Being the Safety Net for the players on the High Wire: Tara VanDerveer
There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world's great coaches how they do it. In this episode of The Great Coaches podcast, host Paul Barnett interviews Tara VanDerveer, former Head Basketball Coach at Stanford University and the winningest coach in college basketball history. Reflecting on her 48-year coaching career—including 38 years at […]
Tara VanDerveer
Our great coach on this episode is Tara Ann VanDerveer. Tara is a retired American basketball coach who led the Stanford Women’s basketball team for 38 years. In that time she led the Cardinals to NCAA championships in 1990, 1992 and 2021 and 13 final fours. In 1996 she also led the US national team […]
Return with Honour: Ken Niumatalolo on Leadership, Discipline, and Love
Coach Ken Niumatalolo on Leadership, Discipline, and “Return With Honor”. There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world's great coaches how they do it. On the Great Coaches podcast, Coach Ken Niumatalolo reflects on what separates great coaches—leadership, teaching, and bringing diverse people together—drawing on experiences with Dick Tomey, Paul Johnson, and […]
Return with Honor: Leadership, Discipline, and Love with Ken Niumatalolo
There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world's great coaches how they do it. In this episode of The Great Coaches podcast, host Paul Barnett interviews Ken Niumatalolo, head football coach at San Jose State and former head coach at the United States Naval Academy. Coach Ken reflects on his Hawaiian heritage, […]
Ken Niumatalolo
Ken Niumatalolo is an American College Football coach. Ken played college football as a quarterback at the University of Hawaii. After graduating he became an assistant at his alma mater , eventually becoming an offensive coordinator at the Naval Academy in 1995. His career progressed and he eventually became the Head Coach of Navy in […]
A Deep Dive on Joe Mazzulla
Today’s episode is focuses on NBA Championship wining coach Joe Mazzulla. I am joined for the discussion by Dr. David Turner who has been on the podcast many times before and is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching at ARU in Cambridge in the UK. Joe Mazzulla is the latest subject in his learning from legendary […]
On Joe Mazzulla
Today’s episode is focuses on NBA Championship wining coach Joe Mazzulla. I am joined for the discussion by Dr. David Turner who has been on the podcast many times before and is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching at ARU in Cambridge in the UK. Joe Mazzulla is the latest subject in his learning from legendary […]
Guided Discovery: Transforming Coaching with John Kessel
John Kessel on Joy, Guided Discovery, and ‘Hell in the Hallway’ There is no algorithm for leadership. So we ask the world’s great coaches how they do it. John Kessel joins Paul for a wide-ranging conversation on coaching as “relationship counseling” between athletes and their love of the game, and how his philosophy evolved from […]