The TCP Podcast

Drew is one of, if not the best basketball skills trainers in the world. His resume speaks for itself, Jayson Tatum, Brad Beal, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Haliburton, Tyler Herro, the list goes on and on. I…

As much as I advocate for working out with someone else, that's just not always realistic for some people. This can be due to circumstances like not having access to a trainer or others, being away w…

Super excited to get Tyler on for a second time, any time I get to chop it up with him is a good day! This week he and I talk about how to get the most out of 1v1 sessions, as well as how small group…

Like everything - context matters. If you're just trying to condition then go ahead and condition and push your fatigue levels, but if you're trying to learn a new skill then we probably shouldn't be…

We need to understand the impact our words have on our athletes, recognize it affects so much than we realize. It can affect how we play on the court, our decision making, confidence levels both on a…

Max Schmarzo is one of the most intelligent individuals I know of, he has been a massive resource in my education. Between other podcasts he's been on, his own podcast, his instagram, his educational…

Building off of part 1 (early phase off-season), I talk about how middle stage off-season could look and then finally how late stage can look. There are so many different ways to program and periodiz…

This week's guest is Matt Cooper, Matt is a performance coach out of Los Angeles filling the gap between rehab and strength and conditioning. His training philosophy is unique in that it's not quite …

Kerri is one of the promising up and coming player development coaches in this industry, and specifically on the female side. She's a phenomenal role model for the girls and women she works with (any…

Danny Cooper round 2! Danny is one of the best up and coming young trainers in this industry and his work ethic, passion and drive speak towards it. He's a guy that works for everything he has and no…

Why does Russell Westbrook choose to drive when Steph Curry chooses to shoot a three on identical plays? Different affordances, they see different opportunities to act based on their own abilities, i…

Do you wanna go to college because it's going to push the envelope for you and open doors, or do you wanna go because it's been conditioned by societal standards? Now more than ever we can accomplish…

A lot of times in this industry we tend to have to work for free, whether it's early in our careers and we're just trying to get in front of new athletes or it's an unpaid internship. Working for fre…

Ethan Khoza is a player development coach in State College PA, he's not your typical PDC. He does things "against the grain" and steers away from the more traditional approach on-court training, but …

Dario is a very intelligent and talented professional in the performance world, what's even more impressive is that a lot of his knowledge is from his own research and experience. He's done a phenome…

Mike Dunn is one of the best shooting coaches in the world, you can tell why during our conversation in this weeks episode. What I admired about Mike the most though wasn't necessarily his knowledge …

A lot of times as hoopers all we know is basketball, whether it's skill development, lifts, film, playing 2k, discussing the NBA with our friends (which is all fine), BUT sometimes that's all we know…

This weeks episode is a little different, Davis provides some great insight on all things marketing - target marketing, social media/digital marketing and how to use them to your advantage as a train…

If you've ever struggled with mental health, been in a shooting slump or lacked motivation to get to the gym it's possible simply getting outside and seeing some green could help much more than you r…

Coleman Ayers for the second time, it's truly always a pleasure to get to chop it up with someone like Coleman. 

He gives his opinion on if technique is really that important: when, where, why and how…