The itsBIGGERthantheball podcast with Coach Kyle Adams

Welcome to itsBIGGERthantheball with Coach Kyle Adams!

 Our guest is Freddie Murray, Head Women's Basketball Coach at Grambling State University of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Coach Murray is in his 3rd year as leader of the Lady Tigers.  Why bigger isn't always better when student athletes are making decisions on where to attend college. The value of the HBCU experience  How to win with less resources  The challenges of being an African American man in women's college basketball Coaching one of the best players in college basketball Senior PG Shakyla Hill, who recorded her second career quadrupale double earlier this season. Follow Coach Murray on social media   https://twitter.com/CoachMurrayGSU https://gsutigers.com/index.aspx?path=wbball Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and connect with Coach Adams  www.itsbiggerthantheball.com  Social Media https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://facebook.com/coachka20 https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball

Khadija Head currently serves as the Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Kennesaw State University. She has coached in NCAA Division I tournaments, won conference championships, presented during the Final Four, published articles in Women’s Fast Break magazine, attended the NCAA/BCA A.C.E. program, signed numerous Top 25 recruiting classes and coached AP All-Americans. For three years she stepped away from coaching to gain complete clarity.  But, it wasn’t until she decided to take active control of her career that things really took off.  Head successfully launched her own internet marketing company "The Recruiting U," in which she aids small businesses to build an online presence through web development and social media marketing. She also created HeadCoachHead, a boutique consulting business which provides education and development for coaches looking to grow their careers. Coach Head shares on her journey in college coaching as well as the importance of creating your own platform and identity outside of coaching.  Connect with Coach Head on her website and social media  https://www.headcoachead.com https://twitter.com/headcoachhead  https://facebook.com/headcoachhead https://instagram.com/headcoachhead   Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and connect with Coach Adams   www.itsbiggerthantheball.com Social Media https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://facebook.com/coachka20 https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball

This week's guest is a true ambassador of the itsBIGGERthantheball brand! 2019 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Coach of the Year, Fred Batchelor of University of Maryland Eastern Shore Women's Basketball blesses the pod. With over 20 years of head coaching experience, Coach Batchelor has been one of the longest tenured African American Head Coaches in Women's Basketball. We discuss various topics on this episode such as: -influences and mentors  - Why he chose to attend Valley Forge Christian College, where he was an All American  - Coaching in his home town of Buffalo, NY - His transition from coaching men to women.  - Taking teams on international trips  - His role as MEAC Women's Basketball Coaches Captain  - Our responsibility as men coaching women's basketball and much more!  One of my very best friends,  Fred has been a huge influence for me and others in the coaching community.  I'm sure that you will learn a great deal from this insightful conversation!  Follow Coach Fred Batchelor  https://www.instagram.com/fmbatchelor https://www.twitter.com/badbatch10 Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com coachka20@gmail.com Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball  

This week we wanted to call an audible and switch up from our usual interview with a coach. When we created this medium, our intent was to not only share stories of those in the coaching profession but also share information and resources that can help to further and expand the realm of what we provide as coaches. Enter Umar Riggs of Riggs Web Design. Umar has worked with industry leaders such as Nike, Apple, Coca Cola, Anheuser Bush, and Vitamin Water. Umar shares about the importance of coaches understanding that regardless of who, why, and where you coach, You are a business. He talks about the process of creating a website and how it speaks to the narrative you are looking to create for your philosophy, program, and personal brand.  As a customer of Riggs Web Design, I share about my journey to creating a web presence for itsBIGGERthantheball, LLC and the amazing work RWD has done to bring it fruition.  If you have been considering creating a website and furthering your personal brand, you don't want to miss this informative interview with the ultra-talented Umar Riggs.   Be sure to connect with Umar   https://www.instagram.com/riggswebdesign https://m.facebook.com/riggswebdesign www.riggswebdesign.com Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com coachka20@gmail.com Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball

Our guest this week is Dr. Emmett Lee Gill. Dr. Emmett Gill is the Director of Student-Athlete Wellness and Personal Development and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as the Past President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sport. He is also the national coordinator for The Student-Athletes Human Rights Project.    We speak with Dr. Gill about :    -His childhood in Durham, North Carolina and how grew up in and around sport.   -The establishment of a Student-Athlete Wellness Center at NC Central University, What went into its creation and why aren't we seeing more centers developed to deal with emotional wellness and support on college campuses      - His work with the Alliance of Social Workers in Sport    -His experience at Rutgers University during some very challenging period and how that shaped his pedagogy.    - Working with the iconic C. Vivian Stringer and her team?   -How can coaches become better educated on how to better meet the needs of today's athlete?   -What are some things parents and student-athletes need to be looking for as it pertains to meeting their emotional and developmental needs.    His new endeavor -Athlete Talk, a new and innovative developmental tool for student-athletes and athletic departments, and so much more!    Connect with Dr. Emmett Lee  https://www.elgphd.com https://www.whereathlestalk.com https://www.aswis.org   Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com coachka20@gmail.com   Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball

Jen Fry is the founder of JenFryTalks, a social justice education firm who uses conversation to educate and empower those within athletics through an anti-racist lens on issues of race, inclusion, intersectionality, diversity, and equity. A veteran volleyball coach, Jen has over 15 years of experience at the collegiate level with coaching stints at Elon University, Washington State University, and Norfolk State University and the University of Illinois - where her team was 2011 NCAA Runner-up. We speak with Jen about: Her childhood in Alaska  -What drew her to coaching?  - Leaving coaching and starting JenFryTalks - Why aren't more of today's coaches using their platform to impact social activism -Some ways coaches can become more culturally competent -Steps coaches can take to build individuals and teams that have a sense of social justice - Data on hiring trends in college athletics  -The power of listening and much more Connect with Jen  https://jenfry.com/ https://twitter.com/JenFryTalks https://www.facebook.com/jenfrytalks/ https://www.instagram.com/jenfrytalks/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ04fGtchv6i09_ospPxgHQ   Be sure to connect with  Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball  www.itsbiggerthantheball.com Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball

Towson Head Women’s Basketball Basketball Coach Diane Richardson shares about her beginnings in the game. She talks about experiences as a coach and entrepreneur. Coach Rich gives the real on her family, staff, and what she envisions for the future of Tiger Women’s Basketball. 

Coach Kyle Adams speaks on the Who, What, When, and Why of itsBIGGERthantheball 

Coach Adams shares some thoughts on what we should represent as men in women’s basketball. 

Our guest this week is Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Minnesota Danielle O'Banion. We speak with Danielle about her experiences as a player at Boston College, her mentors who have impacted her career and life. She shares about her start in coaching at Harvard, her experience as a Head Coach at Kent State, and her battle with Stage 2 lymphoma in 2014. Dani speaks about how through her relationships her career has come full circle, as she now works with one her former players, Minnesota all-time great Lindsay Whalen. Dani explains what makes Lindsay unique in her approach to coaching, recruiting, player development, and practice planning. I now that you will find Coach O'Banion authentic, forthright, and someone who truly knows the impact of how a coach can impact lives.   To connect with Coach O'Banion https://www.instagram.com/djobanion https://www.twitter.com/djobanion Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com coachka20@gmail.com Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball

This weeks guests are Lizette and William Goodloe are the Founders of Behind The Whistle Coaches Symposium.   Behind the Whistle is an education training and development company focused on sports education with a specific interest in the development of interscholastic and intercollegiate coaches and athletes.    They host the Behind The Whistle symposium designed to provide educators with the tools necessary for the holistic development of athletes. Their goal is to create collaborative learning opportunities for educators, administrators, and practitioners to create meaningful solutions to current and future issues in sport and society. The 2019 symposium examines good, better, best practices for socially conscious coaching.   Lizette and Will share about:   Being the "Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis" of coaching development.   What led them to start Behind the Whistle?    Their experience speaking at this year's Black Student-Athlete Summitt and much more...   Connect with Behind The Whistle   https://www.behindthewhistle.net https://twitter.com/behindwhistle https://instagram.com/behindwhistle    Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com coachka20@gmail.com   Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball  

After coaching and working with various teams at the college, high school, and youth level in a variety of roles for over 20 years, Hal earned a Ph.D. in Kinesiology & Sport Studies and now serves as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University in Coaching Education. Dr. Wilson is the creator of the Coaching Basketball Wisely podcast. He has also been involved in athletics as a player, coach, administrator, official, and parent. When did you fall in love with basketball? What drew him coaching? Defining his pedagogy as a coach? Why he started the Coaching Basketball Wisely podcast? His experience with USA Basketball and much more! Follow Coach Wilson https://www.coachingbasketballwisely.com Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @coachhalwilson Connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball

Our guest this week on the itsBIGGERthantheball pod is Coach Heather Macy. Coach Macy recently accepted the position of head women’s basketball coach for Spartanburg Methodist College.  Macy, the all-time winningest coach in the history of East Carolina University women’s basketball is the definition of passion and focus. Not only a coach, but an author, motivator, and leader. Heather prides herself in helping others reach their goals. Her philosophy of impacting and influencing is based upon building confidence, instilling discipline and keeping the intent based upon, YOU winning. Macy was the lone women’s basketball head coach invited to speak at the NIKE Championship Basketball Clinic in Las Vegas, Nev., in May 2015. The Las Vegas clinic is widely regarded as the largest college basketball clinic in the world. She spoke at the same clinics in Orlando, Fla., and Las Vegas in 2011, while being chosen as a featured speaker at the 2008 South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association clinic in North Charleston, the 2009 Triad Coaches Clinic in Winston-Salem, N.C., and the NIKE Coaching Clinics in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Cleveland, Ohio and Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Additionally, Macy is the director of the annual East Carolina women’s basketball camps. Macy is a highly requested speaker at civic organizations, hospitals, schools, non-profit organizations, plus in private industry. During these presentations, topics like teamwork, accountability, and discipline to achieve success are explored. One of only 300 coaches in the country Macy received a Certification in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in 2016. She currently travels speaking to teams and organizations on how to use EQ to become an elite performer. To connect with Coach Macy  https://www.instagram.com/2ftnheathermacy https://www.twitter.com/2ftnheathermacy https://influenceandimpacters.com/   Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com coachka20@gmail.com Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball       

Darrell Mosley is in his fifth season as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania. Currently, the team is 23-5 surpassing the school record of 22 wins. The team is also ranked #6 in the Atlantic Region poll. Highlights on the season are wins over Division 1 MEAC opponent North Carolina Central University and a victory over #5 Nationally ranked Virginia Union University. Coach Mosley was recently named CIAA COACH OF THE YEAR. The Lady Lions prepare for the CIAA tournament this week.   Having coached Darrell in college, we are unbelievably proud of who he is as a man who coaches women's basketball!   We are proud to welcome Coach Darrell Mosley to the itsBIGGERthantheball pod!   To connect with Coach Mosely https://www.instagram.com/dmoselu https://www.twitter.com/DMoseLU   Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com coachka20@gmail.com   Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball    

A national championship coach at the junior college level with over 15 years of collegiate experience, Franqua “Coach Q” Bedell spent the six seasons prior to his arrival at Missouri State as Head Women's Basketball Coach at Tallahassee (Fla.) Community College, where he won the NJCAA Division I national title in 2018. Bedell was the Spalding NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball National Coach of the Year that season after leading Tallahassee to a school-record 29 wins. He finished his six-year stint at TCC with a 124-62 record and coached a pair of NJCAA first-team All-Americans.  Coach Q has authored two books, From Chumps to Champs and Get Off the Bench & Get Into the Game. He is the Founder of Get Off the Bench Consulting. He serves as Director of Personal and Professional Growth with The Brooks Element Firm. Bedell is a sought-after thought leader who specializes in developing high-performance people and building championship cultures in organizations. Q has personally coached professional athletes, collegiate coaches, young leading entrepreneurs, student-athletes, at-risk students and the special needs community. We can't wait for you to hear all about Coach Q and his journey!  Follow Coach Q  https://www.instagram.com/qleadershipcoach https://www.twitter.com/CoachqQ www.fromchumpstochamps Be sure to connect with  Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball  Check out our website www.itsbiggerthantheball.com Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball  

Our guest on the itsBIGGERthantheball pod is Trajuan Briggs of the Minority Psychology Network. Briggs received his Masters in Sports Administration from the University of New Mexico.  He currently resides in Dallas, Texas as the Director of Research and Development for a sports leadership consulting firm called Prime U where he facilitates workshops and develops content for the company.  As a former student-athlete, Trajuan has become an active student-athlete advocate and sports scholar focusing on holistic development and the Black student-athlete experience. Follow and connect with Trajuan http://www.theminoritypsychologynetwork.org/   https://twitter.com/Qool_Runnings  https://www.instagram.com/trajuan_briggs/     Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com coachka20@gmail.com Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball

This week's guest on the iBttb pod is Chester High(Pa) Head Football Coach Ladontay Bell. For the past 18 years, Coach Bell has dedicated his life to working with youth. He worked with adjudicated youth upon the completion of his Bachelors Degree at Cheyney University. LaDontay furthered his career in Criminal Justice as a Probation Officer for the Chester County Juvenile Court System. It was during that time that LaDontay's work-ethic was noticed and soon became an employee of the Chester Upland School District as a Climate Manager. In the year 2016, LaDontay became a Physical Education Teacher and Coach within the Chester Upland School District. It's an honor to have Coach Bell on the itsBIGGERthantheball pod!   To connect with Coach Bell  https://www.instagram.com/dccoachbell https://www.twitter.com/DCoachBell https://www.delcotimes.com/sports/football-friday-bell-inspires-change-at-chester/article_622be8a6-a733-11e8-9379-e32c60c46ccc.html   Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com   coachka20@gmail.com   Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball        

Our guest this week on the iBttb pod is Tracy Jones of the T. Alexander Foundation. From leading in corporate boardrooms to instructing on the hardwood floor or motivating in the classroom, Tracy A. Jones has turned a passion for developing dynamic individuals through athletics into an emerging social enterprise.  Before dedicating his efforts full-time to the T. Alexander Foundation, Mr. Jones was employed for seven years in the public accounting industry as an external auditor. Mr. Jones received a dual bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Sports Management from Widener University and a Masters in Nonprofit/NGO Leadership from the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.    Connect with Tracy  Website: www.pa4wn.org Twitter: TAlexanderFound Personal Twitter: TracyAJones_   Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsBIGGERthantheball.com info@itsBIGGERthantheball.com Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball

Our guest this week is Herb Courtney of Renaissance Search & Consulting (RSC). Herb has been involved with intercollegiate athletics for over 15 years, seven of those years as a division 1 assistant coach. During this time, Herb has developed significant relationships with athletic directors and coaches. Herb keeps his ear to the ground in the minority coaching community and makes it a priority to continue to develop relationships within the coaching community Very passionate about diversity and ethics in sports. Herb desires to make sure qualified individuals are getting opportunities to lead in college athletics. Enjoy this episode of the iBttb pod with Herb Courtney of Renaissance Search and Consulting. Follow Herb  Twitter: @coachcourt15 LinkedIn: Herb Courtney Website: www.renaissance-consult.com Email:herb@renaissance-consult.com   Be sure to connect with Coach Adams & itsBIGGERthantheball www.itsbiggerthantheball.com email us @ info@itsbiggerthantheball.com Social Media https://facebook.com/itsbiggerthantheball https://instagram.com/coachka20 https://twitter.com/coachka20 https://youtube.com/itsbiggerthantheball