Get it now
The Basketball Podcast: EP363 with Hernando Planells on Hollywood Sets and Global Coaching
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Hernando Planells shares lessons from Hollywood sets and global coaching.
With over two decades of experience spanning professional and collegiate basketball, as well as film and TV, Hernando Planells is a dynamic coach, film and tv sports coordinator, and leadership consultant. As the Technical Director of the NBA Basketball School in Dubai, he combines his passion for basketball with a mission to inspire the next generation of athletes across the UAE.
Hernando’s coaching career includes:
- Duke University (Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach): Led the team to an ACC Championship, two Elite Eights, and six NCAA Tournament appearances. Recruited, coached and developed 11 future WNBA players, including Las Vegas Aces and Team USA guard Chelsea Gray, while maintaining a 100% graduation rate.
- Maine Red Claws (NBA G-League): Worked with the Boston Celtics affiliate alongside current Celtics Assistant GM Austin Ainge, developing players such as 12-year NBA veteran Avery Bradley and Mario West.
- International Coaching: Served as the Head Coach for the Ryukyu Golden Kings in Japan and the University of the East in the Philippines, as well as the head coach for the New Zealand Junior National Team.
- William Jessup University (Head Women’s Basketball Coach): Guided the team to their first GSAC championship, earning Coach of the Year honors and an NAIA national tournament appearance.
- University of Illinois and UNLV: Gained valuable experience under former NBA Assistant Coach Bill Bayno.
Beyond coaching, Hernando has made significant contributions to film and TV as a part owner and sports coordinator/choreographer for Game Changing Films on major projects like ‘Coach Carter,’ ‘The Longest Yard,’ ‘Swagger’, ‘The Crossover,’ and the newly released “Running Point’ starring Kate Hudson on Netflix. He is also the founder of Be Contagious Leadership a consulting company dedicated to empowering teams and organizations through courage, communication, and connection.
A proud father, Hernando’s son Preston Planells, who is in his first year as the assistant women’s basketball coach at New Mexico State, and Gabrielle Planells, is a senior theatre student at Chico State University. Driven by a passion for storytelling, leadership, and basketball, Hernando’s goal is to empower athletes both on and off the court.
Listen Here:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
YouTube
Stitcher
Art19
Hernando Planells Quotes:
“You start learning that it’s about, you know, how can I help this person, this player reach somewhere where they think they could be, but how can I give them the courage to do that?”
“One thing I learned is it doesn’t matter how much I knew. If I could get in by being a glorified rebounder and assist maker for any player, then that’s how I’m gonna get in.”
“ In basketball, we’re trying to control everything. But the real magic happens when we’re no longer in control.”
“How do you make players happy? You can’t I don’t believe you can make players happy. You can make them content when you make them content.”
“ I think that as coaches, we tell our players to take chances. We tell our players, do this, do that, do this. But we have to do that as well too, right? ”
“ It’s how you approach it you can’t say that will never happen because there is a universe where it could possibly happen.”
“ Our job is to prepare them as best as possible as we can but just like in any situation, it’s the people who perform that has got to perform and the same thing on acting the same thing in the game.”
“ I’m gonna have a conversation with every single person. But ultimately, you gotta have a line in the sand like, Hey guys, this is what we’re doing.”
“ I think one thing I’d encourage all coaches record yourself coaching, record your voice, record what you say and how you say it.”
“ You are who you are. You can make small adjustments. But how can I help you get the courage to make those adjustments?”
“When I was a head coach to tell my assistants. You have to be opposite of me. You cannot, don’t stand next to me and do not share my mannerisms.”
“ Two things that people need in their everyday life to succeed and that’s trust and hope If I show that I trust you or I, or you trust me, then I’ve got you hooked.”
Hernando Planells Breakdown:
Hernando Planells Selected Links from the Podcast:
A Week at NBA Basketball School Paris
Hernando Planells | International Keynote Speaker
Please Support the Podcast
As we build our podcast following please take the time to support the Basketball Podcast. Our goal is to openly share as much useful basketball coaching info to stimulate your coaching.
- Tell your friends about us.
- Give us a shout out on social media.
- Give us a five star review wherever you listen to podcasts.
How to leave a podcast review at iTunes
Go to the iTunes page of the Basketball Podcast.
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-basketball-podcast/id1398261897?mt=2
Click the View in iTunes button.
View in iTunes
At iTunes, click the Ratings and Reviews tab.
Select Ratings and Reviews
Rate the podcast using 1 to 5 stars.
Submit a brief honest review.