Talking Split is a podcast developed by Basketball Victoria, aimed at coaches who want to learn more about the game, as well as develop their skills as coaches and leaders.
Headed by Basketball Victoria Coach Development Officer Rob Coulter, he is joined by Basketball Victoria’s High Performance Coaches and specials guests each and every week to dissect the world of coaching.
S7 Ep15: The Mail - The Mail Is Here! Part 1
Dec 02, 2022
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We asked, and like Postman Pat, you, the listeners, delivered. It’s Part 1 of the Talking Split Mailbag this week, with fresh off the plane Gold Medal winning Head Coach in Zoe Carr back on the podcast! We discuss questions like how to train your child who wants to get into rep, our most disliked drills, what should go into an Individual Performance Plan, what we can take from other sports to help basketball, and rebounding drills - valid or pointless? Part 2 of the Talking Split Mailbag next week!
S7 Ep14: The Senior Coaching Space (Part Deux)
Nov 25, 2022
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After we went off on various tangents and ran out of time on the previous podcast, we thought we should head back into the senior coaching space and try and give some more information around it for the coaches out there. Turns out, we are going to need a Part 3! We look at preseason, team selection, how to progress players, and why we have senior programs to begin with.
S7 Ep13: Shooting
Nov 18, 2022
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It doesn’t matter if it’s fish in a barrel, on Fortnite, or pull up 3’s in transition – shooting is a massive part of what our players are doing now. We have a look about what we can be teaching our athletes, what the important teaching points are, what types of shots we want our players taking, and how we can help them depending on how we are coaching them. There are some shooting “myths” we tackle, and how we can try to help produce the next generation of perimeter shooters!
S7 Ep12: Unpacking the Senior Coaching Space
Nov 11, 2022
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This week we are looking at a space we haven’t touched on in over 80 episodes – coaching in senior programs. We explore the importance of being transparent, knowing the parameters, how to assemble a team, how to work in with junior programs and everything in between. Even if you’re a junior coach, this could remove a few of the barriers to get involved in the senior coaching space.
S7 Ep11: Dr Alex Lascu
Nov 04, 2022
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Fantastic guest podcaster this week! Dr Alex Lascu is a skill acquisition specialist by trade and currently lectures at the University of Canberra. Her passion for talent development and community sport is contagious, with over a decade in coaching and a PhD in skill acquisition for women’s cricket. She enjoys existing in the gap between research and practice in the hopes of bringing these two worlds together. Find Alex on Twitter at @skillacqlascu, via email at Alexandra.lascu@canberra.edu.au and her website at www.skillacqwhisperer.com Huge thanks to Alex for jumping into the podcast, where she provides so much content for coaches to consider with their coaching!
S7 Ep10: Would You Rather...
Oct 27, 2022
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Bit of a different episode this week, where we delve into some “Would you Rather” situations with our coaches and seek their opinions on several topics relating to basketball and coaching. If you’re listening, you’re welcome to give your opinion on some of the topics using the #TalkingSplit, and a reminder we have a Mailbag episode coming up soon, so send in any questions you might have!
S7 Ep9: S7 E9 - Get Back to Work!
Oct 21, 2022
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Sometimes sport can be cruel, you can do the work and not get the reward that you were hoping for. You can be disappointed, upset, and frustrated, so we go over some of the things that players can look to do to improve after disappointment. The world of Strength & Conditioning, finding a good coach to help you improve, watching film all rate a mention. Now that you’ve got some ideas, get back to work!
S7 Ep8: S7 E8 - Let the Games Begin
Oct 13, 2022
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Now that coaches have picked their teams, or are about to pick them, we look at some of the things that can make the season go a little better if you’re on top of them early. So much of what coaches do is focused around the on-court component, when we have just as much to take care of, off the court. We discuss the first parent meeting, what you need to go over, how to work with the parents, how to build team cohesion and what you should be looking at doing in your first training session with the group.
S7 Ep7: S7 E7 - Jamboree, World Cup and Team Selection
Oct 06, 2022
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After 2 weeks off for the chaos of school holidays programs and selections, we are back this week to talk through what we all saw at the U12 Jamboree in Echuca, the FIBA Women’s World Cup and offer some advice and guidance to coaches that are going through one of the most stressful parts of their job – team selection.
S7 Ep6: S7 E6 - Social Media for Coaches with Jarrod Potter
Sep 16, 2022
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In his final innings for Basketball Victoria, we have enlisted the help of BV's social guru Jarrod Potter to take coaches through how to navigate the world of social media, and how to use it for good instead of the dangerous world it can lead to! After six years, Jarrod is leaving Basketball Victoria, and he has has been a phenomenal supporter of not just the podcast, but basketball everywhere across the state. A huge thanks to Jarrod for all the time, care, and memories he has supplied to so many over the years!
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