Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr

Joe Abunassar, basketball skill and performance training coach and founder of Impact Basketball joins Coach Brendan Suhr on our latest Coaching U LIVE 2016 Podcast talking about the latest on player development today, how coaches can stay on the cutting edge, taking players to the next level & more! Joe began his illustrious career coaching alongside legendary Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight at Indiana and Wyoming Universities, which included 2 Big-Ten Championships and a Final Four appearance.His early group of clients included Kevin Garnett, Chauncey Billups, Tyronn Lue, Al Harrington, Tayshaun Prince, and Dahntay Jones who would all go on to have very successful and lengthy NBA careers while continuing to train with Joe. He then started IMG Basketball Academy in Sarasota, Florida which is now a nationally recognized high school and youth team basketball program. In 2006, Joe founded Impact Basketball in Las Vegas, Nevada and Los Angeles, California now training over 200 NBA professionals, men’s and women’s national teams, McDonalds and NCAA All-Americans, foreign professionals, as well as numerous talented youth players from all over the world participating in Impact Youth Summer Training Camps and Impact Academy. We’ve partnered with Impact Basketball to enable more coaches to become Impact Certified with a special $100 OFF offer if you use discount code ‘CoachU20’ For more information read below or visit ImpactBball.com/Certified

Lennie Acuff, Head Coach of Alabama-Huntsville joins Coach Brendan Suhr on the latest Coaching U Podcast to talk about sharing his unique ideas on basketball with Power 5 & NBA coaches, networking to learn, how he continues to evolve and grow his coaching philosophy & more! Acuff is one of the BEST clinicians in the game today and will deliver some of the most impactful & unique content you will ever hear in person! ONLY at Coaching U LIVE 2016! Under Acuff the Chargers have enjoyed 17 winning seasons, appeared in the Gulf South Conference tournament 16 times, won eight GSC regular season titles, captured two GSC tournament championships, and earned nine trips to the NCAA tournament. For his efforts, Acuff has been named the NABC District Coach of the Year four times (2000, 2011, 2012, and 2013), and he has been honored as the GSC Coach of the Year a conference-record eight times! Follow @CoachAcuff !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Lennie Acuff, Head Coach of Alabama-Huntsville joins Coach Brendan Suhr on the latest Coaching U Podcast to talk about sharing his unique ideas on basketball with Power 5 & NBA coaches, networking to learn, how he continues to evolve and grow his coaching philosophy & more! Acuff is one of the BEST clinicians in the game today and will deliver some of the most impactful & unique content you will ever hear in person! ONLY at Coaching U LIVE 2016! Under Acuff the Chargers have enjoyed 17 winning seasons, appeared in the Gulf South Conference tournament 16 times, won eight GSC regular season titles, captured two GSC tournament championships, and earned nine trips to the NCAA tournament. For his efforts, Acuff has been named the NABC District Coach of the Year four times (2000, 2011, 2012, and 2013), and he has been honored as the GSC Coach of the Year a conference-record eight times! Follow @CoachAcuff

Tony Bennett, Head Coach of the University of Virginia Cavaliers joins Coach Brendan Suhr on the latest edition of the Coaching U podcast to talk about players transitioning to coaching, how his dad helped shaped what kind of coach he is today, where he goes to continue learning as a coach and more!

Tony Bennett, Head Coach of the University of Virginia Cavaliers joins Coach Brendan Suhr on the latest edition of the Coaching U podcast to talk about players transitioning to coaching, how his dad helped shaped what kind of coach he is today, where he goes to continue learning as a coach and more!

Dr. Tim Elmore,founder and president of Growing Leaders, an Atlanta- based non-profit organization created to develop emerging leaders joins our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series with Coach Brendan Suhr to talk about coaching millennials, the iY Generation & much more! Tim trains high school and college students with the skills they need to become servant leaders at school, work home and the community. Since founding Growing Leaders, he has spoken to more than 300,000 students, faculty and staff on hundreds of campuses across the country, including Stanford University, Duke University, the University of South Carolina, the University of North Carolina, Florida State University, and Baylor University. Tim has also provided leadership training and resources for the National FFA Organization, and multiple athletic programs including, the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the University of Texas and the San Francisco Giants. From the classroom to the boardroom, Tim is a dynamic communicator who uses principles, images and stories to strengthen leaders. He teaches leadership for corporations such as Chick-fil-A, Inc., The Home Depot, American Eagle Outfitters, and Cox Communications among others. He has also taught courses on leadership and mentoring at nine universities and graduate schools across the U.S. Committed to developing young leaders on every continent of the world, Elmore also has shared his insights in more than 30 countries — including India, Russia, China, and Australia, among others. Tim has written more than 25 books, including the best-selling Habitudes: Images that Form Leadership Habits and Attitudes®, Life Giving Mentors, Nurturing the Leader Within Your Child, and Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future. Recognized as a thought leader on the emerging generation, Tim has been quoted in articles on Generation Y and generational diversity in the workplace in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Investor’s Business Daily, Huffington Post, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, TLNT.com and Portfolio.com. Follow @TimElmore !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Dr. Tim Elmore,founder and president of Growing Leaders, an Atlanta- based non-profit organization created to develop emerging leaders joins our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series with Coach Brendan Suhr to talk about coaching millennials, the iY Generation & much more! Tim trains high school and college students with the skills they need to become servant leaders at school, work home and the community. Since founding Growing Leaders, he has spoken to more than 300,000 students, faculty and staff on hundreds of campuses across the country, including Stanford University, Duke University, the University of South Carolina, the University of North Carolina, Florida State University, and Baylor University. Tim has also provided leadership training and resources for the National FFA Organization, and multiple athletic programs including, the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the University of Texas and the San Francisco Giants. From the classroom to the boardroom, Tim is a dynamic communicator who uses principles, images and stories to strengthen leaders. He teaches leadership for corporations such as Chick-fil-A, Inc., The Home Depot, American Eagle Outfitters, and Cox Communications among others. He has also taught courses on leadership and mentoring at nine universities and graduate schools across the U.S. Committed to developing young leaders on every continent of the world, Elmore also has shared his insights in more than 30 countries — including India, Russia, China, and Australia, among others. Tim has written more than 25 books, including the best-selling Habitudes: Images that Form Leadership Habits and Attitudes®, Life Giving Mentors, Nurturing the Leader Within Your Child, and Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future. Recognized as a thought leader on the emerging generation, Tim has been quoted in articles on Generation Y and generational diversity in the workplace in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Investor’s Business Daily, Huffington Post, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, TLNT.com and Portfolio.com. Follow @TimElmore

Albert Tsai, COO of Fast Model Sports joins our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series with Coach Brendan Suhr talking about how Fast Model Sports’ products FastDraw & FastScout can help you and your team! Follow @FastModel !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Albert Tsai, COO of Fast Model Sports joins our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series with Coach Brendan Suhr talking about how Fast Model Sports’ products FastDraw & FastScout can help you and your team!

Jon Gordon, best-selling author and keynote speaker & former NFL Head Coach Mike Smith join our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series with Coach Brendan Suhr talking about their latest NY-Times Best Seller, You Win in the Locker Room First: The 7 C’s to Build a Winning Team in Business, Sports, and Life. You Win In The Locker Room First draws on the extraordinary experiences of Coach Mike Smith and Jon Gordon—consultant to numerous college and professional teams—to explore the seven powerful principles that any business, school, organization, or sports team can adopt to revitalize their organization. Jon Gordon’s best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, MLB coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and non-profits. He is the author of numerous books including The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Energy Bus, Soup, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, and The Carpenter. Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox and Friends and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Atlanta Falcons, Campbell Soup, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, Publix, Southwest Airlines, Bayer and more. Follow @JonGordon11 !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Jon Gordon, best-selling author and keynote speaker & former NFL Head Coach Mike Smith join our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series with Coach Brendan Suhr talking about their latest NY-Times Best Seller, You Win in the Locker Room First: The 7 C’s to Build a Winning Team in Business, Sports, and Life. You Win In The Locker Room First draws on the extraordinary experiences of Coach Mike Smith and Jon Gordon—consultant to numerous college and professional teams—to explore the seven powerful principles that any business, school, organization, or sports team can adopt to revitalize their organization. Jon Gordon’s best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, MLB coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and non-profits. He is the author of numerous books including The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Energy Bus, Soup, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, and The Carpenter. Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox and Friends and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Atlanta Falcons, Campbell Soup, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, Publix, Southwest Airlines, Bayer and more. Follow @JonGordon11

Justin Su’a, mental skills coach to many professional athletes and franchises continues our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series talking to Coach Brendan Suhr about coaching coaches to reach the mind & heart of the athlete, becoming an elite performer, E.P.I.C. & more! Justin is an author, speaker, and mental skills coach Justin Su’a is dedicated to helping athletes, parents, and coaches perform on purpose, with purpose. Justin travels the world helping individuals and teams develop high performance habits. His athletes perform in the NFL, MLB, military, corporations, and youth athletics. He is the author of “Parent Pep Talks” and “Mentally Tough Teens”. Follow @Justinsua !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); Click below to listen or Subscribe on iTunes

Justin Su’a, mental skills coach to many professional athletes and franchises continues our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series talking to Coach Brendan Suhr about coaching coaches to reach the mind & heart of the athlete, becoming an elite performer, E.P.I.C. & more! Justin is an author, speaker, and mental skills coach Justin Su’a is dedicated to helping athletes, parents, and coaches perform on purpose, with purpose. Justin travels the world helping individuals and teams develop high performance habits. His athletes perform in the NFL, MLB, military, corporations, and youth athletics. He is the author of “Parent Pep Talks” and “Mentally Tough Teens”. Follow @Justinsua

Buzz Williams, Head Coach of Virginia Tech Men’s basketball continues our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series talking to Coach Brendan Suhr about the influence of a coach, life lessons for players, his journey of learning from others & more! Follow @TeamCoachBuzz !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); Click below to listen or Subscribe on iTunes

Buzz Williams, Head Coach of Virginia Tech Men’s basketball continues our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series talking to Coach Brendan Suhr about the influence of a coach, life lessons for players, his journey of learning from others & more! Follow @TeamCoachBuzz