What Men’s Basketball Hoop Scoop Has Done for Me – by Wes Kosel

I got in contact with Coach Scott Peterman in October 2013 after spending the previous two seasons using his website on a daily basis. I started my coaching journey in 2011 volunteering with Haskell Indian Nations University in addition to a middle school team and elementary school team. I was hungry for information, plays, drills, etc., and Men’s Basketball Hoop Scoop was there to feed me. I can remember logging on and being so impressed with the quality of the content – Zak Boisvert, Brandon Rosenthal,and Dana Beszczynski. They knew it all! I would take plays and drills and show them to the head coach at Veritas Middle School, where I assisted with the 7th and 8th grade team. I would also keep an eye on plays, drills, and ideas that I wanted to store away for the future.

In October of 2013, I decided to ask Coach Peterman how I could be a part of the website. He responded quickly and got me set up. I started with a post on game-winning plays from Larry Brown. Using books, television, DVDs, and live games, I started compiling everything I could. My early posts were pretty rough… I didn’t have FastDraw or any drawing software. I messaged Rosenthal and Boisvert for advice and both of them recommended using FastDraw so I gave it a shot. That purchase turned out to be one of the best I have made in my life.

20 months and close to 200 posts later, I am a better coach and person than I was going in. Contributing to the website has increased my basketball knowledge, expanded my coaching network, and has helped me establish my coaching identity. I’ve been lucky to have high school and college coaches recognize me when on the road recruiting or working camps. Often they will say, “Hey, I’ve seen your stuff!” My goal was to become a better coach and give back to the website that had given me so much. I ended up with more knowledge and connections than I ever could have imagined.
If you’re thinking about contributing to Men’s Basketball Hoop Scoop, I’ll make it easy for you: DO IT! You won’t regret it.

Yours in basketball,
Wes Kosel
Assistant Coach for Men’s Basketball
Colorado College

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Wes Kosel just completed his first year as an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Andy Partee at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO. Kosel joined the staff at Colorado College after serving two seasons as an assistant coach at Texas Lutheran University and one season at Haskell Indian Nations University. Kosel has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas and a Master’s Degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. The Bartlesville, OK native is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a certified personal trainer (NSCA-CPT), and taught weight training and aerobic fitness courses while coaching at Texas Lutheran. He has coached AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, USA Basketball, University of Houston, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.