Slappin’ Glass sits down with Hartford Head Coach, John Gallagher. In this entertaining and insightful conversation Coach Gallagher discusses leading through adversity, handling the current D1 to D3 transition, healthy confrontations, running a 1-3-1 defense late in the clock, concepts to attack a switch, and have a ton of fun talking upset analytics and working referees during “Start, Sub, or Sit?!”.
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John Gallagher: Inside the Episode
It has been quite a rollercoaster ride for Hartford Men’s Basketball and Coach John Gallagher over the past couple of months. The story of Hartford University making the decision to transition from D1 to D3 a month after Coach Gallagher’s squad made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history has made national headlines. We were fortunate to sit down with Coach Gallagher this week on the podcast to dive into how he’s leading his team through the current situation, as well as nerd out on 1-3-1 Zones, Switching Defenses, attacking a switch, and an all-time classic segment of “Start, Sub, or Sit?!” As you’ll hear in the episode, Coach Gallagher is a ton of fun to listen to and has some unique and powerful perspectives on building culture and community.
Some topics we highlight include:
- Leading through adversity
- How he is handling the current situation and what he’s learned about himself as a leader
- Late-Clock and Late-Game 1-3-1 Zoning
- A really fun conversation about the risks/rewards of running a 1-3-1 Zone in certain situations. Coach Gallagher breaks down some of the rules and philosophies of their 1-3-1 Zone.
- For SG Plus members, Coach Gallagher graciously provided his personal teaching notes on their 1-3-1 Zone. It’ll be available in the “Coaches Corner” community.
- Attacking the Switch
- We talk Flares and Slips in Late-Clock situations
- “Start, Sub, or Sit?!”
- There’s a lot in this segment lol
- “The Neighborhood” and Building Community
- How he’s built a community around the “Neighborhood” in Hartford and advice for coaches wanting to build their own