#15 Giannis:

Giannis Sfairopoulos has been a successful Head Coach since taking over Kolossos Rhodos in 2008 after being a top Assistant for 11years in Greece. After a brief stint as the Assistant Coach at CSKA Moscow under Jonas Kazlauskas during the 2011-12 season, he turned Head Coach once again and continued his upward journey until now, becoming the Head Coach of Olympiacos in 2014 and in Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2018.

Giannis has captured two Greek League titles in Greece with Olympiacos and coached them twice in the Euroleague Final Game. Currently, during his time in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv he already managed to win 3 Israeli League titles as well as the country’s cup competition.

We both are good friends away from the game and you can hear it during this light-hearted but also professional conversation. We talked about the questions he asks himself before taking over a team mid-season, which happened three times for him already (Panionios, Olympiacos & Maccabi), also about him being an Assistant and the obligations and responsibilities he felt towards the Head Coach. We also touched on the importance of sharing information with coaches but protecting valuable inside scouting information and why! Lots of valuable information about mindset and how to avoid negative self-talks as a coach.

Topics:

• CSKA / Sliding Doors
• Coaching Beginnings
• Open Mind / Learning
• Organizing / Military
• Trigger Points
• Kazlauskas Connection
• Role of Ast. Coach
• Shifting Roles
• Becoming a Head Coach
• Taking over teams mid-season
• Sharing Information
• Avoid Negative Self-Talk
• Time Management
• Meetings
• “Quick Hitters”

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