Description

Welcome to the Basketball Coaches Roundtable podcast.  This episode we have Tyler Simms as the guest of the roundtable.  Coach Simms is entering his 2nd season as the Head Coach at Clark University, which is part one of the most competitive Division 3 conferences in the country (New England Woman's & Man's Athletic Conference).  Prior to landing at Clark University, Coach Simms also coached at D1 (Brown & Siena), D2 (Mercyhurst), D3 (Trinity College) as well as the High School Prep level.

Topics Discussed

• Coaching journey and what brought Coach Simms to Clark University
• Impression of NYC basketball & recruitment of NYC players
• What type of player Coach Simms is looking at Clark
• Does your Offense and Defense need to work together?
• Studying other programs & what are the new trends?
• Biggest flaw as a coach & how is the pandemic helped to work on it?
• How to bridge the gap between college coaches and high school coaches.
• What needs to be done to get Clark University back to the top of the NEWMAC?

Sitting at the Roundtable

• Ben Newman - Host
• Elle Greene - Head Coach - BCAM HS - Brooklyn, NY
• Marc Skelton - Head Coach - Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS - Bronx, NY - Author of Pounding the Rock: Basketball Dreams and Real Life in a Bronx HS