07 November 2026
Ep 2066 How AI Won Me Back 20 Hours a Week
Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast)
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ai-sports-coach/id6831782683
Welcome to Episode 1 of The AI Sports Coach with Steve Collins, recorded at the Fifth Quarter Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.
Steve coached high school basketball at Madison Memorial for 27 years, winning three state championships and fourteen straight conference titles. Today he runs TeachHoops, helping more than 200,000 coaches around the world. In this launch episode, he explains what this show is about and why every coach, in every sport, should be using AI right now.
In this episode:
The question every coach should ask about the hours they put in each week
The moment AI clicked for Steve, and how it helped his team go 27 and 3 and reach the state finals
What large language models are, in plain English, with no tech background needed
Five ways AI saves coaches time: scouting, game prep, analytics, communication, and social media
Why AI will never replace your coaching
The assistant coach that never sleeps
One simple tip to get better results from any AI tool
Your homework for this week
Timestamps (approximate):
0:00 Intro
0:15 How many of your hours actually made your team better?
0:50 Meet Steve Collins and the mission of the show
1:50 The moment AI clicked
3:15 What AI actually is
4:00 Five places AI saves you time
6:15 Will AI replace coaches?
7:15 How to get started, plus your homework
8:20 Wrap up
Tools mentioned: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok
Your homework: Pick one thing you don't want to do this week, like an email, a scouting report, or a social post. Let an AI tool take the first swing, then tell Steve how much time you got back.
Connect with Steve:
TeachHoops: teachhoops.com
Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and share this one with a coach who needs their evenings back.
"AI is another assistant coach. It's an assistant coach that never sleeps."
AI for coaches, coaching with AI, ChatGPT for coaches, Claude, Gemini, Grok, sports coaching podcast, high school coaching, basketball coaching, youth sports, scouting reports, practice planning, coaching time management, Steve Collins, TeachHoop
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Welcome to Episode 1 of The AI Sports Coach with Steve Collins, recorded at the Fifth Quarter Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.
Steve coached high school basketball at Madison Memorial for 27 years, winning three state championships and fourteen straight conference titles. Today he runs TeachHoops, helping more than 200,000 coaches around the world. In this launch episode, he explains what this show is about and why every coach, in every sport, should be using AI right now.
In this episode:
The question every coach should ask about the hours they put in each week
The moment AI clicked for Steve, and how it helped his team go 27 and 3 and reach the state finals
What large language models are, in plain English, with no tech background needed
Five ways AI saves coaches time: scouting, game prep, analytics, communication, and social media
Why AI will never replace your coaching
The assistant coach that never sleeps
One simple tip to get better results from any AI tool
Your homework for this week
Timestamps (approximate):
0:00 Intro
0:15 How many of your hours actually made your team better?
0:50 Meet Steve Collins and the mission of the show
1:50 The moment AI clicked
3:15 What AI actually is
4:00 Five places AI saves you time
6:15 Will AI replace coaches?
7:15 How to get started, plus your homework
8:20 Wrap up
Tools mentioned: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok
Your homework: Pick one thing you don't want to do this week, like an email, a scouting report, or a social post. Let an AI tool take the first swing, then tell Steve how much time you got back.
Connect with Steve:
TeachHoops: teachhoops.com
Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and share this one with a coach who needs their evenings back.
"AI is another assistant coach. It's an assistant coach that never sleeps."
AI for coaches, coaching with AI, ChatGPT for coaches, Claude, Gemini, Grok, sports coaching podcast, high school coaching, basketball coaching, youth sports, scouting reports, practice planning, coaching time management, Steve Collins, TeachHoop
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