Episode 277: Henrik Rödl, Philosophy, Connection, and Accountability

Guest: Henrik Rödl, International Head Coach

International head coach Henrik Rödl joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on philosophy, connection, and accountability.

Henrik Rödl is the former German National Team head coach that culminated in the team reaching the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics. He also competed for Germany as a player in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Rodl has won championships in Germany as a player and a coach and is a past German League MVP alongside others like Dirk Nowitzki and Detlef Schrempf. He played college basketball in the US for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina where he won a national championship. Rodl has been head coach of ALBA Berlin, TBB Trier, Türk Telekom, and now Al Ittihad Alexandria.

Rödl started his coaching career in the youth ranks of ALBA Berlin before being named ALBA head coach in January 2005. He was released in June 2007, but stayed on with the club serving as director of the youth program and coach of the development squad. In 2010, he became the head coach of TBB Trier.

Breakdown

1:00 - Developing Egyptian Basketball

4:00 - Dean Smith

8:00 - Connecting with Former Players

12:30 - Showing Compassion

18:00 - Short Preparation

22:00 - Playing in Transition

22:59 - 24:06 - Hoopalytics 1

24:00 - Drag

26:00 - Small Steps

28:30 - Individual Workout Stuff

30:30 - Three-on-Three

33:00 - Tracking Game Statistics

34:00 - Deliver Film

37:00 - Winning Plays

41:00 - Right Environment

42:00 - Coaching Change

44:00 - Helping Other Coaches

Henrik Rödl’s Bio:

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_R%C3%B6dl

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