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In this episode by basketball coaches for basketball coaches….
I. An interview with Coach Patrick Hunt
- Coach Hunt is the Applied Technical Advancement Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport & the current President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches. Hunt has extensive experience coaching Australian basketball at the international level. Click here for a link to more info on Coach Hunt from the Australian Institute of Sport website.
Among the things we discuss in the interview are…
- What is the World Association of Basketball Coaches?
- His role at AIS- helping high performance coaches share information and be lifelong learners
- If learning is a change in behavior due to an experience, then coaches have the responsibility to provide the best experience from which players can learn
- Australia’s National Intensive Training Center Program
- Australia’s beliefs on teaching individual skills and position specialization & principles of play like man to man defense and motion offense
- People can become imitators rather than teachers
Links
- International Basketball Federation FIBA
- Australian Institute of Sport http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/
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Basketball Australia http://www.basketball.net.au/
II. Spotlight on What’s Right: An interview with Positive Coaching Alliance Founder Jim Thompson
- For a great video on PCA click this link for a Youtube video: http://youtu.be/RbscMiCFT-c
- How and why PCA started
- Double Goal Coach: 1st goal is wining. 2nd, more important goal is life lessons.
- 2nd Goal Parent: Focus on the life lessons.
- Triple Impact Competitors: make self, teammates, & the game better by the way he or she competes
- Mallory Moment
Links
- Positive Coaching Alliance http://www.positivecoach.org/
Books
Elevating Your Game: Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor
- The Power of Double-Goal Coaching: Developing Winners in Sports and Life
- Positive Coaching: Building Character and Self-esteem Through Sports
Until next time, Coach ’em up!
Hal Wilson
About the author: After coaching and working with basketball teams at the college, high school, and youth level in a variety of roles for 18 years, I have returned to finish my Ph.D. in Kinesiology & Sport Studies. This www.CoachingBasketballWisely.com website is a way to share the coaching tips, strategies, and techniques gathered in a career in coaching. See more info on me here.
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