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In this episode of the PREP Athletics podcast, we welcome Cushing Academy's head boys basketball coach James Cormier. James spent two years at Proctor Academy before playing at Le Moyne College. After his college career he got into coaching and worked at Northfield Mount Hermon under legendary coach, John Carroll. From here he worked as an assistant at Dartmouth where his father was head coach at the time. James has been at Cushing for over six years and has had great success to include coaching current NBA player David Duke Jr of the Brooklyn Nets. In this conversation we talk about his experience at prep school, choosing a college, what he learned coaching under John Carroll and his father, the Ivy League, Cushing Academy and much more. I really enjoyed this conversation with James. Connect w/ James:Twitter | https://twitter.com/CoachJCorms Twitter | Team Account: https://twitter.com/CushingBBballInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/cushingbbball/ Website | https://www.cushing.org/athletics/winter-teams/basketball-boys-Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...

In this mini episode we discuss my experiences w/ cold water. It started when I went to train w/ Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece at their home in Malibu. From here I was hooked. I bought a chest freezer for my home in DC and now where I live in Colorado I take advantage of the frigid mountain streams. In February 2020 I went to Poland to train w/ the Iceman himself; Wim Hof. This five day experience changed my life. We also discuss some tips for how to handle the cold, hiking w/ no shirt on in 17degree weather, a 10 minute dip, the benefits of the cold and more. This is a fun episode. Please let me know if you have any questions. Here are some links that were mentioned in the podcast: Andrew Huberman https://hubermanlab.com/the-science-and-use-of-cold-exposure-for-health-and-performance/ Wim Hof Vice Episode https://www.wimhofmethod.com/iceman-vice-documentary XPT https://www.xptlife.com/aboutConnect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...

In this week’s episode we are joined by former D1 Head Coach Jamion Christian.  Jamion was a D1 assistant at Bucknell, William & Mary, and VCU before becoming serving as head coach at Mount St Mary’s, Siena, then George Washington.  Jamion played D1 at Mount Saint Marys.  In this episode we talk about the transition from an assistant to head coach, his recruiting philosophies, how to choose your assistant coaches, the differences between D1 levels, what it takes for a guard to play at the different D1 levels and so much more.  Jamion and I have been friends since 2009 and it was a pleasure to have him on the podcast.Connect w/ Jamion:Twitter | https://twitter.com/JamionChristianInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/jamion_christian/  Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...

On this week's podcast I am joined by Newman School Head Coach, Jackson Johnson. Jackson played baseball at Tulane for 2 years before switching over to play basketball for the Green Wave. We talk about how he chose Tulane, what he learned playing two sports at the D1 level, coaching at the Newman School and more. Connect w/ Jackson Twitter | https://twitter.com/JJohnson_49 Website | https://twitter.com/newman_hoops?lang=en Email | [email protected] Phone | 904-612-4949 Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...

In this episode we welcome one of Western Reserve Academy's coaches: Matt Garvey. Matt went to prep school at New Hampton before attending Providence where he was a manager. After this he was a special assistant to Coach Ed Cooley where he worked in the video department. Now at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson Ohio, Matt talks about the program, their competition, placing players and more. Connect w/ Matt Twitter | https://twitter.com/WRA_Hoops Website | https://www.wra.net/athletics/ourteam... Email | [email protected] Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athlet... Twitter | Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...

For six years I lived on a ten acre farm in Central Kentucky. We did not have animals or crops, but we had grass. My father wanted the ten acres to look like a golf course. It took fourteen hours to mow the ten acres and another 2-3 to weedeat around all of the trees and fences. While this felt like a burden and punishment as a teenage, I reflect in this bonus podcast on how this actually helped me become the man I am today. Teens these days could use this time to not be stimulated, and just think.Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...

On this week’s episode we welcome Hollywood actor Josh Hopkins. I went to the same school as Josh in Lexington Kentucky in the late 80s. I was in 6th grade while he was a senior. In this episode we talk about the passion among the University of Kentucky basketball fans, getting into acting, hanging out with Leonardo DiCaprio, reading with Tom Cruise for Jerry Maguire, having a father who was elected into the US House of Representatives, hosting a podcast with Rex Chapman and more. Josh is a natural in front of the camera and we had a blast catching up after almost 30 years. Connect w/ Josh:IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005020/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrJoshHopkinsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjoshhopkins/Connect with Cory:Website | https://www.prepathletics.comTwitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_AthleticsInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthleticsEmail | [email protected] | 859-317-1166Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast:iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJAmazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3JzcwAbout MeCory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before playing in a D1 basketball program, so he knows the pressures that players and families face when trying to get to the collegiate level. That’s why he started this podcast, which is to share his wealth of information to those looking to reach their college basketball goals. Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...

In this week's episode we welcome USA Today's Josh Peter to the podcast. This was our first time having a sports journalist on the show and Josh shared some good advice and stories. In this episode we talk about Josh's path to ending up at USA Today, some of his biggest stories, dream interviews, top sporting events he has seen live, interviewing Magic and Michael Jordan, and how one can get into the sports journalism world. Connect w/ Josh: USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/staff/2647383001/josh-peter/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshlpeter11?lang=en Email: [email protected] Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...

On this week’s episode we welcome Romone Penny.  Romone went to Mercersburg Academy for a post-grad year before playing at Florida State.  He then transferred to American University where he last game as a senior was in the NCAA tournament.  While living in DC he was invited to play basketball with President Obama and became a regular at those weekly runs.  He now runs Pursuit Sports Group where he helps athletes with financial planning and literacy.  Romone is an old friend who I was excited to have on the podcast.    Connect w/ RomoneWebsite: https://www.pursuitsportsgroup.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlwaysnPursuitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pursuitsportsgroup/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PursuitSportsGroup/ Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...

On this episode we welcome Coach Raphael Chillious of the South Kent School back to the podcast. I wanted to have Coach Chillious back to go over some of the most asked questions in the prep school and college recruiting world. In this episode we answer the following questions and more:-Is it better for a player to leave high school early to go to a prep school for multiple years, or graduate from their current school and just do a post-grad year? -What is the difference between a preferred walk-on, recruited walk-on, and walk-on? -Do college coaches prefer a player from a high school or a prep school? -Do D1 coaching staffs look at paid recruiting services i.e. NCSA? -Does it matter to college coaches what class you are playing at in New England? -Do prep schools like international players? -Some prep schools have multiple teams. What are the pros and cons of being on a second team? -Is it a true offer if you didn't get it directly from the head college coach? -What should a player include in their highlight tape? Connect with Raphael: Twitter | https://twitter.com/CoachChills Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SouthKentSchool Website | https://southkentschool.org/athletics/teams/prep-basketball/overview Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/southkenthoops/ Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.comInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Stitcher | https://www.stitcher.com/show/prep-athletics-podcast Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vConnect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | [email protected] Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...