Episode 31: JACK MARTINO - - Maximizing the potential of your team

Jack Martino has over 30 years of coaching experience. His experiences have enabled him to get the most out of his teams. In 3 years at McKay HS, he took them from last place in the Valley League into state contenders.

0:15. Future of the Warriors

2:20  HS basketball in the Bay Area

5:33. Starting his coaching career

7:00 Reflecting on teams with bad records after decades of experience

8:00 Coaching losing teams early in his career and how that shaped his philosophy

11:18. Transition from Woodburn to McKay

13:35. 25 years and the larger gap in competition among Salem schools

20:00 Learning from Coach Larry Gahr at West Salem HS

23:00 Taking over the McKay varsity

25:10 Taking McKay from the bottom to a state contender

30:09 Coaching Greg Plater to be a first team all state player

32:20 Putting in the “system” at McKay

32:29 Jordan Carter’s development into a first team all state player

42:05 Coaching Malik Leaks at North Salem HS

47:05 The changing of the game in the last 25 years

54:53 Players who did not max their potential

58:40 Most notable games in his time