We are fortunate to have Casey Wheel on this podcast. Wheel is a strength and conditioning coach at Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, California. I’ve had the fortune of watching Wheel talk about athletic development and have learned a lot from his presentations.He also has a great Twitter and TikTok accounts where he posts a lot of content related to athletic development. In this episode, Wheel gives advice on how to develop athleticism — especially agility — in your program. He also shares tip...
Oct 28, 2021•30 min•Ep. 56
Coach Nate Hartman joins the podcast to talk about the beginning of the season and practice planning. Hartman is the head boys coach at Middleton High School. Prior to that, Coach Hartman was the varsity assistant at Idaho Falls. He helped lead the Tigers to a 4A State Title. Coach Hartman has learned the game from some of the best. He shares that basketball knowledge on his website coachnatehartman.com .
Oct 22, 2021•47 min•Ep. 55
Coach Mike Winters joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss his new book about coaching high school basketball. Winters has more than 25 years of experience as a boys high school coach in Illinois. Winters just published a book called The Journey: Lessons from the Hardwood. Winters’ book is a blend of macro and micro aspects of coaching basketball. There are a lot of big picture lessons on leading a program, mixed with some specific details that will make you a better coach i...
Aug 25, 2021•36 min•Ep. 54
Trent Harrison joins the podcast to talk about the Middleton Girls Basketball Program. In his first season as head coach, he guided the Vikings to the 4A SIC crown and an appearance in the 4A state tournament. Harrison was the assistant coach at Middleton the year before. Harrison has experience coaching boys basketball at Caldwell. He is also the JV football coach at Middleton.
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 53
Coach Ágúst Björgvinsson joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss basketball in Iceland. Björgvinsson is a long-time coach in Iceland who is based in Reykjavik. He is currently coaching with Iceland's U-16 mens national team and works for Valur, one of Iceland’s top clubs. Björgvinsson has coached both men’s and women’s senior teams in his career. He has also coached at several camps in the United States. This interview was conducted at Valur’s athletic complex in Reykjavik....
Jul 06, 2021•18 min•Ep. 52
Garrett Hickey joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss player development. Hickey is the associate head coach for Fairfield Prep in Fairfield, Connecticut. He’s also the founder of #ShareTheGame🏀, a hashtag and blog that is a great resource for basketball coaches at all levels. In this episode, Hickey shares his thoughts and ideas for developing a defensive culture in your program.
Jun 21, 2021•33 min•Ep. 51
Justin Wetzel joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss player development. Wetzel is originally from Cut Bank, Montana, and has coached at the high school, college & professional levels. Currently, Wetzel is an assistant coach for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the G-League. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach for the Wisconsin Herd. Wetzel also coached high school and college basketball in Montana and North Dakota, including a head coaching stint at Dickinson State...
May 26, 2021•52 min•Ep. 50
Austin Johnson joins the podcast to talk about Lewis-Clark State College Men's Basketball Program. Johnson just finished this third year as head coach and led the Warriors to the NAIA Championship Game. He was also named the NABC's NAIA Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Johnson, who is originally from Kansas, discusses how his path in coaching led him to Lewiston. He gives an inside look to his coaching philosophy and the culture he's helped build at LCSC.
May 17, 2021•54 min•Ep. 49
Idaho Basketball Coaches Association founder Jon Nettleton joins the podcast to discuss the NFHS's decision this week to allow state's to adopt a 35-second shot clock without penalty for the 2022-23 season. Nettleton, who is the head boys coach at Mountain View in Meridian, has been an advocate for Idaho to adopt a shot clock. He helped conduct a survey a few years ago that found nearly 90 percent of Idaho's coaches were in favor of a shot clock. Nettleton shares the potential path for how a sho...
May 13, 2021•20 min•Ep. 48
Diogo Cunha joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss spacing concepts and curling off of off-ball screens. Cunha is an up-and-coming basketball coach who originates from Portugal. He is currently a youth coach with the City of Birmingham Rockets in the United Kingdom.
May 10, 2021•40 min•Ep. 47
Cody Hansen joins the podcast to talk about McCall-Donnelly Girls Basketball Program. In his seventh season, Hansen led the Vandals to their first state tournament appearance since 1993. It also happened to be McCall-Donnelly's first year in the 3A classification after a decade in the 2As. Hansen is a longtime high school coach who spent a year as a grad assistant at the University of Idaho. In this podcast, Hansen shares some of his influences over the years and discusses how his program uses a...
May 03, 2021•51 min•Ep. 46
Aaron Fernandez joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to discuss practice planning for all levels of basketball. Fernandez has coached at various levels of basketball as head and assistant coach. Most recently, he worked as a player development coach and video coordinator at Davidson College. He is currently finishing his Masters degree in Coach Education and Athlete Development at Xavier University and coaching 2 AAU teams in North Carolina. Fernandez starts the episode by debunking...
Apr 26, 2021•44 min•Ep. 45
Jordan Ax joins the podcast to talk about Owyhee Girls Basketball Program. Owyhee High opens next school year and will be the newest school in the continuously growing Meridian School District. As the program's first head coach, Ax talks about the challenge of facing the unknown with the school still under construction and students deciding if they will attend. He discusses the challenges of playing at the 5A level with a team that will likely feature several young players. Ax also talks about w...
Apr 16, 2021•34 min•Ep. 44
Seth Kindig joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to give 5 tips for how you can be a better coach. Kindig is the Director of Girls Basketball & head varsity coach at Providence Christian Academy in the Atlanta area. You may have come across Kindig’s notes from coaching clinics or podcasts that he regularly posts on his Twitter account. Kindig also started TCD Teams, which helps coaches create transformative relationships with their players. In this podcast, Kindig give 5 tips fo...
Apr 09, 2021•37 min•Ep. 43
Jeff Sanor joins the podcast to talk about the Meridian Boys Basketball Program. Sanor capped off his fourth year as head coach by leading the Warriors to the 5A State Championship. Sanor is a longtime coach who graduated from Boise High School. After a standout high school career, Sanor played three years at the University of Washington before finishing at Boise State. In the podcast, Sanor reflects back on the past four years at Meridian and his coaching style. He also discusses his coaching m...
Mar 22, 2021•39 min•Ep. 42
Jarrod Moore joins the Small-Sided Coaching Development Series to talk about coaching and player development. Moore is the Coach Development Manager for New South Wales Basketball, which works with more than 80 basketball associations in Australia's most populous state. Moore has a considerable background in teaching coaches how to coach. In this podcast, Moore discusses a number of topics that will benefit all coaches in their development. He provides some great takeaways for working with paren...
Mar 17, 2021•58 min•Ep. 41
Bryan Chase joins the program to talk about the St. Maries Boys Basketball Program. Chase capped off his seventh year as head coach by guiding the Lumberjacks to the 2A state title. Chase has built one of the most consistent programs in the state. St. Maries has made the state semifinals all seven years and finished third and second the previous 2 years. A former girls basketball coach at St. Maries, Chase relives St. Maries run at this year's state tournament. In the state semifinal, the Lumber...
Mar 13, 2021•26 min•Ep. 40
Brent Tipton joins the Small-Sided Pod Coaching Development Series to talk about Pick and Roll concepts. Tipton is the head coach of Guam's U-17 team and an assistant for the men's senior team. Originally from Missouri, Tipton is also a Regional Director for The Basketball Embassy. In the podcast, Tipton gives a detailed breakdown of the PnR concepts used by Guam's national team. He gives reasons for making the PnR part of an offensive attack and provides context on how to teach these concepts a...
Jan 05, 2021•59 min•Ep. 39
Joerik Michiels joins the Small-Sided Pod Coaching Development Series to talk about his philosophy on basketball skills training. Based in Belgium, Michiels is the co-founder of Elite Athletes. EA started as a small group of coaches managing a youth team to a skills training academy that shares its unique philosophy on training with coaches around the world. Using a mix of block and small-games, Michiels focuses and his staff focus on mastering the fundamentals. In this podcast, Michiels shares ...
Jan 01, 2021•31 min•Ep. 38
Don Showalter joins the Small-Sided Pod Coaching Development Series to talk about implementing your transition offense and defense systems. Showalter is the Coach Director for USA Basketball. Coach Showalter was a successful high school coach and the U16-17 Men’s National Team coach from 2009-18. During his time, he was part of 10 Gold Medals. Showalter speaks at clinics throughout the world and has a popular session on transition defense on FIBA's Basketball Channel on YouTube. In this podcast,...
Dec 18, 2020•30 min•Ep. 37
Michael MacKay joins the Small-Sided Pod Coaching Development Series to talk about how we can better connect with today’s athletes. MacKay is a former high school coach and athletic director. He now works as the Women’s High Performance Manager for Basketball Canada. MacKay provides some history on what has led Canada to be a hotbed for for basketball talent on both the men’s and women’s game. MacKay has appeared in a number of clinics and always leaves coaches around the world thinking about ho...
Dec 04, 2020•40 min•Ep. 36
Jon DeMarco joins the Small-Sided Pod Coaching Development Series to discuss rebounding. If you are on basketball Twitter, you more than likely have come across Coach DeMarco. He provides coaches around the world some great teaching resources in different types of media. His weekly Get Better Basketball Chat on Twitter is nearing 100 straight weeks of helping coaches on a variety of topics. DeMarco provides a lot insights for coaches to consider when it comes to rebounding. Among other things, h...
Nov 27, 2020•31 min•Ep. 35
Alex Sarama joins the Small-Sided Pod Coaching Development Series to discuss how coaches can use small-sided games to enhance their practices. Sarama is from England and has been coaching basketball since he was 14. He now works for Basketball Immersion and as a consultant for clubs and federations across Europe. Sarama goes in-depth for coaches on how they can create small-sided games that emphasize their program's concepts and principles while giving players a game-like environment. He also gi...
Nov 26, 2020•30 min•Ep. 34
Mario Betancourt joins the program to talk about the Vallivue Boys Basketball Program. A long-time assistant coach at all levels, Betancourt is entering his second years as the Falcons head coach. Betancourt is a fixture in the Treasure Valley basketball scene, having played his high school basketball at Caldwell High. He shares his journey as a coach, which started by leading a girls junior high B team shortly after graduating high school. Betancourt goes in-depth on the Vallivue program, espec...
Nov 25, 2020•39 min•Ep. 33
Cody Powers joins the podcast to talk about the Raft River Girls Basketball Program. Powers is about to start his seventh year as a head coach. Prior to Raft River, Powers spent 1 year as an assistant coach at Burley. Powers help guide Raft River to a consolation title at this year's 1A D1 State Basketball Tournament. He was selected as the District 4 Coach of the Year. Powers talks about his experience in building the Raft River program. The Trojans place an emphasis on fundamental work, includ...
Oct 28, 2020•56 min•Ep. 32
Travis Noble joins the podcast to talk about the Timberline boys basketball program. Timberline made waves last year when the Wolves made a late run to the 5A state tournament. Noble is entering his third year at Timberline. Prior to that, Noble coached in college and at Oakley High School. Noble shares insights on how coaching differs from the college and high school levels and how he approaches coaching at a 5A high school versus a smaller school. Timberline employs a Blocker-Mover offense. No...
Oct 06, 2020•53 min•Ep. 31
Kris Knowles joins the podcast to talk some basketball from the athletic director side of the game. Knowles is the athletic director at Sandpoint High School. (That's right ... he's the boss of the podcast host.) Prior to that, Knowles was the athletic director at Bonners Ferry High School. Before becoming an administrator, Knowles was a basketball coach at Lake City High School where coached both on the boys and girls side. He was also an assistant coach at North Idaho College. Knowles played b...
Oct 01, 2020•37 min•Ep. 30
Jon Nettleton joins the podcast to talk about the Idaho Basketball Coaches Alliance. The Alliance is still in its infancy but is intended to give Idaho basketball coaches and organized voice in regard to decisions by the state. Nettleton recently sent an email survey to all of the high school basketball coaches in the state with questions about incorporating a shot clock, adding a restricted area, the rule of two, and other issues. Nettleton is the head boys coach at Mountain View High. He led t...
Sep 23, 2020•56 min•Ep. 29
Jacqueline Luna-Castro joins the podcast to talk about her basketball career. Jax Luna-Castro is a professional basketball player who went to Boise High School Luna-Castro was Idaho's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior and went on to play at UC Santa Barbara and College of Charleston. Her professional career has taken Luna-Castro all of the world, playing in places like Finland, Greece, Australia and Puerto Rico. She just recently signed with a team in Lithuania. Luna-Castro has also starte...
Sep 09, 2020•24 min•Ep. 28
Tony Gibbs joins the podcast to talk about the Malad Boys Basketball program. The Dragons won the consolation trophy at this year's 2A tournament after reaching state for the first time since 2006. Gibbs is entering his fourth season as head coach, and he spent two years as Malad's JV coach. Gibbs shares how Malad battled through injuries and a series of loser-out games to qualify for state. Gibbs also talks about the program's matchup zone, set plays on offense, and a typical practice. A footba...
Sep 02, 2020•42 min•Ep. 27
