If you can’t beat ‘em, then talk to ‘em on a podcast.
I posted Episode 90 of the podcast today and it features the coach from our league rivals. In fact, Tyrel Derrick’s team beat us twice on our home court in the district tournament to end our 4-year streak of trips to the state tournament. That comes up in the conversation. But there is a lot more than that in this episode.
I think young coaches will appreciate Derrick’s perspective as someone who just finished Year 2. He’s honest about what it is like to be a coach trying to develop a program. Listening to this episode, you will understand why I hope our state changes how teams qualify for the state tournament. (We dive into that at the end.)
As a 3-team league that had 3 teams in the top 10 of our classification’s MaxPreps ratings, a really good team or two gets left out from the state tournament. Last year, it was Coach Derrick’s team. This year it was mine. That’s sports!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this episode!