Next Play Coaches

🏀 Connecting young, driven coaches in women’s basketball.
📊 Mentorship | Networking | Growth
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⚡️ Next play mentality

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Great to have @minnesotalynx Video Coordinator @ImaniLewis34 join us tonight! She shared valuable insight on growing in the industry:

"Keep poking the bear to get all the experience you can in every avenue possible." #NextPlay

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Coaches, what's the bigger key to long-term success: evolving your X’s and O’s to stay ahead, or staying committed to the system that built your program?

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Early in my career, I thought having great basketball ideas would create opportunities.

I've learned reliability creates more opportunities than ideas.

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Working at the P4 and mid-major level, 2 things are in common with head coaches:

They don't win every possession.

They move on to the next play faster than everyone else.

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One thing I've learned from being around good staffs:

The best coaches don't try to prove how much they know.

They focus on helping players understand.

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If you're a student manager hoping to coach someday:

-Learn Sportscode.

-Learn Synergy.

-Learn how to organize stats, schedules, and people.

The coaches who trust you with real work are the coaches who will hire you later!

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If you want to build your network, start by building your RELATIONSHIPS!

Networking is more than a handshake or knowing someone's name.

The strongest networks aren't built through transactions—they're built through trust.

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One thing I've learned as a young coach:

Players don't need you to have all the answers.

They need you to be consistent.

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One thing I tell every student manager:

1. Don’t wait to be assigned responsibility.

2. Find something that saves your staff time.

3. Value gets remembered.

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A great manager can:
1. Anticipate needs
2. Communicate clearly
3. Be trusted with details
4. Stay consistent under pressure

Basketball knowledge matters.

Dependability matters more.

[tyler rosen @tylerrosen33]

Yaxel Lendeborg entering the NBA at almost 24 years old has become one of the biggest talking points in his draft evaluation.

But with the NBA’s second apron rules, could older prospects actually be more valuable than people think?

Wrote about it here:

https://t.co/SUALOHFPYf

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In non-conference play, the best coaches know this truth: Process > Product.

Whether you’re a P4 facing a Mid-Major or the other way around — stay locked in on the process, not the outcome. That’s how you build habits that last and growth that sticks.

[William Twigg @Coach_Twigg95]

Excited to share the journey Iv been on since moving to 🇺🇸

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🚨 Another big night for #NextPlayCoaches!

Tomorrow at 9 PM ET / 8 PM CT, we’re fired up to welcome @Coach_Twigg95 — our 3rd special guest! He’ll take us through his journey from the UK to working with the @cavs training camp. You won’t want to miss this one!

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Growth is what #NextPlayCoaches is all about! Last night, @_gabejones and @Nate_Lachance_ presented their video projects to our group and crushed it. The detail, energy, and passion they showed were elite! 💪🎥

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🚨 Big Night for Next Play Coaches 🚨

Tomorrow at 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT

We’re thrilled to welcome our special guest, @_mitchsimmons — DOBO for @TerpsWBB — who will be sharing his journey and insights with us!

Can’t wait to learn, grow, and celebrate together!

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Welcomed back @MartyVosters from his time with the @LASparks with a watch party of the #WNBAPlayoffs. Marty shared his insight on being a video coordinator for a WNBA team. Now an assistant at @zipswbb, we wish him luck and look forward to having him at our weekly meetings.

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We just wrapped up our 9th week. Learned a lot tonight from Rob Jenkins. One being that it's always important to keep growing as a coach, regardless of your current level.

"I may have a lot to say, but I’ve got even more time to listen." - @The_RobJenkins

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@The_RobJenkins

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🚨 Big Night for Next Play Coaches 🚨

This Wednesday at 8 PM ET, we’re hosting our 9th online discussion and our first-ever guest speaker!

Thrilled to welcome Rob Jenkins, Assistant Coach at Iowa State WBB, to share his journey + insight 🏀
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