{"podcast":{"title":"Hoop Heads","slug":"hoop-heads-503560","podcast_index_feed_id":503560,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/hoop-heads/","website_url":"https://hoopheadspod.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/302a8756-97c0-498e-9d17-a63f6feb53dc/avatars-g6oje4lizoplua9e-rycgaq-original.jpg","author":"Hoop Heads Podcast Network","episode_count":350,"summary":"The Hoop Heads Podcast is co-hosted by Head Start Basketball Founder Mike Klinzing and Coach Jason Sunkle. The Hoop Heads Podcast covers a wide range of basketball topics relevant to coaches, players, and parents. Listen in for interviews with personalities from across the basketball landscape. Our line-up of podcast guests includes some of the top minds in the game across all levels, from grassroots to the NBA. They’ll share insights to help you grow as a coach, improve as a player, or enhance your experience of the game as a parent. You’ll gain new perspectives on what the best coaches are doing, how they do it, and why they do it. We hope to make you think and challenge you to consider your approach to the game of basketball. We’ll also attempt to entertain and inform as we share our thoughts on the NBA and college hoops. We are passionately committed to the Hoop Heads Podcast and growing the game of basketball. Visit our website www.hoopheadspod.com to check out every episode we've ever recorded and learn more about what drives our show! Thank you for being a part of Hoop Heads Nation!Podcast by Hoop Heads","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T06:17:13.565987+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560"},"episode":{"title":"Diana Cutaia - Author of the Book, \"Protect Your Confidence\" - Episode 1255","slug":"diana-cutaia-author-of-the-book-protect-your-confidence-episode-1255","published_at":"2026-05-22T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560/diana-cutaia-author-of-the-book-protect-your-confidence-episode-1255","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560","url":"https://hoopheadspod.com/diana-cutaia-author-of-the-book-protect-your-confidence-episode-1255/","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/6933502317/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bda5510b-1846-4b08-a021-00901eab4729.mp3","summary":"Diana Cutaia is the founder of Coaching Peace and the author of the new book, \"Protect Your Confidence\", a year long journal style book in which Diana shares why confidence isn’t something you build It’s something you protect. In the book, readers will rediscover the confidence they’ve always had and protect it from the noise that tries to chip away at it. Diana's coaching experience includes serving as the head women's basketball coach at Curry College and as assistant women's basketball coach at Mount Holyoke College. She was also the head women's basketball coach at Norwalk Community College where she took the women's basketball program to National Standing in only four years. Her Panthers finished three seasons ranked #1 in the New England Region and among the top eight in the Nation. Prior to starting Coaching Peace, Diana was the Director of Athletics and Sport-based Initiatives for Wheelock College where her unique approach to sport was featured on the front page of the Boston Globe, NCAA On Campus, and Athletic Management Magazine. Diana also began the first ever academic program in Sport-Based Youth Development at Wheelock College. Over the years, Diana has presented to colleges on topics ranging from diversity and gender equity, sportsmanship and decision making, and Title IX. On this episode Mike & Diana discuss why confidence is not something to be constructed but rather something to be safeguarded. Diana explains how societal perceptions of athletes often romanticize the idea of unwavering confidence, leading to detrimental effects on their mental well-being. We delve into the importance of recognizing and protecting one's intrinsic confidence amidst external pressures and failures. Coaches will gain insights into practical strategies for fostering a s…","meta_description":"Diana Cutaia is the founder of Coaching Peace and the author of the new book, \"Protect Your Confidence\", a year long journal style book in which Diana sha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5480,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hoop-heads-503560/episodes/diana-cutaia-author-of-the-book-protect-your-confidence-episode-1255/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560/diana-cutaia-author-of-the-book-protect-your-confidence-episode-1255.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}