{"id":610,"date":"2017-04-26T17:47:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T17:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/hubershow\/?p=610"},"modified":"2019-01-31T15:00:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T15:00:03","slug":"34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/34\/","title":{"rendered":"#34 \u2013 Joe Mazzulla  \u201cGet 1% Better Each Day\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2612\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-610-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/content.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/Huber_Final-Joe_Mazolla.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/content.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/Huber_Final-Joe_Mazolla.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/content.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/Huber_Final-Joe_Mazolla.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/content.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/Huber_Final-Joe_Mazolla.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=610-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/content.blubrry.com\/breakthrough\/Huber_Final-Joe_Mazolla.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Huber_Final-Joe_Mazolla.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/breakthrough-basketball-jim\/id1038442051?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breakthroughbasketball.com%2Fhubershow%2F%3Fp%3D610\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Why You Should Listen?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joe Mazzulla had a simple plan, to get one percent better every day.\u00a0 Following his father\u2019s developmental plan at an early age transformed Joe into a 3 time State Champion and Gatorade Player of the Year in Rhode Island.\u00a0 That success granted him the opportunity to play at West Virginia for two future Hall of Fame coaches in John Beilein and Bob Huggins.\u00a0 Playing PG at West Virginia, he was able to lead his team to an NCAA Final Four.<\/p>\n<p>After his playing career was over, Coach Mazzulla decided to take the lessons he learned on and off the court into his coaching career.\u00a0 He spent five years coaching at the NCAA Division II level and one year serving as an assistant coach for the Red Maine Claws (an affiliate of the Boston Celtics) of the NBA Developmental League.\u00a0 Coach Mazzulla\u2019s successes as an assistant coach led him to recently be named the head men\u2019s basketball coach at Fairmont State University.<\/p>\n<p>In this podcast, you will receive an in depth conversation on strategies he used to develop into Player of the Year in Rhode Island, tips to become a great PG, lessons learned from Coach Beilein and Coach Huggins, how to get players to want to play for you and much more\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy this episode of The Jim Huber Show!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You will Hear In This Podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1:46- How Joe Mazzulla became Gatorade Player of Year in Rhode Island and won 3 straight state championships<\/li>\n<li>6:02- The opportunity to play one year for Coach John Beilein<\/li>\n<li>6:51- The process of transitioning from Coach Beilein to Coach Bob Huggins<\/li>\n<li>9:10- Key principles that Coach Huggins stresses on defense and rebounding<\/li>\n<li>12:37- How Coach Huggins uses the treadmill to stress accountability<\/li>\n<li>13:36- The reasons why a strength and conditioning coach is one of the most important parts of a basketball program<\/li>\n<li>14:55- How Coach Mazzulla used his redshirt year to develop his basketball IQ and become extension of Coach Huggins<\/li>\n<li>18:07- Strategies Coach Huggins uses to get players to want to run through a wall for him<\/li>\n<li>20:45- Coach Mazzulla gives tips on how to be a great Point Guard<\/li>\n<li>22:29- What Coach Mazzulla learned as being an assistant coach in the NBDL<\/li>\n<li>25:35- Coach Mazzulla\u2019s plans on continuing the success as head coach of Fairmont State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can contact and subscribe to Coach Joe Mazzulla\u2019s newsletter by emailing him at <a href=\"mailto:jmazzulla21@gmail.com\">jmazzulla21@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please leave a reply if you have any suggestions or comments about what you learned from Coach Joe Mazzulla or hit me up at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimHuberShow\">@jimhubershow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember: \u201cLet\u2019s Make The World Better Through Sports\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why You Should Listen? 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