S2: E2 - Keep Your Doors Open: Finding Balance in a Busy Teen Life

Hoops & Crumbs with the Browns

Esteban and Maria return to the podcast after a summer break, discussing the challenges of balancing 5AM basketball practices with school demands, and their mantra for the year: "Keep Your Doors Open."
• Chocolate chip sour cream cake taste test kicks off the episode
• Summer highlights including a cottage vacation and visiting friends from camp
• Coach Z's no-nonsense approach and focus on discipline
• Esteban's goals to be more assertive on the court and improve defensively
• The importance of not limiting yourself academically
• Mental challenges of pushing beyond comfort zones
• Advice for students returning to school: don't fall behind by getting caught up in social distractions
• Grade 10 as a crucial year for establishing academic foundations
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פרקים

1. S2: E2 - Keep Your Doors Open: Finding Balance in a Busy Teen Life (00:00:00)

2. Welcome to Hoops and Crumbs (00:00:16)

3. Summer Wrap-Up and Highlights (00:01:20)

4. New School Year Challenges (00:06:35)

5. Basketball Goals and Coach Z (00:11:04)

6. Keeping Doors Open (00:21:39)

7. Confidence and Nerves (00:24:06)

8. Final Advice for Students (00:29:56)