Slappin’ Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of 2023 NCAA DIII WBB National Champions, Juli Fulks! The trio get into the weeds discussing the neuroscience of building trust, the impacts of great cultures, and talk analytics that matter and zone defensive principles during an entertaining “Start, Sub, or Sit?!”
Inside the Episode
It was one heck of a year for Transylvania WBB and Head Coach, Juli Fulks, as the completed one of the best seasons in all of basketball on their way to an undefeated 2023 DIII National Championship. We were fortunate to have Coach Fulks on the podcast this week to give us a peek under the hood about some of the core concepts she’s used to build her program including:
- The Neuroscience of Trust and Communication: In the first part of the episode we detail much of what goes into Coach Fulks’ scientific approach to culture-building. We discuss how science and data help her form her team’s building blocks of trust, communication, tone, leadership, and much more. An excellent segment with a ton of practical coaching nuggets.
- Analytics that Matter: During “Start, Sub, or Sit?!” we hear Coach Fulks’ thoughts on the key stats that matter when it comes to winning games. You’ll hear ideas on offensive rebounding (sending all five players!), shot selection, turnover percentage, fouling, and more.
- From “Man” to “Zone”: Coach Fulks discusses on the podcast the why’s and how’s of her change from a “Man to Man” to “Zone” coach this past season. A really interesting conversation hear on coaching to strengths and backing it up with analytics.