Brian Kalbas: Head Coach of the 2023 NCAA Champion UNC Tar Heels

Brian Kalbas is our guest for the 40th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Brian is a 3-time ITA National Coach of the Year and his teams have won 15 conference titles, 7 ITA National Indoor Championships and this year's 2023 NCAA Team Championship. He's coached 27 All-Americans and has helped three doubles teams win the NCAA Doubles Championship. We talk: 3:16 Finally winning the NCAA Championship 8:31 How he helps his players relax 10:15 The character of his players 11:30 Keeping practice fun 14:23 What separates good from great 16:33 How to add a weapon to your game 19:51 Grandma's house 21:18 A normal team practice 23:16 When he decided to become a coach 29:08 SAP player 30:31 Doubles advice ** Today's episode was brought to you by Kyle Lacroix and SETS Consulting. To learn more please visit www.setsconsult.com or www.setsconsult.org. You can also DM Kyle directly on Instagram at @sets_consulting.