Steve D'Agostino

In a crude laboratory in the basement of his home.

In a crude laboratory in the basement of his home.

Yeah, thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here.

Yeah, thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here.

Yeah, 100%. So I've been lucky. So my dad was a high school coach forever before I was even born. And then he coached youth. He coached my brother all the way up and then was an assistant on our high school teams. And then once we graduated high school, he went back to being a varsity head coach.

Yeah, 100%. So I've been lucky. So my dad was a high school coach forever before I was even born. And then he coached youth. He coached my brother all the way up and then was an assistant on our high school teams. And then once we graduated high school, he went back to being a varsity head coach.

And so I've always had a good perspective from him on the youth basketball landscape, the high school basketball landscape. And then my brother went on to be a college coach locally at UAlbany, Hudson Valley, and then down in Florida at an AIA school. So I got the insight right for like the college stuff through him. And then just in my own career,

And so I've always had a good perspective from him on the youth basketball landscape, the high school basketball landscape. And then my brother went on to be a college coach locally at UAlbany, Hudson Valley, and then down in Florida at an AIA school. So I got the insight right for like the college stuff through him. And then just in my own career,

having played elite AAU on the Nike circuit and then Division II basketball and then overseas for six years. I went through all that as a player. And when I transitioned to being a trainer and a player development coach, Typically, what happens is these development coaches are in one level, right? You'll see their college MBA or their youth high school.

having played elite AAU on the Nike circuit and then Division II basketball and then overseas for six years. I went through all that as a player. And when I transitioned to being a trainer and a player development coach, Typically, what happens is these development coaches are in one level, right? You'll see their college MBA or their youth high school.

And I have two businesses, one Dags Basketball, who has we do kindergarten all the way up through 12th grade. And then my national brand, Maximize Basketball, that's where we focus on our MBA clients, all of our national camps and clinics. And so I literally get every single level that I get to work with.

And I have two businesses, one Dags Basketball, who has we do kindergarten all the way up through 12th grade. And then my national brand, Maximize Basketball, that's where we focus on our MBA clients, all of our national camps and clinics. And so I literally get every single level that I get to work with.

And so I'm able to see, you know, obviously, like you're saying, with the adults and all the craziness of youth basketball, the high school recruiting college landscape, and then the professional aspect as well, too. And so there's so many different variables that go in it. And I'm sure we'll get into a lot of them. But I've been lucky enough that I have experience in all the different levels.

And so I'm able to see, you know, obviously, like you're saying, with the adults and all the craziness of youth basketball, the high school recruiting college landscape, and then the professional aspect as well, too. And so there's so many different variables that go in it. And I'm sure we'll get into a lot of them. But I've been lucky enough that I have experience in all the different levels.

Yeah, 100%. I think at the youth level, it's different now. And I'm a player development coach. So I do a lot of like the training. And so I can see that parents are a lot more invested in their kids' youth sports now than maybe they were 20, 30 years ago. And I'm not saying like emotionally invested as far as like, hey, you want your kid to play sports and

Yeah, 100%. I think at the youth level, it's different now. And I'm a player development coach. So I do a lot of like the training. And so I can see that parents are a lot more invested in their kids' youth sports now than maybe they were 20, 30 years ago. And I'm not saying like emotionally invested as far as like, hey, you want your kid to play sports and

and be well, but like the time and money that goes into it and those both lead into stress, right? So like, hey, I'm investing this time, I'm investing this money. And then also now everything is on social media. So like you'll have, you know, if you're a parent, you go on social media and just take AAU season.

and be well, but like the time and money that goes into it and those both lead into stress, right? So like, hey, I'm investing this time, I'm investing this money. And then also now everything is on social media. So like you'll have, you know, if you're a parent, you go on social media and just take AAU season.

you know, your kids on one team and then you go on social media and all these other teams are posting their championship and I'll put it in quotes, right? Like t-shirts and pictures and now you're like, man, I wish my kid was on that team and this.

you know, your kids on one team and then you go on social media and all these other teams are posting their championship and I'll put it in quotes, right? Like t-shirts and pictures and now you're like, man, I wish my kid was on that team and this.