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Lee Taft Performance Podcast — 100 episodes

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Episode 111: Free Play is More Important Than You Know

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Episode 110: Can You Make A Left Hand Lay Up?

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Episode 109: Better Options

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Episode 108: Stop Flopping

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Episode 107: Shuffle, Lateral Run, or Both?

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Episode 106: Primary and Secondary Practice Focus

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Episode 105: How To Give Basketball Players Context

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Episode 104: Running Basketball Camps

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Episodes 103: Building your Basketball Program with a Phone Call

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Episode 102: Just Say No to Toes

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Episode 101: Building a Strong Basketball Program without AAU

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Episode 100: Don't Punish for Doing the Right Thing

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Episode 99: Ban The Beep Test

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Episode 98: Building a Program Not a Team

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Episode 97: Why Not Strength Training for Basketball

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Episode 96: When to Go Live on New Skill

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Episode 95: Words to Help Communicate Our Training

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Episode 94: Get Rid Of GPA to Play

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Episode 93: Pre-Ads and Basketball

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Episode 92: Tactical On-Ball Defense

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Special Episode: Ty Terrell, Trevor Rappa, and Lee Talk Agility

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Episode 91: How to Properly Use Drills and When to Use Them

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Episode 90: Moving into Open Space

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Episode 89: Basketball Drill Selection

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Episode 88: Big Rocks First

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Episode 87: Being a Basketball Mentor

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Episode 86: Basketball Planning - Allow the Ugly

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Episode 85: Why Train Basketball Deceleration

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Episode 84: Teaching both Technical & Tactical Skills (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 83: Defensive Culture

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Episode 82: Flexibility & Fundamentals (With Brady Howe)

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Episode 81: Prepare the Feet & Ankles (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 80: Developing a Speed Philosophy (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 79: Building Ultimate Basketball Speed (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 78: Connecting Words to Desired Footwork (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 77: Don't Tell Athletes To Get Too Low (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 76: Organization for Camps, Practices, Lessons (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 75: One Skill Per Workout To Increase Results (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 74: Organizing for Speed (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 73: Footwork Choices (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 72: Lateral Run vs Crossover (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 71: Deceleration vs Change of Direction Training (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 70: Why is the Backpedal Critical? (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 69: 7 Movement Patterns (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 68: Make Youth Sports Fun Again (With VJ Stanley)

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Episode 67: Self- Organization (With Lee Taft)

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Episode 66: Merging Sports Performance & Business Coaching (With Judah Boulet)

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Episode 65: Cultivating a Winning Culture (With Brian Harrington)

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Episode 64: Real World Knowledge (With Mike Robertson)

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Episode 63: Rugby and Sports Performance (With Dallas Price)

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Episode 62: Redefine Your Fitness, Health & Performance (With Raph Ruiz)

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Episode 61: How to Building a Solid Online Business from the Ground Up (With Matt Lachine)

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Episode 60: Decision-Making Drives Coaching (With Casey Wheel )

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Episode 59: Keeping the Taft Name Alive in Sports Performance (With Jen Taft)

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Episode 58: Compound Performance (With Kyle Dobbs)

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Episode 57: Posture and Position (With Dr. Michelle Boland)

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Episode 56: MVP Academy (With Joshua Martin)

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Episode 55: Coaching Middle School Athletes (With Jeff Fellure)

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Episode 54: Power of Online Training Done Right (With Courtney Delks & James Lujan)

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Episode 53 Breakthroughs with Breathing and How it Supports Performance (With Dr. Andy Galpin)

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Episode 52 Integrated Cient-Centered Model (With Dr. Ryan Chow)

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Episode 51 Large Group College Training (With Cameron Josse)

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Episode 50 Let's Talk Sprinting (With Jonas Dodoo)

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Episode 49: S&C in a Large High School (With Garrett Buschjost)

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Episode 48 What's Up With Jimmer Fredette

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Episode 47: Up Close and Personal with The Speed Guy's Daughters ( With Jae and Bailee Taft)

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Episode 46: Posture and Position (With Diane Vives)

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Episode 45: Hi-Lo System and Importance of Aerobic Capacity (With Mike Tucker)

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Episode 44: How Strength Changes Makes a Difference (With Jeremy Hartman)

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Episode 43: Using Diverse Knowledge to Improve Performance (With Ryan Hopkins)

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Episode 42: Importance of Foundational Movement (With Zach Dechant)

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Episode 41 Analyze and Correct Biomechanics (With Loren Landow)

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Episode 40 Sound Coaching Principles (With Vince McConnell)

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Episode #39 How to Create a System of Managing Large Groups (With Bobby Smith)

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Episode 38: Inspiring Young Soccer Players On and Off the Field (With Erica Suter)

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Bonus Episode: Movement Foundations (With Team Resilient Performance)

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Episode 37: Spot on Points to Help You Understand Your Nutrition (William Maloney)

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Episode 36: Stories & Concepts on How to be the Best Coach (With Martin Rooney)

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Episode 35: Developing Multi-Directional Power (With Jason Feairheller)

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Episode 34: The Musts List to be Successful in Business (With Ryan Lee)

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Episode 33: Using Science with Coaching (Dr. Matt Jordan)

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Episode 32: Importance in Having Systems and Organization When Coaching Track and Field (With Latif Thomas)

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Episode 31: Let's Talk Sprinting (With Dr. Ken Clark)

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Episode 30: Strategies & Reasons How Athletes, Coaches, & Executives Think (With Brian Levenson)

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Episode 29: Technology to Increase Athletic Performance (With Rob Harris)

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Episode 28: Models, Assessments, and More (With Ty Terrell)

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Episode 27: How to Create a Team (With Geralyn Coopersmith)

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Episode 26: Four Pillars that are Often Overlooked (With Cristian Plascencia)

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Episode 25: The Importance of Chaos to Develop Athleticism (Robert Dos Remedios)

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Episode 24: Why Fascial Training is Important to Movement (With Bill Parisi)

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Episode 23: How to Coach Through Language and Proper Understanding of the Learner (With Nick Winkelman)

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Episode 22: Become a Stronger Version of Yourself (With Jason Ferruggia)

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Episode 21: Leadership and Culture (With Alan Stein, Jr.)

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Episode 20: Bridging the Gap from Rehab to Performance (With Sue Falsone)

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Episode 19: How to Accomplish Goals with Drive and Competitiveness (With Rachel Cosgrove)

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Episode 18: How to Help Basketball Players Be Explosive and Stay Healthy (With Andrea Hudy)

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Episode 17: The Difference Between a Real Squat and a Hinge Pattern (With Bill Hartman)

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Episode 16: How to Develop Culture from a Different Perspective (With Donnie Maib)

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Episode 15: In the Mind of one of Fastest Women in the World (With Carmelita Jeter)

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Episode 14: What is the Real Meaning of Functional Performance (With Josh Henkin)