an early age transformed Joe into a 3 time State Champion and Gatorade Player of the Year in Rhode Island. That success granted him the opportunity to play at...

  10. #33 – Hernando Planells “Life Is A Choice, Not A Chance”

    Why You Should Listen? Working for Coach Joanne P. McCallie at Duke has taught Hernando Planells that life is about “Choice Not Chance.” To Coach Planells everything is a “Choice” is doesn’t happen by “Chance.” People justify when things don’t go their way saying, “It is not meant to be.” Coach...

  11. #32 – “A Blueprint For Building a Program With Kevin Thomas”

    Taking over and turning around a losing program takes a plan, and Kevin Thomas has been the man with a plan at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri. Coach Thomas applied the principles he learned playing for college basketball’s all-time winningest coach Gene Bess with 1,243 wins. He...

  12. #31 – “The Art of Shooting with NBA Shooting Instructor Dave Love”

    Why You Should Listen? In this Jim Huber Podcast, you will learn the art of shooting with NBA shooting instructor Dave Love. While with the Phoenix Suns, Coach Love was able to increase players’ shooting percentages. These successes led him the opportunity to work with Grant Hill and DeShawn...

  13. #30 – Danny Miles “Lessons From A Lifetime In Coaching”

    Only Harry Statham, Pat Summit and Mike Krzyzewski have won more college basketball games than Danny Miles at 1,040. On the road to coaching immortality, Coach Miles won 3 National Championships in 43 years at Oregon Tech. His love for his players and the game earned him Coach John Wooden’s “Keys...

  14. #29 – Greg Brown “What I Learned Coaching with Pat Summitt and Don Meyer”

    Why You Should Listen? Greg Brown worked for two of the greatest servant leaders in the history of college basketball, Hall of Famers Pat Summit and Don Meyer. They combined with 2,021 wins and won 84 percent of their games! The priceless gifts that both Pat and Don so selflessly passed to Coach...

  15. #28 John Lair “Coaching Athletes To Achieve The Impossible”

    The odds were stacked fairly high against Coach John Lair and his athlete, Chevi Peters. Doctors had predicted an early demise for young Chevi, telling his parents he wouldn’t live to see the age of three. 38 surgeries later, he was a beaten down teenager who weighed 98 lbs, his body covered in...

  16. #27 Cameron Belden “How To Earn A College Basketball Scholarship”

    Why You Should Listen? Every player wants that coveted college scholarship, but beyond being told to work hard, they don’t receive a ton of other information about how exactly to go about procuring the scholarship they want. For most parents it’s a mystery as well, as we struggle to find the…

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  17. #26 Scott Simpson “How To Keep Your Child Happy And Playing Into Their Teens”

    70% of children, which means more than likely, your child, will walk away from the game they once loved by the time they are thirteen years old, never to play again. Basketballs are left buried and deflated alongside abandoned gloves, bats and soccer balls as kids flee today’s high pressured rat...

  18. #25 – Is Stan Van Gundy Right About Win At All Costs?

    Why You Should Listen? Winning is important, but how you win is more important. In this JHS podcast, we examine how misplaced priorities in the form of trophies, medals and rankings have encouraged a “Win At All Costs” mentality, where all sorts of shenanigans end up taking place, all at expense…

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  19. #24 Chris Oliver “What One Coach Learned in a Trip Around the Basketball World”

    Why You Should Listen? “University of Windsor Head Coach Chris Oliver has literally traveled the globe like Indiana Jones, seeking training and coaching treasures hidden in faraway lands. In this Jim Huber Podcast, we sit down with Chris after he recently arrived back in Canada after trekking...

  20. #23 “Bringing Back Toughness with No Zer0 Days Founder Todd Johnson”

    Todd Johnson has always radiated a fierce energy on the sidelines as a Coach in the college and pro ranks, as well as with Nike sponsored MOKAN teams. This is a guy who was “working” the sidelines, moving, gesturing, pleading, leading and loving. You knew TJ was in the gym. He was a fiery…

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  21. #22 Don Kelbick Part 2 “How to Develop an Attack Mentality”

    Why You Should Listen? In this Jim Huber Podcast, you will learn Don Kelbick’s comprehensive system that simplifies the game for players at all levels and all positions. As the name implies, it’s based on an “attack” and then “counter” philosophy. It’s incredibly simple when compared to other…

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  22. #21 Don Kelbick “The Coach Whisperer”

    Why You Should Listen? He doesn’t believe in the shot fakes or reading the defense, and his “triple threat” is completely different from basketball’s traditional shoot, pass or dribble mentality. Breakthrough Basketball’s Don Kelbick is one of the most unique thinkers in basketball, and the NBA…

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  23. #20 – Dr. Michael Gervais of the Seattle Seahawks “Mind and Elite Performance- Empowering Athletes to Become Champions”

    Why You Should Listen? Today, nearly every professional sport incorporates mental training. The U.S. Olympic Committee now has five full-time sports psychologists, and many more athletes meet with independent specialists. One of the best in the business, Dr. Michael Gervais, is claimed to be a...

  24. #19 – Creating The Next Steph Curry

    Why You Should Listen? There has never been a shooter as good as Steph Curry. Period. He’s so good, he has literally changed the way the game is being played and the way offenses are being structured. In this podcast we look at the rituals, techniques and mentality that go into becoming a truly...

  25. #18 Zeller Part 2 “Navigating The Recruiting Process & Letting ‘Em Go”

    Why You Should Listen? As parents our desire is to control our children’s choices especially when it comes to making a college decision. This desire is only natural when it involves people you love, but it must be controlled, nonetheless. Steve and Lori Zeller had three sons that were Mr. Indiana...

  26. #17 Steve and Lorri Zeller “How to Parent & Raise 3 NBA Players – The Zeller Way”

    Why You Should Listen? As parents, there is an internal struggle of desperately wanting your children to be better than yourself and better than the way they are currently acting or performing. This is not a bad desire. However, it becomes dangerous whenever this desire leads to controlling your...

  27. #16 Alex Cervasio “Social Media Madness, A Coach’s Guide to Survive and Thrive”

    Why You Should Listen? In recent years, social media has grown rapidly. Services like Twitter, Facebook and Intagram have provided opportunities for people to speak in real time for everyone to see. It seems like a great idea, but unfortunately it can be costly if not used appropriately. Coaches...

  28. #15 Jim Kwik – FAST Learning; The Science Behind Building Smarter Teams

    Why You Should Listen? As a Coach, we all want players who can memorize and execute their playbook under pressure situations. As a player, we lose minutes sometimes because we do not know the playbook. No one on Earth has a more powerful mind than the founder and CEO of Kwik Learning, Jim Kwik.…

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  29. #14 – Chris Herren “Kids and Drugs, Today’s Pressures and Tomorrow’s Solutions”

    Why You Should Listen? Chris Herren first became a celebrity as a teenage McDonalds All American basketball star. Then disaster struck as a freshman at Boston College when a roommate offered him a single line of cocaine. The next 14 years of his life included addiction, arrests, the loss of his...

  30. #13 – Building Culture with Jon Gordon “You Win in The Locker Room First”

    Why You Should Listen? Jon Gordon‘s best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, and college coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and non-profits. He is the author...

  31. #12 Alyn Thomsen – Call Me Flip! Remembering My Coach and Friend, Flip Saunders

    Why You Should Listen? The death of Flip Saunders clearly hit the Minnesota Timberwolves very hard. Losing Flip who made such a huge impact on the franchise and was the main decision maker has been a difficult challenge. The loss of Flip has been hard for anyone that was fortunate to know him....

  32. #11 – UMASS Head Coach Derek Kellogg “What I learned in the Cage with John Calipari!”

    Why You Should Listen? November 22, 1991, Derek Kellogg comes to UMASS as an unheralded point guard. The media was bagging on coach Calipari, because they strongly believed that he should not have spent state money on Derek’s scholarship. Under coach Cal’s leadership, Derek was able to prove them...

  33. #10 Tony Barone – Lessons Learned From Hall of Famer’s Jerry West and Hubie Brown

    Why You Should Listen? People dream about an opportunity to learn from individuals like Jerry West, Hubie Brown and Mike Fratello. Tony Barone, Sr. was fortunate to get that chance to learn from these basketball Hall of Famers. Tony has a PHD in basketball due to his experiences of playing at…

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  34. #9 Phil Beckner – Words and Workouts That Took An Unknown Damian Lillard And Turned Him Into An NBA Superstar

    Why You Should Listen? Phil Beckner remembers the late night call that changed Damian Lillard’s life, as does Damian Lillard. It was 11:30 that night when Phil’s phone rang and he saw the name Damian Lillard. His heart jumped because late night phone calls typically bring bad news. It was Damian...

  35. #8 Greg McDermott – The Best Advice You Will Ever Hear On Coaching Your Own Child To Achieve The Impossible

    Why You Should Listen? Greg McDermott remembers that long car ride home with his then unhappy and unsure 8th grade son Doug like it was yesterday. Doug was really down. So far down that he wanted to give up the game he loved and become his Dad’s Team Manager. Painful stuff, because as a Father […]

  36. #7 Alan Stein – Building The Ultimate Basketball Athlete

    Why You Should Listen? It’s October, and if the Lakers hire Dr. Frankenstein to build them the “Ultimate Basketball Athlete”, his first call for knowledge will be to Alan Stein. Alan’s been “In the Lab” with KD, Victor Oladipo, and other NBA players and the results have been, well, quite...

  37. Do You Struggle to Connect With Kids Today? Advice From Mike Neighbors

    We had the chance to visit with Washington Huskies Head Women’s Basketball Coach Mike Neighbors, who sends out a Coaching Newsletter that reaches over 70 thousand coaches in over 45 countries! The amount of knowledge that Coach has both received and shared in this newsletter boggles the coaching...

  38. #6 Jerry Meyer – Are Kobe & Lebron Right That AAU Basketball Is Horrible and Poorly Coached

    Why You Should Listen? Today, there is debate about whether AAU is causing the game of basketball to get worse. Past and present NBA players, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Rober Horry, have expressed their disappointment by calling AAU “STUPID” “HORRIBLE” and “POORLY COACHED.” Our guest Jerry Meyer,...

  39. #5 Mike Neighbors – How To Go From 1-24 To Become A Head Coach At The NCAA Division I Level

    Why You Should Listen? In today’s society, we live in instant gratification expecting immediate success. As history has taught us it doesn’t work that way to achieve sustaining success. Coach Mike Neighbors epitomizes what it takes to not give up and stay persistent in achieving ones goals. Coach...

  40. #4 Matt Doherty – Leadership Lessons Learned From Dean Smith, Michael Jordan and Being The Head Coach At North Carolina

    Why You Should Listen? In competitive sports and business environments, effective leadership is an essential requirement in order to achieve organizational goals. To do this, leaders must be able to provide inspiration, motivation and clear direction to their team. Matt Doherty was coached by the...

  41. #3 Adam Hepker – How to Develop an All-State and All-American Mentality

    Why You Should Listen “Every player wants to be All-State in High School or an All-American in College. Every Coach wants to win a State or a National Championship.” This show is an opportunity to learn secrets for success from Coach Adam Hepker, who was All-State, All-American and a National...

  42. #2 – How I survived Four Years With Bobby Knight! McDonalds All-American Charlie Miller On What He Learned From The Toughest Coach In The History Of Basketball

    Why You Should Listen We all want to learn from the best in a particular area in life. Charlie Miller gives his insights from playing for “The General” Coach Bobby Knight at the University of Indiana for four seasons. Charlie Miller was a highly recruited basketball player out of high school. He...

  43. #1 What is the Jim Huber Show? The Origin Show

    Why You Should Listen In our Origin podcast we tell you who we are and what we hope to bring to the table for Coaches, Parents and Players. Jim Huber is dedicated to three things, his family, his faith and the game of basketball. As a Breakthrough Basketball National Camp Instructor and MOKAN…

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