About this episode
Thomas Gilman just spent his first year as a coach at Oklahoma State, and today we caught up to talk about his first year coaching, his retirement from competition - and, of course, the news that broke this weekend that he’s out of Oklahoma State. What a show! 01:40 - Olympic Trials & Jumping into Coaching 06:11 - Not Going to Turkey 08:45 - Coaching at Oklahoma State 12:45 - Coaching Troy Spratley to the National Finals 17:00 - The Decision to Leave Oklahoma State 20:00 - Going back to NLWC 25:30 - Transitioning from Selfish to Selfless 28:40 - Coaching Instinct vs Philosophy 31:00 - Comparing The Experience at Iowa, Oklahoma State, and Penn State 33:00 - Instilling This in Athletes 37:15 - Faith Playing a Pivotal Role 40:00 - Excitement to Get Back in Rec Hall 44:00 - Pride of Competitive Career 46:00 - Getting Covid Before Worlds Tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. Support the show & leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com. BASCHAMANIA is a Basch Solutions Production. Learn more about Basch Solutions at BaschSolutions.com. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! https://www.youtube.com/@JustinBasch CONNECT ON X/TWITTER: TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/justinjbasch INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/jbasch