Gonzaga Prep boys basketball coach Matty McIntyre joined to talk about building toughness in a program and getting players to buy in to being program- and team-first using his Defining Dozen. He also talks about how Dick and Tony Bennett influenced his Pack Line defense and how he’s continued to have success with it as more programs evolve into “modern” basketball strategies, playing with pace and space.

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Former USWNT defender Stephanie Cox is back playing with OL Reign FC after five seasons coaching the Gig Harbor High School girls soccer team, which included winning the WIAA 3A state championship in 2018, the school’s first. She joined to discuss how to teach work ethic, how she pushes herself, how she motivated her players in her time at Gig Harbor, as well as how she’s seen some of her teammates at the professional level,

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When Jon Eagle took over the Camas High School football program 13 years ago, he said he made a trip to every prospective player’s home, learning about them and asking how they see themselves contributing on the football field. Eagle, a two-time 4A state championship coach (2016, 2019), joined to discuss his philosophies and strategies on player development since he’s been at Camas.

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