What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Drew Maddux shares stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth sports coach.





Drew Maddux is the Head Coach at Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA) in Nashville. Maddux has a combined record of 240-44, while being ranked in the Top 10 each of those seasons. In 2008 and 2009, Maddux lead his team to the Region 5AA Championship. Maddux has acquired many coaching accomplishments being named the NBCA Coach of the Year in 2008, 2011-2012 District 10-AA Coach of the Year, 2012 Tennessean Coach of the Year, and 2012 Nashville Civitan Coach of the Year. In the 2011-2012 season, he lead to Lions to their first ever State Championship and finished the season an impressive 37-2. In 2012-13, Maddux lead the Lions to another State Championship with another 37-2 record. 2013-14 was yet another great season for Maddux and his program as the posted a record of 34-3 and went to the Final Four Drew has coached 4 Mr. Basketball award winners, 19 players that received college scholarships, and 1 NBA first round draft pick.

From 1994-1998, Maddux was a four year starter at Vanderbilt University where he scored an impressive 1689 points in his career, good for 11th all-time at Vandy. There he received several individual awards including All-SEC Freshman, USA Olympic Festival Team, First Team All-SEC, and Honorable Mention All-American honors. Off the court Maddux was just as impressive being an Academic All-SEC member as well as being recognized as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America in 1998. During his junior year, Maddux averaged a team best 16.8 points 4.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game as he lead his team to the NCAA Tournament.

Drew Maddux first started working with Elite Hoops in 2009 as a Camp Co-Director. Since then, Maddux has been instrumental in growing the Nashville market and in 2014, he will direct 6 NIKE Basketball Camps with over 600 players in attendance.

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'We were running the program with a fear-based approach instead of a freedom-based approach.'
Career decisions

Drew had the opportunity to lead a large sales organization, but felt the calling to leave the business world and become a full-time coach

Identity being tied to athletic performance

As an athlete growing up, Drew felt he was only as good as his last sports performance
'My total mission in coaching is to release that identity-driven performance bug out of the lives of our kids and out of their hearts, and that they would understand and be able to perform with freedom and be able to experience all that they have been provided with.'

Joe Ehrmann's 3 big lies being told to our kids
Coach Maddux teaches the boys he coaches about the 3 big myths/lies being taught about masculinity:

Ballfield - a man's worth is based on his athletic performance
Bedroom - a man's worth is based on his sexual conquests
Boardroom - a man's worth is based on his business successes

Coach Maddux contrasts these myths by teaching the real truths about what being a man is all about:

Man was built to be in relationships with God, themselves, and others
Man was built to be part of a cause that is bigger than themselves

To see more details about this see here: winningyouthcoaching.com/3-big-lies-2-truths/
My Cringe & ‘Ah-Ha’ Moments

In Drew's early years he remembers still being too focused on outcomes and placing his worth on the team's win/loss record
'We were running the program with a fear-based approach instead of a freedom-based approach.'

Creating a Winning Culture
HUGE IDEA #1

Jim Collins book - Good to Great
Every aspect of your program becomes about excellence - Coach Maddux began an early morning regiment with his co...