The By Any Means Coaches Podcast

Alex and I discuss the power of consistency, times we've struggled to be consistent in our own lives as well the times that consistency has helped take us to places that we didn't know we could goWe discuss the contrast between motivation and discipline, what exactly does it mean to be inspired and what place does that have, the bond and trust that comes with showing up consistently as well as what happens when you don't show up... Beyond just consistency, we touched on priorities and the concept in which whether we can hold multiple priorities at all or if we can really only have one. Much more in between and as always, some humor mixed in there. I hope you take something away from this episode as it's a little change of pace from our normal training, coaching and performance talk. This is one of the directions that this podcast will be going - perspective, psychology, philosophy on a human level beyond just sport! Make sure to check out everything we have going on via social and show some love if you can! TC IG: https://www.instagram.com/byanymeanstc/Silva IG: https://www.instagram.com/byanymeanssilva/Pod IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetcppodcast/

We're so back.Alex is one of the best people i know, as a person and coach, he's one of one and he has one of the more unique stories in the industry in my opinion. He brings an incredible variety of expertise and experience, it's always a pleasure to talk to him and learn from him. Make sure you guys tune in all the way until the end for a special announcement!Make sure to follow both Alex and I on socials and share this if you took some value from it. My IG: https://www.instagram.com/byanymeanstc/Silva IG: https://www.instagram.com/byanymeanssilva/

Beyond excited to get back to it, thank you to everyone that was still listening to episodes while I wasn't posting consistently, y'all are the backbone of this show and I appreciate you greatly. I have so much in store for this podcast and I can't wait to bring y'all so much value every single week!!

Alex is a phenomenal coach and a pioneer in this space, he's an advocate for progressing and evolving the current state of development and basketball coaching as well as the overall approach to things like: performance training, front office work, athletic training, etcThe traditional/dominant approach is outdated, and as Alex mentions in the episode - you wouldn't expect your doctor to be using methods/medicine from 2000 or early because that would be malpractice, why do we continue to accept this as the status quo and not demand for this field to be as updated and progressive as possible. The most recent and relevant research/information should be applied to coaching as much as possibleAlex and I talk about a bunch of great stuff in this episode and he's always a treat to talk to and have the pleasure of having on the podcast, please make sure to check out all his stuff linked below:Website - https://transformingbball.com/subscribe/Podcast - https://education.transformingbball.com/podcasts/the-transforming-basketball-podcastIG - https://www.instagram.com/transformingbasketball/

Enjoy the rest of Jack and I's conversation!

Jack is a great human & basketball player, he and I talk about his journey from being under recruited, having his freshman year taken away by covid, winning a national championship the next year and then back to back conference championships along with all the struggles and hardship in between After SMCC Jack takes us through his experience at Franklin Pierce which a NCAA Division 2 school in NH in the NE10, he played there for one semester and shortly transferred to UNE (University of New England) to finish out the year and why that change was so important to him and why it was such a better fit Jack provides some great insight for any players listening and anyone in general!

This week I touch on what exactly skill is, and how it differs from things like technique, as well as what exactly constraints are and how we can use/apply themThere's an important distinction that I think needs to be more known and that's the difference between a games-approach and the constraints-led approach, while you'll see a lot of crossover between the two they are very different. There are plenty of coaches that create small-sided games and apply one constraint and then leave that and let them play for awhile, and that's where I believe the misunderstanding comes from - some people think that I throw the ball out and just let my players play 3v3 freely... that's not the case. I work hard to engineer practice sessions to development skillful basketball players, and that happens through creating unique and creative small-sided games with specific constraints applied in order to elicit the skills needed to be improved upon. Let me know what you guys think!!

Trevor does an amazing job breaking down, what can be pretty dense, science about learning. In the weeds, talking to the researchers about their work and applying it constantly to his own work and then creating content and making it super consumable for anyone listening Trevor and talk about a metaphor he coined "zoo tiger vs jungle tiger", what that means to him and how it applies to life and even sport. We talk a little about representation and why it's so important and even why we lack in that area sometimes, we talk about the mindset needed to truly grow and then we talk about the importance of feedback when teaching and/or coaching!Make sure to check out Trevor, you won't regret it:IG - https://www.instagram.com/learnerlab/Website - https://thelearnerlab.com/Podcast - https://thelearnerlab.com/podcast/

Drake is true professional and currently working with one of the best force plate companies in the world (Hawkin Dynamics). Drake and I talk about force plates, interpreting data, applying the information you get from the technology, using that data to address things like asymmetries, things like how to recognize if an athlete is "cheating" a test and much moreI think the force plate talk is great, but you can also learn a lot from Drakes journey. Hearing about the amount of internships he did, the people he connected with, the positions that didn't work out and everything else in between speak to the industry and also why he's so effective at the position he currently holds with HawkinMake sure to check out Drake on social media and check out the force plates too!https://www.instagram.com/strength2.speed/https://www.instagram.com/hawkindynamics/https://www.hawkindynamics.com/

Erik Huddleston is the assistant performance coach for the Indiana Pacers, Erik is a true professional and has equipped himself with so much knowledge & experience prior to entering the NBA. That education & experience presents itself during this conversation.Erik and I discuss a lot of great topics: how to structure an NBA teams season for performance training, game-day lifts, using isometrics, addressing asymmetries - when to correct those asymmetries and when to leave them alone, PRI concepts like exercise selection for wide vs narrow ISA individuals as well the in between individuals and much more Make sure to check out Erik on IG!https://www.instagram.com/eph.24/