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In this episode of The Coaches Room, UMaine Womens Basketball Coach Amy Vachon joins us. Coach Vachon won two state championships in high school playing at Cony and set UMaine and America East records for assists during her playing time with the Black Bears. While she never intended to get into coaching she has won a State Championship at McAuley and now as the head of the UMaine Women they are the two time defending America East Champions and she has earned Coach of the Year Honors 2 seasons in a row. Coach Vachon brings a ton of enthusiasm to her program and we had a blast spending an hour with her talking about her coaching journey. E-Mail us comments, suggestions, etc at coachesroompodcast@gmail.com and interact with us on Twitter, @CoachesRoomPod

In this episode we sit down, digitally, with legendary Maine Basketball Coach Tom Maines. Coach Maines led Morse High School Boys to a three straight Gold Balls in 1987, 1988 and 1989, but that only scratches the surface of this Maine Basketball Hall of Fame member. Sit back and enjoy Coach Maines talk about his friendship with Jim Valvano, a chance encounter with Dean Smith, going to the NCAA Final Four, the legendary first "Clinic in The Woods" and a bunch of other great stories, coaching philosophies and so much more! If you want to e-mail the show with thoughts, questions, ideas you can connect with us at coachesroompod@gmail.com and on Twitter @CoachesRoomPod

On this episode of The Coaches Room, Jarod and Brandon are joined by Maine native Josh Longstaff who has risen through the basketball coaching ranks to be an assistant with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Coach Longstaff has worked with NBA players like Kevin Durant, Russel Westbrook, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. We talk about his coaching journey from the Gorham Rams to the shores of Lake Michigan, including stops with Team USA and as a Head Coach in the G league. We also get his thoughts and best practices on player development. If you want to contact the show, please e-mail us at coachesroompodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter, @CoachesRoomPod

In this show we catch up with new Hall-Dale Baseball Coach, Kyle Bishop, who had his first season as skipper of the Bulldogs get stopped before it ever got started. Coach Bishop also has been an assistant football coach at Orono, Messolonskee, and currently Cony. Kyle comes from a family tradition of coaching and shares his experiences. We also talk about staffing your program, what to look for in your assistants and some tips and cautions.  As always, please rate review and subscribe. You can e-mail us at coachesroompodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @CoachesRoomPod

In this episode, the first known interview with the guy behind the Maine Basketball Rankings Site! Yes, he has a voice, and no he is not a robot... At least not from what we can tell. We learn about how his projection model works, how scary accurate it has been, what things like % Perfect and the Stax Index are. Finally we play a game where we have him Power Rank some things.  For more information on Maine Basketball Rankings go to: https://mainebasketballrankings.com or visit his Twitter @MEBBallRankings As always, you can contact us on e-mail: coachesroompodcast@gmail.com and on Twitter @CoachesRoomPod    

In a bonus episode this week, we are joined by Mike Hathaway, Head Football and Boy's Basketball Coach at Leavitt Area High School. His Hornets are the reigning Maine Class C Football State Champs and his basketball team made it to the Quarterfinals in Class A South. Coach Hathaway shares his passion for coaching, balancing coaching back to back seasons, and building his programs. Also during this time of physical distancing he has been organizing and hosting online clinics for the Maine Football Coaches Association. If you want more information on the clinics you can reach out to him on Twitter @coachhath19 or his YouTube Channel.   We want to hear from you! E-Mail us at coachesroompodcast@gmail.com or on Twitter @coachesroompod  

In this episode of The Coaches Room, we talk about building and maintaining relationships with athletes which can be especially important during these times of physical distancing. We have a great conversation with Head Women's Basketball Coach, Andrew Morong of CMCC, a program that has been to 4 straight National Championship games. As always please feel free to reach out with ideas for content as we are looking to get out a couple episodes a week for the foreseeable future! E-Mail : coachesroompodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @coachesroompod

In this episode of The Coaches Room, we are joined for a great discussion by, Rob Miller of Proactive Coaching, who was in town in Mid March to help facilitate some coaching and athlete leadership seminars for the Mountain Valley Conference. Proactive Coaching works with coaches and teams to help intentionally create character-based team cultures, provide a blueprint for team leadership, develop confident, tough-minded, fearless competitors, and train coaches for excellence and significance. For more information check them out here! As always connect with us at coachesroompodcast@gmail.com and on Twitter 

Hey everyone! We are back! In this episode, we talk about where we have been and the plan going forward. We are joined in this episode by Cony High School Boys Basketball Coach TJ Maines. Jarod, Brandon and TJ discuss the end of the season, how you navigate the emotional roller coaster and where do you go when the final whistle sounds? The guys also have a great talk with TJ, being part of a very impressive coaching tree and if he could take on members of his family in a friendly game of HORSE and who would win.  Please rate, review and subscribe! E-mail us at coachesroompodcast@gmail.com and follow on Twitter @coachesroompod

In this episode, we are back! Football season has Brandon and Jarod swamped with game planning, practices and games, but they are back with Coach Rob Munzing, who was the long time football coach at Gardiner High School. He is also now the owner of Munzing Media, a digital media company specializing in sports coverage here in Maine. The guys discuss Orono and Dirigo Football and their decisions to cancel their varsity seasons, as well as how to install a scheme. Finally in the Coach's Roundtable Coach Munzing shares his experiences as the UMaine Quarterback, learning under John Wolfgram, and starting his media company. You can see Rob's work at www.munzingmediasports.com Reach out to us at coachesroompodcast@gmail.com or on Twitter @coachesroompod 

In this episode of The Coaches Room Podcast, Brandon and Jarod celebrate the return of high school sports in Maine with Fall Preseason. The crunch for time is on and we have ideas. We dive into intangibles, how we assess and their importance during our practice plan segment. Finally we are joined in the Coaches Room by Winthrop Girls Basketball Coach and football official, Joe Burnham. Joe has been heading up a massive and very successful rebuild of the Winthrop Girls Basketball program, he shares his journey with us, and it is a tremendous story. Finally we dive into some football rules changes! As always, connect with us at coachesroompodcast@gmail.com or on Twitter @coachesroompod

In this episode of the Coaches Room Podcast! Cony coach, AD and all around legend Paul Vachon is retiring, we discuss his impact on Maine High School Sports. Drew Bonifant's Article We discus how we would handle roster selection in regards to rising freshmen talent and senior loyalty.  Finally Spruce Mountain Girls Basketball and UMF Baseball assistant, Zach Keene is on the show. We talk about his rise to coaching, living in both the collegiate and high school worlds and Brandon grills us with his "You Make The Call" segment. E-Mail us at coachesroompodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @coachesroompod

In this episode we talk about the advent of 8-Man Football in Maine and the series of stories by Randy Whitehouse, Part 1 Part 2. On the Coach's Clipboard, we discuss film study, how we like to apply it, and the use of film exchange programs like Hudl. Finally in the Coach's Roundtable we welcome Cony Head Football Coach and one of the founders of the Maine Elite Passing Camp, BL Lippert to talk about a variety of things including the Lobster Bowl and how we could increase competitive balance in Maine HS Football. As always, feel free to reach out with what you want to hear about and with feedback at coachesroompodcast@gmail.com or on Twitter @coachesroompod

In this episode of The Coaches Room Podcast: Starting Lineup Brandon and Jarod examine the referee shortage in Maine and reaction to this letter. Coaches' Roundtable Pre-Game Speeches, Jarod and Brandon try not to fire each other up too much and run through the walls of the man cave. We also indoctrinate our first guest ever on the Coaches Room Podcast, the voice of 100s of Maine high school sporting events, the voice of Dartmouth Hockey and an all around great guy, Rob Kennedy. We talk about his road to broadcasting, tips for those looking to get into the field, and the sports broadcasters Mount Rushmore! We want to hear from you!! E-Mail coachesroompodcast@gmail.com or Twitter @coachesroompod

Welcome to the Coaches Room Podcast! In our first episode meet Maine High School coaches, Jarod Richmond and Brandon Terrill, as we start our new podcasting venture. Topics in our first episode include:   Opening Drive Maine Track Standout Cayden Spencer-Thompson The Maine Disc Golf Boom Story Travis Barrett's Sidelines: If winning is the only thing, we’re doing high school sports wrong   Coach's Roundtable Summer Programming: Our take on what goes into summer sports programming.    Follow us on Twitter; @coachesroompod G-Mail coachesroompodcast@gmail.com