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Joe is the Head Coach of the Basketball Team at Bishop O\u2019Connell High School, one of the best high school basketball programs in the country. Joe has won more than 500 games in 24 seasons and has also served as the school\u2019s Athletic Director since 2010. He is also Chairman of the McDonald\u2019s All-American Basketball Game Selection Committee & Games and runs one of the largest summer basketball camps in the country which has hosted more than 200,000 campers since his father, Morgan Wootten, started the program more than 50 years ago. Alongside his father, Joe also co-authored the third edition of arguably the best book on coaching high school basketball, Coaching Basketball Successfully.

[0:16] - Joe's origin story as a basketball coach

[6:13] - The importance of chemistry for a team\u2019s success

[8:02] - Handing responsibility to players to promote ownership

[11:07] - How Joe thinks about captains and leadership

[13:02] - Developing a successful 4-year program

[20:41] - Distributing playing time at every level

[22:28] - Tough conversations after tryouts

[26:43] - Recruiting at the high school level

[28:13] - The evolution and impact of AAU basketball

[33:07] - Joe\u2019s coaching philosophy

[35:22] - Scouting and game planning

[36:37] - Focusing on a winning effort more than winning

[38:13] - How to build coaching knowledge

[42:26] - How Joe approaches running his practices

[45:40] - Adapting to the strengths of your team

[48:07] - Final words on coaching high school basketball

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