“Ryan”:

Ryan Pannone is currently the Head Coach of the GLeague team Birmingham Squadron and already has almost 20 years of coaching experience when he started as a young coach in High School. Shortly after he started to work as an Assistant for David Thorpe as a Player Development coach and quickly realized his passion. Throughout his career he had plenty of responsibilities as a young and aspiring Assistant Coach in Foshan, China which lead him to becoming an Assistant in Hanau, Germany later. He also was a player development coach and coaching staff member at Hapoel Jerusalem as well as a Head Coach in Prievidza, Slovakia.
In today’s episode Ryan and me talked about many different parts of his career but mostly about the art of how to build a career by being persistent and focusing on opportunities instead of paychecks. Ryan walked me through the different situations he faced in his career and how he never put money over gaining new knowledge! Ryan went through plenty of different coaching stations that prepared him for his jobs going forward and made him a better coach and person in the long-run. We also touched on the importance of having great mentorship, which in his case it was definitely the case with David Thorpe who guided him early on and gave him ownership as well as credibility as a reliable player development coach.
This conversation is eye-opening in many regards but mostly for young and aspiring coaches who are looking for guidance in their pursuit of a career.
Enjoy!

Timestamps for topics:

• Common Friends
• Background
• David Thorpe’s Mentorship
• Alternate Path
• Coaching in China
• Career Decision Process
• Assistant Coach Perspectives
• US vs European Coaching
• Player Development Relationships
• Building Social Circle (Spouse)
• ATOs

Finding Ryan:

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ryanpannone/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/RyanPannone
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-pannone-bb91a456/

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