(Sioux City, IA) Todd Barry is one of the most successful College Basketball Coaches in the entire Midwest. He currently is a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame. While coaching at Northwestern College, Coach Barry was named Coach of the Year in 1994, and Administrator of the Year in 1996, twice named District Coach of the Year, and Five Time Northwest Iowa Coach of the Year. In his fifth season at the helm of the Chargers Men’s Program Coach Barry’s squad has been ranked as high as #5 in the country this season and currently holds an 18-7 record. Here is an average day in the life of…Todd Barry

6:15 a.m. Wake up and get in a quick 25 minute workout. I try to work out every other day and always on game day.

7:00 a.m. Eat breakfast, read the newspaper, watch Good Morning America

8:15 a.m. Arrive at the office

8:30 a.m. View and respond to emails Return phone calls Respond to questions/concerns of players. We require our student-athletes to sign in every morning which gives us daily contact during the school year.

9:00 a.m. Meet with Assistant Coach Nick Nelson and reread/study the scouting report on our next opponent. We discuss the game plan and formulate the attack. 10:00 a.m. Begin preliminary work on practice plan

10:30 a.m. Continue work on recruit mailings.

11:00 a.m. General office work 11:55 a.m. Attend Mass

12:30 p.m. Go to lunch with Coach Nelson and the Women’s Basketball Coaching staff.

1:15 p.m. Donate blood

1:30 p.m. Complete practice schedule

2:30 p.m. Practice prep work

3:15 p.m. Practice

5:00 p.m. Grab a sandwich at Jimmy John’s as we hit the road recruiting.

5:15 p.m. Join Coach Nelson and depart for Council Bluffs

7:00 p.m. Tip-off

9:15 p.m. Speak with recruit and coaches following the game.

10:00 p.m. Leave to return to Sioux City

11:30 p.m. Arrive in Sioux City

11:45 p.m. Go to bed

(This was a typical in-season Tuesday or Friday for Coach Barry during recruiting season. Coach Barry also made special mention that he believes there is a special place in heaven designated for coaches’ spouses!)