The Basketball Teacher Podcast · Mike Hernandez

Episode 273: Keeping Girls in Basketball With Coach Marcel Williams

August 11, 2025·1 hr 6 min·5 clips

Girls basketball has gotten so much better that some girls feel like they're not good enough so they don't even try.

Coach Mike Hernandez interviews Centennial High School women's basketball head coach Marcel Williams about keeping girls in basketball. Williams shares his coaching journey from boys to girls basketball, discusses how the transfer portal is affecting high school players, and offers candid advice on retention including reducing yelling, setting achievable individual goals, and making the game fun at the youth level.

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A grounded coach-to-coach conversation about pace, buy-in, and keeping girls invested when the roster gets thin.

Mike Hernandez keeps the conversation rooted in a real coaching problem: how to keep girls engaged, honest, and willing to compete once the game turns ugly.

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A coach-to-coach talk about keeping girls bought in when your roster gets thin.

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