
About this episode
🎙️ Season 3, Episode 1: Coaching, Culture & Leadership with Coach Grant Leonard 🏀
To open Season 3 of the Significant Coaching Podcast, Matt Rogers sits down with Grant Leonard, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at NCAA D1 Queens University of Charlotte.
This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation and is focused entirely on coaching and leadership. Coach Leonard shares what it really takes to build and sustain a Division I program—culture, roster construction, practice habits, staff alignment, and the daily standards that separate good teams from great ones.
Direct. Honest. No sugarcoating.
🔗 Coach Grant Leonard bio:
https://queensathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/grant-leonard/2136
🎯 Part 2 will dive deeply into Division I college recruiting and how the landscape has changed.
📘 Recruiting resources, including the Basketball Recruit’s Journal, available at:
Coach Rogers: https://coachmattrogers.com
Amazon: https://a.co/d/1Q0uuU6
📍 All resources also available at coachmattrogers.com
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📚 Books & Recruit’s Journals by Matt Rogers
Significant Recruiting: The Playbook for Prospective College Athletes
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Recruit’s Journal Series (Sport-Specific Editions):
⚽ Soccer Recruit’s Journal
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🏐 Volleyball Recruit’s Journal
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🏀 Basketball Recruit’s Journal
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⚾ Baseball Recruit’s Journal
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