Coach Caesar Smith, Athletic Director, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep, San Francisco, CA Meet Caesar Smith, a basketball coach and Athletic Director at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep in San Francisco, CA. He has nearly a decade of experience coaching basketball in Texas. Smith has coached at various high schools in Texas, including Klein Collins High School, Wisdom High School, Westfield High School, and Southwest High School. He even coached the swim team at East Central High School. In 2020, he returned to his alma mater in California and took over the basketball program in 2021. Under his leadership, the Sacred Heart Cathedral Fightin’ Irish won the Central Coast Section Open Division Championship in 2023. Smith was recently selected to coach at the NCAA College Basketball Academy in Memphis, TN, where he previously served on the inaugural staff at the University of Houston in 2019. Prior to coaching, he achieved multiple accolades in basketball. He was selected twice for the All-West Catholic Athletic League and was recognized as a San Francisco Bay Area All-Metro performer. Additionally, he was part of the championship team in the '95-'96 WCAL Basketball Championship. After completing high school, he continued his basketball career by becoming an All-League performer at City College of San Francisco. Later on, he became the Defensive Player of the Year for the Sonoma State University Men's Basketball Team. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Sonoma State University and went on to pursue a master's degree from the University of Southern California. Currently, he is a doctoral candidate studying Global Sport Leadership at East Tennessee State University.  Caesar is an active member of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) and serves on the Coaches' Education National Committee. He is also a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Additionally, Smith has obtained various coaching licenses, including his FIBA coaching license and USA Basketball Gold Coaching License. He is also recognized as a Certified Interscholastic Coach by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Follow the podcast on Instagram: @coachesco_op

Coach Chuck McCown, Program Director, Houston United Select Basketball Coach McCown has experienced great success on the grassroots circuit of select girls' basketball in Houston TX. An All-State basketball player in California during his playing days, Coach McCown initially had no interest in coaching until pushed by his former roommate and his daughter's desire to play the game. Since then he has guided select programs to a Top 10 finish at AAU Nationals, a National Championship Runner Up, an Adidas National Championship and a 2019 Final Four at the Adidas Championships. Tune in as Coach Chuck shares his story; tells who has the tougher job between coaches and officials and offers 3 things all coaches need. Last but not least, Coach Jacinto gives 1 piece of unsolicited advice that you didn't ask for but you probably need to hear. Follow the podcast on Instagram: @coachesco_op

Coach Armando Jacinto, Spring ISD (TX) Athletic Director and Founding President of Hispanic Texas High School Coaches Association Coach Jacinto is an outstanding mentor, best selling author and Reicher HS Hall of Fame inductee. Coach Jacinto has 38 years in athletics including 21 at University High School in Waco TX, seven at Travis HS in Austin, six as an Asst AD, and currently two years as the AD in Spring ISD. Tune in as Coach Jacinto shares his story; tells who has the tougher job between coaches and officials and offers 3 things all coaches need. Last but not least, Coach Jacinto gives 1 piece of unsolicited advice that you didn't ask for but you probably need to hear. Follow the podcast on Instagram: @coachesco_op

Coach Billy Goffney, Westfield HS (TX) Head Boys Basketball Coach Coach Goffney is on the verge of coaching immortality as he will cross the 500-win threshold at some point during the 23-24 season. He began his career coaching girls at New Waverly High School before moving over to the boys' side and making three consecutive trips to the State Tournament. After New Waverly, he moved to Longview and is now at Westfield HS in Houston TX. Tune in as Coach Goffney shares his story; tells who has the tougher job between coaches and officials and offers 3 things all coaches need. Last but not least, Coach Goffney gives 1 piece of unsolicited advice that you didn't ask for but you probably need to hear. Follow the podcast on Instagram: @coachesco_op

Coach Michelle Trotter, George Ranch (TX) Head Girls Basketball Coach Coach Trotter just finished her 28th year as a Coach and Teacher. While she has head coaching stints in, volleyball, softball, cross country, and track, her love and passion have always been on the hardwood. Coach just closed out season number 18 season as a head basketball coach. Her last two stops were 9 years at Crosby, and she just finished her first season at George Ranch High School. Raised in West Fork, Arkansas, a small town located in the Ozark Mountains with a population of around 2000, Coach Trotter attended West Fork schools K-12 grade. She was a multi-sport athlete, playing basketball, softball, and throwing the discus and shot put in track and field. Family, Church, and School were the foundations of her formative years. After high school, Coach Trotter attended Harding University and received a BA in Kinesiology with a minor in History and a M. Ed in Exercise Physiology.  Grandparents, relatives, and stories from Texas eventually pulled Coach Trotter to the Lone Star State. She took my first teaching/coaching job in Beaumont, Texas, where she met her husband and best friend Todd. Having had two major heart surgeries, the first at the age of 22, Coach Trotter and Todd were prevented from having kids of their own. However, their lives have centered around kids with Todd’s work in ministry and hers in education.  Tune in as Coach Trotter shares her story; tells who has the tougher job between coaches and officials and offers 3 things all coaches need. Last but not least, she gives 1piece of unsolicited advice that you didn't ask for but you probably need to hear.

Follow Coach Peavy on Instagram & Twitter: @DavidPeavy20 Follow Duncanville Basketball on Instagram & Twitter: @Duncanvillebb Follow Coaches Co-Op on Instagram: @coachesco_op Follow Coach P on Twitter: @CoachPrejean1 Follow Coach P on Instagram: @coachprejean David Peavy - Head Basketball Coach at Duncanville High School (TX) Coach Peavy brings more than 25 years of successful coaching experience at the high school and collegiate levels. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Coach Peavy has led the Duncanville Panthers to back to back to back to back Texas 6A Boys Basketball State Championships. His Panthers were also crowned 2022 National Champions by MaxPreps and Fab 50. Since joining the Duncanville ISD family in April of 2018, he has not lost a single playoff game. Coach Peavy was named the MaxPreps National Coach of the Year in 2020-2021. He has been named Coach of the Year four times and was twice named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Committee. He has twice been invited to speak at the USA Coaches Academy and was named a finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year. Last but not least, Peavy was invited to coach in the 2022 Jordan Brand Classic. Developing leaders and promoting discipline on and off the court is what David Peavy believes in. He is committed to building a championship team of character, class, and one that gives total effort.

Follow Coach Weeks on Twitter: @GoCoachWeeks Follow Coaches Co-Op on Instagram: @coachesco_op Follow Coach P on Twitter: @CoachPrejean1 Follow Coach P on Instagram: @coachprejean Ayanna Weeks - Head Girls Cross Country/Track and Field Coach at West Fork High School Coach Weeks is a graduate of McNeese State University where she was a track and field athlete. Coach Weeks has a B.A. is in History/Social Studies Ed., a M.S. from Arkansas State University and is currently enrolled at UT-Arlington working on her Principal’s Certification. She is in her 6th year coaching, and her fourth year as a head track and field coach. She has won back to back to back district championships in the last three years. The most recent championship was accomplished with a team of only freshmen. All she does is win! Coach Weeks' Words: "Girls in sports is my biggest “passion” in coaching; we know that life lessons and skills are developed through participating in athletics. I hope that as a coach I can be most influential to young women through my role as a coach."