{"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! 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In addition to her coaching role, Nay is the founder and CEO of Heavy Hearted Convos, a non-profit organization dedicated to mental wellness and fostering open discussions about emotionally challenging topics. Nay began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Northeastern University, followed by an assistant coaching position at The College of Charleston. As a player, Nay played college basketball at the University of Rhode Island and Southern Connecticut State University, earning a degree in Sociology. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @hoopheadspod for the latest updates on episodes, guests, and events from the Hoop Heads Pod. Make sure you’re subscribed to the Hoop Heads Pod on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and while you’re there please leave us a 5 star rating and review. Your ratings help your friends and coaching colleagues find the show. If you really love what you’re hearing recommend the Hoop Heads Pod to someone and get them to join you as a part of Hoop Heads Nation. Be prepared with a notebook and pen as you listen to this episode with Nay Lassiter, Girls’ Basketball Head Coach at Governors Academy and CEO of Heavy Hearted Convos Websites - https://www.heavyheartedconvos.com/ https://www.thegovernorsacademy.org/athletics/teams-schedules/team-details/~athletics-team-id/42 Email - ednaija@heavyhconvos.com Twitter/X - @nayybaee0 Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Give With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiative that fuses basketball analytics with modern sponsorship. Built for teams who see data as opportunity, from AAU programs to college powerhouses. By tying on-court performance directly to community and sponsor engagement, G…","meta_description":"Ednaija “Nay” Lassiter is the Girls’ Basketball Head Coach at Governors Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts. 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