Episode 215: Tomekia Reed, Building Beliefs, Relationships and Defense That Wins

Guest: Tomekia Reed, Jackson State Head Coach Jackson State head coach Tomekia Reed joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into building belief, relationships and defense that wins. In four seasons as head coach, Tomekia Reed has led Jackson State University women's basketball to the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.She has guided JSU to four consecutive berths in the SWAC Tournament semifinals (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), three straight berths in the conference tournament finals (2019, 2021, 2022 after 2020 tournament canceled), three straight SWAC regular season titles (2020, 2021, 2022), and two straight SWAC tournament titles and NCAA appearances (2021, 2022). In making the program's second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and the first as a #14 seed, Jackson State led in the fourth quarter in nearly achieving an historic tournament win over #3 LSU. Breakdown1:00 - Instilled Beliefs4:00 - Lessons from 1st to the 2nd Years8:30 - Involving Money10:30 - Guaranteed Games14:00 - Film Watching16:00 - LSU Week19:00 - Tip Play20:25 - 21:23 - JUST PLAY AD22:30 - Defensive Transition25:00 - Flexibility27:30 - Playing Better Offense30:00 - Accomplishments on her Program33:00 - Success35:00 - Parents38:00 - Finding Ways to Persevere38:18 - 39:01 - Dr. DISH AD40:00 - Negotiating Your Worth46:00 - Squeeze and New Plays49:00 - Coaching a Deaf Player51:00 - Conclusion Tomekia Reed’s Bio:Bio: https://gojsutigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tomekia-reed/201Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachTReedBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/