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Fresh off an NBL1 South Conference win with the Frankston Blues, we welcome Andrew Harms into the Talking Split podcast to talk all things Coaching. We discuss how the Frankston coaching staff is setup, how they align to ensure clarity and direction, how Andrew first got involved in coaching, and the synergies between his teaching background, and coaching. A great episode with a lot of content for coaches of all levels.

With new rules implemented from FIBA, we are joined by Sarah Bradbury the Technical Officials State Program Development Manager for Basketball Victoria. Sarah is involved as a referee coach at the NBL, WNBL and FIBA level and explains the new rules, their interpretations, the reasoning behind them and where it's going to impact on players and coaches moving forward.

Joined on the pod this week by Nick Ferrier, a psychologist at Cede Nullis Psychology, who joins in discussing the post game conversation, which can be a point of tension for parents, players, coaches, and the hardest one of them all, the parent coach. In this pod we discuss how to make sure the love of the game and the relationship stays as strong as possible for everyone involved, with practical advice on how to make sure everyone has the best outcome by knowing what to say, and how to walk back anything that may have caused harm.

Joined this week on the pod by Will Vickery, Senior Advisor from the Australian Sports Commission, to talk about what success looks like for coaches from the grassroots level, through to the high performance level. This is part of a broader study that Will is working on trying to better understand how coaches conceptualise success at the level they're coaching at.

We recap the SDP Nando Cup (sponsorship pending, enquire within) from the weekend where each of our Country Hubs played against each other with some different rules. Then we dive into selection trials, which will be on us before we know it. We go over what it can be like from the player, parent and coaching lens, and try to remove a few of the myths that might be out there.

Rarely is there a quiet time in the Pathways Department, so there's no surprise that it's been so chaotic of late with Zoe heading away with the Sapphires to the Czech Republic for the World Cup, and then the Victoria Select girls team to Korea, and Dave heading to China with a Victoria Select boys team of his own. We unpack the different style of play experienced, how it relates to coaches in our programs, and what we can look to focus on in both play style and skill development with how the international game is played.

Back for Part 2 of the Groundhog Day topic, where we revisit some of the things in coaching that we feel like we go over continually. From using both sides of the body, to the speed of the development and even with a Rob's Rants cameo, there are a wide range of topics for coaches to dissect.

Sometimes repetition can be bothersome, sometimes it's part of the process, and sometimes you just feel like you keep saying the same things over and over again. In part 1 of this episode, we start unpacking what some of the repeatable areas are, and how we can work towards progression, rather than repetition. Part 2 will be coming soon, so if there is anything we haven't covered here, let us know!

As seasons are wrapping up and finals are starting, we visit what the end of season run home can look like from a coaching perspective. We discuss how to finish the season on a high, what can and can't be implemented at this point in the season, and how to manage both the physical and mental workload of your players and coaches in a stressful part of the season.

It's that time of year where coaching positions are being advertised and applied for, but the interview process can be incredibly daunting for those that don't go through it often. We enlist the help of Dom Linossier and Katherine Merson to take everyone through what to expect, and how to give themselves the best possible chance to have a good experience, be it as an interviewer, or an interviewee.

Coaching brings together a wide range of personalities — not just from the coaching side, but from the players as well. This week, the Talking Split crew create a handful of player personas (Rob lost count somewhere along the way) and discuss how they would coach each one to get the best out of them individually, while also helping the team achieve the best possible outcomes.

Sport should feel the same for everyone who loves it, and everyone should have the opportunity to play and excel. This week we sit down with Matt Cameron from VicHealth to unpack the Set The Standard campaign, a program built around exactly that idea, before hearing from Nya Lok, whose basketball journey offers a first hand perspective on why this work matters so much. Both Matt & Nya make a case for what greater understanding, acceptance and effort can look like on and off the court, and the role that coaches, Clubs & Associations can play. For more information and resources, head to the Set The Standard website linked below. Website: https://setthestandard.vic.gov.au/set-the-standards

Opinions are like clothes in a wardrobe, not all suit forever and some change as we evolve as coaches. This week we take a look back at some of the things we used to believe in as coaches, and how we have come to change over the years. Coaching, like playing is about growth based on experience, and potentially in a few years time we will change again!

This week Rob shamelessly grabs some content he heard on another podcast to use as a launching pad for the various trends we see in game play, skill development, and style of play in our coaching space. Meanwhile, Nick is all in on the Knicks making the NBA finals, and Zoe has a great attempt at stealing the “Rob’s Rants” mantle as her own!

It’s National Volunteer week, so we jump in to discuss the highs and the challenges that our grassroots coaches are facing. It sounds like a throwaway comment, but the sport would be lost without the hard work that our coaches put into it at all levels, so a huge thank you to everyone who gives up their time (and in some cases hairlines) to help out players that love the sport!