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In this episode I talk with Rich Czeslawski. We had a great conversation with Rich about his basketball background, the transition from middle school to high school basketball and how he helped his players deal with it. He also gives some great advice for parents on how to handle the car ride home after a game or tournament. This is one episode you don’t want to miss!!We hope you enjoyed the podcast! Make sure you subscribe to Coaching From The Stands on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Also, please take a moment to leave a review! All of your feedback is appreciated and helps us improve the show!To leave a review:Click This link- https://bit.ly/CFTSRateReviewSelect Rating and ReviewLeave a 5 star review!Connect with Rich Czeslawski on Twitter @coachczesIf you have any topics you would like to hear me discuss on the show please email me at Coachingfromthestands20@gmail.comConnect with us on Twitter: Coaching From The Stands Podcast (@CoachingFrom)In All The Right Placeshttps://in-all-the-right-places.myshopify.com/Intro Music by SavageGet fit and look good doing it! In All The Right Places offers custom fitness plans and fitness apparel.

In this episode I talk with Rich Czeslawski. We had a great conversation with Rich about his basketball background, the transition from middle school to high school basketball and how he helped his players deal with it. He also gives some great advice for parents on how to handle the car ride home after a game or tournament. This is one episode you don’t want to miss!!We hope you enjoyed the podcast! Make sure you subscribe to Coaching From The Stands on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Also, please take a moment to leave a review! All of your feedback is appreciated and helps us improve the show!To leave a review:<ol><li>Click This link-<a href="https://bit.ly/CFTSRateReview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://bit.ly/CFTSRateReview</a></li><li>Select Rating and Review</li><li>Leave a 5 star review!</li></ol> Connect with Rich Czeslawski on Twitter @coachczesIf you have any topics you would like to hear me discuss on the show please email me at Coachingfromthestands20@gmail.com Connect with us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachingFrom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coaching From The Stands Podcast (@CoachingFrom)</a> In All The Right Places <a href="https://in-all-the-right-places.myshopify.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://in-all-the-right-places.myshopify.com/</a> Intro Music by Savage <a href="https://in-all-the-right-places.myshopify.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get fit and look good doing it!</a> In All The Right Places offers custom fitness plans and fitness apparel.

Youth Basketball Parenting with Rich Czeslawski

Coach Czes has been the head coach at his alma mater, Crystal Lake Central High School in Crystal Lake, IL since 2006. He began coaching in 1995 as a sophomore at Arizona State University and fell in love with the profession. He returned home in 1998 and worked in the IT department for an elementary school district while serving as an assistant at CLC. He then spent 2 years at Judson University as Network Administrator and assistant coach before returning to CLC in 2003 as Tech Coordinator and assistant coach. In 2006, he was named head coach at CLC and began to rebuild a program that had not had a winning season in 7 years. After steady improvement, the Tigers hit their stride and rattled off 3 consecutive 20+ win seasons, going 71-15 over the next 3 years. Rich left the Tech Coordinator position in 2009 to work at Fast Model Sports, but remained the head coach at CLC. He worked there until 2012 when Better Basketball tabbed him as their CEO. After a successful 4 years at Better Basketball, Rich took on a new role with Pure Sweat Basketball as their COO and founded a basketball marketing and management consulting firm called Basketball Worldwide, Inc. He is a regular speaker on the basketball clinic circuit including presentations for USA Basketball, TPG Sports Group, PGC/Glazier, the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, and several clinics and camps in Belgium and London. Rich also serves as Treasurer &amp; Communications Director for the IBCA (Illinois Basketball Coaches Association), Executive Director of a USA Basketball Youth Development Program - CLYMB (Crystal Lake Youth Model for Basketball), and is a member of the NHSBCA Court of Honor. Rich lives in Crystal Lake, IL with his wife (Molly), son (Jimmy) and daughter (Jordan). rich@puresweatbasketball.com @coachczes--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-furtado/support

Coach Czes has been the head coach at his alma mater, Crystal Lake Central High School in Crystal Lake, IL since 2006. He began coaching in 1995 as a sophomore at Arizona State University and fell in love with the profession. He returned home in 1998 and worked in the IT department for an elementary school district while serving as an assistant at CLC. He then spent 2 years at Judson University as Network Administrator and assistant coach before returning to CLC in 2003 as Tech Coordinator and assistant coach. In 2006, he was named head coach at CLC and began to rebuild a program that had not had a winning season in 7 years. After steady improvement, the Tigers hit their stride and rattled off 3 consecutive 20+ win seasons, going 71-15 over the next 3 years. Rich left the Tech Coordinator position in 2009 to work at Fast Model Sports, but remained the head coach at CLC. He worked there until 2012 when Better Basketball tabbed him as their CEO. After a successful 4 years at Better Basketball, Rich took on a new role with Pure Sweat Basketball as their COO and founded a basketball marketing and management consulting firm called Basketball Worldwide, Inc. He is a regular speaker on the basketball clinic circuit including presentations for USA Basketball, TPG Sports Group, PGC/Glazier, the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, and several clinics and camps in Belgium and London. Rich also serves as Treasurer &amp; Communications Director for the IBCA (Illinois Basketball Coaches Association), Executive Director of a USA Basketball Youth Development Program - CLYMB (Crystal Lake Youth Model for Basketball), and is a member of the NHSBCA Court of Honor. Rich lives in Crystal Lake, IL with his wife (Molly), son (Jimmy) and daughter (Jordan). rich@puresweatbasketball.com @coachczes--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-furtado/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-furtado/support</a>

Episode 116: Coach Rich Czeslawski (COO of Pure Sweat Basketball) 

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Rich Czeslawksi shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.Rich has been coaching high school basketball for 18 years in Crystal Lake High School in Illinois, the last 8 years as head coach. He also is the CEO of BetterBasketball.com - a resource founded by Rick Torbett - for basketball coaches to get training material and videos to help them move from good to great, and the origin of the Read and React Offense.  Rich is also the communications director for the National High School Basketball Coaches Association.  Rich is married and has a 5 year-old son and a 10 month-old daughter.Twitter: @coachczesWebsite: betterbasketball.comListen Now:Listen in ITunes: Itunes linkListen in Stitcher: Stitcher link Coaching/Leadership Quote	'It's what you learn after you know it all that counts' - John Woodenclick to tweet!My ‘Cringe’ Moment	'Early on I was more interested in telling others what I knew instead of learning from others'	'I was more intense in a negative way instead of being intense in a positive way'My ‘Ah-Ha Moment’	At a Final Four coaching clinic - an older gentleman in front of Rich was furiously taking notes during a session - he turned around afterwards and it was Don Meyer - one of the winningest coaches in college history!  John Wooden quote: 'It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.'  Be a life-long learner.Better Basketball	Founded by Rick Torbett - great videos for player development - and it's cornerstone: the Read and React offense.  If you like watching the San Antonio Spurs play basketball - the Read and React is this type of system that you can put in to teams as young as 3rd grade.	Player development - videos from Alan Stein and Drew Hanlen	Website: betterbasketball.comTeaching Children &amp; Keeping it Fun	Your #1 objective is to make the kids fall in love with the game	Small-sided Games!  Kids younger than 5th grade really gain nothing from 4-on-4 or 5-on-5 activitiesHUGE IDEA #1: Don't put young kids in front of a basket when you first start teaching them to shoot!  They will immediately gauge their shooting form based on whether the ball goes in the basket or not - and if the ball is not going in - they often will start implementing bad form if it increases how often their shot goes in the basket.Best Stolen Idea/Advice from another Coach	Always remember that everything a parent does - is because they love their child.  In return - as a coach you ask the parents to remember that as a coach - you have to worry about all the children in the program (not just their one kid they love.)Recommended Resources	Pure Sweat Basketball - Brand new site/app that has awesome player development drills for any level.  Developed by Drew Hanlen and Alan Stein.  puresweatbasketball.comDiscipline	Rules are very individualized by your team.  A mature team that knows what they want - might need very few rules.  A less mature team with lots of troublemakers might need many rules.	'Equal is not always fair and fair is not always equal'Reward and Recognition	Catch people doing something right on a daily basisHUGE IDEA #2 - Each week - 'A me, a we, and a you': What is something I did well this week, what is something the team did well this week, and what is something another individual did well this week.Inspiring Story	Sometimes it's tough to immediately realize the impact you are having on the kids - but it comes together when kids connect with you years after you've coached themWinning	Below 5th grade - Rich does not think winning should be a goal.  It teaches the wrong messages.  Probably don't even need to be playing in 5-on-5 leagues.	In 5th grade/6th grade - practice to game ratio should be heavily weighed on the practice side	'Nobody cares what your 6th grade record is'

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Rich Czeslawksi shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach. Rich has been coaching high school basketball for 18 years in Crystal Lake High School in Illinois, the last 8 years as head coach. He also is the CEO of <a href="http://BetterBasketball.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BetterBasketball.com</a> - a resource founded by Rick Torbett - for basketball coaches to get training material and videos to help them move from good to great, and the origin of the Read and React Offense.  Rich is also the communications director for the National High School Basketball Coaches Association.  Rich is married and has a 5 year-old son and a 10 month-old daughter. Twitter: @coachczes Website: <a href="http://betterbasketball.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">betterbasketball.com</a> Listen Now: Listen in ITunes: Itunes link Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link   Coaching/Leadership Quote 	'It's what you learn after you know it all that counts' - John Wooden click to tweet! My ‘Cringe’ Moment 	'Early on I was more interested in telling others what I knew instead of learning from others' 	'I was more intense in a negative way instead of being intense in a positive way' My ‘Ah-Ha Moment’ 	At a Final Four coaching clinic - an older gentleman in front of Rich was furiously taking notes during a session - he turned around afterwards and it was Don Meyer - one of the winningest coaches in college history!  John Wooden quote: 'It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.'  Be a life-long learner. Better Basketball 	Founded by Rick Torbett - great videos for player development - and it's cornerstone: the Read and React offense.  If you like watching the San Antonio Spurs play basketball - the Read and React is this type of system that you can put in to teams as young as 3rd grade. 	Player development - videos from Alan Stein and Drew Hanlen 	Website: <a href="http://betterbasketball.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">betterbasketball.com</a> Teaching Children &amp; Keeping it Fun 	Your #1 objective is to make the kids fall in love with the game 	Small-sided Games!  Kids younger than 5th grade really gain nothing from 4-on-4 or 5-on-5 activities HUGE IDEA #1: Don't put young kids in front of a basket when you first start teaching them to shoot!  They will immediately gauge their shooting form based on whether the ball goes in the basket or not - and if the ball is not going in - they often will start implementing bad form if it increases how often their shot goes in the basket. Best Stolen Idea/Advice from another Coach 	Always remember that everything a parent does - is because they love their child.  In return - as a coach you ask the parents to remember that as a coach - you have to worry about all the children in the program (not just their one kid they love.) Recommended Resources 	Pure Sweat Basketball - Brand new site/app that has awesome player development drills for any level.  Developed by Drew Hanlen and Alan Stein.  <a href="http://puresweatbasketball.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">puresweatbasketball.com</a> Discipline 	Rules are very individualized by your team.  A mature team that knows what they want - might need very few rules.  A less mature team with lots of troublemakers might need many rules. 	'Equal is not always fair and fair is not always equal' Reward and Recognition 	Catch people doing something right on a daily basis HUGE IDEA #2 - Each week - 'A me, a we, and a you': What is something I did well this week, what is something the team did well this week, and what is something another individual did well this week. Inspiring Story 	Sometimes it's tough to immediately realize the impact you are having on the kids - but it comes together when kids connect with you years after you've coached them Winning 	Below 5th grade - Rich does not think winning should be a goal.  It teaches the wrong messages.  Probably don't even need to be playing in 5-on-5 leagues. 	In 5th grade/6th grade - practice to game ratio should be heavily weighed on the practice side 	'Nobody cares what your 6th grade record is'

WYC 026 Youth Basketball – Rich Czeslawski talks High School Basketball and BetterBasketball.com