The Basketball Parent's Journey
Welcome to The Basketball Parent's Journey Podcast, where we capture parent stories about their journey so far and what has worked, and not worked, for them. Listen as parents share their wisdom across a wide spectrum of experiences from beginners to college athletes and their recommendations for you as your player embarks on the next stage of their basketball journey from beginner to high school player and beyond!Hosted by BJ Mumford, Owner and CEO of Playpracticebasketball.com, and author of The Confidence Puzzle: A Parent's Guide To Charting A Course From The Rec League To High School Basketball
Episodes
Start with measuring your current state, not just goals.
Key points:
• Establish a Baseline for everything and move it up!
• Decide what to measure in Games vs. Practice
• Balancing Consistency vs. Variability in practice to make sure it translates to games
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS tea...
Evaluating basketball efficiency boils down to points per shot value. Understand how contested vs. uncontested shots, free throws, and fast breaks impact team scoring. Discover the math behind smart shot selection!
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fi...
In Designing for learning, discover how focusing on learning, not just teaching, can transform coaching. Understand how to keep players engaged, avoid boredom and overwhelm, and foster a lifelong love for the game. Study learning!
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore...
Coaching Credibility Week 4 - Defense - Contain, Contest, Rebound
In Defense we cover:
- How to get better at individual skills of containing, contesting and rebounding
- How to utilize all 3 of these as a team strategy
- Basketball math behind why defense wins games when you connect rebounding to fast break opportunities
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE thei...
In this podcast, we cover:
- How accountability is essential to maintaining credibility
- Why owning your mistakes increases trust
- How coaching with purpose (why, not just what) strengthens influence
- The importance of consistency in both actions and messaging
- Why coaches should lead from a growth mindset
- How vulnerability paired with competence builds deeper respect
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a h...
Coaching Credibility Week 2
In this episode, we explore:
What builds and sustains credibility as a coach
The difference between positional vs relational authority
Why doing what you say matters more than saying what you’ll do
How consistency over time forges trust
The role of vulnerability and humility in building connection
How feedback, listening, and being coachable increase your cr...
Coaching Credibility Week 1 - Practice Design (2025)
In Practice design, we discuss:
- How we approach building skills downstream from decisions,
- How to structure practice to prioritize what happens most frequently
- Why we use live play to start and end practice
- Why we allow players to experience a problem first, before a solution
- How we use constraints to create channels of atten...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 60...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603-...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603-...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603-...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603-...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603-...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603-...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603-...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603...
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year)
Fill out our Confidence Index to get started!
https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com
More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpracticebasketball on social media
Have a quick question? Text us at 603-...
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