The Basketball Parent's Journey
Welcome to The Basketball Parent's Journey Podcast, where we capture parent stories about their journey so far and what has worked, and not worked, for them. Listen as parents share their wisdom across a wide spectrum of experiences from beginners to college athletes and their recommendations for you as your player embarks on the next stage of their basketball journey from beginner to high school player and beyond!Hosted by BJ Mumford, Owner and CEO of Playpracticebasketball.com, and author of The Confidence Puzzle: A Parent's Guide To Charting A Course From The Rec League To High School Basketball
Episodes
37 episodes
Confidence Puzzle Q&A (Throwback from 2021)
Listen to Coach BJ break down The Confidence Puzzle, published in 2021 about our philosophy of training, and the common obstacles and misperceptions parents have to face every day on the journey to high school basketball!
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:00:22
Are you the Right Fit to work with us?
Here are 8 questions we ask every client before moving forward to work with them on the court!What is your motivation for seeking training? What has your player's basketball experience been like so far?
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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11:16
The Lyric Grumblatt Interview
Lyric is a senior at Rivier University, currently deciding between returning for her last year of college eligibility or playing professionally overseas.Incredible journey from 6 years old starting with Granddad, through elementary scho...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:09:08
Parent's Info Session - The Confidence Formula Summer 2024
Listen to Coach BJ walk through the Confidence Formula and all that is involved for Summer 2024If your player is in 7th grade or older and plans to make a go at playing varsity high school basketball, this is the program designed for th...
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36:40
The Devin Gilligan Interview
Devin Gilligan is a professional 3X3 basketball player competing in Tokyo Japan, with a great story of coming up as a player in NH, college career, and after a colorful 5v5 pro career, and now settling into life as a pro in 3X3 basketball with ...
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52:50
The Confidence Formula 2.0
Hear an overview of our most popular program - The Confidence Formula - as we prepare to launch version 2.0 in March 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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55:06
The Brian Elkevizth Interview
Listen as Brian talks about his family's experience at Play Practice. Their family has multiple kids who have gone through a number of different programs offered at Play Practice and this is the in depth response to how it has transformed their...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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23:18
The Joe Manzi Interview
Listen as Joe talks about his journey in the coaching world as well as lessons he's learned through sports and passed to his children.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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55:00
The Justin McIsaac Interview
Listen as Coach Bj talks with Justin McIssac about his unique background in athletics and his own journey as well as his kids' experiences growing up in New Hampshire. Justin also gets into his career as a broadcaster.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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46:46
The Jim Gallagher Interview
Listen as Coach Jim Gallagher talks through his experiences in the State of New Hampshire from an athlete growing up in Goffstown and becoming a father and starting his journey as a coach on the recreation, school and travel levels, progressing...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:07:53
The Matthew Glode Interview
Listen as Matthew takes you through his path as a multi sport athlete growing up in New Hampshire as well as his role over the years as a sport and recreation director and as a parent.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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44:36
The Matt Fenessey Interview
Listen as Coach Fennessy speaks about his experiences as a young athlete, finding his love for basketball, and his journey coaching both the golf and basketball teams at Dover High School in New Hampshire. Matt talks about communication, passio...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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47:59
The Jeff Holmes Interview
Listen as Coach Jeff Holmes takes us through his journey as a young, multisport athlete in New Hampshire who eventually focused solely on the game of basketball leading into a successful college career and a life centered about teaching and coa...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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33:06
The Howard Brown Interview
Listen as coach Howard Brown talks through his journey from a young athlete, student and artist to a coach, parent and professional. Growing up in Montana Howard caught the sport bug early, became a 5 sport high school athlete and applied a ton...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:16:55