A Legacy That Lasts: Coach Donald Dodgen Donald Dodgen and the Competitive Edge You Can’t Find in a Box Score By Coach Kevin FurtadoChampionship Vision Basketball Podcast — Episode 391 In Moneyball, Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s went searching for something everyone else was overlooking. They wanted to find the hidden advantage. Baseball had traditionally valued batting average, home runs, RBIs, speed, and the way a player looked. Beane challenged conventional thinking by asking a different...
about 2 hours ago • 8 min read
A True Basketball Family The Hidden Advantage Isn't the Offense or Defense—It's the Relationships Basketball Moneyball Series – Episode 390 By Coach Kevin Furtado There are coaches who build winning seasons. There are coaches who build championship programs. And then there are coaches who build legacies that last for generations. After spending an hour with Bobby and Dana McWilliams of Upperman High School, I realized this episode wasn't really about basketball. It was about family. It was...
3 days ago • 4 min read
Basketball Moneyball #4: The Science of Creating Advantage with Jake Nannen What if the biggest key to winning isn't running more plays—but creating more advantages? In this episode, Coach Jake Nannen (Elkhorn South HS, NE) joins Kevin Furtado to break down his innovative 5-Out Drive & Space offense and explain how great teams create, recognize, and sustain offensive advantages. Learn concepts like Fingers Cuts, Fan Cuts, Get Game, Burn Cuts, Punch Actions, and the decision-making framework...
15 days ago • 5 min read
Here's a polished newsletter-style article that fits your Championship Vision brand while connecting it to your Basketball Moneyball series. Basketball Moneyball Episode 3: Coach Cory Barrett and the Hidden Advantage of Championship Culture By Kevin FurtadoChampionship Vision Podcast Productions What separates programs that consistently win championships from those that simply have talented players? That question is at the heart of the Basketball Moneyball podcast series. While many coaches...
19 days ago • 5 min read
Basketball Moneyball: The Hidden Advantage What Every Coach Can Learn from James Oxford and the New Era of Basketball Analytics "The teams that improve the fastest aren't always the ones that practice the hardest—they're the ones that learn the fastest." Basketball has entered a new era. For decades, coaches judged improvement through experience, intuition, and the eye test. Those skills are still essential, but today's most successful programs are adding another powerful tool to their...
21 days ago • 5 min read
Why Every Basketball Coach Should Take a Serious Look at WinLabs The Future of Basketball Coaching Has Arrived As someone who has spent more than 35 years coaching basketball, I've watched coaching technology evolve from paper notebooks and whiteboards to digital playbooks and analytics platforms. While many programs have made coaching more convenient, very few have fundamentally changed the way coaches prepare, teach, and make decisions. After spending time exploring WinLabs, I believe this...
25 days ago • 4 min read
CollegeRecruit.com: Changing the Game for Student-Athletes How One Platform is Helping Athletes Take Control of Their College Recruiting Journey For years, college recruiting has often felt overwhelming for student-athletes and their families. Finding the right schools, locating coach contact information, creating highlight videos, writing recruiting emails, and keeping track of communication can quickly become a full-time job. CollegeRecruit.com is changing that. Rather than relying on...
28 days ago • 3 min read
The Quiet Before Practice It’s late afternoon in Kimberly, Wisconsin. The gym smells faintly of wood and sweat; basketballs echo as they bounce across the polished floor. David Lepisto doesn’t begin by diagramming plays or shouting commands. He begins with connection. “Connection precedes commitment,” Lepisto says. “Kids won’t go all in for you until they know you’re for them.” That simple truth guides everything he does — from the first conversation with a shy freshman to the way his varsity...
29 days ago • 4 min read
Building a Program, Not Just a Team Why Every Basketball Program Needs a K–12 Player Development Plan By Kevin FurtadoLady Cavalier Basketball Program DirectorRow the Boat "A championship season lasts a few months. A championship program is built over many years." Every coach wants skilled players. Every program wants to win championships. But the most successful programs understand something many never discover: "Brian Williams" Great teams are built because great programs exist. Winning...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read