Episode 316

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17th Apr 2024

Episode 316: Joe Crispin, Cultivating Creativity and Adaptability in Basketball

Guest: Joe Crispin, Penn State Assistant Coach

Penn State assistant coach Joe Crispin joins the Basketball Podcast to share his philosophy on cultivating creativity and adaptability in basketball.


One of Penn State’s all-time great players and longtime professional athlete, Joe Crispin is an Assistant to the Head Coach at Penn State. Crispin last appeared on Episode 247 and his Immersion Videos product All Access Practice with Joe Crispin has become a best seller as coaches learn about his play based philosophy from raw and real practices.


Crispin spent the last seven seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Rowan University where he guided the Profs to a 114-54 record, three NCAA Tournament appearances, two conference titles and the 2023 Sweet 16. He collected the fourth-most wins by a head coach in school history through his seven years on the sideline.


Crispin engineered one of the most prolific offenses in the country at Rowan, as the Profs averaged more than 80 points per game in each of his final six seasons including 90+ points per game in each of the last two years.


A longtime professional player, Crispin joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001 as a free agent and enjoyed a highly successful career in Europe for more than a decade.


Breakdown

1:00 - Introduction

2:00 - Practice to Games

5:00 - Experiential

7:00 - Youth Basketball Development

11:30 - Higher Level Coaches

16:00 - Problem Solving

21:00 - Asking Questions

24:30 - Creating Solutions

27:00 - Freedom and Structure

30:00 - Organization Drills

34:00 - Stop and Listen

39:00 - Structure

43:00 - Run The Pattern

46:00 - Struggling with Flow

51:00 - Adaptability

56:00 - Working on the Game

59:00 - Take Away Decisions

1:02:00 - Creating Opportunities


Joe Crispin’s Bio:

Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Crispin

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joecrispin


Basketball Immersion

Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion

Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion


Immersion Videos:

Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

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