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Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 383: Coach Michael Tartara (Unlocking the 2-3 Matchup Zone Defense)Our guest today is Coach Mike Tartara, the all-time winningest coach at Cuyahoga Heights High School in Ohio and the creator of the nationally recognized Lockdown 2-3 Zone Defense, featured by Breakthrough Basketball.Coach Tartara’s system has helped teams pressure the ball, force turnovers, and control games without relying on elite size or athleticism — proving that great defense is about teaching, communication, and discipline.In this episode of the Championship Vision Podcast, host Kevin Furtado interviews Coach Mike Tatara, the creator of the Lockdown 2-3 Zone defense. They discuss the philosophy behind the defense, its misconceptions, and...
2025-12-221h 19Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 382: Coach Kevin Furtado (Building a Turnaround Championship Vision Culture)🎙️ Championship Vision Podcast – Episode 382“Building a Turnaround Championship Culture” with Coach Kevin FurtadoIn Episode 382 of the Championship Vision Podcast, host Coach Kevin Furtado shares his personal blueprint for building a championship culture from the ground up.With over 35 years of coaching experience and a career built on turning around struggling programs, Coach Furtado dives deep into the mindset, systems, and daily standards that transform underachieving teams into unified, competitive, and resilient programs.He breaks down the core principles of a turnaround culture — from establishing trust and accountability, to creating buy-in, setti...
2025-11-2652 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 378: The Evolution of Rocket – A Conversation with Jeff Fox and Jeremiah De SestoEpisode Title: The Evolution of Rocket – A Conversation with Jeff Fox and Jeremiah De SotoIn this episode of the Championship Vision Podcast, host Kevin Furtado sits down with Jeff Fox and Jeremiah De Soto of Rocket Alumni Solutions to explore the dynamic journey of Rocket—from its early foundations to its cutting-edge innovations in athlete placement and program support. Jeff and Jeremiah share insights into how Rocket has evolved to meet the changing needs of high school programs, coaches, and student-athletes, and how their mission continues to empower communities across the country. Whether you...
2025-08-241h 08Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 376: Coach Kevin Abrams- "“Coaching in the Digital Era: Spotlight on Coach-Portal”Kevin Abrams is the Co-founder and CEO of Coach Portal, a platform built by coaches, for coaches, designed to give every coach visibility, access to career opportunities, and a chance to be discovered.Before founding Coach Portal, Kevin spent 11 seasons as a Division 1 college football coach—first as a student assistant and quality control coach at the University of Illinois (2009–13), then serving as a graduate assistant at the University at Buffalo (2014) and Vanderbilt University (2015–16), working on both offense, defense special teams. In 2017, Kevin joined Indiana State University as the Special Teams Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator, guidin...
2025-07-221h 02Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 374: Chris Verde (Core-Restore Innovator)Podcast Interview Guide for Coach Kevin FurtadoGuest: Chris Verdi – Muscle Activation Techniques (MATRx®) Specialist & Founder ofCore Restore, HIP-A-LINE, and The Core Restore Training System™INTRO TO CHRIS VERDIChris Verdi is a certified MATRx® Specialist—the highest level of certification offered byMuscle Activation Techniques®, with only approximately 200 people certified at this levelworldwide. He is also the founder of Core Restore, located in Watkinsville, Georgia, and theinventor of HIP-A-LINE and The Core Restore Training System™.Chris’...
2025-06-1756 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 360: Coach Kevin Kiernan (The Masters of Coaching Series) Part 6 He is the All-time Winningest Girls Basketball Coach is California) Mater Dei HS in Santa Ana, CACoach Kevin Kiernan is the Athletic Director at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CAH
Kevin Kiernan, the all-time winningest girls' basketball coach in California history, will be stepping down as head coach at Mater Dei at the conclusion of the regional playoffs, He will continue as athletic director.
He's finishing his 17th season at Mater Dei. He's won three state titles at Mater Dei, six Southern Section titles, six regional titles and 17 straight Trinity League titles. Overall, he's won six state titles, 12 section titles and has 960 career wins
His total of 900 wins includes...
2024-08-241h 02Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 348: Coach Brian Wheatley (North Linn's Girls Basketball Pressing System)
Brian Wheatley Bio
Brian has been married to his wife Melissa for 20 years and they have 4 children. Ben, who was a 4 sport athlete at North Linn and is now a freshman at Kirkwood studying criminal justice. Meghan, a senior who participated in cross country, basketball, and track in high school. She will attend UNI next year to study kinesiology and continue her cross country and track career. Braden, a freshman and Brennan, a 6th grader. Both of the younger boys are following in the footsteps of their older siblings, involved in various sports and activities.
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The Grip Spritz PodcastEpisode 11 - Kevin FurtadoOur first high school coach joins the Grip Spritz Podcast to share his coaching journey, lessons and how he is helping expand and grow the game!
Kevin Furtado is the head coach of the Walnut Grove High School Girl's basketball program. He is starting his 33rd season as a coach with an incredible record of 490-275, multiple regional championships and state final fours!
Kevin also had the goal to grow the game very early on. So he not only started his own podcast but his own coaching clinic just outside of Atlanta.
If y...
2022-08-0828 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 312: Coach Kevin Clifford (Head Women's Basketball Coach Robert Wesleyan College) Rochester, NY ("Building a Culture through Positive Acronyms")Kevin Clifford became the head coach of the Roberts Wesleyan women’s basketball team in the summer of 2018.
Prior to joining the Redhawks, Clifford most recently coaches for three years at Buffalo State College. In his time at Buffalo State, he led the 2017-2018 women’s basketball team to its most wins (13) since the 2013-2014 season. In the same season, Clifford led the Bengals to the SUNYAC Semifinals.
Before Buffalo State College, Clifford served as the head coach at Mount St. Vincent for three seasons and led the program to its first ever Skyline Conference Cham...
2022-08-021h 19Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 309: Coach Justin Furtado (Head Coach and Training Administrator for the Royal Basketball School in Los Angeles, CA) "Building Leaders in youth basketball players"Head Coach and Training Administrator for Royal Basketball School in Los Angeles
Justin Furtado is currently the Director of Training Administration & Head Coach at Royal Basketball School in Los Angeles. He also works for the non-profit PeacePlayers LA, and will be coaching the Venice HS Frosh-Soph Boys Basketball. Coach Furtado has been working with youth in a multiple capacities for years from the Boys & Girls Club to all the way in Buikwe, Uganda. His love and enthusiasm for kids is what gets him excited to learn about how he can become a better, more impactful coach each...
2022-07-2058 min
Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 261: Coach George Duke (Head Girls Basketball Coach Grovetown High School) Augusta, GA ("Lady Warrior Defensive Mindset")Coach George Dukes was born in Augusta, Ga to George and Lynda Dukes. He graduated from the Academy of Richmond County, where he also played basketball . After high school he received an Associate Degree at Georgia Military College and then attended Troy University, where he received a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science and a Masters in Business Administration/Information Systems. He is currently in ABD status at Walden University, where he is pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration/Information Systems. He is currently the Cyber Security teacher at Grovetown High School.
Coach Dukes is entering hi...
2021-10-0846 min
United Basketball PodcastEp 069 | Kevin Furtado | 5 Year Success PlanKevin Furtado walks us through his 5-year plan. Most coaches don't have a plan for their program, and Kevin walks us through step-by-step. Kevin Furtado led Lake Oconee Academy to unprecedented success last season. #1 in the state for much of the season and ended 25-1 in the Elite 8. Kevin knows what it takes to build a program, and he is taking these skills to his new job, Walnut Grove High School.
The Hoosier Gym Coaches Clinic | August 27 - 28 | Knightstown, IN Speakers: Mark Cascio | Rob Jones | Tyler Coston | Jamy Bechler | Phil Bechner | Joe Stasyszyn | Travis Daugherty Take advantage of Early Bird Disco...
2021-06-1638 minUnited Basketball PodcastEp 068 | Kevin Furtado | Building a New ProgramKevin Furtado led Lake Oconee Academy to unprecedented success last season. #1 in the state for much of the season and ended 25-1 in the Elite 8. Kevin knows what it takes to build a program, and he is taking these skills to his new job, Walnut Grove High School.
The Hoosier Gym Coaches Clinic | August 27 - 28 | Knightstown, IN Speakers: Mark Cascio | Rob Jones | Tyler Coston | Jamy Bechler | Phil Bechner | Joe Stasyszyn | Travis Daugherty Take advantage of Early Bird Discounts - Register at https://www.unitedbasketballclinics.com/hoosier
Purchase the Peach State Coaches Clinic at https://unitedbasketball.podi...
2021-06-1458 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 237: Coach Kevin Furtado (Championship Vision Podcast Founder) ("Building a Championship Vision Culture")Bio
Coach Kevin Furtado is the new head girls basketball coach at Walnut Grove High school in Loganville, GA. Coach Kevin Furtado is a 30 year veteran basketball coach and Physical education teacher. He is finishing his 5th year at Lake Oconee Academy in Greensboro, GA. He has built LOA into one of the premiere girls basketball programs in the GHSA A public school classification. He started the program in 2016 in its first year of existence for the program. They gradually got better as they went from 3 wins in his first year to a 21 win...
2021-04-1350 min
The Teacher Coach with T.K. Griffith and Scott Matthew CallaghanKevin Furtado: Legendary Georgia hoops coach uses his meticulous system to inspire the funky cold MUDITA in his playersKevin Furtado may just be the most intriguing guest we've had on the podcast thus far. A 30-year veteran with well over 400 wins, Furtado grew up in California and attended summer basketball camp (as an 8-year-old via metro bus) with the inventor of the flex offense [Carrol Williams] at Santa Clara University. When they treated him like somebody, he fell in love with game. Fast-forward many years and Furtado has branded himself as a turnaround expert who takes programs with no tradition and turns them into winners by using his system and core values. Word pictures like "Row the B...
2020-10-281h 12Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 206: Coach Stephen Hammock (Head Girls Softball Coach Gulf Shores High School) Gulf Shores, AL ("Enriching the High School Softball Experience")shammock@gsboe.org
Coach Hammock is entering his fifth softball season with Gulf Shores High School, third as the Head Softball Coach, and sixth year at Gulf Shores High School. Before becoming the Head Coach, Coach Hammock spent two seasons as the Head Junior Varsity Softball Coach and Lead Varsity Assistant working with outfielders, infielders, and catchers in addition to providing hitting and base running instruction.
Though the 2020 season was shortened due to Covid-19, the Lady Dolphins were on pace to exceed offensive totals from the 2019 season, including homeruns, runs batted in, runs scored, and...
2020-09-131h 03Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 203: Coach Tom Gelardi (Elementary PE Teacher at PS 173 School District NYC) Fresh Meadows, Queens (Creator of the "PHYSEDZONE")Been teaching Physical Education for over 15 years at the elementary level in NY. I presented PE workshops at NYC Zone, Nassau Zone, and NYS AHPERD conferences. My workshop topics: Engaging students in highly effective warm-ups and instant activities, Teach PE in large class sizes with little to no eqiupment, and assessment in elementary PE. Last 4 years, I received a "Physical Education Teacher Leader" certificate from NYC Office of School Wellness Programs by facilitating district Physical Education monthly meeting. I created a youtube channel called Coach Gelardi "PhysEdZone" to support all Elementary PE teachers and programs. A father of two b...
2020-08-2345 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 202: Coach Peter Murray (Head Boys Basketball Coach Dexter Regional High School) Dexter, Maine (Executive Director NHSBCA)Peter Murray - NHSBCA Ad-Hoc Board Member (Maine)
Dexter Regional HS, Dexter, ME
Peter Murray is entering his 27th season as the head basketball coach and 39th year overall at Dexter Regional High School. Peter earned his B.A. in education from the University of Maine at Farmington and his Masters Degree in school administration from the University of Maine at Orono. During his time at DRHS, he has served as an assistant principal, athletic director, and is currently teaching English as well as serving as advisor for the National Honor Society. In addition to...
2020-08-221h 25Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 201: Coach Mike Morris (Elementary PE Teacher for Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools) Rocky Mount, NC (OPEN National Trainer)Mike Morris is a energetic, innovative physical education teacher for Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. His passion includes creating new and innovative physical education activities, collaborating with content area teachers to find ways to best teach struggling students through movement, and sharing ideas with others at educational conferences across the United States and via twitter @Mikemorrispe. Mike has engaged the community with collaborative field day activities, created and coached basketball teams, coordinated and coached various camps for disadvantaged students, and has engaged students and community with fundraising activities for charitable and health based organizations. This va...
2020-08-2143 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 200: Coach Jesse McMillan (Head Boy's Basketball Coach Norcross High School) Norcross, GA (2X GHSA State Champions)Jesse has been the Head Coach for Boys Basketball at Norcross High School for 11 years and has been a teacher and coach at Norcross for 19 years. He spent 12 years in the Norcross High School Language Arts Department before transitioning to Health & PE classes. During his time as head coach, Norcross won two state titles (2011, 2013) and finished state runner-up in 2017 and 2018. He has a winning mark of better than 80% in Georgia’s largest and toughest athletic classification. His Norcross teams participate in showcases and invitationals across the nation. Jesse grew up in a family of educators and knew early on th...
2020-08-131h 21Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 199: Coach Brian DeVore (Professional Development Manager for OPENPYSED.ORG) Atlanta, GABefore accepting his role as Professional Development Manager for OPEN, Brian Devore had over 25 years of exemplary teaching experience at the middle and elementary levels. Additionally, he supervised online HPE programs for the Cobb County school district and served as Fulton County Schools Health and Physical Education Coordinator. In 2013-14, Brian was named Cobb County’s Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year, Georgia AHPERD’s Elementary PE TOY, and Southern District SHAPE America Elementary PE TOY. Most recently, he was the recipient of the first OPEN National Trainer Impact Award for his service and dedication to OPEN. In 2005, Devo...
2020-08-1245 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 198: Coach Bob Mackey (Head Girls Basketball Coach Christ the King High School) Middle Village, NY (2X National Coach of the Year)Bob Mackey Bio Born in the Bronx, NY, Bob grew up in Rockaway Beach. He played high school basketball at Xavier High School in Manhattan. After playing a year at Oneonta State University, he caught the coaching disease at Oneonta High school. Upon graduation Bob accepted a position at Tolentine High School. He was the JV Coach and Assistant Varsity Coach under John Sarandrea. Directing the schools new computer lab while also coaching Volleyball, Baseball and Softball. In 1988 Tolentine captured the mythical U.S.A. Today National Championship behind the play of the late St. John’s star Malik Se...
2020-08-0755 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 197: Coach Jon Bollier (Assistant Women's Basketball Coach Samford University) Birmingham, AL (Player Development)Jon Bollier enters his third season as an assistant coach for the Samford women's basketball program. He is involved in all aspects of the women's basketball program, including recruiting, on-the-floor coaching, scheduling and assisting in the day-to-day operations of the women's basketball program.
Bollier was instrumental in the turnaround the program experienced during the 2019-20 season. After winning just 10 games the previous season, the Bulldogs posted a record of 18-14, and won the program's first Southern Conference regular-season title with a 10-4 league record. The team then won the program's third SoCon Tournament title.
Bollier...
2020-08-0756 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 196: Coach Tim Haworth (Head Boys Basketball Coach Male High School) Louisville, KY (4X Kentucky State Champions)Head Basketball Coach, Hopkinsville HS (2010-2018) Louisville Male HS (2018-Present)
· 253-72 (10 Seasons)
· 6 Regional Championships 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020
· 7 District Championships 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
· 2012 KHSAA Sweet 16, 2013 KHSAA Final Four
· 2014 KHSAA Elite 8,2015 KHSAA Elite 8, 2017 KHSAA Sweet 16
· 6 25+ Win Seasons 8 20+Win Seasons
· 4 30+ Win Seasons
· 20-2 Regional Tournament Record
· 7 Regional Championship Games (Won 6)
· 48 College players
· Finished 2020 Season #1 AP, Coach’s Poll, Top 100 Nationally
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
· 2017 KABC Coach of the Year
· 2014 KABC Coach of the Year
· 2014 Kentucky-Indiana All Star Coach
· 2012, 2013, 2014 Ke...
2020-08-031h 12Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 195: Coach Kyle Snipes (Head Girls Basketball Coach St. Pius X School) Atlanta, GA (2X GHSA State Champions)Kyle Snipes enters his 12th season as the Head Girls' Varsity Coach in 2020-21, and is also the Communications Coordinator at St. Pius X. In his first 11 seasons, the Golden Lions are 232-93 and have captured two state championships and four region titles. In 2020, the Golden Lions finished 21-8, won the Region 8 championship and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs for the second straight year. The 2019 squad finished 14-15, was region runner-up and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs. Advancing to the state tournament for the eighth straight year in 2018, the Golden Lions fin...
2020-07-311h 24Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 194: Coach Scott Reed (Head Boys Basketball Coach at Mar Vista High School) Imperial Beach, CA (The "Mariner" Way)CSM (Ret) Scott A. Reed Head Boys Basketball Coach Mar Vista HS in Imperial Beach, CA
Command Sergeant Major (Ret) Scott A. Reed entered the service on 18 February, 1993. He served four combat tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (2nd award), the Bronze Star Medal (3rd Award), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (5th award), the Army Commendation Medal (7th award), and the Army Achievement Medal (5th award).
Sergeant Major has served in all leadership positions from Squad Leader to Drill Sergeant to Dr...
2020-07-291h 44Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 193: Coach Mike May (Athletic Director of Alpine School District/ Owner of Practice Planner Live Software) American Fork, UTCoaching Resume
Alpine School District Athletic Director: 2017-Current American Fork, UT
Owner & Creator Practice Planner Live Software, Educational Foreign Exchange Student Placement and Homestay Company 1998-Current
Author and Publisher, Educational and instructional resources for coaches. 1995-Present
Head Varsity Boy’s Basketball Coach, Lone Peak High School, Alpine UT, 2002
Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, Utah Valley State College, Orem UT, 1999-2001
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Los Angeles Valley Junior College, Van Nuys, CA, 1997-1999
Head Varsity Boy’s Basketball Coach, Hart High School, Newhall, CA, 1992-1997
2020-07-281h 20Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 192: Andy Cowart (38 Years Basketball Official for the GHSA and NCAA) GHSA Basketball Liason (Milledgeville, GA)38 years as a basketball official
32 of those as an NCAA official
Officiated numerous GHSA State Championship and semifinal games
Full time employment as State Farm Insurance Agent
GHSA Basketball Liaison
GHSA Swimming Coordinator
andycowart@windstream.net
2020-07-271h 14Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 191: Coach Jeff Graham (Head Girls Basketball Coach Belt High School) Belt, Montana (6X Montana Girls BB State Champion)Jeff Graham became the head coach of Belt’s girls’ basketball team before the 2007-2008 season. At that time he was the head football coach in Belt while also serving as the head assistant coach for the University of Great Falls women’s basketball team. Graham has remained in the Belt community ever since. He has served as an assistant and head track coach since 2008 and became the athletic director in 2012. Belt has won 19 divisional championships since 2007 in football, girls’ basketball, and track.
This past season the Lady Huskies were crowned “Co-Champions” after their semifinal victory in the state to...
2020-07-251h 49Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 190: Coach Mountain MacGillivray (Head Women's Basketball Coach LaSalle University ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)Mountain MacGillivray, a Philadelphia native who helped lead Quinnipiac to seven straight 20-win seasons and a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2017, was appointed the ninth head coach in La Salle University women's basketball history in April of 2018. He begins his third year at the helm of the program in 2020-21.
During the 2019-20 campaign, MacGillivray's Explorers showed vast improvements from year one to two of his tenure, including the program's best start since 2006 at 6-1. The Blue & Gold more than doubled both its overall (13) and Atlantic 10 (7) win totals in year two. The victory over the Penn State...
2020-07-221h 18Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 189: Coach Randy McClure (Head Girls Basketball Coach at Campbell High School) Smyrna, GA (Legendary Georgia HS Coach)McClure, from Charlotte, taught science at Willis High School in 1986. In 1990, he took the job as Campbell’s girls coach.
The Lady Spartans have appeared in the Georgia state tournament 17 of the last 19 seasons. On nine occasions, McClure guided the Lady Spartans to the elite eight or better. Campbell is honoring the two coaches by naming its new basketball facility the Gwyn-McClure Gymnasium. The new gym, which seats 3,500, opened in 2017. Now it’s got a name. On Dec. 7, McClure led Campbell to a 48-46 win over Marietta to reach 500 career victories. He has a career mark of 502-317...
2020-07-201h 36Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 188: (Part 2) Coach Rob Beucler (Head Boy's Basketball coach, Eastern High School) Sardinia, OH (The "Eastern Way")Coach Rob Beucler has been at Eastern High School for 41 years. He has coached 25 years of Varsity Boy’s Basketball at Eastern High School. Prior to that he coached 2 years of Junior High girls and then 14 years of freshmen and junior varsity boys (222-108 ) and helped as the varsity assistant. He has accumulated an overall Varsity record of 392- 181 going into this year. He has been honored as 5 time Coach of the SHL (SHAC) and the 2 Southeast District COY and has been Associated Press Ohio - Coach of the Year Division III in 2000. During his coaching tenure they have won 8 le...
2020-07-1858 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 187: Coach Rob Beucler (Head Boy's Basketball Coach Eastern High School) Sardinia, Ohio (Building a 2-2-1 press) (Part 1)Coach Rob Beucler has been at Eastern High School for 41 years. He has coached 25 years of Varsity Boy’s Basketball at Eastern High School. Prior to that he coached 2 years of Junior High girls and then 14 years of freshmen and junior varsity boys (222-108 ) and helped as the varsity assistant. He has accumulated an overall Varsity record of 392- 181 going into this year. He has been honored as 5 time Coach of the SHL (SHAC) and the 2 Southeast District COY and has been Associated Press Ohio - Coach of the Year Division III in 2000. During his coaching tenure they have won 8 le...
2020-07-181h 01Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 186: Coach Lindsay Woolley (Head Women's Basketball Coach Montana Western University) Dillon, Montana (NAIA 2019 Nat. Champions)Lindsay Woolley became the head coach of Montana Western's women's basketball team in 2012.
This past season Woolley led the Bulldogs to the programs first NAIA Div I National championship. The title capped off a banner 2018-19 season for the Bulldogs, who finished with a 30-4 record and the Frontier Conference regular season crown. Woolley was named Frontier Conference Coach of the Year for the second time and NAIA National Coach of the Year. Senior Bri King became the program's and the conference's first NAIA and WBCA National Player of the Year.
During Woolley's tenure with the Bulldogs he has returned...
2020-07-171h 31Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 185: COVID-19 Prevention (How can we be Responsible Citizens during this pandemic?)Podcast Guest: Debra Furtado
Debra is currently is the Human Services Administrator for the Dekalb County Government, Department of Human Services.
Debra Furtado’s successful tenure as Senior Connection’s CEO continues to be reflected in the growing number of seniors served annually; an expanding service territory; and the quality of programs provided. Her dedicated focus to a mission of providing essential home and community-based care that maximizes independence has helped attract new donors and customers in support of the organization’s work.
Debra worked for nine years with AGL Resources (parent company of Atlan...
2020-07-161h 00Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 184: Coach Matt Cates (Head Girls' Basketball Coach Cherokee High School) Canton, GA (The Cherokee "Way")Cherokee HS---21st year Head Girls Coach
14 state playoff appearances
8 region championships-2 runner up
400+ Career Wins
Back to Back Final 4 appearances
Started the first JR basketball program in Cherokee County
Chairman of the CHS Hall of Fame
Matt.Cates@cherokee.k12.ga.us
2020-07-141h 28Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 183: Coach Kathy Richey-Walton (Head Girls Basketball Coach, Southwest dekalb High School) Decatur, GA (5 Times GHSA State Champions)After coaching for more than 20 years at the college level, Kathy Richey-Walton accepted a coaching/teaching position in the DeKalb County School System in Decatur, Georgia. Mrs. Richey-Walton coached and taught for two years at McNair Middle School before transferring to Southwest DeKalb High School in 2002. Since arriving at Southwest DeKalb High School (SWD), the girl’s basketball program has posted a 413-130 record in 18 seasons, winning back to back to back GHSA (Georgia High School Association) AAAA State Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Then, again winning State Championships in 2013 and 2016. In addition, the Lady Panthers have finished runner-ups in the championship ga...
2020-07-141h 16Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 182: Coach Eric Herrick (Head Girl's Basketball coach at Dawson county high school) Dawsonville, GABio- 16 years as a head coach 14 on this girls side. 325+ wins. 6 region championships and 3 final fours. Played at Berry College and served 4 years in then US Air Force.
Herrick brings 16 years of head coaching experience with stops at Glascock County (boys), White County (girls), Chattahoochee (girls) and North Forsyth (girls) and just recently as head boys basketball coach at Dawson county.
Following the recent retirement of longtime Dawson County Basketball Coach Steve Sweat, Eric Herrick has been announced as the new head coach of the Lady Tigers Basketball Team this past May.
He's...
2020-07-111h 08Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 181: Coach Dave Stricklin: (Head Women's Basketball Coach at Umpqua Community College) Roseburg, OR (883 Career Wins)Career college record is 883-183
Have won 19 conference or regional championships
117-10 over past 4 seasons
Was 29-0 this pat season when Covid-19 ended his season. Was a finalist for the WBCA National JC/CC Coach of the Year
Ever since he began his coaching career, Dave Stricklin has been synonymous with success. In eight seasons at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California, Stricklin’s teams posted an overall record of 259-27 and won seven championships.
The winning ways continued immediately at UCC with the Riverhawks (Then known as th...
2020-07-081h 37Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 180: Coach Terri Bamford (Head Girls Basketball Coach at La Jolla Country Day School) San Diego, CA (2020 Maxpreps #1 National Ranking)Bamford is in her 23rd season as head coach at La Jolla. The Torreys are the No. 1 team in the country according to MaxPreps and have a 30-1 overall record. The team won the 2020 California Interscholastic Federation San Diego Open Division Championship. Since taking over the program in 1997, Bamford has guided the Torreys to 14 league, 13 section, eight region and four state championships.
ATLANTA (March 9, 2020) — Terri Bamford, head coach at La Jolla Country Day School in California, was named the 2020 Wilson Sporting Goods/WBCA High School National Coach of the Year, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced.
...
2020-07-041h 12Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 179: Coach Sam Caldwell (Head Girls Basketball at New Hope Academy) Landover Hills, MD (3x Geico National Champion)New Hope Academy, Athletic Director and Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Lady Tigers AAU - 2019 GEICO National Champions & Consensus #1 Team in the US
Sam Caldwell is entering his 4th season at the helm at New Hope Academy, bringing 20 plus years of coaching experience and a commanding 344-90 overall record. A proven leader and championship coach, coach Caldwell was selected as the 2014 Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and a finalist for the prestigious Pat Summit Coach of the Year Award. He has college coaching experience at UMBC and Bowie State respectively and...
2020-07-031h 14Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 178: Coach Greg Brown (Head Girls Basketball Coach Jefferson County High School) Jefferson, GA ("Building a Feeder System")Greg Brown
Jefferson High School Head Girls Basketball Coach
ISS/Alternative School/Health & PE
Head Girls Basketball Coach
706-260-7673
Started out as Volunteer Assistant at Tennessee Temple Academy in 2003. I was an Assistant Boys Coach for 3 years winning a State Championship in 2006-2007. I was the Head Girls Basketball Coach there for 1 season finished with a 23-9 record (previous season record was 4-25), including the first ever Region Championship in the history of the school.
Got married and took a job at Northwest Whitfield High School an...
2020-06-281h 14Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 177: Coach Phyllis Arthur (Head Girls Basketball Coach McEachern High School) Atlanta, GA "5 Times GHSA State Champs"Phyllis Arthur
Head Girls Basketball Coach
McEachern High School
Phyllis Arthur has been coaching for many years, starting her career as an assistant in Carnesville, Georgia at Franklin County High School and in Athens, Georgia at Cedar Shoals High School.
Coach Arthur then relocated to Cobb County School District and became the head coach at Pebblebrook High School in 1999 and continued until 2006, after which she became the head coach of McEachern High School. Coaching experience also includes: slow pitch softball, fast pitch softball, volleyball, girls and boys track.
Has...
2020-06-251h 01Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 176: Coach Craig Campbell (Head Girls Basketball Coach Clovis West High School) Fresno, CA (2017 National Champions)Coach Campbell just completed his 26th season as a head girls’ basketball coach and his 15th as the head coach at Clovis West HS in Fresno, CA
In eleven years as the Varsity Girls’ Coach at Reno High School, they won eight straight Sierra League Championships and averaged over 22 wins per season. Reno High School was the 2001 4A State Champion and the 2000, 2004 and 2005 4A State Runner-Up. Reno High was also the Regional Champion in ’98, ’00, ’03, ’04 and ‘05. He has over 600 career wins and has been recognized as Coach of the Year in 23 of his 26 seasons by multiple publications. His teams have produced...
2020-06-251h 33Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 175: Coach Coby Durden (Assistant Girls Basketball Coach Buford High School) Buford, GA ("Player Development")"Coach Coby Durden is entering his 6th year being with the Buford High School (GA) girls’ basketball team. He serves as an assistant coach under his father Gene Durden. He has helped guide the Lady Wolves basketball team to five state championships (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) in his six years coaching with the program. After graduating from Buford High School, he played collegiately at the University of North Georgia for Coach Chris Faulkner."
coby.durden@bufordcityschools.org
@cbydrdn
2020-06-221h 19Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 174: Coach Sarah Hopkins-Chery (Head Women's Basketball Coach University California Merced) Merced, CASarah Hopkins-Chery enters her fifth season as the head coach for the University of California, Merced women's basketball team. She begins the 2019-20 campaign with an all-time coaching record of 79-45, 38-12 in California Pacific Conference play.
Hopkins-Chery’s 79 wins are good for second among any other active head coach in the conference.
A native of Essex, England, Hopkins-Chery brings both playing and coaching experience to UC Merced. In England, Hopkins-Chery attended Greensward College and attributes much of her stardom in the game of basketball to the Swifts Basketball Club along with Greensward. While with Swif...
2020-06-1758 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 173: Coach Quincy Lewis (Head Boy's Basketball coach Lehi High School) Lehi, Utah ("Program Building")Lewis comes to Lehi with an impressive resume. Basketball fans may remember Lewis as a former star player at Timpview High School. He was named 3A MVP as a senior and went on to play at Dixie State University where he finished as one of the top 25 scorers in the nation. His father, Tim Lewis, was a very successful coach at Timpview. The love of basketball was a family tradition for Lewis and continues to be a passion for the coach who was named the National High School Coach of the Year by Max Preps and Naismith.
“I...
2020-06-1651 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 172: Ernie Yarbrough (Assistant Executive Director Georgia High School Association) Thomaston, GA (COVID-19 Update)Ernie has worked for the GHSA since 2002 and his main responsibility is overseeing the officiating department for all sports. He also is the sport coordinator for basketball, baseball and softball. He assists in the administration of many championship events. He often represents the GHSA at state, regional and national sports-related conferences.
Ernie and his wife, Cindy, have two wonderful children (Shawn and Chelsy) and are the proud grandparents of Hampton.
Ernie was born in Alameda, California and raised in Owasso, Oklahoma. He and Cindy reside in mid-town Atlanta near the Fox Theatre.
A V...
2020-06-1214 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 171: Coach Jerry Finkbeiner (Former Utah State, Oral Roberts and Southern Nazarene University Women's Basketball coach) "The Twilight Zone" DefenseJerry Finkbeiner is in his eighth season as the head women’s basketball coach at Utah State.
Finkbeiner (pronounced Fink-by-ner) was named the ninth head coach in USU program history on April 26, 2012. He is just the second male coach in Utah State history, joining Bob Corbin, who was the Aggies’ coach from 1984-86. Finkbeiner is only the second USU coach since the reinstatement of the program in 2003, when Raegan Pebley took over.
Finkbeiner has an overall record of 570-366 (.609) in 30 years as a collegiate head coach, including his time at Utah State, Oral Roberts (1996-2013) and...
2020-06-111h 33Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 170: Coach Matt Hackenberg (Head Boy's Basketball Coach Glen Oak High School) Canton, OH ("Wave Ball screen" offense)Episode 170: Coach Matt Hackenberg
Head Boys Basketball Coach Glen Oak HS Canton, OH
East Canton High School: Lead assistant, 23-1 (20-0 Regular Season) St. Thomas Aquinas High School 2012-13: Head Coach, 16-11 (Regional Semi-Finalist) 2013-14: Head Coach, 18-12 (State Runner-Up) 2014-15: Head Coach, 22-5 (Regional Runner-Up) 2015-16: Head Coach, 19-9 (Regional Runner-Up) GlenOak High School 2016-17: Head Coach, 10-13 2017-18: Head Coach, 11-13 2018-19: Head Coach, 13-11 District Champions 2019-20 17-8.
In his four years as the head coach at Aquinas, Hackenberg guided the Knights to four straight district titles — something only achieved in S...
2020-06-101h 20United Basketball PodcastEp. 015 Kevin Furtado: Individual Skill Workouts and Building CultureKevin Furtado is the head girl's coach at Lake Oconee Academy, he host the Championship Vision Podcast and directs the Legends on the Lake Coaches Clinic. We are going discuss, quarantine work-outs, summer skill development, offensive and defensive systems, building culture and the Legends on the Lake Coaches Clinic. Kevin Furtado - @KevinFurtado - Kevin's Podcast - Championship Vision. Our host, Matt Smith - @coachmwsmith - Twitter
SHOW NOTES
Get Better Program | 2:30
Summer Workouts | 9:30
5- year plan | 12:50
Culture Building | 16:50
Offensive System | 24:50
Offense Rebounding | 31:30
Organi...
2020-06-1057 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 169: Coach Herb Welling (The Basketball Jesuit) Arvada, CO (Herb on Hoops)Coach Herb Wellings’s superior basketball knowledge and experiences into the development of an exceptional basketball program, while helping kids learn life skills and excel in the classroom. He understand the challenges youth face today as a result of working in the Omaha Public School District for eleven years.
Herb Ran youth and AAU teams for the last 22 years in Omaha. He Developed over 50 kids who have received college scholarships. He is the Resident coach at World Famous Five-Star Basketball Camps for 15 years. He Worked over 300 weeks of basketball camps. Authored four instructional basketball DVD’s. The first...
2020-06-091h 24Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 168: Coach Tony Ingle Sr. (Legendary College Coach, 2X National Championship Basketball Coach) Orem, UT (Part 2)Tony Ingle has given hundreds of keynote speeches through the years to a wide variety of audiences that has included such clients as: Nike, Mercedes, Atlanta Hawks, Meadow Gold, Bell South, Pro Image, Boys & Girls Clubs and countless others. He also nationally known as a college basketball coach that has won two National Championships.
Whether he is coaching from the podium or the hardwood, he knows how to get into your heart and mind with a burning desire to achieve greatness. He has the ability to enlighten, entertain and inspire his audiences regardless if they are small bu...
2020-06-0847 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 167: Coach Israel Ingle (Head Boy's Basketball coach at Timpanogos High School) Orem, UTCoach Izzy Ingle is entering his 6th season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Timpanogos High School. The T-Wolves won three straight Region Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 where Coach Ingle was named “Coach of Year” in 2017 and 2018 by the Utah High School Basketball Coaches Association. Izzy hit a major milestone last year on December 20, 2018 when he won his 200thgame as a head coach. Prior to coming to THS, Izzy was the Head Men’s Coach at Gordon State College in Barnesville, GA from 2007-2014. The Highlanders averaged 21.7 wins a season over his last three years and won the 2012 NJCAA Re...
2020-06-071h 18Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 166: Coach Russ Davis (Head Women's Basketball Coach Vanguard University) Costa Mesa, CARuss Davis, four-time NAIA Coach of the Year, led the Lions to the 2008 NAIA National Championship and is a member of both the NAIA and Vanguard University Hall of Fame. He is first in active NAIA coaches with overall career winning percentage (0.806). His squads have captured 12 GSAC titles and he personally has nine GSAC Coach of the Year awards under his belt. Additionally, he is the all-time leader in wins and winning percentage for the GSAC.
In all, Davis' teams at Vanguard have made 21 trips to the NAIA National Tournament. The Lions have made five Fab Four...
2020-06-051h 27Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 165: Coach Tony Ingle Sr. (Legendary College Basketball Coach 2X National Championship Coach) (Part 1)Tony Ingle has given hundreds of keynote speeches through the years to a wide variety of audiences that has included such clients as: Nike, Mercedes, Atlanta Hawks, Meadow Gold, Bell South, Pro Image, Boys & Girls Clubs and countless others. He also nationally known as a college basketball coach that has won two National Championships.
Whether he is coaching from the podium or the hardwood, he knows how to get into your heart and mind with a burning desire to achieve greatness. He has the ability to enlighten, entertain and inspire his audiences regardless if they are small bu...
2020-06-0458 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 164: Coach Hilda Hankerson (Head Girl's Basketball coach Westlake High School) Atlanta, GACoach Hilda Hankerson, MEd
hankerson@fultonschools.org
Health and Physical Education Dept. Chair
Varsity Basketball Coach
Basketball State Champions 2018, 2019 and 2020
Westlake High School women’s basketball head coach Hilda Hankerson will enter her 2nd USA Basketball assignment as a court coach for the 2019 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team trials.
Hankerson recently completed her 25th season as head coach at Westlake H.S. (1995-96 to present) and recorded her 600th win in 2019. Hankerson has led Westlake to 3 State championships five final fours, five elite...
2020-06-031h 07Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 163: Coach Dan Leosing (Program Director, CSS UA Bison Elite) Cornhusker Shooting Stars ( Lincoln, Nebraska)Dan Lesoing is an entrepreneur driven by the opportunity to help athletes achieve their goals. Dan founded the Cornhusker Shooting Stars in 1998 to help youth develop character, increase athletic skill, learn team concept, and open opportunities through the sport of basketball.
In addition to founding and directing club basketball, Dan is also a past high school and college player, long-time basketball coach, small business owner, and Area Director for the Premier Team Network sponsored by Under Armour. Today Dan balances his time between work, coaching, and raising a busy family of four with his wife of twenty-four...
2020-05-311h 31Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 162: Coach Celeste Ratka (Head Girls Basketball Coach Hortonville High School) Hortonville, WICeleste Ratka – Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach (Hortonville HS) Hortonville, WI
Husband: Aaron Ratka
Daughters: Ava (4), Edith (2), Ingrid (7 weeks)
Coach Ratka has just finished her 4th season at Hortonville. Celeste and her coaching staff have gone to the State Tournament in each of their 4 years. The schools only appearance prior was in 1987. Last season the Polar Bears were ranked #1 in D2 for most of the season, and finished the year with a 25-1 record. They were heading into the State Tournament with the #1 seed before the Tournament was canceled. Her career coaching record at...
2020-05-291h 02Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 161: Coach Keith Parsons (Head Boy's Basketball coach Hamlet Middle School) Hamlet, NC (The "System" Series)He's a former sports writer now working as a banker. That make sense? His father was the late, great Benny Parsons, 1973 NASCAR Cup champ and winner of the 1975 Daytona 500. He also dabbled in TV when he retired. He's married to the beautiful Colleen, and have two wonderful children, Emily and Libbie.
He Worked in journalism for 14 years after graduating from Elon University in 1992. Six years with The Associated Press, first in Atlanta then Raleigh, NC. Left that in 2006 to move back to his hometown to work as a banker, which he did for 12 years.
All...
2020-05-281h 09Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 160: Coach Alan Griffin (Head Girl's Basketball Coach Gainesville High School) Gainesville GAAlan Griffin attended College at Carson-Newman College where he earned his B.A in Religion and was a lettermen on the football team. From Carson-Newman, he went to Pacelli High School in Columbus, Ga where he taught Religion for 8 years, served as the athletic director for 4, served as Head Boys Basketball Coach for 8, and was also the head football coach for one year. In his time at Pacelli he earned the GADA region athletic director of the year for Region 4a in 2015, and was voted as the ledger-enquirer boys basketball coach of the year in both 2015 and 2016.
In...
2020-05-261h 17Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 159: Ernie Yarbrough (Assistant Executive Director/ Coordinator of Officiating) GHSA (Thomaston, GA)Ernie has worked for the GHSA since 2002 and his main responsibility is overseeing the officiating department for all sports. He also is the sport coordinator for basketball, baseball and softball. He assists in the administration of many championship events. He often represents the GHSA at state, regional and national sports-related conferences.
Ernie and his wife, Cindy, have two wonderful children (Shawn and Chelsy) and are the proud grandparents of Hampton.
Ernie was born in Alameda, California and raised in Owasso, Oklahoma. He and Cindy reside in mid-town Atlanta near the Fox Theatre.
A V...
2020-05-231h 12Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 158: Coach Marc Hart (Head Boy's Basketball Coach Patriot High School) Jarupa, California (The "System")Creator of the Zoom "System" Clinics
Was a traditional coach running flex and pack it in defense 2001 to 2008. Went to Dribble Drive Motion in 2008-2016 and had much success turned Baldwin Park from 2008-2012 to one of winnigest teams in the San Gabriel Valley. The 2010 Baldwin Park team was historic it went 24-5 and made it to the CIF Quarterfinals in Div 2a. During that season Coach Hart was awarded the Cif Coach of the year award, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Coach of the Year and Coached the All Star Game. That team still holds the record...
2020-05-221h 13Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 157: Coach Curt Miller (Athletic Director at Oconee County High School) Watkinsville, GADr. Curt Miller, is currently in his 19th year in education and has served the Henry County School District (HCS) for all 19 years. After graduating from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor’s in Health and Physical Education in 2001 he began teaching at Henry County Middle School. He continued his education while teaching attending the University of Alabama for his Master’s in 2002 and Lincoln Memorial University for his Ed.S. in 2004. In 2004, he helped open Dutchtown High School as a HPE teacher and boys basketball coach. In 2007, he took over as athletic director and head boys basketball coach at Ol...
2020-05-2148 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 156: Al Woods (President of Woods Recruiting Service) Cleveland, OhioOutside of sports, his passion has always been the recruiting process.
From August 1989 to September 2018 he ran a recruiting service, Woods Recruiting, where he assisted thousands of student-athletes and parents in the day-to-day challenges of the process and placing thousands in college.
In all of those years, it seems like he had conversations with a million and one parents, student-athletes, and coaches from all levels.
He’s gained a huge amount of knowledge through the years.
His first passion was basketball. he played high school basketball at Bayside High School in Vi...
2020-05-1858 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 155: "The Role of Parents in Athletics" (Part 4) with Coach Mike Szydlowski (The Girls Basketball Coach at St. Francis HS) Saint Francis, WICoach Mike Szydlowski (Head Girls Basketball Coach, St. Francis High School) Saint Francis, WI
Mike Szydlowski (Sid) has been the varsity girls’ coach at St. Francis High School since 1995. His tenure ranks him amongst the longest tenured coaches in the area. He recently set the all-time win record in St. Francis basketball history (boys or girls). He has coached numerous All-Conference players; his teams have received Journal team of the week on three different occasions; and he was also selected CNI Newspapers Coach of the Year. He has had multiple players selected to play in the WBCA Stat...
2020-05-1655 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 154: Chalk Talk Series: #4: "Preparing your players for the Next Level" (Lake Oconee Academy Girls Basketball Coaching Staff) Greensboro, GAIn this next Chalk Talk Series, Coach Kevin Furtado (Head Girls Basketball Coach at Lake Oconee Academy) is joined by his assistant coach Chobi Young and his senior guard Destiny McClendon #12. They discuss what it takes to get Destiny ready to play at the next level:
* Player workouts and challenges
* The #GetBetter Challenge workout
* What is she looking for in a college
* What would be the right fit for Destiny at the next level
* Video review of her ballhandling and shooting workouts
* How can she lead her...
2020-05-1535 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 153: (Part 2) The Role of Parents in Athletics (with Coach Kelly Sopak: Head Girls Basketball coach Miramonte HS) Orinda, CA Coach Sopak heads up one of the elite public basketball programs in the California. Currently, coach Sopak is the head varsity coach at Miramonte High School in Orinda. Kelly just completed his 15th year as a varsity head coach in the Bay Area and 11th at Miramonte (Northgate 2005-2009 and Miramonte 2009- present). During that time, Coach Sopak's record stands at 398 wins and 66 Losses, including a 304-46 record since taking over at Miramonte.
Coach Sopak took the Miramonte position in June of 2009. Since Coach Sopak took over at Miramonte, the Matadors quickly returned to regional dominance, winning 304 g...
2020-05-1420 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 152: Matthew Serratto ( Merced County District Attorney; Merced District 5 City Councilman) Merced, CA ("Rebuilding a City")BIO: born in San Francisco, grew up in Burlingame, down the Peninsula from San Francisco. Huge sports fan growing up -- 49ers, Giants, Warriors. Went to high school in San Francisco. Played baseball all through high school, won the team award voted on by the players his senior year. Went to college at UC Davis in 2002, graduated with honors, majored in History, minored in English and War and Peace Studies. Took a year off from school after college, taught English in Belgium for 2 months and Argentina for 5 months. As a young man, worked as a Caddy at the Burlingame Countr...
2020-05-141h 09Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 150: (Part 2) Coach Kelly Sopak (Head Girls Basketball Coach Miramonte High School) Orinda, CACoach Sopak founded the Cal Stars in 2006 and has been serving as the club's Director and Elite head coach since that time. Sopak arrived in California in 2000 and has since made his positive impact on the girls' basketball scene here in the Bay Area and around the country. Kelly has coached teams of all ages, from second grade to high school varsity, and at all levels.
Since founding the Cal Stars in 2006 Sopak has grown the Stars into a highly respected national brand in the travel club circles. Kelly has expanded the Stars brand and now is t...
2020-05-1353 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 149: Coach Todd Monsey (Head Girls Basketball Coach Frisco Lone Star High School) Frisco, TexasHead coach, Todd Monsey just completed his first year at Frisco Lone Star High School in Frisco, TX. His team had a 23-10 record and a Regional Tournament appearance. Prior to joining the Rangers he was the Varsity assistant at Mansfield Timberview high school for 5 seasons. While at Timberview high school Coach Monsey’s team made the regional finals four straight years and advanced to the state championship game in 2017 and again in 2018. His coaching career began is 2005 at Midway High School. Over his nine seasons there he coached every level from middle school to head coach. In 2009 his fina...
2020-05-131h 12Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 148:(Part 1): Coach Kelly Sopak (Head Girls Basketball Coach) Miramonte High School, Orinda, CA (Director of Cal-Stars AAU Club)Since founding the Cal Stars in 2006 Sopak has grown the Stars into a highly respected national brand in the travel club circles. Kelly has expanded the Stars brand and now is the Director for several divisions of the Stars Basketball Club throughout the western United States, including the Northwest Stars (SW Washington & Portland Metro Area), Alaska Stars (Anchorage, AK), Cal Stars Ultimate (Walnut Creek, Ca), and Cal Stars Valley (Southern California), Cal Stars Sacramento & Cal Stars Swoosh (Santa Barbara). Under Coach Sopak's guidance, the Cal Stars have produced more than 250 college basketball players at all collegiate levels, Including 10 plus A...
2020-05-111h 05Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 147: Chalk Talk Series #3: "Coaching the System" with Coach Doug Porter, Gary Smith and Mike SzydlowskiFeaturing Doug Porter (Author of “Coaching the System”) A complete guide to basketball’s most explosive style of play
Bethel University, Women’s Basketball Head Coach (2019-present)
Wheaton College (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach (1986-89 and 2017-18)
North Central College (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach (2012-17)
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Head Coach (1998-12)
Aurora University (Ill.), Women’s Basketball Head Coach (1994-96)
West Texas A&M University, Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach (1991-94)
Coached 35 All-Conference players, 6 Conference MVPs, and 38 Academic All-Americans
Set 16 national statistical records, led the nation in scor...
2020-05-091h 22Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 146: Coach John Heinen ( Senior Vice President Georgia Lottery Corporation) Atlanta, Georgia (Part 1: The Role of Parents in Athletics)John Heinen began his law enforcement career in 1989 as a patrolman for the Clarke County Police Department in Athens, Georgia. He was employed as a Special Agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with over 25 years of creditable service. During that time, John worked in various assignments to include the GBI Training Unit, the GBI Special Response Team/State of Georgia SWAT Team, and the Thomasville, Kingsland, Douglas and Athens Regional Field Offices. He served as a member of the Investigative Division Command Staff at GBI Headquarters with responsibilities over several regional offices and special investigative units until his ret...
2020-05-0757 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 145: Coach Teri Morrison (Legendary Texas High School Girls Basketball Coach) Waco Midway HS, Carroll Senior HS, TexasTeri Morrison has been in education as a coach, teacher and athletic Director for 35 years and a head women’s basketball coach for 29 years. She retired from High School Coaching in Texas in 2018 and moved to Santa Fe New Mexico.
Following retirement, Teri decided to help coach the Varsity team at Santa Fe Indian School in Santa Fe, work the nike EYBL circuit, and direct the Blue Star ’30 elite camps. She started her career at Arlington Martin as a JV basketball and Head Track coach and spent 6 years with Arlington Martin. From Arlington Martin she became the Head...
2020-05-031h 19Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 144: Coach Tony Pappas (Head Girls Basketball Coach Waterloo West High School) Waterloo, IA (Hall of Fame Coach)In his 40th year as head coach of Waterloo West High School and 43rd year overall as a head coach. As a prep athlete, he played on Mason City High School basketball and baseball teams that participated in five state tournaments while winning two state championships. He achieved All-State and Honorable Mention All-American status while playing at Mason City High School. He has won numerous Coach of the Year Awards, including: being named the National Federation of High School's National Girl's Basketball Coach of the Year in 2015. He was the recipient of the Morgan Wooten Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed by th...
2020-05-011h 43Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 143: Coach Michael Palmer (CEO MVP School of Sports, Youth Sports Director Prince Avenue Christian School) Bogart, GeorgiaMichael Vincent Palmer is a native of Oconee County Georgia and presently resides with his wife, Jennifer, and daughters, Mary Grace, Madeline Kate, and son Noah Anderson in Bogart, Georgia. 2020 marks the 15th year for Coach Palmer as CEO of MVP School of Sports. Coach Palmer graduated from Piedmont College, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Educational Studies. He also holds an Associate’s Degree from North Georgia University in Sports Management. He is a Basketball Coach with over 25 years’ experience coaching in Northeast Georgia. Coach Palmer specializes in defense and transition as well as other essenti...
2020-04-281h 32Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 142: Coach James Deakyne (Head Boys Basketball Coach Heritage Academy) Maricopa, Arizona ("System" Series)James Deakyne is a happy husband and proud father to an amazing son. He graduated from Heritage Academy, Mesa in 2013. After graduation, he went on to be the boys’ varsity basketball assistant coach, and the junior varsity head coach for the 2013-2014 school season. In 2014-2015 Coach Deakyne was the boys’ varsity basketball head coach at South Pointe HS, where they won the state championship against powerhouse program Westwind Prep and Coach Deakyne was awarded the Canyon Athletic Association Division III Coach of the Year Award. During this time he also trained and privately coached a number of basketball play...
2020-04-2559 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 141: Coach Jon DeMarco (Founder of Get Better Basketball)Founder of the #GBetBBChat
-Founder of Get Better Basketball
-Basketball coach, football coach, and player development specialist for 17 years
-Former college football player
-2013 CAL Coach of the Year, basketball
-2013 Salem News Coach of the Year, basketball
-2017 Salem New Coach of the Year, basketball
-2017 Massachusetts Boston Globe All-Scholastic Coach of the Year, basketball
-Also coached HS football with a 2012 State Championship Appearance
-Received my doctorate from Northeastern University in 2016
-Stepped away from team coaching in 2017 to...
2020-04-241h 00Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 140: The Lady Titan "Get Better" ChallengeThe Lake Oconee Academy Lady Titan coaching staff have put together a "Quarantine Off-Season" Challenge to motivate their players to be accountable and responsible for their workouts. We feel that by providing our players a fun and organized workout challenge, they will develop a sense of pride and dedication regarding their individual improvement during this time of isolation and separation.
Coach Kevin Furtado
Kevin.furtado@lakeoconeeacademy.org
@Kevinfurtado
2020-04-2315 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 139: The "Ball Press" Chalk Talk (Coach Jaryt Hunziker, Coach Greg Buescher, Coach Grant Berendt) Coach Jaryt Hunziker: Head Girls Basketball Coach at Boonville High School
He just concluded his 8th season of coaching the Boonville Lady Pirates where his team ended the 2018-19 season at 21-4. Over the last 7 seasons they have won 5 Conference Championships, 4 District Titles, made 2 Quarterfinal appearances which included a 3rd Place finish in Class 3 in 2015 (30-1). Overall record at Boonville is 171-47. Overall I have accumulated over 270+ wins during that time.
This season they went 22-4 and made it the District 4 Finals
Coach Grant Berendt: Head Girls Basketball coach Mt. Vernon HS, Mt. Ve...
2020-04-221h 19Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 138: Coach Erick Willis (Head Girls Basketball Coach North Oconee High School) Bogart, GeorgiaPlayed at Tift Co. High School for his father, Gene Willis.
He graduated from Flagler Palm Coast HS in Bunnell Fl.
He received his BS degree in Education from UCF and was mentored by Torchy Clark from Xavier HS in Appleton, Wisconsin. Coach Clark was the first head basketball coach at UCF.
During college Willis coached with Dennis Cox at Lake Highland HS in Orlando Fl. Dennis later won a National D2 championship at Clayton State University.
After College Willis was asst boys basketball coach at Tift Co HS with Tommy Bl...
2020-04-211h 29Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 75: Coach Brian Rea (Head Boys Basketball Coach Payson-Seymour High School, Payson, IL)
PROUD FATHER; Athletic Director / Boys Basketball / Baseball Coach at Payson-Seymour (IL)...IHSA Football, Basketball & MSHSAA Football Official
Grew up in the Grand Rapids area of Michigan, where I played for my father at Caledonia High School.
Started as a head coach immediately after College playing career ended...and thought that I was ready for the big time because I knew the game. Threw myself right into the fire and had to take my lumps!
15 Seasons as a Head Basketball Coach
- 256 wins overall (.650 overall win %)
After 5 seasons at 3...
2020-04-211h 26Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 137: The "Buzz Defense" Chalktalk with Coach Mike Divilbiss and Scott BersethCoach Scott Berseth
In my early 20’s I coached freshman girls in the Cloverbelt Conference at Fall Creek. I also scouted for Hall of Fame Coach Arnie Skrukrud as they won multiple state titles. Went College at UW Eau Claire, where I watched some of the best D3 College basketball coached by Dick Bennett, Ken Anderson and Bo Ryan.
Next was Bloomer High School (Heart of the North Conference) where I coached lower levels.
I left there and went to Chippewa Falls (Big Rivers) where Jeff Olson and I rebuilt program and started the...
2020-04-191h 27Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 136: Coach Mike Hedrick (Head Girls Basketball Coach, Patrick Henry High School) Roanoke, VAPatrick Henry High School (VA) – Head Coach
May 2017 - Current
· 2020 VHSL 5A STATE COACH OF YEAR (VIRGINIA)
· 64-20 Record (76% winning Percentage)
· 2020 VHSL 5A Final Four
· 2020 VHSL 5A Region Championship
· 2018 & 2019 VHSL ELITE 8 appearance (*1st ever at PH)
· 2019 & 2020 Regular Season & District Tournament Champions
· 33-4 Record at Home
· 2018/2020 District COY, 5A Region COY, Timesland COY
Inherited a program that won 11 games in its previous 4 years, and successfully changed our program into one of the most well known in SW Virginia.
University...
2020-04-181h 16Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 135: Coach Kyle Ohman (Owner of BasketballHQ.com) and Basketball Skills Trainer at Tampa Basketball Training CenterAs a college basketball player, he was fortunate enough to play for Liberty University where he was a 1,000 point scorer and the 19th ranked shooter in the country by senior year by Fox Sports. Professionally, he played in Spain briefly and the ABA. As a coach and trainer, he has worked hundreds of different players over the years, several of them playing Division 1 basketball and professionally. Currently, he owns Tampa Basketball Training in Tampa, Florida and am also a co-found and the CEO of BasketballHQ.com.
info@basketballhq.com
@BasketballHQ
https://instagram.com/b...
2020-04-151h 03Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 134: Coach Robert Cochran (Head Girls Basketball Coach, Winnsboro High School) Winnsboro, TexasCoach Robert Cochran was named head coach of the Winnsboro Lady Raiders basketball program in April of 2019. He is a native Texan who grew up in Texarkana, where he graduated from Liberty-Eylau High School, lettering in both basketball and baseball. He attended Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, where he served as an equipment manager for both the men’s basketball and football teams. In the spring of 1996, Coach Cochran received his bachelor of science in kinesiology with a specialization in sport management.
After graduation from Texas A&M, Coach Cochran worked for the Texas Ran...
2020-04-151h 17Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 133: The Coaching Academy Series #1: Quarantine WorkoutsThe following outstanding coaches and basketball trainers will provide you advice on what you can do with your players during this time of isolation. You will here from the following coaches: Remember "Isolation = Creation"
Coach Kevin Furtado Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Lake Oconee Academy, Greensboro, Georgia @Kevinfurtado Kevin.furtado@lakeoconeeacademy.org
Coach Erick Willis Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, North Oconee High School, Watkinsville, Georgia @LadyTitansBall fwillis@oconeeschools.org
Coach Joe Stasysyn Director of Unleashed Potential Carlisle, PA @Unleashed717 jstasand1@centurylink.net
Coach Dick Rippee Head Boys Basketball Coach, Bentonville High School, B...
2020-04-1425 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 130: Ganon Baker (Owner of Ganon Baker Basketball Training and Development)Since June 2001, Ganon Baker has been traveling all over the globe impacting the game of basketball via player training, coaching clinics and coach mentorship.
He’s delivered knowledge filled with energy, passion, and love for basketball and people in 48 US states, 47 countries, 5 continents – while reaching over 10,000 coaches and players a year.
He’s trained players from the Professional level (NBA, WNBA, CBA, Euro League and more), collegiate level (NCAA, NJCAA, U Sports and more), high school and middle school levels.
He has held coaching clinics in front of over 20,000 coaches globally and his Ganon...
2020-04-131h 17Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 86: The Legends on the Lake Coaching Clinic (Lake Oconee Academy, Greensboro, GA) Sept. 14,This is our 4th Annual Legends on the lake Coaching clinic sponsored by Dr. Dish and Hudl. We will have 8 of the best high school basketball coaches in the country coming to share their systems of success. You can register at https://forms.gle/WuWkZJK3JBiUnoBt9
Coach Kevin Furtado Clinic Director
Kevin.furtado@lakeoconeeacademy.org
478-461-4403
@Kevinfurtado
2019-09-0710 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastCoach Kevin Kiernan (Head Girls Basketball Coach Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana, CA)
Coach Kiernan will begin his 13th season at Mater Dei High School in 2019-20 and he has made an indelible mark on a program that is incredibly rich in tradition. Coach Kiernan's tenure at Mater Dei has been nothing short of remarkable. Coach Kiernan has won two National Championships, three State Championships, four CIF Championships and six Southern California Regional Championships. The 2018-19 season ended with a 28-5 overall record, 12th consecutive Trinity League Championship (4-0). In 2011, Coach Kiernan was selected as the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times Coach of the Year as well as t...
2019-08-101h 10Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 64: The Legends Clinic 2019The Legends Clinic 2019 is the top basketball coaches clinic in the country. We invite 6 of the best high school basketball coaches to share their systems of success. The clinic will be held on the beautiful campus of Lake Oconee Academy in Greensboro, Georgia on Sept. 14, 2019. We have coaches from Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee and Wisconsin. You can register at the following link: https://forms.gle/7g77zQWLkGcQZDys5 . Here is our clinic brochure: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A27a37b33-bbef-4671-91f4-5572e35661a3
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2019-06-2308 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 61: Coach Jaryt Hunziker- Head Girls Basketball Coach Boonville High School, Boonville, MO
Coach Hunziker a 1996 graduate from Clark County (Kahoka, MO) which is where he gained his love for basketball playing for his father Gary in Elementary school followed by great coaches in Kevin Garner and Greg Buescher in High School. During that time Jaryt knew that he wanted to get into Education and coaching following High School. He attended both Southeastern Community College in Iowa (1996-1998) and Culver Stockton College in Canton, MO (1998-2001) where he earned a BS Degree in Education. Following college, he coached at both Clark County (boys) and Scotland County (girls/boys) in Northeast Mi...
2019-05-311h 44Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 54: Coach Eric Flannery- Head Boys Basketball Coach Saint Edwards High School, Cleveland, Ohio
In this episode of our Championship Vision Podcast, Coach Furtado talks with Coach Eric Flannery who has been the St. Edward Eagles head basketball coach since 1996 where he has won over 400 games in his career. Coach Flannery earned a bachelor’s degree from Cleveland State University while simultaneously beginning his coaching career at St, Ed’s. His basketball teams at St. Ed’s have won two state championships in 1998 and 2014. Flannery was named the 2007 Associated Press Ohio Coach of the Year.
Along with his basketball success at St. Ed’s, Coach Flannery has been involved with USA...
2019-04-291h 07Championship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 53: Video Review: Championship Rebounding Coach Jamy Bechler (Reviewed by Coach Kevin Furtado) Coach Becher has coached at the NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA levels, as well as both men and women during his coaching career. He was one of the youngest NCAA head coaches in the nation when he took control of his first program at the age of 27 years old. Regardless of the school or level of play, his teams have consistently been among the nation's elite when it comes to rebounding, including 2014 when they set a national record for having a +19.9 rebound margin. In this video, Coach Bechler shares the philosophies and drills that have helped his t...
2019-04-2616 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 47: Kevin Eastman – Author of “Why the Best are the Best”, Professional Speaker, Former NBA Asst. Coach & Executive
Kevin Eastman is an International Corporate and Sports Team Speaker who spent 13 years in the NBA. His roles included being VP of Basketball Operations and an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers. Kevin was also an assistant coach for the 2008 NBA Champion Boston Celtics.
In addition to his time in the NBA, he served as the National Director for the Nike Basketball Skills Academies, spent 22 Years as a college coach
and 4 Years as a College Director of Athletics.
Over his 40 years in the game of basketball at the collegiate and p...
2019-04-0739 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 13 Jason Hanson- Owner of Gotreign Apparelathletic apparel company started in July 2016. HS Boys coach in Illinois at: Elverado, Neoga, Casey-Westfield, Teutopolis Record 244-138 Won 7 regionals and 2 sectionals in 13 years as a head coach. Always wanted to start an athletic apparel company. Decided to do so after becoming a follower of Jesus Christ in 2016. Treign has a retail store online as well as a team store website which is TreignTeamSales.com www.gotreign.com Championship Productions Inc. : Championship Productions, Inc. produces the world's best basketball instructional videos and DVDs featuring the top basketball coaches and athletes. Check out the latest videos: Coaching DVDs at Championship Productions...
2018-09-1236 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 10 Thief of a TeamThief of a Team written by Ed Schilling and narrated by Coach Kevin Furtado
2018-09-0519 minChampionship Vision Basketball PodcastEpisode 1: The Legends on the Lake Coach's ClinicCoach Kevin Furtado introduces the great speakers who will be speaking at the Legends clinic on Sept. 22 at Lake Oconee Academy.
2018-08-2715 min
The Winning Youth Coaching PodcastWYC 101 – Championship Basketball - Kevin Furtado - Benchmarks, Action Steps, & The Legends ClinicWYC 101 – Championship Basketball - Kevin Furtado - Benchmarks, Action Steps, & The Legends Clinic Kevin just was hired on at a charter school in Georgia called Lake Oconee Academy. He has been coaching basketball for over 26 years. Kevin grew up in San Jose California and played football, basketball, and baseball growing up. Kevin shares with us how he is creating the culture at Lake Oconee specifically with Benchmarks and Action Steps, as well as how he founded the Legends Clinic coaching conference.
2016-12-1551 min