{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fedd289f9-dbb5-46d8-aef8-ee39dad1aa81","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 148: Katrina Merriweather, Success Through Relationship Building","description":"Guest: Katrina Merriweather, Wright State Women\u2019s Head Coach\n\n\n\n\nIn this week\u2019s basketball coaching conversation, Wright State Women\u2019s head coach Katrina Merriweather joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to build a successful program and the importance of player and coach relationships.\n\n\n\n\nKatrina Merriweather is the current head coach of the Women\u2019s team at Wright State. She took over in the Spring of 2016 and has guided the Raiders to over 100 wins in her few years at the helm. During these four seasons, she has coached her team to two WNIT appearances, two regular-season conference championships, one NCAA Tournament berth, and earned votes to be a Top 25 ranked team. Katrina also earned the honor of Horizon League Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2019 for her outstanding coaching performance at Wright State.\n\n\n\n\nBefore earning the head coach position Katrina Merriweather served as an assistant with Wright State for six years. During her time as an assistant, she specialized in recruitment and skill development. Merriweather also served as an assistant at Cincinnati, UIC, and Purdue. Most notable at Purdue Merriweather made a great impact on the teams\u2019 success. Katrina helped developed several guards and landed a top ten recruiting class at Purdue in 2003. Along with that she assisted the Boilermakers to a 29-4 record and reached the NCAA Sweet 16.\n\n\u00a0\n\nAfter college graduation Katrina helped build a pipeline of women\u2019s basketball talent while coaching in the AAU circuit in her hometown of Indianapolis. While coaching AAU she helped guide and mentor several All-American high school players and current WNBA players. Kristina also is a devoted member of her community and has won the pristine John Wooden Citizenship award due to her community service.\n\n\n\n\nThroughout Katrina Merriweather\u2019s career, she has proved to be a phenomenal leader on and off the court. Coach Merriweather recently began her 5th season with Wright State and looks to make a run in the NCAA Tournament.\n\n\n\n\nBreakdown\n\n1:00 - Building Relationships\n\n5:00 - Holding Players Accountable\n\n10:00 - Front-Loading Communication\n\n12:00 - Emotional Intelligence\n\n15:00 - Transformational Relationships\n\n18:00 - Concept of Accepting\n\n20:00 - Practical Things during Pandemic\n\n24:00 - Optimist Creed\n\n28:00 - Impact is Realized\n\n30:00 - Starting Several Books\n\n33:30 - Coach with Tough Love\n\n37:00 - Concept of Inclusion\n\n41:00 - Creating Groups\n\n44:00 - Actions Not Words\n\n49:00 - Importance of Mentorship\n\n52:00 - Self-Reflection\n\n55:00 - Conclusion\n\n\n\n\nKatrina Merriweather\u2019s Bio:\n\nBio: https://wsuraiders.com/staff-directory/katrina-merriweather/95\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachtrina_wsu\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/0dc5a2a0-a77f-4329-9856-5d2e0dd4e9f9/135e2835370674a32c6c6235a6a3e54f4f6110ae3868283f018ade21bc307ab.jpeg"}