Jamboree: U12 tournament played in Echuca for Country and Wyndham this year for Metro FDP Academy: Future Development Program - U14 athletes SDP: State Development Program - U16 & U18 athletes NPP: National Performance Program - U16 & U18 identified athletes with National team potential AJC: Australian Junior Championships - U16, U18 & U20 Championships where state teams play each other SCC: Southern Cross Challenge - U14 & U15 Tournament held in January with other states ECC: Ea...
Aug 11, 2022•54 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Few guests get a third appearance on Talking Split... (usually their choice, not ours), but thankfully Dr.Julia Walsh returns to discuss how we can find what drives our athletes to play sport, how we as coaches can interact with all athletes better for their retention and foster an enjoyable learning environment.
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 18
Podcast debut for the new Metro High Performance Coach, Darren Best. Darren brings a wealth of experience into the role which relates heavily into today’s topic (submitted by Talking Split superfan – Daniel Gianchino), “How to tackle grading” for coaches. So many things to consider for coaches depending on the club, the age group, and your own coaching experience. We discuss what training should be made up of this time of year, and if there are things clubs can do to be a step ahead.
Nov 18, 2021•56 min•Season 6Ep. 17
Coaches, you get this week off from podcast land – we are talking to the players that are about to go through trials. It’s a stressful time of year, but there are some things you can do to be prepared physically and mentally to give yourself the best chance of succeeding – whatever your goal is at selections. Because your coaches will listen to this anyway, it can certainly help!
Nov 11, 2021•41 min•Season 6Ep. 16
It's a crazy time of the year for everyone as tryouts are starting over the next few weeks! We discuss what to look for, how to run them, what you need to consider and how to pick a balanced team.
Nov 04, 2021•57 min•Season 6Ep. 15
Back on the Lasso bandwagon this week as we strap in for Part 2, albeit a man down – but like Lasso when he gets behind, we battle on for the win (not the draw). We look at how coaches can best manage the people around them, the relationships they will need to be successful as a coach, some of the things coaches need to be mindful of when taking care of themselves, and the best quotes from the world of Lasso and how they can apply to our coaching.
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 6Ep. 14
For the last 2 years Ted Lasso has helped everyone get through lockdowns, and we delve into where the show does imitate life as a coach. Sometimes you can watch it just to be entertained, and other times you can take some lessons that we see on the screen and apply it to your own coaching. Part 1 this week where we look around the areas of Starting with a new team, Setting a Culture, and the Support People around coaches. Stay tuned for part 2 next week!
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 13
Not to be confused with the Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard Fab 5 (bonus points on offer if you can name the other 2 players), or the Jackson 5, today we explore the Fab 5 basketball skills that every athlete should be working on, and every coach should be helping their athletes with. We look at why they’re important, what we would emphasise on each of the skills and discuss if there is anything missing. And if you’re reading this Ash, stop eating the caramel slices…
Oct 15, 2021•59 min•Season 6Ep. 12
One of the areas we noticed athletes were lacking on our last return to sport, was confidence. We delve into how as coaches we can build it, how we create environments where it’s a growth mindset for athletes, and how our actions and reactions as coaches can influence it amongst our teams.
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Back in the mailbag this week, where we discuss at what age should Strength & Conditioning be taught, is conditioning acceptable as a punishment at training sessions, how to manage athletes that are in foul trouble, session planning and working with your Director of Coaching and how different season timing and models may help player development.
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Thanks to the listeners for their mailbag questions this week, as we delve into the Talking Split Mailbag Part 1. We go over on trials, playing time, statistics, and player motivation whilst we bid farewell a podcast favourite with a special guest...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Dr.Alex Roberts is a Lecturer at La Trobe University, and a member on the Executive Advisory Board for the Womens Coaches Association, and today joins us to discuss parts of her theses on “The Coaches Eye – Exploring Decision Making During Talent Identification”. Alex takes us through some great topics that coaches need to consider such as their coaching bias, what they’re selecting for, long term talent identification and their own development as a coach. You’re able to have a look at Alex’s th...
Sep 03, 2021•52 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Fresh off the silver medal at the FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup, we chat to Head Coach Dave Herbert about the lead up and the playing of the tournament, and how the team achieved such a great result winning a silver medal. We look at some of the things that worked, some things that junior coaches can focus on, and some things athletes can do to get them to that level. Rob & Zoe discuss the reaction to the size 5 basketball for U12 and younger and dispel a few of the myths that have been raised ...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 7
We are joined by Jontee Brown, BV's newly appointed Diversity and Inclusion Officer who takes us through how he got started playing wheelchair basketball and how players and coaches can get involved in the wheelchair basketball coaching pathway. For anyone wanting to get involved, get in contact with Jontee - jontee.brown@basketballvictoria.com.au
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Lockdowns continue, and now that the Olympics have finished what is there to do? Talk about the Olympics of course! We take our chances on Jenni having paid her electricity bill and the dial up internet in Clyde and recap on a great tournament from the Boomers earning their first medal, closing the gap on the USA, shooting percentages, 3x3 vs 5x5, continuity in National team programs, junk defences, pressing defences and offensive style of play from the various countries.
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Whilst the days, weeks, months, and year has moved quickly, there is a certain time of year that remains the same... July and August are the time for basketball coach job applications. We've got a few pearls of wisdom on how to give yourself the best possible chance to get that job you want! Hint: Leaving a rating and a review on the Talking Split podcast will definitely help*. Good luck coaches! *DISCLAIMER – it won’t, but it would be appreciated all the same!
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 4
It’s been a long time in the making, but we have finally had Victoria’s greatest basketball writer (excluding BV’s Jarrod Potter of course), Jack Fleming on the podcast. We get to cover off how Jack started in coaching with the Greenhills Beavers, through to his latest role as the Assistant Coach of the Tasmania JackJumpers. Youth League Coach of the Month Ash Arnott shamelessly seeks sponsorship after an online shopping order goes wrong, and we get a quick snapshot of the Boomers and Opals prog...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Every 4 (or 5 – Pandemics *sigh*) years we get an Olympic tournament, and we are lucky enough to be in a very kind time zone for the Tokyo Games. We have our tournament specialists in Jenni & Coops on deck today to talk us through team selection, culture setting and tournament navigating. Really encourage as many as possible to tune in and support the Opals and Boomers on their quest for podium finishes, and it’s great professional development for all coaches to see the best in the world com...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 2
Season 6 of Talking Split returns after nearly a year on the sideline. Unfortunately, it seems that we have potentially jinxed the whole state of Victoria... as we were discussing how great it is to be back up and running with basketball in Victoria, only to be plunged into another lockdown by the time the podcast drops! Ash takes us through his TikTok habits, we review the U12 Metro Jamboree and how the introduction of the Size 5 basketball impacted game play, and the coaching over the course o...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Coach Developer from the Port Adelaide Football Club, Rob Mason, joins us to talk coach feedback to the players, the priorities, the best ways to get the message across, what is wasted words – we cover everything. Lots of gems of information in there for the coaches to take away to help with their coaching. Rob has previously spent time with Diamond Valley Youth League Women as an Assistant Coach, whilst studying his PhD at the University of Melbourne, and has a close understanding of the differ...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Week 1 of lockdown is sadly upon us, and coaches and players alike need to stay checked in with each other. We speak to Casey Hub Lead Coach, Gerard Hillier, about his time in the Australian Defence Force, managing PTSD, relating his time in the Army to his coaching, and some strategies for coaches to help cope in what is an odd time without basketball for most people. Would be great for coaches to reach out to other coaches within their network and help get through this time by checking in on e...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 16
We've turned the show over to the listeners this week, and they 100% delivered. It's great to have so many people contributing to the podcast with what they’re doing in this lockdown period in Victoria and we can’t thank the listeners enough for sending through their information for what has ended up being our 50th show! (we don’t count the NCAA shows!) We will definitely do this again in the future, so stay tuned for more opportunities to get involved with the Talking Split podcast! We couldn’t...
Jul 31, 2020•56 min•Season 5Ep. 15
It was great to hear from our special guest this week, Blackburn Vikings alum, and Davidson College Wildcats Assistant Coach, James Janssen. James takes us through his pathway from VJBL player and coach, through to his current role within the college system. We get to hear some great insight as to what life is like for the college athletes, what the expectations are, but also some outstanding advice on how to choose the correct school – a great listen for all players and coaches. Just a reminder...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Lockdown life is well and truly set in for the Victorians at the moment, but we’ve got your resources covered. We check in with all the High Performance Coaches to find out a few things, what they’re reading, what they’re watching, what they’re listening to, and what professional development they’re working on whilst we wait to get back on court. We do need our listeners to help out the coaches in podcast land, and this is your chance to appear on the Talking Split podcast. All we need from you ...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Great to have the Sydney Uni Flames Head Coach, Katrina Hibbert, on the podcast this week to discuss her coaching journey. A graduate of LSU and having played in the WNBA and WNBL, we look at how she made the transition into coaching from playing, how teaching has helped her coaching, what she’s learned, and what she is continuing to try and learn in her coaching career. Obviously a bit of bad news this week with the cancelling of the news of another 6 week lockdown in Victoria and VJBL and Big ...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 12
The “Missing” milk cartons have paid off, and Coops is in for the podcast this week! Following on from the shooting podcast a couple of weeks back, we follow up with adaptive finishing and finishing around the basket. Who uses it the best, why do the players need to have it in their toolkit (not toolbag as Zoe refers to it), and how do we teach it to get the maximum amount of transfer from our athletes into the game.
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 11
It’s not every day you have a World Championship Gold Medallist and NBL Championship winning Head Coach on the podcast, but when you do, it makes for one heck of an informative listen. We are joined by Basketball NSW Hall of Fame member Rob Beveridge, who is now thankfully out of his 39 days of isolation, and takes us through his coaching pathway which includes 4 gold and 4 silver medals at the Australian Junior Championships with NSW, a Gold Medal win at the 2003 U20 World Championships, his ti...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Fantastic news during the week that the return of basketball is on the horizon, and whilst we are all keen to get back into things, we do need to exercise some caution to make sure our players don’t get injured as we return. Durham McInnis from Core Advantage takes us through some of the things we need to be aware of, what to avoid what we can be doing in the early days of returning, and how we can look after our athletes to give them the best chance possible to stay injury free as we return. Th...
Jun 18, 2020•48 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Touching on one of the most controversial topics this week - does pineapple belong on pizza? After we get that hot button topic out of the way, we are looking at shooting. What do we teach, why do we teach it, how do we get our athletes to self evaluate and why is it necessary? Technique matters, but the ball going in matters more, so when is it too late to change a technique, and why getting it right early matters so much.
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Like everyone in the world at the moment, we lived our lives through Zoom once again. We discuss the pros and cons of online training, how the HP program has managed to survive and thrive in this time of social distancing, and the work that has been done staying connected to the athletes (and their dogs) that has been the most important. Hopefully we are back soon – especially if it saves the athletes from the HP coaches cooking…
Jun 05, 2020•42 min•Season 5Ep. 7
