Today's guest is another exemplary ABCA member - Rob Cooper, the head coach at Penn State University. Cooper has been mentored by some of the greats inside our game, spending time with ABCA Hall of Famers Jerry Weinstein and Rick Jones among others. Those coaches helped shape his focus on coaching and developing young men. In this show, we discuss Cooper's break into coaching and the invaluable lessons he learned inside the dugout which have guided him towards coaching for relationships and preparing his players for the game of life. This episode is packed with takeaways as Cooper unpacks his growth as a coach and how he keeps a healthy perspective on the greater goal. We also hear about his passion for learning and evolving as a coach, ever-challenging his thoughts and philosophies on the fundamentals inside the game.