Coaches’ Round Table #2
Within this episode we have three extremely successful CCAA coaches who shared their coaching journeys. The coaches are from all over Canada and their experiences range from a few years of coaching to a basketball coaching lifer. In the discussion we have coach Josh Whitty from Holland College in Prince Edward Island, newly crowned national champion, coach Mike Connolly from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and Matt Kuzminski from Vancouver Island University (VIU). Once again this round table discussion is moderated by one of the founders of Coach Calls Timeout, Brian Jonker who is also the head basketball coach at Mohawk College.
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CCAA Coaches’ Round Table
INTERVIEW TOPICS
01:55 Introduction to each head coach in the Round Table.
03:01 How it all began – each coach shares their beginnings.
06:05 Discussing the influence of mentors along the way.
09:50 Doubts, challenges, frustrations.
11:31 The complications of recruiting players that don’t have you at the top of their list and the importance of culture.
16:46 When you’re out recruiting what do you look for in potential players?
19:05 Lessons learned chasing great talent rather than great people.
FULL COURT PRESS
22:38 Offense or defense?
22:49 Steph Curry or LeBron James?
22:54 You’re on defense, up three with five seconds to go. Do you foul or let it play out?
23:05 What one player, past or present, would you want to coach?
23:28 Do you prefer reading or watching movies?
23:35 Coaching book recommendations: Energy Bus by Jon Gordon, Winning Defense by Del Harris, Toughness by Jay Bilas.
24:03 FIBA or Federation rules?
