Mark Kellogg – Head Coach, West Virginia University Women’s Basketball
In this inagural episode Coach Mark Kellogg, head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers women’s basketball team, shares:
- How he manages player goals with team goals.
- His ideal practice plan and how he balances offense, defense, transition and skill development.
- Which stats they track to help them win more games.
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Coach Mark Kellogg Interview Topics
Introduction to head coach Mark Kellogg.
How to create a defense-first mentality.
The perfect practice plan balance between offense, defense, transition and skill development.
The benefits of being adaptable as a coach.
How to manage high expectations throughout a season.
Teaching your terminology and philosophies to new players while keeping everyone else engaged.
How Coach Kellogg breaks up practices between offense-defense-transition-skill development.
Tips for players and coaches using lessons Coach Kellogg has learned on the recruiting trail.
How to implement changes or tweaks to a system that isn’t quite working the way you want it to.
What stats does Coach Kellogg track that help them win more games?
How often to communicate your team identity with your players.
The delicate balance of managing players’ individual goals with your team goals.
FAST BREAK – RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS:
Would you rather coach a great offensive and bad defensive team or a great defensive and bad offensive team?
What are you working on getting better at?
What is the most effective way to develop a young player’s basketball IQ?
What characteristic is most important to have to be a successful coach?
What is one restaurant and one site to see in Morgantown, West Virginia?
