Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast
Sports
About
Join Coach Mike MacKay and Coach Brandon Brock as they dive into weekly conversations about transformational coaching, stewardship, and performance safety. The Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast is a place for all coaches to join in on a conversation to help grow the game of basketball. Look forward to weekly episodes including conversations with coaches from across the country and around the world engaging in conversations around new concepts in the game of basketball.
Episodes
- Reflection - Learning to Think about your Thinking
Brandon Brock and Mike MacKay explore reflection as a vital coaching skill, detailing methods like Notice, Name, Navigate, See–Feel–Need–Do, and AAA to enhance athlete decision-making and ownership. They also touch on journaling and mentor…
- Points to Ponder - Are we Guiding or are we Guessing
On the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, Mike explores the intentionality of coaching and teaching, specifically whether coaches are guiding or guessing. This episode delves into the ways coaches implement their strategies.
- Betsy Butterick - Coaching "Kids These Days"
Betsy Butterick joins the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast to discuss connecting with and coaching contemporary athletes. The episode covers co-creation, communication, emotional regulation, and the importance of care and connection.
- Points to Ponder - When Coaches Step Back: What 3x3 Can Teach Us About Leadership, Emotion, and the Storm
This episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast discusses leadership and emotion through observations at a Youth 3x3 event, highlighting the potential benefits of 3x3 for basketball programs.
- Motivation - Are you Building Fear or Freedom
Coach Mike and Brandon discuss the impact of coaching decisions on athlete motivation, examining intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation and the concept of motivational displacement. They explore how environments can foster autonomy or fear…
- Points to Ponder - The Mentors we Don't Always See
Mike discusses his blog post about remembering mentors who have recently died on the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast. The episode encourages listeners to sign up to receive the blog post.
- Alan Keane - MVNT Sports - Coaching Through Curiosity
This episode features Alan Keane discussing principles of care in coaching, athlete empowerment, and creating effective learning environments. The conversation covers reflection, decision-making, and the role of connection in high-performa…
- Points to Ponder - They didn't just win the NCAA, They Grew Into It
This episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast features Mike exploring his blog posts on NCAA Division 1 Championship teams. He focuses on the growth experienced by the coaches and teams that led to their championship success.
- Intentional Practice Planning - Part 2
This episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast features a deep dive into intentional practice planning. Hosts Mike and Brandon discuss the nuances of planning and encourage coaches to align their activities with intended outcomes.
- Dianna Ros - Head Coach, University of Toronto Women's Basketball
Dianna Ros, Head Coach of the University of Toronto Women’s Basketball team, joins the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast to share her experiences as a player and coach. She discusses her growth as a leader and offers advice for fellow coa…
- Bonus Podcast - Kimberley Super Clinic and USports Nationals
In this bonus episode, hosts Mike and Brandon catch up on Canadian basketball news, discussing their trip to Kimberley BC, the Women's USports National Championship, and recent NCAA games.
- Intentional Practice Planning - Part 1
Mike and Brandon discuss setting up a team for the spring season and the intentional process behind planning a practice. This is the first part of a two-part series on practice planning, focusing on critical pre-planning elements for coach…
- Christa Eniojukan - Head Coach, York Women's Basketball
Christa Eniojukan, Head Coach of the York University Women's Basketball team, discusses her transition from player to coach, her teaching career, and her experiences with the National team. She also touches on balancing her roles as a coac…
- Team Selection - Planning for Success From the Start
Coach Brandon and Mike discuss team selection strategies on the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast. They cover pre-tryout planning, conducting tryouts safely, and ethically selecting and deselecting athletes.
- Isabel Ormond - Head Coach, McMaster Women's Basketball
In this episode, Isabel Ormond discusses the scholar-coach mindset, the importance of asking better questions, and learning from other disciplines. She shares insights on metacognition, advice for new coaches, and what she hopes athletes g…
- Dave Maxin - Understanding Referee Points of Emphasis for Coaches
Manager of Officials Development David Maxin discusses National Points of Emphasis with host Mike on the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast. The episode covers referee language and rules for coaches to help athletes play within them.
- Carly Clarke - TMU Women's Basketball Head Coach, Senior Women's National Team Assistant Coach
Carly Clarke, TMU Women's Basketball Head Coach and Senior Women's National Team Assistant Coach, shares insights on her coaching journey, relationship building, culture establishment, and developing assistants. The episode covers navigati…
- Coaching in the Storm
This episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast features Mike and Brandon discussing how coaches can design practice environments to help players transfer concepts learned in practice to game situations. Visual elements can be found…
- Ashley Hoitink - Provincial Team and Transformational Coaching
Ashley Hoitink, winner of the Mike MacKay Transformational Coaching award and Manitoba Provincial program coach, shares her coaching experiences on the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast. She discusses building relationships with athletes…
- Tracking and Monitoring (Analytics)
This episode of the Canada Basketball coaching podcast features Mike and Brandon discussing tracking and monitoring in performance analytics. They cover the importance of planning, environment design, and interventions, and explore practic…
- Understanding Criteria Fouls with Referee Dave Maxin
Dave Maxin, Manager of Officials Development at Canada Basketball, explains criteria fouls in FIBA basketball and the decision-making process for officials on the Canada Basketball Coaching podcast.
- Marlo Davis - U19 Women's National Team Head Coach
Coach Mike interviews Marlo Davis, Head Coach of the U19 Women's National Team, about his transition from playing to coaching, his coaching methodologies, and the importance of developing relationships with athletes. This episode was recor…
- Performance Safety
This episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast features hosts Mike and Brandon discussing Performance Safety. They review concepts from guest Keira Dyck, focusing on coaching with Clarity, Compassion, and Curiosity, while balancing…
- Phil Jevtovic - Assistant General Manager, Men's 3x3 and HP Analytics
Phil Jevtovic, Assistant General Manager of Men's 3x3 and High Performance Analytics, joins the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast to share his basketball journey. The discussion covers using 3x3 to develop players and leveraging performan…
- Keira Dyck - Coaching with Compassion in Basketball
This episode features Keira Dyck, discussing her basketball career and research on coaching with compassion. Dyck is a Master's student at the University of Saskatchewan and an assistant coach for the Provincial Team.
- 2025 Year in Reivew
In this episode of the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast, hosts Mike and Brandon review the basketball trends of the past year. They discuss the resurgence of motion offenses and zone defenses, exploring key concepts that gained prominenc…
- Murriel Page - Assistant Coach, Senior Women's National Team
Murriel Page, Assistant Coach for the Senior Women's National Team, discusses her coaching journey with Canada Basketball, emphasizing player relationships and post play specialization. The episode covers staying present, building relation…
- Stewardship in Basketball
Brandon and Mike discuss the concept of Stewardship in basketball. Mike shares learnings and stories from recent clinics held in Montreal, Victoria, and Toronto, emphasizing the importance of this concept.
- Micaëlla Riché - Executive Director, Layup Basketball
Micaëlla Riché joins the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast to discuss coaching as stewardship, her athletic and coaching journey, and the mission of Layup Basketball. The conversation delves into creating psychological safety, trauma-info…
- Mike Meeks – Assistant General Manager Men's High Performance
Mike Meeks, Assistant GM of Men
- Welcome to the Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast
The Canada Basketball Coaching Podcast launches with hosts Mike MacKay and Brandon Brock. They will feature weekly conversations with coaches and discuss new basketball concepts.