Guest: Kristy Curry, Alabama Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Alabama head coach Kristy Curry joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on longevity in coaching and being too blessed to be stressed.
Since Kristy Curry became the head coach of the University of Alabama’s women’s basketball team in 2013, each season has produced significant wins and new milestones.
Curry has been coaching for over 23 years and has an overall head coaching record of 462-281 (.622).
Curry came to Alabama to find a new challenge after leading Texas Tech and Purdue for seven seasons each.
She led the Boilermakers to seven NCAA tournaments, including a national championship game appearance, while winning five straight Big Ten titles. She coached the Red Raiders to an upset of No. 1 Baylor and back to the NCAA Tournament in 2011.
Breakdown
1:00 - Keys in Longevity in Coaching
3:00 - Bravery
6:00 - Alabama Job
8:00 - Women in Coaching
10:00 - Administrative Support
11:30 - Coach Mentoring Program
14:00 - Embracing Three-Point Shot
15:30 - Powerhouse League
17:00 - Talk Matchups
19:30 - Free Throw Ladder
21:30 - Accountability
24:00 - Foreign Trip
25:30 - Defense First
26:22 - 26:58 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 2023
26:30 - Conceptual Concepts
28:00 - Finishing
31:00 - Playing 10 Players Per Game
35:30 - Managing Your Players
38:00 - Openly Communicate with Coach
40:00 - Challenges in her Program
43:00 - Takeaways From Coaches
47:00 - Coaching Tree
Kristy Curry’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristy_Curry
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachCurry
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