There are a million sports shows that examine the X's and O's of the game. Worthy of the Jersey is unique. Famed basketball coach and author Eric Flannery and co-host Tim Smith also focus on the mentality of professional, college, and high school sports, sharing their insight on what it takes to be…
The Worthy of the Jersey podcast is an exceptional and insightful show that delves into the world of sports, specifically focusing on Cleveland sports. Hosted by Coach Flannery and Coach Smith, this podcast brings cutting-edge data and information to its listeners on a weekly basis. As a dedicated fan, I always look forward to the next episode of this podcast as it provides a fresh perspective from daily sports talk radio.
One of the best aspects of The Worthy of the Jersey podcast is the Coaches Corner episodes. These episodes feature coaches talking about their craft, offering valuable insights into coaching approaches, player development, and dealing with parents. Whether you are a coach yourself or simply interested in gaining knowledge about coaching at all levels, these episodes are incredibly useful.
Coach Flannery and his guests provide spirited opinions and information about both professional and local sports in the Cleveland area. This podcast offers basketball insight from USA basketball coach Eric Flannery, which is an absolute treat for any hoops junkie. The discussions are engaging and entertaining, keeping listeners hooked throughout each episode.
However, one potential downside of The Worthy of the Jersey podcast is that it may not cater to non-sports fans or those who have no interest in Cleveland sports specifically. While it excels in providing analysis and commentary on sporting events in the area, listeners looking for a broader range of topics may feel limited by this specialization.
In conclusion, The Worthy of the Jersey podcast is a must-listen for any Cleveland sports fan or anyone interested in gaining insights from experienced coaches. Coach Flannery and Coach Smith bring a wealth of knowledge to their discussions and offer a unique perspective on coaching and molding young athletes' lives. With its informative content and engaging conversations, this podcast is definitely worth tuning into week after week.
Matt Goul joins Tim in the return of the WOTJ pod! This podcast previews the 2024 High School Football season in Northeast Ohio and there is some discussion of the biggest early season games. Find Matt on Clevelan.com and mgoul on Twitter/X Watch St. Edward Football on Rock Entertainment Sports (RES) or www.stedwardeagles.com
Matt Goul (@mgoul) joins Coach Flannery and Tim to preview all the State Final 4 tournament for all 4 divisions in Ohio. Follow Matt's work on cleveland.com!
This episode is the audio of Tim's appearance on the Cleveland Pulse to touch on a bunch of different Cavs topics. The Cleveland Pulse is a youtube based show. Check out all their episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheClevelandPulse
The voice of St. Edward sports, Adam Mendoza, joins Eric and Tim to preview this Friday's state championship game between St. Ed's and Springfield. If you can't be in Canton for the game, check out Adam and Carmen Angelo's broadcast on stedwardeagles.com
Coach Lombardo is back! Coach Flan is too! On this Worthy of the Jersey, Coach Lombardo talks about the 2023 St. Edward football season and looks forward to this year's playoffs as the Eagles look to capture thier 3rd straight state title. Follow St. Edward Football on all major social media platforms. Game schedules and broadcasts can be found on stedwardeagles.com
Cleveland.com's Matt Goul (@mgoul) joins Tim to discuss this week's matchup of top-ranked Archbishop Hoban against 2nd-ranked St. Edward. They go in-depth on the matchup and strengths of two of the top teams in Ohio. Matt also covers some of the top matchups in Northeast Ohio this weekend. Then, Tim and Matt look forward to the OHSAA Football playoffs, which potential matchups to look forward to and what divisions are the most competitive. Finally, they look ahead to the high school basketball season and discuss some playoff seeding rule changes in Ohio. Check out Matt's work at cleveland.com! And to watch the St.Edward-Hoban game on Friday night, go to stedwardeagles.com
Tim is joined by St. Edward sports play-by-play man Adam Mendoza. They discuss the start of the high school football season at St. Ed's goes for a 3rd straight Ohio state title. Included in this episode are a season preview, an overview of St. Ed's roster, inlcuding new faces and returning players and a preview of the Week 1 matchup against 3-time Indiana big-school state champ Center Grove. As noted on the podcast, all St. Edward broadcasts this year can be accessed via stedwardeagles.com Go Eagles!
Cavs beat reporter Chris Fedor joins Tim on this episode for a wide ranging conversation. Topics include: Chris has a tough choice to make for an upcoming Taylor Swift concert. How the new CBA is impacting decision making for the league. Status of the Cavs re-signing Caris Levert. The options for the Cavs in tomorrow's draft. What the team's options are for Jarrett Allen. Potential free agent targets. Continued lessons and adjustments to make in reaction to the playoff loss to the Knicks. Potential big moves this summer in the NBA. The Eastern Conference hierarchy and the pressure of expectations. Thanks for checking out the episode! See our archive for all our shows!
St. Edward basketball and USC hall of famer Sam Clancy joins Eric and Tim. Sam is a class of '98 St. Ed's grad and a member of the 1998 state championship team. Sam was also an all-american at USC and the Pac-10 player of the year in 2002. On this episode Sam discusses his experience going through the NBA's coaching development program for former players, some of his favorite stories and experiences playing overseas and a few memories from his days at St. Edward.
Adam Mendoze joins Tim for a preview of the Division 1 Ohio Football state title game between St. Edward (14-1) and Springfield (13-1). They discuss key matchups, things to look for and the most important factors in previewing the game. Listen to Adam's call of the game at 7:30 on Friday night at stedwardeagles.com
The voice of St. Edward athletics, Adam Mendoza, joins Tim (Coach Flan DNP) to preview this Friday's regional final matchup between St. Edward and Mentor. Check out Adam's call of the game at Stedwardeagles.com
Magnificat basketball coach Dan Gallagher joins Tim to talk about his upcoming season and also the Cleveland Basketball Classic, a new 2-day high school showcase event. The Classic takes place November 26th and 27th at Baldwin-Wallace College. Find all information at clevelandbasketballclassic.com
cleveland.com's Matt Goul (@mgoul) joins Coach Flannery and Tim to preview the St. Edward - St. Ignatius Regional playoff football game on Friday. They also delve into some high school basketball topics, the ref shortage, shot clock update and teams to be on the lookout for in Northeast Ohio.
Adam Mendoza, the voice of St. Edward athletics, joins Eric and Tim to preview this Saturday's matchup of top ranked Cincinnati Moeller against second ranked St. Ed's. The game can be watched online for free at stedwardeagles.com
St. Edward football coach Tom Lombardo joins Coach Flannery and Tim to discuss the 1st half of the football season and this Saturday's matchup with rival St. Ignatius. They also reflect on the great career of St. Ignatius football coach Chuck Kyle. Watch the game at stedwardeagles.com
Ryan Virtue (@PCA_Virtue) joins Tim to talk about his role at the Positive Coaching Alliance. Topics discussed include establishing a mission and culture, the 4 legs of any athletic team or organization, how coaches and parents can support their athletes and enhance the athlete experience and a bunch more. Check out PCA at: positivecoach.org pcadevszone.org
In this episode Tim is joined by Adam Mendoza (@stedwardpbp) to discuss the new deal with the St. Edward football broadcasts and Bally's sports. They also talk about St. Ed's opening win over Toledo Central Catholic, the game this Friday against Pittsburgh Central Catholic, and some of the intriguing early season matchups. Check out all St. Edward sports on Stedwardeagles.com!
Brea Schmidt (thethinkingbranch.com) joins Eric and Tim on this episode for a wide-ranging conversation on being a parent with children in youth sports. Brea brings a tremendous background as an athlete and entrepreneur and shares some great thoughts and insight about parenting and the impact sports has on children. Follow Brea and The Thinking Branch on Instagram and Facebook! We hope you enjoy this conversation!
Cavs beat reporter, and long time friend of the show Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) joins Coach Flannery and Tim for a conversation about the Cavs, the NBA Draft and some quick NBA Finals thoughts.
Gilmour Academy Coach Dan DeCrane (@coachdecrane) joins Tim to talk about the Lancers run to the D2 State Final in Ohio. Dan talks about his journey through coaching, including stops at Bishop Ready and Bishop Hartley in Columbus, and also their great run through the 2022 tournament. Check out all the summer basketball camp offerings https://www.gilmour.org/campus-life/camp-programs
Eric and Tim are back! They discuss their favorite Will Smith movies, the end of St. Ed's basketball season, with a season ending loss in the Final 4, and the NCAA Final 4 in New Orleans this weekend.
Coach Flannery and Tim are back and talking basketball. The Eagles dropped 3 of their last 4 regular season games. Coach Flannery talks about how that impacts preparation and practices heading into the playoffs and the duo dive into the "playoff mindset" for St. Edward. Also discussed on this episode are the Juwan Howard handshake line incident and the elam ending in basketball. Support St. Ed's and St. Edward athletics at stedwardeagles.com
Eric and Tim are back after a little break. They discuss the St. Edward basketball season so far, highlighted by several close games, including a 4 OT loss to DeMatha and 12 point comeback in the final minute against Buchtel. They also discuss some specific situations and strategy and thought process around end of game situations. St. Ed's games are broadcast on stedwardeagles.com
Adam Mendoza, the voice of St. Ed's sports, joins Eric and Tim to preview the Ohio Division 1 Football State Championship game between St. Edward and Springfield. Check out Adam's call of the game at stedwardeagles.com
Adam Mendoza (@stedwardpbp) joins Eric and Tim to preview this Friday's football regional final between St. Ed's and Medina. It should be a great game on Friday! Check out Adam's call of the game on stedwardeagles.com
Eric and Tim are back for a conversation about team building while a player, or elements around the team, are expressing unhappiness. The conversation is in the context of this week's Browns drama with Odell Beckham. They also talk about the start of the St. Ed's basketball season and the upstart Cavs! A lot going on! Check out all St. Edward broadcasts and schedules at stedwardeagles.com
Long-time friend of the pod Matt Goul of Cleveland.com (@mgoul) joins Tim to talk about the Ohio High School Football playoffs. They talk about the best early round matchups in Northeast Ohio, give thoughts on the new playoff format and talk about who the favorites are in each division. Follow Matt's coverage all playoffs long, and as always follow the Eagles at stedwardeagles.com!
St. Edward football coach Tom Lombardo joins Eric and Tim to talk about the 6-0 Eagles and this Saturday's matchup with arch rival St. Ignatius. Watch the game online at stedwardeagles.com!
One of our favorite guests, Coach Sharman White, joins the show to talk about the experience of Team USA's U16 gold medal run through the Tournament of the Americas in Mexico. Coach Flannery and Coach White discuss their approach to picking a team, dealing with quarantine rules and their approach and experience on their gold medal run.
Sean Flannery (@Sean_Flan10) joins Tim to preview the USA Men's U16 Gold Medal matchup with Argentina. The game is tonight, Sunday at 9:30 pm and can be watched live on youtube: https://youtu.be/WWEbwJjo3TA
Our first quick hitter pod! Tim gives his thoughts on the Cavs making a trade for Lauri Markkanen and sending out Larry Nance Jr. Let us know if you like these quicker pods!
Matt Goul (@mgoul) joins Tim to talk about Ohio High School football, with a focus on Northeast Ohio. Topics include: New preseason schedule New playoff format Why St. Ed's earned the top overall ranking The top region 1 teams, including Mentor, St. Ignatius and Medina Best division 2 teams Top early season games in Northeast Ohio Teams and storylines to look out for throughout the season Follow Matt's work on cleveland.com and on twitter (@mgoul) All St. Ed's games broadcast on stedwardeagles.com
This time it's Tim who is away, so Coach Flan (@coachflan) takes over for a conversation with frequent guest Coach Sharman White (@coachswhite). Eric and Sharm talk about their roles as coaches for the upcoming FIBA Americas tournament in Mexico, where they will be leading the U16 team for USA Basketball. They talk about how they're preparing, what they expect on the trip and the unique challenges of this particular tournament. Tim (@timmys24) will be sure to share updates throughout the tournament and hopefully have some follow ups with the coaches!
MIchael Kennedy (@MichaelKenKen), film writer of the movie Freaky, joins Tim to talk about a number of topics, including: -What inspired him to be a horror movie writer -His journey from St. Ed's to Bowling Green to Cleveland to Hollywood -How he got started in the TV business -The process to write the movie and how it became a feature film -A lot of aspects of the movie, some of our favorite characters, scenes -The great reaction from critics and fans I really enjoyed this conversation. Check out the Freaky movie on HBO, HBO max or anywhere else you can find movies.
Chris Fedor (@chrisfedor), Cavs beat reporter for cleveland.com com, joins Tim (@timmys24) to catch up on the NBA Draft and the Cavs. Topics discussed are the top prospects and how they would fit for the Cavs, plausible trade scenarios for Collin Sexton and an update on Kevin Love. Always great to catch up with Chris! The NBA Draft is next Thursday, July 29th.
This show has an echo to it that may make it hard to listen to. Apologies for that and if it makes it impossible to listen to, understood. Coach Flannery and Tim catch up on summer basketball camps, especially Tim's daughter as one of just two girls at St. Ed's camp. Then they talk about the Cavs winding up with the 3rd pick in this summer's draft. Coach Flan gives thoughts on the top prospects and why he's drawn to Jalen Suggs.
Eric and Tim start this show by discussing some current topics including Phil Mickelson's win and the NBA playoffs. They talk about summer basketball and how the COSA summer skills program and leage is going. At the 27:30 mark, Coach Sharman White from Pace Acadamy and Team USA joins the conversation to give an update on the U17 Team USA summer schedule. The coaches are headed to a training camp this week with eyes on the World Championships in Argentina later this summer.
Magnificat Head Coach Dan Gallagher joins Coach Flannery and Tim to discuss COSA Basketball's upcoming spring season and skill development program for 4-8th grade boys. More information and registration at sehs.net/springleague
Coach Flan and Tim return from a bit of a podcasting hiatus. Topics include a recap of the St. Ed's basketball season, thoughts and feelings after getting knocked out in the sweet 16. They also share some memories of Tom Bodle, a long-time coach in the program who recently passed away. Finally, they quickly go through the NCAA tournament bracket and make a few predictions. Support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/WOTJ
University of Charlotte Offensive Coordinator, and St. Ed's class of '98, Mark Carney (@coachmacarney) joins Tim to talk about the up and coming Charlotte program, navigating a football season full of pandemic challenges, and outlook for the next season for the 49ers. And of course, we give thoughts on the Super Bowl. What to look for schematically and how we think the game might go. Enjoy the Super Bowl! Support our podcast at patreon.com/WOTJ
Former Browns and Michigan player Aaron Shea joins Tim to talk about going through the recruiting process as a parent and also shares some stories about Tom Brady. Support the show at patreon.com/WOTJ
Coach Lombardo joins Coach Flannery and Tim to check in on the St. Edward football team. Then, they discuss the basketball team, which is off to a 9-1 start. Coach Lombardo will be on this Friday's broadcast against Lima High School. The broadcast will be streamed at stedwardeagles.com Support us on patreon! patreon.com/wotj
Coach Flannery and Tim are back from a Christmas season break. They catch up on the first 2-months of the season, which has included 4 games and a COVID-related break. They also spend some time discussing offesnive philosophy, the environments of the games with reduced crowds and look forward to the next phase of the season. Watch St. Edward games on stedwardeagles.com Support us on patreon at patreon.com/wotj
This podcast is a recent zoom conversation Tim had with former St. Edward player Nick Kinzel (@nick_kinzel). Nick is doing some coaching work and training down in Charleston, SC while he finishes the masters. This conversation centers around thoughts on some ways to bring value to an established successful basketball program. Check out Nick's website at cantstoptraining.com Will be back soon with Coach Flan! Check out our patreon at patreon.com/wotj
Coach Flannery and Tim discuss the 2020 NBA Draft and their thoughts on some of the top prospects. Players discussed include Lamelo Ball, Obi Toppin, and James Wiseman. They talk about the Cavs strategy and reasons the Cavs appear poised to draft Obi Toppin. And Coach Flannery gives his favorite draft sleepers to look out for! Find us on twitter at coachflan and at timmys24. Support us for $1 on patreon.com/wotj Ratings and reviews appreciated!
The Athletic's Zac Jackson (@AkronJackson) joins Coach Flannery and Tim to talk about his recently published piece on the Athletic about the historic Massillon Football program. Then they spend about the last 15 minutes talking Browns football. Follow Zac on twitter, at the Athletic and check out his A to Z Podcast with Andre Knott.
USA Basketball coaches Sharman White (Pace Academy) and Mike Jones (DeMatha) join Eric Flannery (St. Edward) and Tim Smith to talk bout: 1:00 - The current status of their schools in regard to the pandemic and outlook for basketball season. 6:00 - A question from Michael Roth via twitter on how the extra year of eligibility is impacting high school recruits in the classes of '21 and '22. 22:30 - What will the process for tryouts be like this year and how each coach handles making teams and cuts. 36:00 - Preparing for an unusual season with the impacts of COVID. 53:15 - Do coaches assigns seats on the bench for assistants. Coach Jones gives an interesting idea for how to set up a bench. Thanks for checking out our show! Our entire 207 episode archive can be found on all major podcast apps and at clesound.com Support the show for $1 per month via our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/WOTJ
Eric and Tim have a no guest pod to introduce their new patreon page (www.patreon.com/WOTJ), discuss the impact of social media and thoughts inspired by The Social Dilemma documentary. And finally, they discuss St. Edward Football's playoff game against Medina and a big weekend of football ahead!
Part 2 (but really the 1st part) of our conversation with Chris Fedor, Cavs beat reporter for cleveland.com. Topics include all things Cavs, focusing on their roster, where they're at in the rebuild and best prospects in the upcoming NBA Draft.
Cavs beat reporter Chris Fedor joins Eric and Tim to discuss Doc Rivers leaving the Clippers, other NBA coaching news, and give thoughts on the NBA Finals. This is part 1 of a 2-part discussion with Chris. Look out for part 2 where we talk Cavs and NBA Draft.
St. Edward play by play man Adam Mendoza returns to the show to recap the win over Mentor and preview the St. Edward and St. Ignatius football game this Saturday. The game can be watched at stedwardeagles.com
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