Carson Hollingsworth on Coaching, Living with Discipline, and Serving Others

Carson Hollingsworth is a teacher, a mentor, a brother, a builder of youth, and he’s the JV basketball coach at Cambridge High School. We get pretty deep early as he shares the passing of his mother and brother and the impact they had on his life, as well as other life-shaping moments during adolescence. Then, we bounce around from his playing career, to injuries he dealt with and what inspired him to get through rehab and workouts time and time again, to ultimately transitioning from a player to a coach. After defining his own coaching style, Carson shares who some of the coaches are that he tries to emulate, as well as his favorite players growing up. Later in the episode, he details his first jobs coming out of college, when he committed to teaching as a career, and his favorite memories from playing ball. We wrap things up with the biggest things he tries to instill in the kids he coaches, how he overcomes adversity, and finally, his realest talk. This is another episode where we go deep and get personal when talking about his mother and his brother, and I appreciate that so much. Keep doing what you’re doing Carson, keep making them proud, man. You can follow him on Instagram @carsonhollingsworth0, and if you enjoy this episode, please drop a rating and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and share it with two other people. Put ‘em on. Help me grow this show and keep building up this community.