{"id":117586,"date":"2016-01-19T14:36:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T22:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=117586"},"modified":"2016-02-09T17:58:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T01:58:03","slug":"state-of-the-game-john-impleman-college-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-john-impleman-college-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Game: John Impleman (College Coach)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We recently had the opportunity to sit down with respected individuals in various roles and talk about the state of the high school and grassroots game. We interviewed respected national talent evaluators (<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/?p=119463\">Jerry Meyer<\/a>\u00a0of 247Sports.com,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-clark-francis-national-scout\/\">Clark Francis<\/a>\u00a0of the Hoop Scoop,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-joel-francisco-national-scout\/\">Joel Francisco<\/a>\u00a0of ESPN.com), a shoe company national manager (<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-tony-dorado-shoe-company-manager\/\">Tony Dorado<\/a>\u00a0of Nike), college coaches (Pepperdine University assistant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-john-impleman-college-coach\/\">John Impleman<\/a>\u00a0and Santa Clara University assistant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-michael-peck-college-coach\/\">Mike Peck<\/a>), a young high school coach (former UNLV guard\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-justin-hawkins-former-player\/\">Justin Hawkins<\/a>\u00a0from Liberty of Henderson, Nev.) and a state title-winning high school coach (former Clemson guard\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-lou-richie-h-s-coach\/\">Lou Richie<\/a>\u00a0from Bishop O'Dowd of Oakland, Calif.).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In part No. 2 of our \"State of the Game\" BIL exclusive, we sit down with Impleman to discuss the differences in evaluating in a high school versus Grassroots setting, dealing with an instant gratification society and he offers some advice for high school players who want to play at the next level.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2bjGFB2zb4Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>In part No. 3 on January 21, we'll sit down and talk to Santa Clara\u00a0University assistant Michael Peck.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-lou-richie-h-s-coach\/\">Part 1 - Lou Richie (HS Coach)<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-michael-peck-college-coach\/\">Part 3 - Michael Peck (College Coach)<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/?p=119463\">Part 4 - Jerry Meyer (National Scout)<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-joel-francisco-national-scout\/\">Part 5 - Joel Francisco (National Scout)<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-justin-hawkins-former-player\/\">Part 6 - Justin Hawkins (Former Player)<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-tony-dorado-shoe-company-manager\/\">Part 7 - Tony Dorado (Shoe Company Manager)<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/state-of-the-game-clark-francis-national-scout\/\">Part 8 - Clark Francis (National Scout)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><em>Ronnie Flores is the national Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He can be reached at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:ronlocc1977@yahoo.com\"><em>ronlocc1977@yahoo.com<\/em><\/a><em>. 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