Summary: <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW88510915 BCX8"> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW118032847 BCX8"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Learn the path towards working as a National Basketball Association (NBA) strength and conditioning coach, from coaching veteran Jesse Wright. Wright </span><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">is a former President of the</span><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8"> National Basketball Strength and Conditioning Association (NBSCA</span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW118032847 BCX8">), and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">talks about how being a part of this group with fellow NBA coaches</span><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"> has improved advocacy and representation for strength and conditioning coaches in the NBA. Wright also shares his research relating to sociology and cultural topics to strength and conditioning. If you missed his presentation at the 2022 NSCA Coaches Conference in San Antonio, TX, Wright recaps this topic as it connects to the coaching experience. Tune in to learn steps towards becoming a more adaptable coach.</span><span class="EOP SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW118032847 BCX8"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW118032847 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">C</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">onnect with Jesse on Instagram at</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">:</span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW118032847 BCX8" href="https://www.instagram.com/jessekwright" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">@jesse</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">k</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">wright</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">on </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">Twitter</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">: </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW118032847 BCX8" href="https://twitter.com/wrightstrength" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">@wrightstrength</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">|</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">Find Eric on Instagram: </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW118032847 BCX8" href="https://www.instagram.com/ericmcmahoncscs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">@ericmcmahoncscs</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8"> Twitter: </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW118032847 BCX8" href="https://twitter.com/ericmcmahoncscs?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">@ericmcmahoncscs</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW118032847 BCX8"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW118032847 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">To</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8"> learn more about strength and conditioning in the NBA</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8">check out the </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW118032847 BCX8" href="https://thenbsca.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">National Basketball Strength and Conditioning Association (NBSCA)</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">. </span><span class="EOP SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW118032847 BCX8"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW118032847 BCX8"><a class="Hyperlink SCXW118032847 BCX8" href="https://www.amazon.com/Intent-Grow-Guided-Becoming-Professional/dp/B092L59HST" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW118032847 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">The Intent Is To Grow: A Young Coach Is Guided Along The Path To Becoming A True Professional</span></span></a><span class="EOP SCXW118032847 BCX8" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> </div>Show Notes<p>“And that represented the first kind of corporate partnerships, ever, for the association, which represented some real income, some real funds coming in, in addition to the vendor show that happens at the NBA combine this year. So I say all of that because there's a very real business element to an association like that. There's business operations.” 12:17</p> <p>“So we're all a product of the people that we grew up around, the geography that we grew up in, and all of the culture that we were exposed to our whole life. And the model then describes what happens when we're presented with something different. How do we react to that?” 19:49</p> <p>“So maybe it's not written into your role, when you were in that interview process and you applied for G-League strength coach role, you probably never thought that a line item or a bullet on that was to be kind of a regular rebounder for guys. Or to be in an assistant coaches pocket to set screens for a screen and roll drill or something like that.” 39:18</p>
