In times when you’re a man down, you need someone to step up. Thankfully, Zoe was around when Coops went missing at podcast o’clock. Today we look at one of the most underrated topics, Coach Welfare. What are some of the areas that can keep coaches from being at their best, and how can we help address them? If you have any suggestions for other coaches out there, please send them through using the #TalkingSplit on Twitter, or the comments section on Facebook. Finding Mastery Sleep Doctor: https:...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Talking Split is on the road this week, out at Broadmeadows Basketball Stadium for the episode recording before our HP coaches go their separate ways in a busy day of coaching. Ash gets his long-awaited intro music (how long until everyone wants their own?), and McKinnon Basketball have invested in modifying their U10 girls competition. Coaching is all about reflection and there’s a lot of story time this week, as we look back on the things we have picked up over our time coaching, that we wish ...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 5
If there’s one thing almost every coach wants (other than LeBron James on their team), it’s more training time. When we have it how do we use it to our fullest potential? If we don’t have it, what are some of the things that we can do to still improve our athletes? We look at some of the off court work that is done by our VNPP athletes on a weekly basis, and what coaches can do to have the most amount of impact with their athletes in a short amount of time.
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Coops and Ash in this week, as we look at pathways for players and coaches, do they exist, and if so, what are they? Does winning, necessarily equate to career progression? Coops drops names all over the place, and we get involved in a bit of “story time” that Ash is furious about being left out on. Jack Fleming’s coaching website we discuss can be found here: https://medium.com/@flemingjack1995
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 3
The First 7 Months – Metro Edition: Last week we heard from our Country crew, and now it’s Metro’s turn to look over the new program from their perspective. Jenni has finally turned and become Victorian and Ash enlightens us as to what he’s doing to be better at admin. Hint: Not much. We discuss the takeaways from the January tournaments, U20 Nationals and the history of hating the Victorians!
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Like Netflix re-booting Full House, Basketball Victoria have re-booted Talking Split! Instead of John Stamos & Lori Loughlin, we’ve got the High-Performance Coaches for Victoria Country. Nathan Cooper-Brown and Zoe Carr take us through the new High-Performance program in Victoria, and how it impacts the athletes in the Country areas. We also discuss Country Cup, Southern Cross Challenge, and the U20 Nationals.
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 1
We head out to speak to Dr.Bridie O'Donnell from Change Our Game about the work her department is doing and what more can be done to encourage female participation in the coaching landscape. Talking Split then talks to a special panel of guests - Dr.Julia Walsh (Deakin University), Megan Moody (BVC & Bendigo) and Zoe Carr (Knox Raiders), about their experiences in coaching and the pathways they've taken to get to this stage in their coaching.
Oct 26, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Fresh off some social media posts with "player development" concepts, the team go over their thoughts on what player development looks like for our junior athletes, and what training sessions should be made up of. Mike sends out a call to arms for junior competitions, and we congratulate our former co-host Justin on his appointment with the U15 Australian Men. We are on a break for school holidays, and there might be some big changes when we return...
Sep 21, 2018•58 min•Season 4Ep. 8
We are back and have the privilege of being joined by Australian basketball royalty - Australian Opal, WNBL and WNBA star Michele Timms jumps in to talk about her extensive playing career around the world, and also her coaching pathway in China and now back in Australia. Michele also had the unenviable task of being the landlord of a former co-host of the show, what are the chances of some late payments being made?
Sep 14, 2018•54 min•Season 4Ep. 7
We've doubled down this week and after looking at the Perfect Athlete last week... we set our sights on at what traits would make the Perfect Coach for athletes, with a few real world examples along the way. There are a lot of things all coaches can work on in their own time that can help themselves and their athletes in the future.
Aug 31, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 6
You read that title and immediately think of the Talking Split crew (or half of it anyway), but we are talking about what are the most important traits for our athletes to have if they're going to succeed as a High Performance athlete. For each of the traits we give a NBL and WNBL player comparison that we feel best exhibits that trait. (Hint: Schueller didn't make the cut with the shooting trait comparison...)
Aug 24, 2018•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 5
With Justin now on other duties, the team has reached out to the academic field and recruited Dr. Adam Gorman! In this episode, the Talking Split team and Dr. Gorman will talk about skill acquisition in junior athletes and what coaches can do to help develop athletes and improve their skill bases and decision-making skills.
Aug 16, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 4
It’s Justin’s goodbye episode and we delve into the Mailbag – with a massive thank you to all the coaches that sent in some great questions for this week. We also have a very special goodbye message from a favourite of the show, and test Justin's knowledge of BV staff…
Aug 10, 2018•56 min•Season 4Ep. 3
The news that shook the basketballing world dropped this week, with Justin announcing the worlds worst kept secret – that he’s off to Melbourne United as their new Assistant Coach. Whilst we wish Justin well, but do have to ask the question, where can we get someone that shows the same level of commitment and professionalism to the podcast as him? Not talking into the mic and leaning back in the chair can't be done by just anyone! It's that time of the year, where coaches start applying for posi...
Aug 03, 2018•56 min•Season 4Ep. 2
The Talking Split team recap Justin’s Green & Gold experience in Argentina, the Navy Blue and white performances at U16 Nationals, the Orange & Blue of the U12 Showcase, whilst Rob & Mike venture out to Dr.Grant Blashki from Beyond Blue to talk about mental health, and some of the tools available to coaches to help the athletes, and also themselves. If you or anyone you know needs any help or support with their mental health, you can contact Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 or Lifeline on...
Jul 27, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 1
With Justin still away, we’ve searched far and wide for a suitable replacement. Look no further, than Cki Porter the work experience student. Cki came loaded with research previously unmatched on the Talking Split podcast and brought a level of professionalism that Justin will struggle to live up to upon his return. If he returns… Australian Opal, Canberra Capital and beloved Bendigo-arian (not sure if that’s a word, it means people from Bendigo if there’s any confusion), Kelsey Griffin phones i...
Jun 29, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 10
With Justin on location in Argentina investigating what’s going on with their soccer team, Rob & Mike chat with Dr. Julia Walsh, Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching at Deakin University, and look at her background in coaching, and also her work done in the Intellectual Disability space where she is the Head Coach of the Australian Boomerangs. We revisit some of the proposed rule changes from last week, and Mike has some fun facts about Argentina. The question is, will Justin be getting Botox ...
Jun 22, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 9
We love the game, but there are a few things we would like to change. After catching a 12 and under game this week ( https://youtu.be/O_jLVliu4oc ), the team discuss some different ways to modify and adapt basketball to suit and improve player development at the junior level. Some of which are pretty easily adapted, some require a lot of work, but we would love to hear your ideas on what you’ve changed in games or training with the hashtag #TalkingSplit on Twitter....
Jun 15, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 8
After an inadvertent stop off at the 2c Cashman machine at Windy Hill (thanks to an errant Justin emoji), the crew head out to ‘The Hangar’ - home of the Essendon Football Club and speak with Physical Performance Manager Justin Crow on how the EFC run their program, the physical development of athletes, the use of data vs intuition in decision making, and relationship building with athletes of all ages and backgrounds. And in a Talking Split first, asks a question of the crew.
Jun 08, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 7
We welcome back Justin after a little bit of “time away” last week, and catch up on a wide range of topics such as the NBA Finals, Coach Attire & Etiquette, Tournament Preparation, Individual Training Sessions, and Coach Welfare. Mike is still inactive on Twitter, or is he actually very active and just setup a number of strategically placed “burner” accounts…
Jun 01, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Hamish & Andy. Martin & Molloy. Jordan & Pippen. Batman & Robin. Stewie & Brian Griffin. The common link? They didn’t need a third wheel to get the job done, and this week Rob & Mike venture out minus Justin to the place Mike put on the map – Werribee. We catch up with U18 Vic Metro winning coach Reece Potter to discuss the week at AJC’s, his role as Player & Coach Development Manager at the Werribee Basketball Association, and the differences between states that he’s...
May 25, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Like all good coaches, we’ve been going over our chat with Eric Hollingsworth on last week’s podcast, and have come up with some new thoughts and ideas on how we structure our competition, our training sessions, and even what we teach to our junior athletes. Great interaction from the listeners on social media from last weeks podcast, and we discuss their thoughts also.
May 17, 2018•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 4
Back out on the mean streets of Moorabbin at Melbourne Utd HQ again, where the team chat to Melbourne United High Performance Manager Eric Hollingsworth about his time in basketball, and his experience as an athlete, coach, parent and observer over a number of years. The team discuss what a High Performance athlete really is, how to develop a mindset and culture to help them progress in their career, and also some things that coaches can do better to help players expand their fundamental skill b...
May 11, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 3
We take a look back at the U18 Australian Junior Championships held in Geelong last week, see how the Victorian teams fared, and a look at the tournament as a whole. Mike got a 5 star review from his Air B&B from Shirley, Justin spent the week socialising (which is why there was no podcast last week), the results of the FIBA 3x3 Asia tournament and the Split, Kick & Extra returns.
May 04, 2018•56 min•Season 3Ep. 2
A global approach this week as we hear about Mike’s experience in Germany, Justin’s qualifiers in China, Rob’s time in Wantirna Sth, and the learning that’s we can take from the different styles of game play at the international level. A quick preview of the AJC’s coming up in Geelong next week and the expectations on the Victorian squads.
Apr 19, 2018•43 min•Season 3Ep. 1
It’s time to reward the listeners by giving them what they want – answers to their questions. Big thanks to everyone who took the time to send their questions and feedback in for the podcast. Huge shout out to all those that have been listening, leaving ratings and reviews, as well as sharing, liking, re-tweeting and spreading the word. You’re making up for Czepil’s lack of activity on social media. And we appreciate it. We will be back soon with the next instalments of the podcast!...
Mar 29, 2018•49 min•Season 2Ep. 10
There are plenty of things that can go wrong in basketball, but the team put their heads together and come up with their 21 items that they feel can help you win basketball games. Some on court, some off court and by no means are they responsible if something doesn’t work! The Split, Kick & Extra is back, and Mike remains inactive on Twitter.
Mar 22, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Rob & Mike review the first weekend of the NCAA tournament, check in to see how the brackets are going, and discuss the disappointment of Justin UNC being bundled out of the tournament.
Mar 20, 2018•34 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Back on the road, the crew head out to Templestowe College to chat to Master Coach, Ian Stacker. Stacks takes them through his time in charge of the AIS, his NBL career, and the time he beat a range of NBA talent to win a gold medal with the Crocs. Mike gets incredibly passionate about his Kick, Justin tips the hat to a great send off, and we recognise some award winners at the BV awards this week. Mike Czepil Tweet Tracker: Zero activity
Mar 15, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This truly is the most wonderful time of the year – on the back of Selection Sunday, the Talking Split Bracket Challenge is up! Join in on the fun to win some prizes via this link: http://talkingsplit.mayhem.cbssports.com You’ll need to register and from there you can compete against the Talking Split crew and listeners to see who the ultimate champion is. If you are just trying to beat Justin, all you need to do is pick heavily against UNC. As soon as they lose, everyone wins. And I mean everyo...
Mar 13, 2018•10 min•Season 2Ep. 6
