Todd Simon- Head Coach Southern Utah University

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Coach Simon talks about growing up in Fowler, MI which is a small
town and knowing he wanted to become a coach at age 6! Meeting
his wife and how basketball become part of knowing she would be
the one. Learning how he handles being diagnosed with
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder (See link) and the adaptation he has
made dealing with it. 


He discusses his first coaching job and how he feels young
coaches need to learn how to teach others. In depth conversation
regarding being at Findlay Prep that includes: Living with the
players for 5 years with his wife and how they monitored
academics that produced a 100% graduation rate!


Coach talks about the hurdles of putting together high-level
recruiting classes, being the Interim Head Coach at UNLV in
January in 2016 and how the landed the position he currently
holds at Southern Utah University. 


 


Links:


Coach Simon (SUU):
https://suutbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/todd-simon/985


Charcot-Marie-Tooth:
https://www.cmtausa.org/understanding-cmt/what-is-cmt/


Follow Coach on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachTsimon?s=20


SUU Men’s Basketball Schedule:
https://suutbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule


 


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Coach Simon talks about Ready v Prepared


Scouting v Recruiting 


What song he would like played when he enters a room…No way you
come close to guessing


What profession other than the one he is in he would try


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