{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F82b134ae-4014-4464-b30b-d161c6c5b5b5","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 117: Jamion Christian, Leadership Enhancement Plan","description":"Episode 117: Jamion Christian, Leadership Enhancement Plan\n\nGuest: Jamion Christian, George Washington University Head Coach\n\n\n\n\nIn this week\u2019s basketball coaching conversation, George Washington University head coach Jamion Christian joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss his leadership enhancement plan.\n\nChristian previously was the head coach at Siena and Mount St. Mary's. Mount St. Mary's hired Christian as head coach in 2012. Christian implemented an up-tempo offense and \u201cmayhem\u201d defense, comparable to VCU's \"havoc\" defense popularized by Shaka Smart. After his first season at the helm, Christian was named finalist for the 2013 Joe B. Hall Award, presented to the top first-year head coach in Division 1.\n\nDuring the 2012-13 season, the Mountaineers qualified for the NEC tournament for the first time since the 2009\u201310 season. As a No. 5 seed, Mount St. Mary's upset Bryant and Robert Morris, but lost to Long Island University in the championship game. During the 2013-14 season, the Mountaineers won the NEC tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first appearance since 2008.\n\nIn 2018, Christian became the head coach at Siena. He guided the Saints to a nine-win turnaround from the previous year, finishing 17\u201316 overall and 11\u20137 in MAAC play, and a second place finish. It would be his only season on the job as he accepted the head coaching position at George Washington on March 21, 2019.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBreakdown\n\n1:00 - Leadership Enhancement Plan\n\n3:00 - Developing Culture\n\n5:00 - Applying it to his Team\n\n8:00 - Gratitude\n\n10:00 - Ongoing Maintenance\n\n12:00 - Hedgehog Concept\n\n14:00 - Uncomfortable in a lot of situations\n\n18:00 - Process of his Freshmen\n\n22:00 - Freedom to Speak for Freshmen\n\n25:00 - Rules within his program\n\n27:00 - Part of his Recruitment Pitch\n\n29:30 - Progression from Freshman to Sophomore\n\n32:30 - Talking about his Sophomores\n\n35:30 - Talking about his Juniors\n\n40:00 - Practical things from being a Junior\n\n42:30 - Becoming a Senior to the team\n\n46:00 - Mentorship Model\n\n48:30 - Biggest Challenges in different stages\n\n51:00 - Adapting his ideas to High School coaches\n\n52:00 - Conclusion\n\n\n\n\nJamion Christian\u2019s Bio\n\nBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamion_Christian\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/JamionChristian\n\n\n\n\nBasketball Immersion\n\nWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en\n\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion\n\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion\n\n\n\n\nBetOnline Website:\n\nWebsite: www.betonline.ag\n\n\n\n\nBest in the West Video Series\n\nBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4f5c0100-4ca3-455f-b074-91d1128356f2/135e2835370674a32c6c6235a6a3e54f4f6110ae3868283f018ade21bc307ab.jpeg"}