Welcome back to Those Who Can’t Do Teach! This is the first episode of our second season. In this episode I talk about 7 Steps to Earning More Playing from A Coach’s Perspective. These are simple things that everyone can do, however most chose not to. The successful players are ones who have these great habits. This episode is directed at high school and middle school players, however I believe that any adult can take these ideas about earning playing in the sports world and apply them to their career and everyday lives. I hope people enjoy this episode and use it to improve!

Championship boys game

Girls championship game during our Christmas tournament

This episodes is from Day 3 of the Huntingdon High School Coca-Cola Christmas Classic. The South Gibson Lady Hornets will be playing the Huntingdon Fillies tonight in the girls championship at 6 pm. The USJ Bruins will be taking on the Chester Co Eagles in the boys championship at 7:30 pm. Big thank you to Coach Brandon Sims from Greenfield High School and Coach Jeff Jones from USJ for donating their time to come on the show!

We are live day 2 from the HHS Coca Cola Christmas Classic. We appreciate.l Coach Fuller for donating her time to come on the show today. What Drives Winning Environments is authored by Brett Ledbetter.

I would like to thank Coach Catie Embrey with South Gibson Co. Girls Basketball, Coach Les Trotter with Waverly Boys Basketball, and Coach Derek McCord with Dyer Co. Boys and Girls Basketball for coming on the show today. This podcast was recorded during the Huntingdon High School Coca-Cola Christmas Classic, so the fact that these fine coaches took time away from their team to come talk to us speaks volumes about them. There is a ton of great information from each of these coaches, we hope you enjoy and learn a thing or two while listening!

“Good to Great, Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t” is a #1 Bestseller Business book that researched how “Good” companies made the leap to become “Great” companies. A huge business organization can have some of the same qualities as school organizations and sports teams. In this episode we look at some of the key findings in “Good to Great,” and see how they can be applied to high school and middle school athletics. Coach Clint Ezell joins us for this discussion. Coach Ezell has coached Basketball, Wrestling, Cross-Country, and Track and Field. He is currently an Athletic Director, teaches PE, and coaches Cross-Country and Track and Field. We hope you enjoy the episode and study the book for yourself to apply to your team or business!

Coach Clinton has 17 years of teaching/coaching experience. Coach Chapman has 28 years of teaching/coaching experience. Coach Fraser has 4 years of teaching/coaching experience. We discuss coaching styles and local Western Kentucky/Tennessee legends.

Coach Ezell has 39 and Coach Hale has 43 years of teaching/coaching experience at the middle and high school level. We pick their brains about coaching, and get some really good advice for coaches of any sport!

In this Episode, we lay out what our podcast is about. We answer some rapid fire questions so you can get to us as hosts. We also preview two topics that we will talk about with guests in future episodes. Hope you enjoy!