What’s up, basketball trainers? From our last episode, Coach Peter Danyliv filled us with his insights on some of the real-life issues in the word of basketball training industry.
This time, still with Coach P and together with two other basketball coaches who also have big time followings in the basketball space, Coach Nick Aldiero and Tyler Leclerc, we’ll dig deep on some of our personal thoughts and opinions about AAU nowadays plus more riveting topics around the basketball training industry.
Thoughts on AAU and how it has developed overtime
00:47 Coach P’s POV: No room for improvement for the Athletes
04:15 Coach Tyler’s POV: The Goal of the AAU is Either Exposure or Development
06:10 Coach Nick’s POV: Player’s Goal in Joining AAU – Have Fun or Get Better
07:30 Middle Ground to Reduce the Potential Churn that Comes from AAU vs Training
08:58 Good Age That Kids Should Start Playing in AAU
Current Trend in AAU Coaching
09:15 Coach P: AAU Coaches – Skilled or Not?
10:30 Coach Tyler: School Coaches Making AAU
Programs – For Money or For Athlete’s Exposure
Myth: High Level Player can Turn Out to be a Good Basketball Coach/Trainer
12:02 Coach P: Being Able to Hoop Does Not Translate to One’s Ability to Teach or Train
14:16 Coach Tyler: Teaching is a Completely Different Skill Than Playing
15:15:38 Coach Nick: No Correlation From Being a Good Player to Being a Good Coach
18:08 Coach P on Posting a Video of God Shammgod and Luca’s Shooting Drills
19:27 Coach Tyler on Posting a Video of UConn’s Shooting Drill
20:30 Correlation Causation Fallacy in Basketball Training
Difference Between Real-Life Training and What People See on Social Media
24:08 Coach P: IG and TikTok Contents are Different From The Actual Training (Personal note)
27:10 Coach Tyler: Blend of Showing To Social Media What Happens in the Actual Training + The Goal to Grow in-Person Business
28:30 Coach Nick: Personally Won’t Trust Anybody Who Can’t Communicate Effectively on Camera
Number 1 Constraint in Doing Online or Offline Basketball Training
34:20 Coach P: Giving Out Content for Years for Free
36:24 Coach Tyler: Basketball is a Very Limited Field
38:08 Coach Nick: Transitioning from Giving Out Free Contents to Promoting Paid Training
Ultimate Goal in Doing Basketball Training
40:40 Coach Tyler” Goal: To Be Done By 2030 and Then Move On To Something Else
42:12 Side Thought from Coach P on the Infamous Saying, “It’s Not About Us (Trainers), It’s About Them (Players)”
44:42 Coach P’s Goal: To Make Money To Live a Good Life and Provide For His Loved Ones
45:34 Why Coach P Stopped Working/Training High Level Players
48:25 Coach Nick: Keep Doing What He’s Doing To Eventually Help Other Coaches Build Their Training Business
Is There Really A Difference Between a Trainer and a Coach?
50:31 Coach P: Coaches Deemed To Be Always Right While Trainers Are Mocked For Charging Athletes Who Train With Them or For Training Them
52:20 Coach Tyler: Coaches Teach Athletes For Free, But Shouldn’t Be the Same Case for a Trainer
55:45 Everyone’s Thoughts on Payments for WNBA/W Basketball Players – It’s All About Business and Basic Economics
Biggest Myths Coming Up as a Trainer
01:01:00 Coach P: Getting As Many High Level Players In The Gym Is What You Need…
01:02:08 Coach Tyler: People Get Into The Training Industry For The Passion Aspect Of it…
01:04:05 Coach Nick: You Need To Qualify Yourself To Everybody Else…
01:06:00 Coach Myson: You Need to Have a Huge Social Media Following to Have More Kids in the Gym and You Would Only Be a Successful Trainer If You Have Your Own Gym…
Resources That Help You Get Started In The Training Business
01:10:55 Coach Nick: Hired A Mentor
01:12:30 Coach Tyler: Book Called “E-Myth” by Michael Gerber
01:14:40 Coach P: Advice From His Dad
Apologies for the abrupt ending. This podcast a two-part series, so stay tuned for the second part on our next episode.
