Matt Aldred returns to the podcast after helping Michigan Men’s Basketball win a National Championship, but this conversation isn’t about taking credit for the title.

Matt and Justin dive into what the championship season taught him about coaching: keeping training simple, minimum effective dose, learning from individual athletes, adjusting volume, building leadership capital, communicating with players, and understanding when doing less can actually produce more.

They also discuss warm-ups as an opportunity to microdose training, using GPS and force-plate data without allowing technology to dictate coaching, learning from other sports on campus, and why strength coaches need to understand their role within the larger performance team.

More importantly, Matt reflects on ego, authenticity, family, faith,  ...