RBCN BASKETBALL NEXUS STATE OF THE GAME PODCAST E6: MATT & RYAN RIPKE, EDON HIGH SCHOOL (OH) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V5TvYu7vkA3iHppa6NobtQ7BbJjG4vK7/view?usp=sharing The head boys’ basketball coach of the Edon HS Bombers, Matt Ripke, & one of his assistant coaches, Ryan Ripke, join us for episode six of the RBCN Basketball Nexus “State of the Game” Podcast. Matt is in his fourth season as the athletic director & head boys’ basketball coach at Edon HS. Coach Matt Ripke’s task at hand is to rebuild and stabilize the Edon basketball program & athletic department. Known as one of the most intense & best tacticians in northwest Ohio, Coach Ripke currently has his Bombers at 8-4 overall & 2-0 in the Buckeye Border Conference (BBC). Some of the topics we broached during Episode 8: - Matt’s journey - Matt’s roles at EHS - Edon Bomber Blocker​/​Mover offense & Pressure Packline Man-to-Man Defense - How Matt & his staff scout & utilize AI in their scouting endeavors - Edon’s upset over Archbold HS - Christmas Break scheduling - Bomber Football - The Bomber’s schedule - Competing in the BBC - The most challenging aspect of teaching defense - Who are we watching & why? - This week’s “T-Shirt of the Week.” E6 is available, at no cost, on the Rustbelt Basketball Coaches’ Network’s YouTube, Spotify, & Rumble channels. Check out our coaching resources at https://coaching-nexus.myrustbeltbasketball.com/ If you’re a coach who is constantly seeking relevant, credible, & effective coaching resources, you’ll fit in perfectly with the Basketball Nexus community. Check our content out at https://coaching-nexus.myrustbeltbasketball.com. For the price of one “big company” coaching video, you can purchase a one-year membership to the Basketball Nexus website.