They Call Me Coach

Today, we're joined by one of the most successful Boys Basketball Coaches in this era. Coach Reese won multiple State Championships in his time at Kingfisher. Listen as he talks us through what led to that success and what has led to his innovation as a coach.

We're catching up with former Oklahoma Sooners Womens Basketball Assistant and current CCS Lady Royals Head Basketball Coach Chad Thrailkill. Coach Thrailkill is leading the Lady Royals to a place they haven't been in a while. Last year, their team made it to the State Semi-Finals and are not satisfied. Listen as he talks about his coaching journey and what he hopes to be on the horizon for the Lady Royals.

Today's guest is a pillar in 6A Boys Basketball. It's not common you see a coach stay at one place as long as Coach Cowherd, but it's especially rare to do it at the 6A level. Coach Shane Cowherd understands there's a higher calling to what his job title is and pours into young people in an intentional way.

Coach Chad Rumer is the Head Coach of the Kingston Lady Redskins. If you're coaching against him you may want to expect pressure and tons of it and that's on purpose! Coach Rumer wants you to adjust to his teams and not get to play that you want to play. He also understands the tremendous opportunity that coaching young people brings too. Coach Rumer has consistently made the Kingston Lady Redskins a team to be reckoned with. Find out how he does it and so much more.

Coach Jackson has had a tremendous amount of success as a player at PCO. In the coaching ranks, Coach Jackson has been at Mount Saint Mary's, Piedmont, and now PCO. His first two stops were highly successful and so now, Coach Jackson will return home to try and continue the success of tradition rich legacy of that program. Stay tuned because we end up discussing a PCO all time starting 5 as well.

Coach Qualls has been coaching and coaching at a very high level for a long time. He spent most of his career pacing the sidelines on the basketball court. Now, you can find him coaching third base on the softball field. Regardless of what sport he is coaching there's one thing that remains a constant. His kids are going to be well coached. Listen as Coach Qualls walks us through his coaching journey and explains what it means to him to care.

On the final week of Coaches Clinic Conversations, we catch with up some buddies at Byng High School. One who is gaining traction building a golf program despite the lack of facilities. The other who has turned a program into a perennial powerhouse. Then we move on to talking to a Coach who does it all. Volleyball, Girls Basketball, among other things. Lastly, we talk to two directors of the OCA. Thank you all for listening to these interviews conducted live.

Our guests this week are all closely tied when it comes to geographical location. While that is the case, all of these coaches are different, but equally gifted at what they do. We get this episode started with Coach Trey Palacol, followed by State champion Head Coaches Kami Beller and Tylor Lampkin of Washington, and we end our conversation talking to Girls Cross Country State Champion Coach Jason Schroeder of Pauls Valley. Coach Schroeder coaches XC and Girls Basketball at Pauls Valley.

With practices kicking off this week our focus is on football. We combined football and wrestling in this episode because most wrestling coaches also coach Football. At least both coaches we're talking to this week do. In this week's episode, we will be talking to a few different coaches that are all in either year one or year two in new roles and most are in new districts. These coaches will be giving an overview of past places they've been, what their expectations from their teams this year are, and some share some of their favorite places they like to eat when at Clinic. Be prepared the answers can be a little underwhelming!

At Coaches Clinic we had the great opportunity to conduct live interviews on sight. In this episode, we will hear about how Coach Gentry of the Tecumseh Lady Savages runs his program and how that evolves year to year. Then we moved on to talk to Coach Kayla Denton of the Idabel Lady Warriors on how they used motivation to overcome defeat for the taste of victory. To wrap everything up, we speak to the Associate Director of the OSSAA , Brian Lester on how he was able to step away from coaching and take the leap to work for the OSSAA.

The story of James Winchester is nothing short of unbelievable. His journey alone to the NFL is a miracle in itself, but for the loss he and his family have had to overcome would cut anyone at their knees. Find out how they have made it through and more.

Coach Boyles after sitting under three head coaches at Ada and assisting four years at a different school prior to coming to Ada will now be the new Head Football Coach at Ada. We discussed why now was the time and what he hopes to be as a Head Coach. Coach Boyles is a proud family man. We'll discuss how important that will be in conjunction with him being the head football coach at Ada and much more.

Today, we are joined by a college basketball coach. Coach Anderson discusses how faith and his upbringing in the church impacted his childhood for the good. He then goes into talking about how his playing career and coaching career merged into the life he has now. He has an incredible story!

Coach Proctor after serving as an assistant for a few short years got the call to come back to his Alma mater. Find out what state the program was in when he got there and where they have been able to get to in that short amount of time.

Coach Miller after taking a 3 year break will be back on the sidelines, but this time it will not be in the maroon and gold. Coach Miller will be coaching at Am-Po next season and we talk about what that transition has been like and how that process played out. Coach Miller also talked about what he believes makes up a team and how the coach fits into that dynamic as well.

Coach Edmonson didn't learn how to coach basketball 3 years ago after winning a state title as a head coach. Coach Edmonson has had a tremendous amount of success at every stop he's made, but for many years now he's been at Dale which has been a pillar of success in their class. Coach Edmonson talks us through the recent success and what he thinks is so unique about this group of kids that he has been coaching the last few years.

Today's episode will be different as we try and expand the podcast to being something more than just coaches stories. We also want to show our personalities and allow the audience to learn about us in that way too. So, who better to do a Guinea pig episode with than my first Guinea pig, Alec Bryen. Along with sports related topics, we will be sharing some big news in both of our lives. Hope you enjoy!

This weeks episode is hosted by Coach Kaleb Swboni the Head Softball Coach of the Wister Lady Wildcats. He turns the tables on me and takes the microphone out of my hands and he is the host. Keep joining us each week as you always do for better guests than this weeks podcast.

Coach Hensley is a green country coaching legend in his own right. He has taken two of the green country schools to state tournaments and he has made an indelible mark on the area in the sport of Basketball. Coach Hensley has a wonderful family and he speaks to the importance of making them a part of everything he does. That and more here is Coach Hensley. *Warning there could be some interruptions during the podcast.*

Today is a special treat because we get a two for one. Coaches Logan and Lexi Gragg Head Coaches of the Locust Grove Pirates and Lady Pirates join the podcast to talk about how they use their platform as coaches and the impacts that they're able to have each day with their students and teams.

Coach Clarke is one of the winningest coaches in Oklahoma Basketball history. Listen as he talks us through the journey of all of the stops that Coach Clarke made along his journey and how he came to call Washington his home for the last 20+ years. Coach Clarke won over 900 games, coached in 25 state tournaments, coached 31 All-State players, member of both the OGBCA and OCA hall of fames, but above all else his priorities never wavered. Love kids while showing them Christ and then help them grow as a player along the way. Coach Clarke tells great stories along the way and shares about his love for Christ and his family all throughout.

Today's guest is a softball coach in the fall and the spring and is a basketball official in the winter months. Find out the balance of being a head coach, husband, father, and official. Coach Swboni was kind enough to sit down with us and give up some of his valuable time to talk through all of the things he does and share how he leads his program.

Coach Winfield has been a frequent flyer to the state tournament since arriving at Adair 20 years ago. Coach Winfield talks about how that is possible at the same school and the kind of work that goes into building and continuing that kind of tradition at the same school.

Today's guest is Coach Chris Brown of the Howe Lady Lions. Coach Brown is one of those coaches that any coach could talk to and soak up wisdom from the entire conversation. Coach Brown will talk about his upbringing, speak of his time in the military, and touch on how a stint of being a college player led him into coaching. Find out the difference between being a transactional coach and a transformational coach and more on this episode.

Coach Smith is a small town guy from Burlington who is now a Coach at one of the most coveted places to coach at in Oklahoma. Find out how his career has led him to Dale and what Coach Smith is willing to do when it comes to winning.

Catch up with Oklahoma High School Basketball scoring leader Rotnei Clarke from Verdigris High school as well as, former Arkansas Razorback and Butler Bulldog. Rotnei has recently retired from his Professional basketball career and is now leading the way for State Farm in Stillwater.

In this episode, it will be a short and sweet announcement talking about the direction of the podcast moving forward. Happy Game week to everyone!

We're picking up on our conversation with Coach Graham and following up on the places he has been and the teams he's coached. I'll ask what home means to him and why he went back home. Along with that, we'll have the discussion all coaches will know about which is, being the guy who follows THE GUY.

In this two part episode, listen as long time boys coach at Carnegie among other places and now girls coach at Anadarko gives advice to younger coaches (me) of all the things that he has learned from his journey into coaching.

Catch up with Bo Thomason and hear how the transition to a new job is going and also hear the journey that led him to where he is in his career.

We'll hear from Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Famer Donnie Husband. Coach Husband is the current Head Coach of the Merritt Oilers. He has been well traveled in his career, but one thing you can say about him is that every where he goes he wins. We'll hear behind the scenes of how he is able to do that and how his upbringing has led him to the position he's in now.

Coach Simon is the head coach of the Washington Lady Warriors. We'll hear stories about what he believes his purpose is in coaching, and how that fuels what he does, and how he does things. We'll hear a recap of last season and their great run deep into the playoffs. Then we'll end things with a few questions going over previous coaching stops Coach Simon has had and even why he chose to take a break from coaching for a while. Here's our conversation!

Coach Armer is the Athletic Director, Girls Basketball Coach, should be either the mayor or at least the ambassador of Muldrow. She has lived and worked in this community her entire life and loves her community and her school. Listen as she describes her path to becoming the Head Coach.

Join us as you do every Tuesday for an episode discussing the stories and the life of the person behind the title Coach. Today our guest is Coach Toby Todd. Coach Todd has had an incredible career and he will talk through who he is as a person and will share some funny stories and some incredible successes that he's been a part of along the way.

Join us as Coach Jonathon Hurt of Vanoss High School walks us through his journey of life with the game of basketball. Find out how he balances being married to a Division 2 Head Womens Basketball Coach with having a young baby. We'll share our love of Kelvin Sampson, along with toughness which is a big part of his coaching style, and what it's like to turn around a program all in this episode.

On this episode we'll catch up with Coach Justin Williams the Head Girls Basketball Coach for the Crossings Christian Lady Knights and the Co-Host of the brand new podcast “Coach2Coach”. He'll talk about his athletic background with being a collegiate golfer and how that experience led him to the place he's at now. We'll talk about the different places he's been in his career and how all of those stops led him to coming back home to be at Crossings Christian where he got his start on the boys side fresh out of college.

We sit down with Coach Jenni Holbrook. Coach Holbrook is the Head Coach of the Jones Lady Longhorns. She talks us through her childhood about how she went from being the team manager in JH for her basketball team to a college basketball player. We even hear about the unfortunate passing over her younger sister and the emotions that come with losing a sibling early in life.

In this episode Coach Kight will talk to us about his father and how he modeled being a Coach for him to being an Assistant coach and how those two components shaped him into the Coach he is now. We'll sneak a little concession food talk while also diving into the waters of the WWE. Oh and there's also basketball talk in there too!

Coach Lowe walks us through his battle with cancer, coaches who helped him get his start, and helps us understand who he is behind the title, Coach.

Listen as Coach Owen walks us through how being homeschooled at some points of his life led him to being in Public Ed and coaching a sport he'd never seen played before. Follow along as his journey has taken him all over the state.

Take a behind the scenes listen to Coach Larry Johnston. He talks about how his relationship with Christ and a stint in the ministry led him to where he is now. Find out all of the things a 22 year teaching and coaching career has taught him and what molded him into be the person he is today.

In this episode, Coach Hadley from Varnum High School discusses how his early days of playing for his dad and living on campus led him to the teaching and coaching profession. We'll get into specifics of some of his state tournament runs on each of his teams and maybe even a coaching quirk or two.

Listen as Coach Bryen walks us through his journey of how basketball led him to coaching Cross Country. He talks about everything from having his first season as a coach end in the big house to becoming a HC at a tradition rich program and how all of those things led him back home.